Nearing the end of my journey..

Well, who would've believed it?? I've only got a few more days left in Malaysia before I head home!! I said goodbye to my good friends in Seremban yesterday, after a crazy last evening spent in Port Dickson. Post Dickson is about 1/2hr from Seremban and is right on the coast (hence the 'port' bit ;p). We had dinner there, and then walked straight through a very fancy hotel to the beach for awhile! It was a lot of fun and the best way to spend my last weekend with friends. I'm so grateful for things like email, facebook and skype...hopefully we'll be able to keep in contact after I'm gone!

Yesterday I took the long bus journey from Seremban to Penang. It probably wouldn't have taken as long as it did (about 7hrs) if we didn't make as many stops as we did, hehe. Oh well, it was still a nice trip. Once I arrived at the main bus terminal in Penang, I took a local bus to get closer to my hotel. Unfortunately, I missed my stop and went a little too far. I tried to walk back but I didn't have a map, so in the end caught a taxi to my hotel. Was a bit of a shame as I was trying to avoid using taxis because they overcharge, but it was only a short distance and my backpack was pretty heavy, hehe!! Checked into my hotel last night with no real dramas and went out to get some dinner and snacks before enjoying a nice night in!! This morning after breakfast I walked all over Georgetown, looking at all of the old buildings, fishing shanty villages and the port. Took heaps of photos that probably only I will appreciate, but tried really hard to capture some of the culture here!! My friends in Seremban gave me a list of foods to eat and places to visit. I have crossed off one of the meals at lunchtime (Hokkien Mee, although I had the soup version...I think they wanted me to have the dry version, oh well), and hope to cross off another tonight when I head to one of the main tourist strips where apparently the food and markets are good!! Feels like a summer holiday now...enjoying the heat a lot more than I did when I was wearing a white coat on non-airconditioned wards, hehe!! I've also had time to swim in the hotel pool and relax and read my books, which has been great!! I'm really enjoying my time here, I think just because I can finally relax and not study for a week. It's kind of weird to be a tourist on your own though...it would definitely be a lot more fun with company!! Oh well. I'm just grateful for the opportunity to have a bit of a holiday before heading home and getting straight back into the study!

Anyway, taking some time out in Starbucks to use the internet, which is unfortunately not working at the hotel at the moment! Just thought I'd check in and let everyone know I arrived safely in Penang and am enjoying my stay!!

Will write again before I head home on thursday,

Aimee