The Legend Water Chalets Port Dickson

... br>By now I have had plenty of time to analyse this man, and I can tell that he is sound as a pound (or an extremely shrewd conman). So when he offered to show me Malaysia's heart for a couple of days I gladly accepted, cos I knew this would beat any guidebook to sh*t! <br>That night then, I stayed at Dan's rented Kuala Lumpur residence and was pleased to find my sphincter intact when I awoke the following day. I did have a sore ****, but that was born of walking ...

... and Automobiles". First there was the plane from Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur then the express train into KL city and then a bus down to Melaka. When I got into KL, the taxi driver proceeded to take me to another bus station, saying that they had moved the station for certain destinations. I had already bought a ticket but he said because it was slightly further away, he wanted another RM4! When I went to buy a ticket to Melaka, they said that I ...

Left Lanakyan this morning and endured a 2 hr bumpy boatride to Sanadakan, soaked with sea spray arrived somewhat bedraggled. We then went to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehab Centre and got soaked with sweat as the temperature and humidity were worse than being in rain forest. Continued our journey to the airport via the Austrslian Death March Memorial in Sandakan. We then had 4 hrs flying to ...

In Kochi (back in India), Samantha and I went to a performance of kathakali, a tradional drama/dance form of Kerala. First the actors sat on the small stage for about an hour applying their makeup while the manager explained the history of kathakali. The makeup was quite elaborate, with patterns of bright colors and even curved strips of paper glued on to accentuate the face. Facial expressions are a central part of kathakali. The performance ...

... mine of information about Melaka. We've really enjoyed the hubbub of this town and it's Portuguese, Dutch and British history. After having a breakfast either in Chinatown (noodle soup, dim sum and oolong tea) or Little India (masala dhosai and lassi) we'd spend our days wandering around the heritage trails. That and the shopping malls which in this heat is a must. Great stuff!

... museum of beauty). In the evening, we checked out a local festival that was starting up in the Chinatown area. We managed to sneak in another great dessert (the name is difficult to remember as our order was a bit rushed but it was bascially bean curd piled with colourful shapes and covered in sauce). Before the music could start, it began raining hard, so we retired to our wonderful and cheap guesthouse, the Kancil Hotel.

... appear and the bird sounds after patient observation revealed leaf camouflaged birds. After several hours of trekking we came across elephant tracks as well as large solid balls of elephant dung from which sprouted hallucinogenic mushrooms. Eventually we even spotted fresh tiger tracks although thankfully we did not run into their owner. Towards the end of the first day we made a stopover at a bat cave. After a steep climb with the aid of rope we made it into the cave which ...

... size of Eddie with wings (my sister's Jack Russel), but that may have become exaggerated in over time... Monday 2/10/2006 Our presentation was 2nd up, all went well and all of the presentations are really interesting. I always used to lump Asia and Asians into one group in my mind, but there are so many differences between the countries, cultures and the people. Tuesday 3/10/2006 The final presentations were ...

... a bit and waiting -- in vain -- for the air-con repair man (the air-con in the boys' room had conked out last night) and water. Water never came back on, so we went out for dinner: sotong, fish, veggies, clams, tofu, and fresh crab. The clams were unusual -- long and round cylinders. The crab was okay-lah. Rest of the evening was rather dull: watched a movie on the telly.

The morning session was Where am I? Seemed a bit silly. I know where I am. To beach after lunch. I had my first talk with Jane -- we both recognized that we are as strangers. The afternoon session was Where am I going? We have to find an ultimate goal. Susan was terribly upset -- talked with her. Procrastinated against establishing a goal. Summer program students arrived. Joyce is upset again. Kathy is feeling lost ... both with summer program arrivals and ultimate goal. Talked again ...