I have been gone for quite a while because I have been studying the rain forests of Borneo. The last month has left me with a few conclusions:

1. A lot of people in Malaysia (in fact, the vast majority of taxi drivers that I spoke with) think that Hillary Clinton will win the presidency in 2008 and are happy about that.

2. Palm oil - a new green fuel - is just as damaging to the rain forests as logging.

3. Leeches are my least favorite life form.

4.  George W. Bush is just as hated in Malaysia, a country not at all in the EU, not at all liberal, and not at all in line with Al Qaeda, as he is anywhere else in the world. As one cab driver put it, "He just likes to fight too much. The world doesn't like war."

5. Bako National Park in Sarawak is the most beautiful place on Earth.

What's the point of this post? I don't know; I just can't sleep.