1. KL is every bit tropical. My flight landed closer to midnight in the middle of December. I was ready to ditch my hoodie 10 minutes into my cab ride from the airport. The humidity came as a relief after the long flight. On my second day, there was intermittent rainfall. Although, it made the traffic worse I enjoyed getting drenched in the warm weather. It brought back memories from my childhood in India.

2.As an Indian, I felt very disappointed to see many lower end jobs staffed mostly by Indian origin Malaysians. Malaysia is very racially segregated and the state and its policies are brazenly skewed to serve native Malays. Indians who originally showed up in Malaysia as plantation workers received the short end of the stick and were marginalized akin to African Americans in America. I heard that things are improving considerably for the Malaysian Indian community as they organize and gain more political representation.

3. Malaysian food is an interesting fusion of Malay, Chinese and Indian food. Tea Tahrik –  pulled tea was my favorite.They took the Indian Chai and made it even better by adding condensed milk. It is sort of a cousin to HK milk tea but less bitter. I was so addicted to this. Even other Indian dishes have been infused with traditional Malay flavors like Sambal. Grab food delivery is your friend, sample a wide variety of foods.

4. The famous Petronas twin towers are located right in the middle of downtown KL and looks every bit stunning as seen in photos. As for other places of interest, I really enjoyed the Batu caves much more that I thought. The temple inside the cave was well maintained. I was lucky enough to witness an archana service and it was very calming. The area around KLCC is great for strolls but be prepared to handle the humidity.

5. KL is no HK or NYC but still has substantial number of skyscrapers, many with interesting architecture styles too.