#laagnitantong

"I have been to Masjid Jamek!" On the way back to KL… At first I thought of taking the Transnacional bus, however the next trip will yet be at 2pm. One barker walked towards me and offered a seat for MYR35 in the next bus to leave Butterworth. I took it of course; it would be better to reach KL early. When the bus moved out of the bay, around quarter of 12 noon, a Bus Personnel (I trust he’s from the company because of this uniform) collected out tickets. I was expecting to get a copy when he came back but he never came back. I saw this other passenger who just caught our leaving bus; he paid the same MYR35 and was signalled to board the bus. I saw it in his facial expression he was perplexed of the signal. I bet he’s also expecting to receive a ticket. He boarded nevertheless. At the first toll gate, I noticed one signage saying, KL 121KM. That’s odd because it took me 6 to 7 hours of bus travel from Melaka to Butterworth, and that it took me 2 hours of trav...

At Dharmikarama Burmese Temple On the way to Penang… The trip to Butterworth, the entry point to Penang Island, took us more or less 8 hours, from supposedly 6 to 7 hours. This was because an accident happened on the expressway before us. A trailer truck careened to the highway walls, crushed itself to several concrete boulders, turned upside down covering all but one lane. I observed paramedics prepping the stretchers while others were laboriously opening the trucker’s door to pull out bodies in the front seats. That delay served me well that I was able to find some sleep because I planned to layover for few hours yet had we arrived in the bus station early. Khoo Kongsi It was around 6am when the bus parked at the Butterworth Central Terminal. I made some rounds to check whether some bus lines have route to Georgetown in Penang Island. Few minutes passed and I have not seen one. I only observed people climbing the stairs towards the ferry boat. So I asked one b...

Dutch Square On my way to Melaka… I was under the impression that all budget airlines, including Cebu Pacific, will land in the KL Low Cost Carrier Terminal or LCCT. What I discovered when deplaning was that we arrived at the so called KLIA2 (obviously an acronym of KL International Airport Terminal 2), which is a very huge state of the art facility. It was known that the former KL LCCT was demolished to give way to the construction of this new airport. Duty free shops and other stalls were still open when I passed them by on my way to the immigration counters. I passed the immigration without a hitch; the gentleman only asked me how long will I stay in the country, and I said, “7 nights and 6 days”, then he stamped 14 days on my passport. I just followed the signs to exit and as I reached the giant glass door to push it towards the parking public buses, I realized I have no Malaysian monies yet. I found the nearest Money Changer kiosk open and changed my USD380 to MYR1,128...