Whenever I have friends from overseas who is visiting Kuala Lumpur, I would always recommend that they visit Bukit Bintang area as there are many shopping complexes available. You can reach there either by taking monorail or MRT trains and stop at Bukit Bintang stops. The shopping complexes available near the Bukit Bintang stops are: [...]
Each time I drive pass the Sprint Highway going towards Desa Hartamas, I would be drawn to rainbow coloured roof of Pusat Sains Negara (National Science Centre) on my right. One weekend, I told myself I am so going to drive past and get a closer look at the building because it just looked so [...]
I recently discovered two videos where YouTuber Kerul Kamal made the effort to identify and visit various film location that were used to film of two PRamlee movies in the 1960s. He then did a YouTube video showing the snippet of the show and intercepted with how the locations looked today. Having the movement and [...]
I have been reading some discussions and experience of digital nomads travelling to Malaysia. Overall, there seemed to be some misconceptions which I hope to clear in this article. As a Malaysian, I would know if some of the things mentioned are accurate or not. And I know how a digital nomad want because I’ve [...]
While visiting Masjid India area, I came across a large shop hidden in the basement of Semua House which sells all sorts of craft supplies (ribbons, beads, wrapping, cute containers, plastic flowers and many other items) as well as supplies for hantaran kahwin (for Malay weddings). The shop is called Sin Yin Sdn Bhd and [...]
Fancy buying cute but affordable lights- with cartoon images like Doremon and Hello Kitty? This store is located in front of Carrefour hypermarket in Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur. It also sells mini fans. But if you do visit night markets or the pasar malam, you can also get similar items.
Today all the olden design cinemas are replaced by cineplexes- where it is more comfortable ….and pricey. But what is that RM11- most important is the experience and comfort. Olden cinemas like REX, Odeon cannot compete with the new cineplexes and most of these buildings have been torn down and either converted to car parks [...]
The Masjid Jamek LRT or Putra line is a very busy intersection area in Kuala Lumpur. An area where the STAR and Putra lite rail transit meet, it serves for the center of exchange for the convenient daily commute of those who stay in Petaling Jaya to commute to work in various area in KL [...]
There are a number of embassies located along Jalan Ampang in Kuala Lumpur. If you are taking the train, get down at the Ampang Park LRT station. From there, you will see a big junction interchange. You should walk ahead with Ampang Park Shopping Complex on your left and the Ampang Park LRT station on the right [...]
There are a number of stores by artisans and crafters in Central Market as shown in the store above: Lot 4 Dreamer. They would sell photo frames which can be customised. Above: Now, more mass produced souveniors are being sold. Those that are hand crafted are admitted more rare because it’s tough for crafters to [...]