nice pics Jen - I've been following your travel blogs, and you have one of the best eyes and entries I've seen on this website. You invite everybody into place and your experience through your pics and stories. Keep up the good work, you should consider yourself to a free lance travel writer.
I am a Malaysian, however i am not from Kuala Lumpur, i grew up in small town. I really your describtion on KL as well as your photos. I hope i can show you more than that, the countryside where you can witness more of the details of each of the races.
So you;re saying that you are lookingn for jobs when you are in Malaysia. How's that? What kind of job you got?
Frank views, good photography.Pretentious?? I can understand your thoughts as how you perceive things to be; travelling is an insight to opening our eyes and serves to dispel or strengthen our notion of places. If I wanted a glossy account of things, I might as well read the travel brochures. That's why your honest, candid remarks are more refreshing. Btw, your pics are fabulous with nice attention to details with good composition and lighting. Keep going at it. I feel so PRETENTIOUS writing this. If that was what Dan meant, probably he thinks your style is too formal and somber for a normal traveller with minimum means. Good luck!
Forget the bad comments... Nice pics, first of your blogs that I read and I thought it was quite well written. Plus your pics got me excited about Malaysia, love all the colors.
PS it's funny that Dan took the time to rip your blog and couldn't even get the grammer correct, hey dan...it's 'you're' not 'your'
Not pretentious, just unique! Your photos and writing style are very elaborate and a bit overbearing; perhaps it is this that people suggest you are pretentious. I, however, believe your photos are unique and interesting. Can we have some with you so we can all see how stunningly beautiful you are?! ;)
terrific photos! I loved all your photos, Jen. I was in KL in December, and was really taken by all the colorful temples, mosques, markets. I was also amazed by the building architecture - - - every office building, etc., was of such an interesting, unique design. And all the large shopping malls - - to help people escape the heat and humidity!
I look forward to your future travels!
Hi Jen,
I have been following your wandering for quite sometime.
Frankly, I don't know why you have quite a few people taking potshot
at your blog. Do you have something around your neck that offended
people ? LOL. Just curious, do you take odd job during your travel ? How can you afford to travel for so long ?
got up on the wrong side of the bed dan? 'Pretentious' -- adj. "Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified." There's no doubt that I have seen many better photos as well -- but they aren't mine; I'm just taking pictures of the places I go and keeping track of my own travels! I've never claimed to be an expert photographer or anything else, so perhaps it is actually your comment that is rather unjustified here!
To Stefan SERB: While I've posted your comment, I also must mention my sentiment that there is something quite 'off' about thinking that killing the descendants of people whom you feel wronged your people 80+ years ago is a justifiable solution. As a girl with family in Germany, I would be outraged to think that anyone would find it acceptable to start shelling Berlin today and killing my relatives because they felt that the citizens were not properly 'punished' for crimes in WW2. Particularly when you yourself admit that your own leader carved your country up and created divisions, how can one take all the combined circumstances and say that it is appropriate to throw fault at and kill the great-grandchildren of the Croats and Bosniaks that you claim started all the mess?
The other side to the story.. You wanted it, here it is, the Serbian side to the story, I don't care whether you believe it or not, I am not trying to win sympathy. I don't need your sympathy, I am a Serb, once a soldier of the JNA and a citizen of our once glorious paradise of a country:
As a Serb it angers me deeply when I see what Serbs are now getting for everything they have done to contribute to making Jugoslavija the paradise that it once was.
First of all, before WWI; Serbia and Montenegro remained the only two independent countries of the later-day Yugoslavia. Serbs were being abused on a daily basis as scum of Bosnia (which was actually their original land which Austro-Hungaria invaded). In retaliation to years of taking abuse on the chin, the Serbs had had enough. In 1914 Gavrilo Princip acting on behalf of the Black Hand Gang assassinated Archduke to the Throne of Austro-Hungaria Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, modern day Bosnia.
It was a day that was to shape the history of the World. WWI inevitably began with the attempted invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungarian troops. Russia joined on the side of the Serbs, as did Britain and France as the Triple-Entente, Germany joined on the side of the Austro-Hungarians.
Concentration camps were quickly set up to eradicate the Serbs on Austro-Hungarian soil with the Croats and Muslims backing the regime, only the Serbs dared to stand up to them.
After 4 years of the bloodiest war the World had ever seen, Austro-Hungaria and Germany surrendered. The Serbs had won WWI and the World was again safe.
Croats and Muslims were never punished for their genocide of the Serbs, on the contrary, a Kingdom of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was created for the Balkans to be unified (later called Yugoslavia). CROATS AND MUSLIMS WERE NEVER PUNISHED.
20 years later, WWII commences, Italy, Austria, Germany and Japan become the Axis powers and the Nazis quickly sweep across Europa. Once again, the Croats and Muslims in Croatia and Bosnia quickly allied themselves with Hitler while Serbs began their Partizan resistance. The Ustase is unheard of in the West today, nor is it known that the Serbs were the only people in the Balkans to liberate themselves without Soviet aid.
Anywho, the Croats massacred 100,000's of Serbs during WWII while kissing up to the Nazis. All nations in the Balkans surrounding Serbia allied themselves with Hitler (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Hungary and Bosnian Muslim territory). Meanwhile, as Serbs were being massacred daily at the hands of the FILTHY Croats and Muslims, they were also organizing the strongest resistance in Europe. Eventually after the Partizans (led by almost 90% Serbs) liberated Yugoslavia and restored peace to the Balkans.
After the casualties were tolled, it was found that more than 1 Million Serbs had died during the war at the hands of Croats, Muslims and the Axis Forces. That is 10% of our population wiped out my friend!
Once again, true to form, the stupid Serbs totally forgave Croatia for their monstrous crimes against Serbs and installed a CROAT AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW SOCIALIST YUGOSLAVIA!! During Josip Broz Tito's reign, it is true that he suppressed Nationalistic Movements in Croatia and ultimately held together Yugoslavia for his entire life. However, what you may not know is that he carved Serbia up while leaving the other Republics untouched.
In Kosovo, where many, many Serbs had left during WWII when the pussy Albanians had been granted a greater Albania in order to reduce Serbian land, were no longer allowed to return there. Kosovo is where the State of Serbia was born; it is where the brave Christian Serbs faced an enemy of far Greater numbers in the name of Christianity knowing they would inevitably lose to the Turks. It is where Orthodoxy was born for the Serbs, it is our most precious Holy Land where 100's of 1000 year monasteries lie, where our history began.
All the Serbs who had left during WWII were not allowed to return, you understand!? While 100's of Albanian refugees crossed the border in to Kosovo every day to escape the absolute awfulness and tyranny of life in Albania. TITO MADE KOSOVO AN AUTONOMY, THEN MADE VOJVODINA AN AUTONOMY, he had carved Serbia into 3, while the Serbs watched and supported him in all his actions. However, he DID NOT create an AUTONOMY for the Serbs in Slavonia and Krajina, nor did he grant Republika Srpska the right to exist.
The fact of the matter is that Serbs suffered heavily under Tito unknowingly, and supported him in his actions which ultimately resulted in the loss of Serbian lands in the inevitable break-up of Yugoslavia.
When Tito died in 1980, Nationalism began to slowly build and with the collapse of the USSR in 1990, it truly began to flare as the rest of Eastern Europe disintegrated. Communism fell and Yugoslavia was the last remaining country to succeed from in Eastern Europe, it was the only obstacle left in the West's way.
The West began to spark up Nationalism themselves in Croatia and Slovenia promising money and weapons to support their liberation and huge investment afterwards. Croatia and Slovenia had largely profited from Yugoslavia and were consequently the most developed regions of the Federation. In 1991 when Slovenia and Croatia declared illegal independence, Germany and the USA immediately acknowledged their existence as independent states without having any official documentation signed in Belgrade authorizing it.
Yugoslavia's Serbs had always had excellent ties with the West and thought they were genuinely backing them; however the Fucking pussies in the West had constantly gone behind our backs to sneakily destroy us. Slovenian separatists armed by the West prior to declaring independence surrounded JNA barracks in Slovenia where trainee soldiers were serving National Service. Serbia issued an ultimatum to Slovenia to back down and diplomatically sort out their independence, but they felt they were in the driving seat and wanted to flex their muscles.
They denied Yugoslavia's ultimatum and immediately JNA MiGs were ordered to bomb separatist TO targets. Giant lines of Tanks were sent from Belgrade to Slovenia but never made it in time (after less than 5 days the Slovenian TO backed down from their position and signed a peaceful independence treaty). SLOVENIA WAS GONE.
On their way back to Belgrade, the JNA Units who were forced to leave all their weapons in their barracks in Slovenia (therefore unarmed) were traveling through Croatia, when they were pounced upon by armed Croatian separatists and massacred without a chance to defend themselves.
Several JNA Tanks and various equipment such as heavy artillery was seized in this cowardly attack on their once fellow neighbors. The War in Croatia began. Vukovar shortly fell and separatist movements were eradicated in less than 48 hours after what was left of the JNA moved in.
Croatian and Bosnian Muslims armed Mujahedeen rebels went on the rampage in Bosnia climbing to the top of Hospitals and Mosques with sniper rifles and gunning down Serbian civilians while others were beheading Serbian old women and children in villages and burning the Serbs' houses down.
After everything Serbs had suffered up to this point, they finally realized that they had been conned for a century, 3 Yugoslavia's cost them 3 million people and the shit finally hit the fan. Bosnia was a car park in 48 hours and the Serbs lost control (gone crazy). Srebrenica was an awful event in hindsight but I am glad it took place, Muslims and Croats should count themselves lucky, they got 8000 people killed, we got 3 Million.
Remember, after all the Genocide that took place Croats had never been punished for a thing, Serbs are now being punished for killing not even 1/20 of the amount we sustained and we will now be punished for another 50 years, my friends, you must understand that even Nazi Germany did not suffer such punishment after WWII. Now we will lose Kosovo and Islam will be spread even further into the heart of Europe, you have no idea what Kosovo means to Serbs, taking Washington DC and New York from the USA does not even begin to compare to its meaning to us SERBS.
Which story would you believe, the ridiculous story this Bosnian muppet has told you, or my story, the story of the Serbs, the story which just happens to be correct? SRBIJA I ELLAS ZA UVEK!!
Pics of Belgrade:
http://www.pbase.com/stefan_serb/belgrade_2005
Gawd, I thought these blogs were for our personal experiences You must not let this Heinze ass effect you my dear, though it is such a personal blow, you are wonderful and your writing is amazing. Keep on keepin on my friend. Love you
Thanks Jenn Hi Jenn
I'm off to Burma next month and your blog has totally inspired me. As a sucker for a beautiful sunset I can't wait to get to Ngapali. Ignore the pathetic ramblings of the 'Myanmar expert' as all true travellers know the smelly, uncomfortable journeys are all part of the experience and make the best stories. thanks for all your tips ; )
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Jenn, your blogs are so racist and sexist. It's horrible!!! haha, im kidding. I read from the beginning up through "who stole my thailand?" I think I had as much fun reading the comments as the actual blog. I'm heading to Cent Am in April for about a year. Can't wait! So, the point of this comment: please stop being such a xenophobe:)
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