New Years Eve 2006

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Quite possibly, one of the best New Years Eve days ever.

This was the aggenda.
Kayak all morning in the jungle's of Gopeng near Ipoh. Followed by a Caving exploration with a crazy ultra fast Flying Fox from the end of the cave to a giant pillar of limestone in the mouth of the cave. Then later that day we drove through torrential downpours to get back to KL.

We made it back to my friends place just in time to squeeze in a beer and a shower before racing off to the MRT train station to the Petronas Towers just in time to catch the countdown and see some fireworks and shake our booties all night long at the free rave at the foot of the towers. Would have been better without the creepy old dudes taking pictures of the girls we were with. The red bull was flowing like water and the guy to girl ratio got better as the night went on. When the party was over we wandered into the streets in search of a club that would let us in for free, not a bloody chance, but with some cunning and a little guile you can sneak in through the back door. What a good night.

It was awesome.

Claude

Free Advice for Travellers in SE Asia


I would like to offer up, free of charge, some of the advice everybody is expected to learn the hard way.

Firstly,
Never trust anybody who starts off a conversation with flattery, Eg: "Hey, Where you going? You have good body. You work out at gym. Very fit. You look like musician, You in band. You like music, I play in a band. Hard Rock Cafe tonight. You should come tonight watch me play. (here comes the con) You live in Canada, My family is moving to Canada. My father is very nervous. You should come talk to him to tell him that there is a china town in Vancouver and he will be able ot get Pad Thai there" Then they take you around the corner and drug you then take your kidneys out so they can sell them on ebay (so says a guy who knows a guy who it "actually happened to").

Secondly,
Never trust any taxi driver or tuk tuk driver that tells you anything is closed or dirty or full. It usually means they will not recieve a comission if they bring you there.

Thirdly,
Always carry something to read. When you Ipod's batteries die and you are on a twenty hour bus ride and can't sleep cause some large insects ate your seat cushion, you will really appreciate that good book.

Fourthly,
Never trust a fart.

And finally,
Always wear underwear (see above).
I am serious. Wear it. It could save your life.