travel update

It's a great time for travel around KL with Air Asia and MAS (Malaysia Airlines) currently having a big price war. I'm a big fan of Air Asia - comfortingly new planes and amazingly good food for a budget airline (even if you have to pay a bit for it).
The last month has been full of impromptu travels hence the blog and email neglect.
I went to Miri on a work trip, but due to kindness of client managed to squeeze in some tourism after hours. Then a few days later I foolished volunteered to take someone's place to climb Mt Kinabalu (not to be underestimated! A humbling experience for Claire's legs and a reminder to self - Must use expensive gym membership!!). Mid-May, took another scuba trip, this time to Tioman Island. Once again, everyone saw turtles except for me (mostly because I was busy lying on beach rather than diving for most of the weekend). I was happy to survive the Berjaya Air plane landing on small airstrip squeezed impossibly between mountains, houses and ocean. Oh - another highlight - 3 beers for 10RM ($3) at every resort's beachfront bar happy hour....heavenly. Tioman Island is basic but quite beautiful, except for the fact that a chunk of it is currently being butchered by a new Marina - darn progress. Great weekend but also great to get back to air conditioning and shops...yes I am spoilt...
I went to the MANZA ball last night (Malaysian Australia NZ Association) - fun night and good to hear the national anthem (always a bit goose-bump inspiring, and then red-face inspiring when I didn't know the words to second verse). Everyone seems to go to every nationality's ball up here (if you can afford and get your hands on a ticket) so it's just as well I have a good selection of lovely bridesmaid dresses to choose from!