No Place like Home

After two weeks away, it feels really good to hear the thud of the wheels on the tarmac as the plane lands. Home at last in Tanah Air Ku! There's really no place like home, no matter how beautiful other countries are, how cool their skies and the feeling of freedom from mundane routine which embraces you as you set forth on a new adventure each day.

My first breakfast was yong tau foo (taufoo and beancurd skin stuffed with fish meat) and chee cheong fun ( flat rice noodles) drenched in a hot and sweet sauce, washed down with kopi oh ( thick local black coffee).

Lunch was delicious durians!!

Dinner was my sister's home-cooked meal of prawn sambal,( a spicy hot chili paste ) fish curry, chicken rendang,(dry curry)
petola (angle loofah) cooked with taufoo and sliced pork and a pumpkin dish cooked Indian style. Every dish tasted simply fabulous!

Malaysia is a food paradise, with tastes to suit everyone. The pleasure of sleeping in your own bed instead of an impersonal hotel bed, your favorite t.v. programs (which you missed while away) all taped and ready for viewing.... what else could be better?

All said, it will still take a while to overcome jet lag and return to the mundane routine that beckons.