1) KUALA LUMPUR

NATIONAL PALACE

The official residence of His Majesty The King of Malaysia is a stately mansion set within a beautifully landscaped garden. The daily changing of the guard attracts its fair share of visitors and photographers.

MERDEKA SQUARE & SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD BUILDING

This is an important heritage site in the city. The Union Jack was lowered here on 31 August 1957 marking Malaysia’s independence from colonial rule. The nearby Sultan Abdul Samad Building is another heritage site.

KL TOWER

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Several days ago, Sam bought himself a ‘lucky coin’ pendant and has been wearing it as a necklace ever since. Ever since then, whenever anything unfortunate has happened, it’s been dissected at length. We seem completely unable to decide whether we have been unlucky, or whether we’ve actually been relatively fortunate, because an event could [...]

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I’ve just checked out the online front page of the Guardian, and wow, it makes depressing reading. Africa’s in a state (shocked by Johannesburg; resigned to chaos in Zimbabwe). South East Asia just…  wow, I wish I could help. But somehow I doubt Burma or China are the safest places to be, especially Burma. The Burmese government’s [...]

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Dear all, apologies for the lack of updates in quite some time. I blame Lou of course, but that is beside the point. She is asleep, so it looks like you’re stuck with the photographer writing his piece. Since the last update we’ve been through five sets of customs officials, had our fingerprints taken (it’s official we’re [...]

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It’s a terribly morbid thing to say, but one of the most fascinating aspects of the internet is how quickly news of a disaster develops. I have often sat on my computer, refreshing the Beeb, the Guardian, Times and co, just watching how a story unfolds. The Meredith Kercher story is one like that - [...]

• original URL: http://jealousyet.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/burma-and-reflections-about-the-digital-age/

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I shall start this post by sharing a prayer which adorns the great majority of hotel walls in Malaysia: ‘Prayer for Tourists ‘Heavenly Father, look down on us your humble, obedient servants, who are doomed to travel this earth, taking photographs, mailing postcards, buying souvenirs and walking around in drip-dry underwear. ‘Give us this day divine guidance in the [...]

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