My goodness, we are getting near to the time for our trip. The most obvious sign is that the living room has turned into a staging area for suitcases and the "stuff" that will be going into them.
Believe it or not, it seems we have more to take with us this trip than we did on our last trip fifteen months ago. Things for family as well as things for our condo apartment. I suspect that we will be bringing more back with us as well (please, nobody else ask us to bring them something). One of the handiest things I purchased for our last trip will be in use again. Our handy dandy luggage scale will ensure that none of our checked luggage will exceed the fifty pound maximum (including straps and locks).
To say that Kim is excited about going would be an understatement, especially considering that packing commenced at least three weeks in advance - must get it right you know!
The timing of this trip is to celebrate Chinese New Year with the family in Malaysia, although missing out on a month of Edmonton winter is not a bad thing either. We will also be celebrating the birthdays of Valen, our oldest grandchild, Kim and her brother Richard. We received a photo yesterday of Valen standing beside his mother. Wow, he has become quite a good sized young man.
While in Malaysia we are hoping to visit with many of our Malaysia District Kiwanis friends. Kim and I are both members of two clubs there as well as our home club in Edmonton.
Traveling around Malaysia is not difficult and my new camera is itching to take all kinds of photos of different areas. Fear not though, all ye who are expecting food pictures, there will be plenty of them as well. A friend of mine has a great blog called "Then I Ate" giving reviews of various eateries in Edmonton. I won't be writing reviews, however we will be eating and sharing at least the photos, and sometimes maybe a bit of a description. Just because of course.
Well back to preparations. Packing will be pretty straightforward for me. I will take the necessities: shorts, sandals and t-shirts. That should about do it. Oh, and of course a few electronic items in my carry-on. Then Kim takes over the rest of my luggage for the stuff that has been accumulating in the house over the past year. Good thing we're only allowed two checked bags each, or we'd need a bigger plane.
Until next time.
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