Catching up...

Hi folks - sorry for the interruption in service! Had difficulty posting from the phone and I didn't want a huge bill from Orange when we get back. OK it is now Tuesday 31st July and I realise there is some catching up to do, and that just reading plain text when you are in a very photogenic place can be very testing for readers when you know there should be some photos to show. Well I have switched my phone to a Malaysian number (more on "Fun with unlocking your phone" later), and I have a new camera (2 tasks to tick off my list) so the posts should cme more regularly now. Today I a writing this at the home of my cousin Lis so hve the luxuary of a broadband connection and a full sized keyboard, so no excuses!

The Flight and Arrival

Pretty good really considering you're in the same place for 12hrs! Loads of movies and music to choose from. Food and drink whenever you want it. Great thunderstorm over Afghanistan in the night! Touchdown at KLIA at 0745 in monsoon conditions, so just like the UK really - except nothing prepares you for the 95% humidity! It's like being inside a steam iron (so they tell me). KLIA is a really beautiful and calm airport which just hightlights the 3rd world status of Heathrow! Pick up a "premier" taxi to Petaling Jaya and the Shah Village Hotel. Really friendly and knowlegdeable taxi driver.

Ambush and Hijack!

We get to the hotel and are just about to check in when there is a shreik of welcome from the lounge! It's my Auntie Hafsah and her husband Ramli. They tell us the Hotel doesn't have our booking so why don't we go back to their place instead? Too tired and pleased to see them at the same time, we agree. A short drive later and we are at 29 SS3/41 in Petaling Jaya. Hijack completed! A rapid catchup on family and events over the past 9 years then we make our excuses nad go for a quick nap as the jet lag is catching up on us. We crash out pretty quickly in the sticky heat.