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.
posted by Matt Switzer at 7:22 AM
2 Comments:
Sawadikaaaaa!! You'll need that one for Thailand, just add "kap" to the end bc your a guy.....I think..... you really need to stop flailing your arms and screaming like a sissssy girl when u see a monkey u know Switz. hahahah I'll meet you somewhere in between Moldova and Cyprus next year??!? Sounds like your having a killler time - should go by super fast!
I went to JACKS last night and actually got to by pass the line bc they have this new rule in London for people born in 84 or earlier.....wow eh?!?? You'd be an old man if you came back!
Neways--keep pushing on, climbing those mountains. Your one hell of a guy. You know Trudeau crossed so many illegal borders when he was your age travelling the world on his own, that they put him in the same jail pompous pilot and jesus were in. Something to strive for.
Keep it real!! Peaccccccceeee xoxoxooxx ~~Nic
PS - Whats the name of that book you told me about in the summer?? A journal or something about UN workers?? I can't find it anywhere....
The book was called Emergency Sex, and other untold stories in UN war zones. Check Check Check Check-it-out
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