The Camp Room is decked out with two large flat-screen TVs, a library of videos and games (Legos, Connect Four, Sorry), three computers, water noodles, boogie boards and even microscopes.

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Fortunately four to five meals per day of char kwey tiaw (fried noodles in soy sauce with egg and various additions), asam laksa (Penang's famous, indescribably good curry noodle soup), rojak (fruit and veggie salad in a sweet dark shrimp paste) and much, much more, goes down a lot easier than heavier Western foods.

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