Best Western Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur

... and then lasts for 10 days. They all get dressed up and make offerings to the gods and have these bamboo poles out the front of their houses. It was pretty cool to drive around the island that day and see every dressed up, doing their ceremonies and all the decorations everywhere. We visited the volcano and a few temples and other stuff and then got the driver to drop us off in Kuta. We befriended some local boys who were drinking beers and insisted that we sit and drink with them. They ...

... to me it costs about 40 quid! Well I don't frequent these places, jeez!
First impressions of Kuala Lumpur:
The people seem friendly and helpful, and stuff is very cheap (except of course hotels anywhere near the Petronas Towers). Examples: A noodle meal is easy to grab for 2 ringgit (about 35p), and bottled water is about 20p. I had a meal and a drink in a bar, and it cost me about 2 pounds. If I buy my own food, it costs me roughly 60p for a meal and a drink! A ...

... belly pork and said it was better than yours, she did! The gran ordered a Laska and it had more tripe than chicken so she only got to eat half the pork then swapped it for some Laska, not a good move. So, when I was in Thailand they kept saying I looked like a Chinese Buddha and we weren't quite sure what they meant until we saw him all over Chinatown, this one was a ...

... thats all I could afford) and we took photos of the stunning view while we had the chance. The lights of the Towers went out at 11pm, much to the annoyance of Adam who never bothered getting the shot when he first arrived. Then we walked around KL for about an hour trying to find another bar we'd heard about which was on the roof of another building, but by the time we found it, it had closed. Who would've thought you couldn't buy alcohol at 2am in a muslim country?

... expensive city, well we spent one day at the zoo and as zoos go it was of a pretty good standard, but no match for the pinnacle - Australia Zoo. It stood out for some of its animals being allowed to free-range to a certain extent. We could walk through an area that had fruit bats hanging within touching distance and lemurs jumping in front of your nose. The most impressive area was the free-ranging organ tans, they swing from the trees above your head and don’t come down to the ...

Well the foods been great, a new Dell computer was cheap , but as someone who is not keen on shopping!!! well you know? But I do have to admit it is a bit mind boggling , the technology building is unbelievable, 6 or 7 stories wall to wall mobile phones ...

... which are huge (about the size of basket balls), very expensive, and have an odd taste. They are the fruits which smell so bad (like rotting eggs) that they are banned from public transport and most hotels/hostels. I didn't mind the taste of the sweets, but Tom wasn't so keen. Over a week later (today) and he still hasn't finished the bag (Tom: I am getting through them slowly. Obviously I love them so much that I don't want to waste them all at ...

... displays of local tribal items and paintings. We had decided in KL we were either going to splash out on a really flash hotel or spend the money elsewhere and have basic lodgings as we only really sleep here and spend all day out. We did walk into a few flash hotels but the problem is we need to get two rooms which makes it a bit ridiculous. We are working on a nice resort stay though for the last few days if we can work one out. We all woke early the ...

... those going to Ecuador) put on a brief skit for us. Ken then told us stories/lectures. We went to Marion's room later, and Ken came up again. He's Berkeley's expert on Asian studies -- esp. India. And he has some great stories. I talked with Marilyn Wilkinson for a few minutes then returned to the room. We discussed families for a bit, then went to bed. The going-to-Thailand students were really loud until about 11pm. I slept very well; surprisingly, considering all the excitement.