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Background: During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Federation of Malaya, which became independent in 1957. Malaysia was formed in 1963 when the former British colonies of Singapore and the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak on the northern coast of Borneo joined the Federation. The first several years of the country's history were marred by Indonesian efforts to control Malaysia, Philippine claims to Sabah, and Singapore's secession from the Federation in 1965.

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By overit2
October 25th 2009

Stoner wins Sepan Moto GP convincingly Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia & Hong Kong 326

Sunday 25.10.2009 Day 11 We had bfast in the hotel and then went to Sepan Moto gp for the big race. We got great seats on the strate next to grid row we could see in the pits the start and finish as well at the rider board and first turn and a few other turns out the back. There was only one rider crash in the race and that was De viso who was coming 3rd at the time we saw him crash and this put Rosie in third place. Stoner took the lead at the beginning of the race [View Full Entry]

By Team A2
October 24th 2009

Day 10: I do, again Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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We're a bit relieved to be married again. We were worried about losing our wedding rings during our travels so we left them at home in Adrian's mum's completely indestructible safe. Although we'd planned on picking up some inexpensive wedding bands before leaving San Francisco, we didn't get around to it and so have been ringless until today. It's a weird feeling and we each keep playing absentmindedly with our ring fingers. Thankfully, our nearby mall came to the rescue with some cheapie options - so for $2 US (Angelique) and $9 US (Adrian) we are now again joined in blissful [View Full Entry]

By overit2
October 24th 2009

Sepan Moto gp for qualifying Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia & Hong Kong 192

Saturday 24.10.2009 Day 10 We had bfast in the hotel and then went to Sepan Moto gp for qualifying Rossi got Pole and Loranso second Pedrosa 3rd and Stoner 4th. Stoner was all set for a fast qualifying but messes up one of the comers. We got the buss back to the hotel and wet out for dinner without the group and had an early night. [View Full Entry]

By cool breeze
October 23rd 2009

Alice turned into MATERIAL GIRL in Wonderland! Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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The place is MEANT TO breathe the fresh (air-conditioned) air of ……….shopping malls! I dislike shopping malls in India. Cuz shopping malls in India= painful parking tickets + painfully noisy over sized families walking around + painfully slow cashiers + painfully over artificial sales staff + NO VARIETY. I feel sheer agony just thinking of the no of times I’ve walked out empty handed as I couldn’t get items in my size/ color / type. Sheer waste of time, walking around aimlessly paying monies for the disorganised parki [View Full Entry]

By KBSB
October 23rd 2009

I <3 Singapore Airlines Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Menara Tower

Right, now we've got the internet working a quick update. The A380 is fabulous and I only ever want to fly on Singapore Airlines. Huge seats, fantastic service and brilliant entertainment system. We did however nearly miss our flight to KL and got the golf cart treatment over to our connecting flight, shame the luggage didn't make it. We arrive at KL, no luggage but we know it's coming. Our taxi pick up isn't here. We enquire but are told that it's not coming to pick us up, we can get a taxi though, it's over 100km and will cost 250 [View Full Entry]

By Team A2
October 23rd 2009

Day 9: An introduction to Islam Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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Malaysia is a predominantly Islamic country, the only Islamic country that we'll visit on this trip. Given that, we've decided to take the opportunity to learn more about this religion that is so often vilified in the U.S. Like most countries in SE Asia, Malaysia has a colonial past. The British ruled Malaysia from the 1800s through WWII. This has influenced many aspects of current Malaysian society: the architecture of many buildings, driving on the left, etc. Also, most of the people that we encountered in KL speak excellent English (a nice change from Japan). It is, however, very mu [View Full Entry]

By overit2
October 23rd 2009

Sepan Moto GP and dinner with Jeremy Burgess Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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Friday 23.10.2009 Day 9 We had bfast in the hotel and went to the Sepan Moto GP track by bus the first day was free to get in and they did a free pit walk we got there just in time for the start of that and there were lots of riders out signing autographs for those who attended. I got my Ducati grandstand t-shirt that was given to me last weekend signed my Casey Stoner and Nicky Haydon and we got another Ducati hat signed by We also got Nicko Kallio signed postcards as well. The practice session was fast [View Full Entry]

By RDBowdon
October 23rd 2009

Last Day Drama Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

Finally, Reason to Cheer!

Our flight out of KL would depart at 3:20 pm. Melody worked hard on the decision of where to spend our last night. Hotels near KL International Airport are expensive. Taxis from suburban hotels to the airport are expensive. We all wanted another full day and night in Singapore. An overnight train would cost us sleep and arrive too early. So she decided we would get up at 5 am, cross the border, catch the first bus to KL, then take the express airport train back south. It should work. Please forgive the excruciating detail about this excruciating day. And the [View Full Entry]

By Team A2
October 22nd 2009

Day 8: The forecast for the next six weeks Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

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The reason that we chose Malaysia for our next stop was that it's the most economical way to get from Japan to Southeast Asia. Most flights from Tokyo or Osaka to Bangkok are well over $1,000 per person but rapidly growing Malaysia Airlines had a great deal - so off to Kuala Lumpur we go! But first we had to get to the Osaka airport. Our journey highlighted two undeniable truths about Japan: - Major airports all seem to be located in extremely inconvient places - The public transport system is clean, fast and efficient It took us over 2 hours [View Full Entry]

By Reet
October 21st 2009

Feet Eating Fish & Crazy Bus Drivers... Welcome to Malaysia Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur » Bukit Bintang

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Goodbye Australia Soooo I left Narelle in Brisbane and set off for the Gold Coast to stay with Dan and Shannon before flying out the next morning.. Shannon picked me up from the train station and we just chilled at home until Dan came home and cooked us dinner! Mmmmm thanks Dan!! I tried to make a 5th night drinking but was struggling so let Dan polish off all the wine instead! An early night was had, as I had to be up by 5.30am to get to the airport for my early flight.. I was pretty nervous about flying [View Full Entry]

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