Malaysia tomorrow!

joeyowen

Visiting (or working in...) 
Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Penang

Anyone know any good guitar shops /bars /toy stores? 

Any food I must try? 

Thx bbz

olafgarten

Guitar shopping isn't great there, there are a few shops, but not much that is very interesting.

In terms of food, make sure you have a good Banana Leaf Curry before you leave.

hywelg

Ceriatone.. ...? 

joeyowen

olafgarten said:

Guitar shopping isn't great there, there are a few shops, but not much that is very interesting.

In terms of food, make sure you have a good Banana Leaf Curry before you leave.

Thanks, will defo do that!

Shame about the guitar stores.  Ceriatone is a good shout, but it isn't a drop in. 

hywelg

joeyowen said:

olafgarten said:

Guitar shopping isn't great there, there are a few shops, but not much that is very interesting.

In terms of food, make sure you have a good Banana Leaf Curry before you leave.

 Ceriatone is a good shout, but it isn't a drop in. 

True, but Nik is a cool guy, send him an email and see if he'll let you have a look round. 

57Deluxe

isn't it the forest burning season?? If so - don't go outside without a respirator

olafgarten

57Deluxe said:

isn't it the forest burning season?? If so - don't go outside without a respirator

I think that is usually January - March and mostly affects Indonesia. The weather is dryer then and makes burning easier. 

joeyowen

I'm replying to this at 33000ft.  Just because I can!

Freebird

Penang Assam Laksa is the local speciality dish.

alalalkasar

Nasi lemak every day

SexualChocolate

A lot of the time you'll find better food from the hawker stalls rather than restaurants. In KL, try Jalan Alor for food. There are a lot of tourists but its easy to get something good. In Johor, I presume you'll be staying in Johor Bahru, which is a bit bleak. It should be easy to pop across the causeway into Singapore in your downtime, which I'd strongly suggest.

octatonic

SexualChocolate said:

A lot of the time you'll find better food from the hawker stalls rather than restaurants. In KL, try Jalan Alor for food. There are a lot of tourists but its easy to get something good. In Johor, I presume you'll be staying in Johor Bahru, which is a bit bleak. It should be easy to pop across the causeway into Singapore in your downtime, which I'd strongly suggest.

@joeyown If you make it to Singapore then let me know.

StefB

I remember noticing what looked like a decent guitar shop near the KL Tower.  Drove past it in a taxi and wished I could have had a look around.  This was 2003 mind...

Dominic

Try and get to Langkawi...........it's an island but the best part of Malaysia

Freebird

SexualChocolate said:

A lot of the time you'll find better food from the hawker stalls rather than restaurants. In KL, try Jalan Alor for food. There are a lot of tourists but its easy to get something good. In Johor, I presume you'll be staying in Johor Bahru, which is a bit bleak. It should be easy to pop across the causeway into Singapore in your downtime, which I'd strongly suggest.

You can get great curry in Johor Bahru near the Indian temple.