Malaysia Truly Asia . . .

. . . the mountains and the sea. Malaysia Truly Asia. We are guessing that many of you have never heard this little ditty, but for at least the past 9 months this jingle has been a highlight of a commercial promoting tourism in Malaysia and has aired regularly on CNN World. When Jeff returned from Saudi Arabia before our wedding he sang this song non-stop, and I had no clue why he was singing about Malaysia. He told me about the commercial and about how it was on all the time and also about how it was just one of those jingles that sticks in your head. After hearing Jeff sing it all through our honeymoon I was curious if I would ever hear the actual version (as opposed to Jeff's rendition). Well luck would have it that as soon as we arrived in South Korea I too got to join in on the Malaysia Truly Asia fun. And let me tell you I started singing the song just as often as Jeff had been! Since then we have seen the commercial on a regular basis in both South Korea and Russia. In case you are interested in seeing it, you can access it here. Just select "TVC - Malaysia(30's)" from the drop-down menu under the "Europe/America Campaign." Disclaimer: Jeff and I take no responsibility if the song gets stuck in your head!

So I am sure you are wondering why I am writing about a commercial (or you are wondering why I won't just state the obvious), but Jeff and I are heading out to Malaysia. Actually that is not true, Jeff is already in Malaysia, and I am heading out there tomorrow. When we left Russia we thought we were heading back to Ulsan, South Korea at the end of April, but when Jeff went back to work we learned that in fact we were heading out to Malaysia . . . in four days. Unfortunately, those who know my legal side know that I have been trying to schedule a time to get officially sworn in as an attorney since I was in Korea during the mass admission ceremony. After nearly six months of trying to get the swearing in scheduled I was slated to get sworn in at the exact time we were slated to leave for Malaysia. Obviously I couldn't miss this meeting, and unfortunately Jeff couldn't delay his departure, so Jeff flew out without me last Tuesday. Since I knew there was no immediate reason for me to leave I decided to book a flight to visit my parents in South Carolina for a week and then fly out to Malaysia. I returned from South Carolina last night and leave for Malaysia tomorrow morning.

I haven't been able to talk to Jeff much since he left, but if Malaysia is anything like the commercials I think we are in for one heck of a good time!

Oh, and as a side note, we promise a Moscow blog soon, but as you can imagine things have been a little chaotic around here!