Go and sleep ah!

[i realise that in recent posts that i have been, well, posting, i've tended to for the large part just do a log of what noteworthy stuff (i.e. no "i brushed my teeth" or "i opened the door" and that sort of thing) has happened to me - apologies if you're bored stiff]

Went for the first time to Southpoint Mall today, only a ten minute bus ride away from campus - the bus ride however costing the princely sum of $2 - so will have to think carefully before going there each time... It's a really sprawling place though - lots of neat shops that i in time will want to visit like Banana Republic (though they're opening in S'pore soon am i right?) and Cheesecake Factory and what not... It's always only when i'm abroad that i really feel like shopping - and think that the next time i go there i'll seriously feel like shopping =p

Then for dinner my mother and i (or more accurately, my mother), treated Brian and Lani, the very hospitable couple who've been putting my mother up here since we've arrived (and me on the first night too) to dinner. We went to Penang, which rather self-explanatorily (is there such a word?) serves up Malaysian food. Apparently, Malaysian food is rather trendy in the US as of late - i remember going to another branch (they seem to have several scattered throughout the US, or at least on the east coast...) in Philly years ago, and most of the clientele were the of the young urban professional variety, and even the staff were all very classily dressed, they definitely were not wearing sarongs that's for sure... Surprised though to see a branch in Chapel Hill of all places... Anyways the food was not bad - and definitely was catered to ang moh tastes (the beef satay was sour!), though i can honestly say that i did not miss the stuff that i ate - and probably won't - at least for a month or two...

The four of us at Penang
(that's popiah and tauhu goreng in a severely adultarated form btw)

Incidentally, Lani also happens to be the daughter of one of the main speakers at Urbana '06, who also happens to be my mother's former colleague in IVCF Philippines decades ago - quite a cool connection - and one that has me thinking even more about going for it. Yup but need to pray more and talk with the IV people first though...

Yup i'd love to say more but it's now 2:13 am and hwy just told me to go to sleep - nitey!