Go the the city or town where there are properly trained physicians to deal with your nose, eyes, body, head, heart or soul.
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 | A Nose Specialist ? |    |  |
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 |  on July 25, 2005 |
This is a specialist in the other kind - tricking unsuspecting folks, not you I hope. Probably a practitioner of traditional medicine. He's been healing some sick people, no doubt. Go the the city or town where there are properly trained physicians to deal with your nose, eyes, body, head, heart or soul. |
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| Trapped by Fishermen! | | |
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 |  on July 7, 2003 |
Actually, this is no tourist trap. But if you happen to get caught in this guys fishing net, then you certainly will be trapped! This photo was taken in Georgetown, Penang. This guy picked up more junk than he did fish. And the fish that he caught were really small too! Bring a knife just in case you get caught in the fishermen's nets. Then you can cut yourself out of the net and swim to safety. |
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| The Malaysian are in general... | | |
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 |  on May 8, 2003 |
The Malaysian are in general very honest and sincere! They even run after you if you've forgotten some change at a shop! In all my travels I never was a victim of a tourist trap and I never felt like I had paid too much for anything. Some of the cheap tours (like in the Cameron Highlands) are quite funny, because they do not only show you sights (like a tea plantation), but also places where you can buy honey, strawberries, ect. Not that bad! |
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| Old trick - Malaysian dollar not US dollar | | |
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 |  on December 21, 2006 |
This is an old tourist trap. Hopefully you will not encounter it anymore. In the 1965, Malaysian, Brunei and Singapore currency were at par and used interchangeable and commonly called "Dollar". Malaysian currency is now called "Ringgit" (RM=Ringgit Malaysia) but the word dollar is still used by some. So if you are bargaining on a price and the seller is using "dollar", do confirm that you are talking about "ringgit" and not "US dollar" when agreeing to final price. |
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| The beach at Penang...not... | | |
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 |  on September 12, 2002 |
The beach at Penang...not really as beautiful as the guidebook claims. Taxi all over Malaysia. Be sure to negotiate the price carefully!! |
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| ALWAYS BARGAIN. When you go to... | | |
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 |  on September 8, 2002 |
ALWAYS BARGAIN. When you go to stalls for souvenirs or something, do be careful as some would mark up the original price. This happens especially when you go to markets or anywhere likewise. Remember, never fall for it. |
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| Light and Sound show in... | | |
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 |  on September 8, 2002 |
Light and Sound show in Melaka. The light show consists of green and red floodlights momentarily brightening the nearby mansion and A'Famosa and the sound show is a muffled account of Malaysia's history. Trust me, just go to the museum which, by the way, is free. |
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| Penang. Yes, all of it. I was... | | |
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| on September 8, 2002 |
Penang. Yes, all of it. I was told that I absolutely could not miss Penang, but why I've yet to work out. It's brutally polluted and not very interesting - lots of crumbling colonial architecture and little else to occupy tourists. If you've only got a short time, skip it - there's lots of good food elsewhere in the country. |
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| The jungle train. One wacked... | | |
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| on September 8, 2002 |
The jungle train. One wacked out guidebook suggests that the views from the day jungle train are 'superb'. Yeah, right. Look, the first hour is fun and you get to see lots of greenery flashing by, but by the 5th hour you're a bit bored and by the 12th hour you'd like to slit your wrists because you realize that you've wasted a perfectly good day on a rather boring, rattling, hot train. Take a bus or take a night train, unless you have an awful lot of time to kill. There were quite a few tourists on the train (we all had the same guidebook) and we were all disappointed. Oh yeah, here's another thing our guidebook didn't mention: if you take the day train you're going to get stuck in a little crappy town which doesn't even appear on some maps. The train pulls in around 7pm but the connecting train for Singapore doesn't show up until 2am and there are no evening buses on to Melaka so you have to spend the night and take a bus the next morning. |
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| PETALING STREET (fraud... | | |
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 |  on September 8, 2002 |
PETALING STREET (fraud market) Know this folks, no matter how much the stall owners try to convince you or how genuine th products look, DKNY tees, Rolex watches and CK perfumes arent sold on streetstalls in Malaysia. You need to go to a boutique for that. Most products sold at petaling Street are fake items. A rolex watch will be sold to you at RM500 only. I (being a local) would buy it for RM30. The same goes for everything else. So dont get fooled. |
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