Kuala Lumpur – Melting pot of 3 different cultures

Malaysia is a wonderful place with a lot of variety, but I never had the chance to fully experience it. I come from Kuwait, so I would transit there sometimes on my to Australia or back. However, the last time I was there I decided to stay there a little longer. Besides, I might be able to meet some of my Malaysian friends along the way. I would also have a chance to practice my Malay with the locals (turns out that I would hardly use it, as their English is way too good). I spent about a day and a half in the downtown of Kuala Lumpur, taking a 30-40 minute train ride from my airport hotel.

I did get to see the efficiency of the train system, I got to eat in mall food courts as well as little places on the side of the road.

Malaysia has three major ethnicities (along with three different cultures). The Malays, which is by far the biggest population, the Indians (of which a lot are Tamil), and the Chinese.You get to experience the foods from all the different cultures, along with hearing languages of all the different people. I went there during Chinese new year, and saw some Chinese new year shows inside a shopping mall, quite nice.

This was the first time I'd ever gone on a trip by myself, and I learnt a lot from it. I had made no planning whatsoever, and as soon as I checked in to the hotel and put my stuff in my room, I headed out, armed with only my phone and 500 MB of data to use during my stay. With that, I used Google for directions, as well as asking random people, and had a wonderful experience that I would have never otherwise had had I gone with my family.

The weather at that time of year (February) was a nightmare though, it was unbearable hot, and very, very humid. Whatever nice drink that I'd just consumed would simply evaporate into the atmosphere and rendering me thirsty again. 
 

By the way, there is something I'd heard stories about, but never seen in person...paid bathrooms!! Wow! I wonder what's it like inside, is it a palace bathroom or what? In any case, I'll guess that will be it for now, until then,
Best regards my fellow travelers,
My name is Anwar and I'm off to somewhere new!