The “Jalan Subak Sok Wayah Trail” is about 3.3 kilometers (2 miles) one way, but our entire walk was about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles).
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Where Are They Meow?
Jalan Subak Sok Wayah
We prefer Jalan Subak Sok Wayah over the Campuhan Ridge Walk because it’s a lot less touristy. It’s beautiful and the locals are really nice and friendly.
Preparing for Nyepi
On Nyepi, monsters must believe that the village is abandoned so they choose to leave. That is why everyone remains silent and indoors with the lights off.
Visitors at the Hotel
Monkeys, frogs, bats, butterflies, and other visitors. Oh….baby, baby, it’s a wild world! Regardless, we still like this hotel a lot.
An Aunt in Singapore
My Aunt came to Singapore as a teenager. She would bring home a sack of rice, cooking oil, or whatever groceries she could afford when she visited Ipoh.
Kinder the Third Time Around
The first time I tried going to Singapore I was 16. I didn’t succeed. Later I tried to enroll in school. Not accepted. Singapore is kinder the third time.
Khamis
“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! The lady that you told me yesterday was very fussy is your girlfriend?!” He smiled revealing his slight overbite.
A Medical Emergency for Ganesh
I was very scared. Ganesh was unresponsive. The two Uncles asked the Chinese male therapist to come in and help lay Ganesh on the floor.
A Restaurant Worth The Wait
The wait was long and waving to boats cruising by in the Melaka River was hard work but scoring such a delicious meal at an unbeatable price is satisfying!
Malacca and Its Many Colonizers
The Portuguese ruled Malacca for 130 years, then the Dutch for 149 years, then the British for 29 years, then the Dutch for 5 years, then the British for 133 years.