KL

Hello again,

Last time I wrote I was in Malaysia, exactly two weeks ago. In two weeks I’ve done 5 or so test/quizzes/midterms and 3 group assignments, given two presentations and I am now certified PADI Open Water Diver. So you could say I’ve been kinda busy. :)

Start with Malaysia. I really didn’t expect to have as much fun there as we ended up having. We met our local friends for dinner and few drinks on Monday and they really showed us a great time. They even arranged us to go back to hotel with a car and a driver. That’s a first. And we got back to Phuket on Tuesday, even though we missed our flight – you should always check your ticket confirmation for flight details! ;) I wasn’t really even a big problem, we just had to buy new tickets which set us back around 40€ each. Ouch.

The rest of the week I was pretty tied up with school stuff. On Friday we saw the Simon Cabaret show on Patong, it was very glittery and confusing – but fun none the less. Saturday I spend to Kata Beach making sure my friend would be at least a little jealous of my tan when I get back home and in the evening we returned to Patong for a beer or two. And on Sunday I had to spend a beautiful sunny day indoors doing school related things.

If you come to study in Thailand, be prepared to do a lot of group work. The only subjects that don’t have group assignments are Thai Language and Thai Cooking. It is a great way to learn things but takes a lot of time and effort. This week I’ve studied child labor in the football industry for Intl. Business class, ASEAN – China free trade agreement for Intl. Economics and I’ve done job descriptions for our fictional travel agency (Human Resources Management). And to top that off – three tests. Well, four if you count the PADI OWD test that I passed today. :D

Diving is awesome, you should definitely at least try it once. We did two dives on Saturday and two more today. It really is like jumping into and aquarium with brightly colored fish and coral and things to see everywhere. And when you don’t have to focus on breathing or not floating to the surface, you can really enjoy what you see. I even saw a little yellow sea horse today at 18 meters below. Pretty cool, huh? :)

Promise I’ll write more next week! Maybe something about transportation or food or everyday things like that. I only have four days of school and Friday off, so we’re probably going somewhere for the weekend as well.

-Anu

PS. I have no idea where have all my pictures disappeared from the blog. I’ll try to find out and add some more as well.