November 14, 2011
I didn’t eat any of the kualas
I like Asia because I can eat how I want to eat and not feel weird. I can eat Chinese food every day. Here it is called food...
November 13, 2011
Wunderbar! (Or, how to not leave the hostel for an entire day)
To be fair, I did, actually, leave the hostel on my last day in Kuala Lumpur. I strolled out of bed, too late for breakfast, again, at about 11. I sat down with the unnamed traveler for a bit before heading off for a stroll...
November 12, 2011
KL
After maybe three hours of sleep I woke up at 9:30am to grab breakfast. I probably should have wasted away my day in bed. Like a normal person would do. But no, I wanted to actually try to do something in Kuala Lumpur. And I...
November 10, 2011
How the chicken crossed the road.
The crosswalk man, if I can even find him, never turns to green. He stands there glowing red while each lane of traffic takes their turn. Over and over. Or, more likely, him or his red counterpart never appear at all in the stagnant, useless,...
November 8, 2011
The real Asia begins…
After waking up early in Singapore. After checking out of my hostel and walking to the bus station. After arriving at 10:30am and buying a bus ticket for noon. After being told "but you can get on that one that is leaving now." After surviving...
November 7, 2011
Singapore Sling: What I ate in Singapore
Back home I would get Asian food at least twice a week, probably way more. I'd order Thai food for dinner from that place down the block or I'd grab a quick Whole Foods sushi when I needed something quick or I'd get fast food...
November 6, 2011
When it rains…
It started raining on my walk through a park in Singapore. I was in the herb garden when I could feel it in the air and see the darkness in the sky that it was coming. I tried walking home in it, getting soaked. Until...
November 4, 2011
Jet lagged in Singapore.
Every street in Singapore has a different smell. Some have a scent straight out of a Thai food restaurant. Others like what I remember of Poison perfume. Still others like curry spiked motor oil. I've never been to Asia before and since I had to change...