Away From Home Diaries: Part 1

The internet connection did not work in my apartment, but it work in Dr. Jeez's. Sucks. So my only hope is this shared terminal at the client's office, which will look funny if i hog on it all the time. i cant even connect from my own laptop - they provide a computer in our project room to share for email purposes. So to update blog susah sikit...

So what’s qoing on back home these days???

Last weekend we went jalan2 a bit (we means me and Dr Jeez). There's nothing much for tourists over here, ada lah some historical places. The other day we went to the museum, how boring was that. There are some stories and pictures i'm dying to upload in the blog.(baru belajar how to post pics from dora, so watch out for the next posting) Something so stupid happened, out of Jeez's stupidity...maybe not fair to call him that what with his PHD and all, but he's not very smart, in a street-smart sense....i have formed that opinion sometime back, but keep telling myself that's not nice to judge people like that, but the weekend smack-in-the-face prove my sentiment.

There's a cyber cafe in our apartment building, i have not checked out the rates yet. Everything here costs a bomb when we convert to RM. Makan lunch or dinner is between 1 to 2 dinar, which is 10-20 ringgit. Last nite a top guy from KL came so we went out for dinner at a Thai Restaurant....buffet costs 12 dinar per head i.e. 120, and tak sedap pun.

Dr.Jeez gets on my nerves a lot especially last week. He makes this sound with his mouth that irritates like hell, when driving (sssssssstetetetetettttttttt – try that for sound effect) . We take turn driving by week, this week is my turn, no wonder i'm not that irritated)...he purposesly takes wrong turns and we get lost, and it gives him the kicks.

When we order food, sometimes i get embarassed. You see before we arrive he told me we will share food coz the portion is plenty (and also pricy). He said all dishes comes with bread, and sometimes both bread and rice. Experience so far proved otherwise unless the menu is somekind of set meal. In every restaurant, when we order nan/ bread, he will ask...you give curry, then the waiter will say you can order seperately (per menu), then he will ask...then bread eat with what, no curry? God, the first 1-2 times takpe, after a while i cant take it. There’s more…I’ll save some for myself.

And it gets too much that day in day out there's only me and him. I get so excited when we have company for makan or something.

Oh ya, nak ngadu ni...can you believe it office ni takde surau for ladies. Men only. I asked the project manager (pompuan) kat mana ladies pray,. dia kata takde, diaorang will balik rumah. Note: Here lunch hour is 2 hours - ada a few yang sembahyang kat store kadang2, tapi dia kata macam susah lah. kita lagilah susah kan , dengan telekung, nak ambik wuduk kat mane. So, i terpaksa qada lah agaknya, until I figure something out. Prayer times pun very different Suboh 4.30, Z 11.30, Asr 2.30, Magrhrib 5, Isyak 6+.....

Coming soon: Part 2: About that stupid something…..