This was the most exciting day because we met up with Gene and Ann!!! It has been so fun having Elise with us, because she is so excited about everything, and dances and sings her way through everything. We got to the hotel about 45 minutes before Gene and Ann, and Elise bounced off the beds and checked the door every couple of minutes while waiting. She was doing outside what Stephen and I were doing inside. It was wonderful to see them!! They are so busy with all that they do – we can’t wait to get to Sibu to see them on their home turf – to meet the people they have grown to love and do a little work with them.
We walked around the hotel area and bought some things from some Iban shops. Things are so inexpensive here; 1 USD = 3.5 Ringetts, and, for example, a pretty box that is carved from jungle wood is 19 RMs. Hand-carved! Jungle wood! I’ve had some fun shopping. I haven’t spent all that much money…not as much as I could have if I had more. :o) I put Stephen in charge of the money, so I don’t spend as much (really because I don’t want to deal with it). I find what I want to buy and have him buy it. It’s sort of a check on me, if he would ever say
“no”. I guess I’m pretty good at saying “no” to myself. Stephen would buy whatever I want – he knows I’m good at saying “no” to me. :o)
It is very different eating here – I’m just not hungry. I eat a good breakfast, but when we are out in the morning I’m so hot that I really don’t want anything. Same with dinner. All I want to eat is fruit and a salad. At the hotel here they have both, but it isn’t very Malay to just eat those things. I have to make myself eat during the day. And I need to drink lots of water…it just kills me to have to buy it. But I need to.
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