Mosques

Amy went on a Taylor's sponsored tour of Putrajaya, the new Malaysian city. They visited mosques. They're simply beautiful!

They had to wear this outfit in order to enter the Mosque. A team of little Purple Riding Hoods!

Cactaceae or Cactuses or Cacti..Who Knows?

Anyhow, this is a bed of Cacti...OUCH! Yes, they're all different kinds of the little pricks! I've never seen so many prickly little pricks in the same spot, all together, side by each, like a pair of toast. Oh...wait...maybe I did? There was that group of crusty curmudgeons in that parc in Paris!

Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix

Today we made our way over to the Sepang International Circuit to watch the Motorcycle races. The bikes ranged from 200 to 500 cc. It was quite cool watching these guys lean their bikes almost to the ground while taking huge turns at very high speeds. In March it's the Formula One and we'll be there!

The place was jam packed with people of almost every race watching the race!

Gee...I'm a poet and didn't know it!

Jim & Steve were glued to the action. I was making monkey faces at them and putting bunny ears behind their heads and they didn't notice a thing.

We were located in one of the curves so we got to see some cool action!

Wasaga Memories

Pictures fromour going away party

Miracle Rescue 911

As we came around a sharp corner on our way to Cameron Highlands, we were met by a small crowd of people waving at us frantically. A car had just gone over the cliff. Yes, those are the tire marks.

I jumped out of our car and yelled "Has anyone gone done yet?" Not a soul had gone. I changed into my sneakers and rushed down the 85 degree slope hanging onto twigs and old tarps as I slid down the side of the cliff. For all I knew there could have been children or adults in that car. I knew that time was critical if anyone down there was badly hurt. As I headed down, I was sure that I would find mangled bodies. The cliff was so sharp and the car was way down. All I could see was the back end. When I say cliff, it was a cliff.

In the centre of that foliage you can see a speck of a blue shirt, that was one of the men who had been tossed from the car. When I arrived at his location, I looked at his forehead and it was bashed in because he had hit the windshield, knocked it out and was ejected from the car on his way down. I checked him for broken bones and asked how many other passengers. The car was another 70 feet down a 90 degree cliff. As I looked down, I saw another guy crawling out of the wreckage. I could not believe my eyes. These two guys were alive.

In this photo I was making my way down to the other guy. His eye was cut wide open. Blood was leaking from his eye. I checked him for broken bones as well. He was good, but very dizzy and he looked like he was gonna faint. I sat him down, told him to relax and checked his cuts. I was still shocked that these two guys were alive. The car was a mangled pile of metal and these guys walked away from it. I was also glad that I hadn't come across death, I was quite thankful.

I kept yelling to the people at the top to send rope and eventually a man had a long, strong rope in his car. He tossed the rope down, I tied it around each of these guys and ushered them up the cliff side.  As we were climbing, it began to pour rain. We made it to the top and they kept thanking me. I kept saying " I'm just glad that you're alive". One fella kept holding my hand as he shook, staring into my eyes, speechless. I stopped at the crash site on our way back. I took this photo to somehow show how steep and how far down this car dropped. It still moves me when I  see their faces in my mind. Bloodied, shaken, but alive.  What a miracle!

Ugly Goon

I attract the strangest people man!

First it was that chick from Aruba,

Then Casper in Chinatown

Now this bug-eyed goon,

all gums and a pair of teeth.

Not to mention his hard head,

he wouldn't listen to a word I said.

Yikes...another sidewalk

No matter where you go,

these deadly sidewalks are in effect.

One foot placed in the wrong spot

and you're sucking your

lunch out of a straw for months.

One minute you're having a

nice chat as you stroll along

the sidewalk in Cameron Highlands.

The next minute someone is

scraping your skull out of the gutter.

It's like that old saying,

Heads up! Or Heads off!

Tea Please

This is what tea looks like before it's

processed into those

little brown sacs we soak in hot water.

Tea Plantation

We visited the BOH Tea Factory

in the Cameron Highlands.

It's one of the two main tea farms.

It is awesome to see acres upon acres of tea bushes.

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A bed of tea!

A valley of tea!

Another beautiful view of the tea plantation!

Fish Nibbling Foot Massage

I paid $12 canadian dollars to stick my feet in a tank full of

fish for 1 half hour, and allow them to nibbled away the callous on my feet.

They nibbled off at least 1/8 of an inch...seriously! I was there! 

It was an amazing, eerie feeling to have live beings nibbling away at my ticklish feet.

When I dipped the heel

of one foot into the water,

they would all rush

over and begin the nibblefest.

There they are.... having a grand feast

on hard earned western callous!

When I dipped the heel of both feet into

the water, they would separate

into two, almost perfect teams

and begin the nibblefest again.

Our First Car Experience

Amy the Brave! That's right. She rented a car and drove like a Pro here today. We have wheels for the weekend and that will set us free. Driving in Malaysia is quite an experience. One needs nerves of steel and eyes all the way around ones brain. Amy drove like a local. Jim and Shelley were there to enjoy our first driving experience with us. It was fun and we had a few good laughs. They drive on the left side of the road and the turn signal button is also on the left side of the steering wheel. So Amy kept trying to signal with her windshield wipers. Way to go Aimers, we are quite impressed!

Funny Amy

Amy is blessed with a fantastic
sense of humour.

She's witty, always happy and she can say the funniest things anytime and anywhere.

She always has a "one liner" ready to go.

Amy has made me laugh a thousand times since I met her, with her wit and humour.

Recently she dropped a line that I must share.

It obviously relates to Forrest Gump,
a character and movie I admire. 
It went like this

"A classroom is like a box of chocolate,

you never know what your gonna get!"

Now say it with that accent Forrest used.

Look at that smile, I love my Aimers!

I slugged a shark

If you look closely, you'll see that Mr. Shark is missing a tooth. Yeah....I slugged him right in the mouth while we were visiting the aquarium, I caught him trying to nibble on Amy's ear. I don't think so!

Festival of Lights

The festival of Divali or Deepawali is popularly known as the "festival of lights", the most significant spiritual meaning is "the awareness of the inner light". It is celebrated here in October. It's an official holiday in India. My research efforts to understand exactly why this holiday is in place has taken hours and amounted to pages of different explanations depending on the site. Anyhow, isn't this beautiful. This display lies on the mall floor, made of coloured sand

carefully placed to create a colourful Peacock.

 

Reflection

When all aspects of your life are at a nice place, at the same time, such as your finances, your family members, your children, your friendships, your health, your job, your faith and your inner peace, take a moment and rejoice and give thanks because it is such a rare thing for most of us, most of the time.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends

and family in Canada.

We miss you all very much.

This is another one of my amateur photos;

taken in my kitchen today.

We had a nice get together

with our staff today.

Thanksgiving Canada style.

Jim and Karen cooked us a

nice turkey dinner with gravy

and potatoes.

The whole nine yards.

Very nice!

Myself, Jim, Shelley and Pam,

we were discussing Christmas

and how difficult it is to be away.

Happy Thanksgiving

Mitchell, Melinda, Kelli, James & Kirsti.

I hope you guys have an awesome dinner with your mom

and I hope you enjoy some good conversation,

good laughs and

a bunch of hugs.

I wish I was there with you!

Dad XXXOOO

Canadian

Early Saturday morning is always a good

time to go into work

and have some good planning time.

We can also dress casual.

Melinda bought me this Habs T-shirt.

Unique

I rode my moped along the beach,

it was awesome!

This picture was taken

from our Condo at 7:00 am.

It seemed like the building was afire

but it was actually the

sunlight reflection into it's windows.

I really need a good camera!

I love photography.

I know...You've seen the Luna Bar,

but this is another angle.

Swimming pool, waterfall and

the Petronas Twins in the background.

Isn't this unique?

The beautiful flag of Malaysia!

Malaysian sinks. A nice, unique touch

to the whole bathroom experience.

Does this look like an exit sign to you? Exactly!

I walked around the mall one night, for an hour,

looking for a standard RED EXIT sign.

None to be found.

I later found out that Keluar means...

well you know!

I felt like "Da, UM I'm a Westerner".

Wasaga Memories

My niece Morgan.

She is full of energy, zest and she is very intelligent.

That's my sis Chanty in the background sipping coffee..

I think it's coffee.

My daughter Kelli is working two jobs very dilligently. She has always worked hard.

She truly understands that nothing is free and nothing comes easy. I'm very proud of her efforts.

The two "best" friends I have ever seen

Aimers & Kimmer. They just love each other, they are tight like sisters.

I love the energy and commitment

they have toward each other.

Peace

Langkawi tour guides. Youth and wisdom. Unity!

It was awesome to see these two working together.

They strolled the beach selling their island tours.

A snuggly moment,

one of many,

we are having a nice time bonding here.

This picture says it all!

Sitting at the Luna Bar.

Chillin!