The Kuala Lumpur Traveler

Just from the look of the exterior of the hotel, you’d probably have guessed that this hotel must have something to do with Air Asia or Tony Fernandez or both. Tune Hotels is the latest brainchild of Tony Fernandez, the man behind the extremely successful Air Asia, Malaysia’s first low cost, no frills airline. And know, Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia is proud to present to the world Asia’s first no frills hotel. Even from the pricing, you’d know that it is the trade mark of Tony Fernandez. Where else in the world can you get a hotel accomodation so cheap …read more

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I am so frustrated witht the recent development surrounding the Tourism Ministry lately. Yes… I am talking about the very ministry that is entrusted to tell good things about the country and promote Malaysia as one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
It all started when a journalist from Indonesia, Nila Tanzil was here in Kuala Lumpur recently to cover the launching of Flower Fest. After the event, she went back to Jakarta and had blogged about her disappointing experience when she, and 16 other journalists from Indonesia, were invited by the Tourism Ministry to cover the event, …read more

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Am I dreaming? Are you dreaming too? The picture shows my Toyota Unser covered in snow…. but here in Kuala Lumpur? I must be kidding myself. The weather is sunny and its hot and humid at 32 degree Celcius in Kuala Lumpur…. impossible. But then scientists have long been talking changing weather pattern due to global warming… could it be snowing in Kuala Lumpur?
Ok ok… enough of pulling your legs… there are snow in Kuala Lumpur or at least where I wash my car…. it’s SNOW WASH! Yes.. they spray my car with snowy detergent! Snow Wash had been introduced …read more

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Pheeww….. what a great idea. It’s the world first and the original idea was mooted by Malaysian…. this is truly Malaysia Boleh (Malaysia Can). I am talking about Zass!! The world’s first mobile hair salon… in a vintage looking in striking red color bus. Now… tell me.. that’s not cool…errr hot?
According to founder Fara La’jam, Zass!! is the first mobile hair salon in the world, and it will be zipping around town offering hair-styling services to Klang Valley residents.
“We are a mobile hair salon and we move from location to location on a daily basis,” said Fara during a …read more

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I had reached home a little earlier than usual today and was pleasantly surprised by my wife who had cooked Laksa Penang. It has been a while since we had Laksa Penang at home. Laksa Penang is undoubtedly one of the most popular local food here in Malaysia and it is enjoyed by both Malaysian and foregners alike.
If you are foreigners still learning about Malaysian food, you might be wondering what is Laksa Penang? Well, here is Wiki’s explanation about Laksa Penang:
Penang laksa, also known as assam laksa from the Malay for tamarind, comes from the Malaysian island of …read more

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If you are planning to come to Kuala Lumpur anytime soon and looking for some new place to stay, why not try Putrajaya Shangri-La. This stylish boutique hotel is elegantly located on a hilltop very close by to other happening places in Putrajaya such as Alamanda Shopping Center, Putra Mosque by the lake and of course the Prime Minister’s Office just to mention a few.
If you are coming from KLIA, the hotel is just about 25 minutes away by road. Are you planning to have meetings in the heart of Kuala Lumpur? Not so much problem as all it …read more

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Kuala Lumpur celebrated its 33rd Federal territory Day yesterday. StarMetro had conducted some interviews among Kuala Lumpur folks and asked them what do they think of Kuala Lumpur city and what sort of change they like to see in their city? The answers were interesting and just as diversed as the folks interviewed.

“The city lacks Malaysian flavour in terms of the way we dress,” declared electrical and electronic students M. Suresh, 20 and J. Rubenrakumar, 23.
They hope to see more KLites clad in “Malaysian-inspired attire” as the city is where most tourists are.
Interior designer Benson …read more

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What are you doing this Saturday? If you do not have any plan yet, why not bring your family to Putrajaya and get you and your family members surrounded with flowers.
In conjunction with Visit Malaysia Year 2007, the Malaysia Floral Fest is back with the biggest and most colourful display of flora in Malaysia. The theme for this year’s Flora Fest is Colours Of Harmony, as Malaysia’s colourful blooms represent the beautiful racial harmony found in Malaysia. For a whole week in January, several Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur venues will be transformed with bright, colourful and fragrant blooms.
Inspired …read more

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I visited one of my daughters at her hostel today and took her out for lunch. We went to Satay Kajang Hj Samuri located in, well.. Kajang of course. I haven’t been to Satay Kajang for a long time. So it was a nice lunch with my family.
Satay Kajang used to be available only in Kajang but Hj Samuri’s satay outlets had been expanding like nobody’s business. Now you can even find Satay Kajang Hj Samuri outlet at the Dengkil rest area along the highway to and from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The choice of satays (skewed marinated …read more

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Are you in Kuala Lumpur this Saturday 6th Jan 2007? If you do, you should not miss this event. It’s the grand launching of the Visit Malaysia Yesr 2007 by the Prime Minister of Malaysia. The location is at Lake Titiwangsa where the lates tourist attraction in Kuala Lumpur, Eye On Malaysia will also be launched. The giant Ferris wheel has 42-airconditioned gondolas which will offer a bird’s eye view of Kuala Lumpur to the visitors.
The total height of the wheel is 60-meters and it will taker you on a good 15-minutes ride just to complete one full rotation. …read more

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