Bonjour readers!
Hurray!! Kudos to me for surviving in the country’s fastest growing metropolis, capital city of Malaysia, heart of the country, KUALA LUMPUR! I sat a train there and came back alive without falling into the tracks and getting run over by a speeding LRT train or something despite me crossing over the yellow line! I am so damn proud to tears.
I went to Mid Valley mega mall.. (yes only Mid Valley) But still… it’s in KUALA LUMPUR! And the last time I’ve been there was a year ago when I took my US Visa. And, jeepers I miss Kuala Lumpur!
In case you’re wondering, no, I was not born in the jungle nor did my mom give birth to me in a Kadasandusun rumah panjang (long house) in Borneo. I am fully bred and raised in the city… just that… it’s in another city, the glorious Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Anyways, last Friday was just another outing with my friends. This time we got a bit bolder and more adventurous and decided to venture out to the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur. Fine, I was just exaggerating. We decided to dwadle and loiter around in a more vibrant shopping mall other than the usual Sunway Pyramid.
Departing Subang Jaya at 9:30AM, Sheng, YL and Ryan took the first train to Kuala Lumpur. Leaving an hour later, Alan, EK and myself left for Kuala Lumpur via Asia Jaya. And lastly, departing in last place, Thai resident, Wei Lian set off to Malaysia’s very own Big Apple, via Shah Alam.
With everyone traveling in different routes, who will arrive to the mall first and waste their bloody time there?
Haha. I purposely made it sound Amazing Race-y.
Anyways, thanks Aunty Teh, mom of EK, for fetching me to the station and sorry to have kept you and your son waiting (if I ever did)… I completely forgot about the time as I was watching Oprah Winfrey on TV and to make matters worst, I “not knowingly” took my jolly sweet time showering in the bathroom. Alan, the other passenger, was even later than me though.
Ok… there was drama in the car. Aunty Teh was supposed to drop us at the Subang KTM commuter station and from there we’ll take a commuter train all the way to Mid Valley. But little did we know, Aunty Teh, was way too generous and kind till she almost brought us all the way to Mid Valley.
T.T
The ever so ungrateful and unappreciative Matthew (me) pouted and sulked at the back of the car hoping that she would see my disappointment through the rear-view mirror.
I was discontented and frustrated as my hopes and dreams to sit on a train for the very first time in my life and to have Alan and EK be apart of my “first time” experience was flushed into the toilet bowl. And I would be lying if I tell you I was okay with Aunty Teh driving us straight to Mid Valley.
But hohohohohoho, the traffic congested.
Then Aunty Teh suggested that she send us to Asia Jaya and we take a LRT to KL Central. The happy Matthew (me) beamed with joy and delight and shouted “YAY!!” out loud in the car.
As the car halted in front of the station, I immediately leaped right out of the car and jakunly walked into the station and gazed at the surrounding with amazement and awe, bagaikan rusa masuk kampung.
Inserting my $10 note in the “hole thingy”
SO NOT USER-FRIENDLY CAN?!!!
Apparently, it only acknowledges and accepts coins and $1 or $5 bank notes.
So I inserted my $5 note for a to-and-fro ticket from Asia Jaya to KL Central. As soon as I click on the icon representing my next destination, I heard tinkling sounds in the “collect returned dollars” compartment. Son of a bitch, the machine returned my $3 change in coins!
Platform 1
Doing my thang on the train
*take two!*
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Cheeeese!
Pfft. Go die. She’s just fcuking jealous and green-eyed that I own and brought a 8.0 mega pixel and I have friends on my side who were kind enough to be my photographer. Besides, it’s in the MORNING! Those people in the train should be thankful to me for brightening up their Friday morning by watching me performing my thang. You do not see many people pose on a train that often in your life, do you?!
Welcome to the majestic bustling city of Kuala Lumpur!
Platform 6
The mall famous for its towering Christmas trees and humongous-sized red mushrooms – the imposing MID VALLEY!
Cam-hoed with EKThe three of us reunited with the rest and headed up to GSC to collect our movie tickets. Later, we spent 30 agonizing minutes debating on where to eat. In the end, we settled for Secret Recipe.
Cheesy prawn macaroni
As mouthwatering and succulent as it may look, the fact that it costs me a whopping $15.50 for a platter of cheesy macaroni made me feel remorse to even touch the spoon.
But whatever… it’s just once in a lifetime. After all, I brought a wallet full of cash to fund me throughout the day. In fact I brought more than enough till I could treat that Friday as my personal “spend-all-you-want” day and splurge all my leftover money from the piggy bank before the year ends.
After lunch, we watched…..
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*crowd roars*
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Screw Lyra! Now I am the one who’s in possession of the Golden Compass and I swear the alethiometer (the Golden Compass) denoted that those who write in any negative comments about the picture or even think that they can edit that picture far better than I do will never ever experience an orgasm in their life!
I give The Golden Compass a two thumbs down, simply because I felt the ending was a bit potong stim. Btw, is Mrs Coulter the good guy or the culprit?
Anyways… more pictures…
Honey, I shrunk the kids!
Sheng Ling, I shrunk your BOYFRIEND!
MUAHAHAHARR…
Everyone looked ugly in it… so I thought of making it uglier. But it ultimately turned out cute!
Haha. I bet he’ll come running to me with the fork he bought for his mom for Christmas and jab my ass with it the very next time he sees me for shrinking his head in the picture.
Sorry larr… we’re even anyways. My left cheek freaking looks as if there’s a cancerous tumor mushrooming in it.
During the last hours in Mid Valley, we stopped by at Pets Wonderland and subsequently landed our butts at Mc’ Donalds and shared our holiday experience with one another (did we?).
(I wrote Ryan’s name in it to justify his height/size of his head and to show the world that my friend ain’t no down-syndrome kid with an ultra-small head)
Almost got sesat afterwards.
The whole journey back was a total nightmare. I’ve never ran so fast to catch a train in my life… well ‘cos it’s only my second train-ride experience.
Overall, the outing was awesome. Best one yet. I give a perfect 10.
P/S: Spoiled brats like me hires a personal driver and never relies on public transportation. The next time I sit on a cab I’ll make sure I take a photo too k?
