27th October 1968

Written on HSBC air letter from Johore Bahru Malaysia

Dear Mum and Dad,

Glad you managed the trip to see Elisabeth.  Her letters show her to be in good form.  The walk up is a bit much and you must try for a taxi, especially if the weather is poor and let me know the cost.  We too have a list of Adrienne's birthday requests - I imagine there is a risk that she will get the same thing more than once.  Elisabeth's pocket money is arranged with the school and she has 2/- pw.  I think she hands in anything she is given.  We used to buy something at the sweetshop for them all when we arrived as a family and perhaps an ice.  The only things we took were comics.  "JUNE" and "SCHOOL  FRIEND".  As you can imagine, if everyone who visits gives her presents or money it will be a bit overdone.  The prints you mention sound fine but Margo does not like ships!  We have a lot of wall space but quiet a few pictures too, however new ones do make a change.  Last weekend was a long one for Deepavali.  The Indian festival of lights.  We had curry with an Indian Officer on Saturday night, curry with the army on Sunday, curry with our Indian family on Monday.  A polo meet had been going on over the weekend and on Tuesday we were asked to go along to the club in the evening.  It turned out to be another curry!  We were at the royal table with another Sultan - this time of Pahang.  The weekend is the Sultan's birthday and the bank is decorated.  Tomorrow I pay a visit and have brandy with iced coffee.  I was up at 6.30 this morning to play tennis - it was quite cool and we had a good workout.  We have bought a Vauxhall Estate - quite big and in good order.  Margo had been into Singapore for shopping and we go together tomorrow for lunch and maybe a picture if anything one.  All my photos are OK of the house and garden but they have made small slides so must now get prints fro them.  Will send the slides later.  They will fit your viewer but the picture will be small.  Our Christmas presents will be late.  We have not had our mail order book & have lost the address.  All for now and

love
Peter & Margo.