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Sorry Bevis, long shot, but no. BTW, don't try looking for a Burger King in the golden triangle. I don't think it exists.
Sapilok is a stone's throw away from Sandakan Dedman, and it's the only 1 of 3 Orang Utan centres in the world. Make sure you wear belts and stuff, or else the cheeky monkeys there will strip you!
Quis, JB city centre, is a rather nice place with nice square streets and British colonial buildings... oh and Singapore buses!
Exnihil, I have no idea if there's a huge portuguese fort in PeeWee's Playhouse, but there is one in Malacca and there are quite a large number of people with portuguese descent living in Malacca.
Nope to all 4. Guess again!
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d. Kota Kinabalu, the easternnmost state capital
(Just because, of those remaining, the description is the least enticing)
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Where in Malaysia have I NOT been to?
a. Kuala Lumpur, the federal capital b. Johor Bahru, on the southern tip of the peninsula c. Kuching, capital city of the largest state d. Kota Kinabalu, the easternnmost state capital e. Melaka/Malacca, recently named a World Heritage site together with Penang f. Kinabalu National Park, which contains the highest mountain on Borneo, Malaysia and South-East Asia. g. Genting Highlands, site of the only casino in the country h. Cameron Highlands, known for its cool mountain air i. Miri, the oil town j. Petaling Jaya, a planned city k. Beaufort, a sleepy little town l. Shah Alam, capital of the central state of Selangor m. Bintulu, the second largest producer of LNG in the world n. Sandakan, known for its "wild east" o. Bau, so called because of the stench of corpses during WW2 (or so goes some tales) p. Labuan, pearl of the South China Sea q. Subang Jaya, the de facto centre for higher education r. Sapilok, where Orang Utans are rehabilitated s. Limbang, the logging town
h. Cameron Highlands, known for its cool mountain air
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Quis, Sapilok has been guessed previously...
And it's funny that the last few remaining cities have interesting names.
So we are left with Kuching, aka Cat city because Kuching = cat in the malay language. There is even a cat museum in the... well, actually it's 2 cities - Kuching North and Kuching South... and yes, I've been there.
Exnihil, Kota Kinabalu is also the City of the Chinese Widow in the native kadazan-dusun language. Legend has it that a Chinese widow lost her only son to the dragon atop what is now known as Mount Kinabalu (Gunung Kinabalu - Mountain of the Chinese Widow) in antiquity and until today, she grieves for him still... or something like that. And KK as the inhabitants call it is the gateway to the land beneath the wind (aka North Borneo). I've been there and I conquered the dragon mountain!
Shah Alam, or the King of the Earth in its persian (Shah = King, or commander) & arabic (alam = world or earth) name pays tribute to its religious heritage by housing the largest mosque in South-East Asia. I expected more from the place which was a letdown.
Labuan is an island off Borneo, and the name means "an anchorage". The pearl thing is just a marketing gimmick for the island which is rustic but rundown and is generally a disappointment... but it also has cheap booze.
Cameron Highlands is named after some British guy, and has a large number of tea and coffee plantations and stuff. There's a mountain resort as well, but the road is a long detour from anywhere, and because of that I've didn't get the chance detour there.
Ding ding ding. Quis is the winner. Sorry to the rest of you folks who haven't got the answer to the last few questions... but that's just the way the cookie crumbles.
Your question next Esquire!
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And Bevis gets it from the get go. Breaking Novelty's string of wins.
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Yay, only goes to prove I'm not being fed the answers Your go Bevis!
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quote:Originally posted by Novelty: Yay, only goes to prove I'm not being fed the answers ;) Your go Bevis!
The fact that you felt it necessary to make that statement only makes me more suspicious. Where are the Legion World auditors!?!
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Heh, didn't actually expect to get the answer quite that quickly.
Right, Chris (the hubby) has just broken something in the kitchen. What was it?
1) A dinner plate 2) Three glasses 3) His favourite mug 4) An almost full bottle of olive oil 5) A jar of coffee 6) The picture frame with us at Niagra in 7) My favourite mug 8) A dish 9) The pestle 10) His leg
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(That is to say, your favorite mug. He better not have broken my favorite mug, or this Chris fellow and I shall have words. )
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