The expat cat adventures

Dreaming, a photo by coach_stacey on Flickr.

Poor Kopi-o is dreaming away beside my keyboard and little does he know we are planning to take a trip abroad and his little world will be very different for a few weeks. I looked at every possible option for what to do with him while we are away but to be honest none of them really work. Even with someone coming in twice a day to feed him that means he's still got 22 solitary hours a day to miss his family. It's hardly fair. My mother suggested we try to have someone house sit or have him stay with another family while we are gone (and I'm perfectly prepared to pay room and board.) So far no dice so I'm appealing to our expat readers on our blog. Would you like to take care of this little furball for a few weeks? Comment on this post w your email address (don't worry I won't publish comments w email addresses in them) and I'll send along the dates and details to see if it's a good fit.

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Success! Kopi-o has a homestay set up with a very keen foster cat mommy.

Joel's [Annual] Post

FYI:

I raced my mountain bike today in Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Something I do frequently with my fellow expat and Singaporean friends.
The race was hosted at the Sales Gallery, a glass box in the middle of a field where happy young first-time property owners will congregate to be wowed into purchasing a condo between a freeway, high powered electrical lines, and a pretty nice looking hill adorned with classic radio towers ( why are there always two? ) poking out of its top.

Deep dark secrets of the frequent flyer

Joel and I have both adopted some systems over the past few years that make flying easier. Here are a few of our coping strategies and helpful things that have benefited us along the way.