Kuala Lampur, Sept. 27 -- I love Malaysia. Singapore is home and, of course, you always love home more but I love Malaysia as a friend, a neighbour and a frequent visitor.

It's familiar - the culture, the food, the people - and something like home but bigger, rougher around theedges, at times less safe but also often more exhilarating.

And, of course, it's beautiful in a sort of expansive majestic way my attractive but petite Singapore can't be.

From the chilly top of Mount Kinabalu to the clear waters of Perhentian, the markets of Penang and the rainforestsof Sarawak.

Like many Singaporeans, I am lucky enough to have close friendsand family across Malaysia which has given me the chance to see a lot of the country (though still not en...