Preparing for departure

Two days and counting...
We leave for Malaysia Thursday (August 9th) night and don't arrive until the 12th around noon. From Houston to LA is a short flight, then we hop on a Malaysia Airline flight to Taipai, Taiwan. That is the super-long flight (18+ hours). Upon arriving in Taipai, we have to deplane and then reboard--I think this is for custom purposes. Anyway, the flight from Taipai to Kuala Lumpur is another 4 hours. Whew, what a day that will be.

We have planned most of the trip aside from the days we have in Kuala Lumpur. I plan to hire a taxi to drive me around the city. I know I want to visit the flea markets and shop for interesting souvenirs but I'm not sure what else to do.
I read that you have to get in line at 8:30am to vie for the 1400 free tickets to the Petronas Towers. Since we arrive after noon, that won't be possible. Maybe I'll just get a picture from the outside.

The plan is to go to the Taman Negara National Park for three days and then we're headed to Redang island (AKA-- Pulau Redang). The pictures on the internet look fantastic and I'm really excited about this.

I've found a race on the 19th. I know that I'm in absolutely no shape for racing so I'm not attempting to "race". I just want to participate in the event and get a cool t-shirt. There are two races--Batu Caves Tanggathon (1st choice) or the Kuantan Beach run. Both are longer than I'm ready for but I can walk. :)

I'll post more later this week!!! We have figured out how to do pictures so I should be able to post them fairly promptly.

:)
Paige