Malaysia (Covid-19 National Recovery Phase 4 - My Staycation No 26 Pre-Chinese New Year visit to Kuala Lumpur City Centre) Jan 27 2022

May this CNY bring you
good health, longevity & prosperity 

Pavilion Kuala Lumpur - CNY decor

Suria KLCC - CNY decor

" In the end, we only regret the chances we don't take" 

" My Staycation & Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) free & easy pre-Chinese New Year visit (16.30>21.00) to Kuala Lumpur city centre on Thursday Jan 27 2022, travelling by Rapid KL LRT train  from SS15, Subang Jaya (my home place) to Kuala Lumpur & return, my 26th outdoor trip after a National Lockdown (Movement Control Order / Emergency) imposed by the Malaysian Government on May 6 2021 due to a spike in Covid-19 cases; a National Vaccination campaign is currently being implemented by the Malaysian Government (Phase 1 started in Feb 2021), as at Dec 24 2021 a total of  22.8 million individuals or 97.5% of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccinations, Selangor (my home state) is now under National Recovery Phase 4 (NRP4) starting from Monday Oct 11 2021 hence the Malaysian Government has eased restrictions allowing individuals with vaccination certificate or card for inter-state travels, dine-in restaurants, hotel accommodations & homestays, outdoor sport & activities etc "

Total expenses incurred (3 LRT train rides): Rm5.20 (US$1.22, senior 50% discount)

My Rapid KL LRT train rides from SS15, Subang Jaya > Pasar Seni (transit) > Bukit Bintang > Pasar Seni (transit) > KLCC > SS15, Subang Jaya

There goes my day in Kuala Lumpur city centre - a gloomy weather in the late afternoon, dark clouds looming over the sky, started to rain after boarding a LRT train ride from my home place, Subang Jaya towards Kuala Lumpur Centre, an impromptu pre-Chinese New Year (this year falls on Feb 1 2022) evening visit to Kuala Lumpur City Centre, nicely decorated Chinese New Year decor in Pavilion KL, Fahrenheit 88, Avenue K & Suria KLCC shopping malls, lights up in Petronas Twin Towers & the nearby Australian High Commission building, never mind I had made umpteen visits to premier shopping malls during the major festive season in recent years merely to admire the festive decor (with a catchy theme message) but I never feel bored & always in good mood & spirit after each visit ! I treated each of my KL visit like doing my routine daily morning & evening walk near my neighbourhood - a bit of walking exercise, window shopping & taking it as a small life pleasure amidst a Covid-19 outbreak & adopting a New Normal in my daily life since March 2020 & 2021 ! Needless to say, staying safe & staying healthy are always on top of one's mind during this difficult period ! 

Travel Highlights:

1) Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Bintang - Chinese New Year decor - the CNY theme for 2022 Tiger Year of this shopping mall is "Blooms & Prosperity" ! May the year 2022 showers you always in good health & fortune ! I was born in a Tiger year (1950) ! Am I a roaring Tiger, maybe I should ask a fortune teller ? More important is a healthy looking "Tiger" able to roam free & easy to places I yearn to see under a New Normal life as most countries are not out of woods yet in battling the Covid 19 & Omicron ! 

2) 3D Animation show (LED screen) in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur of a leaping roaring Tiger for this Chinese New Year ! 

3) Fahrenheit 88, Bukit Bintang - Chinese New Year decor, opposite the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

4) Fahrenheit 88 - Arts in Harmony, a unique experience from now till Feb 15 2022 in association with the Chinese New Year !

5) Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur City Centre

6) Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre - Chinese New Year decor 

7) Avenue K Shopping Mall, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur - Chinese New Year decor, above the KLCC LRT train station. 

8) Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur City Centre - Lights Up; the two 88 storey "Sweetcorn" standing tall in the heart of Kuala Lumpur city ! 

KLCC & the surrounding area - nice urban landscape, a great place for an evening stroll & family outing. 

9) Australia now Lights Up - 20th > 30th January 2022 - a dazzling light show projected onto the Australian High Commission building in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, opposite the iconic Petronas Twin Tower, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Australia's national day ie Australia Day falls on Jan 26 each year !

Makan Makan (Eating) - lunch with sisters Inn, Peng & Mei in Soon Heng Restoran, Taman Equine, Sri Kembangan, Selangor (12.30, Sunday Jan 16 2022)

Wan Tan Noodle - Rm7.50 (US$1.76) 

Curry Laksa - Rm7.50 (US$1.76)

Fuzhou Fish Balls Soup Rm8.50 (US$2)

Makan Makan (Eating) - takeaway lunch (mixed rice) from Restoran T23, USJ Taipan, Subang Jaya, Selangor (Wednesday Jan 19 2022)

Mixed Rice - Rm8 (US$1.90)

Mixed Rice Rm7.50 (US$1.76)

Makan Makan (Eating) - lunch with my brother Weng in Big Family Restaurant, SS15, Subang Jaya, Selangor (13.00, Sunday Jan 15 2022)

Prawn Mee Rm7.50 (US$1.76)

Bitter Gourd & Pork Mi Hoon
Rm8.50 (US$1.90)

Makan Makan (Eating) - lunch with brother Weng & sisters Inn, Peng & Mei in Chan Hainam Kopitiam, Taman Equine, Sri Kembangan, Selangor after 3 hrs of spring cleaning in my sister's house in Taman Equine (13.30, Saturday Jan 29 2022)

Fried Kway Teow with Petai & Prawns
Rm10.50 (US$2.50)

Curry Laksa Rm8.50 (US$2)

Wan Tan Mee with Chicken Feet
Rm8 (US$1.90)

Wan Tan Mee with Char Siew
Rm8 (US$1.90)

Wan Tan Mee Soup with Char Siew
Rm8 (US$1.90)

Last minute shopping with my wife for fresh produce (fruit & vegetables, flowers) & CNY goodies for Chinese New Year eve ie Jan 31 2022 & coming week (Chinese New Year Feb 1 > 15 2022) in SS 15 Subang Jaya wet & morning market, Selangor, expect to pay more (10% to 15%) for food & CNY goodies on sales during the last 2 to 3 days before the start of the Chinese New Year celebration on Feb 1 2022 ! (07.00, Sunday Jan 30 2022)

 My favorite - Almond Cookies
Rm20 (US$4.70)

Makan Makan (Eating) - my morning breakfast ie fried yam cake (home made by my sister-in-law) & Indocafe coffee mix - yummy yummy taste ! (08.30, Sunday Jan 30 2022)

Last minute shopping with my wife in Aeon Big Supermarket, SS16. Subang Jaya, Selangor for CNY goodies, with inflation (due to rising transport, energy & fuel costs) the money on hand could probably buy you less goods or items these days  (10.00>10.45, Sunday Jan 30 2022) !  

Makan Makan (Eating) - a small life pleasure, pre-Chinese New Year family bond dinner (simple, delicious & filling) in my youngest son Wen Bin & daughter-in-law's house in USJ 11, Subang Jaya, Selangor (18.30 > 20.00, Sunday Jan 30 2022) 

Empire Shopping Gallery, SS16, Subang Jaya, Selangor (opposite my home place, a 5 minutes walk) - CNY grocery shopping in Jaya Grocer Supermarket (Monday, Chinese New Year eve, Jan 31 2022)

Makan Makan (Eating) - Chinese New Year eve reunion dinner (tuan'nianfan) with my family members (5 people) in my SS17, Subang Jaya house, an important meal of the year especially for big families of several generations sitting around a round table enjoying the food & time together ! Many families were not able to hold these traditional reunion dinners during the 2020 & 2021 due to the Movement Control Order caused by the Covid-19 pandemic (19.00>20.00, Monday Jan 31 2022)