Somethings work better in KL
On Saturday I lfinally found a birthday card for Doug that wasn't overly sentimental or horribly cute. Today, birthday card in hand, I set out for the campus post office. The line probably had twenty students, and they appeared to be ooked like they weren't just buying stamps. The Postal Services Web Site claims they offer 139 services. The line wasn't as long as the one pictured at http://malaysiansnapshots.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-crowd-at-malaysian-post-office.html No queueing machine such those at KL's banks and post office, so I went back to my office with Doug's birthday card. The Malaysian class meets tomorrow morning. I'll test my hypothesis that the queue is short in the morning, although the linked picture does not give me hope.
Doug's birthday is Sunday. The bell tower at NC State will be lighted red in my honor and to celebrate his birthday. I chose the date, so even though it doesn't have official sanction you can think of it as celebrating Doug's birthday. If you wish you can e-mail Doug a birthday greeting or add a comment here - since he surely won't receive a card from his wife by Sunday.
Doug's birthday is Sunday. The bell tower at NC State will be lighted red in my honor and to celebrate his birthday. I chose the date, so even though it doesn't have official sanction you can think of it as celebrating Doug's birthday. If you wish you can e-mail Doug a birthday greeting or add a comment here - since he surely won't receive a card from his wife by Sunday.
posted by Liz at
4:21 PM
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The lines and service delivery remind me of your comment in Lubeck, Germany on the morning the Euro was introduced. Despite years of preparation, the prices in the store windows were still in DM (deutschmark). The comment was related to an ancient Chinese saying "The mountains are high and the Emperor is far away"
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July 14, 2008 at 10:49 PM
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