Pulau Langkawi - from the old AdventureWorldTravel.com

Langkawi means "eagle" in the Malay language.
We sailed on a South African catamaran named "Angel" around the 99 islands of Pulau Langkawi.

We sailed for 5 days, fished 3 times and cought 3 baracuda.

Man showed us how to remove the huge scales and clean the fish before we tried to figure out how many different ways we could cook up baracuda.

There are many marble caves and cliffs around Langkawi.

Just on the other side of those cliffs is a fresh water lake, not more than 100 meters from the sea.

We trolled around this little island twice before catching a huge baracuda.

Man

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A small fishing village on the west side of the island was hit pretty hard by the tsunami. I was there just 2 days after the tragic event.

This is what's left of some of the beach-front houses.

Aparently no locals were killed, but many must now rebuild the rubble that is left of their homes.

I know this is no comparison to photos you've probably seen with huge boats sitting on buildings, but still, it's a mess to clean up.

The rest of Pulau Langkawi was largely uneffected by the tsunami, other than some lost sea equipment such as boats, jet skiis and windsurfs. Thank goodness the motorcycles are okay.

Water buffalo in the middle of the island.

Rubber is a major industry in Malaysia. There are many rubber tree plantations all around the island.

The art of rubber tree tapping.

Quiet beach, found only by cruising roads and trails on motorcycle.

The fishing must go on!

You can't really see it in this picture, but there were a few smashed sail boats on the tiny island in the background.

Kuala Lumpur - from the old AdventureWorldTravel.com

Malay girl waiting outside masjid during prayer time.

Malaysians for Peace in Little India section of Kuala Lumpur.

Making roti canai. My favorite!

Hanuman statue at Batu Caves.

Cliff sculptures at Batu Caves.

Above the stairway at Batu Caves.

Cooking lemang (coconut sticky rice) in bamboo.

The virtually blind artist in front of China Town.

The Blind Artist:
A man was sitting on the sidewalk drawing pictures with pastels of city scenes; city trains, a bus crash, houses and buildings. All with great color and detail. The man holds his one eye, with which he can see just a little, about one or two inches away from the picture he is drawing. When it's time to pick a new color, he olds the tray of crayons up close to his eye so he can see what color it is. When he gets a tip from passers by, he holds it close to his eye to see the color of the bill and its denomination. For sure this man cannot see far enough away to draw these images from what he sees. He must be drawing them from memory. The perspective, angles and colors are almost perfect.

House next to Dang Wangi city train stop.

Same house.

Reflection of Mosque from roof of car.

Small village in the jungle, about 20 minutes drive from downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Village front porch.

Shop in Little India, Kuala Lumpur.

Lake Titiawangsa (actually it's more of a puddle).

One of many mosques in Kuala Lumpur.

Bangsar Mosque

Waiting for dad to pray.

Another mosque.

Monkeys in the city.

National Mosque

National Mosque and K.L. Tower.

Chinese Buddhist idol build into wall surrounding house.

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Here's a little glimpse of my neighborhood.

KLCC Shopping Mall at the base of the Petronal Twin Towers. And no, the size of this mall is not unique to this city. Man do people love to shop here!

Serve yourself! This is the standard buffet style food hawker stall.

What kind of dried and salted shrimp do you like?

Yum! (not really)

It's Ramadan right now. Everyday at the restaurants at about 7:00pm, the Muslim people fill their plates and and wait patiently for the exact moment when the music is played over the loudspeekers announcing that it's time to break the fast for the day. Selamat berbuka puasa! (Happy break fasting)

The top three floors of the colorful building in the middle is Le Village Guesthouse. The ground floor is good cheap Indian eats.

Why the Self-Appointed Parking Lot Attendant is Better than the Employed:
The self-appointed parking lot attendants always have a smile on their face. Give them a tip and they will do some little trick to keep the parking meter full while you are away in order to avoid getting a ticket. They even do traffic control while you're backing out of your spot. If there is no spot available when you arrive, never mind. You can just double park and they will come get you to move your car into a spot when one comes available.

Inside Le Village. They guy in black is my co-worker Iggi.

More inside Le Village

Fruit stand behind Le Village

Malaysia Grocery

Masjid Jamek (Jamek Mosque) with KL Tower in background