# 52 Malaysia last

Here is some anti Israeli propaganda. I have been told that Israeli citizens are not allowed into Malaysia. This is the filthy stairway of our filthy guesthouse. Who would have thought that in a fairly conservative Muslim state, there would be an S and M store.
Sigrid is still knocking about down south. Mike and I flew non stop from KL to C.M. It was a busy trip, seven stops in about 25 days. I was hoping it would still be cool here for our R and R. No such luck. It was 100 degrees here yesterday.
Bye for now, Doahlah

# 52 Kuala Lumpur

Hi. KL. In a word, it kinda sucks. Oh, that's three words. Okay, there are some tall buildings. We went to a good historical museum. We had a tough time navigating the windy streets, and unlike the rest of Malaysia, the people are pretty rude.
My first few days in ML I saw a few of these Hot Link stores but they were closed. I thought they were sausage stores. It's a prepaid phone card chain. Darn, I was in the mood to try a good hot link.

#51.7 Georgetown last

Malaysia has four distinct cultures. Malay, Indian, and Chinese and Muslim. I sneaked this photo of a Muslim woman.
Men get angry when you photograph their women. I saw several couples, the man wearing a tee shirt baseball cap and cargo shorts. The woman in this garb. It's hot in Malaysia, I mean Palau hot. It's got to uncomfortable wearing that garb.
Many young Asians wear tee shirt with slogans they cannot understand. A young fellow working the front desk of our hotel in Ko Lipe wore a shirt that said, " I am a future washed up crack whore". He had no idea what the shirt said. I suppose his boss didn't either.
This young ady was working in her mothers outdoor cafe. She recently spent two years in England. She knew what her shirt said. She had a stud through her tongue. We invited her to sit with us while we ate. She was very charming.
This little one is sleeping on the bus to Kuala Lumpur.
Doahlah

# 51.6

There are lots of really old trucks in service in Malaysia. Depending on how Picasa scrambles these images, one was built in in India. The one hauling logs is an old Mercedes.

# 51.4 GT.

We took a tram up Penang Hill. It was such a long hall, it was divided into two lifts. The car in front is used to transport all the food and drink for the shops at the top of the hill. It's a single track so the ascending and descending cars meet and pass at a spur.

# 51.2 Georgetown

We visited the Kek Lok Si Temple. It sorta puts Doi Suthep to shame. But to be fair, Doi Suthep was built in the 1300's, this one only a century ago.

# 51.1 Georgetown

Halloh. We toured the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. This Chinese fellow rose from poverty to become a multi millionaire. He had this house built in the late 1800's with the help of Feng Shue (sp)? experts. He had seven wives. His will was written to include any children born up to nine months after his death. Male children two shares, female, one.
He was invloved in a project setting up an international banking network. He booked four first class tickets with a cruise line for himself and three associates. He was told that because he was Chinese, first class was forbidden. So he threatened to build his own cruise line. Four first class tickets arrived in the post. The name escapes my feeble mind, but the hotel that was so badly damaged in the attack in Mumbai was built by an Indian who was refused entry into a English hotel.

# 51 Georgetown Penang (another island)

Hi. Georgtown was built by the English in the 1700's. It is a vibrant city, with lots of good food, but alas, no duty free beer!
One afternoon Sigrid and I went to the top of Comtec tower. These photoss are taken from the 58 th floor. The building was finise in 1980. I haven't posted a dead bug photo for awhile.

# 50 something, Langkawi last

These photos show about three hundred Muslims doing the chicken dance on the beach. Men are in one formation, women another. On the refrain, they break ranks and run in a circle until the next verse. Quite amusing.
We met Lane and Denise from Philadelphia. They were tons of fun. In the background is the Tomato restaraunt. We had coffee there every morning, and a few meals also. It is an Indian run indoor outdoor joint open 24 hours, except between 1 and 2:30 P.M on Friday.
The only thing that seemed 'duty free' about Langkawi was incredibly cheap beer. In a store a can of Skol or Tiger was about 39 cents. In a beach bar, about $1.20. Mike found a bar called the 1812. They sold Skol with a chilled mug for 2 Malaysian Ringits, about 60 cents. The 1812 was run by a very charming Malaysian named Carlton. His bar was always packed. He didn't sell food, but there were seafood restaraunts on both sides of his joint.
Next stop Penang.
Bye for now, Doahlah

# 50.3? Langkawi

Halloh. Grandma ran the check in desk. I think she put these little ones to work to keep them busy on the weekend.