Two towers

My only goal for the day was to buy a bus ticket to the Cameron Highlands. I accomplished it with flying colors. Hopefully I will actually get up for this one! Later that day I saw Maurice at Starbucks with his stewardess friend, who was incredibly beautiful. Aparently they've worked things out. He had been talking about going to Thailand or Hong Kong for Christmas, but says he'll be staying here now, since he has business here.

Since not much happened today, here are a few random items:

Weird Jobs
If you're bored with your job, KL may be the place for you. There are exciting oportunities in bubble-blowing (guys stand outside of malls with bubble-blowing machines all day), tandas attending (it costs 20 sen to use the tandas, and somebody sits outside collecting the money, and gives you a ticket), or product promotion (scantily-clad women whose outfits bear product names patrol night clubs selling gum and cigarettes). Of course there's alwyas the lucrative young lady promotion business also.

Even a monkey would love Malaysia

Misconceptions
I didn't really know what to expect in Malaysia, but I guess I thought it would be more primitive. The reality is a very developed country filled with cars, buildings, highways, and lots of construction. High tech skyscrapers are next to dirty shacks. But even the shacks have satellite dishes. All the development makes fore a dirty and ugly place, but the people are friendly and speak English, so travel is easy.

Terrorism
Our government has a travel warning on Malaysia, but after visiting I am inclined to pay even less attention to those than I did before. I think the State Department is more motivated by politics than by reality. I've felt totally safe here, and the people are very friendly and approachable, and don't hate Americans. In face they love us. They wear American flag shirts, listen to American music, watch American movies, and eat and drink American food. Globalization is alive and well here. In fact, I want to get out of here to try to get away from American culture. But if you want a safe, easy, and gentle introduction to Asia, come to Malaysia. And bring the whole family!