I arrived in Malaysia and wasted no time in hitting the malls. As my lonely planet guide and everyone I've asked states; there is not much to do here except shop and eat good food... Pity that!
So I made my way to get some essentials that I 'needed'. First on the purple bus then get off and take a pick from a baffling number of different types of malls (I've included a pic of the mall full of electronics for your benefit Dad) All was well... I arrived well... I shopped well... I ate well... I found the purple bus well... Except what I didn't know was that some purple busses go on the green line! I THOUGHT THE GREEN BUSSES WENT ON THE GREEN LINE!!! Wouldn't that make sense!? So anyway after 20 minutes and the realisation that the bus was NOT going to go past the stop I needed any time soon, the bus driver barks at me in broken english and suggests that I jump busses, then go to another bus stop, then change again, then get of 6-7 stops after that. I looked at the map and thought SURELY it would be easier just to walk?! And so I did, then I realised I was just a little bit (1km) further away than I thought I was and there was the possibility of a few dark(ish) alleyways. At that stage two thoughts ran though my mind (1) If Auckland's sky tower is known as a giant dildo... What are these two towers classified as? and (2) I wonder what any potential attacker would think if he looked at the contents of my bag of goodies.. And for your reading pleasure I will disclose what I had: 1 x booster pack (for my iphone), a hard drive (external), 3 x boulder holders (for wearing under t-shirt), and 2 x non-specific clothing items... Make of it what you will...
In any case you will be pleased to know that I am safe and sound in my hotel room, over stimulated and (just a little) more familiar with the geography and bus systems of Kuala Lumpur.
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