Oh man...where did the last 6 months go?

I'm sorry. I really am. I knew I was due for a new blog post, but am quite past my deadline. Not cut out for "on time" type work (hopefully my manager doesn't read this post). Or maybe I've been too busy with work to slack off and write a blog (now he can read it).

Well, as you have kept on living the last 6 months, I too have kept on keepin' on. For starters, I am back in Thailand. AH! I never told you I was here in the first place! I came to Thailand for about 3 weeks in February and then returned to Malaysia for the next 4 months. Now, I have joined the team here and should be here for awhile.

Awhile = more than 1 month, less than 1 year

My assignment in Malaysia was to be 3-4 months and turned out to be around 9 months. Both the planned duration and actual time fit into this definition of "awhile" so I will stick to this assumption on the length of my future assignments. Hopefully it won't be too long since I have not returned to the USA since my 25th birthday (just over 9 months ago). Awhile isn't all bad...especially when you have balcony views like this:

My wonderful girlfriend visited for a few weeks in January and it turned out to be the highlight of my time abroad. We visited Cambodia, ate ants, saw floating and stilted houses, climbed on temples about a thousand years old (Angkor near Siem Riep), taught English to Cambodian kids (after we ate ants with them) and just had a grand ol' time. She's beautiful inside and out so our time together is very much cherished...especially while I'm working abroad.

Oh, and I bought a camera. My previous camera was really high tech...for the 90s. That means I can post my pictures to this blog as well. Here are some more good shots from the last couple of months:

• A view from the beach near the Hyatt in Kuantan, Malaysia

• Dusk from the Regency Club lounge at the Hyatt (my favorite picture I have taken thus far)

• A small island off of Tioman Island. We went snorkeling here.
  

• Buddha...in Sepia

• The Petronas Twin Towers at dusk from Traders hotel in Kuala Lumpur

Ok, I promise to write more. Once a week? Oooo don't know bout that. Maybe one every two weeks? I'll try my best. I haven't taken many pictures of Thailand yet, so once I get a nice collection going I'll be sure to post them. A friendly reminder here and there would be good to keep me on task. Until then, keep on keepin' on.