Tonight is my last night in Southeast Asia. Since I am off to an Islamic country, I did what any intelligent person from the west does when embarking on a trip to a 90%+ Muslim country: DRINK! Yes, I had 1 big bottle and one small bottle of Tiger Beer in a span of an hour or so. I figured I won't be having a beer in a LONG time (ie 3 weeks minimum, probably longer) so I should take advantage and drink up. So I did.
Of course I didn't just drink today. I went to a really cool Chinese mansion. If ever in Penang (I doubt any of you will be, but oh well, who cares) I strongly recommend it. The guide really knew her stuff, I was quite impressed. For the remainder of the day, I pretty much just wandered around chinatown, which is an odd mix of ghettoness and coolness. Basically most of the buildings are in really bad shape, but they have character, and the ones that have been fixed up are very pretty. If they could do that to all the buildings, this place would be pretty amazing. Then again, the rundown part gives this area a bit of "character."
So tomorrow morning I am off to Bangladesh. A bit surreal, hard to believe I will be there in about 24 hours. Shall be an experience, that is for sure. Culture shock, here we come. And with that, I bid adieu.
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