KL
Trip Start
Jul 15, 2003
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Trip End
Feb 28, 2004
Kula Lumper, Malaysia
Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Here is just a little update on what we have been doing. Already having a wicked time.. and it's only just begun.
We are currently in Malacca, Malaysia and this place rocks, it's a big city, but not too big to feel uncomfortable. We arrived here yesterday after a hilarious day of ANT AND NARELLES RIDICULOUS ADVENTURE - TAKE ONE (emphasised as it was ridiculous).
We left Johor Bahru yesterday morning, and because we wanted to catch the 'jungle' train we thought that we would get off at a little village to say at. The village wasn't in the guide book, but that made it more interesting. Now to start with it was no jungle train... I don't think the Malays know the definition of jungle. Anyway we arrived in 'little' Gemas at about 2.00pm yesterday, god knows what we were expecting but it wasn't this. We first found somewhere to have a drink and whilst there in uncoherent Malay asked if there were any hotels in the town.. we were promptly told no, but there may be a guest house, we finished our drinks and this little boy started to walk us to this 'place'... as we were crossing the road a Malay man (later to be known as Hairi) came up and asked if we wanted to go to Malacca as there was nothing to do in this town, a bit dubious at first we decided what the hell, and made the 3 hour trek to Malacca with him.
Okay breath... sorry it's so long winded, want you to feel like you are here...
Continued...
Anyways it was fantastic, he spoke broken English but enough for us to understand and he told us all about the trees and houses of Malaysia, you couldn't pay to have a guide like this. The van was really funny, I sat in the front and Ant had to sit in the back, but there was no seat so he rolled around on the floor for most of the journey. We got to Malacca around 5.00pm and he even took us to a guest house. The best part about it, he invited us to have dinner with his family that night and they took us to a typical Malaysian eating place and we had a traditional meal...
We have definitely made a friend and he would like to come to NZ to visit us. Overall the people here are so welcoming and just want to talk and talk and talk with you.
Okay this is short and sweet, but we will write to you again real soon.
