I have 9 days more in Malaysia before I bid her goodbye. Yet the reality of me leaving has not set in. Here are some thoughts that are flying in my mind :
a
aaasunset at the beach below tanjung tuan light house, PDWorkplace:
1. My colleague gave me a USD 20 note. Said it's for my taxi fare to transit in between terminals, so that I won't miss my flight.2. A parent dropped by on a non-class day to pass me a gift. It's a book with a lovely prayer written inside. Jer 29 :11-13 was given as a promise and I miss-yous. My 5 year old student has the cutest smile (Parents' blog here)
What to pack:
Besides my summer wardrobe (the ONLY seasonal clothes i have in abundance), I would like to bring these along :
1. all of you
2. my room
3. diary, cards, gifts, photos (that will remind me of my good friends here)
4. CDs (no pirated CDs allowed. I have yet to download my music collection in my laptop
5. medication & spices
6. books (sparingly. It would be heavy to carry them there. I figure I'll have more books to buy there)
7. Cash (all donations are welcome)
Hanging in the air
1. Medical report
my uni did not send a medical form to me, it's mainly an online self-report thingy. You need to submit paper records too. But what I heard is that alot of foreign students end up taking their jabs there. (not sure whether it's because they fail to produce a paper documentation or that they have not had those immunization shots taken. I can't find my BCG/ polio/ tetanus/ hepatitis B record and the GP i saw refused to sign it off for me. Do u have any friendly doctor-friend? :P
2. People I have yet to see before I leave
3. Weddings that I will miss
Including my own brother's & many good friend's
Prayers
1. Catch my connecting flight in O'hare Chicago
I have 2 1/2 hrs transition time there. With this I need to pass by the immigration/custom queue, fly across terminals (international -> domestic), pass another security line before the domestic terminal. Plus I have another friend waiting at Pittburgh for me at night. She stays 2 1/2 hrs away from the airport. We won't want her to wait till midnight for me if I were to be placed in the next flight.
2. Housing
Not found accomodation yet. I am not sure whether to arrange them online or find it when I arrived. I figure the issue is not so much as a place to stay, but housemates and the area where I live in. So i'll have to take the risk to find it there.
3. Church
to serve in and worship God. God's ppl to love and be loved :)
