Life in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding cities have a total population of 7.2 million.

I have come a long way from my small home town that has less than 30,000 people.

KL is very crowded, obviously, and very busy. Life here is different from Penang, but I am adapting.

One thing that I cannot adapt to, it seems, is a cold shower. When we first moved into the apartment, there was no water heater. Not even a shower-head. Instead, there was a basin to fill-up with water and a small dipping bucket to wash.

I'm not used to washing with buckets, and definitely not used to washing with cold water.

We had to wait for more than a week to have a hot water heater installed. I am grateful for that device. I do not think cold showers are healthy.

I have yet to start my acts of war against the pigeons, I will do so at some point though. Pigeons are nasty and annoying.

Our apartment is open the air, there is actually a balcony on both ends of it. This means that when we open things up the breeze can flow through the entire place.

We have 2 air conditioning units, but they are pretty much never needed. It's a comfortable place to live in that regard.

We had bought a thin sleeping mattress to use until we could find a better bed. Sleeping on that was only marginally better than sleeping on the floor. I do not see how Siew can sleep on a hard floor without any problems!

We found a bed that we liked, mainly for the price, cheap. I am not a fan of soft mattresses. I do not like the sinking, engulfing feeling of a super-soft mattress or chair cushioning. The mattress that we found is quite firm, of course it is not as firm as the floor, so it is more comfortable for me and for Siew.

We had internet setup, and it is going to cost a ridiculous amount of money on the first bill. Really terribly expensive actually. I miss cheap, FAST, broadband in the usa. I do not miss much else there though.

I'm getting used to the flow of things at the tuition center. I have found that I enjoy teaching children quite a lot. Kids are interesting, and there really are no bad kids. They just need guidance.

I have become bad at sleeping again since coming to KL. I tend to wake up many times throughout the night, and sometimes wake up and cannot go back to sleep. I need to figure out what I can do to balance myself out so that I can sleep better.

I have also started losing weight again. All of my pants are getting lose around the waist. I am not doing anything special to lose weight, but I seldom sit-down while I am teaching. I like to walk around the classroom and give attention to all of my students. So, I am sure that has a small part in the loss.

I have yet to start driving here in Malaysia. I am going to have to start doing that sometime soon though. It would not be good to leave things so that Siew is the only driver.

Hmmm enough for this post.