“That light is brighter than my future!”
– Mangala
The bus from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore takes about 5-6 hours and the buses are really good. Like, REALLY good. The one I took cost me $47 for a round trip (KL – Singapore – KL) and it had wifi, a decent driver, good seats and three stops for toilet breaks/food.
“So what do I do if he jumps off the balcony?”
“Don’t worry. We will know it’s not your fault. He’s done that before…”
– Maya giving last minute instructions
If you love animals doing a housesit is an amazing idea. Especially if you travel alone and would like some company that doesn’t talk back. Unless you petsit Ewok. He talks. A lot.
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself”
– Cloud Atlas
Turns out Malaysia was the country for me. The country where my first massive slump happened. I don’t really want to call it a meltdown because to me that implies a dramatic reaction. Like yelling or throwing stuff, at least there should be some crying involved… I had none of that, but I noticed something was seriously off a couple of days after landing in Kuala Lumpur.
“I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world’s best feeling, although I’m totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well.”
– Yuichiro Miura
“Butt-clenching time!”
– Rob
“Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.”
– Harriet Van Horne
“The bags under my eyes are Chanel.”
“Ya’ll know that ferris wheel ain’t whole, right?”
– Yolonda
“If weighed, the total amount of concrete used in the construction of Burj Khalifa would equal the approx. weight of 100.000 elephants.”
“I have always thought of sophistication as rather a feeble substitute for decadence.”
– Christopher Hampton
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