That said, on the subject of eating and the exit side of things, one of the great gifts of SE Asia to the world is food, culture isn't limited to music or painting and the culinary heritage of SE Asia is rich. I'd happily forgo most European foods for Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai food, looking further East I'd also take Korean and Japanese food over most alternatives too. Chinese food is very variable, some is fabulous but I find a lot of (real) Chinese food rather bland.