Day 143 - Most of the laundry from our trip is dried and folded. We did a little shopping today. We're picking up things like shoes and a few new clothes to bring back to Canada. Even cheap Walmart-quality items sell for half the price we'd pay in Canada and there is no tacked-on sales tax in Malaysia. I needed some black dress shoes and bought an additional pair as some were around $CA 10. Jay has finally bought some dress pants for the first time since we lived in Bahrain. We left that country in 1991. Okay, I might be exaggerating a little.
Other staple purchases include my Thai Snake Brand powder. I'd not be able to make it through a BC summer without some. Oh, and I found this whitening soap which I really like. I do not need to bleach my face with beauty products designed for such purposes, but I like how well these mango scented bars last and the amount of lather they create.
I wish I'd taken pictures of ordinary consumer products we've used over the years. Although many of the companies like Unilever or SC Johnson sell consumer items in North America, their products differ immensely in many local markets. Once in a while, I notice this fact as Jay and I use a brand name unknown in Canada.
Getting outside one's cocoon is important for many reasons. Importantly, if the world were full of more 'global citizens' it'd be less likely an entire nation could be manipulated politically.