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United Buddy Bears At Pavilion KL

2012-01-15T08:52:00.008+08:00

I was last month for a short trip in KL, got to Pavilion and saw The United Buddy Bears exhibition in front of Pavilion about 143 of them.

Under this motto, the United Buddy Bears promote living together in peace and harmony on their global tour. About 143 Buddy Bears represent as many countries recognised by the UN. Since the first exhibition in Berlin in 2002, more than 25 million visitors world wide have been able to admire the United Buddy Bears.

The Buddy Bears stand together "hand in hand", symbolising the future vision of a peaceful world. Each bear stands for the people of the different countries and their culture, yet not for political system.

Each Buddy Bears shows the individual design created by different artists on behalf of their native countries. The international artists' different styles are joined together in one work of art, spreading zest of life. The diverse design of the Buddy Bears-always typical for the respective countries-enables the visitors to experience a journey around the globe.

The Malaysian United Bear was painted by our very own local artist A. Rahim Muda.

The United Buddy Bears exhibition tour end on 15 Feb 2012.

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building At Kuala Lumpur

2012-01-04T21:52:00.000+08:00

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is located in front of Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in Jalan Raja is one of the most well known landmarks in the city. The construction of this building started in 1893 and was completed in 1897. Initially the building was designed to house the colonial State Government of Selangor but when it was completed, it housed the entire Federated Malay States (FMS) admninistration.

The building boasts a 43.6 metre high clock tower with a large dome, which is one of its most famous features.

There are two smaller towers near the main entrance, both which also domed. The domes are very unique.

The smaller domes were originally made of copper sheets placed over wooden frames and painted black. These were later replaced by proper copper domes that were gifts from the Australian government. The new domes were not painted but coated with high quality varnish to retain their shine.

The building houses the offices of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture of Malaysia.

The foundation stone of the building was laid by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, Sir Charles Mitchell, on 19th October 1894.

It formerly housed the superior courts of the country: the Federal Court Of Malaysia, the Court Of Appeals and the High Court Of Malaya.

view of The Sultan Abdul Samad Building from Dataran Merdeka

The building has undergone several renovations. These included building extensions at the back to house officers and canteen and overhauling the wiring system to allow more lighting and the use of air conditioners. It Is 122 metres long.

An "A-Maze-ing" Christmas Decoration At Mid Valley Megamall 2011

2011-12-26T01:22:00.000+08:00

The Christmas decoration theme is An "A-Maze-ing' Christmas

view from the top

there is group photography which will be donate to charity

family photos with Santa Claus

Christmas Decoration At Sunway Pyramid 2011

2011-12-25T08:18:00.000+08:00

Wishing Everyone A Merry Christmas...

Christmas Decoration At 1 Utama 2011 - Splashing Over The Big Blue

2011-12-24T22:19:00.004+08:00

Christmas Decoration At Berjaya Times Square 2011

2011-12-24T15:51:00.001+08:00

Christmas Decoration At The Pavilion 2011 - Christmas Wonderland

2011-12-23T22:18:00.013+08:00

The Hello kitty statue

merry go round

The Santa Claus statue at the top floor

view of the Christmas decorations from the top floor from the top floor

Night time at the Pavilion main entrance

Dr Sun Yet San Memorial Centre Penang

2011-12-16T21:09:00.007+08:00

I went over to Dr Sun Yet Sun Memorial Centre after having lunch at Lorong Selamat.

Inside the memorial centre has many interesting histories and photos of Dr Sun Yet Sun when he visit Penang.

Do visit the memorial centre the next time you visit Penang.

Winners Of Astro BattleGround 2011

2011-12-10T22:16:00.006+08:00

Here is the winners of Astro BattleGround which held just now at Sunway Giza Kota Damansara.

All photos is from Astro Battleground FB page.

Winner of Astro BattleGround 2011 is 2009 winner Kartoon Network

1st Runner Up is Fix

2nd Runner up is 2nd Floor

Third Runner up is Chique De Luxe

Congratulations to all the winners and it was a great battle.

The Imperial Palace Of The Qing Dynasty In ShenYang China

2011-11-16T20:09:00.005+08:00

The Shenyang Imperial Palace is famous for its Manchu characteristics and is the founding area of the Qing Dynasty. In 1616, Nuerhachi the chief of Nuzhen tribe in Jianzhou in the Ming Dynasty, unified all the Nuzhen tribe and declared himself "Khan" or King.

an old stone carving

come across this cute warning sign

After the Qing Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing in 1644, the Shenyang Palace was preserved and continued to expanded. From 1671 to 1829 the Qing emperors including KangXi, QinLong, Jiaqing and Daoguang all stay in the palace during their visit and offer sacrifices to their ancestor ceremonies and held celebrations.

the 8 personal Flags of the great Generals of the Qing Dynasty

one of the weapons display

the feeding pole for feeding the crow every morning

On 1 July 2004 Shenyang Palace was inscribe on the list of The World Culture Heritage.

Pinang Peranakan Mansion - Penang

2011-11-02T10:03:00.010+08:00

The Pinang Peranakan Mansion was originally the home of Kapitan Chung Keng Kwee.

The building was refurnished and turned into a “Baba Nyonya” Museum to showcase the lifestyle and culture of the eclectic Chinese Straits Settlement in Penang called the Peranakan. The gentlemen were known as “Baba” and the ladies as “Nyonya”.

The mansion was the locations for the filming of the Little Nyonya, a 34 episode drama series by Singapore MediaCrop TV Channel 8.

inside the mansion

the kitchen area

Address of Pinang Peranakan Mansion
29 Church Street
10200 George Town
Penang
Tel: 604-2642929
Fax: 604-2641929
E-mail: mhbaba@gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.pinangperanakanmansion.com.my/

Visiting Hours: 9.30am to 5pm
Monday to Sunday including Public Holidays
Entrance Fees: RM10.00 for adult and free for children below 6 years

Harbin Night Scene

2011-10-11T11:32:00.004+08:00

Here is few Harbin night scene photos taken nearby my hotel

Milky Way Hotel the hotel I stay in

Bintulu Tugu Council Negri Sarawak

2011-10-03T07:07:00.001+08:00

The first Sarawak State Legislative Assembly was establish after its inaugural meeting in Bintulu 8 September 1867.

the first Sarawak DUN building in Bintulu 8 September 1867

source: news clip from Borneo post

The council now is 144 years old and located at Lebuh Abang Galau in honour of one of the founder council members.

The Bristish officers were James B. Crookshank, William H. Rodway, Alfred R. Gouhton, Thomas S.C. Chapman and James H. Nelson. Locals recorded attending the meeting were Pengiran Matusin (Datuk Bandar), Pengiran Matahir, Pengiran Abu Bakar, Abang Matassan, Tuan Khatib, Awang Dulla, Mani, Abang Ain, Abang Tek, Abang Apong, Abang Leman, Abang Man, Abang Galau, Abang Ali and Abang Usup.

I come back again during the night to shot the night view of the monument.

The monument is located at the Popular Corner Seafood Restaurant.

Sibu BASE Jump 2011

2011-09-28T20:09:00.003+08:00

The next day we travel to Sibu to watch Sibu BASE Jump at Wisma Sanyan, after we watch the International Borneo Kite Festival 2011 in Bintulu.

By the time we reach Sibu there is lots of people waiting for jumpers to jump from the 27th floor of Wisma Sanyan. There is 23 jumpers 19 jumpers are foreigners from Australia, UK, USA, Netherland, Austria and New Zealand and 4 jumpers from Malaysia.

Participants prepare their parachute inside Wisma Sanyan shopping complex...

there is also TV show the jumpers jump from top floor of Wisma Sanyan

All the jumpers had to jump from the 27th floor of Wisma Sanyan....

After they landed, the crowds all gather to take picture with the friendly jumpers

I have fun watching the BASE jump for the first time although have to wait under the hot sun for the jumpers to jump at the top floor of Wisma Sanyan.

The Video of the Sibu BASE jump 2011

Bintulu Borneo International Kite Festival 2011

2011-09-26T12:52:00.009+08:00

Last Saturday weekend I decided to travel to Bintulu to watch The 7th Borneo International Kite Festival 2011 with few of my friends.

The weather that is very nice day, jam pack with visitors from all over the place and it is a very hot too.... here is few photos at the kite festival

snap the "Take A Photo Of Me" kite

the competition between 2 teams...

the teddy bear of I Love Bintulu kite

spongebob squarepants kite

Harbin At 3.00am

2011-09-20T15:01:00.005+08:00

I was awaken by the bright sunlight around 3.00 am in the morning in Harbin, at first I thought that fast it already 7.00am morning thought I only sleep only for while then I look at my watch and remember our tour guild say Harbin morning is very early than other place in China.

So I decide to go down from my hotel to walk around and snaps few pictures:

view of the hotel I stay early in the morning

the building beside my hotel

view of the road from the bridge above

Harbin morning quiet street view

man going home after work maybe

lonely road

found there still some vehicles around roaming around finding customers

Harbin City China

2011-08-22T15:33:00.002+08:00

Here is some of the photos around Harbin city, the architecture building in Harbin have lots influence from The Russians when they build the Trans-Siberian Railway.

Government Office

Cinema

railway station building

Harbin Mascot Goose

some monument at the roundabout

Harbin Hospital

Harbin Police Headquarters

Harbin Mosque

St Sophia Church

St Alexeevsky Church

Sibu Giant Hypermarket

2011-08-18T08:25:00.009+08:00

When to the newly open Giant Hypermarket at Ling Kai Cheng road around Sungai Merah area last Friday 12-8-2011. As we arrive there the place is jam pack with peoples going there to do some opening promotion shopping.

inside the hypermarket

Jalan Alor @ Bukit Bintang KL

2011-07-27T20:15:00.000+08:00

A walk a Jalan Alor at night

KL Bukit Bintang Night Scene

2011-07-20T07:07:00.004+08:00

Here is few photos of Bukit Bintang at night during my trip to Kuala Lumpur few months ago

Harbin Stalin Park, Flood Control Monument And Song Hua River

2011-07-18T17:55:00.003+08:00

Flood Control Monument

Front view of flood Control Monument

Flood Control Monument is another place we visit in Harbin, the monument is built to commemorate the tremendous feat of the Harbin people in controlling the massive flood of 1957.

The 13 m monument consists of one Roman-style column topped with statues and a 7-meter-long curving corridor surrounding the column. Eleven small, semi-circular pools near the column mark the water level reached by the flood.

More than four decades later, another flood broke the monument's record, so the site was updated to remember the victims of 1998's disastrous flood.

Back view of the Flood Control Monument

The Stalin Park

Next to the Flood Control Monument is The Stalin Park built in 1953 (Sidalin Gongyuan) and is named after the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin. Stands as evidence of the friendship between the world's two most powerful communist countries at that time.

It is simply a public park that the local Harbin people like to take part in leisure activities all year long.

The park features a spread of flowerbeds and trees.

Also you can find Song Hua River locate at the back the Flood Control Monument and Stalin Park

KL Petaling Street At Night

2011-07-11T06:35:00.004+08:00

Usually I would come to Petaling Street during the day time and seldom come during the night time and since I stay at The China Town Boutique is quite nearby so I decide to go have a walk around Petaling Street at night.

During the night Petaling Street night lanterns will be light up along the street

At this section the place is much smaller and very crowded as during the night traders will use the middle of the walk way to set up their stalls.

Ice Sculpture Display At Sun Island Park Harbin China

2011-07-05T19:58:00.008+08:00

As Harbin is famous for it ice sculptures and since it not Ice and Snow Sculpture which is due in December we head to Sun Island Park to see the Ice sculpture.

Here is few photos of the ice sculpture inside:

Kedai Kopi Dan Ais Kacang Lorong Selamat Penang

2011-06-27T20:03:00.007+08:00

We drop by Kedai Kopi dan Ais Kacang or other name Kedai Kopi Low Eng hoo coffee shop which is located at Lorong Selamat which is opposite Dr Sun Yet Sen Penang Memorial Centre...

the famous char kuey teow man with cool glasses, which remind me of the guy of the StarShip Enterprise

while we waiting for the char koay toew we also order cendol and ice kacang

after waiting for 15 or 20 minute the famous char kuey toew is serve usually we have to wait for an hour.

the plate with big 3 prawns, Chinese sausages and bean spouts and it yummy.... do drop by Lorong Selamat when you came to Penang.

Night Market At ChangChun City China

2011-06-22T07:07:00.006+08:00

By the time we reach ChangChun City after 4 hours bus ride from Harbin, it already night time since the day is still early we decided to go walk around and we stumble upon the night market located not to far from our hotel.

There is lots of things to buy here and it very cheap,