My flight to Lahore is tonight, or, correctly, my flight to Karachi is early tomorrow morning. I have a rather ugly journey ahead, and am feeling foolish for not booking a direct flight to Lahore despite the cost. There used to be a direct PIA flight between KL and Lahore; then it changed to KL […]
Diversity
We went to Sushi Azabu for dinner, my favourite restaurant in KL and on very good form last night, with some entirely new things (firefish with firefish liver), and others that were particularly delicate and delicious (prawns, scallops, fatty tuna etc). A lovely bit of skipjack tuna, which I had not preivously had as sushi. […]
Back to the jungle
It’s the GF’s mother’s final weekend in KL and we took her on a long-delayed stroll through Bukit Nanas. This is a small forest reserve on a hill (with, reputedly, some secret tunnels) in the middle of KL and a five minute walk from our flat. It’s amazing how quickly the sounds and feel of […]
Madras Lane
The GF’s mother was giving a talk on mental health (she is a psychotherapist) at the GF’s organisation so I walked her there and then went to Chinatown to buy soup spoons with roosters on them (requested by my good friend who is trapped in Multan), and continue my somewhat desultory quest to try lots […]
Bills bills bills
Paid off a bunch of bills, welcome home indeed. This is a brief respite before travellers and visitors return. Indeed, much of the afternoon was spent arranging flights for an uncle who will fly through Kuala Lumpur in March. I also rather regretfully told a much beloved aunt that I am not in town this […]
Mirror view
Last night the GF’s friend and partner arrived from Bali where they spent their time on massages and gluten-free food. In KL they are staying in the hotel attached to our building, directly opposite our’s, so we took a look. It was rather odd, a mirror image of our flat, with grey painted walls and […]
Cold in KL
KL is shivering in a cold wave. As low as 23 degrees at times. I, clearly now a full time resident of the tropics, am definitely feeling the chill and last night felt quite cold under my usual silk sheet. The silk sheet is not from KL – it’s the only part of a Pakistani […]
Settling in again
A few days without posting as I settle back into my life. It’s not quite the usual, as of course the GF’s mother is still here. She is lovely, but having another person is inevitably a bit disruptive. I have made myself a little spot on the floor of the bedroom where I have been […]
At last, at last
My computer has been released by customs, more than a month after I ordered and over three weeks after I got the email stating it had been shipped. With luck it’ll arrive tomorrow. GMum arrived last night whilst I was dozing on the sofa. I leapt up to open the door to her and to […]
Adventures in e-commerce
A day of rearranging. The GF’s parent arrives tonight for six weeks so I cleared out the room and its wardrobe and had the bed made, and so on. I’m now without a study which would not be a significant hassle had it not been that my computer has still not arrived so my old […]