February 24 2010, Wednesday: The airport was crowded as people were spending more time going through security this time (again). I flew Singapore Airlines, and as usual, the service was impeccable.

February 26 2010, Friday: Arrived in KLIA around 9.00 am. Jeffrey, my brother in law, was waiting for me at the arrival hall. It was a tiring as the plane was packed. I took a rest at sister's place before I was picked up by Bee Lin, a close friend of mine back to my apartment in Menjalara. Had a reunion dinner with the family that night. Click here.

February 27 2010, Saturday: I met up with some old friends for dinner. Tan Be Be drove us to a seafood restaurant in Port Klang; it was about an hour's drive from my place. We had crabs, squids, oyster, prawns and vegetables. Bill came up to RM138.00 (USD40). Delicious. If only Rachel Ray knew how delicious Malaysian cuisine is.

February 28 2010, Sunday: Had a great massage. The spa was using stone made of jade to cleanse my back and face. It was RM40 (USD12). In New York, a 30 minute foot massage is USD20, and that does not include tip. It was quite a painful experience but worth it. I took a couple of pictures from my apartment building that night. Click here.

March 1 and 2 2010, Monday and Tuesday: It has been a very hot 2 day straight in Kuala Lumpur. The city has never felt like this hot for so long in recent years but thank goodness, it rained on the second day. The weather made a person felt tired and restless.

March 3 2010, Wednesday: Jeffrey picked Jack at KLIA. I started my travelogue the minute Jack arrived at the airport. This would be Jack's third visit to Kuala Lumpur. However, we did not do much on his first day; we just walked around the area where I lived - Menjalara which is about half hour drive to the city center. Click here.

March 4 2010, Thursday: Jack and I got our teeth done. I had 2 fillings done and my teeth cleaned. Price is Rm450 (about USD133). It would probably be half of what I would paid in New York. Then, Jeffrey took us to a restaurant for lunch where I invited Doris Lim, one of my closest friends in Kuala Lumpur to join us. As we are leaving for Borobudur the next day, we just walked around the city and relax. Click here.

March 5 2010, Friday: We took a taxi to KLIA this morning. Arrived in Yogyakarta around noon. Checked into the hotel which is pretty nice. We took a cab to Jl Malioboro, a street where most shoppers (locals or tourists) do their shopping. Later that night, we went to dinner at a local restaurant which cost us less than USD15 for three. Food was delicious. Click here.

March 6 2010, Saturday: We hired a taxi driver to take us to Borobudur, a Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java. Cost for a 9-hour day trip was USD15 plus gas. However, if you look around you can probably get one for USD10.Borobudur was very nice indeed although I don't find it spectacular considering we have to pay USD15 each for the entrance fee. It was daylight robbery at best considering the locals pay about 10% of the ridiculous high price. Jack was swarmed by the locals pestering him to buy sovenirs from them. Weather in Borobudur is very hot and humid. Click here.

March 7 2010, Sunday: Took a taxi to the airport for our flight back to Kuala Lumpur this morning. At night, we had dinner with the whole family at a seafood restaurant. For less than USD100 we had crab, fresh fish, squid, chicken, noodles and "kwai loon ko", a Chinese herbal dessert. There were 10 of us. Dinner was delicious. Click here.

March 8 2010, Monday: Did not do anything today. We just hangout in the city. Click here.

March 9 2010, Tuesday: Jeffrey drove me and Jack to Betong, a small town in Thailand near the border of Malaysia to see the bunker of the Chinese Communist Party back in the 1960s'. It was an interesting trip with lots of history and not too many tourists knew about it. Hopefully, more would know after reading this. Click here.

March 10 2010, Wednesday: It was our last day in Kuala Lumpur. I met up with friends for lunch while Jack spoke at the Garten International. Definitely one of the best days for the entire trip as we had great company the whole day. Roger stopped by at my apartment and we had 'teh tarik' at the local coffee shop near where I lived.

March 11 2010, Thursday: We left Kuala Lumpur this morning. Arrived in Frankfurt late at night. However, we managed to find the hostel we stayed in. It was less than 5 minutes walk from the main train station. Weather was cold in Frankfurt. The rate for the hostel that we stayed in was Euro18 including breakfast.

March 12 2010, Friday: We spent the day walking along the Main River and City Hall Square. Nothing is really old in Frankfurt as most were rebuilt and reconstructed after World War II. It rained and weather was cold. We lunched at the Square. Click here.

March 13 2010, Saturday: We flew to Berlin this morning on Air Berlin. It was an enjoyable flight. However, weather was just as cold as in Frankfurt. We had a little trouble finding our hostel, but we did. Cost was only Euro6 per night but you have to get your own linen. We stopped by Alexanderplatz and had lunch at Dinea in Galeria Lafayette, where lunch is charged by weight. We walked long the Museum Avenue, where most museums were situated and we went to the Berliner Dom. We would have enjoyed more if weather was a little nicer. Later that night, we had Vietnamese food. Click here.

March 14 2010, Sunday: Another cold day in Berlin. I woke up early in the morning (probably around 5 am) to update my travelogue videos. Jack paid Euro3 for the breakfast at the hostel. Later, we went to visit the Brandenburg Gate. We wanted to visit the Reichstag building, however, the line was just too long. And it snowed that day. Click here.

March 15 2010, Monday: Our last day in Berlin. Weather was a little nicer. We went to Kurfurstendamm. I bought some Easter chocolates at KaDeWe, a famous departmental store in Berlin. On our way back to pick up our luggages from the hostel, we were ticketed for not paying our train ride. Oh well. It rained as we left from the hostel to the airport; we arrived back in Frankfurt at midnight. Wind, snow, rain and sun - we had it all in Germany.