Introducing Mystery Class #2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (3.167 N, 101.700 E ) Mont'Kiara International School Click here to see more pictures of our school Greetings from Mr. Kent Peterson's 5th grade class at Mont'Kiara International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! Our Class Picture There are 23 students in our class and we come from many different places. We have students from Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, United States, Singapore, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Argentina, France, Cote D'Ivoire and England. We attend school Monday through Friday from 8:30-3:30 each day. At recess, classmates play football(soccer), ultimate frisbee, four square and tag games. Our school just built a rock climbing wall as well. We presented the play "The Tempest" by Shakespeare. Here we are hard at work. Each child has a water bottle to keep from getting dehydrated in the Malaysian heat. Here we are performing a play "The Tempest" by Shakespeare Sometimes when we are playing on the playground, monkeys will climb across the fences that surround our field. Occasionally cobras have been found on the school grounds as well. Our People Celebrating the Indian holiday of Thai Pusan. Our school, city and country have a mix of different peoples: Population of Kuala Lumpur: 1.8 million People: 59% Malays and various indigenous groups, 32% Chinese, 9% Indian Main language: Bahasa Malay, Chinese, English, Tamil Time Zone: Greenwich Mean Time/UTC+8 Because of the mix of people in our country, we celebrate the main holidays of each of the 3 main peoples of Malaysia. For example, the photo to the right shows a man and his son on the Indian holiday of Thai Pusan. OurGeography We are located near the equator in Southeast Asia. Thailand is to our north, Singapore is on our southern tip and Indonesia to our south across the Straits of Melakka. East Malaysia is across the South China Sea and includes the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah. It is part of the Indonesian island of Borneo. In Sarawak you can visit an orangutan preserve that reintroduces these primates to the wild. In Sabah you can visit the largest known caverns in the world, the Mulu Caves. Map of our Country Since we are so close to the equator, our climate is tropical. We have frequent rain, high temperatures and often high humidity. There are monsoons on the East coast at the end of the year. Much of the country is covered with rain forest. Kuala Lumpur has two of the top 6 tallest structures in the world. The Petronas Twin Towers is the tallest building in the world if you count its mast. Soon other buildings being built will be taller. The KL Tower is a telecommunications tower, not actually a building for people. Our Mr. Kent Goofy Class Picture We hope that some day you come and visit Malaysia. We have provided a few Web sites below if you want to learn more about our country! Terima Kasih (Thank You!) Malaysian Links: CIA World Factbook Malaysian Home Page Our school's Web site Back to Today's Report Copyright 2001 Journey North. All Rights Reserved. Please send all questions, comments, and suggestions to our feedback form