June 25: On Glorious Gopeng

OK, the title doesn't really make sense.

But I did get round to exploring some of the stuff around my home, such as: 

The Gaharu Tea Valley...

 

...and the Hobbitoon Village.

 

 

These things aren't actually very far away from my childhood home, and it was a good way to keep the kids somewhat entertained while they're in my hometown.

There are a couple of other things that I'll keep for our next trip home - whenever that may be.

In other news, Khayra turned seven. And the wife turned thirty-seven. The MIL turned sixty-something. June is known for a succession of birthdays.

We (minus the MIL) ended up at a staycation in the heart of the city, which was a good break.

And while we were there we visited a cat cafe, where I patted a Sphynx cat for the very first time.

 

Energy Asia came and went. I dropped by for a bit just to "make my presence felt".

Only took 30 seconds for my social battery to run out, though. Thankfully, I had gone with a friend who ended up taking over the socialising - glad she was there.

I also went to watch the national team at the stadium for the first time in a long time - so now my grand vision is to attend an international away match some day. 

Really doubting if that will ever happen, though.

Oh, and I staged a little intervention for myself. I sold a pair of running shoes and returned another.

Suddenly realised I had way too many relative to the amount of runs I make.

And that concludes my self-ramble for this month. Before I go though, I thought I'd share a tweet that I thought was sobering:

Today is July 2, 2025 — the exact midpoint between the year 2000 and the year 2050.

Exactly 9,131 days have passed since the start of 2000, and exactly 9,131 days remain until 2050 begins.

From this day forward, we are closer to 2050 than to 2000.

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) July 2, 2025

Nuts, innit? 

Bye.