tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20162706725530001292024-03-19T18:34:42.449-04:00The Road Not TakenThe Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-24531936704909800502012-10-30T01:38:00.002-04:002012-10-30T01:38:45.327-04:00"Why Don't You Blog Anymore?"It has been quite a while since I posted a blog entry and several people have asked why I stopped. Well, there is no "big" reason. I started this blog to chronical our journey from the U.S. to our new life in Malaysia. That was several years ago. <br />
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When we first arrived everything was new, and different, and weird, and scary, and fun, and....<br />
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but it is our 4th year here and now it is just, well, life. It is still fun and weird sometimes but it is also home now so most things that happen on a daily basis don't seem blog-worthy.<br />
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I am keeping the blog online because it is nice for new people coming here to read and see what they are getting themselves into. :) Besides, most people that follow my blog are also my friend on Facebook (and I still post loads of pics and updates there). So you don't really want to read about the same things twice!<br />
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If you are not my FB friend and would like to keep up to date on our crazy life here, feel free to send me a frienship invite.The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-13162072314145364272011-12-16T00:37:00.000-05:002011-12-16T00:37:18.953-05:00An Autmun Trip to Ipoh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We get a long weekend about once a month due to all the different Malaysian, Hindu, Chinese, and Muslim holidays. I am getting better at keeping track of which holiday is which but really, I am just glad for the time off! We decided to take the kids back to the water park in Ipoh. The boys went before a few years ago but Natalie has never been so off we went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pool water tastes YUCKY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-VEIZbPLx6laVrKQzxx-M4LPKRenYIyOeSgxB437rtvpTewoGRUCG9Sww9TO4ZnEB2I86QlnJW3zo2Ey5YwMMtsFEi1-MrpUrHj8TcM4zTiO22RY-EJ8TvWLAPxH_pxf82VRfA8aQ2cd/s1600/P1010408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-VEIZbPLx6laVrKQzxx-M4LPKRenYIyOeSgxB437rtvpTewoGRUCG9Sww9TO4ZnEB2I86QlnJW3zo2Ey5YwMMtsFEi1-MrpUrHj8TcM4zTiO22RY-EJ8TvWLAPxH_pxf82VRfA8aQ2cd/s320/P1010408.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Natalie's first ride down a water slide with her big brother.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQNCL1IIz9sS0uvJAqrbeOfiX89ADayQzIlftHOOVoEnk9YzHJKdwnbzvda-GagcH1mBBifH4q2qHqe7sicOLZEMMwzjXoyWhuUTb7dKe0XlufZZoI4L_ODD2wSBVanK4tHXF4T0ILkWG/s1600/P1010417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQNCL1IIz9sS0uvJAqrbeOfiX89ADayQzIlftHOOVoEnk9YzHJKdwnbzvda-GagcH1mBBifH4q2qHqe7sicOLZEMMwzjXoyWhuUTb7dKe0XlufZZoI4L_ODD2wSBVanK4tHXF4T0ILkWG/s320/P1010417.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">Kyle gives Alex a lift so he can feed the friendly Raccoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn6rKfaLRiLY5W6o3MiKuTlPW8edVHun3EhFVUmH3ugzRbRw_MF79VzBmKCwn1BoQEu6-btvZce6qB4ju8YdZdcZovTSH0LJEX2oq_SXFcgBwCDcUOyck0NkysX3l7Szej4FngPEx_YCy/s1600/P1010424.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkn6rKfaLRiLY5W6o3MiKuTlPW8edVHun3EhFVUmH3ugzRbRw_MF79VzBmKCwn1BoQEu6-btvZce6qB4ju8YdZdcZovTSH0LJEX2oq_SXFcgBwCDcUOyck0NkysX3l7Szej4FngPEx_YCy/s320/P1010424.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">The Bird Sanctuary is one of our favorite places. </div><div align="center">The birds land on you and eat right out of your hand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoY6WO-R-3tDAIwfqp9qxhRFSqWrgWizL0XYzUFxvLIbiGlYZhRqnxqYshfTkvutSoSRCcoxM8x7FRr-PT42LyYOI47eEn6SW6RBvljf0wbLhvAuqyWKAvK4w1sS9DKWF1RtN4XhIH5gF1/s1600/P1010435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoY6WO-R-3tDAIwfqp9qxhRFSqWrgWizL0XYzUFxvLIbiGlYZhRqnxqYshfTkvutSoSRCcoxM8x7FRr-PT42LyYOI47eEn6SW6RBvljf0wbLhvAuqyWKAvK4w1sS9DKWF1RtN4XhIH5gF1/s320/P1010435.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex trying to coax an albino peacock to take some food. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bird isn't scared. It's just full. :)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finally got Alex to let a bird sit on his arm and take food. This is an African Gray Parrot. It can talk in more than one language.</div><br />
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<div align="center">Little Miss Independent who refuses to hold anyone's hand when she walks. She folds her arms up like this and walks. It is so funny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnyZB7J-SrypZNxgeaXmuaGCJLYIO4iV-YZ9bK7zLMvyChD4Ulix244PBMeajNrj0RMCZVEENwD7Zl8PgfU3YW4sFXun9pDjtJg1Y5k2Hh2QwT3XCSNbq9izdI6c8naAe5ST8w8_4KSEK/s1600/P1010465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnyZB7J-SrypZNxgeaXmuaGCJLYIO4iV-YZ9bK7zLMvyChD4Ulix244PBMeajNrj0RMCZVEENwD7Zl8PgfU3YW4sFXun9pDjtJg1Y5k2Hh2QwT3XCSNbq9izdI6c8naAe5ST8w8_4KSEK/s320/P1010465.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Watching the tigers fight and be fed was another highlight!</div><br />
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When arrived, we then loaded our luggage onto a banana boat for the 30 minute boat ride out to the island.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The dock as we arrived...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UlVJ0a6A5O0XepOLRl3UQadZvxX9sCTgzaDrz-i2Kh8v0Ips0EdeB4xdGczt8bvBdbozNCMyeZ1ndlLP6ZqPGwCUFCiw1cfmcexIPl_UeLalSlMK69_J2zhIENgIa5h14stXdmVAh0l7/s1600/P1010218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6UlVJ0a6A5O0XepOLRl3UQadZvxX9sCTgzaDrz-i2Kh8v0Ips0EdeB4xdGczt8bvBdbozNCMyeZ1ndlLP6ZqPGwCUFCiw1cfmcexIPl_UeLalSlMK69_J2zhIENgIa5h14stXdmVAh0l7/s320/P1010218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The water was crazy blue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2psK2xqYmqEviP2-SGcEbKvvSx8aCBHMG0TG4X2ZpJBBsViwi1aetmEQwGoR7wg8Szcaa1iRZCJUMPUMD5D25Lz7qFpGT1Nl6w2sl1d42YZrIR9T7mbJAPmNEfoSnG-_u9k8vmWcGHGg/s1600/P1010221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2psK2xqYmqEviP2-SGcEbKvvSx8aCBHMG0TG4X2ZpJBBsViwi1aetmEQwGoR7wg8Szcaa1iRZCJUMPUMD5D25Lz7qFpGT1Nl6w2sl1d42YZrIR9T7mbJAPmNEfoSnG-_u9k8vmWcGHGg/s320/P1010221.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We did lots of snorkeling and it was so amazing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtM7ZrC6EpYI6oeVI1UuHmg8taSVX0GgprCc9MMq2_CGf9YX2tsoeZDbUN-hJhhDEn0OiQdPgEULuBwe2wnhgKX-QLTD7k39LyysxrIEr_SKxeXxNCRuEx5-2m_D8Bh31RzCmCRc4O0TLf/s1600/P1010231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtM7ZrC6EpYI6oeVI1UuHmg8taSVX0GgprCc9MMq2_CGf9YX2tsoeZDbUN-hJhhDEn0OiQdPgEULuBwe2wnhgKX-QLTD7k39LyysxrIEr_SKxeXxNCRuEx5-2m_D8Bh31RzCmCRc4O0TLf/s320/P1010231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">John helping Alex build a sand castle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaA_MsLEXKtB4yF7UQ2SbYY9yosVXed0hZM6h0zgx55wRh0tKUFyAkgZJ0KvOqnXjk1WwU-6xCfqribCuibuZZlMY6j5R0N0VWmwfDnxbFchm6htRctD5UgDujDqKdDLMoa80FfAgHhEI/s1600/P1010244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaA_MsLEXKtB4yF7UQ2SbYY9yosVXed0hZM6h0zgx55wRh0tKUFyAkgZJ0KvOqnXjk1WwU-6xCfqribCuibuZZlMY6j5R0N0VWmwfDnxbFchm6htRctD5UgDujDqKdDLMoa80FfAgHhEI/s320/P1010244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">The view from the deck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySygNY5jZW3tBFAuayFT0lBdeuUHKHicdY1teselPdTeeG-kM4-ca3rbWrv03REmf4fK-fxmjhFo5Oks73wSj7zPcI8odzawPOL_vTUWlYbj0gnd5xVTgN4lRRWL_iXJGKUT2SavmsgRI/s1600/P1010251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySygNY5jZW3tBFAuayFT0lBdeuUHKHicdY1teselPdTeeG-kM4-ca3rbWrv03REmf4fK-fxmjhFo5Oks73wSj7zPcI8odzawPOL_vTUWlYbj0gnd5xVTgN4lRRWL_iXJGKUT2SavmsgRI/s320/P1010251.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hanging out and reading</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9MED6v_hXg3VosmzWu9d8qxn4lj1013LxZaLLxxxLPFSbUNC8a81Mr9dU4XOkvSHZyxEh7oxVHGKE2eGR6djYRelnkCfPvPJkzzokb2DfVJ2wXUVnHeRFdMC6r94MTt53qRngx45oR1x/s1600/P1010259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9MED6v_hXg3VosmzWu9d8qxn4lj1013LxZaLLxxxLPFSbUNC8a81Mr9dU4XOkvSHZyxEh7oxVHGKE2eGR6djYRelnkCfPvPJkzzokb2DfVJ2wXUVnHeRFdMC6r94MTt53qRngx45oR1x/s320/P1010259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is one place we will definitely visit again. Beautiful clean water and snorkeling!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-74177806315778827942011-12-16T00:06:00.000-05:002011-12-16T00:06:59.485-05:00A Bangladeshi Baby ShowerThere is a Bangladeshi man who does a lot of painting at our school so John has gotten to know him a bit (well, as much as he can since the man speaks very little English). This man and his wife just had their first child, a boy. It is a Muslim tradition in their culture to have a party 45 days after the baby is born and he invited our family. We were the ONLY Americans there. It was quite an honor.<br />
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When we walked in about 40 men were gathered in a circle chanting and praying. This went on for a long time while we basically watched. Then came the FOOD! They treated us like honored guests. It was a great experience.<br />
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<div align="center">Some of the women served us (and Alex served himself!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEPzVg5ARCRmGrWTj3LAAjiyDYwbpdZXUpr7jOqlHfXoTEQPdEi6slP4ruQ1_iAyHBSFo9V68i8CI1stD15brcyBOqRAPjXhrEOXefon_gClki5cGQRE9xMN7NXF_85koMC_D8hpXcji_/s1600/P1010199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEPzVg5ARCRmGrWTj3LAAjiyDYwbpdZXUpr7jOqlHfXoTEQPdEi6slP4ruQ1_iAyHBSFo9V68i8CI1stD15brcyBOqRAPjXhrEOXefon_gClki5cGQRE9xMN7NXF_85koMC_D8hpXcji_/s320/P1010199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">According to their tradition, the men ate first...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LfVlqnf3eAz3NMkvLY1gFO420ofSVOOFu5DnMWf7csCmPwZDkKxUuybkVMhYczOhJHY1yfV3JJWESFMDufboFpc59DgH63KQwLXvuahM4OLB1YqHHJPbQk1UCZ8kPQSyjO-mf39sgOe6/s1600/P1010200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LfVlqnf3eAz3NMkvLY1gFO420ofSVOOFu5DnMWf7csCmPwZDkKxUuybkVMhYczOhJHY1yfV3JJWESFMDufboFpc59DgH63KQwLXvuahM4OLB1YqHHJPbQk1UCZ8kPQSyjO-mf39sgOe6/s320/P1010200.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And then the women ate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCYSltlQxdoY7eRG7eSqj5TAInv3pCCOd0GtWmBzIzpqu6VxoF34iwJuYmJUMbT5G6g2gB_q7GCYXgF1gD3aNWxp0iSiurZDyNVU3aPfULZ27akx4kYvYlcZQmE356qWDRYco3YBRR7-g/s1600/P1010204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMCYSltlQxdoY7eRG7eSqj5TAInv3pCCOd0GtWmBzIzpqu6VxoF34iwJuYmJUMbT5G6g2gB_q7GCYXgF1gD3aNWxp0iSiurZDyNVU3aPfULZ27akx4kYvYlcZQmE356qWDRYco3YBRR7-g/s320/P1010204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-42744168951583755532011-12-15T03:37:00.000-05:002011-12-15T03:37:11.744-05:00Fourth of July in MalaysiaSo obviously they do not celebrate the fourth of July here (although I admit the first year I wondered why there were no fireworks... duh). But our little group of Americans at Dalat did not let that stop us. We gathered together on the beach and had a barbecue on the oceanfront. There was food and friends and sand and waves. We even had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows. What else do you need?<br />
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<div align="center">The kids had fun playing in the ocean</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyccujDj-o3ZbQm12su9szP2sfd0mgev1eQL24yeBZxEmmLWSZ9q2irpJGvNeoOl0TQV8MQHEzW__iiSDnC8NdqOkgfsxacf-mzvZFgY4mqIuTtAGoJJNRxS4D56rfU0V7egxpnjXlI44a/s1600/P1010082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyccujDj-o3ZbQm12su9szP2sfd0mgev1eQL24yeBZxEmmLWSZ9q2irpJGvNeoOl0TQV8MQHEzW__iiSDnC8NdqOkgfsxacf-mzvZFgY4mqIuTtAGoJJNRxS4D56rfU0V7egxpnjXlI44a/s320/P1010082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We all gathered and said a prayer for the United States and its leaders.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1scyjL1gqG-u1m62IkbVsBWHAX0nlBm5dLy8PgaaUQyKz1ACZ0lC5ConkVPDKi_G4zY8UZCZa-Z-aPC5zqIbRmYIsqEiM0SbfF5zDA3WmobRup1nTEBALr1LmRZ8UuSzPytQAaiOK8MfN/s1600/P1010085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1scyjL1gqG-u1m62IkbVsBWHAX0nlBm5dLy8PgaaUQyKz1ACZ0lC5ConkVPDKi_G4zY8UZCZa-Z-aPC5zqIbRmYIsqEiM0SbfF5zDA3WmobRup1nTEBALr1LmRZ8UuSzPytQAaiOK8MfN/s320/P1010085.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful sunset</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNspfZVK_nj63N-Er6Mou-uP-owc_TOqRuN5DzWbetbh6MWHjmt123geLx9SAtzJM5y407ABejamux-zHSoqD5e5syT28K4ixDk53rUxIVxtxTyvLviCeSf4kR0iWICuaEpA0PHlzAN72/s1600/P1010091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNspfZVK_nj63N-Er6Mou-uP-owc_TOqRuN5DzWbetbh6MWHjmt123geLx9SAtzJM5y407ABejamux-zHSoqD5e5syT28K4ixDk53rUxIVxtxTyvLviCeSf4kR0iWICuaEpA0PHlzAN72/s320/P1010091.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">There is always a McDonalds!</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWalhXT9ocNROtE97W-D3Y1KW13n3MXqZbAstc9SKLDUNJcbDNSasr92KjVq7Otja4DFCniKvOiUY71wmLDe_r23pLTc3kJuqCwRHYGtW3Tc0o5Djz4mXL4qSf_ZT3SCHiT00KzmMDKVA_/s1600/P1000946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWalhXT9ocNROtE97W-D3Y1KW13n3MXqZbAstc9SKLDUNJcbDNSasr92KjVq7Otja4DFCniKvOiUY71wmLDe_r23pLTc3kJuqCwRHYGtW3Tc0o5Djz4mXL4qSf_ZT3SCHiT00KzmMDKVA_/s320/P1000946.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">My handsome boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBSxVs7xWxM6bsMtomyZosOQ9vJQCZS6QWiQl2PkJXimKEqsta7S2TMNhuTvnltatwhL2Q-iSC7aNT5bkry8zqcCtKKV3orTaShM3NdqharO0-SX2STPW2HpaS9ymsO52ppSnwRsjzIxF/s1600/P1000952.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBSxVs7xWxM6bsMtomyZosOQ9vJQCZS6QWiQl2PkJXimKEqsta7S2TMNhuTvnltatwhL2Q-iSC7aNT5bkry8zqcCtKKV3orTaShM3NdqharO0-SX2STPW2HpaS9ymsO52ppSnwRsjzIxF/s320/P1000952.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you forget where you are....</div><br />
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<div align="center">Ah, the joy of babyback ribs!</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftC2WsW2BLEUbBBEWH17jmIIwgmAh1PnW-xlFkCohGR9A9w3-OzG9BW-GBazYXbQIAyAWEZ_wsPx31_-itBT-BeMXUH8SMTJPB2uoKWiYLTno4JgF061FAxbY2RRiDm5kVVlxSUVRscL/s1600/P1000965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftC2WsW2BLEUbBBEWH17jmIIwgmAh1PnW-xlFkCohGR9A9w3-OzG9BW-GBazYXbQIAyAWEZ_wsPx31_-itBT-BeMXUH8SMTJPB2uoKWiYLTno4JgF061FAxbY2RRiDm5kVVlxSUVRscL/s320/P1000965.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVzz9L95RJQzYkGwfUyfOP00cT-eCt72eYp7PhwUBoM_MIiQCRX6sdQBd44OFud8hQsUPQQ_udsBUezRV7oJtvxmdLzkdlrH-fCVAOK7T_BK0j6lbxm8Hz_V_V8vRyphzpbCU_j0ITfJt/s1600/P1010021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVzz9L95RJQzYkGwfUyfOP00cT-eCt72eYp7PhwUBoM_MIiQCRX6sdQBd44OFud8hQsUPQQ_udsBUezRV7oJtvxmdLzkdlrH-fCVAOK7T_BK0j6lbxm8Hz_V_V8vRyphzpbCU_j0ITfJt/s320/P1010021.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Riding their first subway.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI7AIYSUFjY9V9VruB_5_UxmF8H9NG12odVdoY305uxNYCYXgUA88QB4Opdz3jSvTYVY0PSKj39RJQW7DLikpjoqgmfzxzg3G5Bs9sq-OpH9LGRIPlC7xmioDk5Foi4aUxSTYpMrnzzHg/s1600/P1000968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXI7AIYSUFjY9V9VruB_5_UxmF8H9NG12odVdoY305uxNYCYXgUA88QB4Opdz3jSvTYVY0PSKj39RJQW7DLikpjoqgmfzxzg3G5Bs9sq-OpH9LGRIPlC7xmioDk5Foi4aUxSTYpMrnzzHg/s320/P1000968.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Archimedes is a personal favorite for Kyle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2jH86qwo4uqX9c-VFIjhsE6-eDLO8Gd6IFSBSRcWhv0KI2tDNOQg0RcXSSwu_S1Mlbn_APXWxiSiK7sIXNhDm9Wfeihi5CvozmSiIkTGlnUxaHo7Co9hLBP37MxIyBr1bsCrCzgMuiZo/s1600/P1000981.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2jH86qwo4uqX9c-VFIjhsE6-eDLO8Gd6IFSBSRcWhv0KI2tDNOQg0RcXSSwu_S1Mlbn_APXWxiSiK7sIXNhDm9Wfeihi5CvozmSiIkTGlnUxaHo7Co9hLBP37MxIyBr1bsCrCzgMuiZo/s320/P1000981.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div align="center">And Isaac Newton of course!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7XhkW7c-EnO3D7QqRz8KXeCegXA_1sz-OeyTPDThwChH8EHY46g25_QoxJRABT63dfB9V8_kWCm2YdaRl2pRsewXp218UNwGIHgmzvE-Kuxm8j5W8WVodP9_vcyeR2wkLeBvMv7Xn-w6/s1600/P1000982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7XhkW7c-EnO3D7QqRz8KXeCegXA_1sz-OeyTPDThwChH8EHY46g25_QoxJRABT63dfB9V8_kWCm2YdaRl2pRsewXp218UNwGIHgmzvE-Kuxm8j5W8WVodP9_vcyeR2wkLeBvMv7Xn-w6/s320/P1000982.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex knew these were canopic jars from his 1st grade history lessons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUo3Rp8d-994ck8dtf9-pbI9tzMatr-3Ki0vSEiM1YrE602PjxQkdWgU5Sg-b_hEXV8AJFdpH0BvZsNd49EmjpIUhpyseGWICEVrYkPQvAXanql3wb54Be4D6moVdi5dGbK_J7qNHs1k0/s1600/P1010008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUo3Rp8d-994ck8dtf9-pbI9tzMatr-3Ki0vSEiM1YrE602PjxQkdWgU5Sg-b_hEXV8AJFdpH0BvZsNd49EmjpIUhpyseGWICEVrYkPQvAXanql3wb54Be4D6moVdi5dGbK_J7qNHs1k0/s320/P1010008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
And he told us this was called hieroglyphics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokdU1EpmoJFSwb8kdMiCBUHUmWih6D7t0BGG2SJc9yN4RQc7Y-KzrlPcPNV5SaugIRWXavklANJ4wb9Fvw28yi7RkZlEEnGzMB70EyO9mkXKQl9Eh2nEc3F2UOJkS-W9uMjPbf83o_KHx/s1600/P1010009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokdU1EpmoJFSwb8kdMiCBUHUmWih6D7t0BGG2SJc9yN4RQc7Y-KzrlPcPNV5SaugIRWXavklANJ4wb9Fvw28yi7RkZlEEnGzMB70EyO9mkXKQl9Eh2nEc3F2UOJkS-W9uMjPbf83o_KHx/s320/P1010009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
We had a blast at Universal Studios!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzr3HJvkSmTK6GSTA78-H1p1F39QE7GVsF_ru2C_TgYMRVHFgKmrJavSBfA1ya1S92E0vtSuK8og9d27NJ0lhxUbTgYMOyWMuugmHtRlS9v1v6MFu_E158G7ykmXZpt6UKezS24SsOEgt/s1600/P1010031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzr3HJvkSmTK6GSTA78-H1p1F39QE7GVsF_ru2C_TgYMRVHFgKmrJavSBfA1ya1S92E0vtSuK8og9d27NJ0lhxUbTgYMOyWMuugmHtRlS9v1v6MFu_E158G7ykmXZpt6UKezS24SsOEgt/s320/P1010031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
My silly boys</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0MO93VfOF7Le8zZkeR5rGR2S2cHwBtHfWLshVPXG4AsCLp-ru8Et8Z5E0qBj54hrLBbyThyphenhyphen476LkMfxHw1UuPnyRddg7cCmNIAFhyphenhyphenwh4ihUAfI87NOl8QhPFxogBJqfgM9_VKTLXqL5P/s1600/P1010041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0MO93VfOF7Le8zZkeR5rGR2S2cHwBtHfWLshVPXG4AsCLp-ru8Et8Z5E0qBj54hrLBbyThyphenhyphen476LkMfxHw1UuPnyRddg7cCmNIAFhyphenhyphenwh4ihUAfI87NOl8QhPFxogBJqfgM9_VKTLXqL5P/s320/P1010041.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
Waiting for the show to start</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSyoW6IQPwbenGlkBvN6yiUbjQUGsWtIMcwYFX8dg6ydEpd1a5xeSbjC_ldsGZkubR46x7lxj_UBDVfJpybNg2oTs1nVCoEI3f5yrv2yoI4OzEOXMR91BvwOgymQimSy3hGU2pvnUKT4Y/s1600/P1010073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSyoW6IQPwbenGlkBvN6yiUbjQUGsWtIMcwYFX8dg6ydEpd1a5xeSbjC_ldsGZkubR46x7lxj_UBDVfJpybNg2oTs1nVCoEI3f5yrv2yoI4OzEOXMR91BvwOgymQimSy3hGU2pvnUKT4Y/s320/P1010073.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-33179128313480800452011-10-10T02:44:00.000-04:002011-10-10T02:44:17.816-04:00Flora and FaunaYou see all kinds of unique animals and plants here....<br />
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There are monkeys everywhere. They hang out on telephone wires and trees and if you are not careful they will get in your house. They are the Malaysian version of a squirrel!<br />
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I have no idea what this thing is except that they seem fond of mud puddles.</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQIi10U_9RvcYsiGs8KkHtXseqlXQo8NqDJ_h94M_hO9QVSakN91CecSE6Kv0LfYIVWjs5SXDJ4ZNWJuV-IsWu566hzJ0OERdhXfTeuBMVH3kLJOFWl28836VHOt0e_8o8PyYcm7bw1hy/s1600/P1000407.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQIi10U_9RvcYsiGs8KkHtXseqlXQo8NqDJ_h94M_hO9QVSakN91CecSE6Kv0LfYIVWjs5SXDJ4ZNWJuV-IsWu566hzJ0OERdhXfTeuBMVH3kLJOFWl28836VHOt0e_8o8PyYcm7bw1hy/s320/P1000407.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "fish spa" is another fun Penang treat. You stick your feet in an aquarium full of fish and they bite at your feet until they are silky smooth. Weird but fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Giant mushrooms as big as my hand on our campus.</div><div align="center"><br />
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So they stick this paper tube in your ear and light it on fire and it draws all the wax out of your ear which is kind of gross but still really fun. Kyle said it felt really weird but it didn't hurt. He was slightly alarmed by the smoke though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Alex decided to get in on the act.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A few pics of my gorgeous Indian princess!</div><br />
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The even more fun part is that they had this big release party and fashion show and everyone who is anyone in Penang was there. Now I am no one important but I KNOW important people...or at least I know people who know important people. <br />
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My friend Ailee went to high school with a girl who is now a bigwig with Coach in Asia and she threw this whole shindig and invited Ailee plus one. Ailee's husband would rather jab his eyeballs out with hot pokers than go to a fashion show so I got to be her plus one!<br />
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It was so fun. There were models and glamorous people and reporters everywhere! They kept taking pics of me and Ailee mostly because I was literally the only white person there. :) Our picture ended up in a fashion magazine here in Malaysia!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> This is a store where you can buy all those bangles that they wear. It was so much fun looking at all the pretty things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A typical roadside stand selling Indian spices for cooking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> All the streets in this area look exactly like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM42tAXajCRFiSzCpDo4o6b8IFqPU90nzf0SPXlOAGZPOT9eSVTLYtcJXJtdxb4tDpgwt2yPO9vcGGdtAIrXj7OMXP1TZb4CrTgqIsRr3ZnEb4zEoEcnaImjLsX0hm4aEmtHfddYdsavr/s1600/P1000659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM42tAXajCRFiSzCpDo4o6b8IFqPU90nzf0SPXlOAGZPOT9eSVTLYtcJXJtdxb4tDpgwt2yPO9vcGGdtAIrXj7OMXP1TZb4CrTgqIsRr3ZnEb4zEoEcnaImjLsX0hm4aEmtHfddYdsavr/s320/P1000659.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Prema picking out the best fabric for my sari and the little old Indian woman who owned the store.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sari shopping is serious business here!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The end result. Prema did a great job picking everything out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Checking out the menu at our favorite Lebanese restaurant...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My handsome boy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My other handsome boy out in front of the restaurant (and check out that double rainbow in the background!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Prema and her two beautiful daughters. Prema is Natalie's nanny and she is like family to us.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-16901798605591079472011-09-11T23:35:00.003-04:002011-09-11T23:38:27.951-04:00Chinese New YearThis was our second Chinese New Year since moving here and it was just as loud and just as fun as previous years! Of course, after two weeks of nightly fireworks, it started to get old. :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think this is supposed to be Confucious? He gave my kids chocolate "gold" coins at the mall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This was fun to watch. These guys were doing this act where they balance this huge flag on their forehead and then toss it back to the next guy who catches it on his forehead. Why? Who knows. But it was cool.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The yearly Lion Dance</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is called the Luminous Dragon Dance. This picture definitely does not do it justice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-64695157823619324522011-09-11T23:34:00.004-04:002011-09-11T23:34:43.794-04:00Staff RetreatEvery year Dalat holds a two-day staff retreat right before 2nd semester. I loathe group retreats of any kind. I am an introvert (but I play an extrovert on TV). I don't like skits, or role-playing, or silly games where you have to carry an egg on a spoon. I am the perennial party-pooper. But the retreat is mandatory and seeing as how I am one of the principals, I need to be there. <br />
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Once there I decided that if I was going to be forced to play goofy games in teams with other adults, then by golly my team was going to WIN. I may not be social but I AM competitive. :)<br />
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One trivia game, one impromptu skit, and one cake-decorating contest later... and my team emerges victorious!!<br />
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There is also this little show they put on for you where this guy who obviously needs an MRI purposely provokes the cobras so they will spread their hoods and bare their fangs all for the entertainment of tourists. Seriously? I found myself wondering if he actually applied for this job or if it is some sort of work-release program? <br />
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Either way, it was both fascinating and terrifying to be inches away from poisonous snakes.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yep, that's a poisonous snake...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this us standing ridiculously close to it</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Uh, ya think?</div><br />
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So we rented out the community center. Four huge turkeys, mounds of mashed potatos, countless desserts and YES, my famous cornbread stuffing (we had to special order corn meal) later...<br />
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What a great day. My favorite moment was with this one family who had recently arrived from Texas and they were feeling pretty lost. When the saw the cornbread stuffing their faces lit up. Food from home! It was such a blessing to be able to do this. We said a prayer over the meal and then gave a charge to all the new people that next year they would pay it forward too.<br />
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<em>The name translates into "row of lamps". It involves the lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil to signify the triumph of good over evil. All the celebrants wear new clothes and share sweets and snacks with family members and friends. </em><br />
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<em>It commemorates the return of Lord Rama, along with Sita and Lakshmana, from his 14-year-long exile and vanquishing the demon-king Ravana. In joyous celebration of the return of their king, the people of Ayodhya, the Capital of Rama, illuminated the kingdom with earthen diyas and burst firecrackers. The festival starts with Dhanteras on which most Indian business communities begin their financial year. The second day of the festival, Naraka Chaturdasi, marks the vanquishing of the demon Naraka by Lord Krishna and his wife Satyabhama. Amavasya, the third day of Deepawali, marks the worship of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth in her most benevolent mood, fulfilling the wishes of her devotees. Amavasya also tells the story of Lord Vishnu, who in his dwarf incarnation vanquished the Bali, and banished him to Patala. It is on the fourth day of Deepawali, Kartika Shudda Padyami, that Bali went to patala and took the reins of his new kingdom in there. The fifth day is referred to as Yama Dvitiya (also called Bhai Dooj), and on this day sisters invite their brothers to their homes.</em><br />
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What's most interesting to me about this holiday is the number Christian Indians that celebrate it. Although it is most definitely a Hindu religious holiday in origin, Indians of all stripes celebrate it. Kind of reminds me of Christmas in America. We were invited to a Deepavali celebration at the house of a man named Balu. He works at Dalat and we were the only westerners there.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Look at my awesome students singing at the christmas concert!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BOdAp_Iv6nlK5GGHBbyyt0RdjyugsR2fV1l0vJD0_sXXlJ8R4e_9g99nDN10ehJUgZroH5fiqOaNdYgRSFIn5K7jhoU2Vu2Mqv1WGMMOiCKsQhTLk3JKhyFbxe1286CRK5Q6eIgDf0qG/s1600/IMG_1248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9BOdAp_Iv6nlK5GGHBbyyt0RdjyugsR2fV1l0vJD0_sXXlJ8R4e_9g99nDN10ehJUgZroH5fiqOaNdYgRSFIn5K7jhoU2Vu2Mqv1WGMMOiCKsQhTLk3JKhyFbxe1286CRK5Q6eIgDf0qG/s320/IMG_1248.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And caroling around the campus... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoji9YV8xcBkE6G_eQYLhhacFTyZ5rBGO0H5JxJt4Db5irZCJz2FuYKYaLg_Wp9u24rKZsrxpzPFM_L3D4K39ITPpxvmgYLN4RfneVi11hn5cWzriGpY6w__yHSLc9AeXi4otmHMdAJTHm/s1600/IMG_1269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoji9YV8xcBkE6G_eQYLhhacFTyZ5rBGO0H5JxJt4Db5irZCJz2FuYKYaLg_Wp9u24rKZsrxpzPFM_L3D4K39ITPpxvmgYLN4RfneVi11hn5cWzriGpY6w__yHSLc9AeXi4otmHMdAJTHm/s320/IMG_1269.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Alex in the church's christmas play but NOT happy about it!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our second annual christmas gingerbread house making day...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the Chinn family.</div><br />
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</div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-63522580523073930592011-09-11T23:31:00.000-04:002011-09-11T23:31:29.457-04:00The Things They Carried...Malaysians amaze me with the amount of things they are able to load onto one motorbike and still be able to drive it. Families of five, ladders, livestock, flammable items, small businesses... you name it- they can load it onto a motorbike and off they go!<br />
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</div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016270672553000129.post-84271462990876745012010-10-24T22:35:00.000-04:002010-10-24T22:35:38.422-04:00The Odyssey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOjbe80YW-W_o4VOZzPcApElPX10evGn9CWVeqcbHTPEmf1eBNxDrrcBAtgXyJDbcm1rLcJNYO6VCOVri8XNsHLyODR2ZTxNwPvAd8_kSOF6xlPO49h9XKIORfT8gKliI6QpJombK67pv/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>So even though Natalie's adoption is final in the eyes of the Malaysian government, the U.S. government is still not convinced. So we had to travel to the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur (capitol of Malaysia) to file a bazillion documents and get fingerprinted and what-not so we can get U.S. citizenship for Natalie. We had a 4 day weekend so we decided it was a good time to go and we would just make it a mini-vacation since there is so much to do in KL. <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Since Natalie has no passport we could not fly there and no one in their right mind drives there (the traffic makes New York look deserted and it costs more in gas and tolls then it would to fly!), and the train takes way too long so people here suggested we take their "double-decker luxury liner bus" system. I was skeptical to say the least. But I am here to recant. It was fabulous. Air-conditoned, reclining seats, movies, lunch served, the works. Very impressive and very inexpensive in comparison. <br />
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The boys brought a bag of treats to eat on the 4 hour trip and proceeded to consume them all in the first 15 minutes. John read, and me and the baby slept. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We stayed at the KL Flamingo hotel, which is NOT as nice as it looks in pictures...sigh. It was nice enough I suppose but I also learned a new lesson about hotels in Malaysia... they come with one king bed OR two twin beds. That's it. I assumed (silly me) that they would have the option of two queens but "no can la". So we got a roll away bed put in the room. John slept on that and I slept in the king with all 3 kids...and I use the term "slept" lightly as you can only get so much sleep with 3 kids rolling all over you.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">That night we had a wonderful time as we got to go to OUTBACK Steakhouse. Doesn't seem like a big deal, I know. But when you live in a country where a third of the population considers cows too holy to eat, getting a good steak dinner is next to impossible. And seeing as how we are carnivores, we were excited (although it took 40 minutes in a taxi to go 3 miles with a taxi driver who sounded like he was choking on a fur ball the whole time and apparently lives in his taxi as Kyle had to move the guy's laundry out of the way in order to sit down).</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The next morning we decided to go see the KL Tower since our embassy appointment wasn't until 2pm. The KL Tower is the 6th tallest building in the world at nearly 1300 ft. We went to the observation deck on the 85th floor and we got a breathtaking view of all of KL including the famous Petronas Towers and all of the SMOG.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Natalie looked so beautiful that morning...all dressed up for her big day at the embassy...but by the time they finally saw us she was fed up.... pulled her hair bow out, yanked off her frilly socks and tried to eat them and filled her diaper in such a way that it CLEARED the waiting room in protest for having been stuck in a stroller for hours. Yikes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4yOF-q0RF9Pe6OvXkd70yBC_xei7BFEmXspoF6UbdPa8frLyZN0R-TFVx0FZBeRx4DAeHkX2Q-Oml_Bptb_Ly819FKWHnY5v30w1zk-q_8r4Ougk-W2lCXrFA4KTkmPizaEHnoBV1VJP/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4yOF-q0RF9Pe6OvXkd70yBC_xei7BFEmXspoF6UbdPa8frLyZN0R-TFVx0FZBeRx4DAeHkX2Q-Oml_Bptb_Ly819FKWHnY5v30w1zk-q_8r4Ougk-W2lCXrFA4KTkmPizaEHnoBV1VJP/s320/IMG_0857.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">The embassy trip was a disaster. They were so unorganized. At first they said they couldn't see us and we would have to come back. I threw a fit of course so they ended up seeing us. But the lady doing our fingerprints had no idea what she was doing and I had ink all over me that needed a belt sander to get it off. But in the end we got all the paperwork filed so now we wait.....</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">On day three we took the kids to the science center in KLCC. It was nice to go do something fun and put the embassy fiasco behind us. Even Natalie was in a good mood!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5FDxnp8NgOOWvCm6c6pxiZvBvNEAp83Zl183XavfQ3Uv81oKAERTV7Vz7CgXDWTLi0xgCE-E3eteE896bwI5CQPa_CqkfefEfJ5MVh0SBAOBActvgwrhtm-0_7dYRx0WJou-7tSfwbaV/s1600/IMG_0912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5FDxnp8NgOOWvCm6c6pxiZvBvNEAp83Zl183XavfQ3Uv81oKAERTV7Vz7CgXDWTLi0xgCE-E3eteE896bwI5CQPa_CqkfefEfJ5MVh0SBAOBActvgwrhtm-0_7dYRx0WJou-7tSfwbaV/s320/IMG_0912.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The place had a great dinosaur exhibit although as young earth creationists it gave us lots of things to discuss with our kids ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a great space station simulation....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Houston we have a problem...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9otVIkQyT4hXk1GrU6417-EAAANF6DSH5mp0jpT-NzPIr1-AdCvT5JBj7EryeGkJA9AujrjLabUQw6wyQ_8p5BSOwUNqwigWyOMgens_Lx-Re2FoJBHD39HdGhBEhgQkWaPj1rnqsgHxP/s1600/IMG_0958.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9otVIkQyT4hXk1GrU6417-EAAANF6DSH5mp0jpT-NzPIr1-AdCvT5JBj7EryeGkJA9AujrjLabUQw6wyQ_8p5BSOwUNqwigWyOMgens_Lx-Re2FoJBHD39HdGhBEhgQkWaPj1rnqsgHxP/s320/IMG_0958.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is how the astronauts sleep!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And they had fun playing with the virtual art exhibits...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sk9VBPBZzHG_OV4sJ5poIj0pr45QF53KZXqRJimYXSIQJcT97TFeIKHv1SHyyYzPhoWxQvnJg7uz5UgWimOqixa7u-Glu0m7z7kAIaLFax3Ei2zux75hIGauCqOnmuwAMETEawAWBv-l/s1600/IMG_0961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Sk9VBPBZzHG_OV4sJ5poIj0pr45QF53KZXqRJimYXSIQJcT97TFeIKHv1SHyyYzPhoWxQvnJg7uz5UgWimOqixa7u-Glu0m7z7kAIaLFax3Ei2zux75hIGauCqOnmuwAMETEawAWBv-l/s320/IMG_0961.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a fabulous lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen inside this beautiful, enormous mall called the Suria KLCC Then we did some shopping. It was a great day. The next morning we headed back to Penang. We were all exhausted...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Soccer season is under way! Dalat has never had a team at the elementary level so we are all pretty excited. Last week we just did a scrimmage and Alex scored the only goal. That’s my boy.</div><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd7X4U7ke7fmRr53M0UXKV9_Jq2kiA4DmLCJ50h8jQ9ILhWnlq7Ek16Cuy_NnLv2VaT-bppVZJjz9sRS4ptOcFko60HttgRGDxl-Onp81tFvKD02iujGLMqTRgwfegrVWipVGvPiNSMMJ/s1600/IMG_9074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd7X4U7ke7fmRr53M0UXKV9_Jq2kiA4DmLCJ50h8jQ9ILhWnlq7Ek16Cuy_NnLv2VaT-bppVZJjz9sRS4ptOcFko60HttgRGDxl-Onp81tFvKD02iujGLMqTRgwfegrVWipVGvPiNSMMJ/s320/IMG_9074.JPG" width="320" /></a>This week was our first game against another school, St Christopher. I’m not sure exactly where the communication gap occurred but when they showed up I was surprised to say the least. Our lower elementary team full of 1st and 2nd graders was paired against their girl team from 5th and 6th grade! So we had all these little 6yo boys playing against these amazon-ish girls. We were not sure what to do at first but they were already there and so were we so we went ahead with it. Well, as expected, they kicked our butts but we gave them a run for their money! </div><br />
They were expecting it to be not only an easy win but they were going to crush us. Well imagine their surprise when a bunch of little kids scored on them (Alex got the assist..woo hoo!).<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What I also realized is that I am one of those obnoxious soccer moms who stomps around and yells and shakes her head in disgust. I am officially a poor loser. LOL Next week we play Uplands and those snotty British kids are going DOWN…oops, there I go again!</div>The Fischer Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09255456281627831442noreply@blogger.com1