Malaysia (Post Covid-19 My Staycation in Kuala Lumpur - Chinese New Year Festive Season) Chinese New Year Eve Jan 21 2023

May The New Year Brings You
Always in Good Health!

Hopping Into The New Year of Rabbit!

CNY Goodies! 

" Challenge the body, activate your mind when travelling " 

Having done most of the CNY preparations (a modest one & keeping the traditions very much alive) plus spring cleaning at home & as done in the past, I took a leisure LRT / MRT morning train ride on Friday Jan 20 & Saturday 21 2023 (Chinese New Year eve) to downtown Kuala Lumpur city just to get a feel of the CNY mood & atmosphere in major shopping malls & popular touristy places in the city centre ie Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Fahrenheit 88, Bukit Bintang, Petaling Street Market, Kwai Chai Hong, Suria KLCC, AK-Avenue, Petronas Twin Towers, Central Market / Kasturi Walk & closer to my home place, Empire Shopping Gallery. 

During this time of the year, you will probably see "red" greeting you in most of the shopping malls, touristy places & in homes ie red hanging lanterns, red mandarin orange cartons, red festive decors, red packets (ang pow) & envelopes, words of CNY greeting in red background, red Spring couplets, people wearing red, lion dance costume in red & yellow, red wine, food hampers wrapped in red, gift packs in red, red candlelight for praying, red banners, "balik kampung" driving a new sporty red car, pets including bunnies dressed in red, red fire crackers - the sea of red simply symbolises good luck & good fortune! As this year is the Year of Rabbit, everyone is "hopping" good times especially in travelling! Tourism & Travel industry no longer seeing "red" as I observed more visitors & foreign tourists thronging shopping malls & touristy places / sites ..... happy sightseeing & the Cantonese likes to say it is time to "go eat wind"! 

Wishing everyone a Happy & Joyful Chinese Lunar New Year. Take care & always in good health!  

LRT / MRT train ride (09.00 < 13.30): SS15, Subang Jaya > KLCC > SS15, Subang Jaya @ Rm1.70 x 2 = Rm3.40 (US$0.80 Senior Citizen) 

1) Suria KLCC, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur 

2) Chinese Lunar New Year Festive Decor (Year of Rabbit), Suria KLCC, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur - drizzling at the time of my visit

3) Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, KLCC, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur 

4) Petronas Twin Towers - a pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur City Centr standing at 45.19 meters!

5) Cityscape as viewed from Suria KLCC, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur 

6) Chinese Lunar New Year Festive Decor in AK-Avenue, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.

7) Watching my favorite CCTV Channel 334 China Spring Festival show & AEC 306  Astro CNY show ie one in the mid afternoon (15.30) & another in the evening  (20.30 till mid-night)

8) Chinese New Year Eve reunion dinner with my family members at home - a small feast, home cooked food prepared by my beloved wife, so just enjoy the moment, great food & fostering a stronger bond with my family members! 

9) After the dinner, I spent the entire evening watching the Astro AEC Channel 306 local CNY Celebration show till mid-night followed by a burst of firecrackers from neighbourhood homes welcoming the arrival of the Chinese Lunar Rabbit Year! 

 

Friday Jan 20 2023 (09.30 < 12.30) - LRT / MRT train ride from SS15, Subang Jaya > Pavilion (Rm2.10 Senior Citizen); Pavilion > Pasar Seni (Rm0.70) & Pasar Seni > SS15, Subang Jaya (Rm1.80) = Rm4.60 (US$1.06), pre-CNY visit to Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Bintang, Petaling Street Market, Kwai Chai Hong & Central Market / Kasturi Walk. 

1) Pavilion Kuala Lumpur - Chinese Lunar New Year festive decor, a premier shopping centre in Bukit Bintang. 

2) Lunar New Year 2023 - Year of The Rabbit, Chinese New Year festive decor in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, celebrating Chinese New Year Abundance of Prosperity!

3) Fahrenheit 88, Jalan Gading, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur - a shopping centre in Bukit Bintang. 

4) Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur - the main shopping & entertainment district in Kuala Lumpur. 

5) Kwai Chai Hong, Lorong Panggung, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur

6) Petaling Street Market, Jalan Petaling, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur - the Chinatown & a tourist's haven both for food & sightseeing! 

7) Central Market & Kasturi Walk, Jalan Hang Kasturi, City Centre, Kuala Lumpur - within walking distance from Chinatown! 

8) Empire Shopping Gallery, Jalan SS16/1, Subang Jaya - the nearest shopping mall in my neighborhood!