Category: KL/Selangor

A Free & Easy 4D3N KL Trip – Part 1

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 sweet surrender No Comments

Oh wow! It’s almost Christmas, and I haven’t updated my impromptu free & easy 4D3N KL trip back in October hahaha… Here’s part 1…

It’s been a long time… I think my last trip to KL/Selangor for leisure was way back in 2015. It’s 2025 now. I won a flight voucher, and it had to be redeemed before September. So I decided to buy tickets to KL. Thanks to the massive RM500 discount. Our return tickets were quite cheap. However, we flew with low-cost airlines. Oh well… Just a domestic flight, it’s OK. It’s our first time flying Firefly.

Once landed in KL, we went straight to our hotel at Bukit Bintang. On the way from the airport, this humongous building, Merdeka 118, can be seen everywhere!

We arrived at our hotel, MOV Hotel. We check-in, and then headed out for lunch at Jalan Alor.

Encountered the lane with lots of street art when we went for lunch. It sure caught me by surprise as I never knew such a place existed.

Here’s a compilation of what we had at Jalan Alor. We went there for lunch before going into our room. Then went there for a walk to experience the evening vibes on the last evening of our stay at the MOV Hotel.

After lunch at Jalan Alor and some rest in the hotel room, we headed out to TRX and Lalaport. Here’s a compilation of photos and what we did there.

After that, we had dinner nearby at a rather new food court serving various choices of Chinese food.

The last place we went on the first day was Pavilion Bukit Bintang before we called it a night. Had a very expensive dessert hahaha… Really not our kind of food.

This pretty much sums up our day 1 in KL.

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A Trip to Kyoto (17-24 Apr) – Part 8

December 8, 2025November 27, 2025 sweet surrender No Comments

This is the last post of my Kyoto and Osaka trip back in April 2025. It was a short trip, but it took me ages to complete this post hahaha!

Goodbye Osaka!

Checked out from Odysis Suites Osaka Airport Hotel . We took the airport shuttle to the airport. It was early, and it was raining. Our timing was perfect! There was no rain when we were in Expo 2025. Phew… If we were to go on this day, it would be a waste of money, time, and energy.

It was such a rush that we boarded the plane right after reaching the gate. No time at all to do a bit of shopping or even sit down at the departure hall.

Hi Vietnam, Hello Kuala Lumpur

We transited through Ho Chi Minh City, then flew to Kuala Lumpur. Spent a night at KLIA2 Tune Hotel before heading back to Kuching. The hotel is convenient for those catching an early flight at KLIA or KLIA2. If you are not into capsule hotels, then this hotel will be a good choice. There’s free shuttle to KLIA.

Bye Kuala Lumpur, Hi Kuching

That’s the end of my family trip to Kyoto and Osaka. It’s short because we spent almost half of the time in transit from airports to hotels. What to do… The flight ticket was only RM1K+ per pax with full-service airlines. If we want shorter travelling time, it would cost at least RM3K per pax! It adds up when you have an entourage of 8. At least my parents get to visit Japan at least once in their lifetime, and going with the whole family.

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Layover at Plaza Premium Lounge Gateway@KLIA2

July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 sweet surrender 2 Comments

After we had our kaiten sushi at the Kansai International Airport, we boarded out flight back to Kuala Lumpur. Since we arrived at almost midnight, we decided to stay a night to get a good rest and freshen up before our next leg of flight back to Kuching in 12 hours.

We took the 12-hour package(room+meal) of Plaza Premium Lounge Gateway@KLIA2. It wasn’t cheap though. It was about RM220(it’s early booking saver rate from Agoda some more) for a room and meal for 2 pax. However, after flying in a packed flight for so many hours and need to wait 12 hours for the next flight home, that’s the best we can get. At least we had our meals(supper+breakfast) sorted and enjoyed our privacy rather than staying in the capsule hotel at the airport.

Our room came with a double decker bed. I dislike the bed especially when you need to climb up. The stairs isn’t user friendly at all. It’s quite dangerous for short people and with bad balance like me. It’s designed in such a way that the angle is 90 degree and there’s no handrail to hold. The only support you can get is pulling yourself up to the bed with the bar at side of the bed(which is quite far away) and the mattress cover. I almost fell when I got down from the bed because of the angle with no handrail to support, and the last step were blocked by the mattress which made it impossible to properly position your feet.

There isn’t window so it’s pitch dark if you switch off all the lights. There’s light at the wall next to each bed if you need to use it. The room is not soundproof though. The toilet and the bathroom are separated and spacious enough. All amenities are provided. The air-conditioning unit is centralized.

The food served was quite basic but better than nothing especially when you arrive at almost midnight, you are dead hungry.

Overall, it was an OK stay albeit the bad design of the bed. Whether I will stay here again? Maybe… If I really need to stay overnight at KLIA2. At least it’s convenient and with en-suite. There’s another airport hotel on the same floor which is similar, rate is similar too, I might try this instead depending on the rate. Capsule hotel is definitely a no-go for me.

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Kedai Kopi Kim Hing

November 26, 2015November 26, 2015 sweet surrender No Comments

Kedai Kopi Kim Hing is located in Semenyih next to a primary school, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Sin Ming.

A row of old shops which housed a number of coffee shops serving different food. Always filled with people. This is the place for breakfast in Semenyih. The locals sure love this place. Food is good and cheap.

Left: Milo, very thick. This is the kind of Milo you should get in old school coffee shops in Malaysia.

Right: The signature dish of this coffee shop, steamed and toast bread with butter and their homemade kaya. OH! Heaven! Having pipping hot soft and fluffy bread with mixture of melted butter and kaya is sure a good way to start your morning. This is what you called Malaysian breakfast.

Left: The curry noodle from the other shop, just next door, not bad as well. It’s not as spicy as it looked. Many people ordered it too.

Right: Another breakfast item that Malaysians love! Soft boil eggs! This is from Kedai Kopi Kim Hing. I think they have their own concoction of soy sauce and pepper powder as they don’t taste like normal soy sauce or pepper powder. More on the sweeter side. Despite the unique taste, they are still good. However, I still prefer the usual soy sauce and pepper powder.

If you’re around, do pay them a visit, better go early as I’m sure they sold out fast.

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Restoran Xin Shi Jie

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 sweet surrender No Comments

After we got back from the mountainous drive, it’s time for dinner. Had dinner at Restoran Xin Shi Jie (No. 21-G, Jalan Semenyih Sentral 4, Semenyih Sentral, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43500 Semenyih).

Was quite exhausted already, not really in the mood to eat so just simply ordered some food which according to my bro, these are their signature dishes. Have not much details of the food. Just to share where you can find good food in Semenyih.

Mixed bean, crunchy and fresh. A little on the spicy side.

Left: Salted egg yolk deep fried calamari. This is highly recommended. I like it.

Right: Xin Shi Jie’s signature taufu. It tasted as it should.

Overall, the food is good and affordable. Just one thing though, don’t sit near to the cashier area if you can’t stand cigarette smoke. The lady owner is one hell of a chain smoker, goodness… First time I see this kind of smoker.

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