Budget travel can really bug me sometimes. Harhar. Was woken up at 3 am yesterday by creepy crawlers and was given a new room along with an industrial sized can of insect repellent. I did not know that bed bugs were real until this point. Didn't parents just make them up to scare toddlers? There were two kinds on my bed, one about 2mm in length that looked like a beetle, and the other so small I couldn't make out its shape. I have become paranoid, to the point that I believe I am being bitten even when my bed is parasite free, and jolt violently at the sensation of my legs being scathed by giant beetle fangs of my imagination.
We've spent the last two days in an air-conditioned mall, seeking refuge in the clean toilets of the Petronas towers as consequence to overzealous eating and drinking. I got too excited about the prospect of drinking delicious sweet milk tea served in a plastic baggie and forgot that ice cubes on the street are usually made with less than filtered tap water. It got so bad that our day trip yesterday to Melaka- the food capital of Malaysia- had to be forgone at the thought of a 2 hour bus ride towards a street food haven. Very disappointing, as the most 'authentic' culinary experience I've had since coming here was a curry laksa from Papa Rich, the Malay version of Manchu Wok. It was delicious though.
I won't bore you any longer with the invigorating details of my last few days indoors, over toilets, and in hysterics on the hostel bed.
I realize I never said goodbye to Beijing, I was in such a rush with my last exam, hosting Megan on her visit, packing and flying to KL, that I didn't have a chance to post any of my amazing photos and experiences from the last week. And oh, there were some great memories. I'll try to do so intermittently throughout the next month, while attempting to post somewhat in real time about my time in SE Asia. Enjoy the pics.
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