Malaysia - Day 6

Day 6 - Friday 21 September:



Friday was a 'play' day for us - we went to the Sunway Lagoon Theme Park, and it was amazing!! For RM80 we had access to 3 of the 5 different parks inside. The boys paid the additional RM20 to have access to all 5, as they wanted to go on the go karts and ATV's. In the morning us girls went around the wildlife park and saw all of the animals, and checked out a couple of the rides while the boys went and did their Extreme Park activities.

We all met up for lunch and got changed for the Water Park. Vicki, Jesse and I had our feet cleaned by fish as we waited for lunch to settle. It was the most bizzare feeling - like little electric shocks all over my feet - and then it was time for the water slides and the wave pool! We were at the theme park from 10.30am until the rides started closing at 6pm. 

We met up with Annie, a leader from the Sunway Youth, around 6.30pm who took us into the Pyramid Shopping Centre next to the theme park. We did a quick bit of shopping before meeting the Sunway Youth Group at an outdoor food court for dinner. I had lasagne for dinner, as I needed a change of Asian food for a day. After dinner we went to Par Tea Time for supper and to sit and relax and chat with the other youth.  Jesse had a Heineken tea, which was actually quite delicious! The youth were very friendly and interesting and chatty, and most importantly, they all spoke very good English! 

That night went all went on a home stay.  Jesse and I stayed with a guy called Michael, who is an architect.  It was very good for us, as Jesse was able to get answered all of the questions he had about the construction industry in Malaysia - it's very different to home! Their standards are a lot lower than out - speed and price are the most important factors in constructing buildings here.  He is currently staying in his brother's townhouse while his house is being renovated and his brother is living in Shanghai. It was very nicely furnished (though still sparse), but I would quite comfortably live there.  It was a stark contrast to my other home stay, which was an obviously poor family. I'm glad we did that first, as it made us appreciate the luxuries (like proper beds!) and was less of a shock to the system.  Jesse and I stayed in the kids room (the walls were pick & purple).

I was glad to go to bed, as my feet were quite sore and a little swollen from all of the walking, and probably tender after the fish foot spa. I slept like a log, being in an actual bed was amazing!