Category: Going Places

My travelogue.

Magnum Putrajaya

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Visited one of the new mall in Putrajaya, IOI City Mall and saw Magnum Putrajaya (Lot GE-3, IOI City Mall, Persiaran IRC, IOI Resort City, Putrajaya). I remembered I saw many people posting about it in FB months back, so this is what it is… So fancy, so gourmet!


Decided to get one, we made our own rather than choosing from the menu. These are all the toppings. RM9 per ice cream with toppings of your choice. If you want anything even grander, fancier, it will cost you more. I still cannot get myself to pay so much for an ice cream. Below RM10 is acceptable to me, more than that.. WOW! That money can cover how many proper meals. However, once in awhile should be OK for some people, not me though *LOL* Still, it’s very special and classy I must say.


Here’s our Magnum. Rose petals, dried mango, and almond on top of milk chocolate coated vanilla Magnum laced with white chocolate.

Verdict, normal magnum will do. No need all these fancy things. I don’t mind if I’m not paying for it 😛 Quite messy eating it too. Bad choice to have rose petals on it because the it stuck to the teeth hahaha… I had to rinse my mouth so many times but some still there and had to resort to use my finger to rub it away at the toilet.

Food Porn, Going Places, Putrajaya, The West Side

Genting Strawberry Leisure Farms

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I have no idea there’s a strawberry farm in Genting Highlands until last week. Went there for a visit. Not big, not too small. Not only strawberry but flowers and vegetables. Cannot compare with Cameron Highlands of course.

Source from gentinghighlands.info

The Genting Highlands Strawberry Leisure Farm is a popular tourist attraction in Gohtong Jaya, nestled directly at town opposite the Mawar and Bunga Raya Apartments. The farm can easily be reached by taking left from the roundabout past Hotel Seri Malaysia (if coming from Karak Highway), and following the road all the way to its end. Strawberries are not the only cultivations – mushrooms, herbs, flowers and hydroponic vegetables are also grown here commercialy in adjoining nurseries. Besides the farm’s marketplace, visitors can also purchase strawberries by plucking them directly and paying by weight from 100gm onwards – this is a very popular family activity.


Once we got in, we could smell strawberries!

In fact, my first time seeing strawberry plant, I’ve never been to one in OZ last time 😛 Wanted to go but ended up didn’t find the place.

Address: No. 1, Lot 3707, Jalan Jati 2, Bandar Gohtong Jaya, Genting Highlands, 69000 Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia

Bought a box of strawberry there for RM15, I heard Cameron’s is cheaper and tastes better. The one we bought at the farm was tasteless…

Tried the strawberry milkshake (RM11.55), I like! Very refreshing.


Walked further in, we found Lavender farm.


Previously in Adelaide, I didn’t get to visit Lavender farm because that time was summer and that area was closed due to fire hazard. Never thought that I would visit one. Well… Cannot compare of course but at least this is my first time come so close to so many lavenders. During the previous Perth trip, I only went to the shop selling lavender products, only a few lavender plants there.





Aside from strawberry and lavender, other flowers were there too such as rose, morning glory and those that I have no idea of the names. There’s also shops selling souvenirs and tid bits along the way before heading out.


Not to forget the mushroom farm.

Oh! Entrance is RM8 per adult.

That’s all for now. Hope the haze will go away soon! It’s making people sick…

Going Places, KL/Selangor, Pahang, The West Side

Few Hours in Putrajaya

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Pardon the wrong way of writing Putrajaya in the pictures 😛 I don’t know why I kept thinking Putrajaya is 2 words. I only realized it now. Oh blur to the max!


Got the opportunity to visit Putrajaya. First time here.


As what I was being told… Lots of space and very hot. Indeed!


My impression on this place is that it does not enough “life”. This place is just building, building, and more building; space, space, space, and more space. A very “cold” place to be.


Anyway, just a brief introduction of Putrajaya, source from Wikipedia… How lazy am I? *BLEK*
Putrajaya is a planned city, 25 km south of Kuala Lumpur, that serves as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia due to overcrowding and congestion in the Kuala Lumpur area.

Will just let the photos do the talking now. I have nothing much to say about this place. See how deserted it is?





Lastly, night view… Took this after dinner. The place is practically deserted at night because it’s an administrative area.

After dinner, we just drove around the place and went back to Port Dickson.

Done with my work trip post. Finally! 😛

Going Places, Putrajaya

Melaka River Cruise

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The trip last month to Port Dickson gave me the opportunity to go to Melaka for a short day trip. My second time visiting Melaka but my first time going on the river cruise. All photos and video taken on the cruise.


Look for the the river and you will find the cruise at Muara Jetty. I didn’t pay for the ride so I’m not sure how much. Foudn this online, I assume it’s still valid.


Non-Mycard holder:
Adult = RM 15.00 Child = RM 7.00

Mycard holder:
Adult = RM 10.00 Child = RM 5.00


The tour is 45 minutes with commentary.


Kampung Morten is a traditional Malay village and living museum. One of the attractions you’ll see on the cruise. Didn’t come here during the last trip.


You’ll go under a lot of bridges, all with its own unique architecture.

Took a short video of the ride.

Finally got this post up. I’m so tired… Have a great week ahead.

Going Places, Melaka

Port Dickson (6-10/7/2015)

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Went to Port Dickson way back in 2013. Didn’t expect to go back there anytime soon. Didn’t stay a night there, it was just a pit stop and we went to the Royal Port Dickson Yacht Club for early dinner.

Few weeks back, was informed rather last minute on this trip. Oh well… For work purpose with a bunch of colleagues…


On Monday afternoon, we flew to KLIA2 and the hotel van came to pick us up. Grand Beach Resort Port Dickson (5th Mile, Jln Pantai, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) was our home for almost a week. Apparently, it’s not too far from Royal Port Dickson Yacht Club. Isn’t it fun to go to a beach resort and have your meeting there? Duh… It’s work dude?!?! Not holiday. Fun? What fun? Well… A little fun, yes… Lots of fun? No… *LOL*


Luckily… I was being assigned with my own room and I got a queen sized bed!! At least I don’t have to share a room and got all the privacy I needed. The hotel is more than 20 years old, they are still undergoing a series of refurbishments. It’s not easy to maintain such big property located at the beach. However, I’m sure it will be a good one once all renovations are done.


Every room has its own balcony. The view I got is exactly what you see in the photos. Was lucky that I managed to swim in the pool but didn’t get the time to play at the beach. At least I got to wear my swimsuit or else it will just stayed there in the luggage not getting worn hahaha…

Basically, in this post, I’m just sharing with you slightly about the hotel and will let the photos to the talking. Oh… Irene is getting lazy… The last post was more than a week ago! Busy busy busy…



First night, our dinner was the resort’s Ramadan Buffet. It’s dark, my camera isn’t very good in taking proper photos, it’s old and the focusing is a bit off too. Ah… When to get a new one? Don’t take much photos with camera these days, just with my phone, quality is rather hopeless too. Didn’t try much of the food, no appetite, wasn’t feeling very well too as I was still sick during the trip.


Left: Breakfast at the resort, these are just starter, I forgot to take photo of my main course hehehe…
Right: The view once I got out of my room.



These views are from the following rooms…

A collections of our breakfast and lunch for the 2nd and 3rd day.



That’s about it on the resort I stayed.

Next post will be a few-hours trip to Melaka and Putrajaya just to break fast with other Muslim colleagues.

That’s all for now… Finally a post after more a week!

Food Porn, Going Places, Negeri Sembilan