A sign prominently posted above some RHB ATM machines in Kuala Lumpur, where we gathered this past weekend for a fellow ETA’s birthday. Props to …
Jungle Gym
The first time my roommate successfully drags me to the nearby Muay Thai outdoor gym nestled in the jungle (like everything in Malaysia), the torrential …
Cutest Welcoming Performance Ever
Towards the end of orientation in January, we finally got to visit a couple of government (public) schools where we were welcomed with food, performances, …
Tioman Island
A two hour motorbike ride and a two hour ferry ride got 25 of us (half of the Malaysia ETAs) to Tioman Island to celebrate …
World Kite Festival
Fifteen other ETAs and I partook in the Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival this past weekend. Though if you didn’t look up, you would’ve thought …
Motorcycling Lessons
Friday 9pm: Our Mentors and mentors, who have been saints in helping us acclimate to Malaysia, drop off our newly-purchased motorbikes at our house. They’ll …
Contest (w/ Prize!): Name Mark’s Motorcycle!
Our mentors and other folks have been incredibly generous in helping us get around the past couple of weeks. Now that we’ve finished training and …
Happy Holidays from This Random Baby
As a holiday gift to you, I’m sharing one of my most top-secret highly-scandalous butt-kicking job-discovery tips. Here’s how you can discover lesser-known opportunities, and …
Found a Job!
The job hunt is officially over, and it looks like I won’t be sitting in a monotonous 9-5 office job after all. Upon finishing my …