“Don’s body was (not in view) in a large and very ornate box, decorated with flashing lights – the kind you’d expect to see on a Christmas tree. There was a large portrait of Don at the altar too (considerably younger than when we knew him!) – a happy, smiling picture of him as a young man.” Jules and Chris attend a funeral for a friend in Thailand.
“OK, so to a certain extent Delaney’s is a typical Oirish pub. But it’s a pretty good bar in its own right, with very friendly and helpful staff who are happy to engage in a bit of banter with the customers.” Kay and Dave sink a few pints, and scoff a couple of decent pub meals, at Delaney’s in the Federal Hotel, Bukit Bintang.
“Well, we were in KL on holiday, had no business materials with us, and no smart clothes. But we decided to go and have a look anyway. It was well worth while. This was the first Expat Expo, but people hoped it would become an annual event.” Kay reviews the first, highly successful, Expat Expo held in Kuala Lumpur in September 2007.
“The bar has a pleasant ambience, and you can sit looking out at the sea. We decided to stay on for a beer or two and ordered half a dozen sticks of chicken satay just to keep us going until dinner time. This was beautifully presented and tasted delicious.” Kay and Dave review the well-appointed and surprisingly affordable Farquhar’s Bar at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in Penang.
“We often go for a hotel buffet if we’re hungry and can’t decide what we fancy to eat; at least that way we stand a fair chance of getting something we like, and neither of us is constrained by the other’s preferences.” Kay and Dave go for the easy option in the Planter’s Inn at Kuala Lumpur’s Hotel Crowne Plaza Mutiara.
“Actually, we hadn’t set out intending to go to the Ship at all. But as we were passing, a waitress invited us to look at the menu – and we were happy enough to do that, since she didn’t then harass us.” Kay and Dave sample the fare – and get to grips with a funky new service call system – at Kuala Lumpur’s Ship Restaurant in Bukit Bintang.