We are SO PROUD of the girls this past year. They turned in to GREAT travellers. We really pulled together as a team, and were able to withstand most 'crises' with style. Admittedly, occasionally, we all decended in to our family's version of insane behaviour...but...what happens in Malaysia should STAY in Malaysia, right? (and we won't ever discuss singing father abraham at the top of our lungs at a cement wall, RIGHT, girls? lol) Here is a picture of the last leg of our journey. We were bumped up to first class...and LOVED it! What a huge blessing! We were the last flight to leave Taiwan before a typhoon, and the dog came too. God had our backs...and our fronts and sides...He gave his angels charge over us, and it was SO abundantly clear to us. 
We took this picture looking out at the tarmack. Have I mentioned how unusual it is for people to bring their dogs back home with them? The workers here are telling us, via hand motions, that Nasir was o.k. Every airport, he gathered a crowd. We had put our family's picture on top, so people recognized us, then too! This really HELPED to get him home, and helped people not to be afraid of Nasir in a dog-phobic culture.
The girls spent most of the day before we left decorating Nasir's kennel...so he was not accidently mistaken for anything other than a LIVE ANIMAL.
Nasir would NOT make use of the 'facilities' at the KL airport. He's strictly a 'grass and bushes' kind of dog. lol
This is a picture of our check on luggage, including Nasir's kennel, and not including little Sis!
Leaving day came quickly. We were all extremely tired, stressed, and not knowing if the Malaysian dog would make it home. After picking up our 'large vehicle' which ended up just being a small vehicle with a bigger motor, we all crammed in, along with Nasir, and drove 3 hours to Kuala Lumpur. We had decided to fly from KL in hopes that it would be easier to fight local beauracracy and anti dog sentiment by leaving from the larger KL airport.
We arrived on time...and got ready to board Nasir, with the whole airport looking. The Airlines came running up to us, and explained that Taiwan would not let Nasir fly through there. The girls and I went and sat down and prayed up a storm...and cried just a little bit!! Eventually, the problem was worked out, and Nasir was taken away to be boarded. All we could do was hope for the best. It was at this point that we realized the dog would be in a box for 30 hours!
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I want to hear the story about singing "Father Abraham!"
--RenadaJoy on SL
It was not one of our best moments.
All of the houses in Malaysia are made of cement. So sound echoes tremendously. Add to that, all the houses are attatched.
So our neigbors would frequently do Kareoke(sp?) and it would be TERRIBLE to listen to. To the point of all of us feeling crazy!
So we finally had enough and decided to stand at the wall and SCREAM sing Father Abraham. It was so incredibly rude of us...but SUCH a stress reliever! lol.
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