KL Times II

I don't know what has happened to my first posting, KL Times

I had Roti Pisang, a banana pancake, for breakfast in a street cafe around the corner from the homestay (homestay=backpacker type accommodation). I asked for tea and was presented with a mug of tea containing at least 200 mls of condensed milk at the bottom of the mug. Like Peanut butter, condensed milk is a pet hate, except when made into fudge. The homestay is near some malls and fancier hotels. I have a single room, no window, with aircon. Ablution facilities are shared. The shower is cold water only.


KL has so many contrasts. The Mall is full of the latest IT stuff - 3G cell phones, laptops, mp3 players, bluetooth... There are also booths for face and palm reading, accupuncture and traditional clothing and foods. There is a tiny cart selling Chinese delicacies, a metre accross the passage from MacDonalds. Glitzy hotels and malls and grubby weatherstained highrise flats. Malay girls in Levis and headscarves covering the head and shoulders.

People have been so helpful, and I bumble along the Big White Klutz. The Malls open around 10h30-11h00 and close @ 21h30. A late start suits me. The streetsc are thronged in the evening - foodstalls and street cafes, hawker stalls selling clothing, bling, cds and dvds. Quite sensible for KL people to be night owls as the evening is alot cooler.

Tomorrow I fly to Penang in the evening. 4 days there.

Now I am off to find a dobi (laundry).