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The RAHMAN Prophesy

5 May 2013 is the General Election (GE13) for 13 million Malaysian voters. Who will be our next Prime Minister after tomorrow?

Next Prime Minister of Malaysia GE13

What will be the next letter continuing the RAHMAN prophecy? Will it be ‘N’ or ‘A’? We paid as short visit to Merdeka Square (Independence Square) looking a the RAHMAN prohecy materialized since Independence Day.

It all started with Father of Independence, Tun Tunku Abdul Rahman. If you are not Malaysian, then you can notice that RAHMAN prophecy came from the name of our first Prime Minister.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL HAJ

 

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Posted by  |  May 6, 2013 | Categories: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, People and Portrait | Leave A Comment »

Kuala Lumpur on the Eve of GE13

GE13, General Election 2013 for Malaysia. The city of Kuala Lumpur is exceptionally quite on the eve of election day.

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The town is not crowded with locals and foreign workers. I guess everyone is traveling to vote.

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If you are visiting Malaysia, you can witness the unique harmonious multi-racial society. Indian and Chinese have known to pray in each other’s temples based on individual’s believe. It is this kind of open acceptance and tolerance that makes us proud to be Malaysian.

Sin Sze Si Ya Temple (3)

Scrawling underneath the altar 3 rounds is a ritual to grant devotee’s wishes. This has a been practice in the oldest Chinese Temple in Kuala Lumpur, the Sin Sze Si Ya Temple 仙四师爷庙 (1864).

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Posted by  |  May 4, 2013 | Categories: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tags: | Leave A Comment »

KL Butterfly Park

I am working this weekend, thus desperately needing a break away from my computer.

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It was raining this afternoon, so we decided to drop by Butterfly Park for little exercise.

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Do not expect much from the park as there are not as many butterflies as visitors would expect.

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Posted by  |  April 28, 2013 | Categories: Kuala Lumpur, Macro, Malaysia | Tags: , , | 2 Comments »

Songkran 2013 @ Wat Chetawan

Happy Thai New Year to all the people who celebrate Songkran.

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Since there is no official venue for Songkran celebration in Kuala Lumpur, the Thai Buddhist Chatawan Temple is hosting the Songkran at the temple compound for many revellers to celebrate the festival.Songkran 2013 (13)

Be ready to get wet, with powder and water gun aiming at you. I have wet bucket unintentionally thrown at me. Luckily Songkran is about water and not throwing durian fruit.

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Posted by  |  April 14, 2013 | Categories: Culture and Religion, Festival, Malaysia, Selangor | Tags: , | 2 Comments »

Tropical Paradise = Pulau Redang

April to July is the best time to visit some of tropical islands on east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

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Pulau Redang is one of the most popular islands, made famous by the Chinese Movie 《夏日的麽麽茶》. The replica of the movie set is now a grocery store.

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Tourists are drawn to Pulau Redang for its crystal clear turquoise colour water.

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Posted by  |  April 1, 2013 | Categories: Malaysia, Terengganu | Tags: , | 1 Comment »

Redang Island Marine Park Malaysia

The most common word exclaimed by first time visitors to Pulau Redang (Redang Island) has to be “paradise”.

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How clear is the water? See it for yourself.

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You may not believe that I saw these coral fish in waist deep water.

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Still don’t believe, let’s see it from the bird eye view.

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Posted by  |  April 1, 2013 | Categories: Animals and nature, Malaysia, National Park, Terengganu | Tags: , , , , | Leave A Comment »

East Coast (Peninsular Malaysia)

This is our annual weekend trip to Kota Bharu.

Pantai Cahaya Bulan

We tried our best to squeeze out an hour for a detour to Pantai Cahaya Bulan (Moonlight Beach), about 30 minutes from town center.

Pasir Belanda Kampung Stay

The objective is to visit a hidden gem near PCB, the Pasir Belanda Resort. It is a local village (‘kampung’) style small resort inside the local village. This resort is very popular among the European tourists.

Sunset on Sungai Kelantan

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Posted by  |  March 31, 2013 | Categories: Kelantan, Malaysia, Terengganu | Tags: , , , , | Leave A Comment »

Batu Dam

We drove to Ulu Yam Lama to eat the Lor Mee this afternoon.

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Today was my first time testing a water proof point-and-shoot camera. I also brought it to Sungai Sendat Waterfall and Sungai Tua for a ‘bath’.

Sungai Tua Selangor State Park

It was a fun half-day trip to the Ulu Yam and spent about an hour with the photowalk.

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Posted by  |  March 24, 2013 | Categories: Malaysia, Selangor | Tags: , , | Leave A Comment »

Animax Carnival Malaysia 2013

The venue of Animax 2013 has been shifted from 1 Utama (2012) to Sunway Pyramid this year.

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It was frightening not seeing any cosplay participants by 10am.

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We decided to do some windows shopping and return to the blue concourse. To our relief, the crowd arrived.

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We did not enter the event held in the concourse area because the venue was simply to small to hold the crowd. I personally think that it was a wrong choice of venue to hold such event.

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Posted by  |  March 17, 2013 | Categories: Malaysia, Selangor | Tags: , | Leave A Comment »

Ari Muyang (Ancestor’s Day)

A month after Chinese New Year, the aboriginal tribe named Mah Meri at Carey Island (Pulau Carey, Malaysia) celebrate the ancestor’s day (Ari Muyang).

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There are 5 villages in Pulau Carey, each celebrate Ari Muyang at different dates.

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Some are private ceremony to the community but some are opened to public. The only Mah Meri hamlet that welcomes visitors is the community at Kampung Sungai Bumbun.

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Posted by  |  March 12, 2013 | Categories: Culture and Religion, Malaysia, Selangor | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

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