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Way back in 2005 Bangkok revealed to me the insanely hedonistic and almost contradictory spiritual side of Thailand. This year in 2011 Bangkok presented a completely different experience. There were no bustling markets, no seedy tourist trips, no pseudo-ladies, no Pad Thai, no boutique-filled malls and no blue skies. Due to the unaccommodating weather majority of our time was spent lounging about our Sukhumvit serviced apartments (4000 B/Night) occasionally leaving the comfort of our lodgings for some nearby street food. It's a different experience when you have no intention to sightsee.

It was a short two days in Bangkok but still managed to eat plenty of food, check out some new bars, take an excellent photo (MeltMe), listen to live Thai music and most importantly catch up with old mates from Highschool and London.

"I know you!" - Me

Home Sweet Home (Part II)

Departing Taipei with less than 2 hours of sleep and a belly full of delicious Din Tai Fung generally indicates a successful trip. With the bulk of the crew heading back to Hong Kong I was lucky to have found myself a travel buddy to keep me company on my AirAsia flight to Malaysia. Despite being afforded luxury of not sitting next to a complete stranger the majority of the 4 hour flight was spent sleeping. We arrived in Kuala Lumpur just after 8:30 am and I was generously offered a lift from LCCT back into Central KL as well as a quick snack in Petaling Jaya. It feels good to be back in Malaysia!

First two nights were spent at Swiss Inn just off Petaling Street which was convenient but not so comfortable. The final nights were spent at Furama, Butik Bintang and a customary night spent on my friend's couch (I've become a professional couch surfer). My time was spent catching up with old London faces, relatives and of course, eating periodically at every waking hour. Hawker food around Bangsar, Petaling Street as well as delicious sit down meals at Green View and Loong Foong. Unfortunately during our Malaysian Road Trip I had missed out on kuih which meant I obsessively spent my days searching for it around KL.

I definitely have an affinity with Malaysia. I wonder if I could live and work here for a while? In any case, I've probably put on 5 kgs in the last few days and need to get out of here ASAP! I miss the caramelised pork from Seng Kee already ...