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Melaka. The Dutch (like the Portuguese and the British) were here. Of course!
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One of many Chinese temples in Melaka.
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Melaka river boat cruise.
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Trishaw – not sure about the blaring music…
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Melaka by night – typical street with Chinese shophouses from the 19th and early 20th century.
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Chinese hawker food – my Cantonese came in handy…
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Batu Caves – combining workout and seeing one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India.
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Lunching with Jagdish, KL.
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My first AirBnB experience with Paf from the UK, who moved to KL a year ago.
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Another city!
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One of many colonial buildings, KL.
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Petronas Towers – known as two cobs of corn to the local kids.
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Thanks to Paf (left) and his friend Kenneth, I got a glimpse into life in KL.
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Eating Malaysian dessert.
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Not quite the Kakadu, but still nice to see Malaysians enjoying the outdoors.
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Yes, dad, I did go for the famous Ipoh bean sprout chicken!
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Fellow coushsurfer Kit (right) catching up with old school friend Kok Kheng who took us around Ipoh. Thanks, guys!
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Lake Gardens, Taiping.
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It’s so green!
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Nice to see something else other than eucalyptus!
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Boy, it’s been a while since I’ve been in a wet market!
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Now that’s organic!
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Chinese pancakes made in mini woks.
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Fixing my backpack, A$1. Conversation, priceless.
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Penang old town is another Unesco site.
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Blue House or Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, Georgetown. History, history, history.
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Built in the mid-19th century by immigrants from Fujian, China, Chew Jetty remains as the largest clan jetty along the quay.
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Colonial past – one of many churches in Georgetown, Penang.
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Peranakan Museum. Peranakan and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to the region called the Straits Settlement (Penang, Melaka, Singapore).
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Peranakan Museum is well worth a visit.
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Peranakan Museum
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