Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Guard dogs at Chinese temple.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Water droplets on the statuary of city fountain.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reflections on the side of a high-rise.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Street scene

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Colorful older buildings near the river.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Muslim school girls.

Brunei - Empire Hotel Resort and Golf Club (from inside the glass windowed lobby)

Brunei - Empire Hotel Resort and Golf Club

Brunei - Sir Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei City.

Brunei - Sir Sultan Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei City.

Brunei - river shanty-towns.

Brunei - School GIrl.

Kuching, Malaysia - Murals from the side of Chinese Temple.

Kuching, Malaysia - local Markets.

Kuching, Malaysia. Local fish market.

Iban Village near Batang Ai, Malaysia - The center post is used for offerings to keep evil spirits away. Just in case, it is 'protected' by two carved posts to keep any demons from harming the village.

Iban Village near Batang Ai, Malaysia. This village was only accessible via dug-out motor launch, and 'protected' by the wooden carved guard, believed to ward off evil spirits.

Hand woven wall hanging from Iban Village near Batang Ai, Malaysia.

Chief of the Iban village, with elaborate tattoos on his back.

From the Iban village - a tribal elder with tattoos.

From the Malaysian island of Sarawak, home to extensive variety of flora and fauna. This Rafflesia is regarded as the world’s largest flower, this one just outsideThe Mount Kinabalu National Park on private poperty. It is regarded as being very rare, and only in bloom for about 7 days.

Kuching, Malaysia - the storm-front moves in over downtown.

Lok Kawi Zoological Park in Sabah - Rhinoceros Hornbill

Up close and personal with a Malaysian Elephant at the Lok Kawi Zoological Park, Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia.

The star and dominant Malaysian Elephant at the Lok Kawi Zoological Park in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Tusks trimmed to prevent damage to other elephants.

A river village in Weston, Malaysia, about 2 1/2 hours south of Kota Kinabalu. According to our guide, the Japanese first landed in Malaysia during WWII just several hundred yards away from this village.

The 'evil macaque' on a mangrove stump in Weston (Sabah) Malaysia -- probably just trying to show me his bright teeth.

A river village in Weston (Sabah) Malaysia.

Bright colored houses constructed above the river in Weston (Sabah) Malaysia.

Orangutan: Lok Kawi Zoological Park - Sabah, Malaysia.

Bornean Gibbon at the Lok Kawi Zoological Park - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

River community near Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Young kids out on the boat from the river village at Kota Kinabalu.

Juvenile Orangutan at the Wildlife Sanctuary at the Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu.

"Guard Dog" from the Chinese Buddhist Temple in Kota Kinabalu.

Juvenile Orangutan at the Wildlife Sanctuary at the Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu.

Juvenile Orangutan at the Wildlife Sanctuary at the Shangri La Rasa Ria Resort in Kota Kinabalu.

The Hindu statute at the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur with the 272 steps to the limestone caves in the background.

Macaque dining on coconut at the Batu Caves, a famous Hindu pilgrimage site in Kuala Lumpur.

Juvenile macaque at the Batu Caves, a famous Hindu pilgrimage site in Kuala Lumpur. He's not in a cage, but perched between the pedestrian bars on the sides of the steps ascending to the caves.

Buddha figurines at the Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur.

Carvings at the Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur.

Women at the Batu Caves, in very colorful traditional attire - Kuala Lumpur.