"Home-coming" of Sorts

Been back in the ol' hometown of Kluang the last few days... will be here for a mere week. Been extraodinary. Relatives, church, food. Things seem to revolve around this theme with my folks here. And they're good at all three of em. =) Very good with em - trust me...

Been put to good use - mowed a lawn, had meals with amazing relations, playing catch-up. Amazing Amoy popiah at Tua-kim's - its not yer usual turnip fillings but meticulously prepared shredded bamboo shoots, and special prawn sauce... James, if you're reading this, you know what I'm talking about! And, of course, no meal with the Khoo's will be complete without the hearty, reverberant laughter and banter from their heavy-set jaws. And then there are the crowds of little second-cousins, that curiously come up to me and call me uncle... I'm the missing relation, the prodigal son that has finally come home - for a time.

Busy busy busy. Next few weeks will be a haze of weddings, dinners and lunches. Szechuan, Nongkhai, Kluang beckon - how to juggle em? Mongolian friends coming over too.