Riikka maailmalla: "People of Finland, Welcome to Malaysia"

Things we've heard today:

- "People of Finland, welcome to Malaysia." Check-in man at Malindo Air counter as we were checking in to our flight to Langkawi.

- "I am very worried for you." Scooter rent man when we asked if it's easy to ride a scooter (never done it before).

-" Don't worry. Just leave the keys to the ignition, no one's going to steal it." Scooter rent man telling us to leave our scooter at the hotel when the rental time ends. Someone will then pick it up.

- "Maybe tomorrow." Hotel check-in boy not being sure if he understood what we were saying when we asked if we should pay now or when we leave.

Things we've seen today:

- 1,5 meter long (not kidding) lizzards eating trash on the side of the road.

- Lots of monkeys by the road.

- Beautiful sunset behind the cement factory in Tanjung Rhu.

- Cats with their tails cut off at the hotel.

- Beach.

Things we've done today:

- Traveled from KL to Langkawi by a 45 minute flight.

- Karin rode a scooter for the first time ever.

- Ate fish (barracuda) by the beach.

- Went to the local night market to buy unbelievably cheap food.

On a not so pleasant note, we also got harassed verbally and physically on our way to the night market, just 800 meters away from the motel area. So far our experiences of Malaysian people (men) have been nothing but positive but this changed our perception a little bit. Definitely not walking in the dark by just the two of us anymore.

It was an eventful day full of mixed feelings, so best to end this post with some happy pictures.