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The main activities is Kuala Lumpur are shopping and eating...because Chanel, Gucci, Hermes, etc. are not really places I frequent these days, we spent most of our free time walking around and tasting the tastes of KL. Malaysia is interesting because its a mix of people, which makes it a mix of food as well. Chinese (thanks to commerce), Indians (thanks to the British colonization), and Malay (the ethnic population) all make up Malaysia. They have a chinatown, little india. It was so great seeing so many Indians and made me miss India!! This mix of cultures means there is great food of each of these populations, in addition to neighboring countries (Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, etc.). The city, according to my colleague, is a lot like Toronto. Its totally modern with lots of buildings...but not so many people. The Twin Towers (below) are the big attraction in the skyline.






The Food...my favorite is this malaysian dessert that is really just a mound of ice, ice cream, some sugar, corn, and I'm not sure what else...





We went to the KL Birdpark which is the biggest in the world I think - it was neat to see birds so close up, but I had preferred if they were flying out in the world :)







The rest of KL. I had a cold last week which zonked me out and I was sneezing constantly, so that was not fun at all - probably not helped by our hotel being right next to a popular street of nightclubs, which meant I heard club music despite being on the 23rd floor! It rained everyday at exactly 3pm. Work...the Malaysian government is not the most forthcoming, they have a law that says everything is secret until the government says otherwise. After meetings with our embassy, meetings with their government, we are on our way to getting what we need (fingers crossed). Their government complex is quite amazing, really beautiful buildings.

Below are some more pics, including a cool nightspot that was a bar with a pool overlooking the Towers. I'm fairly certain patrons must fall in this pool every night after a few drinks.







We are back at home sweet JW Marriott. I'm currently in the club lounge with what seems to be a large population of US Army dudes or some branch of the military. As well as BP and Chevron execs who met in our hotel today...we thought about crashing the meeting with picket signs but decided against it. Things are winding down here as we finish up a last meetings in Bangkok!