Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Malaysia - Day 3
It's the start of my third day in Malaysia. I've been sick with a cold, and that coupled with my jet-lag has made sleeping an arduous task. Actually falling asleep is not the problem. The problem is staying up past 6:00pm and sleeping past 2:00am.
My plan for the day is to check out my workplace. I start there tomorrow and want to have some experience getting there before the actual day I need to show up for work. The deal is, I have to take the train for about an hour to the end of the line. From there I need to take either the bus or a taxi. Apparently the taxi takes about 15 minutes and the bus is anyone's guess because public transportation doesn't seem to be the most reliable here, not to mention buses are not as good at maneuvering through heavy traffic.
I'm still not used to the food, though most of it is quite tasty, it's very greasy and I can feel my arteries clogging as I chomp through the deep-fried everything.
There is some kind of small bug climbing down the chair beside me. I guess that that will pretty much bring this post to an end.
My plan for the day is to check out my workplace. I start there tomorrow and want to have some experience getting there before the actual day I need to show up for work. The deal is, I have to take the train for about an hour to the end of the line. From there I need to take either the bus or a taxi. Apparently the taxi takes about 15 minutes and the bus is anyone's guess because public transportation doesn't seem to be the most reliable here, not to mention buses are not as good at maneuvering through heavy traffic.
I'm still not used to the food, though most of it is quite tasty, it's very greasy and I can feel my arteries clogging as I chomp through the deep-fried everything.
There is some kind of small bug climbing down the chair beside me. I guess that that will pretty much bring this post to an end.
posted by Jeff Milner at 5/03/2005 06:56:00 PM
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Comments:
welcome to malaysia :)
about the buses - they do follow a regular schedule, unless you're taking feeder buses that are part of the train station's company, then those normally leave only when the bus is filled up.
there's a lotta good food in Malaysia, but I'll advise you to walk around with Immodium and Charcoal tablets if you're gonna try out the local hawker food :)
about the buses - they do follow a regular schedule, unless you're taking feeder buses that are part of the train station's company, then those normally leave only when the bus is filled up.
there's a lotta good food in Malaysia, but I'll advise you to walk around with Immodium and Charcoal tablets if you're gonna try out the local hawker food :)
Comment posted by lainieyeoh at 5/04/2005 12:40 PM (Permalink)
oh and i'm guessing the cabbies will take one look at your face and try to rip you off.
If you can be bothered to: Ask your colleagues how much the fare usually is from the station to your workplace. And learn the short routes - some cabbies like to take the winding roads, which will jack up the meter prices (if you insist they use it), and that'll take up more time as well. Also, some meters tick unusually fast, gotta watch out for that too.
:)
[ forgot to mention: If you're taking putra feeder buses, and if they can't fill up the buses, they normally every half hour, with exceptions during certain busier times, like after office hours. You can ask the drivers, each station differs sometimes. ]
If you can be bothered to: Ask your colleagues how much the fare usually is from the station to your workplace. And learn the short routes - some cabbies like to take the winding roads, which will jack up the meter prices (if you insist they use it), and that'll take up more time as well. Also, some meters tick unusually fast, gotta watch out for that too.
:)
[ forgot to mention: If you're taking putra feeder buses, and if they can't fill up the buses, they normally every half hour, with exceptions during certain busier times, like after office hours. You can ask the drivers, each station differs sometimes. ]
Comment posted by lainieyeoh at 5/04/2005 12:46 PM (Permalink)
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