Making the Most of It

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Unemployed. On sabbatical. Between jobs. Taking a break. Call it what you like, but I call it, "Extended, unpaid vacation in a tropical country."

I've got a few months off between jobs and have decided to lay low, take advantage of having a comfortable house of my own, and use the bulk of the time to work on projects, rest, and explore Malaysia a bit more. When you live in a foreign country (or anywhere, really) there's so much you don't see or do because you always think you'll do it later. You get busy living life: work, social gatherings, sleep, work, clean, shop, sleep, and so on. Suddenly a year or five has gone by and you still haven't done it. My last year was a whirlwind of activity (see previous sentence)--a fabulous year--but while I did so much, I also did so little! I decided to use my time to change that. At least a little.



I've compiled some nicely captioned photos to tell you what I've been up to. Lots of fun with Toastmasters, markets, food, friends, and the haze.

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Photos

Fish laksa
A favorite

Using Visual Aids
And making damn tasty salsa

TM Banquet Night
This food was amazing

TM Banquet Night
Charades

TM Banquet Night
This seems about normal for us.

TM Banquet Night
Me and Ms Best Dressed

Comments

[David Alfaro]

True
I agree completely, we let the rush of daily life stop of us from doing things that we wish. Glad you get that time off to slow the peace and enjoy :)

[D MJ Binkley]

A slow pace
Enjoy your time off and please blog.

[sunketing]

Will do
I'm working on getting caught up, so probably going to skip a few things. Only 5 months behind now!