February 07, 2004
one down, two to go
I've made it to Kuala Lumpur by train, and thanks to a local friend calling in a favour, or something, I've got two nights at a Very Expensive Hotel (after which I need to find somewhere else to stay around here. ah well). I spent most of last night staring out the window, almost too scared to touch anything. The bathroom's about the same size as the tiny room I had at Hotel 1929 in Singapore (which, admittedly, was quite stylish and as much room as I actually needed). I'm about to venture outside, and see what I can find.
Meanwhile, I picked up a few CDs, shirts and t-shirts in Singapore. Yes, they have Copy Controlled CDs too, and unfortunately the new Stereolab one was going for about $40-odd so I figured I'd leave it until I get home (is it any good?). I managed to get the new Air CD, at least. And just at the exact moment that I was feeling really bored of flipping through endless rows of nothing at Tower Records in Suntec, I came across the Toshack Highway album. Score!
Not many photos yet (and no chance to upload them) - I got my Canon IXUS 400 and a 512MB CF card. It does most of the things the G2 does minus some of the more manual bits, but I guess I'll live.
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Comments (3)
What are the trains in Malaysia like? Modern streamlined TGV-like ones? Wagons hauled by a diesel locomotive, like the Victorian ones? Relics of the British Empire?
Posted by acb | February 8, 2004 5:09 AM
Posted on February 8, 2004 05:09
Oh, nothing fancy. Yeah. option b) in your choices.
There's some fancy looking thing that apparently goes to the airport. Oh, and they've got a monorail, if you're into that kind of thing. I don't know where it goes (presumably just around the city area or something) - I haven't even got a map yet, I just managed to walk around yesterday and find my way home. CDs are cheap, Though Tower records didn't quite have the range of its Singapore counterpart, for instance. Clothes are pretty cheap, too - I got an AUD$30 pair of jean-type things, for instance. More wandering about today, after I've changed hotels.
Posted by cos | February 8, 2004 1:42 PM
Posted on February 8, 2004 13:42
Oh, and the red/green walk/stop signs on Bintang Walk (the main shopping strip) have little animated guys walking when they're green, as well as the 20-second countdown (like in Singapore). Last night around 10 or 11pm, a motorbike rider ploughed straight through a crowd of people crossing the road, too - he didn't actually hit anybody (missed me by about half a metre), but god knows what he was doing.
Meanwhile, the yellow diamond-shaped "you can cross here" road signs feature generic sign-man as usual, except he's looking like he's gingerly tip-toeing across the road, or something (a comment on the traffic? I'm not sure).
Posted by cos | February 8, 2004 1:52 PM
Posted on February 8, 2004 13:52