-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
- April 2017
- January 2016
- December 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- November 2013
- October 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Loh Bak Jack
Seeking a meal in Georgetown, on Malaysia’s Penang island, will eventually lead you to the Red Garden Food Paradise. I’m not sure it ranks as a culinary “paradise”, but you can satisfy your hunger with all sorts of food: Malay, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
My 5 RM Haircut
I’ve gotten haircuts while traveling, but never for US$1.59. That was my goal: to get a 5 RM (Malaysian Ringitt) haircut- maybe the cheapest haircut I’ll ever get. I’d seen signs posted in barbershop windows here in Georgetown… now where … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
10 Comments
Lunch!
Ants going after food is nothing new. What caught my eye was this woman’s complete lack of any reaction! Hopefully you can see the little buggers- watch the clip in HD if you can’t make them out.
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
“Don’t let the bedbugs bite”
That’s a cute phrase when it’s part of a childhood rhyme. Not so cute when Karen wakes up with bites all over her legs. The critters that kept biting her may not have actually been bedbugs- the specimens we found … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
My First Mosque
I’ll remember Putrajaya not only for its eerie emptiness… but also for my first-ever visit to a mosque. Seen plenty of ’em from afar, never been in one. Our host, Rozi, skillfully timed our visit so it wouldn’t conflict with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
4 Comments
Government Ghost Town
If you need a cityscape to shoot your next Tim Burton-esque pretty neighborhood movie OR your post-viral-terrorism scene, this may just be the place. Putrajaya is the administrative capitol of Malaysia. Purpose built, after Kuala Lumpur became too congested, it … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Malaysian Hospital – Revisited
With my Malaysian hospital stay a fading memory, we arrived in Kuala Lumpur. I was feeling a bit of soreness in my right hand- you know, the one that had a needle stuck in it for four days. I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
Durian: King of Fruits
It’s spiky. It’s stinky. People crowd around fruit stands to buy it. They call durian the King of Fruits. So how does it taste? Time to find out.
Posted in Uncategorized
9 Comments
Birthday wishes for Cambodian kids
We are in Cambodia and today is my birthday! While I would love to celebrate with reckless abandon, I am sobered by a country and a people who look like they have been abandoned. Blame it on the effects of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
14 Comments
Critters with Opposable Thumbs: Malaysia’s Monkeys & Orangutans
Everyone loves a fun, furry, swinging-from-the-tree kind of critter. Malaysia is chock full of them, and tourists flock to find them. Borneo is a special place, home to the word’s oldest rainforest, plus winding rivers and mangroves. These areas, along … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment