January 31, 2015
This morning I was up and moving a bit early because we had to buy adapters for our devices so that we could charge computer and i-pads. I needed my computer so that I could go call dad at 9am and check in with him about the kids packing and getting ready to go. Amy and I had learned a few things in our travel yesterday, so we passed on some tips to the kids for their packing. As we were leaving the building, we heard music and found a "Zumba" session in progress outside. Amy and I joined in for a bit and had lots of fun! We got back on track and headed off to by the adapters so we could call the family back in Suzhou. The kids are all supposed to bring only one backpack with very little to last the entire month of February. We spent the rest of the morning making calls to Alison and Grandma and Grandpa Beach. We then took Mason swimming and then we finally went to find the bus terminal and then walk the path for Dad so that we could give him details. We also walked up the road to find their hostel so that we could tell them where that was.
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| Our Malaysian money |
On our way back, Mason found a small cake in the bakery window with a little “Pikachu” toy on it and thought it was so cool! He had been such a patient and positive trooper all day that I couldn’t resist buying it for him.
Our last task was to go to the grocery store and buy food for Sunday. Dad and the kids would arrive early and would be starving so we needed food for them so that we didn’t have to go out to buy on Sunday. By the time we waded through the Gama Grocery Store and then waited in the long line for 30 minutes, it was late. While in line, my credit card would process. The man behind us kept us informed and said it wasn’t the credit card but the machine. The cashier tried to get a manager but wasn’t getting help. The man in line behind me found out that the manager’s name was “Lilli” so he, himself, started calling out “Lilli”, “Lilli” in a really loud piercing voice!! It was hilarious. Another store worker came over to see what he was hollering about and then finally asked him to not yell. They finally got it to work.
We walked home with our 2 enormous bags of groceries and we stopped to buy 16 baozi for breakfast and then made it home to unload. I then ran back out to buy us dinner and a case of “100 Plus” for our lunch tomorrow. Amy and I ate our dinner as we watched Karate Kid and drank our “Iced Milo.” It was great! All was well until my bag of Milo (chocolate milk) fell over onto the ground and the straw popped a hole in the bottom of the plastic bag and it started squirting everywhere!!!! Yikes!! I quickly got it put into 2 glasses.
We have
great plans for our Sunday meals: baozi
and bananas for breakfast; sandwiches with cheese, chips and 100 Plus for lunch
and then curry chicken and bruyani rice for dinner.
By the time
we were all done, we were exhausted.
Time for bed.
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| Amy said, "This is what happens when you shop with mom." |
BACK IN
SUZHOU:
The kids packed
all day and cleaned house. Peiling,
Richard’s mom, came about 5pm and brought them all subway sandwiches for dinner
so Vernon didn’t have to cook. It was
very, very sweet! Kelli Dougal, who is
going with us on the trip, got on the wrong direction of bus 8 and ended up
needed a miracle to get a quick taxi and her prayers were answered and she made
it to the house in time for their ride to the airport at 7pm. The family flew all night and landed in Kuala
Lumpur and then caught the short flight to Penang.
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