Okay, so I'm not actually in Malaysia or Indonesia. Yet. But I will be in KL tomorrow morning and I know I'm welcome there.
I am very excited to get back to KL and spend an afternoon tomorrow with my friend Jane Lee, who is a KL resident. We're going touring - Thean Hou temple, maybe Taman Orkid (orchid garden), etc - then we're going to drink Teh Tarik (pulled tea) and hang out.
First stop on landing thought is to check out the fancy schmancy new KLIA2 airport (technically it's a terminal, but with it's own runways and control tower, I call that an airport). It has a mall attached, with 24/7 food court and shops. Will be good when I'm back from Bali on 15th August at nearly 1am and need food and drink for the airport hotel room I'm staying in for two nights! The plan is to shoot into the city again, or at least to Putrajaya (like Canberra) for the day.
The new airport connects to the old airport by a brand new rail link and I've decided its time to confront the horror losses of MH370 and MH17 head on by going to KLIA and facing it at the airport that these flights left from and were meant to land at. No more avoidance - a direct link to the airport means a direct link to face these tragedies, so that's what I'm doing.
On a happier note, Monday and Tuesday are public holidays in Malaysia for the end of Ramadan, so the streets will be deserted and I'll be able to move around the city very easily. I fly to Bali Wednesday arvo so not a lot of point in doing anything much in the morning a so back to the airport mall again to chill in the food court and enjoy the free WiFi!
Meanwhile, it's time to go double-check which counter I'm checking in at, so ciao for now!
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