On The Road

Singapore was good place to start I think the pace of asian culture will inevitablyt set a newbi back a step, fast and furious but I love it the size and diversity of such a place it just took a few days to get into it. English is the state language but most peoples second, Chinease, Malaysian and indian all in make it the economic kingpin of asia. It makes me laugh that Australia can boast its Multiculturalism in the wake of Crunnella, it just seems so normal here that it doesent need nameing. An Epic city but i was keen to get on the road. Taking a ferry across the Straights Of Jahor and onto the Malaysian paninsula from the endless city state to the jungels of Malaysia in half an hour, cool this is what I'm after. The road flows north and I find my rythem, the roads are good with a wide shoulder frequented by the 125 moterbikes a stapel and drivers are concious of slow moving traffic they give me plenty of room, rubber necking. It always takes a few days on evey to tour to get useto the fact that you are a spectical and a crazy one at that. But thay are lovley people and wave with a big Halloo! I stop at the stalls on the side of the road, there are plenty food, fruit and suger cane juice, a great pick me up. We get by with my bad english, (sorry about the spelling people) and their eys go wide when I point to Bangkok confused that I would want to travel solo, I dont think it's somthing they really get very social and family orientated. I point to what the boy at the tabel is eating and she brings me over a bowl, crushed ice covered in a golden syrip, milk and and small green worm'e things' pea flower I'm told. Cold & sweet just the thing for the 50K's aheah I'm lov'n it, remberber Chandol for next time. I have my tent and will make camp of the road in the abundent palm plantations tonight I dont plan on making the next town theirs no need to push it I'm just warming up. The wind is on my back and I realise I am wearing a beaming smile all is good On The Road, thankyou for the insperation Jack Karouack.