I wish I could say something in worthy tribute to the man who marched for civil rights, but I got nothing. I am pleased beyond the happiness of expressing my right to vote that I have the day off, though.
The weekend couldn’t have been more blah, with both M. and Dee bearing the weight of an icky rhinovirus. Yeah, that sentence almost made it seemed dramatic and interesting. It wasn’t. Just sick and managing to get some errands and chores done. Sucked.
The brightside is getting a cold now lessens the chance we’ll have one when flying in a couple of weeks to Malaysia. I am not ready for such an adventure, but it must be done. (The weirdest thing to me about planning an exotic vacation, or at least exotic to my New England mindset, is the relative blase response of folks at work. Unlike all other places of employ I have “enjoyed,” it seems like everyone has been in that general global neighborhood. Even the IT guy hales from Indonesia. I am the untraveled rube, the parochial American.)
Maybe after sokme more cold drugs my mind will clear and I will possess something otf interest about which to write.
what you need is a dose of the Flu then go chicken chasing in malasia give the pandemic a new starting point to cross from birdys to humans
on a brighter note KL is cool as is most of Malasia and its cheap to buy most things the trouble is usualy you are spottted as merican touristy types from the off so haggle and effect a british accent (its an ex british protectorate so yup they do know about accents ) half of the armed forces from the UK have been stationed over there so the Malays tend not to rip thenm off too badly
If you get the chance go down to Borneo and watch the orangutangs in the wild
that awesome and i mean i was filled with Awe at just how fucked up we are in destroying virgin rain forest for a few bits of furniture
do eat at the lil roadside street side stalls doing fresh seafood ommllets and noodles just look for a crowd of locals and grab a seat
something like 50% of the population speal some english so you should be able to make yourself understold if not try shouting 2 fucking beers at the top of your voice and smile usualy works for the mericans who visit Bath so should work everywhere
reading sqiggle is a bit harder especialy menus but look for the golden arches if you feel homesick ( they are probably a front for a dodgy whore house but what the hay anything goes )
do bear in mind the countrys muslim mostly so you are gonna be hated BIG time this usualy equates to a surtax of about 30% on anygoods and services but your rich mericans so you can afford it and of cource use it as a learning experience dangerous driving just hire a car and go with the flow everything has priority over you and if you have an accident its your fault coz you chose to come there on holiday so if you wernt there the accident wouldnt happen dont do the drugs as you may wind up rotting a jail for several years till they get round to hearing your case for the same reason
so enjoy and get a suntan for me i hope to get there again this year its a toss up between there and driving across the states currently with romania or cuba as and outside shot
all the best dave
Dave, thanks for all of the fine travel advice.
Lucky for me, we’re heading to Penang and hanging more in Chinese neighborhoods celebrating the Year of the Dog. And, more importantly, I’m going with M., my own personal cultural liaison. Even though he’s proud to be an American, he knows the ‘hood and the languages.
My other travel plan is keeping the same low profile I did when I lived in London — Only shouting to get heard over Brit wankers wrongfully convinced after a few pints that they were more polite and civilized than I. I got more free pints during the Reagan years by replying to American stereotypes with a smile, a “Fuck off” and questions about who voted for Thatcher.
I’d sooner pretend I was Canadian than some ponsy Brit ex-colonial fuck.
i thought that might hit the spot
i agree about the poncy brit wankers tho
we are so civilised we started such great civilisating stuff like concentration camps inventing africa america india and colonisation had a hand in starting most of the conflicts in the last 500 years or so
and now we winge about being in europe when mostly our politicians want is to be the next american state
still england has its good points
warm beer and scouser scallys
hmm i’ll go and think about that again
dave