A small side effect is starting to come into play which is messing with our heads....Currency Conversion. Being in Australia was easy 'cause $1AUD was half (and a bit) of the pound and we had ages to get used to it (divide by two and a bit). Singapore was a bit different because 'cause S$1 is about equal to 30p (divide by three and a bit). Now we're in Malaysia, the currency here is about 7 ringits to the pound, which makes the math even harder, especially when you're bartering. The bonus here though is that everything is cheap, you can get a KFC Zinger meal for just under 1 pound and the average meal with beer and wine is between 5 and 10 pounds ! woo !
In the evening the place stinks of the cooking that's going on mixed with some of the sewer smells i suspect. We've played it safe here eating out, going for the more expensive restaurants because i've been quite ill recently. It started in Singapore with a sore throat which then turned into an ear infection. Leaving Singapore and flying here turned into a bit of a disaster because my ears haven't popped yet and has left me deaf in my right ear. I saw a doctor here though and for the consultation, antibiotic tablets and antibiotic eardrops (ew) cost about 6 pounds !!!! amazing. So it's starting to get better now but i'm still deaf in my ear, mainly 'cause of the ear drops blocking it all up. It has it's upside though when we go shopping when Andrea's saying "can i buy these three pairs shoes, they're really cheap?", i respond with "eh? i can't hear you" hehehe. You never know, i might play the selective deafness through asia ;)
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