An Incredible Party and Getting Past Customs – Part 1

My problem was unfortunately pretty simple. The officer in front of me was holding my US passport in his hand, and a conspicuously absent entry visa served as clear proof that I had entered the country illegally. And now, the man with the badge, uniform, and authority to imprison me wanted to find out how, where, and why I had gotten into his country without the Immigration Department’s knowledge.

The why part of it was the easiest….

I had come for a party.

Batu Caves and a Waterfall

06/20/07 Dear X, Today we went to this mountain called the Batu Caves, which just sticks up like a bucket out of flat land, and you go up a couple of hundred steps to the top, where there are monkeys and an enormous cavern with Hindu temples and shrines inside. After exploring the main area [...]

At the House in KL

06/19/07 Dear X, I’m in Kuala Lumpur with F, who just got better from having a fever for a couple days.  We’re just watching movies and I’m entertaining his two youngest sisters most of the time.  I can actually lift the littlest one up in the air with just my feet!  Or one hand.  She’s [...]

From Johor to Mercing, Eating my way across Malaysia

06/03/07 Dear X, . Well, I’ve been staying for a few days in Johor Bahru, Malaysia to spend some time with friends, and now I’m on my way out to Mercing and Tioman Island off the Eastern coast of Malaysia.  The food is awesome.  I could eat nasi lemak (coconut rice with spicy sambal shrimp [...]

Chillin’ in Malaysia. Curry is Delicious.

09/26/06 Hi X, I didn’t go to Thailand because they had a military coup!  So instead I stayed in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur with F and his family and I’m eating lots of food every day. It’s WONDERFUL.  Tomorrow morning I’ll go to a Malaysian island called Tioman, which is SO beautiful! White sand beaches [...]