" My Staycation & Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) free & easy day trip (09.30 > 12.30) to Selangor-Japan Friendship Garden, Shah Alam & Klang (eating), Selangor on Saturday; March 27 2021 after doing our Qingming prayers in Kwong Tong Cemetery, KL; travelling by own vehicle (using Waze) together with my brother Weng & wife (separate car) + sisters Inn, Peng & Mei; my 35th outdoor visit after the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MC0 1.0) on March 18 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic; MCO 2.0 ended on March 4 2021 & switched to Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) on March 5 2021 allowing inter-district border travel but not interstate; CMCO is now extended to April 12, 2021; my first visit to Selangor-Japanese Friendship Garden, Shah Alam, Selangor "
Travel itinerary: Subang Jaya > Taman Equine (sister Inn's home place), Seri Kembangan > Bukit Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur > Shah Alam > Taman Indah, Klang & return (approx 75km one way)
Total Expenses incurred: Rm25 = US$6 (petrol & toll)
My travel buddies: brother Weng & wife + sisters Inn, Peng & Mei
Saturday March 27 2021 - Selangor-Japan Friendship Garden, Shah Alam, Selangor, free admission, a new attraction (opened to public on March 13 2021) at the Taman Tasik, Shah Alam, lush greenery, visitors can wander leisurely the various scenic zones ie Zen Space, Maze Pond, Torii Gate, Reflexology Space, Stone Basin & Terrace Space. Last Sunday, our group visited the World of Phalaenopsis (Orchids) in Ulu Yam, Batang Kali, Selangor, it was a beautiful & charming visit; as for this Selangor-Japan Garden visit this Saturday, we were equally impressed with the lush greeneries in this 6 acres garden making our visit a most pleasant one !
Saturday March 27 2021 (12.00) - lunch with my brother Weng + wife & sisters Inn, Peng & Mei in Restoran Soon Tong, Taman Indah, Klang after the Japanese Garden visit; a treat from sister Mei, our group ordered 6 dishes of food ie fried noodles, stir fried vegetables, steamed fish & deep fried pork (ku loi yoke), totalled Rm123 (US$29.60) for a table of 6 !
Saturday March 27 2021 (09.15) - Qingming prayers with my brother & sisters in Kwong Tong Cemetery Pagoda Kwong Yee, Bukit Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur; due to MCO & travel restrictions, there was a noticeable drop in a number of families showing up to perform the traditional worships rites for their ancestors & departed ones in this year Qingming Festival !
Thursday March 25 2021 (11.15) - Qingming Festival (Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Tombs Sweeping Day) falls on Sunday April 4 2021, an important observance for people of Chinese heritage in Malaysia. The main worship activities involve cleaning of ancestors's tombs by family members & close relatives, say prayers for their dearly parted & giving them various ritual offerings. It was belief that by burning a Qingming offering at the cemetery or memorial at the grave site, the deceased can make use of these things in the other world ! Today, together with my wife & my elder son, my family members paid a visit to Kwong Tong Cemetery Pagoda Kwong Yee, Bukit Seputeh, Kuala Lumpur and offer our prayers to my mum, dad & two of my brothers (Yuen & Kheong) who were cremated & their urns are housed in Pagoda Kwong Yee. Due to Covid-19 & MCO, there should be no more than 6 visitors per group present at the same time with an allotted time of 45 minutes for worship rites, elderly people over 70 years are discouraged to attend & only 2 vehicles permitted to enter each site. Entries to columbarium (storage of funeral urns) building are allowed during the weekdays but not on weekends under the present SOP ruling !
Thursday March 25 2021 (12.00) - Muzium Di-Raja (Royal Museum), after the Qingming prayer to my parents & brothers in Kwong Tong Cemetery Pagoda Kwong Yee, I paid a short visit to Muzium Di- Raja & took a few pictures from the outside of the main gate of this former King's Palace (Istana Negara); this Royal Museum is now opened to public, entrance fee for adults is Rm5 & senior citizens Rm3.
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| Claypot XO Fish Head Noodle |
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| Fried Fun Si (Glass Noodle) |
