Selamat Datang Malaysia

How does one make a trip better than the last?

Schweinshaxe

It should almost always involve shopping, pork or wine, or all three if you're really lucky.
Being the spokeswoman for having the most fantastically good bad luck (not a typo), I managed to hit the trifecta of good trip karma,
-- again!

You might think I go on about pork, but when you live somewhere that does not have (proper) bacon you'll understand, and this is coming form an ex-vegan (not 'virgin' Al, vegan).
No Qatar, turkey and beef-bacon does not a bacon-substitute make. I like the greasy, stick-to-your-ribs, pork-tastic salted strips of marbled fat that makes any dish a squeal-worthy delight.

This has been a big year for me. I have started eating meat. I have started having wine with dinner, and cocktails with lunch. I have taken leave from my big awesome career, and I have moved halfway across the world, and I got married and I'm planning a wedding.

I digress..

Downtown Kuala Lumpur

So anyhow..
We also managed to tick off a big item on the wedding to-do list on our last trip to Kuala Lumpur.
Groom's suit - Check!

So, how do you one-up the last mini-vacation to Malaysia?
Fly back two weeks later and give it a good effort!

Here is how it's done.

Pavillion Couture in the heart of the trendy Bukit Bintang district

Find yourself downtown, have crispy pork knuckles and wine at a German bistro first, Then go shopping (while you're half sloshed), and Then meet the best-man in a fancy bar next to Dior and Louis Vuitton for fancier drinks.
Then, fall asleep on the train back to the posh digs and wake up at noon the next day for the best buffet this part of the world has to offer so far. Go to the gym to work off the guilt and then get a massage for all the hard work.

Our hotel in KL

Need a break? Send the hubby on a short flight and order room service for dinner and watch some bad Malay' tv and see what trouble you can get into before you fly back the next day.
Note to self: next time get the husband to leave his credit card, Louis Vuitton can't be charged to your room.

Useful Malay phrase of the day:

"Hoverkraft saya penuh dengan belut."

"My hovercraft is full of eels."