Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Malaysia (Christmas Cheer in Kuala Lumpur & Klang Valley) Dec 2019 Part 1


Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) & Makan Makan (Eating) - my day trips to Kuala Lumpur in Dec 2019 & during the Christmas period. Christmas is coming, Christmas Cheer & Christmas Spirit filling the air ! Wishing all my readers a very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year ! May the year of Rat brings you good health & abundance of joy ! Have fun in travelling in the year of 2020 ! For your information, 2020 is the Visit Malaysia Year (VMY2020) ! As an avid traveller myself, I too is warming up to visit & re-visit many of the tourist attractions in my home country. As for the foreign tourists, may I extend a Selamat Datang (Warm Welcome) to Malaysia as Malaysia is Truly Asia !  I believe you will receive a grand reception in Malaysia ! 


1) Ekocheras Mall, Jalan Cheras, Kuala Lumpur - my 1st time visit. Thanks to Mr Chong whose office is nearby and took time to  show me around the Ekocheras & Cheras Lesiure Mall (Wednesday morning Dec 4 2019 visit)


2) Cheras Leisure Mall, Jalan Manis 2, Taman Bukit Segar, Kuala Lumpur - connected by a 60m link bridge directly to the Taman Mutiara MRT station; old shopping mall but re-invented / renovated (Dec 4 2019 visit)


3) ICC Pudu, Jalan Kijang, Kuala Lumpur (near Pudu MRT station) - the old Imbi market & a new breakfast place with hundreds of food stalls to savor ! Ah Weng Koh Hainan Tea & Coffee is very famous ! My 1st visit ! Thanks to Thomson Tham for leading me to this place (Sunday morning Dec 8 2019 visit) 


4) Empire Shopping Gallery, SS16, Subang Jaya, Selangor - Christmas cheer ! (Sunday evening Dec 8 2019) 


Makan Makan (Eating) with my brother Weng & wife in Restoran Spring Golden, Jalan Sepadu, Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, Selangor - famous "glass char siew", the best char siew in town ! (Wednesday Dec 18 2019)


Jalan Jalan & Makan Makan - my day trip to Kuala Lumpur on Christmas day & Christmas eve (Dec 24 & 25 2019); visit to Lake Titiwangsa, & shopping malls in Bukit Bintang & tourist attractions in Bukit Nanas.

1) Rapid KL LRT & MRT train rides from Subang Jaya to Titiwangsa, Bukit Bintang & Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur


2) Lake Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur - recently opened to public after closing for a year due to maintenance works ! 


3) Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Bukit Bintang - a starry Christmas eve visit (Dec 24 2019) ! 


4) Starry Christmas (Star War) decor Dec 2019 inside the Pavilion Mall


5) Berjaya Times Square - Christmas decorations Dec 2019


6) Popular Malls in Bukit Bintang Dec 2019 & Kuala Lumpur's trendiest shopping & entertainment district 


7) Aquaria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur 


8) Suria KLCC Shopping Mall - The Tallest Christmas Tree Replica in Malaysia (The Malaysia Book of Records) 32 m in height, 14 m in width !  (Christmas eve visit Dec 24 2019)


9) Christmas decorations inside Suria KLCC Shopping Mall, Kuala Lumpur


11) The iconic Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur (Christmas eve Dec 24 2019)


12) KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur (Christmas eve Dec 24 2019)


13) KL Tower, Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur (Christmas eve Dec 24 2019)


14) Kuala Lumpur Upside Down, Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur (Christmas eve Dec 24 2019)


Lunch in famous Song Kee Beef Ball restaurant in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur (near Bangkok Bank) on Christmas eve (Dec 24 2019); beef ball soup + minced beef noodle & veg (Rm8=US$2) - how fortunate I am to have this simple meal in an old established beef noodle restuarant in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur ! 


A get together lunch with my brothers & sisters in Soon Tong Restaurant, Klang on Christmas Day (Dec 25 2019); 6 dishes for a table of 7 (Rm140=US$34)