tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50765738629943851592024-02-18T18:58:54.749-08:00Malaysia lahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032980275739521695noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076573862994385159.post-82698094051454977342014-10-28T23:57:00.000-07:002014-10-29T18:48:00.684-07:00Malaysia-lah!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;">"Trishaw <em>lah</em>?" "very hot <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">lah!</span></em>" "raining <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">lah!</span></em>" "OK <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">lah!</span></em>" "yes <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">lah</span></em>" "no <em><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">lah</span></em>" etc etc.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;">What the heck is all this <em>lah-lah-lah</em> business?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;">Chat with a Malaysian and you'll be fascinated to hear their conversation sprinkled with the pleasant sounding "<em>lah</em>".</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%;">
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Somewhat baffling you quickly realise this
unique expression is regularly used by locals to conclude a sentence. Definitely</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> unusual lah,</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> but just go with the flow and </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">you'll soon be prattling on and adding the appealing "lah" to your vocabulary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ahh it's good to be back in
Malaysia. We've been fortunate to visit this part of the world on
numerous occasions and are always very excited for an opportunity to return.
The street food, the smells, the hustle and bustle, the climate, the people, the "lah". <i>Malaysia - truly Asia.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Of course some </span><span style="line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">skeptical </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">friends will comment that I have coerced the lovely Robyn into yet another of my “<i>3</i></span><sup style="line-height: 115%;"><i>rd</i></sup><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i> world crap hole holidays”</i>. R</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.600000381469727px;">at temples in India, trudging the Himalayas in Nepal, cave accommodation in Turkey to mention a few, but let's not dwell on the facts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">Clearly I'm not renowned for lavishing </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">the long suffering Robyn with </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">5 star luxury</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"> but she's proven to be very tolerant and deep down I'm sure she appreciates these foreign country challenges. Not that there is too much hardship planned on this Malaysia trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">If fact the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">broad brush proposal is for a fairly soft and comfortable 3 week itinerary that has </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">us negotiating both west and east coasts of Malaysia visiting destinations that include: Penang, Ipoh, Pangkor Island, Kota Bharu, Cherating, Taman Negara National Park and Kuala Lumpur.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">Penang</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">Where have the last 35 years gone! Fair to say I'm feeling a little nostalgic as we land in Penang today and I recall my initial impressions on first arriving into this foreign land back in 1979. Then I was an unpolished 21 year old airman with the Royal Australia Air Force about to begin a 3</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 27.6000003814697px;"> year posting to </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">Butterworth/</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">Penang. Little did I know living overseas amongst the diverse cultures and in the tropics, working in a busy fighter squadron, </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">surrounded by great mates and characters, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">indulging in </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">a hectic </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 27.6000003814697px;">social and sporting life would lead to one of the most exciting periods of my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But that was a lifetime ago and gone are the days w</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hen I could confidently carry off the macho shirtless look or groom my golden </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">locks to a stylish military </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hair-part. Alas, more than 3</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 17.1200008392334px;">½</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">decades later and now my bald pate requires no comb, and </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">neglect, self abuse and gravity continues its evil process on my sagging </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 107%;">physique</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">. S</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">o in 2014 I suspect Penang will have undergone some significant and less than flattering changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Some obvious changes are the condominiums and high rise apartments that have sprouted up all over the island.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Even the</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> temperature of </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">36°C+ </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">and 95% humidity as we </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">disembark the aircraft seems hotter than I remember.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Where once the only way we could travel between Penang and Butterworth was by passenger and car ferry, today two of Asia's largest and most impressive bridges (14km and 24km respectively) span the straits between mainland and island to compliment the much reduced ferry operations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Back in the 1970's-80's the arriving ferries would be queued up for a berth at the terminals with departures moving off every few minutes. Now with most cars utilising the bridge options the ferry timetable is only about 4 per hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The ferry is still a pleasant and relaxing way to move between Penang and Butterworth so we do the trip a couple of times during our stay here. Fortunately I have Robyn acting as the responsible person to ensure I get off the ferry at the end of the journey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Back in the day, and after a night full of refreshments, apparently one could be known to become "tired and emotional" and had the tendency to fall asleep on the ferry. Hours, and dozens of return ferry trips later, the said "tired and emotional person" would wake, groggy and disorientated and eventually stagger to the taxi rank and get home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">About 10 years ago the wise old men of Penang had Georgetown listed as a UNESCO world heritage site and have moved to save much of the remaining historical centre of the city. Many of the old chinese shop houses and colonial buildings remain much as they did 100 years ago.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Caught this bugger trying to pinch my bike</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In recent years Georgetown has encouraged modern art into the streets providing an interesting contrast to blend daily activities into the more historical scene.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">No place for the innocent.......beware the Old Dragon Lady</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">An old haunt from my era- Hong Kong Bar, Chulia Street, Georgetown and Jenny still serves Penangs coldest beer as she's done for well over 40 years</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">37th floor Gurney Drive looking north to Tanjong Bungah</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Gurney Drive was once known as millionaires row. Today a few old chinese mansions still remain.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ummm Roti Canai, fish curry and dahl - breakfast of champions.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Three hours by bus south of Penang is the old tin mining and rubber producing town of Ipoh. During the boom time of the early 1900's </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">many an enterprising chinaman and colonial gentleman made his fortune in </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Ipoh as this was one of the worlds largest tin mining regions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Not so much hustle and bustle here these days but you don't have to travel very far to see there was once a lot of money in this town.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We discovered there is an Orang Utan conservation island one hour from Ipoh, so naturally Robyn included this on the to-do list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The local Ipoh travel agent informs us the recent monsoon rains have the rivers raging. Sounds like a good reason to don the life jackets and helmets and hit the Gopeng River for some rafting fun. You guessed it....we weren't disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">20 kilometres off Kota Bharu on Malaysias north east coast are the relatively unspoilt Perhentian Islands. With bad weather imminent many resorts and bungalows have closed for the annual four month </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">monsoon</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> season. Our gamble on the weather pays off and our 4 night stay at a bargain $35 per night resort turns into the highlight of our Malaysia trip.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Sunny days, cool nights, clear waters and wonderful snorkeling encounters.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just another day in paradise!!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Kuala Lumpur</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">All good things eventually come to an end, so we pack away the boardies and return to KL for a few more days of feasting in </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Chinatown, Little India and the Bukit Bintang areas then home.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Links to some of our more recent travels:</span><br />
<a href="http://srilankawithnut.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Sri Lanka</span></a><br />
<a href="http://turkeywithnut.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Turkey</span></a><br />
<a href="http://philippineswithnut.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Philippines</span></a><br />
<a href="http://chrisandrobyn4035.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/bags-are-packed.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">India</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> -To be continued-</span></div>
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