Helipad happy hour and wine spillage

The Helipad bar in KL is a working helipad during the day, and rented to a bar at night. There are no walls or ropes around the area so, as one colleague said, 'You could totally take a flying leap of the helipad if you wanted to'. 

Sipping a lychee martini from a plastic chair on a helipad, surrounded by 360o views of the city, was amazing- a great 'big city' experience.

Wes sitting and overlooking the Patronus Towers. 

After Helipad happy hour we went to a restaurant in the mall at the base of the Patronus Towers.

Wes got a Cosmo...

Nick got a glass of red wine and, when doing a hand gesture, spilled it all over Seth's new shirt. When the waiter brought out a glass of club soda (to remove the stain), Nick frantically grabbed a napkin, dipped it in the soda... And started dabbing at the minuscule droplet he had gotten on his shirt. 

When we started laughing he declared, 'What?! It's too late for Seth's shirt! Mine still has a chance!'

And then I took a picture.

Batu Caves

Sunday morning we took the monorail out to the Batu Caves, which is awesome. 

Hindu deities everywhere. This guy is ripping his heart from his chest.

Monkeys everywhere. I was terrified of getting my ankles bit by one so I just stood really still as they sauntered by. 

The giant gold statue next to the stairs.

Apparently there is a religious event every year where Hindu pilgrims will trek from KL Sentral to the Caves while pulling weights that are hooked into the flesh on their back, or else will make the trek on their knees. 

The view of the caves at the top.

For 1 ringgit 60 sen ($.70?) it was an awesome trip for a couple of hours.

Air Asia to KL

En route to KL for a three day weekend !

Also moment of complaint. Air Asia has tiny seats, which is fine because (a) they're a low cost carrier and (b) Asians are smaller. But when your flight is 2.5 hrs at 9am and everyone is crammed in like sardines anyway, do you REALLY have to lean your chair back and squish the taller American dudes?

I'm looking at you, you annoying voiced chair-push-backer with tacky jewelry. Bad juju on you.