We spent the better part of the day heading south. The promise of a 4.5 hour trip between Penang and KL is a bit of a myth, I think. Today, it was closer to 1.5 hours longer than that. It seemed we had to drop passengers off at two other bus terminals in the far-flung suburbs of Kuala Lumpur.
It was uneventful but I guess that, in a way, is a blessing. I surely looked out on massive acreage of planted palm trees. We climbed impressive mountains on the road that runs the length of this part of the country. KL now seems like a comfortable old shoe as we stayed here four nights at the beginning of the time in Malaysia. It's nice returning to a place where one has already come, seen, and conquered. The sad part is the realization that tomorrow is our last day here. In fact, we'll be heading to the airport at around 9:30 pm for our flight back to YVR through Shanghai. I would really like to stay longer on this vacation.
We just returned from having dinner in the KL Sentral area near the YMCA here. Under normal situations food, for me, seems more of a practicality than my recent extravagances. I didn't read the book but found the movie Eat, Pray, Love astonishingly annoying. To me, the main protagonist came across as impressively whiny, spoilt, and immature. I have got to say though there are have been moments when I can sort of relate to the Eat part in the last few days. I was in hot chipathi up to my elbows devouring each peice wrapped around a succulent chicken or vegetable morsel wondering how things could possible be better. Malaysia really seems like a place where can let one's taste buds take their own adventure. In Malaysia I see how food really is an art form!