Blogs from Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 7

I went out today to take some pictures of Merdeka Square and around that I wasn't able to do before. Felt a bit hungry so there are a couple of picture of someone making my roti(?) which I brought back her to enjoy with the dahl - all for 60p. Then walked to the Sky tower, which they claim is taller that the petronis as it is on a hill. Went up to the observatory deck for half price - worth being over 60! Followed by a walk to the Petronis tower. Had a lovely time waiting for it to get dark and saw where Emily had taken her pictures from. Apologies for so many pictures as I thought it was one of the best thing I have seen so far. Will try and get there ... read more

It's been a while since I have posted on here, so I thought I would give a little status update. On my return to KL from Australia I set about applying for jobs. I came lucky and after a few days I attended an interview at an eCommerce company in Dang Wangi. I was offered the job there and then. And am now the Manageress of the Malaysia Office. The company is on the 20th floor of the building and is full serviced with housekeeping and has a view of KL Tower to one side and the Petronas/Twin Towers to the other. I am working 5/6 days 11am -7pm. Next on the list is the apartment hunting and then me and Maher can start to settle properly. I'll update again soon But for now I'm a ... read more

I left Bangkok at 8pm on a night bus - to arrive at Kuaraburi at 6:30. Not a lot of sleep, Spiderman in Thai was interesting. We stopped at 1am for something to eat! Taxi took me to the pier for 7:30, boat arrived at 9 and I was on Koh Ra island for 10am. I knew the 'ecolodge' was basic, no hot water, no air conditioning (I didn't need it), electricity available for 3 hours and no internet cafe for a long way.... However, the reason I chose it was empty beaches, jungle sounds and a community feel. My room was on stilts in the vegetation. Three meals a day provided, which were great, in the salsa just by the beach. We all eat together and just when I thought I had guessed which dish ... read more

Zobudil som sa az o 9/00 ale volakemu debilovy uz od 7/00 vyzvanal budik na mobile,este ze to bola prijemna hudba. Po ranajkach,toasty,som sa siel radsej presvedcit ci je fakt posta zavreta,bola. Nazad som chcel behnut na moj posledny nasi lemak ale tetula mala stanok zavrety. Skoncil som teda u indov a dal si roti sardin a k otmu to ich kakao ci co to je.No doisol mi kavu,farbu to malo rovnaku ako to kakao,chutila fajn . Potom uz len nazad na ubytko kde som stravil kopu casu na nete.Maju tam 3 pc s dost rychlim netom. Pokukal som este indiu a siel na obed. Batoh som nechal na recepcii. KL tower sa opat nekona,zatiahnute,tak skoda penez do toho investovat,prt by som videl.V zmenarni som skusil este zamenit filipinske pesa za dolare ale nechceli.Ostalo mi az ... read more

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

On the flight into Dubai I was met with a marvellous sight, the cityscape with its skyscrapers was facing me and as it was sunrise they all were covered in a golden glow. Towering above all of them was the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.I’m not a big fan of Dubai but that sight was enough to change my mind (for a minute at least). I caught around an hours kip on the flight which meant that I’d lost virtually a whole nights sleep, that combined with the time difference meant that I arrived at the Hostel at 23:30 in a very tired state but wasn’t ready to bed so I headed off to the off-license for a few beers to help me sleep. Malaysia is very cheap for backpackers but the one ... read more

We docked at Port Klang which is located about 45 km west of Kuala Lumpur After breakfast we went on tour - 'Kuala Lumpur of your own' where we were driven by bus to Bukit Bintang in the center of Kuala Lumpur. It is difficult and hot to walk on foot in the city. So we took the monorail and metro from Bukit Bintang to China town, where we walked through the market streets around Jalan Pataling and visited a temple the markets. From China town we walked to the Central Market and then on to Merdeka Square and the Royal Selangor Club. We passed the Sultan Abdul Samad Building and Masjid Jamek on our further way to Little India - a very colorful area. Here we walked through the shopping street Lebuh Ampang, and then ... read more

I traveled from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station aboard a large coach bus, and am glad I did. The greenery and landscape along the way more than made up for the six hour bus ride. Since my bus disembarked at the main transportation hub, finding my way to the subway service that I needed took very little effort. Finding and checking into Suzie’s Guesthouse where I spent four nights was also easy. Suzie’s is a safe, comfortable, no frills sort of place with a very friendly staff. To me Kuala Lumpur is the sort of place where it takes a while to know what you are dealing with, or whether or not you will like it. When I first arrived I thought the city had certain hardness about it. People seemed serious, maybe even indifferent ... read more