The wireless internet feature on Singapore Airlines is so cool. As our trip has come to the end, the blog goes on hiatus indefinitely until we come back. Hopefully it won’t be too long.
Today is our last day in KL before heading off to a working vacation in Canberra followed by a real vacation in northern Queensland and Sydney. In honor of this last day, another list of silly spellings. aiskrim …
A friend of mine always says that when he travels to developing or transition economies, he goes to a tailor and gets a new suit. Well, JM and I took his advice and checked out a tailor at a nice…
We had two friends visit us while we were in Malaysia last time, and each of them was a cat fan. So, we took each of them to see our favorite sight in Malaysia. This is a guy named Jamil…
Around Malaysia, India, Singapore, Australia, and now San Francisco, you can sometimes happen across one of a chain of restaurants known as Annalakshmi. These are tasty vegetarian restaurants that serve all-you-can-eat buffets as well as a wide range of drinks…
We’ve had a good couple of days. While interviewee confidentiality means that I cannot discuss precisely what we’ve been doing, suffice it to say that we’ve had a great introduction to the Malaysian upper classes. It’s very cool to see…
People who study Malaysian politics often lament that the political system here is authoritarian. The basis of this assessment is the simplest definition of authoritarianism that we have–the fact that the government never loses elections. Since independence, the ruling coalition…
The Malaysian Parliament has free wireless. It is also very luxurious inside, with a very modern Islamic architectural style, plush rugs, and delicious air conditioning (especially since I walked about a mile to get here in my wool pants and…
One difference between life in Malaysia one year ago and life in Malaysia today is with regards to taxis. Since we’ve arrived, we’ve noticed a big change in negotiations with taxi drivers. It used to be that in Kuala Lumpur,…
In the past 24 hours, three Malays have invited us out for drinks. And I’m not talking soda or tea, I’m talking going out for a beer. It can be difficult to square this with the fact that all three…
