Sayonara till Xmas Eve's Eve.

For the next 2 weeks, the illustrious, multi-talented, prolific, highly-intelligent, remarkable, poet-laureate author of this incredibly entertaining, witty, wonderful, insightful and enthralling blog will be away at Outward Bound School Lumut…there to pour her heart, soul and blood to serve her country and all the young Malaysians who are fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to attend this highly renowned establishment.

Yes, readers. For 14 days and nights, she shall be braving blood-sucking leeches, impossibly mountainous jungle paths, wild ferocious monkeys, abysmal deep waters, the stagnant waters of the mining pool and the thousands upon millions of armies of mosquitoes.

Yes. She will do it all coupled with a smile upon her face because she believes in her heart of hearts that

Who will join us now at Outward Bound?
Who will join us now to serve our land?
Work to be more worthy, sons of her,
Come now let us all unite,
Serve and Strive in this noble fight.

Spirit of Love, Toil and Sacrifice,
Spirit of Love, Toil and Sacrifice,
Spirit of Love…Spiriiit of Lurrrve,
Come to us now and bless us.

Yes. She will do all this gladly from the bottom of her heart because somewhere along the lines, her soul was touched by the angels that resided within that magnificent school. Either that, or there’s some serious brain-washing shit going on in.

But no matter. Her time has come. The bus leaves at 10.45am on a Saturday morning and there she shall stay till she returns all brown-skinned, blue-blacked, mosquitoe-bite-pocked, frizzy-haired and most importantly, Skinny.

Yes, dear readers. It is time for us to say our good-byes. May we meet again two weeks down the road.

..To the land beyond the dusky skies..