Today I went to Malaysia in Johor Bahru to keep myself busy but mostly to see how long it takes and how easy it is to reach the place by public transport as I will be leaving next week-end to Borneo from Johor Airport. Flights are much cheaper from there but I really do not think it is worth the hassle. Anyway, I bought the Saturday paper to keep me busy during the long trip and saw that it was the anniversay of the death of Sir Stamford Raffles while tomorrow is his birthday. I had to pay homage to his most famous representation statue as Singaporeans owe him everything since he decided to establish a post at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula instead of the Karimun Island he was previously eying at.
