Owairaka 20/20

Hello everyone. I am having a wonderful time in Malaysia. The flight over here wasn’t very exciting because there weren’t any good movies to watch. So I had to play games  and read my book for 11 hours.

I am being treated like royalty by everyone here in Malaysia. I have tasted the delightful food and cuisine of the Malay people. When I went to India earlier this year I was so careful what food I ate in case I got sick. I still got sick, so this time I have decided to eat everything I am offered. I have tried some very unusual food that I wouldn’t normally try.

Before I left New Zealand Samantha suggested I should try the king of fruit, the Durian. I have. I can’t describe it. It smells foul, like something rotten. It feels like gooey slime. It tastes strange and unusual. I can’t say I loved eating them, but then again, I didn’t hate them either. I have some photos I’ll put on some time showing the Durian fruit. I have also eaten other fruit that I have never seen before.

I have also been to Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur. You have to climb up 272 steep steps to enter the cave. There are monkeys running around everywhere. The cave is huge. There are Hindu temples inside where people pray. At the foot of the steps there is a large gold statue.

I am now in Kuching, surrounded by the rainforests. It is very hot here and I am drinking lots of water, having lots of cold showers, and enjoying any air-conditioning I can find. I have visited two schools so far and will see some more over the next two weeks.

I hope everyone in NZ is enjoying their holidays. Let me know what you are doing….