I spent a few days in KL this week. This was my first time in Malaysia (not counting the ex-eighth sultanate down-peninsula that is a frequent stop) and two things caught my attention. First the way the Malay language is written in English – exactly as it is pronounced. Ekspress for Express as an example in the photo above. And second, the greenery in the city, something I hadn’t expected going in for some reason, and was great to see in the developing world, see photo below taken from the top floor of the Meridien in
