off to Kuala Lumpur

I'm sure Rachel didn't think I would really join her when she asked if I wanted to come to the Philippines, but I sure was glad I decided to go for it. I've been having good days lately and loving being in Sri Lanka, but still I miss hanging with my dear friends. In fact, when I thought about seeing Rach during my flight to Kuala Lumpur/KL (I needed to spend a night there before going to Manila), I started tearing up :).
I had never been to KL before, and I didn't realize how cosmopolitan that city is. I'm ashamed to admit, but my heart started beating faster when I saw starbucks at the airport. I made a bee line for a nice soy latte, and this is how my sweet relationship with coffee started again after not having any for the last three months. After spending a couple of hours in China town negotiating the price for a fake Lacoste shirt (I got pretty good at doing this after living in Sri Lanka. Walking away like I don't give a damn when they give you an outrageous price is the key), I headed out to Little India to walk around. There, people are watching the World cup game as the street vendors had huge TVs set up. I was standing to watch the game, but there was this guy who insisted that I sat down. So I did. He ordered two orange juice and chapatis for me, which I insisted that I didn't want since I just ate in China town. He paid for everything, and I thought...this doesn't seem right. I wasn't sure if he was just being nice or wanted something else. Turned out that he wanted to bet against me on the game! I felt bad about not having a good reason to decline his offer after eating all the free food, so I lied saying that my parents asked me never to gamble. Told him about my mom being dead etc. I don't know why I said that, but that's what came out of my mouth. When I told him that I needed to go, he wanted to know where I was going and if he could come along. I ended up lying again saying that I have to meet my husband. LOL! You see things a woman needs to do when she travels alone...ha ha. will write about the philippines next!