Savor the Moment.

Being an international school brat, I've collected great friends throughout the years from all corners of the globe. One of my closest friends is a funny Australian guy with an easy smile and laid back attitude. In high-school, he'd walk my sister and I home after class, invite me over for pig-out eating sessions and have Karen and I laughing hysterically at his dry wit and great sense of humor.

Even after he left for Kuwait, and I to the United States, we were able to keep in contact through e-mails, letters and phone calls. Eight years have passed since those long conversations on my porch, but somehow I always knew I would see him again.

Back in August, Joel casually mentioned that his best friend was getting married in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I jumped at the chance to see him, and made arrangements to return to Asia. (This is before I quit my job and became a professional jet-setter.) I never thought that those two weeks would lead me to meeting new awesome friends while catching up with a slew of old ones. I'll remember the late night treks to the hawker stalls for food, the mango mornings, the shopping trips, the disastrously funny nights out, everything.

Anyway, here's a couple of great photos of Joel and I from the trip. Mr. Staples is the most photogenic man I know, which is ironic since he's studying to be a photographer. But now at least I have current photos, instead of ones from when we were 14. (Unfortunately, he still wears those stupid shorts - although he's starting to branch out into *gasp* trousers!)

More from Malaysia... miss you all!

Riani

PS. I'll be blogging about my adventures in the next couple of days, I've been under the radar because I wanted to enjoy the company of those around me. I'll try to catch up now, so thanks for your patience.



Joel and I hanging out together at the cocktail hour a couple days before the wedding. The dress is from redrummurder, and I love it. I've developed quite a dress fetish in the last couple of weeks, and the collection keeps growing!


Joel and I out with the wedding party for dinner at some steakhouse. I had yummy lamb, while Joel had fish... The dinner was outside (which alarmed me at first) but I think I'm finally getting used to the heat here.


Here's another dress that I acquired from Eclipse, which I thought was amazing. Joel, Karen and I went out to Alexis for dinner and had an amazing time. I highly recommend the restaurant for its great ambiance and excellent food.