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Saint Germain des Pres : Revisite

Allo,

Been a long time I know. Alot has been going on in the world around me...new additions, separations, new connections, changes, a crazy amount of work, getting used to the KL Hilton, then temporary living apartments, no sleep and being ...GRUMPY.

I figure, I have been away from home (currently Hong Kong), since August 24th. Yep, doesn't that suck as it's November! That being said, the reason I was relocated to Asia (big project at work) is back on track and going live on November 11.

I was telling someone last night at dinner, I'm feeling the changes of living in Asia after 16 months. I every now and then find myself slipping in to the "class" thing and losing my typical Canadian socialism "oriented" point of view. I can hear my friends like Mark - laughing (Texas), Leslie - shrieking (Berkerley/Oakland), but it is harder (not impossible) to maintain your tradional values in many other countries.

It would take me ages to explain the complexity of the "Malay" culture and sub-cultures in Malaysia. That being said, funny enough, Wikipedia had a feature on Malay's today.

Please don't get me wrong, Hong Kong is not the "Promised Land" either, but Asia so far, has sharpened my awareness to the complexity of culture.

ok .... ok ...on a not so serious not, I'm drinking less, since moving out of the KL Hilton!. Being served up drinks at every instance is a bit much and wears on your body. Since moving into the apartment, I've cooked some meals and actually drank more water and worked out.

t.

posted by t. @ Saturday, November 04, 2006