My first post from Malaysia!

We arrived here late on Saturday afternoon in the baking heat. We relaxed on Saturday night, and on Sunday went for a spin around KL. We walked round the local area where our hotel is situated, and then took the monorail to see Chinatown.

On Monday we visited the Lim Kok Wing University for the first time, and met some of the staff who we will be working with. In the afternoon we were lucky enough to be invited by Moon FX, a local graphics and animation company, to their Chinese New Year Party. This was my first experience and really enjoyed it. Me and Ian finished off the afternoon in true Chinese style by gambling with the boys. Ian was up, but I lost about RM 20. This isn't so bad when its Sterling equivalent is £3.12.

Me and Alice have started our lectures, and all of have met with Mygo, the company who we will be working with. They are a company who build games for the local TV channel, and are played by the viewer via SMS. We were asked to come up with ideas for similar games, and two of them have been accepted for further developement. We start on that tomorrow (Friday).

This weekend we plan on visiting the Batu Caves a shrine for Hindus. The Thaipusam festival is there on Saturday, where more than 20 000 people converge to show their devotion to their faith. To some, this means sticking sharp bits of metal through their cheeks and other body parts. Photos should be up on my Flickr account on Sunday.