Mysterious Malaysia

This country is seriously obsessed with food. I went to Malaysia for a weekend. While there was not much touring of historical buildings or famous history, food was a plenty from Hainan chicken riceballs to prawn paste to red bean cakes to chendol. As we finished one meal around 3PM, we begun dinner again at 7PM. Americans might be obsessed with alcohol; the Malaysians are obsessed with food.

I must say, Kuala Lumpur was underwhelming. The city is dirty, messy, polluted, and not much to see. It's a great hub to travel Malaysia from, but it's no more than a couple of hours. You can check out the Petronas Towers, the Mosque, and Railway Station, you can pretty much see all of KL in a few hours. Melaka, on the other had, is a beautiful little town a few hours outside of KL. The town has a lot of feelings with heavy Portuguese influence. Great food, Jonker Street Night Market, and the beautiful Melaka River are all a great escape from the big city. A wonderful over night trip if you have time.

After being in Malaysia, I see why Singapore is the way it is. Before I came to Singapore, I always thought it would be like a mini America or Britain, with a hint of Chinese culture somewhere. However, so much of Singapore is much more influenced by Malaysia - the hawker centers, the street food, laksa, everything now makes much more sense with a visit to Malaysia. 

Beautiful Melaka river at night

Petronas Towers

KL Railway Station