xmas time in Whitelionland

Just 2 more days to CHRISTmas. My most favourite time of year (except for all the shopping and crowds). We will be having a christmas dinner that day. Gonna be cool I hope.

Yesterday my dearie and I were at the Marina Bay area shopping. Needless to say she managed to get gifts for her whole family. Me on the other hand managed to only get gifts for my office colleagues and Alden. Still gotta go look for the ones for my parents, lynn,leo and noel. It gets progressively harder to find the right gift for people who have everything. It is not like how it is between me and my beloved Agnes, when we can ask what the other wants and then go to buy it together.

On Wednesday we be going to KL. Hope the weather is good and the traffic is smooth. It should be a fun trip. There is so much to do there in KL. We will be putting up at the Crown Princess Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Seems like a pretty ok hotel based on all the write-ups and reviews.
Our itinerary may comprise of shopping and eating. Not sure how much Agnes wants to go see the sights.

Places we could go:

PETALING STREET (CHINA TOWN)
Known as KL's Chinatown is endowed with a distinct character of its own.

KUALA LUMPUR TOWER
Situated atop Bukit Nanas in the vicinity of KL's hotel district, this 421m high concrete tower is Asia's tallest and the fourth tallest in the world.
Open: 9am - 10pm Daily * Admission: RM8 (adults) RM3(child from 4 to 2 years)

PETRONAS TWIN TOWER (KLCC)
Currently the world's tallest two freestanding towers, the 88-story Petonas Twin Towers soars to a dizzying height of 452m above the city skyline.

Mid Valley Megamall

Bukit Bintang (Also known as Star Hill) is the name of the famous shopping and entertainment district and tourist haven in Kuala Lumpur, and the road that runs through it, Jalan Bukit Bintang. The area is home to many landmark shopping centres, cafés, clubs, shops, malls and specialty shops.

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Berjaya Times Square KL
It is tagged as the ‘world’s largest building ever built in a single phase’, with 7.5 million square feet (700,000 m²) of built up floor area. It is set to become an international landmark offering shopping, luxury accommodation, business, food and abundant entertainment.
Currently, it has space for more than 1000 retail shops (of which many are vacant), 1200 luxury service suites, 65 food outlets to suit many tastes and entertainment attractions such as Asia’s largest indoor theme park, Cosmo's World and Malaysia’s first-ever IMAX 2D & 3D theatre which is located on the 10th Floor. In April 2005, Borders Group opened its first franchise store here. Currently, the store is the largest Borders store in the world. Other popular stores include Metrojaya, which is a multi-level major department store, and many more.

Kuala Lumpur's Central Market
The Kuala Lumpur's Central Market is a main attraction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This market is also known as Pasar Seni or Pasar Budaya.

Batu Caves is located 13 kilometres north of Kuala Lumpur. It is a sacred place for Hindus in Malaysia and is home to a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Murugan. Batu Caves consists of three main caves and a number of smaller ones. The caves are made of limestone and 400 meters long and 100 meter high. There are 272 steps, which will lead you to the caves. Temple Cave or Cathedral Cave is the best known and biggest of the caves. but it is a long,long walk up. not for the faint hearted.

Genting Highlands is a hill top resort near Kuala Lumpur, famous for its casino, and Theme Parks. This is visible from Kuala Lumpur downtown on a clear day and as well on most nights.

There are also the options of going to Bukit Tinggi and Fraser's Hill. Each with their own special attractions and charm.

The above are only suggestions and are not carved in stone. We are only booked for between 27th to 29th, so we may not be able to squeeze in everything in 2 and 1/2 days. But there is the option to extend our stay up to the New Year if we want, although I figure that we will be back latest saturday.


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