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3D animation of a charging Golden Bull
ramming past a glass cage in Pavilion KL ! |
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Malaysia Book of Record
Biggest Golden Bull in Malaysia |
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Wishing all my readers
A Happy Chinese Lunar New Year |
" No matter how long you have travelled in the wrong direction, you can always turn around "
" My Staycation & Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) free & easy day trip to Chinatown (Petaling Street), Suria KLCC & Pavilion KL on Saturday Feb 20 2021 (09.30 > 14.00) during Day 9 of the Chinese Lunar Niu Year; travelling by Rapid KL LRT train from Subang Jaya, Selangor > Pasar Seni > KLCC > Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur & return; my 29th outdoor trip after the enforcement of the Movement Control Order by the Malaysian Government since March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic; travel restriction limiting to 10km radius within a district lifted on Feb 18 2021 "
Travel itinerary (LRT trains): SS15, Subang Jaya > Pasar Seni, KL > KLCC > Pasar Seni > Bukit Bintang > Pasar Seni, KL > SS15, Subang Jaya, Selangor (24km one way)
Total expenses incurred (4 LRT train rides): Rm6 (US$1.50 senior citizen 50% rebate)
Travel highlights:
1) Pasar Seni (Central Market), Kuala Lumpur
2) Kasturi Walk, Kuala Lumpur
3) Kwai Chai Hong (Ghost Lane), Lorong Panggung, City Center, Kuala Lumpur
4) Petaling Street (Chinatown), Kuala Lumpur
5) Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur (Chinese New Year decor)
6) Pavilion KL, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur (Chinese New Year decor)
7) Fahrenheit 88, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
8) 3D animation show of a bull charging into the Year of Ox in Pavilion KL
The start of my 1st Rapid KL LRT train ride from SS15, Subang Jaya > Pasar Seni, Kuala Lumpur; 2nd train ride from Pasar Seni > KLCC; 3rd train ride from KLCC > Pasar Seni > Bukit Bintang & 4th train ride from Bukit Bintang > Pasar Seni > SS15, Subang Jaya
1) KL cityscape near Pasar Seni LRT station & Pasar Seni Central Market
2) Pasar Seni (Central Market), Kuala Lumpur - the original market owned by Kapitan Cina Yap Ah Loy at Medan Pasar was moved to this location as an open-air wet market after his death in 1885. Central market was established in 1888 when a building was constructed to house this wet market. The building was made of timber & had tiled floors as well as ornamented cast iron railings & gates. It served its purposes until the late 1930s when the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board opened tenders for a new structure to accommodate growing capacity .... in 1986 the wet market was moved to Selayang & the building was re-purposed as an art & craft market named Pasar Seni; not many stalls opened at the time of my visit (around 10.15) !
3) Kasturi Walk, Kuala Lumpur
4) Street art in downtown Kuala Lumpur
5) Petaling Street (Chinatown), Kuala Lumpur - just a casual walk to get a feel of the CNY mood in this touristy place, both KL & Selangor have been declared a "red zone" banning inter-district & state travels, so low tourists turn out is expected !
6) Kwai Chai Hong (Ghost Lane), Lorong Panggung, City Center - closed at the time of my visit, my 4th visit over the last two years !
7) Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur - Chinese New Year decor, a premier shopping mall in Petronas Twin Towers, tourism collapse & travel restrictions especially from China, Asian & Western countries have badly affected the retail sector worldwide including Malaysia !
8) Pavilion KL, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur - one of the very best Chinese New Year decor malls in town, an "Ox-cellent" display ! Blessings of Prosperity theme for this CNY, a premier shopping mall in Bukit Bintang, the Center Court has a display of the "Biggest Golden Bull" in Malaysia & has earned a spot in the the Malaysia Book of Record, my main visit is to watch a 3D animation of a charging Golden Bull ramming past its "glass cage" & the shattered shards flying out at a mall in the city !
9) A 3-D animation show of a Golden Bull charging into the Year of Ox outside of Pavilion KL - I waited patiently at a corner of a high rise building outside of Pavilion KL just to capture a few moments of this spectacular 3-D animated show - simply "Ox-cellent" & "Ox-citing" to watch ! Awesome or "Ox-some" !
10) Fahrenheit 88, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur - Chinese Lunar New Year decor
11) My Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur during the Chinese Lunar New Year
Sculptor of the Wall Street Charging Bull dies - Italian sculptor, Arturo Di Modica who created the famous "Charging Bull" statute which has become a symbol of New York Wall Street died overnight at the age of 80 ! (Star Newspaper Feb 22 2021); the sculptor's natural death coincided with the 2021 Chinese Lunar Year of the OX, the Charging Bull is the most visited monument in New York after the Statute of Liberty ! In May 2019, I visited New York & took a few pictures of the Charging Bull monument in Wall Street ! Awesome or "Ox-some" indeed !
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