Peeing In The Bush by Adeline Loh (MPH)

it was a book recommended by my colleague in Facebook,

the title was super intriguing, peeing in the bush,

im not a guy, i cant aim like they do,

i was wondering what in the world was she going on about?

and also intrigued by the fact that she's Malaysian,

and honestly i DO NOT remember reading any

Malaysian authored adventure book, YET.

so i really really wanna get it.

being very kiasu in purchasing a book i may not enjoy,

i googled and cant seem to find a lot related to it back then,

try googling on IMAGE with the book title,

see what you get and you know what i mean.

STILL i know i must get it, maybe because i've been

DREAMING ABOUT AFRICA for the longest time,

and South America..... SCOTTY we gotta go there pls!!!

a whole host of isolated places rest of the world la

okay stop dreaming and get your act together (my other voice)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

my point is i cant seem to finish 'Out of Africa' by Karen Bilxen,

since i bought it with me to UK for my LJMU days in 2006!

its just something about angmoh's perspective

that i dont really quite get it or even enjoy reading,

too much angmoh perspective makes me very pening,

besides it doesnt connect with me in a way cos, Out of Africa

was about Bilxen, living in Kenya managing a coffee plantation,

yeah its very deep definitely cos she talks about the

inner depths of the culture that she's dealing with,

the rituals, the practices, and its awesome cos u get really

thirsty just hearing her describing about the heat,

i tried, really hard to finish it, but im at page 191 only. :(

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Back to peeing in the bush, i finish it in a record 10days,

i know i know cos im a super slow reader,

but thanks also to the CNY holidays,

i can lie on the bed and read until i sleep,

wake up read until its angpow time,

and read and sleep again until my next read.

sometimes i get so exasperated cos its so MALAYSIAN,

like, come on, dont be so touristy can or not,

but then i laugh again at my silly thought

cos thats maybe how i would react if i have to

walk out into the wild bush, an open space,

dig a hole, do my business, burn my toilet paper,

and cover the hole back again like the cat, its the

'cannot compare/judge people until you experience it urself'

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i would say the book is a bit too short when i finish it,

Africa in one month seem so short now!

and i only have like 14 days annual leave, for any trip,

wah lao weh, how to submit a 90 days leave to boss?

anyway, i was hoping to see some pictures, even tho

the author did paint some vivid pictures with her words,

i find that really amazing in selected chapters esp,

i like the risk she took, even tho it sound so life threatening,

but if NOTHING goes wrong on any trip, esp for a book,

haha, not very memorable to share kan?

not like i hope for everything to go wrong on a trip la.

its like a war scar meant something more than just saying

you were in a war without any scar, get what i mean?

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And to convince you to take it up,

for an adventure in your armchair, lazy bums!

this is EXACTLY how i would say it to you,

i just googled it too, hehe,

its a quote from Adeline in NST -

"Because my book offers a uniquely Asian perspective

on travel in an offbeat, funny and engaging manner."