Zoo Negara (National Zoo)

Ever wanted to go to a zoo where you can get really close with the animals? Now you can, unfortunately. Safety did not seem to be a primary concern when building this one. However, it was much nicer than Beijing's. All zoos seem like a letdown though, after going to Singapore's.

Here are some pics. Luke is really into Rhinos right now, so we took his and Claire's photos with them in the background.





Check out the black panther in this pick:

Selamat Datang!

That means welcome in Malay. All the street signs in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are in Malay. I've been able to figure out 3 phrases, counting the title of this post. The second is AWAS, which means "caution." Unfortunately it's not much use when you can't read the following signs that tell you what you should be wary of. The third is the most important: Tandas or toilet.

I've been told that some of my coworkers have wild monkeys in their yards. For a while, I though these would be the only wild monkeys we would see.



But then we were driving and saw one running across a phone line. Sorry, we didn't have the camera with us. But cheer up! We went to the zoo where these monkeys had free roam. Cages are for sucker zoos!



Yes, That's a juice box in his hands.