Flight over and our first day

The flights over to KL took forever! Samantha and I both agree that it feels as if my mom dropped us off at the airport a week ago! The initial flight from Houston to LA was fine but Samantha and I were separated. I was sitting next to a mom and her baby...and the reading light did not work. Once we landed in LA we had a super long walk to their international terminal. The path included going outside and walking on the sidewalk with no signs to follow. The security line at that terminal was sooooo long. At one point on the long flight, Samantha opened the window and we could see the snow covered mountains of north China. The Hong Kong airport was really pretty and nice. It had a fantastic view of the coast and the mountains. Also, in their terminal they had a starbucks that was offering a new drink: a ginger black sesame frappacino. I think Samantha is going to be on the quest to try one this whole trip. On the final flight from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, Samantha and I tried our first dragon fruit and were served chicken and rice for breakfast. Chris met us at the airport and took us to downtown KL. Samantha and I didn't know what to expect about downtown KL but we were both surprised by how big it was. We settled into Chris' apartment which is located in the heart of downtown KL. After that we hit the streets of KL and walked to the twin towers. At the bottom of the towers is a huge shopping mall, filled with all the american stores that you would expect in any american mall. We both have been quite surprised by how all of these american things are incorporated in KL. For example, their radio stations play all the latest US hits including Lady Gaga and Beyonce. All of the signs, advertisements, and instructions are in english. Later that day we went to an english bar called 'The Green Man' for a few beers. Then we went to Malaysia's version of chinatown for dinner. The street was lined with stalls and people shoving their menus at you in an attempt to get you to stop and eat their food. There were fish tanks full of frogs and snails. Also, there were some fruit vendors selling this really smelly fruit and midget bananas. We chose the vendor who had the most people eating there. We ordered dry chili chicken, chili crab, and a bok choy dish. The food was amazing! Definitely better than any chinese food we've had in the states! While we were eating other vendors would come up to us trying to sell their various items ranging from pirated DVDs to flashlights. After dinner, we went back to the apartment and immediately fell asleep...at 8:30! Today we are going to feed the midget bananas (which are actually really yummy) to the monkeys around the golf course right outside downtown KL and then come back downtown and walk around some more. We will keep you updated as much as possible!