kelip kelip

October 13 (Thursday)

I hate mosquitos. Killed about 5 of them last night, with one of them particularly wily so he took about half an hour or so. Usually inside hotel rooms, I don't bother with insect repellent, and the night before was problem-free.

Time to leave the Cameron Highlands. It's not a bad place, but I think I saw pretty much what there was to see. The bus to Kuala Lumpur (RM 17.30) got into town a bit later than I expected. Being that I was already at the bus station, I decided to transfer to another bus out of town to see the fireflies.

Oh, and by the way, the buses here smel much better than Greyhound buses.

Near Kuala Selangor, a small coastal town about 2 hours away from KL, there is a stretch of mangroves renowned for its fireflies. [saya mau lihat kelip kelip / I want to see the fireflies] It's a bit expensive (RM 30 for the taxi ride to and from Selangor and RM 10 for the boat ride). But the ride itself is peaceful; the motor hardly sputters. The fireflies seem to be high on caffeine or something because they flash at an extremely rapid frequency. But, the 30 minute boat ride was quite something, especially when the fireflies were competing with the approaching lightning storm. Luckily, the storm hit after I got back into town.

Oh, and how about this for Malaysian philosophy?

When is the next bus? / Depends on the driver
Do I have time to get something to eat? / Why not, the last bus is probably at 8.

I like it. I like it.