Blogs from China Town, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 5

Z ubytka som vypadol uz o 5/45,na recepcii nik nebol,tak ako obvykle klucik nechani na stoliku. V meste som si chcel dat na ranajky hambac ale stala tam kopa ludi a islo to strasne pomalicky.No nist,hadam cestou na letisko este dake obcerstvenie bude. Pred obchodakom Mail ma odchytil nadhadzovac jeepney a posadil ma do jedneho. Po 5.min sedenia ma vodic poslal do druheho auta.To ma vyhodilo pri Aquinas University hospital,odkial je to 15 min.pesi na letisko.Jeepneym sa dalo ist aj na krizovatku k letisku odkial je to cca 3 min ale chcel som po ceste najst jedlo,ktore som bohuzial nenasiel. Po prichode na lestisko ma privital nadherny pohlad na sopku Mayon. Uplna parada,skoda,ze sa mi vycasilo az v den odchodu,ak by som mal taketo super pocasie ako sa crtalo dnes bola by to ina pesnicka. Letiskovu ... read more

I appologize for the start of this but I'm feeling a bit philisophical. What is important to people can define how they live their lives. It is easy to say people value money. From what I have observed, people only value money as a means to an end. Furthermore, those who value money for itself, rarely get any. At home the US Government has, since the beginning, provided its people with an ideal about what is important. A good American seeks the "American Dream," a nice cared for home, no need to want for food and clothes, a good job and a safe place to raise a family. Since the inception of this dream things have shifted to allow for other wants, but the underlying needs have remained. In Malaysia, I have yet to see any ... read more

Opening scene: Poorly prepared backpackers caught in an unexpected downpour walking along a road in Singapore, Singapore looking for their hostel. Just as they were reaching the shelter of a bus stop-BOOM- a bus wizzes by and sends a wave of street water crashing over me.. oh I mean her… nope. This is how my holiday with my mom started! And with good cheer we trudged on through the rain because we were already wet from the bus wave. Pura Vida. Luckily this was the only time we ran into rain on our 2 and a half week journey. The blaring contrast of Singapore to Hanoi (where I’ve spent the last 6 months living) was incredible and surreal that I was actually here. By far one of the most incredible cities I’ve had the pleasure ... read more

First things first. I leave KL on the 6th january to Singapore and then fly to Cairns on the 9th January 2013. I have decided to get there a little earlier so I can perhaps join a group tour of Western Australia before I seek work in Queensland. As most of you know, I came down with a bad virus over 7 days ago. I felt unwell in penang but became very unwell on arriving back in KL. One of the guys in my dorm (from Switzerland) called for one of the staff, Maher, and I ended up spending the evening at the general hospital. A few blood tests later and they decided I had Dengue fever. I was sent away with a bag full of medication and told to rest. Not getting an better, in ... read more

This is a very quick update, as things are likely to go a little quiet on the blog front for a while... I am back in KL. I took the morning bus over here upon leaving Malacca and am glad to be back. Also, Abish, our Indian friend is back so our little 'crew' is growing again. :-) The day after I checked in myself, Mill and another Iranaian guy headed out to KLCc (petronas Towers) and the lads ended up having a go on this malay lads guitar. I have to say in all honesty, they were terrible! haha Anyway, I plan to be here a little while to spend time with Mill and have no real plans to move on just yet, although I will make a few trip maybe back towards penang and ... read more