Big bags

23/6/11

Somehow my bag has swelled to about 23kg. It started at 10. Why is this? Well it could be our preponderance for buying things? Each purchase sounds like a good idea and individually it does not weigh too much but combined well it appears that I may need back surgery. My main rucksack is now packed to capacity so I hang another off the back and carry my day sack on my front. James is let off the onerous task due to the perilous condition of his back already. So what have we amassed? Additional guide books, two laptops, two laptop coolers (apparently in Asia these are needed), a bed spread, 2 pillow cases, 4 cushion covers, some new clothes and a bag of souvenirs that will form a collage. We will be glad to off load some of this to my mother… let’s just hope she does not pack too much herself! That said our shopping list of items that she will be bringing out with her may way about the same as what we want to send back so all things considered she should be ok!

So why am I blogging about my bag well it’s time to pack the dam thing again as it’s our last day in Kuala Lumpar. Another night train awaits but not till 11.30 so with time to burn and a dislike of the heat of the city we follow the masses to a shopping mall with both AC and a cinema. The film we plump for is actually very funny. Yes it’s over acted and yes the explosions would kill everyone in a 3 mile radius but the film does not take its self seriously so predictably I begin to hoot with laughter. The Malaysians titter so James embarrassment is more significant than usual. Oh to have a normal husband?

On the return trip we pass through china town market and decide that it’s time we had some more bargains (yes I know the bag is already full). I purchase a pair of jeans in anticipation of being in Oz and James an agree birds tee-shirt as this is the country of devoted any birds players. This month they even had a 24 hour angry bird’s relay competition. If only we had known- James would have been in heaven.

At the allotted hour we board the overnight train, oversized chimpisam occurs as usual and we drift off to sleep whilst traveling to Singapore.