Streets of Malaysia 2

What is the first thing that comes to your mind if someone mention about the streets in Malaysia? For me, it will definitely be Bukit Bintang!! It is the street of fun, food and shopping. Are you a shopaholic? Well, this is the paradise that you’ll never feel leaving here. It is the heaven for all the crazy shoppers and eaters especially one like me.

Famous shopping centre like Pavillion, Sungei Wang Plaza, Berjaya Times Square, Starhill and a lot more are all located here. Transportation can be easily found in this area since it is the heart of Kuala Lumpur. This is why you can see a lot of tourist walking and shopping around this area. If you are a fan of luxurious brand, this is the place for you to die for. But if you’re more of a prudent person, there are still several of choices available for you here.

Maybe after a long trip of shopping now it is the time to feed your stomach. Bukit Bintang is famous for the shopping centre and there for sure there’ll be plenty of restaurants located around here. From western to Chinese, Indian to Arabian, deserts to main dish, whatever you named it they are here. And if you are worried about the accommodation, don’t be, because there are plenty of hotels located here.

As we all know, Malaysia is famous for the food, people and the sunny weather. Do not forget that there are still many streets in Malaysia which are worth it for you to pay a visit. Through all this, we can see and learn from different cultural, different races.

P/S: As a warning, the taxi drivers in KL like to raise the taxi fares to unrealistic amount. So remember, be careful and most importantly, be smart!

Streets of Malaysia

As a child, I grew up in Seremban Negeri Sembilan. I remembered the old times when I use to hang out with my school mates and friends. So often I couldn’t stop to wonder how the streets play a big part of my life and memories. I couldn’t feel more at home then driving in familiar hometown streets. Seremban is a small town and we do not have a high population. So the streets are not as busy as KL street.

The one thing I remember most is the pasar malam near my house every Saturday night. It would be crowded by pedestrians every week. The smell of fried noodles awakened my senses. The loud noises of shopkeepers shouting their promotions attract pedestrians to come over. As for me, I would not miss the ‘’cha siew pao’’ also know as fried bun. If I were late, it would be sold out. I dare to say that commercialized food cannot beat the taste of authentic local food. The old man selling the fried bun has been doing this for the past 30 years now and has been labeled the best fried pao in town. His wife helps him too as their business is quite hectic. I remember once asking him why didn’t he buy a shop lot or get other people to help him. His reply was simple, the flavor of the bun is not easy to achieve and he figured that the only way to keep the flavor right is by doing it himself. He is now 72 years old and at the same street every Saturday with the same hawker stall.

Every time I’m back to my hometown, the streets give me a sense of belonging and safety. The ambient harmony can only be felt in the streets where you see all kinds of people at the same place. I look forward to see familiar faces every time I’m out. Thank god I was born here. Cheers!

Trip to Malacca!!

Yesterday me and my friends were dead bored at home with nothing to do. The boredom was so bad, some of them went just wanted to go out. We’ve randomly selected Melaka as our destination. We left from Seremban at 4pm. The highway traffic was smooth and we cruised by to our destination.

On the way there, I felt at ease and blessed to have many friends. We sang songs in the car all the way to Melaka. When we reached, our first destination was Jonker Street. There was a lot of traditional food there. We had cendol, durian cendol and local made egg tarts. It was all mouth wateringly good. After the long walk along Jonker Street, we headed to Dataran Pahlawan Shopping complex. All of us did some shopping of our own there. I got another pair of shoes as expected J. We walked around in Dataran Pahlawan Shopping complex for about 1.5hours. Everybody was getting hungry after that.

We decided to have our dinner in Capital satay celup. It is a local special and it’s very famous in Melaka. Some celebrities have dined there too. The food is served buffet style. The restaurant is packed and hot but still there are long lines of people at the entrance queuing up. There will be a pot of boiling handmade satay sauce that is then mixed with chicken floss and crushed peanuts. We have to dip out meat in the pot until it’s cooked. It was so delicious that the four of us ate more than 200sticks. I felt like a glutton at that moment. I was too full that I can’t move for at least 15mins.

Later on, we met with some of my local friends in a local Bar. The bar is called Arena. It was quiet packed but it’s still a good place for socializing. We finished our drink and headed home. The journey was tiring; I fell asleep in the back seat. It was a good day hanging out with my friends and I enjoy the moment. J

Well hi everyone… it’s me again. Holidays for Chinese New Year have officially ended this week. Everyone has to go back to their work position or I should say their everyday life. All my friends are all trying to tell me how moody they are because they have to wake up from their fantasy land after the break for Chinese New Year holidays. For me, I just want more holidays but I better not dream about it anymore or else I’ll end up failing my subjects for midterm. Haha. Why don’t you guess what I’m going to write today?

There is no specific topic for this week. So I’m free to write anything I want… Woopie… As some of you might know I am crazy about shoes. I can’t resist heels. For me, they are my babies. I’ve got history about buying three to five pairs of shoes in a day. My friends usually like to ask me why but I’ve got no answers for them. I enjoyed the process of buying shoes, it makes me feel satisfied. When I was down or very stressed, I love to go shopping. I was once told that shopping is a good way to release stress but a bad habit to maintain. My mom used to complaint about me buying too many shoes and not wearing them. So far I have more than hundred pairs of shoes and I can’t find the right occasion to wear them.

There are many types of shoes in this world. But the one that I love the most is the crazy high heels. My favorite shoe designer is Jimmy Choo. I bet every girl heard about the brand and is craving for the shoes. They are perfectly made and steal every girl’s heart! I dreamt to be a shoe designer before but my drawing skills are bad. So I’ve decided to postpone this dream until I get better ideas. Cheers!

We Love Festivals!!

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It is Chinese New Year week and I went back to my hometown which is Seremban to celebrate this festival. Usually a month before Chinese New Year, the town and shopping mall will be lighten up with red lantern, lime trees, origami and blossom flowers. Each and every family will clean up their own house before that as a meaning that the bad and the old ones will go and the new and good ones will come. Guess there are a lot of us are waiting for this day for the whole year because this is when we visits our relatives, our friends and the most important part is we can get “Ang Paw” from those who were married.

As a tradition, the day before Chinese New Year there will be a reunion dinner which is compulsory for every family member to come back. On the first day of Chinese New Year, the younger will bow down and serve tea to the elders before they get “Ang Paw”. And for the “Ang paw” the amount doesn’t matter because it represents good luck for the one who receives it. Visiting usually happens on the second day of Chinese New Year but my family is different. We visit our relatives and friends on the first day.

Lion dance is a part of our tradition in this festive day too. It is a symbol of good luck that the dancing lion will bring to the family. The lion will jump from one pole to another to reach the cabbage and pass it to the owner. And for the food that we eat in Chinese New Year, it carries symbolic meanings. Example like the mandarin brings the meaning of gold.

Festive is a good chance that gathers each and every family member together. It unites us. Cheers! =)