Aquaria KLCC

April 30, 2010

Right underneath Suria KLCC is the Aquaria. It has over 250 different species and over 20,000 land and aquatic animals from around the world.

At the entrance, there is this small pool that has three baby aquatic animals that you are allowed to touch. That’s me playing with the baby shark. I wasn’t expecting it to have a very smooth and soft skin. And you know what? The whole time I was there I was thinking how good that soft flesh would be for lunch when steamed and slathered with mayo.

Anyway, also inside are more holding tanks for different animals.

Walking further inside, you will be greeted by this huge cylinder tank that houses so many fish. We were all blown by how majestic this towering cylinder is. Really magnificent!

Hold your breath and prepare your pulse oximeter as your pulses soar through the roof at the Piranha feeding show. Don’t let the pictures fool you. These are huge, probably at least 10 inches long. Some grow to as long as 13 inches and weighing about 3.5 kilograms!

And then there is this amazing underwater tunnel.

We all noticed how close a particular tiger shark and fantail ray are. They are always together and would swim side by side. We all thought that there’s a bromance going on. And don’t miss the Aqua theater too, where a large window enables one a peek at the ocean reef and its inhabitants. This is where we saw a huge arapaima and a giant grouper (as big a me).

We all had a great time. We all learned a thing or two about the ocean and its inhabitants.

 

Suria KLCC

April 28, 2010

Next, we went to Suria KLCC, which is short for the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Suria KLCC is Kuala Lumpur’s premiere shopping haven covering 1.5 million square feet! I have a feeling that this complex has everything, even those that claim to only be bought online (like www.slimmingpillsthatwork.net) or those infomercials on TV. With that much space, this has got to have it all. And indeed it has. I think one can spend a whole day here and you’ll never get bored. There are just so many things to do and see.

And did I mention that it’s also the base of the Petronas Towers? Also located around the KLCC are other tourist spots like the Aquaria, which I’ll post soon.

Take note though that taking pictures in Suria is limited to a few areas only, like the ground floor. We were there a few days before the Chinese New Year, which was reason for this mall’s festive decorations.

 

While the ladies took their time (a long, long time) in this particular store

 

 

I spent mine watching a few Chinese cultural shows that they featured, and admired the mall’s architecture.

 

And in the three days that we spent in Kuala Lumpur, I just have to share that went to Suria, and to that shoe store, every single day. And get this, according to the ladies, the shoes differ each day! And each time they enter that store, they spent a few hours! Ridiculous as it may sound, it’s true!

 

Uncle John kopi tiam

One morning, we woke up early to try Tune Hotel’s kopi tiam named Uncle John. I ordered my usual kopi and kaya toast. The kopi was strong and bitter and sweet all at the same time, and tasted good overall. The kaya toast, however, though looking much better that Kampung Boy’s version in terms of the bread used, was far inferior with regards to the kaya spread. I guess the kaya was placed too thinly that all I could really taste was the butter.

What saved our morning really was knowing that there’s free use of the computer facilities. We got to check our flights for updates, respond to email inquiries about the best acne wash, and update our Facebook accounts. After that, we’re geared for new adventures.

 

aching feet

Doing so many things in a day is really tiring. Like most tourists, we want to maximize our time and see everything we can. But the bad thing about squeezing so much activity into our short stay is that at the end of each day, we’re so tired. Remember that fish foot I had? Well, let’s just say that I need one again before going to sleep, and maybe a body and natural face cream massage too.

We were sluggishly walking home one night, with our feet and bodies aching, and then we saw the KL Tower. Being Pinoys, we never pass up the opportunity for a picture shot like this: a night shot with the KL Tower. Sorry I won’t be able to share a few pics with us in it since we’re all shy, but I’ll leave you with this night shot of the view from our hotel with the KL Tower in the background.

 

Nasi Ayam

April 13, 2010

After the ticklish fish spa and all the shopping that we did, we’re bound to get hungry. We grab a hearty late lunch at the food court located on the second floor. After going around, reading, asking, and analyzing the dishes on offer, similar to employment screening, we all settled on ordering from Nasi Ayam.

I can’t exactly recall who had what, but I distinctly remember KG enjoying her lemon chicken dish (first photo below). On the table are roasted duck and chicken rice dishes, both equally delicious and satisfying.

Don’t forget to take home some of the delicious cakes from King’s Confectionery before going out!