My Learning Jungle!: Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia

A mere four days after returning from Thailand we were off again but this time we had accumulated another travel companion, Sarah. The four of us set off for Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia. KL has a large Muslim culture which restricts a lot of drinking so when we landed we thought it would be a good idea to stop off at duty free to get a forty of Bacardi and a forty of Malibu, for reasons I cannot remember. Now sharon codi and myself are not big drinkers as you may have read we did all of zero heavy drinking in Thailand and managed to always be in bed by 10pm so this was a new twist of events. Once we arrived at the hostel we poured our drinks into water bottles (had to be discreet) and hit the streets for some food. Being late and jet lagged we chose a not so spectacular place to eat which events to come were a result of.... Anyway I did not eat the food I ordered to say the least but others stormed on and ate their questionable meals. Back in the room while sharon and I called it quits on drinking Sarah powered on like a champ and eniillate most of the bottle of Bacardi. All was fine as I excused myself and went to bed. An hour or so later Sarah enter the room quietly and she too fell asleep.... Only to awake soon later in which a sequence of events soon ensued. First we were at a cheap hostel therefore toilets were not in the bedrooms and required you to take two steps down the hall and turn left. I also should mention the bathroom doors slide quietly shut and therefore should not be heard. So Sarah wakes up looking to the toilet this our conversation...

Sarah: (rummaging around)

Me: Sarah what are you doing?

Sarah: iiiiimmmm hust looking for the toileeeeet

Me: they are outside

Sarah: no no I will hind it in here (by the way I'm spelling as though she was pronouncing with a slight slur)

Me: you need to go out side

Sarah: ok ok

A minute later I hear a door open and shut. (Remember the bathroom doors slide)

AND THEN death defying screams!!!!

Yup that's not the toilet that's the neighbours room!

The next day while I met sharon in the lobby for breakfast and to share the past evenings events I also learnt that Codi was very ill with food poisoning from last nights questionable food choices.

So with Sarah still out cold from her escapades last night and Codi I'll it was just Sharon and I who hit the shops. Now Kuala Lumpur is a step up as they actually have malls so we were in shopping heaven and ended up buying three pairs of pants, a sweater, and two work shirts! Sharon also spent quite a bit and later we were banned from shopping together by Codi (Sharon's girlfriend) who had wanted her to stick to a budget but that clearly went out the door when she wasn't there to supervise us. When we returned from our shopping marathon Sarah was up and alive and could not remember the previous nights mix up in rooms but she felt horrible and wrote a nice letter explaining things to our neighbours, also the owner of the hostel found it rather amusing and was able to repeatedly quote about it with us. Unfortunately though Codi was no better and could not even keep water down so the owner, an incredibly generous young man, drove us to the hospital and stayed with us while Codi got some medical attention. Thankfully it was just food poisoning as we'd assumed but they were able to help her rehydrate, we were now all four looking in tip top shape. The next day was another shopping extravaganza! This time Sarah and Codi were able to join. And we also hit up some amazing food places that did not cause any more illnesses. In fact we had the best Syrian food I have ever tasted. A touching place to eat despite the turmoil the country is currently facing. That evening we got to see a light and water show at one of the many other malls near by and then in the morning it was time to go. A short but sweet visit with yet more memorable stories!