May 18th, 2013 - Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park, Malaysian Monkeys, and Indian Food

Today was the GREATEST day. I say this with no word of a lie—we had the absolute best time!

Now, I’ll need to explain a few things before I tell you more, so that this makes sense, so bear with me for a few sentences.

May 17th, 2013 - Berjaya Times Square Mall

We woke up early and hungry on this, the first official day of our trip/visa-run to Malaysia! Nothing much was open, so we wandered across to the massive Berjaya Times Square located directly north of the Furama. A more complicated endeavor than you might imagine—first, it was pouring cats and dogs outside, so we had to ask the concierge if we could borrow an umbrella. A 30 ringgit deposit (about ten bucks CAD), and we were off to the races!

Crossing the street is easier in Kuala Lumpur than it is in Thailand because 90% of the streets seem to be one-way, separated by dividers. You only have to check in one direction before crossing! Do make sure it is the right direction, though. The drivers are very much not expecting pedestrians. They park on both sides of the one-way street, leaving it all rather choked up—traffic is pretty terrible.

May 9th, 2013 - Lizard

Random Picture of the Day: Lizard on a Barbed Wire Fence.



- LuckyStar

May 5th, 2013 - Thai Massages at Panwa Beach

I am a delicate flower. I know this now. Many a person has said it before due to my slight frame and quiet disposition and I scoffed and waved my hand dismissively at them, but no, really, I am a delicate flower. Few things have made this more apparent to me than getting a Thai oil massage on the beach today. Ow. Now, I don’t think these things are supposed to actually hurt, but I was in worse shape when I got off the table than I was before I got on. It is therefore my conclusion that I was doing it wrong. Hence the whole delicate flower thing.