Traveler in the East
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"You are young, my son, and as the years , Pass away time will change and even reverse many of your presence copinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself as a judge of the highest matters. "Plato,
Events this trip since about mid-March 2010 start when traveling too far away to Malaysia not as a tourist, the tourism people show him what to see him, just as their hostage and "pre-planned" journey …. this is not my idea under any circumstances, since I do not adorned with the capitalist funds, nor not go into the streets yet convinced of the "perfect" image of the tourist'm pages! Tourism is in no way should be mine, maybe not more than Interest is the beach in the summer months, happy years!.
Book a flight booked after a search emphasis on price and travel time is finally Kuwait Airlines of Kuwait and retuning so was the best, but I was not aware that the wait at the airport must be managed independently in another plan as if there is another trip! .. Converged days, got ready to travel and had contacted some friends there, and some amateur hosts with a beautiful project called (couch surfing, would, thanks to my best friend Hany), coincidentally at the same time an electrical and other electronics fair held there, I volunteered for their presence, domestic flights to the booked exhibition and tried as much as possible to collect many of the most important and "Canned" details, some bits are conscientiously! by Publications online and by e-mail Cser life in Malaysia, and heard stories of a friend who has traveled there, his voice sound more warning about the risks of the rule of the Middle East for all travelers coming from "Middle East utopian paradise known as yet another" fun "as the middle of the universe think !!!… I bold and appropriate to smile on the face of the speaker held, and turned this debate shared a joke together we laughed loudly in the street!
Zero Hour is only a few hours, I packed my bags and I went to the airport, I expected some problems, I was not granted before entering Malaysia, and all information managed to get, since I'm Egyptian, I can enter Malaysia for 3 months without a prior visa that can be purchased for three times in the same statement, that 9 months is full … What to use for a beautiful place and that's what I did, there were events in turn smoothly to reach Kuwait, began the journey, four hours filled "to wait" with the reading and listening to the radio on my phone, in addition to exercise within corridors of the airport, which seemed lit by darkness ! Go What I do not know why the lighting system is really weak in the airports and so outrageous, there is no weight on details without distinction being much closer !!….. When they announced the flight, I got in a queue line travel to Kuala Lumpur involved! my backpack started putting strain on shoulders alternately pull & and so on up into the plane, I looked up my position as selected by the Internet service and found a woman sitting on its side, I sit down when her husband asked me politely to exchange seats, as if he wanted to sit next to her, I answered immediately … the seat was really tight, it was clear to me that I do not sleep on this trip, but I tried suitable Chair 'position' to find and investigate the possibilities to sleep, but in vain, and realized that I am, I'll be awake for a period of not less than 36 hours … Aircraft took a few minutes before midnight, and up to Kuala Lumpur, against a clock on the afternoon! Because I could not sleep during the day, was the chance for timely sleep on board, the dream – or necessity – has evaporated before take-off! looking around me, a young man appeared with Arab features and seemed like young people who are serious – I think me of them – from their perspective on life, I found it easy to say, because of its poorly understood dialect I realized he is from Iraq, he said: "The seat is fixed .. No Sleep Tonight", he studies Master studies in northern Malaysia …. Department began distributing food and then passengers snoring starts, shows that the diet caused severe head, they took little comfort "beds", the cabin staff distributed small blankets, medium thickness, made of fire-resistant material for safety precautions I tried to wind, I felt more comfortable and prepared for sleep, despite the absurdity of the passengers and the lack of space, the noise and the lights and opinions around me, but the ceiling is a change to a positive influence has received me two hours nap (proposed: Passengers in a long flight, take a light blanket to sleep some bit easier).
After about six hours, they bring Breakfast! I was not hungry, but "missing" sleep, took a little timidly, and then the plane landed at approximately Clock afternoon as planned, I have a coup balance of time felt in my head, my clock shows at 07.00 clock, but it announced that it is 13.00 clock, I had to go to the airport and go to Company of young, respectful Iraqi man where he is an Iraqi colleague who was aboard the same plane and introduced me to him, he was too old to be a Ph.D student! a Man in such a meeting or study in that era! But what can not their eyes that they here in Malaysia flight out of Iraq and its problems, it hurts me to see deep, who pay nothing to do with back, the mistakes of others!
Stamping my passport, since 90 days since I was informed, I found the Iraqis are waiting for me after Goal thanked the passes, the courtesy, the pooling their luggage and went to the city, said one of them to pay the fare for me in the usual Arab generosity even took our bus from the airport, where thick vegetation, plants and gardens, right and left, surprised eyes, clean streets can achieve in such a way as if every day wiped, I have learned that the rain falls down at a high rate in Malaysia, 6 times a day in rainy seasons, and one or twice in seasons of drought. "
Reached the inner city, we took a taxi to the "Arab Street that Bukit Bintang is named I was prepared to pay the fare, said goodbye to each other, then he went into the hotel I have booked over the Internet, I found the room acceptable, rested a little, and began a walk and discover the city, not to forget after confirming the hotel address! ! Get I began walking in the streets nearby, exploring the new place, really radically different than the first time, for example, I see cars with the steering wheel on the right side as the UK, and the first time I see the intensity of the Chinese culture in this way, shops, restaurants, came signs on streets, in the Chinese … written about this in the first place KL streets, a strong sense of smell is there, it can not be described, but it stuck to everything, my clothes, my nose, my hands and even my Shoes! , Smells like Chinese food and a mixture of urea and moisture around him to go further investigated purchasing Malaysian SIM card for mobile phone, I asked pedestrians, the way to one of the commercial centers showed specializing in telecommunications, I could not find there is not, so decided to continue my walk, in the middle of walking, A man was suspected of prostitution offered me! "Lady Lord ?…… Indonesian, Filipino, … etc," he said …. I have a lot of disgusted by it and left him, to continue my journey, I felt like dirt in the heart that man is transformed into a commodity in this way as slave market …… look for me I still get the prostitutes as victims, not a criminal, a victim of class conflict, it was not conducted, what to sell themselves and their bodies, exposing serious risks, to get a living!, later I learned that this is not quite true in Malaysia as some of them are university educated and have jobs and do this "part-time job in order to increase income and other welfare as the price per night or a part is about two thousand ringgit, about $ 600, and that in this street, which stands for Arabs should … not generalize!.
Continued to go over again with pimps presentation, as well as some Prostitutes, it was like a visitor on this road is to have sex in this manner, stripped of any psychological feelings of love and admiration that only by excessive Animality down without regard to sex psychological effects of human affection ….. Really hard hearts!
Also got to know that in China Town Pricing is different, it is only fifty ringgit, or about $ 15 is ,….. China is still in alignment with the working class!
That's all the poverty, which, if it is a Mann was born … I could have killed him.
If this feeling of disgust, a feeling of opposition induced by mental and intellectual sophistication for such situations as it looks inspired by slave era!.
I went back to the hotel upon receipt of SIM, watching World Cup soccer match in the space, and after dark I went back to eat and surf the Internet …. a nearby cafe, where I met a young man who has Arab features, he began to speak Arabic, he was Libyan, we talked together, told me that he is in KL for five months to learn English, not much happiness, I spoke to him about Malaysia and his thoughts about life there, he said: "I have deceived that there is a" is Islamic "state, and when I came here, I lost my resources morality, my time, and my religion! "(I have not to discuss with him the concept of human free will and the fact that the state has no function" guard Ethics and morality "), and continued his speech in the same way, the norm of the Middle East the focus on morality and ethics, as if they were in the highest heaven,
Back to sleep because I was very tired, I woke up but the room is still dark, I asked, "Is it still a long day and night is gone" It was ein clock in the afternoon, I went to the exhibition, was I glad to sleep, a nice to celebrate the baby – I mean the day, but the important point that was left pretty much there, I saw a series of products mainly in China, South Korea and Europe made, I asked exhibitors about products manufactured in Malaysia, almost nothing of technologically advanced advanced devices are manufactured here in Malaysia, then I remembered the words of a CS that Malaysia told to not share a lot of innovation and creativity! The words receive their meaning!
far away from the show was going on in the streets to watch the impressive Petronas Twin Towers, two architectural masterpieces particularly evident in the accuracy of the engineer who designed, precision quality, treated with the implementation of the engineering imagination, I do not think that in the Engineering spirit was prettier than the view that if present the opening of the towers, how I feel proud of my work if I designed something sight, the Reality, and deal with what I care as a whole .. and better.
As a jaunting travelers who love people and love to explore her life, my way to get out of Downtown, where the tourists "print" is dominant, that is not convenient for me at all turned, I went to the station, with a map drawn in my head browsing on the Internet, hardly differs between the east and west of the city without the slightest knowledge of the distance, but how beautiful always go forward, especially if you enjoy nature quite different from what it previously felt I that I am the son of earth, a creature of the minerals and elements, due to the earth and the earth is it me!!.
Took a train, such as subway sweetheart in Cairo, I found myself in an area called Petaling Jaya, I got up from the station near power lines has! That made me surprised to see within the city, I concluded that we are at the gates of the city, or were in another city recently because of the urbanization to achieve growth of capital, like London and they were City of Westminster, London suburbs where it expands and the merger with! Some examples of how this "third" in World … I walked on, without leadership by riding a bridge to another, looking for the right and left, with many pictures around the peaceful environment that I reminded of suburban Maadi in Cairo, I have a supermarket, it was really nice to drink pineapple juice, eat you believe the ease of real pineapple sweet drink ….. then to look for something new in the area, an internet café, church, mosque, temple, filming everything is worth, has surprised the national electricity company Building to be seen there, seemed modest, it seems, that brings the power sector is not much profit in spite of the crazy increase kilowatt hour price, I need to eat to feel not pick up anything since yesterday evening began, had begun the search for a restaurant on the Malaysian food taste, got the time, the restaurants are the people here … Race, by chance, a restaurant, I saw seemed to be Indian, entered the restaurant where no one speaks English, so I had to point to rice and some chicken, I know these dishes from my experience with the Indians in Saudi Arabia, but it was not what I thought was strange taste, which I asked for some water to drink, brought The man was very hot, I thought, he understood that I want to shower! Explained that it is very hot, with broken English, Arabic and Hindi, has the man can not understand! And it was only rewarded with another hot cup, I showed my relative satisfaction, told me, "better now than nothing!" finally took my road was clear, that is not easy dealing with people, the language is a major obstacle, and then I asked myself: "Does a person have ? Know all the languages of the world, no advanced knowledge, but only basics, "I replied:" There is not enough time to do a live! but try it should be: "I went into the path of caring about an hour to walk again, I do not, it was easy to forget the worries of strange food I got!.
I walked near the station of a Chinese restaurant, described results from the writing, I can not help it "escape" from me Intensity of the smell, the smell …. Fang I think later, when I called a friend from Saudi Arabia said: "Do not eat in Chinese restaurants are not as (= Muslims halal food law), "he said with a sigh," if it were (Halal) I would never eat there, I went back to the hotel !!"… at the end, to rest and take a shower, then walk to the internet cafe in the night I went out and found the same young Libyan man again, I talked to him about his Study, well talking about so many things, past the second night was quiet, waiting for a long time the next day as going to Penang.
Approached the aircraft, was not it seem strange anywhere other than red, which filled the whole plane, so I was a bedroom and a plane is thought seemed nice, the note the red color, not provocative, yet as dramatic as well, but feels something of the populist, as well as the Basque beret worn by Che Guevara, based on the power of the people … Arrival in Penang, seemed even more beautiful than in Kuala Lumpur, quiet, clean and rainy, I walked into the exhibition, I walked in and found it better organized though, a regional rather than in the capital, I visited one of the seminars on the topic that I did my masters research on that would never come to the end! if I finished my tour is in the show, decided to carry on foot in a great enthusiasm, careful this time of the terrible rain, the first three hours did begin to walk over, I was waiting in a taxi and go to the airport to KL did return, I can not forget how a walk, walk in Penang is more than fun, quiet, clean, beautiful scenery and people as well, I entered the internet cafe there to rest for a while surfing the Internet I found a "bunch" "Children playing PC games, mostly with Chinese features, I was impressed that children have more energy to challenge in the game seem violent and need some kind of tactic is ….. funny boy, no more than seven or eight years old, sitting next to me go on standing, the raw, he asked permission, forcing I move my chair to let him go, and when he returned, I found it 'stealth' in my chair, and suddenly appeared on his chair beside it made me really laugh from the heart, happy for the children, of whom is really fun life meaningful.
Returned back to KL in a rainy evening, it was really new for me to rain dripping inclined to see lines of windows, changes with changing angle as the resultant force direction with the aircraft speed and tilt, later, rain drops, like needles just saw the plane rise above the clouds, obtaining a relatively stable flies! Unfortunately, it has not long before the worst air bump I felt that ever occurred, I felt my heart on my feet, screaming women crowded the scene! a fairly bad time!.
Night I was invited to dinner by a Malaysian woman CS, I am afraid to not accept the invitation, despite its more scared of the Malaysian food Experience before they accept, I bought her a little chocolate as a courtesy in response to the invitation arrived home after it for a while lost in dark streets, although it is near the city center!, there were two German, one girl and her friend, next to a young Englishman, the German man leading the conversation was with beautiful blond hair and styled in a shape like a cockscomb similar to ancient Roman soldiers, he spoke about the trip takes about 4 months and a half, I smiled at him and asked, "Have you no work?" He hesitated to answer and turned to do his girlfriend, they said, after consulting with their eyes, were "in a break from work, work for two years and now need to rest, I smiled and told them, I also believe in the need for a Break after six years working as an expat, asked later about the countries they visited, they said that they began by visiting Israel and then Egypt, then moved from the East to Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and finally in two days, then the guy asked me what region I am in Malaysia? I told him to ask, I 'm not Malaysian, I am Egyptian, as word was like a bucket of cold water, he stared at his friend and noted the speech ends, short, I have for dinner after Lady CS call It was pure Malaysian food, I was enjoying eating without even saturation, and made me longing for my homeland suffering, my family, my mother & her food … .. later joined the young Englishman into the kitchen and talk about life, transport, government and incited many subjects, very clear to me that the young Man practicing a very old European way to speak of flattery, I am reminded of the senseless guy in "Hard Times" by Charles Dickens, and now, and said to me, "Bud play, far away, so many drums rang in my head:" I have fun, more chances for him to act more and to do such a courtesy, almost finished with the meal, we all started to see the football match between Spain and Switzerland, the Malay lady and her two children were there, I noticed that her son smoking in the presence of his mother was, and our presence, where such conduct is "shameful" in Egypt etiquette, I realized that there is a Difference in the customs and traditions! , The game ended, I shacked hand back any leave to the hotel, it was too late, there were no taxis, no traffic, there was no solution other than walking, and shamefully, that I do not know where I am geographically! However, I realized that I was in proximity to the city center, I as a Matter of common sense, since the trip was time not too long from where I live, began to walk to the main road, where several useful signs were there, walking in the night was more than a pleasure, in a charming romantic weather with Zephyr, and roads, buildings, adorned with a quiet light, I no longer walk Care for the day, I think I went for about 25 Km, I returned to the hotel to sleep a very long night.
I woke up after noon the next Day, I decided the Islamic Museum in downtown KL visit, they made a three-dimensional replica of every famous mosque in the world, with the most important attributes architecture of each era and region in addition multitude of weapons in Malaysia heritage, currency and murals, houses (apparently are from a survey, the poor are common, can show some of the violence and counter violence in Malaysia's history!) … after a long swim in the museum, I went back to the hotel to rest for almost an hour sleep!.
In the night the Libyan guy met again, he led a man of Djibouti, we started talking, I have noticed from the hotel where they live, there were "suspicious" does not move appeared to be residents for a number of girls and young people, I asked as the two boys, and she answered, as this hotel is in prostitution work relief! The scene was just enough different from any discussion or paper!. Conversation between me and this young man continued, expressing my opinion, they In my opinion, refused to ask generally: "Do you have the practice of religious chastity?" I replied: "I'm not religious, but I am not an animal, "Chastity is an act of resistance against the emerging desire to move just not there, everyone. We talked a lot about the economy, identity, Future policy in Malaysia … .. and how to reveal the difficulties of the real men "metal", I've heard several words hang in there this me a good dictionary for some things like "The desert does not grow grass and pasture land, but the morals and ethics" and "prison men Grave "and" absolute freedom …. corrupts absolutely "… I went to just before dawn, morning sleep, it was time for a Chinese-Malaysian friend in CS Go to the area of KL, and I was anxious this experiment, rural areas are fantastic, I noticed at the entrance to her house Buddhist statues by Red & yellow Colors dominated, while the right of this scene, you can paint the "Last Supper see" for Christ and his followers, curious, I asked her about this mix, she replied that her grandfather had ten children, nine of them Buddhists, while her father and his family Christians said, I – the natural reaction of someone who is living in the Middle East where the prevailing tradition does not allow for diversity of religions in a family "so readily acceptable in your family? "I asked," Yes, there is no problem with which we are all connected! "She answered, and I had to admire what I hear hear!, she and her family were very friendly, it was clear that the house where they share a part of religion, they are in rural areas, and rural Areas in the nature of religion are very good, I do not know another reason this "phenomenon" as simple as the farmers each plant growth provides a direct Plot of "God", any movement and this too! Although natural law is … .. Suddenly she saw a book with me, it's "Motorcycle Diaries Latin America" of Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara, the could not see it !!…… Hiking on the mountain I never, as seen in my life, it was entirely with dense vegetation, Trees and herbs covered, so after walking for nearly three hours, I began to feel very tired, the mountain sloped up & Scharf, "You can not just stop because eat mosquitoes and ants, "you can, you have to go further," she said, we have a cabin above the hill was I struggle to keep breathing and sweating a lot too much, as if I was going to break!, then said, "I went for the first time on the hill was exhausting, But getting used to, "… there we met a Chinese-Malaysian businessman, he is the owner of the hut, which we have attacked without permission was! He spoke very well, obviously well trained, he said he was almost all Arab countries, he added that financial and administrative corruption in Malaysia would be a catastrophic situation in relation to the ethical treatment of ethnic discrimination in the yield of Chinese as second-class citizen, my friend was really scared, in the Discussion include ……. He spoke of fruits and products in this country in action, and to develop as in other countries began well over Malaysia for political Corruption began to fester, I do not know what happened to me that the man asks, "Do you know Che Guevara?" He said with confidence that he does not know! He was not the first person, like say a Chinese-Malay for that, I understand that culture specifically addressed in this country, … .. but do not know where?.
hold down demanding also, as you go out in the direction of gravity must, then you have to do extra work, finally I went back for the other Chinese-Malaysian Cser, the same group of people who are excited to host foreigners travel & KL was their house in Petaling Jaya, where I was going to was my second day in Malaysia, her sister, her mother and a small dog barks sharply, the house on the European system called "duplex", ie the Rooms are based on the first floor, while floor, kitchen and bathroom on the ground floor, I thought that this dog is a little cat! like dogs in the Middle East are too scared accept to play their heads!.
The beautiful Chinese-Malaysian friend who treated me more than treated well, do not leave you smiling We were talking a bit and it was clear that they have a different mentality, which I had met during that time she was fat and can talk well on the town, the people, politics, and to match are our views on various issues, just got her friend and invited me to accompany her in a nightclub is a good opportunity for the nightlife in KL-explore other than "dirty" BB in the presence of a company seemed different, in addition, the investigation of a Nigerian gay guy in Malaysia with a smile similar to the famous singer Akon, with us, we went together and began to dance and fun late into the night, … .. Passed night wake up almost Lunch, then went to the KL Tower in the city center, just the city, it was seen again in a city covered in green from above! … Finished and headed back home.
In the evening I was invited by my friend, a jazz party was a concert pianist of the Australian band made of a woman, harmonica player, rhythm drum player and cello player, We entered the hall, was the rhythm slow & quiet anyway, but really touched my heart, at the top most excitement and romance, almost kind of disturbing my tears tears were because of my heart, no pity for a song, but sad for me that I never all that passion to a partner in the world I live in a world from the wrong materialistic values overshadowed to feel hypocritical and empty claims of virtue, the killing of the spirit of a people, of course, came to the universe …. romantic Moments in my heart of the argument, but sang displace those meanings of the argument that a victim for the love, the love that can not exist, but only on paper or abstract in the mind of a person, but I introduce myself, loving … without a loving partner!.
The singer husband is a true artist, with real feelings, professional harmonica player, sweet voice and powerful at the same time, his words were lost on the wounds, addressed to a man in his life cried, but too late, after things and events in the absence, and was left alone … to cry! .. The songs were filled with sadness, or what is called 'Blues' it is realistic to a certain degree, but in a manner not too in mourning nor a nihilist, but describe the event as it is, what artists views and approval by the song itself, I think that's the real art. He sang for the homeless and how they aimlessly in the streets on foot, lay with his back to the city wall, and go with no direction …. How nice of these creative artists!.
During a break, I talked to my friend about the concept of universal happiness. I make many moments of joy and fun, but the general concept of happiness has to be tested again and again, I do not feel the sense of total happiness, even though I have a lot of what I wanted in my life, but never achieved by so-called "abstract" total happiness ….. The event began on the same pace, then I spent the night with a rare quiet sleep, despite that we had both discussed on his way home across ideologies, religions, interpretations, are consumers of such questions, the mood! and declares that I am an aggressor of the extreme causality approach, with proud'!!… this regardless if it is "atheism Reach home, she gave me a cup of cold water, in a wonderful gesture, it was a wonderful night, and remember, I would leave Malaysia satisfied!
The last day for me was in Malaysia, I woke up a little before noon, not to go the intention of such a long journey waiting for me, as usual, I'm not in my book "Motorcycle Latin America Diaries "by Che Guevara, extending my back on a sofa and began to read, with real imagination of what he wrote, I felt cascading from the spirit of the struggle they lived, Guevara and his friend Alberto, the two doctors who lived the importance of people, promoting the spirit of Sacrifice for others, the oppressed, to obtain their rights, not to get out of charity or handouts from the rich, but a right to real property to have, and their future, as human beings equal in rights and obligations … .. A part of the day saying, my friend with me about different things, even with "patience" to hear what I'm saying but others may not get used, … shown this flexibility, it is not easy to find these days … I gave her some Egyptian Notes while they showed me a large collection of coins belonging to her grandfather, also showed me some fiber plates, they punched in beautiful colors had appeared fantastically designed with simplicity, it is clear that the philosophical artistic sense, integrated in the person who worship the concept of beauty, founded improves the environment while those to lead the life of a dry pale materialistic view of sensing or repute have beauty.
The Day was quiet, my friend drove me to the station, where on-board "express this time" to the airport when I leave KL, I felt a great achievement I like to plan and implement travel, from the days I lived there, that the journey is essential and necessary for humans learned to recognize managed to make it & its culture are not one in the universe, and most important of all, to do for me, meeting and living with people who forget not long for my life, and the moments of truth and beauty that were absent from my life as a reality … re-discover a new man, perspective, dreams back to reality with to broaden horizons and higher goals …. Recognizing that I am not as bad as thought by self-denial idea, nor that most successful than the "less" I …….. I am as I am a simple man who never carried a weapon.
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