This morning I got up early to study for the final exam. Thankfully, we didn't have to go out for breakfast because Pam, Ashlee, and Dr. Perumal were nice enough to bring some back to the hotel for us.
We studied and prepared up until 11:00 AM, when we went downstairs to the hotel conference room. We took our written final, then had a lunch break at 12:30. We went across the street to the same Chinese vegetarian buffet that we had eaten at yesterday. There were even more options today, and the outdoor eating area was packed with people. It was delicious food, and it felt good to get some fresh air.
We went back inside to deliver our presentations, and then spent some time talking about our reflections on our trip so far.
By the time we were done, it was about 5:15 PM. We were all very excited to be done with our finals and presentations, and we were ready for dinner. We went to the food court at the Central Market (the one we visited the day before). I had Indonesian Gado Gado, which was the spiciest thing I've eaten in a very long time. I really haven't had much spicy food on this trip. They must size me up when I walk into a restaurant and correctly assume that I can't handle the heat. Anyway, I had ordered a freshly juiced Orange, Apple, and Carrot blend that was supposed to boost my immune system, but it did not help with the heat. To neutralize the heat, I ordered Milk Tea (The Tarik), which is amazingly delicious.
Tori and I ordered a dessert that is like a fluffy cloud of shaved ice. It was green tea flavored, with boba and kidney beans (the beans were a bit weird, and made me crave some Mexican food). The green tea flavor was really good, though.
After dinner we did a little bit of shopping again, then went to the subway station to take a train to the Petronas Twin Towers. We popped out of the subway station into a very high-end shopping area. It was beautiful, and all very modern/futuristic looking. We walked across the street to the shopping mall that makes up several of the lower levels of the towers. There were so many amazing stores.
It was really fun to see the fountain show outside the towers. It was like Disney's World of Color but set to classical music. We took some group photos, then some of us went by Marks & Spencer before heading back to the general region of our hotel. Tori, Jenna, and I went to the Central Market once again before they closed. We found some great souvenirs. We went to our street after that, and it was once again packed with stalls of vendors selling knockoffs and Kuala Lumpur T-shirts. Tori and Jenna found a couple of things, but soon we went back to our rooms to pack.
We had to be down at the lobby early in the morning to catch a bus to Singapore. It was Tori's last night with the group before she headed off to Thailand, so I was really glad we could do some sightseeing, shopping, and hang out a bit.
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