24 | Only A Couple More Months!

I love Malaysia, I really do. Being half Malaysian means that half of my family are there, which in turn means that we can go there whenever we want! (Okay, not whenever we want, but you know what I mean). However, as we only visit for family, we rarely do tourist-ey type things. The last time we were down was also the first time that the entire family had been together, something that happens when you’re spread out over three continents. Most of the cousins and I went to visit some of the caves. One that we went to was very small, but very beautiful. They’re used as Buddhist temples, but the people who worked there were lovely and more than happy to tell us more.

 

We also visited another cave that was guarded by a giant golden statue before a giant flight of stairs, and it was definitely tourist central. There were so many people that we thought it was best for our giant group to not go – nothing worse than being lost in a foreign place.

This was 4 years ago now, and we’re going back this year for Christmas. I love going back and being able to spend time with all the food. And my family. Family is important too. But the food. If I could eat sweet pork everyday for the rest of my life I would die fat and happy.

When I say a couple more months, I know it’s at the end of the year and that I shouldn’t wish my time away, but I’m so excited!

20 | Images

This photo was taken at The Hague in the Netherlands. It’s one of the eight photos I took on my film camera whilst we were on holiday. Eight. Good job me. I’ve only just gotten this on my computer, and now I want to share it!

At this time we had been travelling on various tour buses all day and were exhausted. Our feet were tired and our stomachs were empty. We got the The Hague late in the day because of various delays, and so when we got there we only had a certain amount of time to walk around before the sun went down. The thing about the Netherlands is that because it’s filled with water, there is a constant haze. It’s really quite beautiful to wake up early in the morning and see fields covered in mist. The sun was setting and we were on our way to our bus. Looking over the water, the sprinklers were going and it was just so nice. Australia is so dry, and that can be beautiful as well, but this was magical.

The thing is, the people who live there have seen this a thousand times. They don’t stop to think how beautiful the place they walk is. Even just driving half an hour from home you can end up in the countryside. We all turn to each other and say ‘imagine waking up to that view!’. But, we do wake up to that view, we just don’t see it anymore.