Good morning Malaysia!

Good morning Malaysia!

Although there is an 80% attendance requirement at PSU it is possible to do some travelling as well. Most of the students had Friday off so pretty much everybody thought this would be the weekend to go Bali or Krabi or somewhere outside Phuket. We opted for Kuala Lumpur. We arrived here on Friday morning and we're leaving on Tuesday - Monday and Tuesday we had only one class so we decided to make the weekend a bit longer. Sure it would be easier to travel before or after the exchange period because each course takes a lot of work. Next week we have two quizzes and a presentation, so we'll have to really study once we get back.

But all this doesn't really matter because I think this city is great! I find it much more manageable than Bangkok, fewer tourists - less people trying to sell you things. No Tuk Tuk drivers trying to take you see things you don’t want to see – only meter taxis (I really like meter taxisJ). It’s also easier to walk to sights and you are left to walk in peace. Oh, and there’s even lights for pedestrians so you can cross roads without risking you life too much! :D But don’t get me wrong, I really do like Bangkok as well - this is just a little different from Thailand and a nice change.

The Petronas Towers

a Hindu temple

So far we've spend too much money shopping (prices are a bit higher than in Bangkok but that’s really not a good excuse), we've been 421 meters above ground (Menara towers, GREAT view of the city), we've taken a LOT of photos of the Petronas Twin Towers and last night we were shown a really good time by our new local friends acting as our hosts. Hopefully they will show us more of the city before we leave, as they said they would. I’ll tell you how the rest of trip went and add some photos when I get back to Phuket!

A shopping center by the Towers

-Anu