WELCOME TO MALAYSIA~

Malaysia is the country where the Uzbeks should go. Why?.. Because I was allowed into the country with 30 days visa with no problem this time. Kuala Lumpur is very chaotic compared to Singapore. The hostel where we stayed in Singapore was actually okay.. For 2 nights we slept in the dorm beds, sharing one big room with 15 other people, and only for the third last night we got private double room in the attic of the building. Even though I could walk standing straight only in the middle of it, where the ceiling is the highest, it was nice to have a whole attic only to us. :) I was finally able to walk naked around.. .haha~

Our accomodation in KL though is quite sad.. Well, that's partially because we went for one of the cheapest places $12 a night. It's one of those times when people say "you get what you pay for.." The whole clan that runs this hostel looks like washed-out hippies with their longish died or bleached hair. But having said that, they all are very friendly, in fact they are too much friendly, which is kinda awkward too.. And there's also one lady-boy... I think he's doing accounting or something... The room itself looks just like a cell... No windows, a fan in the window, which blows in the air from the corridor, which is not ventilated properly as well. It reminds me of the hostel in Canada, Vancouver, where I stayed on night for $10. And although back then I looked at it as an adventure, this time I told Katy that I think I'm too old for this hardcore backpacker's life... But, looking at it today, that was just a moment of weakness.. Backpacking is fun.. is a lot of sweat, walking, eating and sleeping cheap.. and that's what we do...











And of course here's my contribution to Petronas Towers...




After the Petronas Towers we went to the National Mosque. Unfortunately, they didn't allow tourists in that day, so we just had to enjoy it from the outside. Not far from the National Mosque is the Museum of Islamic Art. And I was very pleased to see many exibits (jewelry, armor, clothing, carpets, books etc.) from Uzbekistan, mostly Bukhara and Samarkand.










A couple of guys were fishing in the river, which was so dirty... Note the pile of garbige below right where they are fishing. Katy thought they were fishing for rats.. .Who knows...
We also went to the Hibiscus and Orchid garden. The admission fee was only 1 Malaysian ringit, which is about 30 cents US. But I think it was the right price for that. Unless you're an orchid lover there's nothing much to see except for lush greens all over..

Inside Petronas Towers is huge shopping mall. Not that much different from anywhere else.








We saw this older gentleman at the airport from Singapore. And he had these 2 very young girlfriends with him.. Do you think as well, that he could've been their Uncle Jonny?..

The river flowing through KL, and old train station in the backroung on the second picture.