Bor­neo is the 5th largest island in the world and is com­prised of 2 Malaysian provinces, the sul­tanate of Brunei and Kali­man­tan, Indone­sia.  “Cat” in Malay, Kuch­ing is the cap­i­tal of the Malaysian province of Sarawak and they’ve way over­drawn on the creepy feline statue account.  Although a city of a half mil­lion inhab­i­tants even on a week­end visit the streets seem sparse.  It’s a world away from KL with wide boule­vards, mildly respected traf­fic signs and a chill pace.  What struck us most was the new air­port, high end cars and the almost Amer­i­can sound­ing Eng­lish spo­ken by many Kuchingees.  Strangest was hear­ing the lyrics “… West Vir­ginia, moun­tain momma, Take me home, coun­try roads” boom out of loud speak­ers on three sep­a­rate occasions.

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