Langkawi to Kuala Lumpur

So after nearly five weeks in Langkawi, Nate and I made the rather quick decision one morning to leave Langkawi to head for Indonesia. We planned on going to Penang to catch a ferry to Medan in northern Sumatra, but the ferry was sold out so we caught a ferry to the mainland of Kedah, got a cab to Alor Setar, took a bus to Butterworth and then finally a ferry in Georgetown on the island of Penang. Once we arrived we realized that the ferry for Medan was sold out for three days, so we made another hasty decision and made a brand new plan to head south for Kuala Lumpur, to either catch a ferry from somewhere nearby, or keep moving south. Before leaving Penang early the next morning for KL, we went to our favorite Indian cinema in town and saw Silambataam, a Bollywood movie about a devoted Hindu who turns out have a killing machine waiting inside of him, only to be released when coaxed out by the violence of others. Luckily for him, he is also an extraordinary singer and dancer. Very good stuff. Three hours long.
Last night, our first night in Kuala Lumpur (KL), we met up with our friend Pitt who we had met in Langkawi, who is the brother of a good friend of ours in Langkawi named Aji. He works at an incredibly nice bar near Bukit Bintang, the main shopping district in KL, called The Social. We ended up hanging out with him as he worked for a few hours, and somehow the Langkawi trend continued and we didn't have to pay for a single drink. Nate and I figured our tab would have been close to 200 RM, nearly $60, not because we drank a lot but because alcohol is incredibly expensive in mainland Malaysia, and especially KL. Once again we were shocked by the kindness of the people here, and promised to buy Pitt a meal the following day.
Today we plan on walking around the city and finding a used book store, maybe going to the lake gardens and the city center tonight, and tomorrow we plan on waking early tomorrow to go up the Petronas Twin Towers, something I have wanted to do since I was a young boy.
And the decision we're facing right now is this: catch a ferry from Klang, a nearby city, or travel south to Melaka to catch a ferry to Dumai (Sumatra), or possibly head for Singapore to catch a ferry to the small island of Bitam and then fly into Jakarta (on the island of Java). Knowing the two of us the decision will be made on a whim as neither Nate nor I possess the ability to plan ahead, nor do we really want to.
We'll let you know when we figure it out.
Love,
B