Category Archives: 2022 Singapore & Malaysia

Four days working in Singapore, a week in Malaysia on holiday!

Last Day in Malaysia

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

I reluctantly left the grand E & O hotel and spent my last two days in Penang at the Bayview Beach Resort at Batu Ferringhi beach. Both the hotel and the beach were a letdown. But let’s start with the … Continue reading →

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Malaysia, Day 5

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

Religion is everywhere in Malaysia. And that means ethnicity, and that means politics. When you saw someone on the street in Boston 200 years ago, you immediately knew most important things about them, based on their clothes and grooming: their … Continue reading →

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Malaysia, Day 4

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

My website is censored in Malaysia. You can’t even go to my shopping cart and buy a webinar on doing better intake sessions. Having thought it over, I sincerely say, “Fuck the Malaysian government.” This isn’t the first time I … Continue reading →

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Malaysia, Day 3

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

Have I mentioned how hot and humid it is here? I’ve a new appreciation for the word “enervated.” Even the enormous coconut trees seem to sway languidly, almost reluctantly. So I strolled, equally languidly, through Georgetown today. I basically took … Continue reading →

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Malaysia, Day 1

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

Weatherwise, it’s always Groundhog Day in Malaysia—95 degrees, 95% humidity. Gin & tonic anyone? Malaysia occupies the southern half of a long narrow strip of land that points into the crescent bowl of Indonesia’s many islands. The northern half of … Continue reading →

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Leaving Singapore—Through Little India

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

There are a half-million Indians and Bangladeshis in Singapore. On my last day here I do believe I was jostled by most of them. South Asians have been coming here for almost two centuries, and continue coming today. Especially today, … Continue reading →

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Singapore: The Town That Became a Country

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Dr Marty Klein

A thousand years before Marco Polo travelled the Silk Route between Venice and China, there was a little town in the strategic location of Singapore. In 1320 the Mongols shopped for elephants there. As Europeans scrambled for footholds in the … Continue reading →

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