Almost time to break camp

The end of the visit is fast approaching and all too soon. As interesting and vibrant as KL is, as with any trip, what makes or breaks it is the people. Kuala Lumpur is a major world city yet the people are friendly and generous of spirit. It's an easy place to be and the colleagues at Semenyih are delightful.

Yet again, Khan and Lotus whisked us off for lunch but this time drove us the 30/40 minute journey to a village renowned for its satay and museum dedicated to satay. The journey also provided a great opportunity to discuss the political and ethnic makeup (and tensions) in Malaysia. The Malay people receive, for example, a 7% discount on property purchases on the strength of their ethnicity alone and some radical elements and political groups in Malaysian society use very anti-Chinese rhetoric. Fascinating and concerning. Also, the same coalition has been in power since 1957 - dream on Clegg.

The lunch consisted (are you fed up of hearing about the food?!) of beef, chicken, fish and rabbit satay, with a peanut and chilli sauce, all washed down with the juice from real (actually, literally Lou) coconuts. I've included a couple of photos below. And then we had the 30 or 40 minute drive back to the campus.

Just when I thought I'd finished the training, I met with staff from the library team during the afternoon and will be providing Supportworks training for them tomorrow morning. Just to add that the IT team is now setup on the live system and (if you're interested) an issue with the AD authentication is resolved (top tip: use the full domain name - duh!). The AD trust relationship is working.

So, off to the centre of KL (beneath the Petronas Towers) this evening for something to eat. However, having visited Malone's for a swift Tiger (for a change - it was Carlsburg last night by the way) and then being stung for the second (beware!), Chris and I decided to cut our losses and visit the M&S Food Court to stock up on a few UK snacks. Not so exciting or adventurous I'm afraid. Still, there's always breakfast tomorrow, which I may have mentioned before and I'm looking forward to already.

I've added a few photos below which sum up the day.