S M F G · A Counter-Clockwise Trip Around The World

The nice days in Malacca lead to a run all over peninsular Malaysia, with me following my new friends to KL, then to Georgetown (again!) and to Langkawi.

Unfortunately, once in Langkawi, we found ourselves into a pure monsoon week. After the first day (and half of the second) the rain started. And it never stopped :-(

Thus the stay at the Gecko House was mainly paced by the breakfast -> lunch -> beer-happy-hour -> dinner mantra. For a couple of days it was fun—especially considering that I hacked the wireless key of the neighbouring internet café so I could post the Malaysian galleries—then it was just too much. If I wanted rain I would have stayed in Italy, wouldn’t I?

But as I rarely look at the calendar, I discovered a bit too late that the 1st of May week-end already started. That meant that pretty much all of Malaysia was moving towards some other parts of the country. And I had my flight to Bali already booked from KL!

What to do? A party! And party was (check the gallery), but when the club swept us all out for closing, at 2AM, I kind of misevaluated the friendliness of the few locals with a car, for they only got girls on board.

Sadly walking my way to the Gecko, I was caught into what seemed to me the most furious storm that I can recall. I found a shelter under a motorbike repair shop roof, thinking the rain in the tropics only lasts half an hour. I woke up after a couple of hours, finding myself lying on the pavement, with the rain still falling careless of the latitude. I borrowed an umbrella from the deserted repair shop and went on my way, reaching home around 5:45AM.

A couple more days (and a book) later I was happily crossing the country on a bus, direction KL (to be visited for the third time!).

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Note: being the connection situation what it is, pictures and eye candies will be delayed until my return to lo Stivale. Sorry for the inconvenience.

This post is filed under Asia, Malaysia and tagged Beer, Friends, Party, Rain, Tropic, Wireless.