Of course Malaysia is a beautiful country especially the islands. The weather is hot and humid. I found it suffocating. But I always remind myself of Riyadh weather which is even hotter but dry. I have not gone anywhere outside KL not even within KL. But I will inshalla. Everything is cheap here: food, clothes, shoes, even taxis and trains. Sizes are too small even for me. I also do not like the quality. I love their tropical fruits. Our fruits and vegetables that they sell here are either tasteless or taste different and are mostly imported from the US or Australia. Milk, chicken, and meat also taste different. They have a lot of Chinese and Japanese vegetables but I do not know what they are or how to cook them. They have lots of sushi restaurants. You see all kinds of sushi passing on a small conveyer belt. You can also buy fresh sushi at the grocery store. I like to browse when at the grocery store, because they have condiments, spices, nuts and dry things, juices … that we do not have in Saudi or US (Saudi is like US in everything). They also have all kinds of fast food restaurant like McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and KFC. At the Twin Towers Mall, they have all kinds of western boutiques but everything is expensive. Every time you go out, you spend, spend, spend money. Their Ringgit is equal to the Saudi Riyal (1 US dollar = 3.75 Riyals). I have no problem converting currency. I am learning to adjust to a whole new lifestyle. It is a bit tough as I am too old to readjust. Sometimes I regret coming here and wish I went to the US instead as I find it easy to live there. But I keep telling myself that this is part of living in and learning about a different culture and that I will soon get used to it. I try to think about nice things.