Kuala Lumpur , here I come!

I've been a bit silent of late because I've been running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything done before I go home to KL on Sunday. I still can't believe I'm actually going home for nearly 3 weeks! The last time I was back was in June 2007 - a trip back is long overdue.

The only downer is that The Engineer will be unable to come along because of work.

I've been cooking up a storm so he doesn't end up having to perpetually eat out or live on just coffee and cigarettes (!). The pork vindaloo, pasta sauce and all the rest is going in the freezer so he'll always have food on hand.

I'm afraid that I've been overzealous though - it looks like there's enough food now to last till the end of time! Well,at least if there's ever an emergency and we end up housebound, we don't have to worry about food (I always thought Tom Cruise should have shut up, stayed indoors and waited for disaster to pass in the War of the Worlds. He'd have had much less trouble but I suppose it would have been totally boring to watch!)

I've also been running around stocking up the house with groceries and stuff, buying gifts for everyone at home and meeting dear friends before I leave.

This might seem like a pretty straightforward exercise except that this is Dar and nothing is really straightforward. For eg: I noticed that the floor-cleaning liquid had run out so I thought I'd stock that up.

I tried first at Seacliff Village Supermarket but discovered that the brand I use is out of stock. Then I tried Shoprite and then Shrijee's to no avail. I was on the verge of pulling my hair out in clumps when it suddenly dawned on me that I should give up on my 'control freak' attitude and just buy a different brand.

Since there was only one other kind at Shrijee's ( which was where I was at when the lightbulb moment occurred) I went ahead and purchased the thing.

It looks a bit dodgy and smells like what I imagine toxic waste must smell like but hey - beggars can't be choosers now can they? I'm just hoping that the skin at the bottom of our feet doesn't start peeling away because of this toxic-smelling thing!

I can't wait to go back to a land where not only will I be able to buy what I want but I'll probably be spoiled for choice because of the sheer variety of brands on the shelves. KL - here I come!