Skywatch Along The PLUS Highway

While travelling along the North-South Highway, we get to witness beautiful views of the countryside, rainforests, blue mountains and beautiful cloud formations. We also get to see sunset and sunrise depending on what time of the day it is.

At this moment when the photo was taken, storm clouds were gathering fast and it was already raining heavily in some places.

Which picture do you like?

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Thursday Photo Challenge - "FACE"

Two pretty ladies dressed in traditional costumes. Malaysia is a mixing pot of cultures.

This is also my entry for Thursday Challenge Theme which is "FACE" (Portrait, Self-Portrait, Happy Faces, Emotions, ....). Hope you like it.

Solitude

“I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind”

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

This is my entry for Watery Wednesday #85. To see what others have posted or to participate, click here.

Prohibited Activities at Public Parks

Certain activities are prohibited at public parks in Malaysia. The above is a signage at Titiwangsa Lake Gardens. Here's the translation from top row to bottom, left to right:

The following are prohibited:

1. Plucking flowers and damaging trees
2. Littering
3. Public displays of affection, e.g. kissing, embrace, etc.
4. Vandalsim
5. Pets
6. Illegal hawkers and street vendors
7. Driving in without permission
8. Building of tents and structures
9. Fishing at the lake

This is my entry for That's My World Tuesday Season 2 Episode 28. To view what others have in their world, please visit here.

Titiwangsa Lakeview in Monochrome

This is a nice place to sit and relax. Perhaps have a picnic, read a book, look at the scenic views or just roll on the grass and stare at the sky above.

What would you like to do?

This is my entry for Monochrome Weekend Volume 2 Issue 35. My grateful thanks to Aileni for hosting this wonderful site. For other MM posts around the world, please click here.

Strawberry Leisure Farm, Genting Highlands

Genting Strawberry Leisure Farms is located at Gotong Jaya Town, just next to the Genting Sports Centre complex. It is quite near the main road, so you will not miss it on your way up to Genting Highlands Resort. The link is here.


Here, you can find the following attractions:

• Strawberry Farm
• Flower and  Vegetables Farm
• Organic Bean Sprout Farm
• Mushroom Farm
• Strawberry Farmhouse Cafe
• Strawberry Showroom of Products

  

This is my entry for the fun and wonderful weekly meme, Scenic Sunday #93. To participate or view other pictures around the world, click on the icon above.

Water Sports at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa - A Travel Back in Time

Looks like the weather is going to be fine today, great for family outing, picnics and life in the outdoors. We can try some water sports at the Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Here, we can also enjoy the scenic views of the Petronas Twin Towers, KL Tower, National Theatre, all national icons.

I am sure this is also a nostalgic place for many couples who had come here before, walking hand in hand, romancing on its grounds. It is on this same place, same site, more than 20 years ago, I first met and fell in love with my hubby. Our first journey in life, together as a couple was riding the pedal boat here. Funny how much physically things and views have changed over the years but deep inside, we are still the same person.

This is my entry for Weekend Reflections # 31. To participate or view what others have posted for Weekend Reflections, please visit here.

Skywatch at Titiwangsa Lake Gardens KL

The sky was turning dark grey with huge nimbus clouds and lightning strikes when I reached here. After an hour or so, and some drizzle of rain, the sky cleared up. Soon it was blue skies and everything nice once again!


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All Inn Cafe for Tong Shui Desserts in Ipoh

The All Inn Cafe in Ipoh Old Town is located opposite Kedai Kopi Kong Heng. It has a very creative name, big colourfull posters of mouth-watering desserts and kueh. Looks good. I have tried the 'tong shui' here. It tastes good.

All Inn Cafe

2, Jalan Panglima

30000 Ipoh, Perak

Tel: 019-5569872 or 016-5571263 (Contact: May Lee)

As shown in the picture above, our deserts soups and herbal drinks use a lot of fragrant pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) leaves. Some of the ingredients used include the following:

a) dried stuff like longan, lotus seeds, fungus
b) canned lai chees
c) pumpkin
d) tubers such as yam, sweet potato, tapioca
e) grains such as wheat, sago, barley,
f) coconut milk
g) beans such as red beans, mung beans, black beans
i) sesame seeds including black sesame seeds
j) glutinous rice (black and white)
k) gula melaka (sugar molasses), rock sugar, cane sugar
l) quail eggs
m) fruits such as honey dew, papaya

Many of us believe that drinking 'tong shui' helps towards a good complexion. It also 'cools down' our system during heaty spells.

Your Say - What comes into your mind regarding the name, "All Inn?

This is also my entry for Thursday Challenge Theme which is "FOOD (Meals, Restaurants, Eating, Vegetables, Unusual Foods, Cooking, BBQs,...)".

Water Fountain at KLCC Park

This is a welcome sight in a hot afternoon. Looks very cooling. There are water cooler taps nearby for washing face and drinking.

This is my entry for Watery Wednesday #84. To see what others have posted or to participate, click here.

Beautiful Washrooms at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

This is a public washroom that I won't mind visiting. It looks nice and clean. I guess these 2 cutie pies think so too. Oops, I hope she didn't go straight in! Where's mummy?

This is my entry for That's My World Tuesday Season 2 Episode 27. To view what others have in their world, please visit here.

Masjid India at Little India, Klang

This is a view of the new Masjid India Muslim Klang at Jalan Tengku Kelana, Klang. This mosque is frequented by the Indian Muslim community. The Old Masjid India was torn down and completely rebuilt. It was completed by end of 2009. This mosque has 3 storeys, 4 minerets and it is also equiped with Prayer Halls, a Multipurpose Hall, Seminar Rooms, Administration Office, Kafa Classrooms, Computer Rooms and a Library. It can accommodate a congregation of 3,500 people. The address is as follows:

Masjid India Muslim Klang
Lot 32, Jalan Tengku Kelana
41000 Klang, Selangor D.E
Malaysia

This is my entry for Monochrome Weekend Volume 2 Issue 34. My grateful thanks to Aileni for hosting this wonderful site. For other MM posts around the world, please click here

Hibiscus Walk at Taman Botani Putrajaya

This is the lake view along Hibiscus Walk at the Putrajaya Botanical Gardens. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis plants are used as a hedge in the landscapping here. Can you see a mosque on the and some apartment buildings in the right background?

This is my entry for the fun and wonderful weekly meme, Scenic Sunday #92. To participate or view other pictures around the world, click on the icon above.

Camera Critters 106

I come accross this friendly dog at the Mushroom Farm of Genting Highlands.

This is my entry for Camera Critters. For more pictures, please visit Misty dawn's Camera Critters

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Skywatch Friday Season 4 Episode 40

Skywatch in front of JW Marriot Putrajaya.

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A Banana Trunk Invention That Pays Off

On April 13th, 2010, The Star reported that two Malaysian students have won international recognition for inventing a simple device that removes spilled oil from water by using modified banana trunk fibre. The link is here.

This low cost device that they invented can come in very useful during multi-million dollar oil spills.

Banana plants are native to South East Asia and they grow abundantly in Malaysia; in the villages, jungles, along highways and open areas. Banana fruits are eaten raw or fried in batter. Banana flowers can be eaten raw or cooked in soups and curries while the leaves are used as wraps in cooking and storing food. In certain Indian and Muslim restaurants, rice is served on banana leaves. It makes the food taste better. In the rural areas, some farmers cut the banana trunks into small pieces and feed them to ducks, otherwise they will be chopped off and thrown away.

A banana plant flowers only once. The fruits grow in hanging clusters in tiers along a bunch. A bunch has 3-20 tiers while each tier has 3-10 banana fruits. The seeds are very tiny and it is easier to propagate by suckers that grow from the ground.

Isn't it great to know that our banana plant is multi-purpose ?

This is also my entry for Thursday Challenge Theme which is "Green".

Post publication update: I'd like to thank Andrea for highlighting to me that it should be banana plant, not a banana tree as it does not have a proper trunk.

Wishing Tub at Kwan Yin Tong Cave Temple Ipoh

I took this photo at the Guan Yin Tong or Goddess of Mercy Cave Temple. This looks like an ancient bath tub but it is filled with water. Inside there are numerals, hearts and coins. I wonder what this is. People making wishes for love luck?

This is my entry for Watery Wednesday #83. To see what others have posted or to participate, click here.

Train Coaches for Women Only

An LRT station at Wangsa Maju, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur.

According to The Star yesterday, Nanyang Siang Pau, a Chinese daily reported that our Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTMB) or Malayan Railways Limited has plans for a train exclusively for women only. A trial run will be conducted this month.  KTMB plans to allocate 1 of the 3 coaches in each commuter train for women passengers only.

This is certainly happy news for us ladies.

This is my entry for That's My World Tuesday Season 2 Episode 26. To view what others have in their world, please visit here.

Reflection at a Hotel Lobby in Monochrome

This is my entry for Monochrome Weekend Volume 2 Issue 33. My grateful thanks to Aileni for hosting this wonderful site. For other MM posts around the world, please click here

Pagoda at Chin Swee Temple, Genting Highlands

A scenic view of the Pagoda at Chin Swee Temple, Genting Highlands.

This is my entry for the fun and wonderful weekly meme, Scenic Sunday #91. To participate or view other pictures around the world, click on the icon above.

Reflections at Titiwangsa Lake Gardens, Setapak

This is my entry for Weekend Reflections # 29. To participate or view what others have posted for Weekend Reflections, please visit here.

No Plastic Day Campaign

I am happy to know that McDonald's Malaysia is giving their support for "No Plastic Day" campaign. The news was published by The Star newspaper, tittled, "Golden Arches Go Green in Penang."

McDonald's 18 outlets in Penang will replace plastic bags with paper bags every Monday to Wednesday. It has also started to use paper instead of foam for its beverage cup from last month.

McDonald's has 194 outlets in Malaysia and employs about 8,000 workers. ..The Star

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This is also my entry for last week's Thursday Challenge Theme which is "Environment".

Bees and Wildflowers at The Secret Garden of 1 Utama

Bees love the wildflowers at The Secret Garden of 1 Utama. I wonder how did they managed to make it all the way up to this rooftop garden at 7 storeys high.

This is my entry for this week's Thursday Challenge Theme which is "Small Animals (Pets, Insects, Birds)".

Water Lily Pond at FGS Dong Zen Jenjarom

This water lily pond at FGS Dong Zen is landscaped with beautiful willows that bend gracefully and whisper in the wind. The lilies are white.


This is my entry for Watery Wednesday #82. To see what others have posted or to participate, click here.

Ching Ming Festival

Monday, April 5th 2010 is Ching Ming Festival Day where families visit the graves to pay their respects to the departed.


This is my entry for That's My World Tuesday Season 2 Episode 26. To view what others have in their world, please visit here.

Elephant Statue at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

This is one of a pair of majestic elephant statues at the entrance to The Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Subang Jaya.

This is my entry for Monochrome Weekend Volume 2 Issue 32. My grateful thanks to Aileni for hosting this wonderful site. For other MM posts around the world, please click here

Bamboo Garden at FGS Dong Zen Temple, Jenjarom

A beautiful garden with bamboo theme?

FGS Dong Zen is a Buddhist temple located in Jenjarom, Selangor.

This is my entry for the fun and wonderful weekly meme, Scenic Sunday #90. To participate or view other pictures around the world, click on the icon above.

Sunway Lagoon Theme Park

The tall buildings are reflected on the pond of this theme park. The line that runs across is actually the World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge.

Other attractions in here include the World’s Largest Man-Made Sandy Surf Beach, Malaysia’s First Interactive Zoo, one of Asia’s Longest Flying Fox trail and also Lynton V Harris’ Scream Park, a live interactive ‘scare’ attraction that takes the senses to new heights of perception by using state-of-art audio and visual technology as well as live actors.

For more information, click their website here.

This is my entry for Weekend Reflections # 28. To participate or view what others have posted for Weekend Reflections, please visit here.

Skywatch - A View From A Rooftop Garden

This skywatch view is taken from The Secret Garden of 1 Utama Shopping Complex, a rooftop garden. Now, I am at an elevation of 35 metres above the ground, 7 storeys high.
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CDP Theme Day - Buddha Statue at Guan Yin Temple, Klang

This looks like the happy Buddha.
Today is CDP Theme Day, theme: RED.

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