Brown Motion

After getting somewhat acclimated to the near-equator weather in Singapore we made the south to the north transition en route to Kuala Lumpur on a luxury bus passing through local immigration control in under four hours. What immediately strikes you is the preponderence of palm trees along the way. Acres and hectares of this stuff growing in neat organized plantations owned by a couple of local oil producers. Palm oil that is. The country's largest export. Apparenty they are so good at it that the government sends the average citizen a MYR 7,000 refund check each year (approx $2,200). See Uncle Sam you got to change your agri mix. Also another noteworthy item is the state of their highways. Fantastic. Equal to or some cases better than those interstates stateside. For another ex-colonial country that made it to independent status (less time than India has been independent) and occupied by a largely Muslim, peace loving people it is a wake up call for other nations not abl...