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Sunday, 28 November 2004

Give that woman a hoopak!

"Wanderlust is uniquely a kender trait, which is the fever which possesses young kender and causes them to travel the world over. Kender wander for years, settling down after they feel they have wandered down all the roads their heart desires."

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02 Apr to 04 Apr - Pulau Dayang, Malaysia (Scuba Diver Course)*

30 Apr to 02 May - Pulau Tioman, Malaysia (Advanced Scuba Diver Course)*

18 Jun to 20 Jun - Pulau Aur, Malaysia (leisure diving)

16 Jul to 19 Jul - Bangkok, Thailand (doing girly stuff and contributing to Thailand's economy)

28 Jul to 31 Jul - Bali, Indonesia (working and being bloody bored out of my mind)*

09 Aug to 09 Aug - Johor, Malaysia (doing girly stuff and contributing to Malaysia's economy)

10 Sep to 12 Sep - Pulau Aur, Malaysia (check-out dive for new equipment and near-drowning experience)

25 Sep to 02 Oct - Manado, Indonesia (leisure diving and watching fate bring two people together)**

11 Nov to 12 Nov - Kulai, Malaysia (learning how to ride a horse)

12 Nov to 15 Nov - Pulau Dayang, Malaysia (Master Scuba Diver Course)

25 Dec to 03 Jan - Sipadan, Indonesia East Malaysia*** (leisure diving and celebrating Christmas and New Year's Day away from home for the first time)

* Trips on my own
** The Event (See "A Guide to Separation Anxiety")
*** My fault. It's a wonder I didn't fail my Geography in school.


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It began with a restlessness (and itchy feet). Somewhere along the way, as her encounters began to take on more uncanny significance, and the phrase "hunting high and low" took on more literal meaning, it became a single-minded quest for her.

As for me, it often felt like faithful Samwise Gamgee following his Frodo. Heh.