Moving on with the pictures I’ve got round to uploading my snaps from Borneo, KL and Hong Kong, rounding off the South East Asian end of things.

All links are below as usual, haven’t forgot this time! Next up will the late entries and pics from my North American leg. I’m hoping to have most of them done by next week as it looks like I’m finally returning to the real world, with a new job that’s likely gonna keep me busy for a bit. I’m also working on a couple of new shows for TTR and RI, links will be up in due time.

Anyways enjoy the pics as always!

Mabul Flickr set

Mabul Kids Flickr set

Sibuan Flickr set

Kuala Lumpur Flickr set

Hong Kong Flickr set

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written by Laurent \\ tags: Borneo, buildings, food, Hong Kong, kids, Mabul, Malaysia, people, pictures, sea, Semporna, Sibuan, South East Asia, Tampi Tampi, travelling

Having left the peace and serenity of Borneo and the Celebes Sea behind me, I had two more stops in South East Asia before my return to the western world, Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital, and Hong Kong. As it turned out they both served as buffers to my return, with a mix of east and west that proved deeply interesting.

Kuala Lumpur was first, with a two day stop-over from Borneo. I’d spent a night and part of the day in KL on my way into the country, but these two days were meant to give me a bit more time to explore the city and get a better feeling for it. I’d been told to expect good things, however the weather turned to shit pretty much as soon as I arrived and I left the city feeling somewhat unconvinced as to its appeal.

The first thing that really struck me about KL when I first got there was how much more muslim it felt on the surface than I ever thought it would. Between the omni present, and at times truly beautiful, mosques, clothes, food, muslim businesses and others, the fact that Malaysia is a muslim country was more than evident within minutes of arriving in the country. I realise that it sounds a little stupid, but the fact is I just didn’t expect it to feel like that on the surface, I didn’t expect it to be so obvious. I’ve never been to the Middle East but I guess to me KL, and Malaysia to an extent, gave me the impression of being very similar to a Middle Eastern country in its appearance, or what I understand and know of Middle Eastern countries through the media and other sources of information.

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written by Laurent \\ tags: capitalism, China, contrast, food, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, modern, mosque, Muslim, skyscrapers, South East Asia, traditional, travelling