KL

Arrived in KL on Saturday afternoon to find it a mad place. It's so hectic after spending a week on a quiet little island like Tioman. Staying at Cintamani guesthouse which isn't too bad although Dave & I got a room with bunk beds on the first night. The room was 7 foot square! Bathrooms & toilets are shared which is not ideal but accommodation is expensive here so shared facilities it is! We now have a room with twin single beds which is still tiny but better than the first room.

Yesterday we went to the Imax in Times Square shopping centre and watched T Rex. Was pretty funny, especially the pictures taken of us with those glasses on! There is a roller coaster inside the shopping centre. Also went to Pizza Hut last night for Lex's birthday and managed to get a free birthday dessert. Fast food outlets are plentiful here, there's so many KFC's - more even than the UK. McDonald's are well spread too and are open 24 hr with free delivery. The drive thrus issue a VIG (very important guest) window sticker for your car, what that's all about I don't know! And then there's "Kenny Rogers Roasters", which is a chicken joint and even has his picture on it's logo. I've even spied a Nando's although I can't remember where it was, dag nam it! I have been good though, only had 1 KFC and last nights Pizza in almost 8 weeks. Been local food other than that. And Tarik Tea, which must be to blame for my non loss of weight. It is the best tea I've ever had though.

Hoping to do the Petronas Towers & the KL tower tomorrow if I can get out of bed early enough!

Cats!! Cats are to Malaysia what dogs are to Thailand. They are everywhere although they are less intimidating than Thailand's dogs. They also appear to be terrible at catching rats. Maybe because the animal loving westerners feed them so they have no need for catching a meal.

Oh, Hammy. In answer to your question, the snake. I picked the only picture of me smiling in a whole series, where I have many different expressions on my face ranging from mildly uncomfortable to full on pant messing terror! Lee & Lex naturally found the whole thing highly amusing and actually relished in taking numerous pictures of my terror filled contorted facial features - I'll share those pics when I'm home! Glad I done it though.

Hello to the Swanley cru and who are you?