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Malaysian Sensation

Yesterday was some day. Our overnite bus down the east coast of Malaysia broke down at 5:00 AM, stranding us in the middle of nowhere. A ludicrously expensive taxi (by Malay standards: 100 ringgit = 33 USD = 2 hour cab ride) got us to the airport a comforting 10 hours early. Due to the grim nature of the town hosting the said airport, and the presence of great food and A/C at the airport, we considered this to be a good thing. A short flight to Borneo, and here we are in Kuching.

Were staying at Singgashana Lodge - a spot I’d recommend to anyone exploring in Borneo. Best part? Free Wifi. Until you’ve backpacked asia, you have no idea how much of a treat this is. I’ve taken today (Connie’s exploring the city) to catch up on some ideas - like a “feed quality” ranking system for TechWatching - a big relief as the human overhead of sorting the 50 or so new feeds that the system identifies every is too hard to keep on top of. Predictably there’s some hurdles, but I’m hoping automated sifting of feeds will improve the focus of the front page and the quality of articles therein.

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