Farewell Asia

The time has come to say farewell, 

to our month-long honeymoon – 

It sure has been swell! 

We’re taking home stuff and memories galore 

And maybe a touch of Dysentery, it’s hard to know for sure… 

But of course there are things that we will miss 

so before i forget them, here’s my goodbye list:

Farewell noodles and farewell rice 

So long to gross desserts semi-based in ice

Farewell to horking bus drivers and nasal passage clearing 

And good riddance to all the in-the-street street spitting 

So long to coffee filtered through a sock

And all sorts of tasty things fried in a wok 

Bye bye to warm weather and open toed shoes 

But also to sweaty chaffing (sorry if that was crude) 

Farewell to tourists with selfie sticks that could take out an eye 

And the occasional chilli so hot I could cry 

Goodbye to oily vegetables and everything fried 

And to sugar and carbs that are making me wide! 

Goodbye to bargaining, which brings me so much joy

And also to Jay’s ‘little black dog’, for he was a good boy

Farewell to Massi, our concierge in Penang 

He would do anything to help us, every time we rang 

Tootles to Mr Mao, our tour guide who chose to barely talk 

And informed us that Ankor Wat was made from volcanic rock (…it was not) 

Good riddance to Kun Kaya toast that never sat right 

And to all sorts of other foods that went wrong during the night 

Our adventures and stories were truly the best, 

But now it’s time to head home for a rest 

While we’ve been living it up, there are things we have missed

So here’s my ‘can’t wait to come home to’ list: 

Back to low-fat dairy like yogurt and milk 

(The dairy here was of a whole other ilk!) 

Home to groceries, tap water and toilets that flush – 

Whoever thought that would give us such a rush! 

Home to bathroom doors that close – and even better – seal 

We’ve had some terribly awkward reveals! 

Home to our doggies and our fishies too,

(We thought about them lots at the Singapore zoo) 

Home to the gym and the need to work out, 

It’s a wonder this trip hasn’t given me gout!  

And sigh… back to work on Monday I’ll go

Though I’m not looking forward to trudging through snow 🙁

Back to traveling on the right side of the road

And relaxing in our brand new (finished?) abode 

Home to our families and of course our friends 

That’s what we’re most looking forward to as our journey ends 

So Asia, you’re awesome, thanks for the fun 

It won’t be long before we’re missing your overpowering sun 

We’d love to come back sometime 

There’s so much more to see 

But for now we’re looking forward to our own country