China Town - KL

China Town - KL
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Petaling Street, also known as Chinatown is one of Kuala Lumpur's most popular tourist destinations. In the evenings, a line of stalls come to life in front of the pre-war shops, offering products of every description, from fake leather goods to the obligatory "Dunhill" watches. The area attracts many locals and visitors in search of bargain items, including inexpensive dresses, shoes, fabrics and souvenirs. It transforms itself into a bustling and lively night market when part of the road is closed to traffic at about 6pm.

Had a problem in posting pics from Flickr, after choosing the type of blog from the list, it didn't work. Consulted the blogger help - discussion group, which provided clear instructions on how to grant access to Flickr and it worked. I had to go to the next page after choosing the Beta Blogger to authorise posting to my blog, which I couldn't pick up earlier.

Sky Bridge - Petronas twin tower

Sky Bridge - Petronas twin tower
Originally uploaded by sumalata_54

At a dizzying height of 452 metres, Petronas Twin Towers, a pair of 88-storey buildings, are the world's tallest free-standing towers. Apart from offices, these awesome towers also house a state-of-the-art concert hall--the Petronas Philharmonic Hall, home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and the Petronas Performing Arts Group. The designs on the towers are based on geometric patterns common in Islamic architecture. Special features of the towers include the double-deck sky-bridge and high speed double-deck lifts. The first few floors house shopping arcades restaurants, a science museum and the concert hall and are the only floors open to public. Admission is free, however tickets are limited and issued daily on a first-come-first-served basis.

The massive earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island sent “shudders” to several parts of Malaysia. We were on this Skybridge and thank goodness we knew about it only after we came down

Buta caves

This is one of the holiest Hindu shrines in Malaysia and a popular tourist attraction. The Caves are popular not only for being the southern-most limestone outcrop in the Northern Hemisphere, but the labyrinth that makes up the Batu Caves also supports a variety of exotic wildlife. There is a 272-step concrete staircase leading to the temple cave. The main cave holds a shrine of Lord Subramaniam, a Hindu deity. A cave gallery is located at the foot of the caves featuring clay figurines and wall paintings depicting scenes and figures from Hindu mythology.

I was of two minds whether to go up the steps or not, but once at the top I loved the spectacular view and was glad I did it.

Week#2 Social Networking

So.. many people have done their blogs.... It's slowly catching up and yet here I am struggling to get the time to get a feel of it and catch up (Just come back from holiday and catching up with work).

Had a look at MySpace, Face book etc., and subscribed to facebook, invited friends... It's amazing how much you could do with technology.

By the way, you know how I traced my childhood friend? through internet. She teaches 'Sitar', a string instrument at University of Malaya. Sitar is the most popular of all Indian instruments. It is indeed a most grand instrument and when I think about it, Pandit Ravi Shankar comes to my mind.

Landing at KL

Had a wonderful time at Hyderabad, India and I am on my way to KL meeting my school mate after 27 years. Yes! 27 years since I met her last. Will she recognise me, hope the trip would be good. I bet it would be. Everything aside I am looking forward so much to this trip, we have been such close friends in school & college.