Amazing: it’s snowing in Europe and here am I sweating in my shorts in Malaysia. But I am enjoying every single minute of it and hope to do so for many more years to come.

Yes, you read it right: for many years to come. We just moved to Malaysia having a 10 year special multiple entry visa: "Malaysia My Second Home". A smart way of the Malaysian tourism industry to lure retired people like us who don’t feel like breaking their bones in the slippery cold snow of Europe.

So far so good: we have Internet, we have a cozy apartment, the airco works … Welcome to paradise