Russell - When we asked Jimmy the best way to get to Kota Bharu he said "Ah Rass-all don't. It rain and rain. Now is Monsoon. Backpackers don't go to Kota Bharu till March." We explained that we were only going there to catch the train to Taman Negara, and he said enigmatically "ah well, the weather is always the same there." After some coaxing we managed to get from him that we could get a ticket on the night bus from the local shopping mall. Ticket in hand we had our dinner and were ready to go pick up our bags from Ken and Jimmy's. When we got there Ken and Jimmy weren't there, but their equally helpful and excitable colleague, who never did tell us his name, was there. "You have long time to
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