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Kuala Lumpur Day 1 & 2

I have spent two days here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with my family. The weather was not so good, it sometimes rain, but I have enjoyed my trip so far. I will talk about what I did.

On the first day, I went to Bukit Utama Club, which was a huge sports club, and played golf with my family. It was my first time, but my parents taught me how to shoot balls and I did well. While we were playing, I saw a wild dog, a big lizard, which was perhaps more than 70cm, and some other animals on the grass. I had to make it sure not to hit balls on them, but it was a good opportunity to see animals which don’t live in Japan.

On the second day, I went to Twin Tower and Pavilion for shopping. I think most kinds of stuff were cheaper than those in Japan. For example, T-shirts which I bought were only 10 ringgits which are about 300 yen. So I bought many of them. The most expensive buy was a pair of shoes, Dr. Martins. They were cheaper than those sold in Japan. I was really happy.

Concerning language, I realized that English used in Malaysia is British. For instance, the spell of “center” was “centre.” Also, when I went into a building, I found that it had “ground floor” besides first floor. The reason why British English is used is because Malaysia was a colony of the British Empire. (Large Lake)