The Coup

After spending a few days in the Malaysian Jungle, which was kick ass by the way, I now find myself in Phuket, Thailand, drinking tea and reading about the Coup D'Etat (Holy Shit) that happened 24 hours ago in Bangkok.

But after sussing it all out, talking to others, and hitting the net, it seems like this is a welcome change to the Thai's and to their government. Their former PM was abusing his power and used an iron fist approach dealing with his political opponents.

All things are back to normal now in Bangkok: traffic is jammed to the tits, lady boys are chasing after foreigners, and ping pong balls are flying out of orifices to plastic cups 10m away......amazing.

Today in KL....

I brought down my dirty clothes to the 7-11 below my hostel this morning. They wash and dry them for a cool 4RM (CAN$1.25). Sweet

Needing some new clothes and wanting to be stylish for Thailand, I bartered 100RM in the Chinatown markets for a new pair of shoes, a knockoff Lacoste shirt, and a fake Ralh Lauren polo shirt. Dope.

Tomorrow I'm getting off the beaten track and heading to Malaysia's jungle known as Taman Negara, the world's oldest rainforest (how they figured this out I have no clue) for the week. These jungles still have wild elephants, tigers, and 10 foot long cobra's; I just hope they don't hurt me.

I was told to bring salt cubes to keep the leeches off of you, and to carry lots of drinking water. What am I getting myself into, I dunno, but it sounds like one helluva time!

Well I have to go pick up my clean laundry now from downstairs. I hope they smell "러헌ㅇㅓ" fresh like they claim it will!

Kuala Lumpur

I'm in Asia!

After an 8 hour flight from Sydney, I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and quickly learned what an amazing city this is. A true mosaic of the Asian cultures make up this country, sprouting from the Indian, the Thai, and the Chinese. The colours, the smells, the music, and the food - my lord the food.

My first day I had 2 crunchy cheeseburgers from McDonalds, then vowed never to eat at these places again. So this morning I hit up one of the Indian Curry spots, and for 4RM(Malaysian Ringettes, or CAN$1.50) I had an all you can eat curry buffet. It was served on a giant green leaf and there were no utensils. I dug right in and it was delicious!

Although the beer is quite pricey, I still managed to put a few back with some fellow travelers at a local Raggae bar in Chinatown. We then found a rooftop patio over looking the city, bought some more booze, and continued the party while the world famous Petronas Towers glowed in the distance.

Today we hiked up to a Hindu shrine located in a cave 288 steps high. The hard part wasn't the steps though, it was the monkeys who seemed to be tailing us all the way to the top. At one point they were all lined up in a line in front of us, almost as if they were daring us to continue. A little scream from me and a flaring of the arms scared them off, however some still followed and hissed at us all the way up. Sure beats Brampton.

Ah Malaysia, can't wait for more.

CROCS ROCK

He was a man with that truly cared. Australia's own Steve Irwin brought this country's amazing wildlife into focus for the entire world to see and experience. But it was with his energy, his love, his zeal, his imagination and his 'Crikey's' that really brought them to life.

Australia has such a diverse range of wildlife and it's truely unbelievable. Forget Sharks, Crocs, and Spiders, they even have Birds, Jellyfish and Caterpillers that can kill you too. Even the insects are something out of this world (well, for a kid from Brampton's world anyways) But it all can be put into context because of the work that he did.

I'll wrestle a croc for ya Steve! (Okay, maybe not, but I'll snorkel over some coral instead)

Good On Ya Mate!

Blog This

Hello there, and welcome to my Blog!

After an entire year traveling around Australia, and with another year of backpacking ahead of me, I have decided to try this blogging thing out. I mean honestly, mass emails are so 2005.

Now I just have to remember to write in this thing........

Enjoy the complimentary cookies and tea,

Matt