Bukit Bintang

I was on call today, but usually if I have a Saturday afternoon to myself, I could be found heading around Pavilion and Bukit Bintang for drinks or just good all round shopping. With the occasional stop at Low Yat of course for good measure.

The sale was like constantly going ...The selfie gene is definitely strong in this familyIn the last week, Bukit Bintang had been making headlines. First came the news of the sinkhole around the MRT building site near Pudu. Next came the controversial statement from the Federal Territory Minister banning soup kitchen in City Centre.

Wonder how those events could've changed my Saturday afternoon plans as far as Bukit Bintang was concerned. I wouldn't be surprised if it were to become a centre for protests. Certainly there were a few unhappy campers there. Certainly the MRT work had changed the landscape at the area somehow. It wasn't that pleasant to walk around Bukit Bintang at the moment. And then there was the traffic. Nightmare.

On that note, I would just like to post a few photos from when I took a walk around Pavilion and Low Yat last weekend just before puasa started. Might have to wait until after Ramadan before I venture around there again.

Jonker with Anita

We tucked the boys at their Grandparents' room and had a quick escape to Jonker Street after lunch. Hopped onto a beca and within seconds literally, the heaven opened without mercy. Anita was soaked by the time the covers were up.

We were dropped near the entrance of Jonker Street and I quickly bought an umbrella. So, off we went.

It didn't take long before we got our hands full with all the shopping. Things were so much cheaper here compared to KL. We got tit bits for Irfan's party pack, and some lighting for the apartment.

Welcoming bistro, but it was raining and we were in a bit of a rushTaking shelter while it poured down ...Colourful!We couldn't hang around for too long though since the boys were at the hotel and we had plans for dinner. Anita was convinced to return to shop here in the future as we only managed only a single street and we haven't sampled any of the cafe yet.

Some excuse to return...

More entries from this Melaka trip here.

Mission Beanbags

So, the mission was a success. We went to The Curve for lunch as well as looking around for beanbags. Idlan and Irfan wanted them. A few weeks back, we saw a small vendor at the Ikano foyer selling these but the cat was too full for us to carry the bags home.

Not so that day. Luckily the vendor was still there although we still looked around for better deal. There was none really to be had. Harvey Norman had some on sales but they were expensive and not very comfortable to sit on. So. We skipped that. There were not much in terms of colour and material as well.

Idlan was not impressed with the shopThe second shop won him over

Buy at the vendor - located right in front of Cold Storage on the Ikano's ground floor - they had plenty to choose from and they offered bundled foot stools for free. Deal clinched!

I was carrying the bags to the van soon after. A couple of trips of course, while the boys helped out with the foot stools. Were they happy? Daddy was happy as well!

The Curve in Ramadan

After the jam I endured coming back from Subang, I had to fulfil my promise to the boys to take them out. Anita wanted to go to The Curve, and the children wanted to go to Marche there. So, the decision was easy. Off we went.

For the past few years, this was the main place we went to shop for Raya clothes. A few of the shops there we were very familiar with. And of course, we had to go there for the Raya cards as well. We had tongue that a miss this time around as the boys were hungry. So the shopping had to wait.

The decor there this year was based on the 60s theme around old KL. Specifically Chow Kit and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. The had shops basically there. A mini bazaar, selling some really expensive stuff that I didn't even bother browsing.

The clothes there mainly came from local boutique and they didn't come cheap. There were also accessories, samping, songkok and all the rest. But the main items seemed to be baju kurung. Plenty of them, for both children and adults. Don't bother asking about the prices. I could cry.

We skipped that and bought some clothes at Metrojaya instead. Got what we went there for.

Unfortunately, The Curve were shut down at ten even during Ramadan. Which was a shame since they could do with opening it until midnight during weekends as I was sure there would be plenty of people who would venture out after Tarawikh at least for food.

That would be an idea.

Here are the entries from the Raya decor from 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Sweet Perfume

Anita had been collecting perfume since I started to know her. Her favourite brand had always been Dior. Today, at KLCC there was a special Dior collection arriving in town, only for one week.

It wasn't your typical bottled perfumes but more of the real scent. These scent came in concentrated form into bottles and the smell was not similar to the retail offerings. You could only get such perfumes in Paris - I remember seeing something similar when I was there.

Before you order, you had to go through a list of questions. This would predict the scent which you preferred. At the end of answering those question, Anita was offered three scents. And they were spot on. It was really good. Unfortunately it was really expensive. So, expensive that Anita felt that she could use that money to buy herself a full set of Raya clothes.

Clever girl!