The twins

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If you’ve been following along our trip, you’ve noticed a lot of photos of the Petronis Twin Towers. These are two of the tallest buildings in the world and I am enamored of them.

Yesterday, we got a chance to get really close to them and wowza! I couldn’t get enough.

I can’t tell you how many times I nearly face planted because I was too busy looking up instead of looking where I was going.

My favorite things about the buildings is the juxtaposition of the curves against the straight edges

and the fact that it’s made out of so much steel.

There is a cool sculpture at the front entrance.

And the floor looks like this.

Here are my boys at night.

And from the top of the KL Tower.

Love them! 🙂

Muffins and malls

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When we went down to eat breakfast yesterday, much later than we normally do, the restaurant was absolutely packed. Not an empty table to be found. Not my idea of a leisurely Sunday morning repast.

We decided to go out and find something to eat. According to Laura, Western breakfasts are not really common here in Kuala Lumpur so, before going, we consulted Google to see if we could find something that would work.

We found a terrific write up for a place called Terrace Bakery that told of caramel banana french toast amongst other yummy things. I looked at the map and it looked like it was near the Suria KLCC Mall. So off we went. I told David we could go and look at the mall after we were done eating, that it was one that Laura and I had been to earlier in the week.

Although we found the mall, sadly we didn’t find the Terrace Bakery. So we settled for the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. First we each had an incredibly hot muffin and cup of coffee that almost didn’t fit on the table. Can you say giganto?

Then we had some perfectly tasty Eggs Benedict that was ice cold. Maybe, because it’s so hot outside, it was meant to be served at a cooler temperature?

After that, we headed across the street to the Suria KLCC Mall.

Shopping here is not for the faint of heart. Kuala Lumpur has the biggest malls I have ever seen and, frankly, I don’t think I’m cut out for shopping like that but we gave it our best shot.

The coolest thing about the Suria Mall is that it’s right underneath the Petronis Twin Towers. I am so in love with those buildings that if I weren’t married to David, I might just marry them. 🙂

Nibbling on nail polish

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I woke up yesterday to a posting on my facebook wall from Laura saying we were going to go to the fishy spa. I had absolutely NO idea what that was so I looked it up on google.  So we were going to go and stick our feet in fish tanks. Hmmmm. To be excited or freaked out?

I’m always up for a new adventure and, since I have survived rides in the car with Laura’s driver, I figured the fish would be a piece of cake.

We got to the Fish Spa which is in a very nice, upscale mall where the size Large clothing equates to a US size 6.

After paying we had to wash our feet before letting the little guys feast on the dead skin of our tootsies.

Then we went to the tank with the little fish in it.

After a few minutes, Laura asked if I was ready to move over to the big fish. And so we went.

Here’s how the fish look up close and personal.

That was a really interesting and fun experience. I was sort of surprised that the fish didn’t go after my heels more. Because I like to walk around barefoot so much, that’s usually the roughest part of my feet. But my feet do seem smoother!

I think those fishy guys like a little more than dead skin or else my nail polish was just the wrong color. I seem to be missing polish on the 4th toe of both feet! Next time I’ll wear bright red like Laura. 🙂

Tall cool one

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After walking around downtown and shopping every level of the Plaza Singapura, David and I decided to grab some refreshment, cool off and relax. One of the times he conducted training in Singapore, it was at the Rendezvous Hotel.

It’s a beautiful hotel and in the middle of the courtyard is this cool, large, spinning marble ball.

When you look up, you see this.

When you look down, this.

Inside, we saw this.

But this was, by far, my favorite thing at the Rendezvous Hotel.

🙂

Brats!

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We arrived in Singapore around midnight and by the time we got settled into our hotel, it was close to 1 a.m. We slept. For 12 hours we slept. Anyone who knows David and I know that we never sleep like that.

We no longer needed to wonder about where we would snag breakfast as it was lunchtime. We headed out, taking our time, looking at what was around. All the while keeping an eye out for someplace to eat.

We ended up at the Plaza Singapura which is an enormous, 8 level shopping mall.

Plenty of choices here. But, being Rottmayers, where did we end up?

Yep, brats!

I got an original (sauerkraut and mustard) with a black pepper brat and David got an original with a beer brat. I don’t know if it’s because we were so hungry but that was the BEST brat I have ever eaten!

We then walked around the mall and looked at everything.

We saw some new conveyances.

And something for Vanessa.

And we took a good, long visit inside a store called Bread Talk.

Can someone please tell me why we didn’t buy anything there?

Logistically ridiculous

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According to my internet research, a 747 can carry between 416 and 524 people.  We were on a really full 747 on our way to Hong Kong. They asked, begged really, for six people to get off that flight and take a flight the following day due to weight restrictions.

So let’s take the lower number of 416 and remove the 6 who got off to fly another day. That leaves us at least 410 people.

41o people were served the following snack:

The noodles came just as you see them, without boiling water. The flight attendants came by, after these were passed out, to add the water.

I passed on this particular snack. I tried to make it at home once with actual boiling water and it just didn’t make the noodles soft. I couldn’t imagine that the water, by the time it got back to row 37, would be remotely hot enough to soften the noodles in the cup. And then, can you imagine eating this while on a plane?

There were 4 hours between the time we were served the first meal until we were served this snack. It probably took the flight attendants that entire amount of time to heat all the required water. I will say that this snack came with a perfectly delectable lemon cookie which I happily ate.

To sum up my airline math equation,

Chinese noodles x 410 = logistical ridiculosity. 🙂

Boxes

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Do you remember those Pledge commercials with the glass box full of black cats? I was reminded of it when we were in the Hong Kong airport. They have, what amounts to, smoking boxes where people can go and smoke cigarettes.

They are glass, or plexiglass. In any case, you can see through the walls and there are tons of people inside smoking.

Not a place I would want to visit. We got downwind of a guy who walked out of one of the boxes and it was like he was walking in a smoke cloud. I felt bad for the person who would have to sit next to him on a plane for any length of time.

We arrived in Singapore and checked into the Victoria Hotel. The hotel was pre-arranged for us by Telefocal. It’s in a nice location and, despite the lady of the evening that was sitting in the lobby when we arrived, was quite clean.

We went up to our room on the fourth floor. The hallway was air conditioned and smelled clean. And then, David opened the door to the smallest hotel room I have ever seen!

We weren’t quite sure what to do with our luggage and some of it ended up in front of the door to the room. This was great for security purposes if a burglar decided to get in but no so much in case of a fire.

The a/c worked great. In fact, because the room was so small and the a/c was so good it could have frozen an Eskimo. I slept fully clothed, hoodie over my head and tied tightly, extra blanket (doubled over), covers over my face and it was still cold.

David and I don’t dance much but sharing this hotel room was a lot like dancing slow. We moved really close to each other, making sure we didn’t step on each other’s toes.

I call this portion of our trip Two Large Rotts in a Small Singaporean Box. 🙂

Off to Malaysia tomorrow where I hope our room will be a little larger!

Muscogee Daughter – review

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I read the book Muscogee Daughter on the plane to Singapore. It didn’t last the entire 15 hours!  What a terrific book. 🙂

As the director of the Mrs. Oklahoma International pageant, I hear stories of courage and self-healing all the time from my titleholders. This story was just like that.

Susan Supernaw was Miss Oklahoma 1971. She came from a background of abuse and poverty to succeed in life as a cheerleader, presidential scholar and Miss Oklahoma.  The story follows her journey through a rough childhood to the Miss America pageant. I particularly enjoyed reading about her Indian heritage and her spiritual awareness.

I first read a review of this book in the Oklahoman and knew I wanted to read it. It was as good as they said and I could not allow myself to sleep on the plane until it was finished.

If you like a story of personal achievement and strength of character, you will like this book and I highly recommend it!