Ymca International Hostel, Penang Pulau Penang

... big bottles of Kloster lying around at random, an Isaan lady of the night asleep on the old sofa with the cracked leather upholstery where I was most of last night "admiring" both the going-ons in my hotel as well as the mad spectacle outside in the dimly lit street. The receptionist lady is fast asleep snoring loudly with her head resting on the reception. I leave the key in front of her deftly sidestepping the big pool ...

... troupes of monkeys, some Baboons and (we think) some Gibbons. Early morning is just the best time to be in the jungle, the noises can be deafening and I always end up wondering what is making them. The giant ants were incredible, they were red in colour and about 1.5 inches long with mandibles that could probably take the top of your finger off and a sticky up tail that reminded me of a scorpion. The bright red centipedes were also interesting, although we never saw a live ...

... muutamat uintiharkat! JA TAMAKIN VIELA! Olimme jo tyytyvaisina vetaytymassa ajoissa yopuulle, kun Antti keksi, etta olisihan se hyva viela tarkistaa (kun netin aaressa nyt satuttiin olemaan), ettei huomiseen Air Asian lentoomme Penangista Macaoon ole tullut mitaan viime hetken aikataulumuutoksia. Siispa Air Asian nettisivuille! Mutta arvatkaapa, hyvat bloginlukijat, loytyiko sielta lentoyhtion sivuilta mitaan tietoa mokomasta lennosta? Onnistuimmeko saamaan ...

... We woke up very early the next day and walked all day around the city. It's very beautiful, the buildings are so nice. We walked through little India which is exactly the same as India. The people are all Indian, Bollywood music is playing really loudly, there are bhajis for sale, incense burning, people speaking Hindi and the smell of curry powder and spices. It is fantastic. I had some lovely Indian street food for lunch, it was absolutely delicious.

... for some food - our favourite pastime in Penang. In the evening we met up with Murthy our friend we met in Taiping and his family to visit the ...

... spirits from business, or homes, and then welcoming positive spirits to bring luck for the coming ...

Valipaivina ei oikeestaan tullu tehtyy mitaan. Mita nyt yhen kunnon allergisen reaktion onnistuin saamaan ku olin juoksentelemassa viidakossa jotain makea. Juteltiin ja tutustuttiin yhen nettikahvilan tyontekijoihin. ne tykkaa kuunnella myos tollasta vaha rankempaa musiikkia ja kylla ne sita ite soittaakin. Kuultiin et Georgetownissa on metalli konsertti ja sita olis tarkotus menna kattomaan 3.1.09. Georgetown on vaha niinku tan tan saaren plantin paakaupunki. Sien ...

... the ongoing trip even found little fish and nuts mix for Alan. Then we walked through the mall only to find plenty of far easier places to eat. Walked in pure heat back round to the travel shop to catch up on journals while we awaited the bus.But it was not a bus it was a jeeptuk (our name for the non jeepney, non tuk tuk, basically a pickup with a sort of jeepney top to it. Once the luggage was aboard, it was a hard push to squeeze us in especially me.Had another 1 1/2 hr wait in ...

... It was midnight, I was still reading a great novel I had picked up at the airport Street Lawyer I believe it was or some other Grisham novel about lawyers anyhow I was heavily into it when I noticed a little orange coloured bug scurry across the page. I flicked it away and thought nothing of it.<br><br>After a while I put the book down for a second and noticed on the bed a few other little orange bugs and also some BIG orange bugs. They seemed to all be heading in my ...