Blogs from Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 190

Of course, there's more to Malaysia than food and shopping, though like I said before, it is definitely worthwhile visiting just for that! The Petronas Twin Towers were an amazing sight. They are the tallest twin towers in the world, and were the tallest buildings I hear, until Shanghai built something taller. I won't go into the whole history of the building, I will let the photos do the talking.. They are an amazing architectural accomplishment as well, standing 452m above ground level!!! We went up to the Skybridge linking the two buildings as well - 170m above street level, the view was fantastic...... read more

well after years of thinking about it, i have finally gotten off my butt and gone through with my travelling plan. i can't quite believe it, but i am on my way! first stop: kuala lumpur, malaysia. stayed with foo's family - lovely people. lots of shopping, and even more eating! KL is definitely a shopper's paradise without a doubt - girls, if for nothing else, it is worthwhile going just to see the shoes!!!!! amazing! and the food is a different story altogether. so cheap, so so tasty.... aaaaahh :) 5 days in KL with 5 (pretty large) meals a day = extra 3 kg in weight! oh well, i'm on holiday... right? ... read more

I awoke late, which I blame partly on beer and partly on the fact that my room has no windows and therefore is pitch black without the light on 24 hours a day. I spent the day again wandering around KL, this time heading out west where the Bird Park, Gardens, National monument and so on Lie. Scam? As I was walking back to the hotel I was approached by a young (25yr old?) Malaysian woman who started chatting to me "where are you from, how long you here" etc. She asked me if I wanted to have a drink with her, so I decided not to be overly paranoid and went. I asked for a can so I could make sure it wasn't drugged. I was sure I was being set up for a scam, ... read more

It was unmistakable when it appeared out of the bus windows - the KL and Petronas towers indicating that I had reached my destination. The futuristic skyline also serves to remind that Malaysia, and KL in particular, is economically the most developed in South East Asia after Singapore. My hostel was a short walk from the bus station in the bustling fringes of chinatown. My room: just big enough to fit my rucksack in next to the bed, and no more. But thats all I really need. Having listened to the receptionists advice on how I should avoid going anywhere with groups of pretty girls who claim their parents are out of town I set off to find dinner, my heart being set on a famous banana leaf curry. But as is always the case... sometimes ... read more

The bus didn't reach KL until 9pm. We panicked and couldn't really get a hotel. Tfaduh and I walked around and were disappointed to find Number 8ight Guesthouse full. So we settled for a backpackers' hostel called Green Hut Lodge. RM80 a night. Frantically we rushed down a brilliant tandoori dinner. Greedily, we ordered more tandoori. By the time we got to Top Room @ Top Hat, a quaint little house with a restaurant and jazz club along Jalan Kia Peng, the band was already just about the begin its final set. Very hard hitting jazz. Couldn't tell whether the drummer was playing polyrhythms or not. The rest of the band members were mediocre though. And the singer..well she was bad. What was funny though, was that the bassist called himself Fly, and the drummer called ... read more