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| CNY Lantern & Floral Festival on Legend of White Snake Fo Guang Shan Dongzen Temple Jenjarom, Selangor |
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| Lover's Bridge, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor |
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| Multi-Rich Pitaya Dragonfruit Farm Kampung Baru, Sepang, Selangor |
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| Gano Mushroom Farm Tanjong Sepat, Selangor |
" This is a New Year. A new beginning. And things will change "
The beginning of 15 days Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations (Jan 29 > Feb 12 2025), Jan 29 & 30 (1st & 2nd Day of CNY) were declared a national public holiday in my home country, Malaysia & Feb 1 (4th Day of CNY) too was a public holiday which was a Federal Territory Day for Kuala Lumpur City. A real summer holiday for most Malaysians during this long CNY weekend making an exodus (jamming the North-South Expressway in Peninsula Malaysia) from the cities back to their hometowns or outstation touristy places to dine & unwind with their families & loved ones echoing this popular western song by John Denver "Country roads take me home to the place I belong" !
The sound of fire crackers driving away evil spirits & welcoming the Snake Year of 2025, the roaring sound of lively Lion Dance performances, (playing drums & cymbals believing that loud noises chasing away bad spirits) in major shopping malls, corporate / commercial premises & neighbourhood residences, giving out of red packets "Ang Pow" (a symbol of good fortune & well wishes) during CNY by elders & married couples to younger & unmarried persons, an opportune time to taste the various Chinese New Year goodies ie yee sang (prosperity toss fish salad), nian gao (sticky cakes), tang yuan (glutinous balls), bak kwa (dried sweet meat), mandarin oranges (lokam), ngaku (arrowhead), wax duck (preserved duck meat); I feel, I see, I hear & I taste most of them all in my Little LIFE pleasure outings & eating during the Chinese Lunar New Year ! I like to take this opportunity once again to wish all my readers a Happy Happy Chinese New Year, may you all bless with good health, joy, happiness & prosperity throughout the Snake Year of 2025 ! For travellers, may your 2025 be filled with adventures that create lasting memories !
These colorful & meaningful pictures "standing tall" in the Lumbini Garden of Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom, Selangor said it all - perhaps it was a good time for you to use your six sense to immerse yourself especially for Malaysian Chinese & worldwide in some of these traditional activities during this Chinese Lunar New Year ! For travellers, use your senses to explore the world around you, learn about it & stay safe !
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| Chinese Lunar New Year Eve Re-Union Dinner |
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| 1st Day of Chinese New Year Celebrating the Arrival of CNY |
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| 2nd Day of Chinesw New Year Back to Dong Zen Temple |
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| 3rd Day of Chinese New Year CNY Calligraphy Wise Messages |
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| 4th Day of Chinese New Year Offering Prayers to Buddha |
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| 5th Day of Chinese New Year Receiving God of Wealth |
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| 7th Day of Chinese New Year People's Birthday |
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| 9th Day of Chinese New Year Pa Ti Kong / Tian Gong Dan |
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| 15th Day of Chinese New Year Lantern Festival / Chap Goh Mei |
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| Fare-welling The Old Welcoming The New |
Chinese New Year (CNY) eve re-union dinner, CNY visits to sibling & relative's homes & CNY gathering lunch (Day 1 & 2); CNY staycation visit (Day 3) with my wife & 3 sisters to nearby touristy places in Selangor ie Morib Beach, Pantai Batu Laut, Lover's Bridge, Tanjung Sepat & Sungei Pelek New Village, Multi Rich Pitaya Dragonfruit Farm, Gano Mushroom Farm; CNY Lantern Festival on Legend of White Snake in Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple visit (Day 5), Jenjarom, Selangor; CNY lunch (Day 6) with my ex-colleagues in Kingdom Palace Restaurant, Damansara Intan, Petaling Jaya; CNY visit to Damen Mall, USJ1, Subang Jaya (Day 7), a taste of Sarawak curry laksa in a popular local noodle stall nearby my home place (Day 9); the start of my 21 days visit (Feb 10 > March 2 2025) to Thailand, Laos & southern China on Day 13 of CNY ......... so it was all about a little celebration, little eating, little outings, little meet up, little shopping during the 15 days of the CNY keeping my body mentally, physically & spiritually active ........
Here goes my Little LIFE Pleasure stories in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Jan / Feb 2025.
My little LIFE Pleasure Monday Feb 10 2025 (13th Day of Chinese New Year) - the start of my 21 days (Feb 10 > March 2 2025) overland visit (by trains) from Kuala Lumpur to Thailand (Hatyai, Bangkok, Udon Thani), Laos (Vientiane, Vang Vieng & Luang Prabang, Boten) & southern China (Mo Han, Xishuangbana, Pu'er & Kunming).
My Little LIFE Pleasure Sunday Feb 9 2025 (12th Day of Chinese New Year) - after the 9th day of Chinese New Year (Chap Goh Mei), many of us are now back to our normal daily routine LIFE ! For this Sunday, I took a slow morning walk (1.5km) to Subang Jaya SS15 Wet Market & "taobao" a mix (total 12 pieces @Rm1.30) of rice noodle rolls, yong tau fu (Hakka tofu filled with meat or fish paste), fried pork skin + sweet black sauce / curry gravy for my family members - my choice of enjoying & eating a simple & low calorie breakfast in the comfort of my home + a hot black coffee + English & Chinese newspaper reading ! A cool, pleasant & quiet Sunday morning for me !
My Little LIFE Pleasure Saturday Feb 8 2025 (11th Day of Chinese New Year) - my early morning walk nearby my neighbourhood in SS15 & SS17, Subang Jaya & also "taobao" 2 packets of char siew (BBQ pork) wan tan noodle @Rm10 = US$2.20 (L) from an old established (since 1979) noodle stall (Fei Lou Sum Wan Tan Mee) in SS14, Subang Jaya, Selangor, 1979 (46 years ago) was the year I moved into my new home in this new modern township called Subang Jaya in Selangor ! I was aged 29 (The Young One) then ! How time has flown !
My Little Life Pleasure Friday Feb 7 (10th Day of Chinese New Year) - early morning wet market shopping with my wife in SS15 Subang Jaya ie fresh fruit & vegetables, fish, pork, eggs & nearby grocery shops for butter & groceries etc
My Little LIFE Pleasure Thursday Feb 6 (9th Day of Chinese New Year) - a small-eat together with my wife in a local Sarawak Noodle stall in SS19, Subang Jaya, Selangor, loved their hand-made Sarawak noodle & Sarawak style laksa soup, simply delicious !
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| Sarawak Laksa Noodle (L) Rm12.50 (US$2.80) |
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| Sarawak Kan-Pua Noodle (S) Rm9 (US$2) |
My Little LIFE Pleasure Tuesday Feb 4 2025 (7th Day of Chinese New Year) - CNY visit to Whole Food Express & Damen Mall, USJ, Subang Jaya
1) Pasar Raya Whole Food Express, SS17, Subang Jaya, Selangor - fresh produce shopping in a neighbourhood mini market nearby my home place (100m).
My Little LIFE Pleasure Monday Feb 3 2025 (6th Day of Chinese New Year) - CNY lunch (by MRT train rides from Subang Jaya > Pasar Seni > TTDI) with 12 of my ex-colleagues in Kingdom Palace Restaurant, 3 Damansara Mall, Jalan SS20/27, Damansara Intan, Petlaing Jaya
1) Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) & Damansara Intan, Petaling Jay, Selangor.
2) 3 Damsansara Mall (formerly Tropicana Mall), SS20/27 Damansara Intan, Petaling Jaya - a suburban shopping mall in Petaling Jaya.
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| Crispy Fish Skin & Octopus "Yee Sang" |
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| Braised Fish Maw & Dried Scallop with Assorted Dried Seafood |
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| Steamed Golden Pomfret with Special Mix Sauce |
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| Peached Tiger Prawn & Crystal Noodle in Spicy Golden Pumpkim Soup |
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| Braised Whole Abalone with Mushrooms & Fish Puff |
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| Steamed Villasge Chicken |
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| Hainan Style Chicken Oil Rice with Goose Liver Sausage & Chinese Sausage |
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| Steamed Nian Gao with Homemade Pastry |
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| Double Boiled Sea Coconut with Taco Balls & Ginger |
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| Sook Chee's Secret Recipe from Seremban (BYO) |
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| CNY lunch with my ex-colleagues in Jaya Palace Restaurant, PJ (Jan 2020)
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My Little LIFE Pleasure Sunday Feb 2 2025 (5th Day of Chinese New Year) - my CNY visit (self drive) together with my wife & 3 sisters to Wan Sau Gong Temple & Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple, Jenjarom, Selangor
1) Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple - Front Entrance
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| Chinese Lunar New Year Eve Re-Union Dinner |
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| 1st Day of Chinese New Year Celebrating the Arrival of CNY |
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| 2nd Day of Chinese New Year A Visit to FCS Dong Zen Temple |
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| 3rd Day of Chinese New Year Chinese Calligraphy |
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| 4th Day of Chinese New Year Offering Prayers to Buddha |
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| 5th Day of Chinese New Year Receiving God of Wealth |
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| 7th Day of Chinese New Year People's Birthday |
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| 9th Day of Chinese New Year Pa Ti Kong / Tian Gong Dan |
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| 15th Day of Chinese New Year Lantern Festival / Chap Goh Mei |
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| Fare-welling The Old Welcoming The New |
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| Model of Long-Men Grottoes |
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| Giant Buddha Statute |
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| 10 Great Disciples of Buddha |
8) Wan Sau Gong Temple, Jenjarom, Selangor
10) CNY Lunch in Restoran Xin Chin San, SS14, Subang Jaya, Selangor after the Fo Guang Shan visit, our group of 5 savoured 3 fried noodle dishes ie Hokkien Mi Rm25 (M), Cantonese Ying Yong Rm25 (M) & Singapore fried mihoon Rm14 (S), Sotong kankung Rm20 + 1 pot of hot Chinese tea, totalled food bill Rm91 (US$20.20)
My Little LIFE Pleasure Saturday Feb 1 (4th Day of Chinese New Year) - CNY lunch with my wife & son Wen Bin in Nasi Lemak Shop, SS15 Court Yard, First Subang Mall, Subang Jaya, savoured a plate of Nasik Lemak Ayam Goreng (Rm16.90++), Nasi Lemak Sambal Sotong (Rm13.90++) & Assam Laksa (Rm15.90++), my first time visit to this eatery outlet well patronised by locals !
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| Assam Laksa Rm15.90 (US$3.50++) |
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| Nasi Lemak Ayam Goreng Rm16.90 (US$3.80 ++) |
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| Nasi Lemak Sambal Sotong Rm13.90 (US$3.10 ++) |
My Litle LIFE Pleasure Friday Jan 31 2025 (3rd Day of Chinese New Year) - my CNY visit (self drive) together with my 3 sisters to Morib Beach (waterfront area renovation in progress), Pantai Batu Laut, Lover's Bridge, Tanjung Sepat & Sungel Pelek New Village, Multi Rich Pitaya Dragonfruit Farm & Gano Mushroom Farm, these tourist places are located in Banting, Tanjung Sepat & Sepang, Selangor, approx 60km from Kuala Lumpur
1) Multi Rich Pitaya Dragonfruit Farm, Kampung Baru, Sepang, Selangor - a large dragonfruit farm in Sepang, my 1st time visit, easy parking.
2) Sungei Pelek New Village, Sepang, Selangor - established during the emergency period in the 1950s, a 120 year old Chinese village near Kuala Lumpur International Airport & Cyberjaya.
3) Lover's Bridge, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor - a concrete pier & popular tourist spot during the weekends & festive season, a few souvenir shops selling local produce & seafood products ie prawn crackers, fish paste, dried shrimps etc.
4) Gano Mushroom Farm, Taman Pelangi, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor - a Malaysian based mushroom research company involving in various types of mushrooms cultivation & producer of mushroom health based products, also runs a homestay business for holiday makers, my 1st time visit, sister Mei bought a pack of dragonfruit for Rm10 (5 pcs).
5) Pantai Batu Laut, Kampung Batu Lapan, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor - a quiet muddy beach with mangrove trees & a sailing centre where basic boating skills are taught.
6) Morib Beach, Banting, Selangor - the spot where the 46th Indian Beach Group landing here on the Sept 9 1945 (2nd World War), approx 70km from Kuala Lumpur, waterfront area now under renovation in progress !
7) CNY Lunch in a local noodle stall in Tanjung Sepat New Village, each of us savoured a bowl of fish ball / paste noodle soup & yong tau fu (9 pcs) after our group's visit to Lover's Bridge in Tanjung Sepat !
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| Assorted Yong Tau Fu Rm27 (US$6, 9 pcs) |
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| Fish Ball Pan Mee Rm9 (US$2) |
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| Bitter Gourd Fish Paste Mi Hoon Soup Rm11 (US$2.40) |
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| Fish Ball Flat Noodle Soup Rm9 (US$2) |
My Little LIFE Pleasure Thursday Jan 30 2025 (2nd Day of Chinese New Year) - CNY gathering lunch with my wife & brother Weng's family in my elder sister's Inn house in Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, Selangor
My Little LIFE Pleasure Wednesday Jan 29 2025 (1st Day of Chinese New Year) - CNY potluck lunch in my brother-in-law (Theam)'s house with family relatives / gathering in USJ, Subang Jaya, Selangor.
My Little LIFE Pleasure Tuesday Jan 27 2025 (Chinese New Year Eve) - a small CNY reunion dinner but a heart warming one with my family members to celebrate the CNY & a cherished tradition in my home place in Subang Jaya, Selangor
