I fell asleep last nite while i was halfway thru writing this entry... Thus, beware: this is gonna be a super long entry.

I'm back!

On the whole, the KL trip was indeed a memorable one. The ppl we met, the things we saw and the experiences we had... These r juz priceless.

Let me digress as i touch on the shopping part first. Surprisingly, it realli sucked. I hafta sae that KL is not a good place for shopping, coz things there r usually quite expensive (compared to JB), and the clothes and shoes etc juz do not suit our style. In the end, i ended up buying onli 1 t-shirt from KL! Pathetic rite?

Enuff of digression.



KL is a city of contrasts. The KL city central is a hybrid of Orchard Road and Raffles Place, where there r spectacular high-rise buildings and not forgetting, the KL tower and the Petronas Towers. The outskirts of KL is a different sight. Rows and rows of single-storey terrace houses greet u as u drive down the main roads of the housing estates.



Sharon's housing estate was part of the "New Villages" that were set up in the late 1940s as part of the Briggs plan (history students wld knoe about this). As these houses were built during the colonial times, most of them look pretty old and dilapidated. However, these historical buildings brought out this "kampong atmosphere" which i grew to love...

As we walked along the streets, we could see small food stalls springing up everywhere. Almost all these stalls r family businesses, and they r set up rite at the front porches of their houses. We visited 2 noodle stalls and 1 zhi cha stall (they call it "chao3 mian4 dang4") during our stay, and i must sae that the food was realli bagus! We esp love the char siew (which can be found in dishes like chicken rice and wonton mee etc) coz it's so yummylicious, unlike the singaporean version which tastes of the red colouring more than anything else. The wonton mee, ban3 mian4, chicken rice (their version consists of both chicken and char siew), zhi cha etc r so good, they can beat most of their Singaporean competitors hands down anytime.

We oso got to eat the original Ramly Burger! All i can sae is, the ones we get from the pasar malams r realli poor pirated versions. The real Ramly burger is made on the spot (yes, including the patty, which is different from the Singapore one as well), and add on the extra ingredients (shredded onions etc)... Simply heavenly! And it costs onli RM2.70!

Haha ok enuff of food. I guez u r all drooling already. =P

Highlights of the trip:

First dae (tues): Nothing realli exciting. Reached KL at ard 2.30pm. At nite, we enjoyed a realli sumptuous dinner prepared by Sharon's mum, who is a realli warm and friendly person. =) Went to Jusco (a small shopping mall) after dinner.

Second dae (wed): Toured the city central. Took the Putra LRT to KLCC. Watched Harry Potter, which i must sae, was realli great! (I teared at the part when Cedric Diggory died.) Walk ard Times Square for a while. Spent the whole afternoon shopping at Sungei Wang, ended up buying onli that pathetic t-shirt and mummy's shoes.

Third dae (thurs): Planned to go KTV, but was cancelled coz it rained heavily the whole dae. Stayed at home to play computer games hehe. Left KL that nite via train.



The train ride was realli exciting. We din manage to get the bottom deck beds, so all 4 of us had to settle for the upper deck beds. It was a blessing in disguise. It was so fun to sleep on the upper deck, and we can view the scenery outside the window as well! We even played dai dee haha. The bed was so cozy and comfortable, i couldn't bear to leave after that! How i wish i can travel on the train again... =(

Fourth dae (fri): We had decided to stop at JB instead of Singapore as we din wanna go home empty-handed! So we planned to shop at City Square in the morning. We expected the train to arrive at JB at ard 7+ in the morning, but guez wat...

It arrived at 6.05am!

So we slacked ard at the station till ard 7.30am, then walked to City Square to have breakfast at Mac. Spent the whole dae shopping ard after that, and the girls managed to buy quite some stuff. I onli bought another tee and a phone pouch. -_-'''

To end off, i feel that the best part of this KL trip was the ppl we met and got to knoe. Sharon's family had been a great host who realli welcomed us and made us feel at home. I am realli veri grateful to them for that.

Her brothers (esp her younger brother Jiahao) would talk to us, joke wif us and teach us how to play games. Her dad took the effort to tour us ard the city central and the residential areas. There was this particular incident that happened on the first nite, when it poured as the 4 of us were leaving Jusco. We managed to hail a cab and returned home safely, but it was when we reached home that we realised that her dad had went home to fetch her mother (he was working at that time), and together they had headed down to the mall to find us, as they were worried that we wld be trapped there coz of the rain. We were all so touched...

Her mum is a motherly lady who shared her experiences wif us and talked to us about her family etc. Through our conversations, we could see that she is a realli caring mum who dotes on her children a lot. She shared wif us lots of tips on yoga as well haha (she's a real yoga fanatic). Auntie oso whipped up nice homecooked meals for us, and did all the little things to make us feel realli at home. I realli grew to like her a lot, and when we left, i knew that i was going to miss her... Who knoes if we'll ever meet again?

It's been a realli eye-opening and unforgettable trip... I'll miss all the times we had, the experiences, the train ride, the ppl...

P.S: I'm realli upset coz i realised that i lost my denim jacket in JB! I've no idea how i lost it... I still had it wif me when i was on the train! It has been wif me for 4+ yrs... Hai... *sobz*

P.P.S: I took ard 6 hrs to come up wif this post, so pardon me for posting it so late. And pls, pardon the length of this post and the poor language used.

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