malaysia and singapore

In late March and early April, 2002, I travelled to Malaysia to visit Kenny Peavy.

Kuala Lumpur...

Site of the Supreme Court of Malaysia. Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur. The Monkey God statue at the Batu Caves. Callan at the Petronas towers. Petronas Twin Towers, tallest buildings in the world. Momma cat, Taman Tunku. Dim Sum, my lunch on my first day in KL. Fishhead Curry, my lunch on my second day in KL. Motorbikes, late-night KL. Roof of the 6-story mall at the base of the Petronas Towers. Peacock, KL Bird Gardens. Orchids, Kuala Lumpur City Center. White flower, Kuala Lumpur City Center. Heliconia sp. Heliconia sp. Scorpion, caged at the KL Butterfly Gardens. Mounted spider collection, KL Butterfly Gardens.

Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM): a boardwalk high in the rainforest canopy...

The FRIM Canopy Boardwalk. Kenny in awe of the canopy. Butterfly, Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Gardens. Enormous Malay butterfly.

Palau Tioman, an island in the South China Sea, off the east coast of Malaysia...

Bananas growing by the side of the road. A tree full of roosting fruit bats. Young rockclimbers on Tioman. Massive tropical spider on its web. Strangler Fig Tree Monkey in the jungle.

Malacca, an ancient port town on Malaysia's west coast...

Chinese sign in Melaka, #1. Chinese sign in Melaka, #2 A well-painted delivery truck. Roadside ensemble of containers and art. The stone from which the Melaka fort was constructed. Bicycles, covered sidewalk, Melaka. Gravestone skull and bones, #1 Gravestone skull and bones, #2 Doorway in Melaka. Relaxing cat in Melaka, #1 Relaxing cat in Melaka, #2 Streets of Melaka. Typical street scene in Melaka.

Singapore, a very clean city-state on an island south of Malaysia...

Flavorful, I'm sure. Colugo, or "flying lemur" in Singapore. Zoo iguana overhead. Kenny and I tried "Bird's Nest Drink" with lunch.

The Cameron Highlands, an elevated plateau of cooler jungle high in the central mountain range...

Cycad: ancient tree-sized fern-like plant. "!" Purty flowers everywhere. Palm frond. Village of the Orang Asli, north of Tanah Rata, Cameron Highlands

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