August 14
I am pleased to report that I am back in pampered hotel
land. My hotel In Kuala Lumpur only has a five kitchen cafe this time, but it
still does a buffet. And I can see the Petronas Towers from my window. Though
I’m not sure how sensitive it is of the Malaysians to refer to them as the tallest
twin towers still in existence.
August 15
KL has definitely changed since I was here last- ten years
ago. Lots more skyscrapers and when I venture out I might mistake this for the
UK, or possibly the USA. The busy mall opposite is very up market - Chopard,
Tod’s- although there are also McDonalds and M & S. It’s five minutes walk,
but the hotel runs a buggy service there. The Malaysians don’t like walking and
they love shopping. The guide told me they select hotels based on their
proximity to the malls. He also told me they are thinking about building drive-in
mosques, where you don’t even have to get out of your car. I’m not sure if that
was a joke or not.
The weather pattern is currently sunshine in the morning and
rain in mid-afternoon I’m informed. The countryside is hazy. This is blamed on
the Indonesian forest fires.
