Island Pru- what can I say?

Mo' beach.

"Riiiight by da beach.... BOYEE!!"

-Halfbaked

This is the production crew: Adam Sacks (left), and Marty Knox (right).

This was the view from my room.

This weekend we traveled to Redang Island. I cant wait to return. This island is where pricey resorts sit along coasts and inlets of the most beautiful beaches and scenery I will probably ever see. We traveled by ferry from a pier in KT. It is still the off season for island life here, and we found out why. By boat the trip is about 1.5 hours, and took us through the roughest sea water trek I hope to ever have. We were floating over 10 foot swells. Within minuets of our trip, passengers were fumbling for barf bags. I was not expecting this- no one had said a thing. However, the destination was completely worth it. Pictured is the entry to the Berjaya Resort where we stayed. (It was overcast when we arrived, but the clouds parted quickly).

This a photo of our local Mosque at night. We live in a suberb of Kuala Terengganu, called Kuala Ibai. Prayers and readings from the Koran can be heard from load speakers mounted on the tower.

These are the flags that support the BN, as mentioned below.

Currently, in Terenganu, there is a political election hanging in the balance. In a few weeks the current governmental party (BN- the reform Muslims, responsible for many current Western influences, including my own presence here) is being apposed by the PAS party (Radical Muslims, who used to have the power over Malaysia). Before this election takes place, flags are being posted throughout the city. In the picture you can see the banner for PAS. Their flag is all green with a white circle in the center. The green represents Islam. The BN have another flag that is blue with a white scale on it.

This is a 360 view of a Chinese restaurant in Terengganu called "Ocean." Appropriately named by its locale. This place is great- cheap authentic Chinese food, and the all important cans of beer they serve. "Tiger" is my new beer of choice.

It was Chinese New Year when we arrived in KL. This was the "Lion Dance" that took place outside our hotel. Two dudes are hiding under the Lion, balancing on the posts. They performed rather dangerous jumps across the tops of the posts, all the while, acting as a beast. The eyes of the head also blink. (Behind the scene, are the monorail tracks). Really amazing stuff.

Here I am posting up real hard at the base of Kuala Lumpur's "Petronas Towers." These were once the tallest building in the world until they were rivaled with the Shanghai World Financial Center.

BLOG CREATED!!

Hi all-

As promised- I have started a blog to chronicle my Malaysian adventures. I have taken this initial step (setting up the space), to post stories, pictures, videos, and any other forms of media I can use to share with you my experience on the otherside of the world.
I am definately not in Kansas anymore......


more to come soon.