Georgetown, Penang—the Malaysian island—that is. No, my DC friends, I have not returned home to my beloved city yet, as much as my lungs and mind are screaming for some fresh air and relative quiet. Georgetown in Malaysia, however, does have some characters that just might rival the characters of DC, and gay divas that are even more “fabulous”, or at least work hard at it. Case in point was the Guest Relations Manager at our homestay, a fabulous renovated 19th century electric blue mansion formerly the home of the “Rockefeller of the East”, Mr. Cheong Fatze. Mrs. Lo (We were never clear what his name was, but we affectionately and laughingly called our pseudo-host this after he directed us to a local restaurant and advised us to tell them, “Mrs. Lo sent you”.) thankfully took
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