"Just wait 5 minutes..."

My gosh, but you know you're in Canberra when even in the summer you need to have your heater on! Yes, the cold welcomed us quite immediately. People often think that the south of Australia, such as Tasmania, would bear the frigid temperatures. But those in Canberra know better :) Cos the close-to 20 degrees difference day to night is something to get used to.

Almost a week in since we left Sabah, and Kimo is now feeling his first few pangs of homesickness aka longing for Sabah. We accidentally elicited this from him today. I had played a typical Sabahan tape in the car this aftern,oon as we went to file our application for housing at the realtor's. Suddenly Kimo said, "We must go back to Sabah this July, okay Mama? I miss Dodu (Grandma)".

The cold, housing, Kimo... in the early days still in our adjustment period. Soon, we'll be in our own place instead of this short-term rental. And all too soon, we'll experience once again the hum-drum of our life here. Then, one day, all these will end, just as my studies will... and a new chapter begins once again... beckoning us to pack up once again and set sail for distant shores...