Top Ten Signs That It’s Getting Too HOT In Malaysia These Days

Man, it’s hot these days. I can’t sleep at night without sweating, and my colleagues don’t go out for lunch anymore because ‘it’s just too hot’.

I dunno, global warming is one thing, I feel like I’m living in a microwave these days.

Top Ten Signs That It's Getting Too HOT In Malaysia These Days

• Even the tudung-clad makciks selling nasi lemak outside my office under the hot sun are wearing miniskirts.





• Even the Bahrain Formula One GP is now branding themselves as ‘The Second Hottest Race On Earth – There’s No Way Our Desert Is Hotter Than KL!’





• Malay stall operators start flipping burgers on the bonnets of their modded Proton Wira’s to save on cooking gas.





• Speaking of Proton, the latest line of cars to be released this year has only two settings on the air-conditioning – ‘OFF’ and ‘3’. Nobody ever uses 1 and 2 anymore.





• KL roadside rats start migrating to Genting and Camerons for the summer during March to September.





• Speaking of Genting, they have changed their concept of the theme park rides to ‘Desert Heat Adventure’, ‘Tropical Jungle Cruise’, etc.





• For the fashion-conscious – White is the new black. It also attracts less heat.





• These days, at McDonald’s, soft drink refills are still free, but tube ice costs 50 sen per cup.





• Latest drink at the mamak - Ho Yan Hor Ais Limau.





• I stop eating curry mee during lunch. Serious.