Tomorrow night (Weds May 2nd) at approximately 8:25pm (Malaysian time), Nicole and I are heading to our last big adventure : Bali ! Tonight, over dinner, we fed off of each others excitement and discussed our joy. To put it straight, we cannot wait! Bali has been one place both of us have wanted to go the most! We'll fly in late, around 11:30pm, and then before proceeding through immigration, will have to stand in the 'visa upon arrival' line. Predictions are that we won't hit the sack until 1am. For the first bit of our trip we will be staying in Sanur, Indonesia. We have booked, what looks like and what we're hoping to be, a beautiful hotel (with hostel prices) 2 minutes from the beach ! We will also be meeting up with both mine and Nicole's mom's mutual friend, Laurie, to give us advice, show us around, and to steer us in the right and general direction to having a sweet time!
Although our time in Malaysia was only 12 days, it was long.. We didn't do an ounce of research before heading here and I think it showed. The country does have a lot to offer, we just didn't have the time to really discover much, plus a lot didn't really grab our whole attention without wanting to grab every last dime we had too. Highlights of the country include: a visit to the petronas twin towers, browsing the KLCC & the Pavilion malls, seeing The Avenger's (Awesome movie), bubble tea, Nicole had the best gelato ever, hanging out in a cool city centre park, free breakfast at every accommodation, the bird park, and this awesome street food stand we found where there are tons of food on skewers! To touch base on the last point, this stand had every type of meat and vegetable on skewers. After you pick which you want, you can barbecue (usually with the meat) or steam the food. It was awesome! Another cool point, was today, it literally down poured from 4:00pm-10:00pm (it may still be raining). But neither Nicole nor I have ever heard thunder so loud. Nicole actually screamed when one hit, ha ha. But it was freaky. I have some videos, which I will try to upload at some point. As Nicole and I have discussed, the worst part of our experience in Malaysia, are the men. With the country being mostly Islamic, a good number of the women dress very modestly with head coverings. However, many do not. Regardless, we dressed quite modestly during our time here, yet were always uncomfortable. The men, to be quite frank, stare hard. At first, being a westerner and standing out was the first thought that came to mind. It happens almost everywhere. But, when you really look, it's quite grotesque. It's almost as if they are undressing you with their eyes, it's very perverted. It's weird too, because we are in a capital city, with over 2 million people, where tourists are everywhere. It's to the point though, that I never feel comfortable. So with great joy I will say, I am so excited to leave this country and not return! Take me to the beach please!
Please pray for our flight tomorrow, that everything will go smoothly and as planned. That we will make the flight fine and have no problems! Love you guys! I'll report back from paradise! :)
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