September 27, 2007
One thing you notice or should i say hear when you travel to a Muslim country is the “Call to Prayer”. The Call to Prayer is basically some sort or prayer or chant that is blasted through speakers throughout the city a few times a day to get people or alert them that its time to pray. Most people i meet find it annoying because the first one booms out at 5-am… and when i say “Boom” i mean its loud enough to wake the dead! But i tend to find it somewhat peaceful and relaxing. Take a listen to the audio clip below that i recorded a few days ago, this one wasn’t that great as the guy seemed to be forgetting the words. Call to Prayer audio
Also here in Malaysia its hard not to notice how much the Malaysian and United States flags look very similar. The famous Thailand quote works well here “Same Same… but different.” The Malaysian’s are very proud of their country and show their pride by sticking flags pretty much everywhere.
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September 24, 2007
I find that i can travel all over the world and see all of its major sites… The Great Wall of China, The Pyramids of Egypt, The Lost City of Machu Picchu… and the list goes on. But one thing that i find that can beat all of those things… is what Mother Nature can whip up. The other day while i was lying on the beach here in the Perhentain Islands (Malaysia) working on my tan, mother nature created the most amazing storm i have ever seen…. “The Prefect Storm”. It went from beautiful blue skies, aqua blueish green water and pearly white clouds that looked like cotton candy to 5 minutes later where it looked like Armageddon was coming. I have never seen such dark skies in my life, I’m finding a lose of words to describe just how beautiful and yet frightening it was. Take a look at the photos and hopefully that will give you a better idea just how bad ass Mother Nature can be!
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September 22, 2007
Wow is it HOT here, i feel like I’m being slowing cooked in a bowl of boiling hot water! After spending 2 weeks in Borneo where the weather was pretty nice (i will write more about my time in Borneo later), Im now back in west Malaysia where its around 96F (35c) outside with around 70% humidity. This intense heat makes it hard to do much, all i seem to want to do is sleep, drink lots water and sleep! So that said i have left the sweltering heat and traffic of Kuala Lumpur behind and i now find myself on a beautiful beach in the Perhentain Islands. Its not much cooler here but at least i can find relief from the sun under a big palm tree……. awwww what a life!
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September 15, 2007
A trip to Borneo isn’t complete without visiting some of the worlds most untouched jungles. But to get off the beaten path and see the real stuff, you must jump on a twin engine prop plane and fly an hour or so deep into the Heart of Borneo. And from there walk/trek 3 days deep into “No man’s land”. So for the next week or so i will be living with some of the different indigenous tribes here in Borneo and hopefully not meeting any head hunters! …. cause i like my head. As cliché as it sounds I’m going to try to learn how to hunt and live like the indigenous people. But who knows what will happen! {vidavee id=”2408″ w=450 h=300 }
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September 14, 2007
One thing you notice when you travel to foreign lands are the crazy signs. This sign is from the stairwell at the place i was staying at in Kota Kinabalu. This sign should be posted everywhere in China since people there like to spit all over the place! But maybe its posted here cause there is a big Chinese population here? hmmm….
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