This country and its people are slowly growing on me. As I learn more and more Malay and grow more accustomed to and gain more understanding of their culture and habits, I find I'm getting fonder and fonder of Malaysian life. There will always be clashes, differences and frustrations for me here but I'm discovering new things to balance them out.
I leave the river lodge in 2 days and depart Malaysia in 9. The lodge is too small a world for me to survive in months on end, but then that's similar to how I was feeling on Mt Ruapehu. With more time here, that time wouldn't feel quite so precious and I'd be more inclined to take time away from the river to explore more of Borneo. I've seen appallingly little of this island relative to the amount of time I've spent here.
Put it this way: when I leave, I'm not expecting it to be a permanent farewell.
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