Malaysian tour guide learns life lessons from foreign tourists in the late 80s


By LEESAN
The writer introducing some of his guests to durians, who were adventurous enough to try them. ­— Photos: LEESAN

In the first part of my story, I talked about one of my first work assignments as a tour guide in Malaysia, where my “sifu” Ramli and I brought a group of Australians from Singapore all the way to Kelantan.

Part two begins with a journey from Kelantan on Route 4, to Route 1 – Penang.

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