*Colourful Life*: Around KL and Selangor

Now this is going to be an awfully long post, since I didn't managed to update my blog on certain days due to the internet problem. But anyway, I hope this post can at least benefit some of you. ;)

On the 14th of Jan I decided to go to the 2nd nearest (from Bandar Sungai Long) shopping mall, which happens to be The Mines. So off I went on my own, since there were none of my friends available that day.

As I walked down the stairs and going towards the entrance, a spectacular sight greeted me. (Picture below) I saw there was a small stream from inside the shopping mall, and a crowd of people were gathering round it.

At first I thought the stream was just a huge drain since it was under the main road, but actually it is a stream linking to two great lakes. The place was once a tin mine site; abandoned by Europeans. Gradually rain waters began to fill the crevice and thus was the humble beginning of the two great lakes. In 1988, Tan Sri Lee Kim Yew built Mines Resort City (MRC) and the shopping mall is just one of the many interesting places in MRC.

(Picture below) People gathered and watched as a boat cruised into the shopping mall. There was a sign of "no feeding" of fish but despite that, visitors were throwing some food into the water.

As you can see here (below), the stream is flowing through the shopping mall and becomes the main attraction. Restaurants have their seats and tables extended near the stream, so their customers could dine while enjoying the view.

The picture below was taken at the other end of the shopping mall.

I stayed and loitered around the shopping mall until about 8pm. I managed to grab some brochures about boat cruising and there's one thing that caught my eyes. There's a water lift to connect the north lake with the south lake, since both lakes are of different water level - 7 meters to be precise. It will take 7 minutes to discharge or refill the water. Can't imagine? Then come experience the cruise & water lift yourself, here in Mines Resort City. =) It will cost below RM45 per adult and children aged 3-11 are charged between RM17 to RM40, depending on the package selected.

Next trip was to Mid Valley with my ex-classmate, Candyrine. It was a convenient trip since my sister works in the next shopping mall - The Gardens. There was not any significantly interesting place in Mid Valley & The Gardens, but I totally recommend the eating and drinking place. Examples are Kim Gary, Chatime, Ninja Joe, TGIF's, Snowflake, Yogitree and many others. If you're someone who loves to try out new eating/drinking place and willing to spend, this is a place where you won't regret each penny spent.

Picture below - Candy with her Korean "maggie mee". It's a lunch set meal.

Picture below - my set meal (Baked cheese rice with beef, pudding & ying yong)

Picture below - It was a week before Chinese New Year, hence the shopping mall was decorated with potted flowers & Lu Kam tree.

After the short hang out with Candy, I went out with another good friend of mine - Shona - on a different day. Coincidentally, I met Candy in KTM and we both disembarked at the same station. My two friends who had never met each other for 5 years despite both being in KL, finally met during this fateful day. There were so much emotions inside and I couldn't forget we all laughed almost hysterically in public! Hahaha!!

After the short meetup, Shona and I decided to tour 1 Utama. Seen in the picture below is Shona with her clay pot mee.We decided to have lunch in the food court here.

The shopping mall was quite empty, however it was still decorated beautifully.

After roaming around the shopping mall, we saw this cute & eye-catching shop selling all sorts of candies and sweets. We simply couldn't resist the desire to take pictures despite the sign "no photography" displayed around the shop.

After bored of roaming around 1 Utama and satisfied with all the pictures we took in Candylicious, we decided to head to SS2 Petaling Jaya for dinner & durian. The picture below was the Kuey Teow from SS2 PJ. I have forgotten from which stall exactly, but it was so nice!

(Below) Donald's durian buffet. Eat as much as you can.

(Below) Beautiful flesh. I only managed to eat 1 whole durian. Well, almost~~ There were 3 left.

It was Chinese New Year's Eve when I met with Shona again. This time we decided to meet up in Central Market or Pasar Seni. It was lunch time, hence we headed straight to Old Town White Coffee to fill up our stomach. I ordered spicy chicken rice while my friend picked Hainanese fish rice.

After indulging in our tasty food & exchanging stories, we headed to Pavilion. On our way, we decided to stop by Fahrenheit88. Seen below is the simple decoration at the entrance.

(Below)Since the décor in the shopping mall was so beautiful, we decided to take pictures before leaving.

Now, this is the fun part. There are bears painted by renown artists displayed outside Pavilion. Each bear represents one country in the world. The bears will be on displayed until 15th of February. The main intention is to raise awareness in respecting & loving all life (if I'm not mistaken).

(Above) Bear representing China

(Below) We went inside Pavilion and saw a lot of people took picture with this live Cai Shen Ye. Hehe

(Below) My cute friend doing kung fu. hehe

(Below) since it was CNY's eve, there were a lot of people in the shopping mall.

(Below) Shona actually planned to bring me to Snowflake but the shop closed early that day. So we went to Little Taiwan instead and since I was craving for something icy, I picked ice blended mango.

Later we decided to have a light dinner in Pavilion. I told Shona I need a place with WiFi and socket, so that I could upload my video for my dad. The nearest was Capricciosa Pizza & Pasta (picture below) and we made a quick decision to dine there. The food was yummy and the person in charge was friendly, helpful and funny. I would definitely go back there to dine but not in the nearest time.

After that light dinner, I decided to visit my friend in Kajang. On our way out, we managed to take a quick shot of Sephora shopping mall. It is a place for those who love make-ups.

(Below) KL is a busy place. In addition to the CNY celebration, the traffic was definitely congested. Walking was far more quicker than those who were driving.

Since my sister said it was dangerous to travel alone to Kajang at night, I decided to accept her invitation of celebrating CNY together. Together with the family of her bf, we decided to launch tang lung at this look out point (picture below). Too bad it was under renovation and not open to public yet.