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My First Encounter With The Spring

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I know… I know… Everybody had blogged about it. It’s everywhere in the blogsphere. I wasn’t there for the opening and the first few days of the opening because I was in Genting and KL. I’m going to take a break from the Genting-KL post first with this as I’m so damn kiasu. I must update first before somebody does.

I was supposed to go with somebody after got back from KL but we’re sick and had to postpone. Who knows… The sickness isn’t that light… I’m still sick now… body still aching *COUGH*COUGH*SIGH* What to do but have to wait till we’re better but oh well… Since somebody had already been booked earlier to go there, that somebody decided to go without me yesterday. I wasn’t invited to join because I’m so out of the way, I’m a fun spoiler, I’m very troublesome, I only know how to break people heart, I’m a huge bulb! I admit I am, so what?!??! Oh well… What to do? Not the first time. Cannot meh?!?!? As kiasu as I could be, I decided to go there with another friend yesterday evening since he wanted to “survery” the market *LOL* for CNY clothings.

Enough of the craps… Let’s go back to The Spring. Just show you some photos, I’m sure you’ve seen a lot already.

The parking reminded me of KL shopping malls.


The fountain, people kept throwing coins in! For goodness sake you people! Why do you do that, watch too many TV is it? The Spring is already rich enough, they do not need you to donate extra money! Keep your coins for the rising living cost! Ish… Damn sakai lar. The management kept asking people not to throw coins in but these people have too much money I guess… Aiya… So much, give it to me lar!

Ok… Ok… Actually I’m in very foul mood now, that explains all these. I don’t care… Shoo~ Go away if you don’t like!


Left: Still heaps of human beings! We were lucky to find a parking place once we were allowed to go into the parking bay. The parking bay is always full -.-‘
Right: The “lanterns”.


Left: CNY mood.
Right: The overall view of the fountain.


Left: Food Bazaar!
Right: The pricings are pretty high for Kuching standard, it’s KL standard. -.-


Anyway, there are many shops that are not open yet. Padini Concept Store is opening there too but I already bought a necklace from Padini Concept Store at Sunway Pyramid, hehehe…

So many branded stuffs there, I don’t have that kind of spending power anyway hahaha… I don’t spend on branded stuffs. So it’s only a place for me to window shop and wash my eyes and experience the very cold air-conditioning *LOL*

Happy Sunday to you! As for me, I’m still sick and not in very good mood. I’m not an angel, I’m not a saint, every little thing just seemed to irrates me now. NO! Not PMS-ing *LOL* It’s the sick-sick bug that is bugging me.

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Day 3(11.01.08) – Klang

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Went to Klang, it’s all about food. Since it’s night time, can’t really do much except eat, eat, eat hahaha… Thanks to Vincent and his friend(whom prferred not to be named, if I’m not mistaken :P). Oh.. Remember to get your customised Valentine’s Day presents from them at Heartbeat.


First stop, bak kut teh. Klang is famous for its bak kut teh. I’m not very sure of the name of this shop, in Chinese according to the signboard is “Chung Lu Wa Bao Rou Gu Cha”. You see Chinese, Indians there enjoying the bak kut teh except malay because it’s pork!


In Klang, it’s customary to have bak kut teh with Chinese tea, I don’t think you will see this practice in Singapore or other part of Malaysia. The rice is not plain rice like what you got in Kuching, it’s called “oil rice”, just like the rice you get when you order chicken rice. It’s so smooth and “slippery” hahaha… Smelt nice too.


Left: Braised chicken feet with mushroom, yum… Hahaha…
Right: The main dish! Bak Kut Teh from Klang! It’s different from what you get from Kuching, you either get tasteless bak kut teh here or very strong taste bak kut teh. In Klang, this bak kut teh is quite sticky, as in not that watery. I’m not sure about other shops in Klang that sell bak kut teh though, this shop’s bak kut teh is quite sticky.


After bak kut teh session, we went to the a roadside stall that has been operating there for 30+ years. It’s the herbal tea that they claim it’s good for health and some sickness like cough, flu, fever etc. We drank the one to cool ourselves down after bak kut teh. It’s so thick! They warned us that it’s very bitter but hehehe… Not that bitter after all, well… For some people thet might not be able to stand it but it’s OK for me sap sap sui After you drink the bitter tea, they will pour the sweet tea to clear the bitterness. The cooling sensation in ur chest and throat was really nice. Don’t ask me about the exact location though πŸ˜› If you want to try, you can just go around Klang to ask people about it, they will know where.


Next, we went to buy muachi. They also sell tang yuan, you know the thing when you eat when the Chinese are celebrating Winter Solstice. Since we’re full, so we didn’t dine there. It’s a roadside stall also, very popular in Klang. Their business is so good! WOW! The muachi is nicer to eat when it’s hot but well… Nothing special, it’s just muachi with lots of grinded peanuts. As for the tang yuan, we didn’t try as we were too full. The ingredient for tang yuan and muachi are the same. Tang yuan is served with syrup and muachi is served with grinded peanuts.


They brought us to PKGR, hehehe… I don’t remember the full name. This is where people like to fish and hang out at night. We had our muachi there.

After we’re done with our muachi, they sent us back to hotel and we got lost along the way because the hotel is so seclude *LOL*. At the end had to call the hotel for direction.

Oh we did take a glimpse of the “castle” in Klang also hahaha…

Day 4 coming soon…

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Day 3(11.01.08) – Sunway Pyramid

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We were supposed to play at Sunway Lagoon but we’re too late. They open on 11am and close at 6pm, when we were at the hotel, it’s already 2pm+, so there is no point to go there anymore. Since we couldn’t online in the hotel, we went there to online! πŸ˜› Hahaha… Holiday Inn Glenmarie has free shuttle to send us there.


They dropped us here.


The entrance and the rubbish bins πŸ˜› Hahaha… Very nice… We don’t have this in Kuching.


Chinese New Year’s decorations. Very red, very orange. I only managed to walk half of the second floor and not-even-half of the ground floor while waiting for my turn to online hahaha… Didn’t intend to shop there, just went there to use the Internet and waiting for friends to pick us up to Klang:P I heard there’s new wing or something but I don’t care! Hahaha… My holiday this time is just to escape from Kuching and conquer the theme parks. Too bad only managed to conquer Genting Highlands.


Left: There was a short ice skating performance there.
Right: The floor with all the food establishments.


While waiting for my turn to online, I walked around and only bought a lipbalm from Sasa *LOL* Then just simply snaped snaped around.


While walking around, I found out that I can get Sunway Lagoon’s view, so I just snapped some photos. This is my second time to KL and this is my first time coming to Sunway Pyramid.


It’s so hot… Playing water at this time of the day will surely roast you hahaha…


When we reached Sunway Pyramid, we went to look for food first, very late lunch before looking for a place to get free Internet. I didn’t eat much coz I had a very huge portion of breakfast at Starworld(casino at Genting), I was still full. Went to Mr Teppanyaki because of the price. Hahaha…


Ordered this beef teppanyaki set, only RM14.90+ inclusive of cincau drink. Jimmy let me ate the seaweed roll because I didn’t have any appetite hahaha… I did try some of the beef, soup, rice and so on. Just for the sake of trying.


Left: The sauces but no wasabi πŸ˜›
Right: Cincau drink that I mentioned that came with the set and my hot citron tea(RM4.90), it was so sweet! As if the sugar is free. Hahaha…

That’s all about Sunway Pyramid. Will tell you about Klang later…

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Day 3(11.01.08) – Holiday Inn Glenmarie

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I’m sick now… down with fever… @_@


on 11th morning, we quickly got ready to catch the earliest bus that we could get but only got to catch the 10.20am one. We wanted to catch earlier ones but we’re late as we planned to go to Sunway Lagoon right after checking in Holiday Inn Glenmarie. When we reached Titiwangsa monorail, we went straight to KL Sentral to change to KTM Komuter to go to Shah Alam. Who knows… We were supposed to alight at Batu Tiga station but we alighted at Shah Alam station. According to the taxi driver, we should go to Batu Tiga which is nearer and not Shah Alam. If we reached Baru Tiga, we will only pay RM10 for the taxi to Holiday Inn Glenmarie instead we had to pay RM20 from Shah Alam Station.

So… There we were… Holiday Inn Glenmarie at Shah Alam, nearer to Subang(according to the hotel receptionist). Our friends got lost when they sent us back from Klang and had to resort to call the hotel for direction, the hotel was so seclude. Thanks guys for taking all the trouble to send us back! Not easy to find the place. If you would like to know, you will see DRB-Hicom and BMW showroom when you are on the way to the hotel. It’s the same road leading to Glenmarie Golf & Country Club.

The lobby reminded me of the ex-Damai Lagoon, except you don’t see the sea but swimming pool *LOL*. It’s so resort like, when you are there, you are away from the hustle and bustle of the city, you can feel that you are in a different environment.

This hotel is not what most will want to stay because it’s so far from KL and transportation is a bit of problem. Besides that, it’s so expensive! We stayed at the Deluxe room for 3 days 2 nights inclusive of breakfast. This room costs RM550+, if include tax it will be RM600+ per night! I’ve never stay in such expensive hotel before hehehe… Good thing this is free, I won it. πŸ˜› That explains why we stayed there hahaha…


They provide free shuttle to various shopping areas such as Bukit Bintang(only Sunday, Saturday & public holiday), Sunway Pyramid, One Utama, The Curve, Subang Parade, Putra LRT Kelana Jaya. It’s on first come first serve basis. They didn’t go to MidValley but depends on the situation and also the driver. If you are lucky, you might get to go there but if there are other passsengers, then you can only go to the designated destination.


It’s much more suitable for businessmen and golfers.


Left: Leading to our room.
Right: The shower area and toilet.


Left: The counter. Hair-dryer is mounted on the wall.
Right: WAH! Red Earth products! First time I see πŸ˜› So sakai hahaha…


Left: The cupboard.
Right: The beds. It’s so comfy… The pillows are so comfy and fluffy! I got really good night sleep at this hotel. By far, this is the best hotel room I’ve ever stayed, I mean the bedding.


Left: Broadband was available but it’s RM57 per day! -.- Expensive!!! I better go to shopping mall to online. That explains why I visited Starbucks almost everyday *LOL*
Right: We were given complimentary fruits. So thoughtful of them. We need to eat more fruits, replenish our vitamin C. It’s easy to get sick after traveling. I’m sick now… Flu πŸ™ Should bring along a small bottle of vitamin C.

Here are all the photos of what we got for our 2 days’ breakfast. These are just some that I had eaten, there are more that I didn’t take, I forgot πŸ˜› Hehehe…




They sent us to Sunway Pyramid after we checked in. Thought of going to Sunway Lagoon but not enough time already. Then the next day they sent us to Bukit Bintang, we took the LRT to Mid Valley, they couldn’t drop us there because there was other passengers that wanted to go to Bukit Bintang. The last day, they sent us right in front of Cititel Express at Chow Kit, this is because only there were only us and it’s a Sunday which they do go to Bukit Bintang for free. They didn’t use their van instead use a Proton Waja to send us there.

That’s all about Holiday Inn Glenmarie. I won’t be staying there for the second time hahaha… Not that it’s not good, it’s good, superb! Just that the location and price tag are a bit too much for my standard hahaha…

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Day 2(10.01.08) – Genting Highlands Outdoor Theme Park

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WARNING: Very heavy post! Heaps of photos!


NICE! Wish you were there with me… Miss you… We’re in the cloud! These were taken early in the morning from the window.


We decided to have breakfast at Restoran Ah Yat Abalone Forum. We ate abalone there! *LOL* Impossible πŸ˜› It’s so expensive.


Service is good πŸ™‚ You are expected to give them tips. We ordered a pot of green tea(RM7). The peanuts and the cold towel will be automatically included in your bill, RM3. There’s also service tax and GST. The total for our breakfast is RM25.65+few Ringgit of tips.


We ordered some 2 types of dim sum only. Steamed BBQ pork bun(RM5.50) and Steamed pork dumpling with crab roe(RM6.80) I’m not really a dim sum lover. I’m eating just for the sake of having breakfast. Had light breakfast there as we wanted to play at the theme park later.

Theme park!!! We were thinking and thinking whether want to play in there or not because it’s RM44 per person for all outdoor theme park pass, expensive… What to do? We didn’t know it’s public holiday when we plan our trip. If don’t go to casino, then it’ll be playing at the theme park else what else can do there, right?

In we went!


Left: Wristband to the park.
Right: A mini fountain near the entrance.

The followings are not in order, just want to introduce the rides available and that I had played.

Hehehe… Since we just had breakfast, we went for the slower kiddie rides to warm up first πŸ˜› This is Double Deck Carousel. Must camwhore πŸ˜›


Left: Spinner! Not scary at all hahaha… It’s so fun. If you like to play swing, then this is something you should play. I like swing, swing as high as I could, this is a piece of cake, I was enjoying the views from the top πŸ™‚
Right: Thought of going on a ride on this, Monorail, but it rained… No fun… Skipped this…



Green House, so lame… -.-‘


Cyclone, I shouted my lung out πŸ˜› actually it’s not that scary, but wanted to shout that’s all. You know… To release stress.


Matahari :p Camwhored again! Very slow ride, for kids but you can take many photos of the theme park.


Left: Dinasourland was closed for maintenance. However, did went for Super Toboggan, the ride next to it. I almost couldn’t made it πŸ˜› The minimum weight is 35kg and I’m 36kg wakakaka… The ride is kinda scary, the worst part is that the seat was so hard, no cushioning, so my whole body was basically banging everywhere especially my backbone. So painful. No photo for this, don’t know why I forgot to take photo of this ride while waiting *LOL*
Right: Space Shot… Was thinking and thinking and gave up on the idea of going on this ride. Scary!!! There were so many people lining up also.


More views from Matahari. Matahari means sun.


Grand Prix Fun Cart, I’m too short for it, I guess… The requirement is 153cm, I don’t think they will let me in even if I’m 153cm with my sandals on. Summore so many people lining up for it. Pass! Didn’t want to wait.


Kiddie ride! We couldn’t play these. πŸ˜›


Left: Played Tea Cup, you could spin spin spin and spin the cup -.-” I couldn’t stand the spinning.
Right: Hehehe… Another kiddie ride πŸ˜› Astro Fighter.


Left: Crazy Space Lab, hahaha… Kiddie ride again. You’ll be going into a room, and the wall around you will rotate. Then there’s an ET in the glass coffin got electrocuted on and off. Nothing much πŸ˜› The seat would also shake shake a bit.
Right: Fish! You can feed them by buying the fish food there.


Bumper boat, we skipped, thought of playing but queue was too long and noticed that we might get ourselves wet so didn’t go for it at the end.


Left: Instead we went for Boating.
Right: Sungai Rejang Flume Ride, didn’t go for this also, definitely will get wet.


Skipped these two. Too scary πŸ˜› If it’s few years back, I might dare to go for them but not now.
Left: Flying Coaster, the ride is not included in the pass, you have to pay separately.
Right: Corkscrew.

We missed out the Pirate Ship because it wasn’t open in the morning. Only opened later in the afternoon. Wanted to go over but it rained so we skipped it. Lazy already πŸ˜›

After playing, we were hungry as we skipped lunch. So had tea break at Burger King.

Spent about almost RM20 I think…


As for dinner, we went to Hou Mei because we saw the food portion was damn huge! I ordered the most exensive 100 Plus in my life, RM4+ including tax would be RM5+. What to do? I ordered curry noodle, I must drink something -.-‘


Left: Assam laksa(RM11.20++), after tax would be RM12+
Right: Curry noodle(RM11.20++), after tax also RM12+. Not really that spicy just that it’s hot so it’s much spicier. Once it’s cold, it’s easier to eat, portion quite big. Not so bad.

That’s all for day 2. Spent the night at Starbucks again πŸ˜› I’m still in the process of doing day 3.

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