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Old Oct 1st 2014 | 9:26 am
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Someone built lots and lots of railway and got it wrong, yours truly has been requested to go and sort it out, and being touted as THE subject matter expert I'll have you know smug smug.

Never been there before, no idea which part I'm going to, or indeed how long I'm going to be there. Anyone got any pointers?, I'm especially interested in cheap prostitutes moreso if they do ironing and washing up, oh and cooking haha.

Hope to get a bit of tourist time in but maybe unlikely as I think the work load will be immense, any advice?
 
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Someone built lots and lots of railway and got it wrong, yours truly has been requested to go and sort it out, and being touted as THE subject matter expert I'll have you know smug smug.
Dear god, they must be in a bad way .........

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Never been there before, no idea which part I'm going to, or indeed how long I'm going to be there. Anyone got any pointers?, I'm especially interested in cheap prostitutes moreso if they do ironing and washing up, oh and cooking haha.

Hope to get a bit of tourist time in but maybe unlikely as I think the work load will be immense, any advice?
From my visits there it seems to be a 3rd world country trying to pull itself up to first world - so you get discontinuities between the two. Depending on where they dump you, you could be in one or the other.

If you are bought in as an SME you'll probably end up in the KL region - so not too third world. There are also built up areas down towards Singapore that act as commuter belt to Singa (much cheaper).

Corruption seemed to be an issue, which might be the reason why dumb decisions have been made in the rail setup. I think they got some chinese firms in .....

I'm sure you can find some 'professional' help, but if you are looking for more domestic support I think there are quite a few Filipino, etc. live in maids.
 
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Dear god, they must be in a bad way .........

Cheeky fookah haha


From my visits there it seems to be a 3rd world country trying to pull itself up to first world - so you get discontinuities between the two. Depending on where they dump you, you could be in one or the other.

If you are bought in as an SME you'll probably end up in the KL region - so not too third world. There are also built up areas down towards Singapore that act as commuter belt to Singa (much cheaper).

Corruption seemed to be an issue, which might be the reason why dumb decisions have been made in the rail setup. I think they got some chinese firms in .....

I'm sure you can find some 'professional' help, but if you are looking for more domestic support I think there are quite a few Filipino, etc. live in maids.
I'm well up for a bit of corruption as long as I'm the one getting a back hander lol. Last time I was under this much pressure to perform, there were 4 jobs(not mine), and about $150million at stake, and I had to build an 'unbuildable' set of points, glad they didn't tell me everything til after the job. 400 sets in Malaysia, should be fun. Home now for the weekend, sweeeet
 
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Alcohol is very expensive but food is very cheap. Like you can have a good India meal out for $3, but a beer to go with it is going to cost you MYR 18 - 25, so $9 - $12.

I agree with the other comments, its third world trying to pull out..the Twin Towers in K.L. are its show case and there is some great shopping there for women. I like the way that K.L. is not all high rise, there is still a fair spread of deteched and semi-detached (duplex) style houses right in the city.

I haven't done much travelling out of Kuala Lumpur.

My company wanted me to work there, but whilst I would have been OK, my wife only have been able to get a residency visa and no way she would have been allowed to work. That's why instead I go there every 4 weeks, but still kept living in Oz.

Consider also that it is a Muslim country (but quite tolerant) and certainly corruption is still very prevalent. Like just pay off the cops if you get a speeding ticket or drunk driving. (Not that I drive there)
 
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Originally Posted by Red_V_Roger
Alcohol is very expensive but food is very cheap. Like you can have a good India meal out for $3, but a beer to go with it is going to cost you MYR 18 - 25, so $9 - $12.

I agree with the other comments, its third world trying to pull out..the Twin Towers in K.L. are its show case and there is some great shopping there for women. I like the way that K.L. is not all high rise, there is still a fair spread of deteched and semi-detached (duplex) style houses right in the city.

I haven't done much travelling out of Kuala Lumpur.

My company wanted me to work there, but whilst I would have been OK, my wife only have been able to get a residency visa and no way she would have been allowed to work. That's why instead I go there every 4 weeks, but still kept living in Oz.

Consider also that it is a Muslim country (but quite tolerant) and certainly corruption is still very prevalent. Like just pay off the cops if you get a speeding ticket or drunk driving. (Not that I drive there)
Flying out this arvo, I really home these things don't come in 3's haha. quality apartment by the looks of it, no driving to do, and afew old mates to catch up with. sweeeet
 
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Holy Jevus if I was single I'd be skint, sore, very very drunk, and grinning uncontrollably. Fantastic place, stay 3rd world, it's far better. Penang rocks
 
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You'd have to pay a LOT to get that face laid
 
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You'd have to pay a LOT to get that face laid
wanker lol, what a place, the ladyboys confused me though, I've never seen a woman who could knock out Joe Frazier before.
 
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wanker lol, what a place, the ladyboys confused me though, I've never seen a woman who could knock out Joe Frazier before.
totally ****ed up, quality
 
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From my visits there it seems to be a 3rd world country trying to pull itself up to first world - ... .
They were left with quite a good infrastructure when they got independence but it took them a few decades to realise that they had to look after it. A few other former colonies still haven't figured it out.
 
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They were left with quite a good infrastructure when they got independence but it took them a few decades to realise that they had to look after it. A few other former colonies still haven't figured it out.
Yeah, Australia's one of em haha
 

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