Eating the Elephant

Well it appears the cat is well and truly out of the bag and we can now officially announce that the Moggys are off on another adventure!  Come November we will be packing up once more and heading to Malaysia.  Kuala Lumpur to be exact!  So it's time to drag out the old blog and hopefully someone, somewhere, will find the content either useful or at the very least, have a laugh as we stumble our way through moving, settling and living in Malaysia. Hoping the blog will provide our friends and family with a bit of an insight on what we are up to as well as perhaps offering some useful information for anyone thinking of moving to Malaysia

My dad has a great saying that I have taken on board on many occasions throughout my life.  When faced with a task that appears insurmountable and you just don't know where to start, treat it like eating an elephant. Just take one bite at a time and before you know it you will be reaching for the Gaviscon as you swallow the last bite. Although six months sounds like a long time, the lead in to this move is quite condensed.  Me being the true Capricorn that I am have created a few spreadsheets/files and folders to keep track.  Nicks work continues to be busy so I have "volunteered" to cover the bulk of the organising.

So in a VERY brief summary, this is how we hope it will work.  Christopher will complete his year 12 exams in November.  He has been doing a VET course as part of his VCE for the last 2 years in Game Art and Animation. They school he attends one day a week at present have an Online Campus that offers a 2 year Advanced Diploma which he can undertake from KL.  Once we are settled we will need to find a local course that he can do in person  (both Monash and Swinburne Universities have campuses here!) to ensure he has an opportunity to interact with his peers, make some friends and get out and have some fun.  Scarlett will finish (just about) year 9 before we leave.  She has been accepted at an international school in KL. Their school year is from August to June so she will re-enter year 9 in November which will give her a great opportunity to assimilate before hitting year 10 mid next year. As for me?  My employer is very supportive of me continuing my current role from KL for which I am enormously grateful.  I love what I do and am so excited that I can stay on and work with my team!

And we cant forget Alby!  Of COURSE he is coming with us!  It was a deal breaker for the kids (and me to if I'm honest!).  Alby is our eight year old miniature Labradoodle who also happens to be an absolute legend! There is a rather huge list of things to do and consider in moving him overseas and I will outline the process as it progresses.  

So that's it for now.  If you feel like following along you can subscribe via email on the bottom of the page.  I will also post to good old Facebook so you can find us there.  Wish us luck!

Dani