Warren

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All packed up and ready to go.....overweight? no chance.

EATING FROGS.

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As a treat,for our last night in K.L. we were invited out to Thomas and Susan's Chinese Malay home for dinner. I have been working with their son Kenneth and they wanted to treat us!!
What a lovely spread...Crabs,pork ribs, duck (my favourite) lovely veggies and then Thomas said he had a BIG surprise just for us!!! I just knew what was coming.
With much pride and pleasure he came out of the kitchen carrying this huge dish of cooked frogs.....oh my word. Keeping up our reputation for being intrepid travellers we had to soldier on and try this dish.
It is very like soft chicken, in fact they look like tiny chickens if you stretch your mind just a little. One or two were enough for me!
Thanks to Flickr (Mrs Ramsay) for this photo.

Books

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Many hotels have a collection of books left by travellers and you can swop yours for one of theirs. This is great as it certainly broadens one's reading choice. These are some of the great books I have enjoyed.

I loved Geoff Dyers book Yoga for people who can't be bothered to do it.
A quote to introduce the book "Everything is unique, nothing happens more than once in a lifetime."......


The girl in the picture...Denise Chong. This book helps to understand what went on during the Vietnam war.

Gantsara by Ian D. Robinson. The epic journey across Outer Mongolia on horseback by a New Zealander. Having been to Mongolia it was very meaningful for me.
Just some worth mentioning and now I am trying to complete the story of the Royal Dynasty in Nepal "Blood against the snow."

Books

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When traveling, we use Lonely Planet as our guides and rarely find them inaccurate.
They contain such sensible advice as to wear to stay depending on your budget, where to eat, what to see etc.
We find them indispensible.

Moira

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Back in K.L. Moira prepared a lovely traditional meal with a leg of lamb, veggies and mint sauce!! Delicious....the new oven works.
Moira also baked rusks.....a first for sure. It is lovely to be back here and now the packing begins as we are scheduled to leve Malaysia on Saturday!!

Singapore

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It is time to leave Singapore and return to Kualu Lumpur.
Singapore is a great place, very clean, efficient, lush and green. The people are friendly and always so beautifully dressed. The shopping malls are wonderful too. During our several visits here we have enjoyed the many sights and explored Sentosa Island.
We are privileged to have been able to have so much quality time here.
In particular, I will miss my twice daily walks pushing little Molly in the pram round the suburbs.

Molly in july

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Poppie Warren and Molly. Pops keeping her busy while Mum and Gran get ready to go out.

Molly in July

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Diana and Molly all dressed up and ready to go shopping.

Molly in July

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Granny Penny just loves to dress little Molly in pretty outfits and then, together with Mum, they go off shopping. Molly LOVES shopping and chatting to all the friendly faces she meets.

Molly in July

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Father Uncle Nick just loves to come to Singapore whilst working in J.B.to visit his niece. He and Molly have loads of fun together.

Molly in July

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Now our little girl is seven months old she sits in her high chair to have her solids.

Molly

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Granny's job every day, is to take little Molly for a walk . She finds all this so relaxing and just dozes off! The birds sing, the trucks rumble past , the taxis whizz by and guess what, nothing disturbs our sleeping girl.

Molly

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When Dad got home from work he was delighted to see his "baba in blue." They match don't they?

Molly

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Molly is a typical Boden and needs to know just how much was paid for this book.

Molly

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Molly loves reading. She has been introduced to books at a very young age which pleases Granny very much after all "reading is the gateway to knowledge".

Molly

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This is little Molly in Singapore . She is just seven months and managing to sit for a few minutes. Granny and Poppie found this cute little outfit in K.L.
Isn't she a beaut!

Shibori

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Eddie Yapp a well known Malaysian, Batik artist joined us and he tried out many different fabrics. This is a piece of wool he dyed. It was great meeting Eddie and hopefully I will be able to see his work one of these days.

Shibori

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I went on a course at KLCC doing a Shibori course . It was great fun and I met lots of interesting people. It is similar to tie dyeing except that we used chop sticks to secure the fabrics. I suppose that it gives it the Asian feel.

shoes

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I cant wait to wear pretty shoes after all these sensible sandals I have worn while traveling. I could do with some of these in every colour.

Kualu Lumpur

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Some of the beautiful tops sold in the markets. Similar tops are also worn in Bali with wrap around skirts.
The local name is "Kebaya".

Kualu Lumpur

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Malaysian schoolchildren being taken out on a school excursion to see the Twin Towers.

Kualu Lumpur

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Doctor Nick off to work...looking so professional. It has been great having a few treatments in his rooms for my back.

Twin Towers.

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Another awe inspiring view of the Twin Towers.

Twin Towers.

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I catch the LRT to KLCC and then go to Nick's rooms for treatment to my back. I had to just about lie down for this photie.

Kualu Lumpur

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The lovely view from our bedroom. It lights up at night and we can spend many precious moments looking out at this wonderful sight.

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A beautiful "scarf" purchased in Siem Reap and a delightful elephant hanger. We were assured both items were locally made. A few days later I found these very items for sale in the Central Market in K.L. at exhorbitant prices and was told they were made locally. Who do you believe?
We sure got bargains in Cambodia.

Kualu Lumpur

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We returned to our base in K.L. Malaysia and spent a couple of days gathering ourselves and sorting our experiences out and agree that we are indeed so priveleged to have been able to visit Cambodia at this stage of it's development. Now to sift through all the wonderful photos taken by all three of us and agree that Flickr.com is the most wonderful way of storing them forever.
This is the view from Nick and Moira's apartment and shows Telkom tower and Midvalley...a great shopping mall.

Cambodia.

On looking back at our time in Cambodia one realises that it is a country struggling to establish itself after all the killing that took place in the seventies. It's one HUGE draw card is Angkor Wat.This tourist site is worthy of everything I have ever read about it and Nick, Moira, Warren and I had a marveous time visiting there. It is a photographer's dream and the four of us had loads of fun clicking away. Some do have fancier cameras than others!!
It was good to get out into the countryside too and it makes one very aware of the poverty the majority of folk live in.
We were pleased to visit the Sunshine Home for children and applaud the charities that assist this home to continue. The visit to the textile workhouse was the cherry on the top for me being so interested in fabrics. The textile industry seems to be alive and well in Cambodia.
I urge anyone who has the slightest inclination, to visit Angkor Wat soon, as the tourist industry is about to burst with the opening of many new hotels which are being built right now.

Siem Reap

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Scarves are part of the traditional dress of the Cambodian's. Here you can see just how useful they really are!!

Sien Reap

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A lovely little Cambodian lass helping Mum sell her wares.

Angkor Wat

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Anyone need a rest?

Angkor Wat

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Looks rather like Chinese Warriors.

Angkor Wat

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The Queen I presume...looks happy enough.

Angkor Wat

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Some of the beautiful work.

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A wonderful view of an outer passage which has walls which are beautifully illustrated.

Angkor Wat

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Watching the sun go down with Moira and Nick.