Driving in Kuala Lumpur is rarely easy. Driving out of KL, on the eve of a public holiday (when the entire population of the city appears to have decided to balik kampung along with you), in the evening just as the work traffic reaches its peak, in a van full of excited kids (one of whom is suffering from an ailment mysteriously referred to as 'stomach flu' and needs to be taken to the doctor along the way), is, I can assure you, trying on the nerves and not for the faint hearted. A journey which usually takes us about one and a half hours turned into a five hour epic with bumper to bumper traffic up to and including Seremban.
Entertainment was provided by various maniacs driving at speed on the hard shoulder, Bruce Springsteen and the Sessions Band singing Live in Dublin, and a van full of kids singing dementedly along with Bruce and the band. (This is music that speaks across generations.)
We're now recovering from the ordeal in peaceful Melaka and about to eat a turkey dinner.
1 comment:
Yes. My family was almost conned by an enterprising cab driver in KL.
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