Scenes of Malaysia

When we were landing in Kuala Lumpur, our plane was flying low enough for me to make out some distinctive features.  

Something I had seen before, in Chile as well as South Africa.  Light coloured pits, surrounded by multiple, irregularly shaped rings around them.  Some of them even have water in the bottom.  Some kind of mine, perhaps.  Of course, these are tin mines, possibly abandoned already.  

There are also many many neatly lined up little blobs.  As the plane depends, I can see they are kind of green. Trees.  Palm trees.  These are the famous palm plantations!

What about those square?  Fish and shrimp farms.  

Out destination was Taylor’s University, where we ran a Teacher Development Course on Service-Learning for their teachers.  Their campus surrounds a lake, hence it is called the Lakeside campus.  The lake is not big, but very deep.  Of course, it used to be a mine!

Each and every one of these features tell us something about the history of Malaysia. This is the fourth time I have visited Malaysia.  Except the one time I went to Penang with my family, every time I came, it is for service-learning.  Every time I came, I learn something new about Malaysia.  Fascinating.