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Ever since the first visit I've had to Penang, I've always wanted to take a picture of this KFC, and this time I finally got to! Penang is full of these old colonial houses, and some are quite lovely and restored, but…
Stop 4: On toward KL

Going through a bit of a writer's block on my work report, so will spend a little time on this. Tourists... Alex got his first taste of driving in Malaysia in the stretch between the jungle and the city. As it turned…
Stop 3: Jungles of Taman Negara

How many hundreds of years old..? We came to Taman Negara, which means National Park in Malay. This is a spot that I wanted to visit earlier on, but was prevented by some flooding in this area. We only touched the tip…
Stop 2: Bored in Kuantan

Honestly, there ain't much to do in Kuantan, so we hit up a touristy batik factory place. The highlight of which was a cowboy-like hat made out of blowfish's skin, face and tail and all. So, we headed back to the beac…
Stop 2: Eating our way to Kuantan

Introducing the gang to yummy rotis with curry, sambal, and chickpea sauces. A meal for the six of us with drinks came to ~30 ringgit, which is what... Cad $10 While we had to drive eastward to hit our last stop, we…
Stop 1 part 2: Accommodations

Our accommodations at this "resort" we stayed at were, to say the least, basic. J compared it to a prisoner internment camp and I suppose that it didn't help that our "all-inclusive" meals were of the low-quantity vari…
Stop 1: Big Pig Island

krazykato brought his super-fancy camera with him, so it was like having our own paparazzo. Note that most of these images were stolen from him, because he probably won't ever post em on xanga. I think I was very ambi…
We didn't take this bus, but drove our own rented van instead. Hmm, everyone's been asking me how the trip went, and I'm not sure how to answer. I mean, I had a total blast after all, I loved spending all this time wi…
Leaving ol teeny weeny

I'm sure these boxer shorts do nothing to bolster the confidence of Singaporean guys. Nonetheless I'm off to pick up my brother + 3 and leaving tomorrow to explore the wilds of Malaysia tomorrow. See you when I retur…
Sore inside and out

Had a lovely trip to KL, which involved these highlights: It only takes 3 hours to drive to KL, but first it took a whole 3 hours just to cross the Singapore-Malaysia border. Malaysia's chaos is reminiscient of China.…