Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yesterday was one of those days that made me happy I chose to drop everything in Canada and move here, even though some parts of the day were a pain. I swam at the pool; learned Vietnamese (I am good … Continue reading →

Hi, quick note. Thanks to Paul G and his roomie Sharon and my old pal Helena and her son Jed for a fun visit in KL. Helena and Paul were old neighbours of mine in Beijing 7 yrs ago! Hung … Continue reading →

Hello, So I made it Malaysia no problem… Downtown is pretty slick, and I’m a bit shocked to see so many western chains (Starbucks, Burger King, etc) here compared to Vietnam, where there aren’t that many and I’ve not seen … Continue reading →

Hello hello, The stars aligned and I’m going to Kuala Lumpur Sunday-Tuesday. Gap in schedule plus cheap(ish) flight plus at least one evening hanging with the infamous Paul Gates and I said OK I’ll check out Malaysia. If anyone has … Continue reading →

Played my first Australian Rules Football match in eight years last night, as the Vietnam Swans defeated a touring AFL Masters side 48-38. I saw spot duty coming off the bench at the end of the second quarter, and came … Continue reading →