Selamat Pagi (good morning), We've traversed half a country and not updated the blog, our bad. Last we checked in we were leaving Singapore, the country of 'nice'. Assuming we were heading back to 'not so nice' in Malaysia, we crossed early in the morning to give a good shot at getting north to Melaka. We were whisked through the border and to a bus station in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Things appeared normal for Asia: choked air full of smog and exhaust, vendors yelling to buy this or that, food scattering in the breeze with rats and roaches scurrying after it. Then we got on the bus. Wow, 'nice'. Air con, leg room, and chairs big enough to rival lazy-boy recliners. I might get used to travel in Malaysia. A few hours later (although I wouldn't
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