Christmas and New years eve.

Hey folks

Been a while since the last post (i think) seems like we've done a bit since Penang also. Christmas in the Cameron Highlands was very different from what we're used to but awesome. Christmas eve was spent drinking and playing cards with some dutch people, a BBQ and a cringe-worthy count down to 12 midnight by the guesthouse owner (someone please tell him this bit is for new years not xmas eve!) Christmas day we carried on boozing but with a bottle of red (bought tax free in langkawi and saved for xmas) a half hearted trek into some strawberry farms followed by a classic tandoori chicken and naan ....followed by more booze!
Whilst in the highlands we did some amazing treks, our walking boots finally coming into use. The treks are mostly through jungle and really quite dodgy! Quite a few people have actually gotten lost for days in the highlands, so as you can imagine this worried me slightly and i did my best to remember certain tree's and areas of jungle as we went along, Adam was more interested in playing a Rambo type figure. Due to the high rain fall, a lot of the treks were slippery with shear drops over waterfalls! There were many times where i got myself stuck and didn't dare move, as family knows - i'm massively clumsy and it's not uncommon for me to trip over my own foot so this was a real trial for me but i LOVED it and would recommend it to anyone. The highlands are much cooler than the rest of Malaysia so it was a really refreshing break from the heat. We met a lovely couple called Tom and Claire and trekked with them, also visiting a tea plantation which was beautiful, the tea was so tasty. We spent a couple of days hanging out with these guys, drinking and conspiring against the mad cat lady that lived next door - this woman has been traveling alone since the 50's, she has been everywhere, which is cool but i couldn't get past the cat pee smell (and i'm allergic) so talking to her wasn't on my highest of priorities.
After the highlands, we traveled to an island off the west coast called Pangkor, for some sun and chill time before the beast of Kuala Lumpur. A lot of the malays holiday in Pangkor so it wasn't particulary touristic with westerners but it still had a holiday vibe going on. It wasn't my favourite island but we did see some interesting animals there including a commodo dragon and exotic birds (took pictures) we did a small walk into the jungle with two morrocan guys, i was really into the walk and then monkeys started screaming at us, i've never seen two men run so fast in my life!
We arrived in KL a couple of days ago, i really love it. I havn't heard many good things about it but it was the same with Penang and i loved it there too. Its like london but with no rules. Its too hot, too over populated but its amazing. New years eve was epic, we saw the new year in on our guesthouse roof top which overlooks the city. A guy named chris (half aussie half malay) runs the bar up there, he provided a free BBQ and good music for us all, we played drinking games etc. We spent a lot of the evening with a group of aussies dressed up as steve irwin (original) but they were really nice guys and they know how to drink! We then saw fireworks which looked spectacular from the rooftop. After the roof top party, Chris lead us all out onto the streets where we were attacked with shaving foam and talcum powder by screaming locals shouting "merry new year!" it was crazy seeing Malays, Indian and chinese people all coming together and celebrating (thats what i love about malaysia) involving us also in everything. We then went into a club playing reeeeeally loud indian music, the dancing was phenonomal and everyone was so happy. Being poor travelers, we didn't stay drinking in the club (6 quid for a redbull) we got back onto the streets and bought beer from the shops and dodged the foam sprayers until about 3am.
I don't think i've missed any main parts out, will be sure to add some new photos soon, we always have an absolute 'mare when we do because we are both technologic retards.
I hope all my friends and family had a great new years eve, missed you all. On the 5th Jan we fly to Cambodia into Phnon Phen, so until then - love to everyone xxxxxxxx amy