As if to underscore the sentiments I expressed in my previous post, I had the most God-awful morning yesterday.

BAD MALAYSIAN TRAFFIC
It all started when I thought that leaving my mum’s place at 9am for my temporary office in KL was going to be a good idea. I thought that I would be avoiding the morning rush-hour by leaving later and that it would take me about 20 minutes to drive to the office. I was wrong. I was ever so wrong because yesterday was the day that KL had one of its worst traffic snarls that went on for miles and miles and for hours and hours.

I noticed the unusually bad traffic just as I was coming out of the area where my mum lives and decided to take a detour and see if I might not drive into the city via a different route. Sadly, the alternative I had considered was equally bad. So, I thought I would run an errand instead.

Posted on December 12th, 2007 by jl
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It has been 74 days since I left Australia on this fieldtrip and I’m actually glad to be in my office in a Malaysian think-tank that’s kindly agreed to “host” my research visit in Kuala Lumpur. If nothing else, being in the office lends some structure to my last days in the field and it provides me with reliable internet access without having to sit in a cafe where going to the toilet becomes an issue when you’re sitting alone!

This weekend has been particularly bad.

Posted on December 10th, 2007 by jl
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