After cleaning up form the trek, we met one of Arif's colleagues who was in town for the weekend and had dinner, before going to say hello to her parents and family and then embarking on the 200 or so kilometre trip back to KL – this time taking the N-S Expressway rather than the smaller roads, as it was late and I was tired.
I have written before about the driving techniques of the Malaysians having a lot to be desired – sometimes it’s funny to observe, e.g. in town, on the way to work etc; other times it’s just downright dangerous and scary. I’d be driving along nicely when out of the blue would come a pair of headlights up behind me, and would then disappear as they either zoomed round me or, as in most cases, they were so close to me that the lights were hidden! At some points too I had to squint ahead of me to work out whether there was actually a car there or not – headlights / taillights appear to be optional too. Naturally we see a few accidents – I wonder how long it’ll be before the police or government do something about this recklessness?
We make it back in one piece a couple of hours later (OK, so I didn't exactly stick to the speed limit either...)
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