Low Yat on Chinese New Year Day

Can this count as Valentine's Day gift?Yes, I was kinda free this afternoon and since I have some stuff I needed to get for my LiveScribe pen, I thought why not take a walk around Bukit Bintang and Pavilion and see what's cooking there. I got there late afternoon and started off with some sushi at Yo! Sushi. Then I was off!

Just about 50% of the shops were open at Sg Wang Bukit Bintang. The camera shops were open when I started making inquiries  about the EOS 7D. After about 20 minutes, I moved along to Low Yat. It was even worst there. Less than 30% of the shops were opened. The foyer was almost deserted. Even the Apple shop was closed. Unfortunately, the shop where I got my LiveScribe stuffs were also closed and I had to leave empty-handed.

On the way back, I noticed a lot of young Malay couple mingling along. I realized then it was Valentines Day. There was even a ma cir in tudung selling roses. This definitely went against the preaching on TV about Valentines being too Christian for 1Malaysia. Najib will have to turun padding to set this one straight I reckon, instead of all the eye sang he was tossing on TV. Well, my Valentine days were over. I got some perfume for Puan Anita yesterday with the kids with a card handwritten by Idlan. That put a smile on her face all day ….. 

Walkabout with my 400D

Idlan unfortunately developed temperature this morning. The initial plan was to go up the hill to Colmar Tropicale for a spot of sightseeing. We therefore spend the morning at home. I had the chance to watch the Grammies. Quite a glittering affair. Black Eyed Peas really rocked the house with 'I got a feeling'. The flop was definitely Taylor Swift. If she were to sing like that in front of Simon Cowell, she would've been booted out. Where was Kanye when you really needed him. I couldn't believe she won 'Album of the Year'!

The now legendary fake blossomI also woke up with a spot of glee. United comprehensively schooled the Arsenal at their backyard last night. An important win. We were now only a point behind Chelsea who will be traveling to Hull midweek to play their game in hand. I started Idlan on antibiotics and by late morning he was much better. But not after puking his breakfast out. After lunch, I decided to take my 400D out and head out to Bukit Bintang area to take pics. I also had to settle the credit card bill at a branch of UOB there - unfortunately the teller machine broke down, so I can't pay. I fully expect to hear from one of their telephone operator tomorrow to remind me to pay, during which I will remind them to fix their machine.

Heading towards Starbucks for some mochaThe main foyerI started off at the main entrance of Pavilion and around the fountain. The weather was very sunny and the lighting was rather tricky. The photos looked washed out and flat. I decided to head indoors. I soon got bored since I took some photograph of the interior already last week. I then made my way to Low Yat. It was pretty deserted for a weekday. The main foyer which used to be buzzing with vendors and stalls was empty. It was empty space. Something I was not used to. I walked around to look for photo printer since the current one I have was five years-old and the refills were hard to come by nowadays. The current prize for dedicated photo printers were already very cheap. Compared to the RM2500 I spend for my last printer, I can get an A4 printer for less than RM250 complete with ink-tank modification. That's important to cut maintenance down. The printers were to heavy to carry though as I park at Pavilion. Maybe next time.

By the time I came back to Pavilion, the lighting was better, and I started snapping away. I put up the slideshow here.

A quick stop at Low Yat to pick up a new pair of headphones

Needed to rescue my ailing stereo headphones. Might as well pick up a high quality one that is compatible with the iPhone. While at the shop, I also picked-up a copy of Snow Leopard. Time for an upgrade!

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Deepavali decorations at Pavilion

Passed through the Pavilion on the way to the bank and was quite impressed that the decors were already up. Pretty colourful and nice. Now off to Bukit Bintang and Low Yat!

Highly recommended if you are a photo freak. I actually wanted to look for a GPS unit as I found it cumbersome to use my E71 for navigation. I needed something portable and useable when driving in KL. The one I got my eye on was the Garmin nuvi765. One of the salesperson offered me for RM1300 but after talking to him for 5 minutes, it was pretty clear that he did not know what he was talking about, so decided against parting with my cash.