The Government offices would usually be closed earlier during fasting month to enable Muslim staff to go back in time to break fast (usually around 7pm or 7pm plus, depending on the states). During the fasting month, usually around 4.30pm till about almost 7pm, the roads, highways, trains would be congested. After 7pm, the roads …
Today is the Thai New Year (Songkran สงกรานต์) festival. In Malaysia, the festival is also celebrated by the Thai community and locals. If you are staying in Klang Valley- ie Selangor and Kuala Lumpur area, head on to Wat Chetawan this Sunday 17 April 2011 from 2.30pm onwards- and bring extra sets of clothes in your …
Not bad, the hypermarkets are really getting really ‘professional’ and creative: Playlist of Chinese songs featuring places in Malaysia. For more videos, check out my YouTube channel @yinteingdotcom :
For CNY this year, The Curve mall at Mutiara Damansara have arranged various programmes such as Chinese fashion musical, God of Prosperity walkabout, acrobat show, dragon and lion dance, drums performance, kids art workshop, etc. Post it here since I’ve taken the photo from their events board. Do click on the picture below to enlarge …
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Nien Gao is a must have for traditional Chinese- it is used mainly for prayers of the Kitchen God. The homemade Nien Gao or Basket Cake’s price has really risen exponentially over the years. This year, in a local market, 1kg is priced at RM15. 600g is at RM9: Playlist of my planner and sticker …
With CNY around the corner, craft, sewing and various small shops also sell decorations as can be seen below: Everyone one go, we can see colourful decorations- very appealing to the eyes. Like above, you can see various laterns in red and pink as well as artificial flowers. For more videos, check out my YouTube …
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Hampers are available everywhere in hypermarkets…. Below there are even different price range from RM68 to RM288. Then there is the more beautifully packed ones- with the gourmet basket theme: For more videos, check out my YouTube channel @yinteingdotcom :
This year, CNY will fall on 3 Feb (Thu). With 1 Feb being a public holiday for Federal Territory- Kuala Lumpur, many would be taking the 2 Feb off and will then be able to enjoy the long holidays from 1 Feb to 6 Feb. Therefore, tourist visiting Malaysia would need to note that it …
Most folks would have gotten their Christmas tree decorated by now. Still, there are still the last minute shopping. Here, at a local hypermarket, assortments of items are available- available for last minute purchases. The quality of those sold in hypermarkets or the markets would differ from established department stalls. But if the decoration is …
When I went to Singapore recently in end November, the decorations have started: Basically the shopping complexes there are filled with sales, sales and sales. Below is Tangs located at Orchard Road: And Tangs in Sentosa: Singapore is only about 5 hours or slightly less from Kuala Lumpur. It’s easy to hop into the bus …
