So i'm back from a very eye opening trip. I loved cambodia, it's people and the many experiences i had there. So i went there on a mission trip but it wasn't quite your run of the mill mission trip i guess... most people expect preaching and what not... but no... it was more i guess practical... feeding the hungry, loving the unloved.. i spent a couple of days in the tip, slums and working with street kids who are involved in begging and some in child prostitution.. it all left me with a sense of hopelessness. I almost felt guilty about leaving... BUT i plan to go back and start up something... eventually. Anyway i also spent about 4 week in malaysia.. unfortunately i was staying nowhere near most of my friends so i didn't get to meet up with most.. but i did manage to meet up with family... lots and lots of grand aunts and uncles and 2nd cousins and the sort... it almost instilled in me.. dare i say it? asian pride. haha oh the shame... which made me turn all festive and gaudy this chinese new year... upon entering our family room.. you will find there... a table of new year goodies... a must of course! and a chain of chinese paper lanterns across the rafters... never... have i felt so asian.. oh new years for me.. english new year that is.. was less "festive"... instead it was spent pushing our tuk tuk through the mud as the roads in phnom phen flooded due to torrential rain.. oh yeah... joy! anyway regardless of that.. 2008 has been brilliant..i hope it has treated you well... here's to 2009!