Onward from Singapore

So we decided to get the train to Penang on the evening of the 8th, got all packed up from our hostel after more of what we do best- chilling. Local food was the first port of call, then after a pretty hot walk, got the metro to the train station, where we encountered our first problem. The train only went to Kuala Lumpur, which was over 7 hours south of Penang, and apart from being a cool city to check out, it wasn't as great step northward as we had hoped. Walmsley here demonstated his Geographical skills- "Is Penang in Singapore?". Still, a few remarks by individuals such as "just chill" and "Come on guys, we'll see what happens" encouraged us to press on anyway, with the promise of beds on the overnight train to Kuala Lumpur. Beds we got, and after pretty relaxed security and passport checks we boarded the train, and settled down. Grieve fell asleep, while me and Walmsley chatted to a local about travelling around Asia. Turns out Chinese New Year (11th to the 14th of Feb) could create travel problems, as some trains don't run and others get full extremely quick.
After falling asleep briefly, there was a loud knock at the window and we realised we where on the only ones left on the train- more passport control. This turned out to be the biggest scare of the trip yet, as I had cleverly misplaced my boarder ticket that I got when we entered Singapore, and had to report quickly to the immigration office in order to be allowed out of the city. The chinese couple before we were completly rejected from travelling out of Singapore, and fearing the same fate I started to panic. However, smooth talking and boyish good looks allowed me to get passed boarder control, only to find Grieve and Walmo wandering about the station wondering what to do if I had been arrested. We finally got on the train, and fell back asleep uninterrupted for the remainder of the 8 hour journey.
Currently we are in Kuala Lumpur, about to check out China Town and the Petronas Towers, before boarding a bus and hopefully arriving in Hat Yai tomorrow morning (hopefully because it is a private bus service), a lot closer to our destination of Koh Phangan that we want to get to for the Black Moon Festival on the 13th of Feb.

Next post if all goes acording to plan- Hat Yai!