Day 7 – Saturday, July 14, 2018
Yes, it is Saturday and it was the day to sleep in. However, I woke up early, went for a walk around the hotel, and then took a morning nap. Then in the afternoon, I walked a mile over to Subway for lunch to eat the familiar. On the way, hawkers were selling fruits including mangosteen and the king of fruits called durian. Durian is not allowed in hotels as it has a distinctly unpleasant smell for most.
Photo: A notice in hotel elevator about the durian fruit.
Photo: The mangosteen fruit – tastes like lychee.
I spent the rest of the afternoon reviewing the back-to-back workshops I was facilitating Monday thru Wednesday.
Day 8 – Sunday, July 15, 2018
I spent the early morning time before that on replying to some work emails and reviewing for the upcoming workshops. My host invited me for lunch and it included a mango shake, curried shrimp, chicken curry, sambar, rice, and yogurt. I thanked my host and his spouse for making me feel at home. My host then took me to the capital city of the state of Perak named Ipoh for a tour. Ipoh is the second biggest city of Malaysia. Of course, like any other major city, there is a place called Little India. The place is lined with Indian shops. We returned to Seri Iskandar for me to take some rest and give some final touches to the Monday’s scholarship of teaching and learning workshop.
Photo: At Little India, Ipoh, Malaysia (Courtesy: Dr. Srinavasa Rao).