Pyramid Tower, Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

This is my first time to the Pyramid Tower and I managed to take quick shots of the following:

Entrance to Sunway Lagoon



Roller coaster in Sunway Lagoon


Indoor Ice Skating Rind - the skaters looked like ants from the top floor of the shopping mall.


Anyone looking for a Sheriff?


From the highway

Classmates and Food

Friday, 24 October 2008

Two of the things I enjoy doing, apart from sightseeing, during holidays are visiting with relatives, friends and trying out food (but no good in remembering their names).

Today I am very happy I got to visit with a close friend who is also my ex classmate and had dinner together at the the Signature Food Court at Suria KLCC. Couldn't make up my mind what to eat. Every stall was different and the food looked nice.

I have been to Ipoh a long long time ago. It is famous for food but I couldn't remember what I had eaten before. So when Sha suggested trying the Ipoh noodles I agreed.

Sha ordered for Curry Noodles while I being, spicy and oily conscious, ordered for some kind of Fish Ball Noodles soup. Tasted the Curry Noodles, it wasn't as spicy and oily as I thought it would be. I think I would have enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed my noodle soup.






Saturday, 25 October 2008

I think I have not seen Masni for about 10 years. She still look the same to me. I am so glad that Sha took me to visit her this morning.



It was so nice to see Mag. We haven't met for 37 years! Reading through her school autograph was fun. Sha & I decided to sign again! I had signed on the 25 September 1971 and today I wrote again. Isn't that something?

We had lunch at Jusco Mid-Valley. It is famous for its Penang Assam Laksa. Mag had Curry Noodles. It looked delicious.



Sha & I had the Penang Assam Laksa, which I don't know why I didn't take a picture at all!


I think we sat there for almost 2 hours, just catching up!


I smsed another classmate that we were having lunch at mid-valley. And being a health conscious and caring friend always, KK replied: Take plenty more greens n fruits. Hv a pleasant get2gether n return hom early n safely. He is so sweet!

Looking From The Top

Saturday, 25 October 2008

What is this? Looking downwards from a floor in an apartment in Jalan Ipoh.


Then from the window of the apartment



Friday, 24 October 2008

Viewing from a floor at the Suria KLCC


The lake would be transformed at night with the lights and the fountains.

Nike Shoes

Thursday, 16 October 2008

Nike shoes? Genuine? I don't know. Someone passed them to me 2 years ago. It started to cracked last year and then the sole started to detach recently. Maybe because of the exposure in different weather - humid, wet, dry, hot and cold, etc.

The detachment was only at the tip and a little side of the right shoe so I thought it was alright to wear them today. It got worst but not as bad as the following picture after I walked up the hill at Jalan Bukit Pantai.



And later got worst and worst until I have to tear off the sole of the right shoe and walked with my right side maybe a cm or so shorter, until I changed to a new pair of shoes at Ampang Park.

72-Hour Emergency Kit

Sunday, 5 October 2008

I didn't bother about it when Yean said we need to have our 72-hour emergency kit ready by October something. I didn't pay attention either to the date he mentioned until the branch presidency gathered the Priesthood and the Relief Society after today's sacrament meeting. Branch President Renner reminded members that it was now several weeks since he first said to prepare and he would not remind them again. Members will receive calls to assemble at the church before the week is over, and to treat it as real emergency situation. He wouldn't say what day. The parable of the 10 virgins was brought up.

Friday, 10 October 2008

We have prepared. Yean and I packed most of the things by Tuesday 8 October and completed today. I know I should have the kit ready, to grab and go anytime, by Monday because natural disasters have no respect to time.

Putting my thinking cap as a leader, I think our leaders wanted to instill the sense of importance in this matter, to be prepared all the time, as counselled by our Prophets. Flash floods are common in Malaysia and floods that last for a few days have happened in the past and it would happen again - catching us unexpectedly.

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Yean's cellphone vibrated at around 1 something in the afternoon. We got to the church about 2 pm. Traffic is bad in Kuala Lumpur and I guess maybe it is like that on a Saturday afternoon.

If it was a real situation and it was flooding, there is no way we would be able to get out of this apartment! We might have to climb to the roof!

At the church - making yourself at home with the 72-hour emergency kit



It was only a branch activity!

Friends Are Precious

Friday, 27 April 2007

We come from different backgrounds. Our races are different. Our present occupations are different. Our religions are different. But that didn't matter. What is important is we both believe in one God who loves all, no matter who we are and what we are.

We had the opportunity to spend a tiring but memorable weekend at Langkawi with Lian and Yean in March. It is a blessing again to be able to spend this afternoon together again, right here in the Kuala Lumpur city. which is neither our 'hometown'.

We met at Bandar Tasek Selatan LRT station and took the train to Hang Tuah LRT station and from there walked to Bukit Bintang Plaza. We wanted to walk back to Hang Tuah LRT station at the end of the day but because it was raining heavily we decided to walk across to Lot 10 shopping centre to take the Monorail to Hang Tuah LRT station. The Lot 10 shopping centre is linked to the Bukit Bintang Plaza by a covered pedestrian bridge so we were dry :)

The monorail train happened to be there when we reached the platform. The doors were opened. Things happened so fast. I told Aisah to go in quickly. The train was going to move; the signals sounded. I didn't follow her in! I guess the signals scared me. I was scared of being squashed by the doors!

It was kind of funny looking at each other through the closed glass doors. We have no intention to part yet. I smiled, waved and mumured "see you".

She smsed "I wait for you at Hang Tuah". She was not going to leave until she was sure I know which train to take to go back to Salak Selatan LRT station. She was going to Titiwangsa LRT station and that was in the opposite direction to Salak Selatan LRT station. She is an expert LRT traveller and I am new to this mode of transport.

Thank you, My Friend. This posting is especially for you. I thought this picture that Lian took of us inside the cable car in Langkawi was cute and so I decided to upload it here. I look funny without my spectacles! You are always beautiful to me. Love you, My Friend. Thank you for all these years of friendship.

A visit to Putrajaya

Thursday, 19 April 2007

First time here. Beautiful city! According to Wikipedia, it is a planned city and a Federal Territory that acts as a Federal government administration centre for the country.

Some of the buildings:







Putra Mosque





One of the walkways


The waterfront and the Seri Wawasan bridge.

The Pursuit of Happyness

Monday, 5 March 2007

One thing I like about Kuala Lumpur is watching movies on the big screen. I talked about watching movies on the big screen in another blog. I was in fact very tired from the weekend in Langkawi but couldn't resist the invitation to go to the cinema and watch movie tonight. We are going to watch "The Pursuit of Happyness" at the Petronas Twin Towers.

I like the story of the film because it teaches us about the power within each one of us - the power to realise your dream, the power to succeed through determination, perseverance, patience, faith in oneself. Last but not least, the power of love.

Look at the Storks

Tuesday, 20 February 2007 - 3rd Day of the Chinese New Year

Another symbol of a New Year and a new beginning - stork.

I learnt that the stork:

(1) announces the coming of Spring. After their winter migration, the storks return to nest.

(2) is the harbinger of happiness, joy and prosperity. The bird's feeding on snakes is being viewed as a positive force, helping to eradicate our evil instinct.

(3) is an emblem of parental care. It was noted in ancient history that a stock pair will be consumed with the nest in a fire, rather than fly and abandon it.

(4) is a symbol of the Annunciation in Christianity. The angel Gabriel announcement to Virgin Mary of her conception of Christ. Thus the stock is a symbol of childbirth in the western culture as seen in the popular picture of the stork carrying a baby! It also represents Mary's qualities of piety and chastity.

......... I think no. (2) would be the most appropriate symbol of the storks in this Kuala Lumpur Plaza, at this time of the year. What else would business people want?

Chinese New Year - 2007

Sunday, 18 February 2007

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR! WISHING YOU A HAPPY, PEACEFUL, HEALTHY AND BLESSED YEAR OF THE PIG.

Chinese New Year 4705 started today. The year of the pig! So if you are born in the year 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983 or 1995, then you were born under the Chinese zodiac sign of the pig. Pigs are labelled as lazy animals, but I don't believe that people born under this zodiac sign are lazy. Anyway, it is interesting to read about it and find out what sign you are born in, but don't get too carried away with what you read, especially the Feng Shui stuff.

While some people would be enjoying themselves at family gatherings, parties, resorts, parks, cinemas, restaurants, Lian and Bong enjoyed themselves playing the guitar.

It is amazingly how lovely the music turns out to be when played in duet, than alone.

The decorations at Mid Valley Megamall

Saturday, 17 February 2007

It was a week since I came back to Kuala Lumpur and it was Chinese New Year's Eve. We were out at Mid Valley Megamall again. Most of the shops had closed for the festive holiday, and there were not as many people there.

I liked the decorations on the ground floor. This was what it looked like last Christmas, on the 18 December 2o06. Christmas trees! Ginger house?



Now it is the Chinese New Year, and of course the beautiful Peach Blossoms, in stalks, in rings!



I don't know what is the significance of this flower to the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Why this particular flower? Does it only appear during this season in China?

I found these pictures when I surfed through the net on peach blossoms. I learnt that there are 2 kinds of peach blossoms, 1 where the fruit can be eaten while the other is soley admired as another miracle of the creation of God.




According to Wikipedia Encyclopedia, it is highly prized in Chinese culture. I know it is quite expensive! And guess what The Languages of Flower said about Peach Blossoms. It represents "Longevity, I am your captive". Very interesting finding.

Back to the decorations at Mid Valley Megamall. I saw something else that caught my eyes. It looked like umbrellas. At a closeer look they were indeed umbrellas that have been stripped off their original covers and replaced with what they are now being decorated with to come up with another creative Peach Blossoms!

Supermarket Crawl in Kuala Lumpur

Wednesday, 10 January 2007

What I like about shopping in Kuala Lumpur is I can get more with the same amount I pay in Miri, not only in quantity and quality but also I have more choices to make. Some free gifts are only applicable in West Malaysia! It is not fair - you pay more for the same item in East Malaysia and yet no free gifts.

One con is too many choices that you end up spending hours at the supermarket! And that was what happened at TESCO last night - almost 3 hours!

I usually go to HERO supermarket, which is the nearest but wanted to experience a different atmosphere. I have been to JUSCO. I have been to CARREFOUR. I have been to GIANT. And for a change TESCO.

HERO is from Indonesia, JUSCO is from Japan, CARREFOUR is from France, GIANT is from United States and TESCO is from United Kingdom. Very interesting grocery retail outlets, it is fortunate that we get the feel of these international supermarkets right here in the capital city of Malaysia. TESCO even have their own packaging, competitively priced, compared to other brands.

.............Anyway, I am happy with what I could get in Miri.......don't have to waste too much time choosing...............just buy what is needed only.

Noise Pollution

Tuesday, 9 January 2007

There is one thing I don't like about living in a city and that is noise!

Continual noise of vehicles passing day and night.


The distinctive noise of piling during the day.


More noise of ongoing development projects, on one side of the condominium.


and another side.........eeeeeeee

Toycity - Mid Valley Megamall

Wednesday, 3 January 2007

What a colourful place for the children, at the top floor of the Midvalley Megamall.