In the courtyard of the Masjid Jemak I have recently returned from having a great week with my daughter in Malaysia. While I had previously visited Kuala Lumpur to make presentations at conferences and visit clients when I had an office in Singapore, I had never had the opportunity to explore the city. And what fun we had! The shopping was amazing…ranging from Chanel and Gucci boutiques to the stalls of Chinatown with the “knock off” Longchamp and Louis Vuitton bags, badly copied CDs and millions of copied watches. But unlike Bali, the street vendors were not “pushy” and loud, but respectful as we wandered around the colourful and lively stalls. The city was decorated everywhere we went with Malaysian flags, draping from all the buildings, whether they were in the city centre, Chinatown or the Indian section of the city. The Malaysian National Day was celebrated on September 16. During our selfstyled “cultural tour”, where we walked for kilometres...