August 14, 2005

Well, it’s warm and it’s raining again. It’s a bit humid as well.

“Bond, James Bond,” how did I wind up in Malaysia?

A country of southeast Asia consisting of the southern Malay Peninsula and the northern part of the island of Borneo. Malays probably moved into the penisula c. 2000 B.C., eventually reaching northern Borneo and displacing the indigenous Dayaks. Europeans arrived in the 16th century. By the 20th century Great Britain had established protectorates throughout the lower peninsula, which later formed the Union (1946) and then the Federation (1948) of Malaya. Gaining independence in 1957, it joined with Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak to become the Federation of Malaysia in 1963. Singapore gained independence separately in 1965. Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the largest city. Population: 19,489,000.

But that tells me nothing of the weather in Malaysia.

Updated: 5:00 AM MYT on August 15, 2005
Observed at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (History)
Elevation: 72 ft / 22 m
75 °F / 24 °C
Mostly Cloudy
Humidity: 89%
Dew Point: 72 °F / 22 °C
Wind: Calm
Pressure: 29.80 in / 1009 hPa
Visibility: 6.2 miles / 10.0 kilometers
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds (AGL): Few 3000 ft / 914 m
Scattered Clouds 14000 ft / 4267 m
Mostly Cloudy 28000 ft / 8534 m

Ah, that’s better. Now Ursula, we’re off to rid the world of Dr. No.