You know, I have to say that the shopping malls in my country are pretty damn beautiful. You'll be amazed by what a small country can achieve. Except for its political bullshit, Kuala Lumpur city and other states are developing swiftly with high-rise buildings filling up the empty lands & beautiful resorts by the beaches. Furthermore, I've heard that there are newly opened restaurants, bars and clubs in less than a year and a half. That's just 18 months since I've been living in the States and away from my home country. I miss the big and luxurious shopping malls with 5 to 6 levels filled with over 200 variety of shops and a stretch of over 40 restaurants. A mall so big that sometimes people loss their way out, have to seat for a drink/meal, have to revisit to finish walking the entire mall and some might end up misplacing their vehicles in the parking lot. Hah. Well, how do I know of such thing? Because my family, friends and myself had been victims. *wink*
I love that on a boring day or night, I can always drop by the mall and hangout there for hours doing window shopping, people watching, outdoor dining, etc. Some things are much cheaper back home. Including movie tickets! Each time I'm paying $5 (with student ID) for a movie ticket. Where as, back home is like RM7=$2.17 (with student ID) and RM10=$3.10 (without). The huge difference is that our cinema looks like a 4 star hotel lobby. I don't know why it has to be so beautiful but it's definitely worth paying money for anyways:)
I miss club and bar hopping! I miss going to the bars located on the top of a building that overlooks the beautiful city and the KL twin towers. There are more clubs and bars now that I don't know about. I believe when I return home, I'll feel like an astray tourist. The unfamiliar roads and places. Sigh
Apart from that, I dearly miss the hawker stall food by the streets. It's cheap and delicious! It's the type of local authentic food you can never taste it in any other country. Although I'm a sucker for Italian and Japanese food, every now and then I'll crave for authentic foods from back home. I feel hopeless just thinking about it.. :(
Malaysia are for those who:
A) Enjoys eating just about any type of foods!
< Laksa
< Satay
< Steam chicken
< Bak Kut Teh
B) Enjoys the big city & shopping malls
< Petronas Twin Towers, Suria KLCC
Mid Valley Shopping mall & hotels
in Kuala Lumpur
< The Gardens, shopping mall
Sunway Pyramid shopping mall, located in Subang Jaya
< Inside Sunway Pyramid, old wing
(Some malls are divided into old and new sections that simply means the old section was first structured and then the mall was expanded and is attached to a newer section of shopping complex)
I love that our country has many different cultures and we take turns to celebrate our festival yearly. Thus, all the malls and streets will be decorated every few months in conjunction with its celebration.
During Chinese New Year, February
During Hari Raya, November
During Deepavali, October
During Christmas, December
