Melaka

Took a two hour buss ride from KL to Melaka and checked into a great little hostel which was run by a family. Sitting in their in their living room watching television felt a bit weird at first but I got over it pretty quickly (had to body slam the dad for the remote later in the evening). Melaka is sort of the cultural centre of Malaysia and walking around I had to agree. The town itself resembled Georgtown (see below) apart from the fact that it was more modern and had a lot of museums and a plenty ( I mean a lot) of temples.
Met two really nice guys from England (Nick and Raj) and we ended up exploring the town together. One of the best things was the old catholic church in the middle of the city where all the tuck-tuck drivers hung out. Don't really know what was going on but there seemed to be a competition between them of who could pimp out their cycle the most. Some of them were so over the top that they just looked amazing.
One of the evenings we decided to go bowling and were amazed by the fact that they had archery in the same hall. There was no protection or any particular safety messures at all. Pretty much along the lines of "get 10 arrows and try not to shot at the guys bowling". Couldn't seen that happening in London that's for sure.
Spent most of the evenings in this massive food court where they a huge variety of Malaysian food. No meal was more than 4 ringhi ( about 70p) so we usually ended up eating one meal before the football started in the evening and then another afterwards. There is no point denying yourself good food when it's that cheap.
Spent another day in Melaka and then took a bus down to Johor Bahru (south of Malaysia, borders to Singapore. Since I had cut my trip in Thailand short due to the rain I had decided to fly over to eastern Malaysian Borneo. Stay tuned!