Leaving Home

well this is the first real message for my blog, i think ive got it all sorted out. Today is the 15th of may and in about 12 hours ill be on the plane to kuala lumpar, exciting stuff, ill be in malaysia for 4 days, really dont know what to expect- like what climate, how expensive things are etc. So thatll be cool, i like going to new places and experiencing new cultures and meeting new people and the like...so fun times ahead. I havnt even left oz yet and already ive had a few hiccups, such as my dad somehow losing my plane ticket when he was looking at it...a tad unlucky there, as it is quite and important travel document. believe it or not. I got a phone call this morning from a mate, whos picking me up from kuala lumpar airport, wondering where i was, as they had been waiting for an hour already, somehow the dates got confused and she was a day early. and on top of that i think ive just got the flu, not the best start to an overseas trip. Hopefully its not a sign of things to come, and today wont set a pattern of bad luck for the next 18 months. see how we go. So apart from that, it still hasnt really sunk in yet that im leaving in a matter of hours,havent fully packed yet- but everything is coming together alright. Really looking forward to whats in store for the future, im sure there will be some great adventures down the road. to everyones whos reading this, keep posted, ill try and write weekly...feel free to throw in a comment or 2, or hit me back via email. beaden7@hotmail.com. cheers guys, have a good one :) andyb