Living in Malaysia in 2011 is a pretty neat experience because you get to watch a country heave its way towards modernity at breakneck speeds. Malaysia is certainly not a third world country; it would be classified as a developing country. It has made a lot of progress in a short period of time and it is interesting to …
Family Time and a Trip to Oz
After a great visit with my aunts, we met up with my brother and his fiancee who are traveling in SE Asia for 3 months, in Penang for a weekend. It was fun for us to show them around our second home, Penang and the kids of course enjoyed all the extra attention. Steve & Audrey are backpacking and the …
The Aunts do Asia
After arriving back in Malaysia, we had to deal with the jet leg again including lots of night wakings. We played musical beds a lot with many different configurations in one night (Gavin and I in one bed, Gavin in the crib, Gavin in Ella’s bed….) but after a week or so, the kids were thankfully back to regular sleep …
Selamat Hari Raya
Life with Miles Miles is doing really well and we are all enjoying the newest member of our family. It has been great having my Mom here and I’m not sure what we would do without her. Miles turned 1 month the other day and is up 3 lbs from his birth weight and thriving. He is a pretty good …
Our New Family of Five – Miles is here!
The patiently waiting in Penang paid off and we welcomed the newest member of our family, Miles John Nicholson on July 18 at 6:18 pm (Malaysian time). It was a quick and exciting arrival and we are so glad he is here. The Birth The Coles notes version is that Miles was born 2 hours after I arrived in the …
Patience in Penang
I have been living in Penang now for 1.5 weeks patiently waiting for our little one to make its appearance. We are still waiting:) When I arrived in Penang last Wednesday at our rental condo with the two kids, the reality of the situation came crashing down. The kids were grouchy after a long day, I was hot and uncomfortable …