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Just our luck
Art booked flights to San Antonio somewhere in Nov 2021, thinking that it’d be nice for us to be in SA in late February.
Boy was he wrong!
For some unknown reasons, the weather the few days we were there was unexpected for the month of February. Everybody in SA that we came across was telling us how odd that they were getting a cold spell during that time.
We were in SA from Feb 23rd-26th 2022.
The weather was real nice just a day before we arrived and a day after we left, it went back to being nice again!
Well, we tried to make the best of it since we were already stuck down there. Nothing much to be done at the famous Riverwalk due to the cold, rain and wind
Saw some funnies around town.
A day before we left, Art and I decided to check out the Mexican Historic Market Square at the recommendation of one of our Uber drivers. To be honest, I wasn’t very keen on these run-of-the-mill kinda stalls/shops. I suddenly spotted one of my favorite store in the world!!!! GOODWILL!!!!!! I squealed in delight and Art was like
He was, “Really?!?! You really wanna go to a Goodwill even while we are on a holiday?!?!” Looking at me incredulously, shaking his head at the same time…
Not about to back down, I said defiantly, “ As a matter of fact, YES!!!”
At the same time I texted my Malaysian girlfriends back in Omaha about the whole showdown
I bet you could guess who won the battle at the end?
Boy was he wrong!
For some unknown reasons, the weather the few days we were there was unexpected for the month of February. Everybody in SA that we came across was telling us how odd that they were getting a cold spell during that time. We were in SA from Feb 23rd-26th 2022.
The weather was real nice just a day before we arrived and a day after we left, it went back to being nice again!
Well, we tried to make the best of it since we were already stuck down there. Nothing much to be done at the famous Riverwalk due to the cold, rain and wind
Saw some funnies around town.
A day before we left, Art and I decided to check out the Mexican Historic Market Square at the recommendation of one of our Uber drivers. To be honest, I wasn’t very keen on these run-of-the-mill kinda stalls/shops. I suddenly spotted one of my favorite store in the world!!!! GOODWILL!!!!!! I squealed in delight and Art was like
He was, “Really?!?! You really wanna go to a Goodwill even while we are on a holiday?!?!” Looking at me incredulously, shaking his head at the same time…
Not about to back down, I said defiantly, “ As a matter of fact, YES!!!”
At the same time I texted my Malaysian girlfriends back in Omaha about the whole showdown
I bet you could guess who won the battle at the end?
My Malaysian holiday coming to an end in less than 24 hours….
Just like that….6 weeks gone!
Bittersweet. Can’t wait to see cheeky Art again
and my son but it’s breaking my heart to leave my daughter behind….
I’ve been traveling to few places on my own, with my daughter and my best friends. Very very tiring for someone with severe rheumatoid arthritis ( nope, the pain did not lessen while I’m here ) but I would do it again in a heartbeat…
I stayed at my ex-husband’s relatives’ house and they cooked some of the most delicious southern Indian food for me throughout my stay!
It’s the 8th Feb, 4.30am and in less than 8 hours, I’d be meeting my daughter’s best friend for the first time. Dora and her bf always look out for my daughter and I really appreciate that.
After the meeting, I won’t go anywhere else coz I’d need to pack, pack, and pack! Too many stuff I’ve bought and given by people and a bulk of them have to go…sadly…
Yesterday afternoon, my daughter picked me up from the bus terminal after I arrived from my hometown, Teluk Intan where I spent some time with my long-time girlfriends.
We went to a cafe right away and I had the best rosé flavored latte
Mingle Cafe in the heart of Kuala Lumpur Chinatown. I’ve always loved pre-war shophouses coz when I was a wee gal, I would visit my maternal grand uncle at his law practice conducted from one of the oldest pre-war buildings in Teluk Intan and they are very similar all over Malaysia and Singapore.
The Chinese character ‘Fuk’ ( in Cantonese ) means ‘Luck’ and often times you’d see them hung upside down. There’s a meaning to it…
Bittersweet. Can’t wait to see cheeky Art again
and my son but it’s breaking my heart to leave my daughter behind…. I’ve been traveling to few places on my own, with my daughter and my best friends. Very very tiring for someone with severe rheumatoid arthritis ( nope, the pain did not lessen while I’m here ) but I would do it again in a heartbeat…
I stayed at my ex-husband’s relatives’ house and they cooked some of the most delicious southern Indian food for me throughout my stay!
It’s the 8th Feb, 4.30am and in less than 8 hours, I’d be meeting my daughter’s best friend for the first time. Dora and her bf always look out for my daughter and I really appreciate that.
After the meeting, I won’t go anywhere else coz I’d need to pack, pack, and pack! Too many stuff I’ve bought and given by people and a bulk of them have to go…sadly…
Yesterday afternoon, my daughter picked me up from the bus terminal after I arrived from my hometown, Teluk Intan where I spent some time with my long-time girlfriends.
We went to a cafe right away and I had the best rosé flavored latte
Mingle Cafe in the heart of Kuala Lumpur Chinatown. I’ve always loved pre-war shophouses coz when I was a wee gal, I would visit my maternal grand uncle at his law practice conducted from one of the oldest pre-war buildings in Teluk Intan and they are very similar all over Malaysia and Singapore.
The Chinese character ‘Fuk’ ( in Cantonese ) means ‘Luck’ and often times you’d see them hung upside down. There’s a meaning to it…
Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon. An impromptu trip.
Was not overly crazy over their food.
Worm-like jelly drink?!?
We have the exact stuff in Malaysia and we called it ‘Chendol/Cendol’
Fresh sugar cane juice
Walked past the War Remnants Museum and took several pictures for Art!
Road side vendors
Water puppet show. More than once, I almost fell asleep
I’ve had enough of Vietnamese food and decided to go Thai and very glad I did so.
Love it so much so that we went again the following night
I’d rather have McDonald’s than American style Chinese food.
Love this Ao Dai on my daughter.
Wanted to check the Saigon Skydeck at Bitexco Financial Tower out but dark clouds were already looming over the horizon.
We went to have coffee and cakes instead in one of the many cafes in this building; apartments that have been converted to fanciful cafes.
Mariamman Hindu Temple
Breakfast before we left for the airport. It was made more delectable by adding this yummy shrimp paste. I finished almost half the bottle!
My daughter chose to have banh mi and it was clearly a better choice. I took a bite and ordered one to go!
My mom enjoyed banh mi and the baguettes a lot when she visited Vietnam many years ago so I decided to get her some freshly baked baguettes. I just realized how obscene this picture turned out to be….
Was not overly crazy over their food.
Worm-like jelly drink?!?
We have the exact stuff in Malaysia and we called it ‘Chendol/Cendol’
Fresh sugar cane juice
Walked past the War Remnants Museum and took several pictures for Art!
Road side vendors
Water puppet show. More than once, I almost fell asleep
I’ve had enough of Vietnamese food and decided to go Thai and very glad I did so.
Love it so much so that we went again the following night
I’d rather have McDonald’s than American style Chinese food.
Love this Ao Dai on my daughter.
Wanted to check the Saigon Skydeck at Bitexco Financial Tower out but dark clouds were already looming over the horizon.
We went to have coffee and cakes instead in one of the many cafes in this building; apartments that have been converted to fanciful cafes.
Mariamman Hindu Temple
Breakfast before we left for the airport. It was made more delectable by adding this yummy shrimp paste. I finished almost half the bottle!
My daughter chose to have banh mi and it was clearly a better choice. I took a bite and ordered one to go!
My mom enjoyed banh mi and the baguettes a lot when she visited Vietnam many years ago so I decided to get her some freshly baked baguettes. I just realized how obscene this picture turned out to be….
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It’s time to go home
Well, I consider Omaha home now but I’ve been pining to go back to Malaysia for awhile now. Wanted to fly back late last year/earlier this year but there were too many restrictions still and I abandoned the idea until a month ago when Art just booked a ticket for me to fly back to Malaysia end of this year! 
I’d be visiting on my own without Art. We both feel it’s best I go alone coz by then, I haven’t been back for more 3 years and I would’ve a lot of things to catch up with family and friends and so many food to binge and gorge
A couple of days ago, I saw on my FB Malaysia Quarantine support group that the Malaysia Health Ministry have decided to do away with the cumbersome ’Traveller Card’ and now all I gotta do before I embark on my flight is to just fill up my vaccination details on that one app. Such a far cry from early this year!
My daughter already been making plans to take time off from her work so that we can spend a little bit of time together. My girlfriends will make sure their calendar is cleared when I go back to my hometown, they better be! 
My ex-husband’s aunts and cousins already invited me to their house to stay and promised to cook for me the whole time I’m there! I’ve even placed the menu!
December cannot come any sooner….
It’s a good thing the world is slowly opening up now. People can be reunited and for those who have been wanting to meet their long-distance relationship ‘love’, this is the time! What are you waiting for?!?!
I’d be visiting on my own without Art. We both feel it’s best I go alone coz by then, I haven’t been back for more 3 years and I would’ve a lot of things to catch up with family and friends and so many food to binge and gorge
A couple of days ago, I saw on my FB Malaysia Quarantine support group that the Malaysia Health Ministry have decided to do away with the cumbersome ’Traveller Card’
and now all I gotta do before I embark on my flight is to just fill up my vaccination details on that one app. Such a far cry from early this year! My daughter already been making plans to take time off from her work so that we can spend a little bit of time together.
My girlfriends will make sure their calendar is cleared when I go back to my hometown, they better be! My ex-husband’s aunts and cousins already invited me to their house to stay and promised to cook for me the whole time I’m there!
I’ve even placed the menu! December cannot come any sooner….
It’s a good thing the world is slowly opening up now. People can be reunited and for those who have been wanting to meet their long-distance relationship ‘love’, this is the time! What are you waiting for?!?!
Mini getaway
We were supposed to go for a 5-day trip to Breckenridge, CO but after looking at its weather forecast, we decided to go to Amana Colonies, IA instead. I was bummed coz I was really looking forward to Breckenridge and all the activities that Art and I have had planned It was forecasted it’d be raining the whole time we’d be there and Art didn’t want our trip to be San Antonio 2.0
We were in San Antonio back in February and it rained during most part of our trip and it was freezing cold
We booked our flights and hotel 4-5 months earlier thinking SA would have its best weather at that time but Mother Nature obviously had other plans for us.
Anyway, Amana Colonies was alright but I gotta say, not a big fan of German food…The whole time I was there having my meals, it made me miss my old country even more… 
First stop- furniture shop. The only thing I was interested in was their $8,500 sofa. I’d have to sell my son for that
Next stop- Quilt shop. While Art and I were browsing the shop, pretending to be interested, my son just sat on a chair near the exit, didn’t even bother to show the least interest.
Checked out an antique shop ( there were a couple of them ) with no intention of buying anything coz our house is too small
The mother of all safety pins
This would not have made it to the printer in today’s world.
Lunch was uneventful.
Art had cherry pie which he enjoyed very much whereas my son and I shared a chocolate pie. I think I prefer Marie Callender’s Chocolate Satin pie
After lunch, we went across the street to check out their General Store. Nice store, lots of things to see.
Dinner was slightly better just because we had Radler, a mix of Pilsner and lemonade.
The breaded cheese curds were nice and I urged Art to buy some to bring home at the meat shop the following day. I just tried some at home just now
Thankfully I gave a packet away to my neighbor yesterday! Lol
It was forecasted it’d be raining the whole time we’d be there and Art didn’t want our trip to be San Antonio 2.0 We were in San Antonio back in February and it rained during most part of our trip and it was freezing cold
We booked our flights and hotel 4-5 months earlier thinking SA would have its best weather at that time but Mother Nature obviously had other plans for us. Anyway, Amana Colonies was alright but I gotta say, not a big fan of German food…The whole time I was there having my meals, it made me miss my old country even more…
First stop- furniture shop. The only thing I was interested in was their $8,500 sofa.
I’d have to sell my son for that Next stop- Quilt shop. While Art and I were browsing the shop, pretending to be interested, my son just sat on a chair near the exit, didn’t even bother to show the least interest.
Checked out an antique shop ( there were a couple of them ) with no intention of buying anything coz our house is too small
The mother of all safety pins
This would not have made it to the printer in today’s world.
Lunch was uneventful.
Art had cherry pie which he enjoyed very much whereas my son and I shared a chocolate pie. I think I prefer Marie Callender’s Chocolate Satin pie
After lunch, we went across the street to check out their General Store. Nice store, lots of things to see.
Dinner was slightly better just because we had Radler, a mix of Pilsner and lemonade.
The breaded cheese curds were nice and I urged Art to buy some to bring home at the meat shop the following day. I just tried some at home just now
Thankfully I gave a packet away to my neighbor yesterday! Lol
Making plans for the USA! (part 2)
I know I am very early with all this planning, but it doesn't hurt to be well prepared.
So far, I have three things planned: The first thing is transportation from the airport to my accommodation. My friend is picking me up from the airport, so that's a plus! That saves me money on an Uber or a taxi.
Second: Places to eat! I am visiting one fast food place, one restaurant and one street food place. I have the fast food locked in, which is Wendy's. I will decide on a restaurant and a street food place later down the line.
Third: A visit to a mall. I want to visit a proper American mall, with lots of shops and food options. If the weather is good, I might go for a stroll along a waterfront.
Once my accommodation is booked, I will apply for an ESTA.
For now, more planning.
I know, 302 days, 14 hours and 51 minutes until departure, but still!
So far, I have three things planned: The first thing is transportation from the airport to my accommodation. My friend is picking me up from the airport, so that's a plus! That saves me money on an Uber or a taxi.
Second: Places to eat! I am visiting one fast food place, one restaurant and one street food place. I have the fast food locked in, which is Wendy's. I will decide on a restaurant and a street food place later down the line.
Third: A visit to a mall. I want to visit a proper American mall, with lots of shops and food options. If the weather is good, I might go for a stroll along a waterfront.
Once my accommodation is booked, I will apply for an ESTA.
For now, more planning.
I know, 302 days, 14 hours and 51 minutes until departure, but still!
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Riding Shotgun...
Historically, a stage coach is a horse drawn carriage from the old West that often carried passengers, mail and money (usually gold or silver) across America. Having a driver alone was too dangerous if they carried bullion, so a second person was hired as protection against attacks by bandits or (as they were called in that period) Indians.
The second person carried a shotgun (and or rifles and handguns) and sat alongside the driver. Usually, this tipped off the bandits as a lone driver carried no money.
The phrase 'Riding Shotgun' was coined as the person sitting next to the driver and still carries over into modern times... hopefully without the guns!
Nobody wanted to sit in the back seat, so when dad wanted his kids to accompany him on a trip it was a duel as to who got to sit up front. The car had a bench seat and some models were large enough to hold 3, but as we grew older and bickering occurred only one could have the position of shotgun.
The same thing happened when I was in a band and we were old enough to have a license to drive. Frank had a van that carried some of our equipment to rehearsal. If you didn't call shotgun and be the first, you had to sit on the floor of the van... without much air conditioning.
I remember Bob called "Universal Shotgun" and Jay said "Only if you'd like to be ejected from the group"
Junior Walker and The All-Stars performing SHOTGUN on the 1966 TV show HULLABALOO
The second person carried a shotgun (and or rifles and handguns) and sat alongside the driver. Usually, this tipped off the bandits as a lone driver carried no money.
The phrase 'Riding Shotgun' was coined as the person sitting next to the driver and still carries over into modern times... hopefully without the guns!
Nobody wanted to sit in the back seat, so when dad wanted his kids to accompany him on a trip it was a duel as to who got to sit up front. The car had a bench seat and some models were large enough to hold 3, but as we grew older and bickering occurred only one could have the position of shotgun.
The same thing happened when I was in a band and we were old enough to have a license to drive. Frank had a van that carried some of our equipment to rehearsal. If you didn't call shotgun and be the first, you had to sit on the floor of the van... without much air conditioning.
I remember Bob called "Universal Shotgun" and Jay said "Only if you'd like to be ejected from the group"
Junior Walker and The All-Stars performing SHOTGUN on the 1966 TV show HULLABALOO
It's time to go somewhere new!
The last time I was on a proper holiday was in 2010 where I went to London, England, for an extended weekend break. Yesterday, I decided to finally book a holiday out of the country. My destination? Virginia, USA. When? May 2023.
Flights are cheap now. From Copenhagen to Dulles, with a layover in Frankfurt, and from Dulles back to Copenhagen, with a layover in Munich: $377.. Economy class, so nothing fancy. I will worry about booking a hotel later, right now I'll book the flight and start saving up for some spending money. I'm thinking about $800 should do for a week.
The trip itself is with Lufthansa, an airline I have never flown with, however I have heard good things about them. The flight to Frankfurt is with an Airbus A320neo, which isn't that exciting. The more exciting thing is the flight from Frankfurt to Dulles: A 747-8! A plane I have been wanting to fly on since I was able to walk.
The flight home is with an Airbus A350 to Frankfurt, and an Airbus A320 to Copenhagen from Frankfurt.
But yeah, a $377 return flight to the USA from Copenhagen is VERY cheap!
I can't wait! Hopefully they won't cancel it like my trip to New York back in 2020..
Flights are cheap now. From Copenhagen to Dulles, with a layover in Frankfurt, and from Dulles back to Copenhagen, with a layover in Munich: $377.. Economy class, so nothing fancy. I will worry about booking a hotel later, right now I'll book the flight and start saving up for some spending money. I'm thinking about $800 should do for a week.
The trip itself is with Lufthansa, an airline I have never flown with, however I have heard good things about them. The flight to Frankfurt is with an Airbus A320neo, which isn't that exciting. The more exciting thing is the flight from Frankfurt to Dulles: A 747-8! A plane I have been wanting to fly on since I was able to walk.
The flight home is with an Airbus A350 to Frankfurt, and an Airbus A320 to Copenhagen from Frankfurt.
But yeah, a $377 return flight to the USA from Copenhagen is VERY cheap!
I can't wait! Hopefully they won't cancel it like my trip to New York back in 2020..
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Have dog will travel...
I saw a guy on a motorcycle with his dog yesterday. Unusual, but funny. The dog appeared to be comfortable with this position as a secure rider, complete with sunglasses.
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