Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, is fascinating and diverse. Women in burkas (I suspect mostly Middle Eastern), others in short shorts, Westerners, Africans, Indians, Chinese and Malay people traverse the crowded streets.
A woman in a form fitting burka
covered face
bright purple leggings
eyeslit eyes
bare feet in sandals
what is the point?
always a deconstruction
of the construction
a way out even while
in
the drive to express
me into the more than me
to take a place
while taking a part
apart!
KL has multiple skyscrapers and exclusive shopping malls with high-end stores. Malaysia has been one of the best economic performers in Asia since winning its independence from Great Britain in 1957. It's major exports are electronic products, machinery, gas, petroleum and petroleum related products. It has a relatively large technology sector, and actively promotes medical tourism (with numerous commercials on television!).
From my hotel window:
From the ground:
Malaysia is ethnically composed of Malay (just over 50%), Chinese (about 25%), Indigenous (about 12%) and Indian (close to 8%). Sixty percent of the population is Muslim, 19% Buddhist, 9% Christian, 7% Hindu, and the remainder, the amorphous "other." Throw in a large dose of commercialism and this is what you get in a 60% Muslim and 19% Buddhist Country:
Batu Caves is a sacred Hindu shrine located on the outskirts of KL. The Shrine, which consists of a series of cave temples set in a limestone hill, is dedicated to Lord Murugan, an especially sacred deity for the Tamil people.
Monkeys guard the entrance when not otherwise preoccupied:
Temples:
I was blessed by an Indian sadhvi (holy woman) with hair in dreadlocks to the ground
while making an offering for my friends
May the light and love of the most precious divine greet you and hold you in the endless depths of mercy!
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