IT'S BEEN A LONG FIRST DAY IN KUCHING (literally 'cat' in malay), unaided by the fact that i slept so little last night (if the pillow was hard, the mattress was even harder). woke up @ a quarter to eight and left the "hotel" (AKA bed & breakfastless) shortly thereafter. after sitting around most of the day, watching gaya give session after session in bahasa malay (interspersed w/ kaya toast breaks, mixing w/ attendants and making a skype video tutorial--in malay of course: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8iCjebLnKg) it was my turn to assist in the closing presentation as technologist/expert-on-all-things-clickable. the good news is that the participants (from rural and indigenous communities from around sarawak and sabah) seemed to learn a lot and showed great enthusiasm (@ one point breaking into a traditional sarawak sing-along). it's 10:30 now and we're just packing up, chewing on rambutan (the original 'hairy' fruit). tomorrow promises to be much more tolerable. i'd say more but i'm far too drained to indulge in further pleasantries. time to kick back 'n relax... i've got just the thing:
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