We've only been once, to KL and Malacca with a little day-touring. Really liked Malaysia although don't feel any connection to it I guess. We'll be back for sure though, maybe even next year...Hive meet-up? Just a thought.
My dad went through the Japanese occupation of Malaya during WW2; He was a kid but it stayed with him for life. You may recall a few posts I did about it I guess. He came here in 1966 and called Australia home ever since. I was born in 1970. My dad loved Australia and from the moment he came here became Australian (a citizen in 1967). We were brought up Aussie AF and now, despite being delectably mocha in colour feel as Aussie as it gets...Still, it was amazing to walk streets in Malacca that my dad would have walked, including the post office where my grandfather worked.
Looks like you're on the edge of the jungle?
Some forest reserves, but yeah, it's quite foresty in some parts. Much greener than Kuala Lumpur, that's for sure. My grandad did serve with the local Malaysian regiments during WW2, fighting with the Brits. After that, he retired away from Peninsula Malaya, and onto Singapore, where he kicked back on the beach with the British officers :-)
Then, the racism came. There's an event that all Malaysians remember, the 13th of May incident, 1969. It was the culmination of decades of racial segregation between the largely Malay, Chinese, and Indian population of Malaya/Singapore. Protests came about, followed by chaos and death. According to my dad, it was worse in Singapore than it was here, for the Malays at least.
Then, my grandad brought the whole family here, and we've been Malaysians since. It's pretty great to hear your story, mate 😄... Though I can't recall visiting a post office during my trips to Malacca. Any hints?