Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur

Jan — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0700

Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

7 July 2006

Dear Family and Friends,

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Selamat pagi. Good Morning.

Did you know that the lift at the Menara Kuala Lumpur travels at an ear-popping rate of 276m in 58 seconds?

Pulau Pankor

Jan — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0700

Pulau Pankor
Malaysia

July 9, 2006

Dear Family and Friends,

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I am on the beach (oh, oh, there he goes again), sitting on a white-gray, very long driftwood log deposited on the golden sands of Pulau Pangkor (what?), in Perak (where?). I am facing the sun setting in the Laut Andaman, at the northern end of the Selat Melaka.** (Please Jan, speak English!)

Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, Perak Tong, Khota Baru: Loosen Up? My Good Luck!

Jan — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0700

Ipoh
Malaysia

13 July 2006

Dear Family and Friends,

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of Ipoh, Kuala Kangsar, Perak Tong.

I am up before dawn and in the dark I leave behind one of my favorite shirts drying on the line at the Sunset View Chalet. The ferry leaves for Lumut at sunrise.

Pulau Perhentian

Jan — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0700

15 July 2006

TO: Resident Manager
Perhentian Island Resort
Pulau Perhentian
Malaysia

Dear Sir:

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I know that in Southeast Asia it is considered outrageously insulting in the extreme to raise one's voice in anger. I know that it is considered quite rude to complain.

Kuala Terengganu

Jan — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0700

July 25
Kuala Terengganu
Malaysia

Hello Everyone,

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On my way south from the pier at Kota Basut to my next destination, Kuala Terengganu, in a completely unrelated incident, I re-injured my knee.