About my trip in Malaysia

I travelled to Kuala Lumpur and Melaka, Malaysia with a friend for one week, and wanted to write about my reflections on my Malaysian trip here.

I’ve been practicing the Law of Assumption actively for about four months now. Before our flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I affirmed: I will have an amazing trip. On my flight to Malaysia, I sit at a seat close to the window;).

It turned out I had to sit in the middle for my flight to Kuala Lumpur. “ Well, this is ok. Situations can change at anytime. I always get what I want!” I told myself this mentally. Three adults with a very cute young baby girl sat on the same row with me on this flight. I smiled to the baby, and chit chatted with her grandma for a while. The whole family was super friendly and kind. About almost halfway through our flight, one of the men flight attendants asked whether I was willing to change my seat, to sit at another empty seat, given the adult close to me wanted enough space for the baby girl to sleep. I said of course. Not a problem at all;). I moved around, and realized there were many empty seats at another part of this airport. And u know what;)? A few of the empty seats were close to windows! I sat at one seat by the window, and my friend also walked around to look for me. She found me, and we talked until the end of the flight. This is just a small thing, but still, I got mu manifestation. It showed that situations are temporary. We can absolutely get our manifestations regardless of the outside conditions;).

Probably because I’ve been actively practing the law of assumption, and keep thinking in my favor daily, I do give out a secure, confident, and kind energy. People can sense our energy. On our 1st day in Kuala Lumpur, on the morning, during breakfast, a hotel worker helped me find orange juice. He told me he was originally from Palestine, and had been working at this hotel for a while. He kindly asked me whether there were any issues with our hotel room condition, how long I planned to stay in Malaysia, and wished me a woderful trip;). That morning, we visited several mosques. In front of one mosque, several Indian tourists asked to take selfies with me together, and told me they liked my vibe;). That afternoon, we visited one national museum. The museum we visited only accepted payments via Malaysian cashes. Me and my friend only had credit & debit cards, and currencies from other countries, so, what should we do? The old man who was responsible for handling meseum tickets did a phone call, and then told us we could definitely visit for free this time! So, no worries at all. He granted us free museum tickets…Yay! We were very grateful for his kindness. After the meseum trip, we went out and bought some fresh new juice mixed with different fruits, and decided to give this drink to the old man who granted us free tickets to the museum. It was already passed 5:30 pm, and they closed at that time;(. Well…We did not get to see him. To this nameless worker at the national meseum, thank you for your kindness! Wish you and your loved ones nothing but the best!

The next day, my local Malaysian friend Oliver (a random pseudonym I created for him to protect his identity) took me and my friend to a one-day trip in Melaka. Before the trip, I admitted to my lady friend that I am FB, and twitter mutuals with Oliver for two years. Oliver has a Youtube channel where he discusses a wide range of topics. Based on my interactions with Oliver, he seemed sincere, and trustworthy. However, I had never met him in person. My lady friend said yes, we could still meet up with Oliver. Just be careful. She also watched several videos from Oliver’s youtube channel, and told her family about us meeting up with Oliver, etc. We did several things to protect our safety before the actual meet-up. My lady friend also said this was the 1st time she ever met up with anyone online~ Speaking from my experience, I’ve had so many stories of meeting up with people online who later became my purely platonic friends, causal-ish dates, and long-term partners in my early to mid 20’s. My early to mid 20’s in NYC was colorful, vibrant, and quite an exciting chapter of my life. At that time, I did not know about the Law of Assumption, but in general, I have been extremely lucky, and my intuition has been…extraordinary as well. I can write a book about my previous life in NYC. It feels like another life in some ways;). These days, I am at a different stage of my life: I don’t meet up with ppl from the Internet that often; I think, and do things differently; I also get rid of some of my toxic behavior patterns from my younger time that no longer suit me, so I live more productively, fulfillingly, and peacefully. Thank god my early to mid 20’s age have passed ;). But still, I am so grateful for my crazy-ish life chapter in NYC. I still talk to some of my NYC friends regularly these days….

So, back to the Malaysian trip….

Oliver was a thoughtful, kind, and humorous friend. We had a wonderful trip in Melaka. Thanks to his guidance, we visited several museums and sites with cultural, historical, and political significance. We also spent hours (literaly more than 10 hours!!!!) talking to Oliver during our Melaka trip. He told us so much about the complex racial dynamics, the history, and the socio-political, language, educational, and healthcare systems in Malaysia. We also talked about topics related to Southern China, Northern China, HK, anti-imperialism, pro global south solidarity, and so much more. Really happy to hear the healthcare system in Malaysia is affordable and practical: locals only need to pay very minimal amount of money (1-2 Malaysian dollars) to see a public hospital doctor. In most cases, people are able to do a same-day appointment with a public hospital doctor within a few hours! Very convenient, right? In the worst cases, people wait for a few days to see a public hospital doctor. Healthcare is an innate part of human right. All of us deserve affordable, high-quality healthcare regardless of where we live, and what class backgrounds we are from. Malaysia has done a good job providing practical healthcare to its’ citizens.

We met up with Oliver a few days later for a lunch & more conversations with him. And we promised him the next day he visits where we live, or cities near us, we will be his tour guides!

In the next few days, me and my friend visited a few more art & cultural museums, including the Islamic Arts Museum in Malaysia. My reflections on visiting those art meseums can be summarized below:

‘Every time I explore a new city/region/country, I end up in art museums, either alone or in the company of friends. I’ve always firmly believed: art, just like music, is a shared language that connects all of us regardless of the differences among us 💜.

Through enjoying vibrant colors, timeless black-and-white portraits, richness of diverse folks’ facial expressions, and digital videos of heroic historical figures, I try to put together the available pieces as best as I can, hoping to find the whole picture about the essence of the locals’ history & culture 💜.

However, though art is a shared human language that goes beyond time and space, each one of us can come up with vastly different interpretations of, and emotions towards the same art piece 💜💕. The “correct” answer does not exist, just like each one’s understanding of the historical, social-political system of their own country is different, shaping by their gender, race, class backgrounds, etc.

So, forget about trying to figure out “the objective truth/the so-called right answers”, at least I feel relaxed, peaceful, and grateful while appreciating diverse art 🖼️.’

In the Islamic Arts Museum in Malaysia, we even saw a whole exhibition about the history and culture of Palestine! Awwwww….It melt my heart.

For this one-week trip, my general thoughts about Malaysian people can be summarized below:

I really looove the cultural, ethnic, racial, linguistic, and religious diversity in Malaysia! Malaysia is a multi-ethnic/racial country with Malay ppl, ppl with Chinese heritages, mix ppl with Malay and Chinese heritages, Ppl with Indian heritages, and a large muslim population from various racial backgrounds! The official language in Malaysia includes English, Malay, and Mandarin Chinese. In Kuala Lumpur, the majority of the local ppl we see are muslims, folks with south Asian (usually India) heritages, and malays. We saw more Chinese tourists than local Chinese malaysians;). Haha….Perhaps Malaysians with Chinese heritages live in places where tourists do not go to. I should ask my local friend Oliver about this;).

The same as my expectation, Malaysians are sooooo nice…..Anywhere I go, the locals were nothing but quite kind, and helpful to me and my friend. Probably part of this can be thanks to my consistent practice of the Law of Assumption;). I deeply appreciate all the wonderful local Malaysians who showed us kindness, warmth, and laughters during this trip. From my local friend Oliver, Islamic ladies who worked at the museum, taxi drivers with south Asian heritages, to random strangers with diverse racial backgrounds who helped us figure out our directions, I am very grateful for their thoughtfulness 💜.

Also, local people’s English fluency is quite high. This is not surprising given that Malaysia was under the colonization of the British for a very long time. Many international schools in Malaysia use the U.K educational curriculum…..On streets, pretty much all the signs were written in English, in addition to Malay language. Some signs in popular tourist sites were written in Mandarin Chinese as well. Communication with the locals in English was not an issue at all. All the taxi drivers who drove us listened to English-speaking radio shows…~~

I did develop a runny nose during my last two days in Malaysia…It was nothing though. Thanks to positive affirmations and a super effective Chinese medicine pill I took last night, my runny nose problem has already been gone. Yay….

I’ve already left Malaysia, and will probably come back again in the future.

All the best to kind Malaysians! More ppl should travel to Malaysia to explore the beauty of its’ diverse culture, and the warmth from the locals.

Now I am back at home. Will rest more, do some writings/research, and also do some reflections before my trip to NYC - my favorite city in the world, at the end of this month. Cannot wait to see my NYC friends after being gone for two years~~ Summer in NYC breaks my heart 💜, but in a good way. I love the pride ❤️ month that celebrates LGBTQ liberation, my queer friends, those pretty old stories, and exciting new memories that will soon be imprinted in this sleepless city 🏙️.