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Wed 26 Apr 2006
I am back from the Perhentians now in the Working Nomad’s Malaysian office feeling refreshed and looking slightly less pasty than normal.
I met up with two friends (hi Essex girls!) and we went on an excellent snorkeling trip around the two islands. Being the keen surfer that I am I have never been too bothered about seeing sharks (talking of surfing I borrowed this local guy’s windsurfing board one day, took the sail off and managed to catch a few waves on it. Rock on!)
We went in a boat to Shark Point and surprise surprise there were two reef sharks there waiting for us. Boy can these guys move when they want to! They were n’t big as sharks go (only 6 feet-ish) but seeing then in the flesh and up close and personal certainly made my heart race a bit. 
We also saw a huge turtle and swam along overhead for a while which was pretty cool. The water is literally like a swimming pool, it’s totally unreal!
I caught the train back to KL and despite being in sleeper carriage, sleep was the last thing I could do with a chorus of crying babies around me. I think Malaysian babies cry louder than any other.
Just a note about the ebook. I have been swamped with free requests which is cool but the free offer has finished now. Thanks for your interest and support.
April 26th, 2006 at 11:44 am
Malaysia sounds great, I have never been there myself, but definitely an under-rated location from all reports. It could be a good thing though, which stops the hoards of visitors who go to Thailand.
April 26th, 2006 at 1:07 pm
Malaysia is great. I think for budget travellers it is slightly more expensive but still cheap by western standards.
The food is great as well and unike Thailand you have a realy melting pot of cultures (Malya, Chinese and Indian).
April 26th, 2006 at 5:21 pm
Are you going to stay in KL for a while? I notice the Malaysian flag on the top right of your page. Or do you change it to the flag of the country you’re in at the moment?
I like KL.. Have been reading a lot about their Malaysia My 2nd Home program
April 27th, 2006 at 5:05 am
Hi James,
Yes I am in KL until Sunday then I fly to Bali to meet a friend (and catch some waves
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The flag is where I am at the moment. KL is nice. It is a youthful and energetic city which is cool.
You could certainly pick worse countries to live than Malaysia.
Any chance of a link on your home page?
(nice site by the way).
April 27th, 2006 at 9:28 am
James, thanks for the link, I will add a link back if you want. Seems like we have some similar interests, boring IT job, investing in realestate, websites.
April 28th, 2006 at 3:49 am
Mike,
Yes, if you would, that’d be great! Thanks. Yeah, similar interests, but I am trying to get out of being a landlord. I like fix & flip. More fun.
April 28th, 2006 at 4:23 am
Thanks for the link James. Like you guys I had a boring I.T. job but never got into real estate, which I regret as I nearly bought somewhere 9 years ago in London! Oh well.