Just came back from our KL trip. Touched down SG at 6pm 15th December. Although we stayed there for 2 nights, it's been a really fruitful one. And I'm glad cos everyone had lots of fun, including Iffah.
First and foremost, I had not been to KL for a really long time ( around 9-10 years) and I'm surprised at the changes and advances that KL had achieved eg with the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) etc.
Here's some snippets of the trip:
1) When we touched down at KLIA, after getting off the plane, there's this sign/notice everywhere saying that KLIA is the World's Best Airport (15-25million passengers category). Now that's something Malaysia can be proud of. And with the ultramodern and quite aesthethic architecture, I think it deserved that award.
2) We took the KLIA Express train to Sentral train station in the city centre. It took around 28 minutes. And I'm quite impressed with its speed (even though it's around 176km/h). I've not taken train trips overseas much and will do so more for future overseas trips.
3)Our accommodation was at Berjaya Time Square Hotel and underneath this building there lies the shopping centre (more on shopping later on) and also the famous theme park where they built a 3 story roller-coaster in it! I managed to see the roller-coaster ride and I think it's quite a rough and bumpy ride with twists, flips and turns. Maybe next time I can ride in it ...
4) The shopping experience in KL is very much different than in Singapore. I'm very much impressed with the shops' lineup and the merchandise which they stock. The high-end haute couture stores are better than what Singapore has to offer (even though I don't shop there). Even the mid-range stores like Metrojaya (in Berjaya Times Square) and Parkson Grand (in Suria KLCC), the setup and range of merchandise is much like Paris's Gallery Lafayette.... many times better and they all beat Singapore stores like Robinson's and Tangs hands down. Now I know why people prefer to shop overseas.
5) KL must be a halal food consumer's paradise. There's lots of food to try down here than what you can try in Singapore. So far I've tried American (Kenny Roger's Roasters, etc), Italian (pasta, etc), the hotel's continental breakfast (getting tired of this though) and also BreadTalk!! Tried the Hot Chic bun (a chicken floss bun). Azlina mocked at me when I tried it for the first time.. hehe..
I will definitely visit KL again soon. Next time we will stay longer so as to visit the other places like Putrajaya, etc. Till next time.
Some pictures that we took:
Our first flight with Iffah. She's such a gem at the plane.. hehe
Us reaching KLIA airport
Inside the KLIA Express train heading for Sentral station.
At KLCC. It was raining in the area before this pic was taken.
Me and Iffah at Aquaria. It's like Sentosa's Underwater World in Singapore but with a mermaid swimming around!! Had to handheld this shot and didn't use flash in this pic so as to capture the blue colour of the aquarium better.
Us having a meal at A&W in Suria KLCC. A&W is extinct in SG!! And the glass root-beer mugs are way retro as SG used to have those glasses long time ago when A&W was around.
I also took pictures using my Holga camera. But alas... I made a fumble when taking out the finished roll... The exposed roll was exposed to some sunlight before I could safely tape the roll!! And I just got to know from the film shop that the roll is damaged and could not get good images... Argh!!!
PS: I don't know that the SG-KL shuttle flights are really that short.. heheh..
