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March 11, 2011 – 7:21 pm

I admit it. This picture was taken a few years ago, but I think I still look vaguely like that. Depends on the day (and the time of day). And today, just before I uploaded this picture, an Indonesian English student told me how much she liked my nose. I heard that a lot in Indonesia. Apparently, a large nose like mine is a good …

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Canal Walk Part 2: “Humans” “Naked” “Before I Fall” & Movie Tropes

January 26, 2021 – 11:49 am
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VIDEO: Canal Walk Part 1 (Horseshoe Crabs & Crazy Rich Asians)

July 31, 2020 – 6:37 pm
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VIDEO: Gadget Goodness & Hibiscus Happiness

July 29, 2020 – 10:05 am
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VIDEO: Authentic Doug: My True Loves at 7-Eleven (In Mae Sot, Thailand)

July 12, 2020 – 6:24 pm
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VIDEO: It’s FREE!! But is it GOOD? A Torture Test of Kuala Lumpur’s GoKL Bus Service (GREEN LINE)

September 14, 2019 – 8:11 am
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By riding on the GoKL Green Line (one of six lines in Kuala Lumpur’s free public transit bus system), I was heading into unfamiliar waters. The Green Line makes a loop from Bukit Bintang to the KLCC area and then back again. I’d been to KLCC a few times, but I always got there via the underground LRT system. And when I came above ground, …

VIDEO: TIGERS & ELEPHANTS AT KL TOWER – Hutan Kita Exhibition (“Our Forest”)

September 11, 2019 – 6:17 pm
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In the comments to another video, someone suggested that I check out the (free) Hutan Kita exhibition currently running at KL Tower here in Kuala Lumpur. After a quick Google Search and a realization that this was something I would enjoy, I made plans to go there.
Hutan Kita means “Our Forest” or perhaps “Our Rainforest.” The exhibit was put on by the Malaysian government and …

VIDEO: DELETED SCENES & BONUS CLIPS: The Unfinished Videos of Kuala Lumpur

September 9, 2019 – 8:28 am
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Not all the video I shoot ends up in a video on YouTube. In fact, a LOT of it doesn’t. So I went scrounging around some of the various folders on my computer and picked out some deleted scenes and bonus clips and put them all together. The star of this video is the city of Kuala Lumpur as I navigate its many construction sites …

VIDEO: FREE Buses in Kuala Lumpur?? How to Use GoKL Buses (A PURPLE LINE ADVENTURE)

September 1, 2019 – 7:03 pm
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Buses and I don’t generally get along. However, there is a special type of bus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that I thought I should get to know better: the free bus service called GoKL. I thought there were 4 GoKL lines. But in the course of my GoKL adventures, I learned that there are now six of them: Purple, Green, Blue, Red, Orange, and Pink. …

VIDEO: Gleaming, Sleek & Shiny: The Reborn 4-Coach MONORAIL! (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

August 30, 2019 – 7:15 pm
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Spending as much time as I have in Kuala Lumpur, I’ve had the chance to ride on the RapidKL system of MRT, LRT, and Monorail trains a LOT! Riding the Monorail was an interesting way to see the different neighborhoods of Malaysia’s biggest city, but it wasn’t the fastest or the most comfortable way of getting around – until now!
I wasn’t aware of it, but …