Kota Kinabalu

Today felt like two days, and as I’m short of time again (and as it’s 23:30 late at night), here’s a brief again:

flight to Kota Kinabalu was better than any roller coaster I’ve ever tried; had they only played “Highway to the Danger Zone” over intercom, it would have been the ride of my life
Malaysia is the first country I visited that kindly remembers people in their customs declaration that you can be executed if you bring in the wrong things. Made me feel much safer.
the shower here has only a single faucet (for cold water), however, the temperature is always right
by the way, we live in an apartment with five girls; if I shouldn’t come back in two weeks, don’t search for me
some buildings over here have a really beautiful architecture (especially at the university), however, some of them could need a cleanup for the inside
it’s sometimes hard to tell what’s a car’s alarm system and what’s a bird
did I already mention that it’s hot and humid?
sun in Borneo just laughs at LSF 30. Will switch to a thin layer of concrete tomorrow.
some of the butterflies I’ve seen are palm-sized
think you were a rockstar when visiting Japan? Visit Boreno. Over here people even greet you or try to talk to you. I guess I nodded to more than 50 people today; some even say ‘hello’ when you pass by.
lunch at expensive restaurant: ~10€
took a cab today to ride from one end of KK to our home, the ride across the city took ~15 minutes; it then took the driver additional ~15 minutes to find the proper house (he stopped three or four times to ask locals until he finally convinced a biker to lead us the way). Total cost of the trip: 5€.
dinner at local restaurant: 2,50€ (including two drinks with fresh orange juice)
bottle of sun blocker LSF 50: 11€ (WTF?!)
bringing only four bottles of Autan Plus was very optimistic; mosquitos seem to like the challenge
internet uplink appears to work with bongos, images are still being drummed
my cell phone stopped working; no matter which number I dial, I always receive something like “person not connected”; learned it the hard way today.