I was not at home today morning, so I couldn’t eat my cereal with milk and fruits as I used to eat recently. I went down to Johor, one of the states in Malaysia, to visit one of the local committees (AIESEC in UTM). Together with my colleagues we stayed overnight in a hotel, so in the morning we went out for breakfast.
And the thing is that what we ate for breakfast didn’t differ from things we usually eat for lunch or dinner. So I ate some fried noodles with chicken.. and I realized that I really, really, but really miss Polish breakfasts, which consist of some sandwiches with ham, (regular - yellow) cheese, white cottage cheese, vegetables.. Damn tasty! And the tea with lemon and honey made by my mum, or coffee with milk prepared by my dad…mhm…yummy!
It’s my first post since I-don’t-remember-when and I am writing about food. Do you know why? Because I already got back to the Malaysian culture, since Aga left. Malaysian culture is all about food. If not only about it then maybe 90% of it ;)
But coming back to Aga: she is one of my closest friends who had an development internship in Kuala Lumpur for 7 weeks. She came here in the end of August and stayed till the beginning of October. We spent a lot of time together, travelling, eating, facilitating a conference, partying and many more! I would like to remember about this few weeks we spent here together, so let me sum it up:
Travelling around Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur: the most important places we went to: Lake Gardens, Batu Caves, Petronas by night (and this is the view you cannot miss staying in KL overnight!!);
- Port Dickson – it has some beaches, but nothing special; we went there for a local conference of one of the LCs here;
- Tioman Island – a must-go – a beautiful island down on South of the country;
- Perhentian Islands – a strong competitior for Tioman, which made on me a really great impression! White sand, palm tries, blue sky and the water soooooo warm that you want to sing: ‘Heaven, I am in heaven…’ ;) it was Aga’s last weekend here and I think we had the best rest ever! :)
- Penang – a very nice city on an island, 2 days of sightseeing and 1 day of chilling out on the beach (yeah, I love it! :) but of course cannot be compared to Tioman or Perhentian)
- Melaka – nice city for a 1 day trip full of sightseeing and good food (but you need to take a local with you, who will present to you all the ‘must eats’ – thanks Khai Lun :p)
- Cameron Highlands – the main location of strawberry fields and tea plantations (I have few leaves in my guidebook!), as well as jungle (off road in the rain in a 15 years old Land Rover – priceless! :D); we saw the biggest flower in the world but surprisingly it was not smelly at all (and it should be), but I believe it was not fake :p
To see some pictures - check out my Picassa!
Singapore
I would really not hesitate much if one proposed me an internship there. Clean, green, well developed country with just perfect public transport and a beach nearby – what else would you look for in life? ;) Of course they say that the nightlife is interesting as well, but we were way too tired after whole days of sightseeing! Maybe next time ;)
Parties
Of course we did party! E.g. at AIESEC International Congress which was happening in Malaysia at this time ;) We visited some clubs in KL as well. Nice music, not many people and super expensive alcohol (except Ladies Nights, where girls can get some nice drinks). Nothing much comparing to Poland, but still it’s a nice way to chill out after some time of sitting at home.
What now?
I got back to work – from Monday to Friday. I go swimming from time to time, I read some books and think about what will I be doing during my 3 weeks at home. Actually I can’t wait to go there, but still there is so many things that have to happen before my departure ;) Counting down: less than 60 days! :) See you soon!
And the thing is that what we ate for breakfast didn’t differ from things we usually eat for lunch or dinner. So I ate some fried noodles with chicken.. and I realized that I really, really, but really miss Polish breakfasts, which consist of some sandwiches with ham, (regular - yellow) cheese, white cottage cheese, vegetables.. Damn tasty! And the tea with lemon and honey made by my mum, or coffee with milk prepared by my dad…mhm…yummy!
It’s my first post since I-don’t-remember-when and I am writing about food. Do you know why? Because I already got back to the Malaysian culture, since Aga left. Malaysian culture is all about food. If not only about it then maybe 90% of it ;)
But coming back to Aga: she is one of my closest friends who had an development internship in Kuala Lumpur for 7 weeks. She came here in the end of August and stayed till the beginning of October. We spent a lot of time together, travelling, eating, facilitating a conference, partying and many more! I would like to remember about this few weeks we spent here together, so let me sum it up:
Travelling around Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur: the most important places we went to: Lake Gardens, Batu Caves, Petronas by night (and this is the view you cannot miss staying in KL overnight!!);
- Port Dickson – it has some beaches, but nothing special; we went there for a local conference of one of the LCs here;
- Tioman Island – a must-go – a beautiful island down on South of the country;
- Perhentian Islands – a strong competitior for Tioman, which made on me a really great impression! White sand, palm tries, blue sky and the water soooooo warm that you want to sing: ‘Heaven, I am in heaven…’ ;) it was Aga’s last weekend here and I think we had the best rest ever! :)
- Penang – a very nice city on an island, 2 days of sightseeing and 1 day of chilling out on the beach (yeah, I love it! :) but of course cannot be compared to Tioman or Perhentian)
- Melaka – nice city for a 1 day trip full of sightseeing and good food (but you need to take a local with you, who will present to you all the ‘must eats’ – thanks Khai Lun :p)
- Cameron Highlands – the main location of strawberry fields and tea plantations (I have few leaves in my guidebook!), as well as jungle (off road in the rain in a 15 years old Land Rover – priceless! :D); we saw the biggest flower in the world but surprisingly it was not smelly at all (and it should be), but I believe it was not fake :p
To see some pictures - check out my Picassa!
Singapore
I would really not hesitate much if one proposed me an internship there. Clean, green, well developed country with just perfect public transport and a beach nearby – what else would you look for in life? ;) Of course they say that the nightlife is interesting as well, but we were way too tired after whole days of sightseeing! Maybe next time ;)
Parties
Of course we did party! E.g. at AIESEC International Congress which was happening in Malaysia at this time ;) We visited some clubs in KL as well. Nice music, not many people and super expensive alcohol (except Ladies Nights, where girls can get some nice drinks). Nothing much comparing to Poland, but still it’s a nice way to chill out after some time of sitting at home.
What now?
I got back to work – from Monday to Friday. I go swimming from time to time, I read some books and think about what will I be doing during my 3 weeks at home. Actually I can’t wait to go there, but still there is so many things that have to happen before my departure ;) Counting down: less than 60 days! :) See you soon!
