Friday's Accomplishments

Fridays seem to be the day when things come together. I had a pretty full day and felt like I accomplished a lot on all fronts - syllabus nearly done, a conversation with a faculty colleague that will be useful as the research evolves, lunch with another colleague who gave lost of useful logistic advice (such as where the gym is and when it is opened), and I "signed up" for Malaysian I. It is probably too elementary, but I don't want to commit to a higher level class. The class meets on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 8-10, which cuts into convenient times to call the US

It is 29 degrees and 75% humidity - I was disappointed to learn that 29 is equivalent to 86. It feels much, much hotter. weather.com puts the temperature as equivalent to 96, which feels about right. I am planning to head for George Town and Little India tomorrow - I hope the heat lets up a bit. At lunch I was told that there is a night market on Saturday nights near campus, so that will probably add to my weekend's outings.