so here we are, now in KL, Malaysia. Am I more cheerful? Don't think so. Am I bored? Nope. But miss the chaos of India sometimes, as juxtaposed to the relative serenity of life in KL....am trying to lose weight, by eating less, walking more, and avoiding rice.Dunno if it will work, though I feel better in some ways...but now I do understand how gym rats and dieters become obsessed and irritating to others-you're either hungry or focused on working off the food you've hogged. This pre-occupation with health seems global, can't imagine how bad it must be in the overweight USA. In fact, i think it is directly in proportion to how unhealthy the country is.