Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Monkeys, Malaysia — December 29, 2013

I snapped a photo of these two precious monkeys while touring the famous Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There were many of these macaque monkeys scurrying around but luckily these two stood still long enough to capture this memory. Photo taken December 29, 2013, by Brian Johnson.


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Entrance gate to the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Candles, Batu Caves, Malaysia — Dec 29, 2013


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Inside the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Chip on the canopy walkway, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Dec 29, 2013


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Contemplation, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Murugan statue, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Dec 29, 2013


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Malaysian Airlines flight MH371 PEK to KUL — December 26, 2013

Always loved Malaysian Airlines since my 1999 trip. Today was unexpected as I missed my Singapore flight. Got seat 2a which had 4 windows and a lie flat. Wow. Awesome fruit plate with perfect pineapple and unripe can't elope. Why do they always put unripe cantaloupe in the mix even in tropical countries that have awesome fruit? Then warm bread. God. Love it. Tea, coffee, champagne.

Any interesting side note is this plane I am on was the exact tail number (9M-MRD, Boeing 777-2H6ER) that was shot down over Ukraine some six months later.


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Grilling satay, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 28, 2013


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Durian for sale, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 28, 2013


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Fish and coconut sata, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 28, 2013


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Petronas Towers at dusk, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Wedding attire, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Walkway at Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 27, 2013


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Macaque monkey, Batu Caves, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Crab at Mei Keng Fat, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 27, 2013


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Tandori oven at Nast Kander Deen, Malaysia — December 28, 2013


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Altar inside Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Wedding soup, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Meat seller, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 28, 2013


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Macaque monkey, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — December 29, 2013


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Tandori chicken at Nast Kander Deen, Malaysia — December 28, 2013

Malaysia 2013 Journal

Thursday, Dec 26 — KL

I land in KL


Friday, Dec 27 — KL

I wake so early and look out the window. Down far below, I see people foraging underneath tropical trees. I decide to go down and investigate. Down under the trees, I see people looking around the grass under the trees. Expecting to get ignored or receiving the no English excuse, I still ask, “What are you doing?” A moment later, a man lets me know, “Skyfruit. Try.” and hands me a small whitish looking thing. “Eat. Bitter. Good.” he says. I take a small bite and this Skyfruit is super bitter. I mean I like my black coffe straight but this makes that seem like sweet custard! I decide to go back to my room and further research skyfruit.

The KL (and Tapei) metros make BART seem and smell like the city dump.

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