Blogs from Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 203

(Which you can find at the end of the State of Emergency posting) Sorry to Stormwolf for mixing up the names and thinking they were her comments at first!! That reason for the smoke may of course be so, the Oz government site hasn't said anything about that, only talking about what we need for health reasons. And anything that may deter people from going where they shouldn't at the moment. To stormwolf: But are you saying it doesn't happen annually? They don't burn the forest illegally annually? Or were you simply referring to the fact that it wasn't an annual NATURAL occurance, which I take it you assumed I was saying from the posting or the attached Oz Gov. info? The only info I have right now is: * the Oz gov stuff, which is ... read more

I'd like to do a couple of quick thank yous: To KIARA, thank you for the scrapbook that you decorated for me. I paste things into it every night, so I don't have papers everywhere through my bag. Everything is organised and neat. To MARITA, thank you for your protection angel. I've always had it attached to the bag I'm carrying, and so far it must be working. I've had no problems at all, and am sure I won't have any. To KAY, thank you very much for the journal and the pen. I use it every day to write out all of my thoughts and little notes, and then transfer some of them onto this site or use my notes to remember the topics I wanted to write about on the site. To MUM/DAD - ... read more

Here are a couple of the signs it is August in KL, the month of Merdeka - freedom celebrations, leading up to 'Indepence Day' August 31st. As I spoke about in the '10/11 Aug Around KL' posting, there are notices everywhere about how to handle your flag properly, how long they should be and what colours they should be - exactly. I have so many photos with them, I thought I'd put a few of the best ones in, separately.... read more

I miss Singapura already!! What a contrast just crossing a little river. I've noticed a few distinct differences straight up, but to summarise I'd say it's like going from Hong Kong to the Chinese Mainland. A couple of things I've already noticed: * Only one language can be heard on the street, minus the tourists. Along with that, there's just the 2 types of writing on the signs - Bahasa plus English. I'm certain there's Chinese in Chinatown, Indian in their Little India etc, but there would be that anywhere. I'm getting used to Singapore now, with everything in 4 languages. * The air is SSOOO polluted, I couldn't believe the difference while I was heading North. The air turned pinky-orangey, and the sun became red. You can't see anything in the far distance. * I ... read more

Kuala Lumpur has a population of about 2.5 million people, with 95% Malays and 5% of other ethnic origin, mostly of Chinese and East Indian heritage. We stayed at the Legend Hotel, a 5-star hotel, for a couple of nights and it's a pretty spiffy place. We also happened upon a huge and important political meeting. During a breakfast buffet, Mom and I sat at a table next to one full of Malaysia's top ministers! Me, in my shirt and slacks... and them, in their beautiful and colorful original Malay outfits. Anyway, there are quite a few things to see in K.L., but it's mostly a wining and dining city. One of my K.L. cousins invited us out to a Middle-Eastern dinner buffet, and not having eaten sushi in two months, I piled my dish full ... read more