Until 2003 Kuala Lumpur was home to the tallest building in the world- the Petronas towers.
Monkeys like shiny objects and backpacks.
Alcohol is very heavily taxed since the majority of the country is Muslim. This means beach mojitos were a pricey and rare find.
Malaysian time is on it’s own schedule. Example: “We would like to go snorkeling tomorrow at 9:00am. Is that ok?” “Yes. We will be here around 10:30.”
Continuing with Malaysian time: The average working day is from 9:30am- 4:00pm.
Malaysian time is on it’s own schedule. Example: “We would like to go snorkeling tomorrow at 9:00am. Is that ok?” “Yes. We will be here around 10:30.”
Continuing with Malaysian time: The average working day is from 9:30am- 4:00pm.
The underside of a hornbill’s wings are orange.
February is “Jellyfish season.” And the fish can be larger than the diameter of a truck tire!
Coconuts are filled with a surprising amount of liquid, and tastes very different when fresh than anything in a can.
I love that you are sharing these facts I have a feeling one day I will be in a drunken conversation and say 'did you know a jellyfish can get as big as a tire!'
ReplyDeletemiss you and keep writing I feel like we are still connected that way!
ps. moved everything out of Lawrence and heading south!
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