Located in South East Asia, bordering Thailand in north and Singapore in south, Malaysia achieved its independence from British rule on 31st of August 1957. With a population of approximately 23.5 million (58% Malays, 24% Chinese, 8% Indians and 10% others), Malaysia is rich in differing cultures and traditions. The uniqueness of Malaysia is that all these differing religions live alongside each other in harmony and peace.

You may be asking "What's there to do in Malaysia?". Malaysia offers natural beauties in tropical rainforest, scuba diving; Shopping haven in all major cities; Friendly citizens across country. Whatever you want to do, ranging from being a potatoe couch at hotel to extreme adventures, Malaysia has it all.

Having said that, I will now point out to you essential visits that you should take part in order to make your trip whole (in no particular order):

Petronas Twin Towers Towering at a height of 452 metres (1483 feet), Petronas Twin Towers is highest twin towers in world. Built to 88 storeys and 32000 windows, towers are connected via a skybridge. You must book your time to access skybridge for an excellent birds-eye view of Kuala Lumpur city. The towers were featured in movie Entrapment starring Sean Connery and Caterine Zeta Jones. When visiting towers, take a stroll at KLCC park (20 hectares or 50 acres) located adjacent to towers and indulge yourself in shopping at Suria KLCC located inside towers.

The Egyptian mummification process is basically a means of preserving a dead body. Without preservation, a body will decompose, leaving only bones. The Egyptian mummification process therefore prevents a body from decomposing, allowing deceased to resemble what he looked like when he was still alive.

THE FINAL JUDGMENT

To ancient Egyptians, a person is composed of 6 different parts: his body, ba (personality or character), ka (spirit of life), akh (immortal soul), as well as his name and his shadow. A person is not whole if he is missing any of these parts.

The ancient Egyptians believed in afterlife. They believed that when a person died, he continued living in another plane of life in underworld. Since he is still considered to be "alive", all 6 parts of that person should be intact for him to live properly. Hence need for preservation of body, and creation of ancient Egyptian mummies.

An important belief in ancient Egypt, and source of many Egyptian paintings, is Final Judgment. It describes what happens after a person physically dies. The paintings show recently deceased describing his deeds to a panel of judges. He is then led to scales of balance by Anubis, jackal-headed god of mummification and afterlife. Here, his heart, which contains all evil that he has committed, is weighed against feather of Ma'at, goddess of truth and justice.

Thoth, ibis-headed god of wisdom, records outcome. If heart is heavier, deceased is judged too evil and undeserving of a place in afterlife. The heart will then be devoured by Ammit, god with head of a crocodile and body of a hippopotamus.

If feather of Ma'at is heavier, person is deemed worthy, and is taken by Horus, falcon-headed god, to afterlife and underworld, ruled by Osiris.