So I like KL! Had a great time and met some great people, some not so great. I met Lizzie when I moved into a dorm after my third night and I don't care what she says, she is a bad influence! We had two mamoth drinking sessions, one of which was my last night when I had to be up early for my minibus to the Cameron Highlands, not a good situation. She ended up robbing someone's flip flops after spending a good deal of time saying how much she hated flip flop robbers!
But the city... I spent eight days there so go to know it pretty well. The highlight had to be the rollercoaster in the Mall! It's not in the guide books but it's amazing! You would think it would be a big thing, right in the middle and well advertise, but noooooo, it's stuck in the corner with a load of other fairground rides, amazing! The national mosque was also an experience, being a mosque you obviously have to cover up so they give everyone a long purple clok with a hood, felt like I was going to a druid sect meeting or an orgy a la Eyes Wide Shut! Hilarious times! National Islamic Art Museum not so good, even the Muslims in there were bored!
I've noticed two strange things, one they like to build in twos. Most big tower blocks are in twos, not only Petronas Towers (which are pretty stunning) but The Hilton, Times Square Mall and a load of other buildings. I would love to understand why they do this but alas the reasoning eludes me. Also, they love westlife which is good for me!! Wondering around the mall with Lizzie waiting to watch Captain America (which I don't rate) and we went into three or four shops all playing different Westlife songs! Think I may have embarassed Lizzie walking round singing along! Then last night in the KK Mart, a cheaper 7Eleven, an Indian dude working there had Fool Again (first album, track 5) but in Indian. He seemed rather impressed I could sing along in English!
Enjoying Malaysia so far, detoxing in the Highlands for now and availding Stanley Morgan as if my life, and maybe eyesight, depends on it!
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