It was a rainy Saturday morning, a perfect day to sleep in but I was due to meet up some friends from Jakarta at the Masjid Jamek lrt station around 1 pm. It took much will power to drag myself out from the bed, into the shower and out of the door.
And eventually I was 15 minutes late.
Thankfully, my friend Helga messaged me and said he wanted to pray first. Hehe. And so I entered the Mosque compound and find my way into the women's area, abet asking directions from an old man there. To tell you the truth, this was my very FIRST time praying at this historic mosque. Shameful to admit. And before entering the mushollah, I spotted Helga in his kain batik sitting with his friend just a few meters away. Oh well, will contact him later. =p
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| Helga and Singgih (hope the spelling is right. LOL) in front of Masjid Jamek. |
I was about to get out from the praying room when my phone started beeping. I saw him first from afar before reading the message and immediately telephoned him. "Hey, I'm just behind you lah! Haha!" And thus a picture was taken at our first meeting point as seen above. =)
The weather was drizzling and I was concerned about out walk-around tour around KL in bad weather. But since another local friend wanted to lend his help, I opted to bring the lads to an open house session at one of my friend's house at Bangi. We used the lrt to Bandar Tasik Selatan to meet up with our supir (read: driver).
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| Friends I met through My Selangor Story 2011 trip, Mohd Zaid (the supir) and Helga. =) |
I was a bit nervous on what to say to my friend if she asked me who these lads were since I'm currently "unattached". Haha. Thankfully I didn't have to explain anything. At least, saying that I was bringing friends from Indonesia around KL made her father extra cheerful! And due to sudden heavy downpour, we got stranded there for a bit!
After a round of Kambing Golek and Nasi Beriyani from my friend's house we headed to Putrajaya, the Administrative Center of Malaysia. Sadly, Helga and Singgih didn't eat much. They have such tiny tummies! =p
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| We visited the Seri Warisan Bridge at Putrajaya |
I made Zaid park at an illegal spot just so that we could walk around the bridge and take pictures! Haha! Thankfully we weren't issued a fine.
After forcing the lads to jump while I became their helpful camera person (I can be a very persuasive person. ihikz), we headed to the most famous roundabout in Putrajaya to visit these two iconic buildings below.
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| Upper pic is the Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Prime Minister's Office) and the below pic is Masjid Putrajaya. |
Outsiders who didn't fit the "aurat" criteria had to wear raincoats to enter the compound and are provided for. Can't say the same for Masjid Jamek though. And within the compound there's even a small souvenir shop selling postcards and other touristy things. How convenient!
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| A place for worship and also ideal for tourists. =) |
We did our asar prayers here and then we went to the eatery area downstairs. There was a waterfront where we can go on a cruise around the man-made lake or just chill while eating ice-cream. Which is what we exactly did. RM4.50 per cone. *gasps!
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| Treating them ice-cream on a rainy day is not advisable. Haha! |
Our next destination was Bukit Bintang! Zaid actually works in this area and so he took the reins and became our unofficial tour guide around Bukit Bintang. We covered Jalan Alor (full of road cafes), Berjaya Times Square, Low Yat and his own office where we dropped by to drink and pray. Hahaha!
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| Clockwise from upper left : Bukit Bintang road, in front of Low Yat, Jalan Alor and the theme park inside Times Square. |
The ticket prices for the indoor theme park of Times Square are RM43 for non-ic holder and RM38 for ic holders. And nope, we didn't enter. On tight budget. =p
After maghrib, we headed to Merdeka Square. I wanted to show them the changing colors of Sultan Ahmad Samad Building during the night. It is a recommended spectacular view to behold! (Yes, I'm a big fan of lip-lap lights! Haha!)
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| Managed to catch the different colors of the building. Well, I think there were only 4 colors. Errr... |
Not having enough of colorful lights, we brought our Indonesian friend to KLCC to view the changing colors of the fountain! I think it becomes a musical fountain at 8pm where the 1Malaysia song is being played. We waited quite a while for the music to be replayed but it didn't happen! Sigh!
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| Many people has gathered around this fountain. It was a surprise to see such a crowd during night-time! |
Helga received free samples of Munchy's crackers while he sat there observing and taking pictures. I went inside the mall to do some errands and had them waiting outside. Hihi!
Tired and most definitely hungry by the time I finished my errands, we crashed at my favorite restaurant near my apartment to get dinner. And also it was easier for the driver to send me home right after we had our fill. Hehe. A girl have to think for herself when in a company of men.
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| At the famous Al-Azmi Seafood Garden Restaurant @ Sentul. |
The dinner was great as always. Highly recommended by myself. Hehe. I've brought many of my foreign guests for dinner here and I assure you, they all had high reviews of the restaurant's Thai ambiance with its excellent food and service. Don't believe me? Ask Helga and Zaid. =)
With that we ended our evening and I was sent home. Zaid later sent these boys to their hostel at Jalan Sultan near Petaling Street. I believe they'll be heading to Melaka and Genting next. Enjoy your stay in Malaysia guys!
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