the express jungle train

2 mornings ago,I woke up on the Express Jungle Train. Heading from Teranjut to Kuala Krai. The train was reasonably quick (although compared to Japanese standards it was ridiculously slow and late...it came 30 minutes after it was supposed to arrive...I guess it is still faster then Amtrack)freezing cold (it was like a refrigerator) but after the sun came up,it was totally worth it. Seeing the sunrise over the Jungle was like watching a Gaughin painting come to life. I watched as people came out of their little huts to start their day. They plowed the fields, the cows got into the cabbage, the chickens ran wild over the roads, little children ran around naked as their mothers tried to get them in the bath...it was so quaint and beautiful. I think of all of my memories of Malaysia thus far,that will remain the most vivid for me.