Well......... I'm here. In one piece. Seemlessly at that! Perhaps I am getting better at this whole traveller thing... I mean I ran into more snags moving to Calgary than I did here. Mind you I haven't found a place to live yet. For now I have been flatting it out hotel hopping enjoying the luxuries of being a westerner. Actually .. there have been some expensive purchases.. i had to get a power converter... like the goof i am i put it off until my arrival.. desperate to use my oh so loved lap-top.. and furstrated with having trouble finding things.. i settled on the first place that sold it.. a huge electronics department store in the mega-city mall.. for about 60 $ canadian... not to mention its huge
I stayed in the YMCA in Kuala Lumpur for 2 nights... things weren't much different than the hostels in Canada except it was 30 Canadian a night. Now they don't have room so I had to move my stuff to another hotel down the street.. hotel florida.
Observations:
I think people have mixed attitudes towards foreigners. I guess they think I am from the states so I am kind of surprised people aren't more rude with me. I think I find the worst encounters when the people have trouble speaking english. I should probably try to start learning some local dialects. Although I'm not exactly sure where I should start. I wish there was a place I could go to with all of my questions.. unfortunately the world doesn't revolve around me... who woulda thunk it? I mean no red carpet? whats the deal?
Not that people are overly rude.. they just aren't overly polite. The wouldn't break their back to help me... like when I was struggling down the street with my oversized luggage... not that I would get the same help in canada... maybe the people here are about as equal in terms of courtesy....
okay enough about the people ... on the the food!!!
The food... wow! Nothing here is overly cheap... accept for the food. and food... everywhere!!! i have no doubt that wherever you were in the city you wouldn't be a stones throw from some sort of food vendor... a nice touch... also read in some other journals... diced fruit in plastic bags sprinked will a little sea salt ... just perfect on a hot muggy day.... the food is mainly a mix of indian and chinese restaurants... the same you'd find in toronto perhaps accept everything tastes a bit more authentic.. a bit more organic... and much more simple... twice i had indian food for dinner... simply rice, chicken and a veggie side (for about 3 dollars canadian!!!) i had chinese for lunch... wonton soup... 1.50 canadian!!!
the transportation is also cheap... and supposedly the lodgeing is cheap (which I have had some much appreciated help looking for)
Well i guess thats al for now!
until next time.. same bat time and same bat channel
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Ok, sweetie, I think its time for a new blog entry?
Dearest Alice,
I just wanted to thank you for everything. You have brought me so much in the past few months. It is saturday night and this morning (friday night for you) despite having just finished your last exam, despite having written two exams back to back, despite being upset with having written a hard exam, despite me being the last person you probably wanted to talk to, you knew that I was down and I needed to talk to you, and you were there for me. That friday night you showed your true beauty.
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