February 4 2009, Wednesday: Took an early cab to JFK for my flight back to Malaysia. Jack was waiting for me at the airport. We have arranged a couple of talks in Kuala Lumpur this time. Click here.

February 5 2009, Thursday: We walked around Shinjuku for more than 3 hours. Crowded, efficient and clean here in this part of Tokyo, a city of more than 8 million people. Cash is king here as we found out that not too many establishments accept credit cards. We almost got lost heading back to our hotel in Narita. Click here.

February 6 2009, Friday: Arrived Sepang International Airport. Alan picked us up. I did not do much at my apartment on my first day in Kuala Lumpur.

February 7 2009, Saturday: Met up with some close friends of mine at Dome Cafe located in the Golden Triangle area. Golden Triangle is a prominent shopping district in Kuala Lumpur.

February 8 2009, Sunday: Jack Stanley gave a special talk to family and friends at my sister's place in Taman Tun Dr Ismail. He talked about the Titanic and Early Recordings. Click here.

February 9 2009, Monday: Had breakfast with my sister and her husband, Jeffrey Cheah. We spoke about Jack's next assignment for the Garden International School in Kuala Lumpur.

February 10 2009, Tuesday: I cannot believed that Jack was unable to join me to Hanoi. We were told that he needs a cannot obtain a visa upon arrival. Arrived in Hanoi. It was an unbelievable city. Full of bikes honking all day long. However, it was like music to my ears after a while. Click here.

February 11 2009, Wednesday: I had the sense that Hanoi is a very enterprising city. Everybody seemed to be doing something - food is the order of the day. Definitely, one of the places to look out for in the future. Click here.

February 12 2009, Thursday: It was my last day in Hanoi. I came across a nice little store, and had my curtains made for USD85. Fabric was gorgeous.

February 13 2009, Friday: Arrived back in Kuala Lumpur. Jack went to Singapore while I was In Hanoi. I did not sleep at all that night because of the ice coffee that I had earlier.

February 14 2009, Saturday: Jessica, Chin, Jack and I went to Malacca. Jessica was our tour guide for the day. It was a wonderful day trip for us as we catch up with our lives the past year. Hopefully, we can do the same thing again next year. Click here.

February 15 2009, Sunday: Today, I met with Pat and Vivien. It was really nice to catch up with them. I realized that I actually enjoyed myself so much with them this year.

February 16 2009, Monday: My dear friend Audrey took me, Jack and Sunny for a dinner at Old Town. Saw Alistair Tan earlier that day. He has retired from the Star. Click here.

February 17 2009, Tuesday: I helped Jack preparing for his talk at the Garden International School tomorrow.

February 18 2009, Wednesday: Just a lazy for us. Click here.

February 19 2009, Thursday: The talk at the Garden was successful. I'm hoping we can do this a lot more next year. Click here.

February 20 2009, Friday: Today, Jack's second speech was held at the Universiti Teknologi Mara in Shah Alam. He spoke about the media and the presidency in the US. Another success. Mission accomplished. Later, that night we went to karaokee with Jessica, Pat and Roger. Click here.

February 21 & 22 2009, Saturday & Sunday: We went to Penang with Jeffrey and sister. Penang was recently awarded world heritage site by UNESCO. Click here.

February 23 2009, Monday: We walked around Chinatown and Central Market. Click here.

February 24 2009, Tuesday: We flew back to NYC that night. Click here.

February 25 2009, Wednesday: Arrived back in NYC.