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welcome to Kuching, cat city!
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oktapodi hangs out with a denizen of Kuching
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Santubong mountain
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Sarawak cultural village at Mount Santubong
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Sarawak cultural village
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Mark at Sarawak cultural village
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Iban women perform traditional dance
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Iban chiefs
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Bidayuh village celebration
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Bidayuh men display feats of strength
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Orang-ulu warrior
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blowpipe demonstration
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another Sarawak tribal dance
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Malay longhouse
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inside the Malay longhouse
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narrow steps up to Melanau tall house
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decorations inside Melanau tall house
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Mark and oktapodi check out the Sarawak scenery
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Orang-ulu longhouse + smoke from nearby cookfire
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Orang-ulu longhouse
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traditional Bornean saron (xylophone)
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inside the Orang-ulu longhouse
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Orang-ulu dude shows us how to play the sape
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Mark jams out on the sape
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Free Birrrrrrrrd!
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oktapodi checks out the traditional Bornean art
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Penan longhouse
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Mark shoots a blowpipe at the Penan longhouse
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Penan tribesman
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Bornean art
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Malaysian keromong
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Iban weaver
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kids playing in the Iban longhouse
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Iban mask
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Bidayuh longhouse
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"heads" hunted by Bidayuh tribesmen
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Bidayuh mask
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lunchtime in Kuching
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they REALLY love their 7Elevens in Malaysia
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Kuching waterfront
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Kuching waterfront
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cats and fast food in downtown Kuching
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Wind Cave
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inside Wind Cave
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bird's nest soup, anyone?
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Wind Cave bat
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Fairy Cave
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Fairy Cave
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view from Fairy Cave into Indonesia
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yet another super-poisonous bug
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Mark and our guide Ismail
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secondary entrance to Fairy Cave + our transport
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Christmas decorations in a Buddhist/Muslim country
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orange dinner with Mark, Bruno, Barry, oktapodi
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Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
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chow time for orangutans
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orangutans arrive from afar
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orangutan takes a snack from the platform
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rehabilitated orangutan at Semanggoh
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orangutan breakfast
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check out the choice mullet on this dude!
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orangutans on another viewing platform
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snack time for the whole family
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awwwwwww!
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treats for every appendage
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family meal
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hangin' out... like ya do...
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native Sarawak orchids
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several wild creatures at Semenggoh
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heh, and don't forget the *call* of nature
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Barry's neighborhood
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Barry's living room
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Kinabatangan Nature Lodge, main building
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our kinda place
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bungalows at the Lodge
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Jungle Jay takes us on our first river cruise
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trio of proboscis monkeys
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hornbills in flight
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Sungai Kinabatangan at dusk
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cruisin' the Kinabatangan
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bring on the leeches!
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suited up to trudge through the slurm
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Josefin, Emma, Yvonne, Carolina: jungle-ready!
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the jungle equivalent of bowling shoes
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the very fuzzy caterpillar
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Jungle Jay spots some nocturnal critters
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teeny tiny jungle frog
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Malaysian escargot
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up close and personal with a female grasshopper
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tarsier encounter
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bewildered tarsier
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oktapodi and Mark attempt some early-morning cheer
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Sungai Kinabatangan at sunrise
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huge-ass monitor lizard (how *you* doin'?)
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hornbills
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lodge staff mug for the camera
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staff of Kinabatangan Nature Lodge
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leech alert!
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this plant could either kill you, or cure cancer
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Mark checks out a jungle remedy
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Yvonne hits a minor snag
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Jungle Jay to the rescue!
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Oxbow Lake
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oktapodi at Oxbow Lake
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Carolina and Josefin enjoy a quick break
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Janze and Mark check out the wildlife
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Mark jams out with a borrowed guitar
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leapin' lizards! (or monkeys)
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golden hour on the river
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proboscis monkey
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ecotourism at its finest
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long-tailed macacque
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scenic Kinabatangan
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hello, Junior!
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proboscis troop
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whizzing along the Kinabatangan
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Sungai Kinabatangan at sunset
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Kinabatangan Nature Lodge at night
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super-poisonous spider
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Kinabatangan posse at breakfast
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Mount Kinabalu
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Scuba Junkie dive shop
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Scuba Junkie backpacker hostel
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beautiful downtown Semporna
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scubalicious sea creatures
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Semporna market
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Semporna mosque
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wheelbarrowful of green stuff for sale
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friendly fish kid at Semporna market
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lotsa bananas
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fish kid and friend
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boobies & bums
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our divemaster Niki and oktapodi
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cherry-flavored cod liver oil!
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divers are a happy bunch
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Scuba Junkie lounge
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scenic surface interval
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welcome to Sunburn (Sibuan) Island!
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the life of a divemaster does not suck
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fishing boats off Sibuan
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traditional stilt houses
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scubarific
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local transport
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Mark sports the latest in flotation fashion
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Sipadan dock
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Malaysian beachy goodness
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make sure your paperwork is in order
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on the beach at Sipadan
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local kids at play
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the fearsome Markfish
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scorpionfish
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one of Sipadan's mannnnny turtles
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turtle and batfish
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reef shark with remora
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Niki hangin with da turtles
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pennant bannerfish
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scribbled filefish
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leopard goby
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nudibranch!
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ooooo! barracuuudaaaaa! (and Fred)
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nasty lil' triggerfish
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emperor angelfish
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purple clam
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even cooler coral
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cool coral
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entrance to Turtle Cave, seen from the inside
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danger? p'shaw!
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school of batfish
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moray eel
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where's waldo?
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red and white coral
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peeeeeeek!
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this is how I feel most days at work
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the elusive Soniafish
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orbiculate batfish
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moorish idol
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clown triggerfish
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oktapodi enjoys some Malaysian fishy snacks
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first Malaysian meal: mee hoon and chicken rice
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Petronas Towers
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typical Malaysian street scene
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Batu Caves outside KL
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Petronas Towers loom over downtown KL
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god and moneychanging, a classic pairing
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Mark begins the climb
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hi-ho, hi-ho, it's up the stairs we go
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oktapodi is proud to make it to the top
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Batu Caves inside the front entrance
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second set of stairs to the upper chamber
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addiction to high-fruc corn syrup, a family affair
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exported Western culture at its best
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monkeys and temples in Batu Caves
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cave shrine
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Batu Caves complex
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temple statues inside the cave
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Mark and oktapodi with Lord Murugan
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Menara Kuala Lumpur
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view from the tower's observation deck
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Malaysian tourists enjoy the audio-guided view
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sunset over smoggy Kuala Lumpur
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downtown KL at night
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Petronas Towers begin to light up at dusk
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glass domes in main lobby of Menara KL
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veggies we helped chop for Baba Nyonya dinner
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Ken's couchsurfing dinner feast
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Mark and Jezebel
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Kelly and Bing
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animated conversation on Ken's couch
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more animated conversation
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chef Ken with his Baba Nyonya masterpieces
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eating and chatting at Ken's dinner party
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Jasmine works the kitchen
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Langkawi Coral orientation
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Pulau Payar
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reef platform off the coast of Pulau Payar
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Mark snorkels off Pulau Payar
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gopuram of Sri Mariamman
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Masjid Kapitan Keling
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statues at Sri Mariamman
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Chinese temple lion
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tower at Masjid Kapitan Keling
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temple rooftop
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Buddhism rawks!
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temple swirlies
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more fortune-telling sticks
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oy! this humidity makes me schvitz
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backstreets of Penang
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Khoo Kongsi gold detail
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you can see why it's also called "Dragon Mtn Hall"
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Khoo Kongsi altar
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Acheen Street Mosque
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"Nine Old Men" mural at Khoo Kongsi
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the heart of Penang's Chinatown
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our first encounter with Shirtless William
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trishaw driver pimps his ride
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the most popular way to get around Penang
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street scene in Penang
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a vendor whips up some delicious Indian food
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a Penang specialty!
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classic Engrish... delusional tea
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of course we had to buy some Dragon Balls
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massive incense sticks at Kuan Yin Teng temple
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altar to Ganesh in Penang's Little India
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flowers for sale in Little India
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Indian flower vendors
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view of the harbor from Komtar
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our second encounter with William at Komtar Tower
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Mark on the top floor of Komtar Tower
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I dig the dancing chicken
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view of Kek Lok Si temple from streetlevel
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are we going the right way?
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oh yeah, there's some lovely signage
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too many turtles!
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monkeys await a dropped morsel of turtle chow
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Kek Lok Si main courtyard
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the temple is built into the mountainside
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Sonia & Mark at Kek Lok Si Temple
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Buddhist statues with bent crosses
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offerings at Kek Lok Si
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Ban Po Thar pagoda
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talk about two-faced
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don't mess with this dude
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temple incense offerings
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we ring the bell three times for good luck
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Mark atop the pagoda
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we wouldn't want to over crow, now would we?
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misty gardens at Kek Lok Si
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two monkeys
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random giant head at the top of the hill
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giant bronze Kuan Yin statue
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statues around the base of the pavillion
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Kuan Yin and friend
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more funky Asian fruits
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squidalicious!
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treats on sticks at Gurney Drive
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who wants some chicken feet?
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a plethora of food stalls at Gurney Drive
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Sonia slurps some asam laksa
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Hotel Hong Ping
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whoa
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