Back! Sigh..

A lot has happened.. and are still happening.

Our flight journey was good. As usual, being in ... they serve extra food and let us sleep comfortably. His mom and brother came to send him off together with our friend. Whereas on my side are the usual, Ma, Mak, Makcha, Kak Long, Kak Fatan and my immediate family, Mama, Papa and Abg but excluding Adik (at school). Papa were to catch another flight to Kuantan the same night but at a later time. We flew on a week-night so there were no kids (my nephews and nieces) playing around and throwing tantrums. Instead, phone calls were non-stop. Mai and her mom came earlier to pass me her letter to be posted to uni. Makcha bought a bear and famous amos cookies. And as usual, before we get checked-in, papa pulled me aside and filled me in with very few but powerful words. As he predicted, I couldn't stop the tears. My heart just went on and on, baby..

And as I took his hand and left, the whole experience was something I've not expected nor imagined. I know I left Ma with a note of "help", as I'd call it. Makcha and Mak were there to hear it too. So all I can do right now is hope. And like he once said, the only thing that kills me.

So it's been almost 2 weeks since we departed Msia. We bought few things to help him settle in.. plus some things to help ME settle down. But all in all, everything's good. We went to Aunty Bedah's place the other day to introduce him to her. She cooked us dinner and we brought pictures from e-day and we hung out til late. Such a dear old lady. Lina and Majid are coming back from Saudi for good! That's incredibly good news for her and she has plan to go "jalan-jalan" with them. They'll be here around end of next month, I suppose.

An update on his research work.
His supervisor is on a week leave from the day he registers. dang.
Went to his department yesterday to meet his co-supervisor. For a couple of days he has been making fun of the people in there. He had went to his department once before when I had my briefing work. According to him, they talk incredibly slow and swarm around you like you're a species to be analyse and poked at. And as my first time in his department, I found out yesterday.. that he was right! Sigh. Welcome to the complexity research world of sciences. (i glanced through prof. bates's white board while he was dicussing matters. the things he wrote up there, yikes..!) Oh no, b.. we are SO going to go out every weekend and s.o.c.i.a.l.i.z.e =) i can make sure of that one.

We bought a TV today. After much contemplation and discussion and looking around.

I'll be starting work tomorrow.
And v-day is coming soon..