We ended up bumming around the whole day, we had a good look at the shops again and I tried to buy a Canon battery for my video camera which was an impossible task, everyone was out of stock and won’t have any for 1-2 weeks. We gave Glen’s unit a clean and made sure everything was packed and ready to go. It was so handy having the unit as it was a stone throw to everything and I knew it was probably our last bit of luxury we were going to have for some time. The view from the balcony was amazing and at night the view was incredible. Every afternoon a storm would roll in to cool things of a little and it was great seeing a heavy blanket of rain slowly draping over ... read more

We had to catch a bus from KL sentral to go to Genting, It cost us 38rm (ringits) for the bus trip, sky rail and a buffet dinner at the Coffee Terrace. We didn’t know what to expect from Genting because we were told that we have to go and have a look. It is situated up in the highlands and the temperature is cool. We were looking forward to the cool weather as it would be a big change from the humid heat of KL. Within 15min of the bus trip we started to climb and the forest started to turn into jungle. Within 30min we saw monkeys on the side of the road and within 50min we were at the base of the Skyrail. The bus pulled up, let us out and once again ... read more

The next day I ended up going with Glen to his new unit 10min walk away. He was getting a shower screen installed and slowly getting the kitchens, furniture and electrical installed. He is going to rent it out for $250/week Aus and The unit cost him $140KAus. There is no tax paid on the income which goes into a Malaysian bank account, and he will use that to live on when they come over on holidays. Not to mention that there will be property gains as well so if decides to sell he won’t pay tax on the capital gains either. The Belcher’s were all starting to pack and I think they shocked themselves on how much they bought for xmas. They were having trouble fitting everything in their luggage and went over on the ... read more

The phone rang at 7:00 for the wakeup call. It was hard to get out of bed and you really don’t realise how important it is to have a window in your room until you don’t have one. We quickly packed and threw on the cloths that I washed last night in the shower. They were still quiet damp but it had a cooling effect when you stepped out into the Singapore heat. We caught a taxi to Queen st and tried to find somewhere to eat. It was the first time we actually had to put our packs on and carry everything on our back. With a quick swing of the pack it was on my back and i was doing up the straps. At first the pack felt very comfortable and 20kg’s of weight ... read more

Another good sleep in the morning and also a late start we really didn’t get moving until 10:00. Our mission today was to go to the Zoo. We started walking, not knowing really were we were going because we were outside the maps limit. We ended up walking for 45mins before we realised that we needed directions. We were going in the right direction but the tourist maps scale was out and we didn’t realise how far things were. We ended up catching the bus to the Woodlands area, we thought we might be able to walk or catch a short bus from there. A really nice old lady started to talk to us because we looked so lost. She was also a Catholic teacher and she started telling us were we should go and how ... read more