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September 13th 2009

Published: September 13th 2009

Hey you. It's time to dust off the old blog and let you know what's been happening in the life of an expat. The last 6 weeks have flown by and I take this as an indication I am feeling settled into the new lifestyle. Although I must admit that I am starting to miss a few things like the media craze of American sports. Especially now that both the NFL and College seasons have started I find mys... Read Full Entry

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Guard Dogs

my unsuccessful trip seeking views of the city ended with a dog from this house jumping the fence and growling at me. the british guy that lived there came out and called him off once he realized I was a confused tourist, not a burglar.

Back Down to KK

Sleep Port Town

This was the bulk of the night life, and yes that includes a KFC; they are everywhere!

Mantel Piece

Smoke

look closely and you can see the cloud of smoke from all the food stalls at this seafood night market on the water.

Dinner

we tried the stone fish, aka walter matthau.

Merdeka Festivities

it was a 3-day holiday for the national independence day, merdeka, and these children were playing music at the open air fish market.

Intrigue

Giant Prawn

remember the one that was in the plastic bottle...

Tribal Dancing

the guy on the right is holding a blow gun and he let a few of us shoot a small dart through a balloon. I had to shoot over a family that was enjoying their dinner, but somehow managed to nail it on the first try.

I initially booked this trip to climb Mount Kinabalu, but all the required guides were booked so diving was the backup plan (not a bad one to have)

Amy & Stuart

the aussie couple who were in our dive class. stu works for the australian embassy and amy works for planned parenthood in KL.

The Commute

Calvin our Dive Instructor

he worked in KL for 5 years, got burnt out, and the rest is history.

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Jetty

Confined Water Dive

the confined dives were in this shallow, sometimes murky, water. we also did 5 open water dives that were in clear water and took us to depths of 18 meters or 60 feet.

Dive Crew

14th September 2009

Renee
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Fabulous...
Adam, we miss you and are glad to be updated by your fantastic travel stories...keep em coming busy guy. Love ya! R

14th September 2009

Isabel Chamberlin
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enjoying the blog
Adam, I can't tell you how much I love your blog and really appreciate your great writing style and humor. You should consider a career as a travel writer. I never knew you lived in Holland as a child. My entire family lives in Rotterdam and I spent every third summer there growing up and still try to visit once a year. Keep writing and I hope you're not too homesick!

15th September 2009

Amanda
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I almost forgot how much I have missed hanging out with you!! I found myself laughing out loud at your stories - it sounds like you're having a fantastic time. Keep the posts coming and take care of yourself! ah

5th October 2009

Jane Stalheim
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Adam, I so enjoyed reading your blog while eating my lunch (11:00 - 11:45 CST). A lunch from 1:00 - 2:00 is the middle of the afternoon for me! You add a sense of realism to an area of the world I know little about. You also have a great writing style. The ISU Cyclones play Kansas this Saturday at Kansas. There were some unhappy Cyclone fans this morning after the one point loss to K.State on Saturday! Take care and enjoy, Jane Stalheim

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