Malaysia

Last minute plans always work out for some reason, if you are easygoing and go with the flow, everything just seems to fall into place. One of my friends that I was planning to stay with had cancelled because she was going back home for Chinese New Year so I was just going to stay in a hotel, but then another opportunity came along. This other girl from GYLS, who attended camp the previous year, offered to host me at her house. I had never met her before or talked to her for that matter, but we were connected through GYLS so we had mutual friends. She opened her arms wide opened and allowed me to stay with her and her family in KL. It was one of the first times that I didn’t feel lonely at all because we hung out all 4 days I was there - It felt good to have a conversation outside the words “how do i get here, how much does that cost, what is this?”

During my stay, Niresh and I did so much walking! We took the public transportation as well, but the bus was ALWAYS packed. We went everywhere exploring KL: Petronas Twin Towers, Menara KL Tower, Little India, City Walk, Malls, and the exhibition of international bears. Taking pictures at these places was fun because at the Twin Towers and the Menara KL Tower, we did the typical poses where you pretend to hold/push the tower, it was funny. After we started doing this, the people around us started to do it and asked us to take their picture. I joked around and said that i should start charging for my amazing photography skills :P Anywaysss, at the City Walk, there was a random large inflatable armchair just sitting there, and we had asked these kids to take a picture but they thought we wanted a picture of them so they smiled and posed; it was super funny. 

The following day we went to Batu Caves which had the “World’s tallest Murugan Statue”. At the caves we held a snake around our neck, prayed at the temples, walked around, went to the reptile exhibit, carried some parrots, went up a 250+ flight of stairs, and watched monkeys steal food from people. 

On my last day, it was a really laid back morning; slept in and took it casually. In the late afternoon we went to this company called “MindValley” and had a tour of the place. It was the most relaxed work place that I have ever seen. The whole atmosphere was so inviting and laid back. Completely well decorated, full of colors, and the workers walked around barefoot. After that we went to eat some lunch, walk around the mall, and went to this street where they sold everything for really cheap. They had branded purses, wallets, clothes for really cheap; the quality obviously wasn’t there but it’s great for short term things. It’s a great tourist attraction since they get to shop for really cheap, but they obviously get ripped off because they can’t bargain properly. As soon as they see a tourist, they put the price up a couple hundred ringgit’s. If you are malay and you talk to them, then they give you a reasonable price. I learned how to say “how much” in malay so that they would think that i’m a local, but it didn’t work. They just laughed and said, i know you’re not Malaysian! LOL. It was worth a shot. 

By the time we went to sleep it was about 1:30AM, and I had to wake up at 6 o’clock to catch my 9 o’clock airplane. Have i ever mentioned how much i dislike morning flights? Complete rush and no sleep. No bueno.

Airport: After I checked in, got something to eat, went through security etc, I saw a starbucks so i though mhhhm, let’s get a frappicino, and it’ll last me for while I’m on the plane. 20 minutes until my flight leaves. I get my frapp and headed towards my gate (right around the corner), I go in all smiley, and they say “sorry no liquids allowed”!!! and I’m like uhh, i bought this at the airport, after security, and then they repeated “no liquids allowed”. -__- I was not a happy camper at this point. I had to down my frapp, which gave me several brain freezes and then rush on the plane! STORY OF MY LIFE.