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Malaysia

Experiencing the UNESCO World Heritage City Melaka with Nokia 808 PureView

by Zhiqiang & TingyiJuly 23, 2012
Christ Church Melaka

Melaka was founded by an exiled prince from Sumatra, Parameswara in the 1400s. it had thrived as a port of call to many ships from around the region, China and India. It had also changed hands a number of times – first falling to the Portuguese in 1511 and then the Dutch in 1641. It [...]

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Malaysia Port of Call: Port Klang Shore Excursion

by Zhiqiang & TingyiJanuary 18, 2010
Manhattan Fish Market

The Legend of the Seas Royal Caribbean Cruise arrived in Port Klang at around 7am and was scheduled to depart for our next destination, Phuket at 4.30pm. Guests could choose to join in one of the shore excursions to Kuala Lumpur or disembark to roam around the area on their own. Alternatively, you could also [...]

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Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

by Zhiqiang & TingyiJanuary 5, 2010
Putrajaya Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

Besides being home to huge government administrative buildings and national monuments, Putrajaya is also host to many major international events – the most prominent one being the Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta. The 1st fiesta was held in mid March 09 over a weekend and it attracted a turnout of over 100,000 visitors. This [...]

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Top 5 Places to Visit in Kuala Lumpur

by Zhiqiang & TingyiJanuary 4, 2010
Kuala Lumpur Petronas Tower

Kuala Lumpur is known as a shopping paradise for many especially with its glitzy designer boutiques and high-gloss mega malls. However, beneath the glitz, there are also crafts and cultural finds, street markets and traditional and modern architecture that will appeal to anyone in the city. I will be sharing with you, from my personal [...]

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Exploring Traditional and Modern Architectural Gems of Putrajaya

by Zhiqiang & TingyiJanuary 4, 2010
Putrajaya Perdana

Putrajaya, a planned city located just south of Kuala Lumpur, is the new federal administrative centre of Malaysia. Several Government offices have re-located there to gain relief from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur, which is Malaysia’s largest city. However, Kuala Lumpur still serves as Malaysia’s national and legislative capital for now. Putrajaya is [...]

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Visit to Kukup Fish Farm

by Zhiqiang & TingyiOctober 16, 2009
Kukup Fish Farm

The 2D1N Kukup package includes a guided tour of a local fish farm. At about 10am, a ferry will pick us up right from our “backyard” – the outdoor wooden platform to bring us to the fish farm which is the middle of the sea. At the fish farm, there will be a demonstration of [...]

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Exploring Kukup Fishing Village and School on Stilts

by Zhiqiang & TingyiOctober 15, 2009
Kukup Fishing Village

If you are tired from a whole-day mahjong and KTV session at Kukup, take a breather by roaming around the villages and see how the locals live in these interesting house on stilts. You might find some of the ingredients e.g. prawns used to make the sumptuous meals served in Kukup, being aired just at [...]

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Mini NDP-Style Fireworks Display at Kukup

by Zhiqiang & TingyiOctober 9, 2009
Kukup Fireworks

One of the must-do things in Kukup is to enjoy the unofficial fireworks display at night. Every other chalet around you would surely be releasing some kind of fireworks right after dinnertime. You can either sit back and enjoy the “boomz boomz boomz” or buy your own “boomz” to release. We decided to get our [...]

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What to Do in Kukup: Mahjong, Card Games, KTV, Fishing

by Zhiqiang & TingyiOctober 7, 2009
Kukup Mahjong KTV

Besides being pampered with sumptuous seafood meals, there are many activities to keep us occupied during our 2 Day 1 Night stay at Kukup.  There were 3 mahjong tables in the living room plus tubs of mahjong tiles available at the chalet owner’s front porch.  This is the definitely the best place for a mahjong [...]

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Kukup Hello Leisure Resort Facilities

by Zhiqiang & TingyiOctober 5, 2009
Kukup Hello Resort Chalet Facilities

The Kukup Hello Leisure Resort is surprisingly a huge 2-storey terrace house-lookalike building with a huge outdoor multi-purpose wooden platform.  Our group occupied the entire 1st floor – 3 rooms and a big living room.  The chalet owners stayed at the upper floor – very convenient in case we need any necessities or require an [...]

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