Postcards from Malaysia part 1: Stinkhorns and tigers and bureaucrats oh my!
So it’s been over a week since I left on my trip so it’s about time I started doing this web log thing, or more unflatteringly referred to as blogging. Who came up with that name and why did they get to decide for everyone else? So my trip to Malaysia was fairly enjoyable if long. Boston to Oakland was mostly uneventful, but left me with a tension headache when I arrive. Lunch, a quick nap, shower and ibuprofen cleared things up and allowed me to spend the night in the great company of mom, George and Nancy and their beautiful apartment in SF. The next day dear mum saw me off at SFO and I began the first leg to Incheon Airport outside Seoul Korea. I spent more than I wanted at the luxurious transit hotel there, but I must say 12 hours of rest for my layover was worth it. The next day I began my 6 hour trip to Kuala Lumpur, otherwise known as KL. The Malaysians love their acronyms. I arrived at KLIA in fair shape, took the KLIA ekspress to KL sentral, then took a teksi to my hotel. All