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It would help if you explained why you want to go to each place, as they are pretty different.

Based on the feel I get from your post the plan seems OK. The destinations seem logical as well, other than maybe Malacca given how much time you have (or don't). That's an awfully short stop. On the other hand, KL gets mixed reviews, so if you don't like it and move on after a couple of days, you could add those to Malaca if you liked it there.

I would book the flights in advance because of your time constraints. But I see no reason why you can't do that in KL, unless you think you'll just be beat when you land and won't have the desire to do it then.

Personally with the time you have (or again don't) I would have stayed in one country and kept it at that. I prefer the less is more approach. But I get the feeling that would not apply to you.

I'm not a big fan of KL based on my limited time there, so I'd agree with the others and suggest that you spend less time there, and add the days to Malacca which I found to be somewhat more interesting albeit a bit touristy. Maybe just cut out the first four days in KL altogether since you have a few days there at the end.

Personally I'd also prefer Singapore over KL - but having said that, I don't think it's really worth the time spent getting there and the costs for just two days. I'd cut that out and add those days elsewhere. The question is, where?

As Mac said, it's hard to know how to advise when we don't know what you are aiming to get out of your visit. You're spending a bit of time in large cities which is OK if you are aiming to do lots of shopping and some of the standard sight-seeing stuff. Bu I'd suggest spending those saved days to see other other parts of the countries. Forego Singapore and use those days to see some areas out of Bangkok - such as Kanchanburi (River Kwai, etc), Ayutthaya (temples) or Amphawa (a non-touristy riverside floating evening market). These are all places that are easily accessible with a bit of planning. My personal favourite was Amphawa, a place that I've posted about here previously.

That's my two cents worth!