When I was going home from work this afternoon, the crowd in KLCC shopping centre was pack! Then I remember it was salary time. I haven't receive mine because the company i work for only pay our salary on the last day of the month.
I could see so many families hanging out with their children, school children from different schools were visiting Aquaria KLCC. I wonder do they have to pay RM25 per entry? Or there's a student's price I don't know about...
Isetan was always pack with people and business has been good since they moved the supermarket to concourse floor. Japanese food items, groceries and fruits business blossom. Even their dessert and bakery sections were doing well too.
Isetan draws a different type of consumers. Mostly working professionals and high flyers. I shop there because the food is fresher. Meat and vegetables are fresh compare to other hypermarket like Giant. Another reason I shop there is, you don't have people picking through the veges or fruits and press every items. I really hate it! Price is rather more expensive but if you're buying for small family or single, it's still ok.
Every eating outlets are full of people in KLCC. With the global economic looking gloomy, Malaysia in general is still OK and we can still enjoy our life and have some entertainment and eating out. I hope we appreciate what we have.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Good Shopping Malls in Kuala Lumpur
When you are visiting Kuala Lumpur or KL in short, there are a few shopping malls that you should visit. If you stay around Bukit Bintang area, there are quite a few shopping malls around the area and it's in walking distance.
Recommended Shopping Malls are:
Sungai Wang
This place a lot of retail and really cheap for visitors visiting from Europe, USA or Australia. Before you buy a new fashionable bag or shirt, be sure to ask if you can get a discount. Normal discount is between 10%-15%. There are frequent sales in most retails so you can get a good bargain.
There are quite a few gadgets outlets in Sungai Wang or BB Plaza. Before you buy, please check the prices for all the shops. You can come back again to buy the best offered camera.
For food, there's a great local style food court on the 4 floor. It's a bit warm but they have big fans so it's ok. Mostly serve Chinese food but I heard there are Halal store too.
BB Plaza
This place is offer local product and keepsakes. There are relatively cheap and reasonable price items. There is one camera shop at the ground floor that offers camera at a good price. Be sure to bargain or freebies.
Pavilion Shopping Mall
This is the high end shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. All the branded stuff you love is here. From Gucci to LV, from watches to jewelries, if this fancy you, get something for yourself.
There are a lot of great food outlets here that you must try. For local food, go to the food court at lower ground floor. Most of the stores serve good food. If you're not sure which one you like, just follow the crowd. Besides the food court, there are quite a few great restaurants on the top floor. I recommend that you go for Chinese restaurants or Asian restaurant. Middle East restaurants are not at par.
You must try the fish spa next to the cinema. It's either you love it or hate it. OK, you won't hate it but you can't get pass that weird feeling the tiny fishes nibble at your feet. For first timers, you will feel ticklish for a few minutes, after that you'll like it. For RM38, you'll get a clean, soft feet after 30 minutes fish spa.
Suria KLCC Shopping Mall
One of the crowded shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. Come as early as 8.30am to queue for an entrance ticket to the sky bridge. It's free but they only allow limited numbers of visitors a day. You can get your breakfast at 4th floor or 2nd floor food court. If you fancy eating at a restaurant for lunch, all the restaurants located at 4th floor are good but a bit pricey.
This place offer branded goods too. If you are looking for reasonable price items, you can visit Parkson or Isetan. There are a number of local brand stores too for those who are looking for quality bargain. There's a Mark & Spencer but I'm not sure of the price compare to overseas. Watches, spa, jewelries are all here.
If you want to visit these place by walking, I recommend you stay at 3 or 4 stars hotel at Bukit Bintang area.
Recommended Shopping Malls are:
Sungai Wang
This place a lot of retail and really cheap for visitors visiting from Europe, USA or Australia. Before you buy a new fashionable bag or shirt, be sure to ask if you can get a discount. Normal discount is between 10%-15%. There are frequent sales in most retails so you can get a good bargain.
There are quite a few gadgets outlets in Sungai Wang or BB Plaza. Before you buy, please check the prices for all the shops. You can come back again to buy the best offered camera.
For food, there's a great local style food court on the 4 floor. It's a bit warm but they have big fans so it's ok. Mostly serve Chinese food but I heard there are Halal store too.
BB Plaza
This place is offer local product and keepsakes. There are relatively cheap and reasonable price items. There is one camera shop at the ground floor that offers camera at a good price. Be sure to bargain or freebies.
Pavilion Shopping Mall
This is the high end shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. All the branded stuff you love is here. From Gucci to LV, from watches to jewelries, if this fancy you, get something for yourself.
There are a lot of great food outlets here that you must try. For local food, go to the food court at lower ground floor. Most of the stores serve good food. If you're not sure which one you like, just follow the crowd. Besides the food court, there are quite a few great restaurants on the top floor. I recommend that you go for Chinese restaurants or Asian restaurant. Middle East restaurants are not at par.
You must try the fish spa next to the cinema. It's either you love it or hate it. OK, you won't hate it but you can't get pass that weird feeling the tiny fishes nibble at your feet. For first timers, you will feel ticklish for a few minutes, after that you'll like it. For RM38, you'll get a clean, soft feet after 30 minutes fish spa.
Suria KLCC Shopping Mall
One of the crowded shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. Come as early as 8.30am to queue for an entrance ticket to the sky bridge. It's free but they only allow limited numbers of visitors a day. You can get your breakfast at 4th floor or 2nd floor food court. If you fancy eating at a restaurant for lunch, all the restaurants located at 4th floor are good but a bit pricey.
This place offer branded goods too. If you are looking for reasonable price items, you can visit Parkson or Isetan. There are a number of local brand stores too for those who are looking for quality bargain. There's a Mark & Spencer but I'm not sure of the price compare to overseas. Watches, spa, jewelries are all here.
If you want to visit these place by walking, I recommend you stay at 3 or 4 stars hotel at Bukit Bintang area.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Travel Tips: Taking a Taxi in Kuala Lumpur
Travel tips if you are visiting Kuala Lumpur.The first one is about taxi drivers.
Everyday when I passed by KLCC, I would see a group of taxi drivers queuing at the taxi station on both side of the exits. One in front of Maxis entrance or exit from the LRT and the other in front of Suria KLCC. Beware of the taxi drivers there because they don't use meters. Although some tourists insisted on using the meters, be careful not to be conned by them. Their meters have been tempered and it goes up really, really fast.
My advice is don't take taxi at the KLCC taxi station. If you need to go a bit further away place, walk through the tunnel towards the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center and out of it. There is a street and you can just wait by the street side and hail a taxi.
Another option (I prefer this one best) is take the LRT to KL Sentral station. Go to the taxi counter on the first floor. The counter is near the information counter near the exit to Hilton Hotel. There, the taxi fare is by coupon. You can take a taxi there to wherever you want to go. Just mention your destination clearly to the counter personal and pay the fare to get the coupon. Pass the coupon to the taxi driver and you don't need to pay anything extra. Don't pay even when the taxi driver says it's peak hours. If the driver insisted, you can write down the taxi number (begin with something like HW....) and pass it to the KL Sentral taxi counter.
Remember, there are 3 taxi counters at KL Sentral. There's one near the exit to Sooka building or the KL Express train. That counter is for premier taxi - by coupon too. If you are traveling with a family more than 2, it's recommended to use the premier van. It can sit up to 4-6 people.
The 3rd taxi counter is at the lower ground, where the buses to Air Asia's Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) airport. That one is different price and sometimes taxi drivers take advantages.
Most of the places of interests in Kuala Lumpur can be reach by LRT. The main terminal hub is at KL Sentral too. Here is the all the LRT routes, including the Monorail that goes around the main cities routes.
In a nutshell, KL Sentral is the transport hub that is useful in getting you to the place you want to visit without being ripped off. Always ask the information counter located on the first floor. Although most personals speak English, it's better that you speak slowly so they can understand. Sometimes, the accents is quite difficult to understand by Malaysians.
If you are always here for a business trip, it's good to get a honest taxi driver's contact number so you can call him to pick you or send you around Kuala Lumpur. If you're a tourist and needed my recommendation, you can leave a comment and I will recommend for you. Good Luck and I hope you will enjoy the wonderful experience Kuala Lumpur can offers you.
Oh, if you want to stay at KL Sentral area so it's convenient for you to go sightseeing, I recommend Hotel Sentral and My Hotel. Both are clean and reasonable price and walking distance to KL Sentral. There are plenty of Indian food and Chinese food around the hotels too.
Everyday when I passed by KLCC, I would see a group of taxi drivers queuing at the taxi station on both side of the exits. One in front of Maxis entrance or exit from the LRT and the other in front of Suria KLCC. Beware of the taxi drivers there because they don't use meters. Although some tourists insisted on using the meters, be careful not to be conned by them. Their meters have been tempered and it goes up really, really fast.
My advice is don't take taxi at the KLCC taxi station. If you need to go a bit further away place, walk through the tunnel towards the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center and out of it. There is a street and you can just wait by the street side and hail a taxi.
Another option (I prefer this one best) is take the LRT to KL Sentral station. Go to the taxi counter on the first floor. The counter is near the information counter near the exit to Hilton Hotel. There, the taxi fare is by coupon. You can take a taxi there to wherever you want to go. Just mention your destination clearly to the counter personal and pay the fare to get the coupon. Pass the coupon to the taxi driver and you don't need to pay anything extra. Don't pay even when the taxi driver says it's peak hours. If the driver insisted, you can write down the taxi number (begin with something like HW....) and pass it to the KL Sentral taxi counter.
Remember, there are 3 taxi counters at KL Sentral. There's one near the exit to Sooka building or the KL Express train. That counter is for premier taxi - by coupon too. If you are traveling with a family more than 2, it's recommended to use the premier van. It can sit up to 4-6 people.
The 3rd taxi counter is at the lower ground, where the buses to Air Asia's Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) airport. That one is different price and sometimes taxi drivers take advantages.
Most of the places of interests in Kuala Lumpur can be reach by LRT. The main terminal hub is at KL Sentral too. Here is the all the LRT routes, including the Monorail that goes around the main cities routes.
In a nutshell, KL Sentral is the transport hub that is useful in getting you to the place you want to visit without being ripped off. Always ask the information counter located on the first floor. Although most personals speak English, it's better that you speak slowly so they can understand. Sometimes, the accents is quite difficult to understand by Malaysians.
If you are always here for a business trip, it's good to get a honest taxi driver's contact number so you can call him to pick you or send you around Kuala Lumpur. If you're a tourist and needed my recommendation, you can leave a comment and I will recommend for you. Good Luck and I hope you will enjoy the wonderful experience Kuala Lumpur can offers you.
Oh, if you want to stay at KL Sentral area so it's convenient for you to go sightseeing, I recommend Hotel Sentral and My Hotel. Both are clean and reasonable price and walking distance to KL Sentral. There are plenty of Indian food and Chinese food around the hotels too.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Has Malaysia Crimes Reduce?
Recently my house was broken into and until today, there was no news from the police. When I asked around, everyone gave me the same feedback. Malaysian police can't be rely on. Don't you think it's sad to hear 10 out of 10 people told me the same thing? Mind you, it seems that almost everyone had that kind of experience with Malaysia's police.
When my house was broken into, our security guards weren't aware of it until I came home finding my kitchen window is wide opened! Yup, you guess it right. My place has 24 hours security guards and I have to pay a few hundreds ringgits of maintenance fees every month. And this is the result.
Our building management, well, the council people tried to do something but, honestly there's no follow up. They did sent a warning letter to the security company and that's it. I asked a few times on the status and there's none.
The police sargent who took my case, told me it could be an insiders job and there were already a few units been broken into before. OK, so what's the actions taken? None. He told me that day there were more than 10 cases, blah blah blah. One of the 'pecah rumah' cases was someone with a high ranking so they had to spend more time at his place. So we commoners are not important? I waited till 1pm for them to arrived. I told them the thief used my cards and his face was in the cctv, his car but he said, burn a copy send the evidences to his office. I'm not sure if we are really short of police that night, but if they act promptly, there's a chance they can catch up with the thief.
Oh I want to let everyone know the thief is a chinese guy ya. This is because we, Malaysians are still very racist. We always... immediately assumed is the other races! Criminals are race-less. They are just criminals, come from all sizes and races. There is no one race that don't have bad eggs. So please stop judging races.
Honestly, Malaysia is still far from being a safe country to live in. You may be angry with my statement but it the sad truth. Dare you walk out at night at a dark alley or quiet street? Snatch thieves, robbers into your house, these are daily news in Malaysia. If a garden or condo or apartment has a case, I guarantee you it's not just one case. It's a continuous cases. If your community has money and unity, they hire security guards for night shifts. If you live in a neighborhood where everyone doesn't care for the others, then you'll see houses grilled their home like a maximum security prison!
There is no suburb or garden that is safe to live. It really depend on the neighborhood. There are still a few safer neighborhoods in Klang Valley if you can find it.
Lastly you may think if it's not safe in Malaysia why do I still live here? Because this is my home, my country.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Malaysia Part Timers Get EPF and Socso Contributions
Many of us still didn't know about the new ruling for part timers in Malaysia. Part timers now enjoy better benefits since 1 October 2010. I only found out recently and thought of sharing it here.
Employers must make EPF and Socso contributions for their part-time employees as long as they work between 30% and 70% of the number of hours put in by permanent staff. This means if a permanent employee official working hours is eight hours a day, part timers who put in between 2.5 hours and 5.5 hours qualify as part-time employees to enjoy this benefits.
This is regardless of how much a part timer get pay per hour. As long as you fulfill the 2.5 hours requirement, employer must make EPF and Socso contributions. Of course, your salary or wages will also be deduct for your personal EPF and Socso contributions.
The number of hours can also be accummulated over several days in a week as long as the arrangement is agreeable to both parties. This means a part timer can work few hours within the week and accumulate all the hours of the week to be eligible for this benefits. This include working on weekends.
"The Employment Act has been amended to stipulate who a part-time worker is. We hope employers will not plead ignorance from now on," Human Resources Minister Datuk S Subramaniam told reporters during a press statement.
At present, employers contribute 12% of their employees' basic salary every month to the EPF while the employee chips in 11%. As for Socso, employers pay 1.75% of the worker's salary while the worker pays 0.75%.
According to Human Resources Minister Datuk S Subramaniam, employees could have two sources for their EPF and Socso contributions, and it's nothing wrong as it's a win win situations for employer and part timer. Part-time workers would be given salaries and other relevant benefits, such as EPF contributions, Socso coverage and medical entitlements, on a pro rata basis.
Employers have the flexibility to decide if they want to calculate the number of hours on a daily, weekly or even monthly basis.
Besides that, employers would have to contribute EPF and Socso contributions for part timers who work based on projects. As long as a part timer is paid RM10 per project, they are entitled for this benefits. I believe this is the one that most of us didn't know.
Monday, August 08, 2011
Don't get influence by people and surrounding that affect your work
This will influence you greatly. You may get emotional and lost your directions and your 'fire'. Stay away from this influence if you can. If not, you have to be strong to handle it. Talk to someone close to you immediately after you heard about this gossip. Make sure you have a very supportive friends who can consult you positively and 'erase' the bad influence. If you can't find anyone, it's better to stay away and focus on your work.
Whatever happens, at least try your best and if it ends up badly, you know you have tried your best and you don't regret. It's the company lost if they can't see it.
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Working on a Saturday
For the first time in my life, I work on a Saturday. When I was younger, I would reject any company that require me to work on a Saturday. It's such a waste of time and non productive.
Here I am, working on a Saturday. You will think I'm going against my principle...yea you're right. For the right amount of money I'm willing. So what do I think of working Saturday? WASTE OF TIME AND SO UNPRODUCTIVE AND WASTE OF ELECTRICITY. I don't see anyone really working but just killing time. Because of this rotation of groups, you won't even have a complete team too.
People just come to office, surf the net, waiting for time to pass and go home. I managed to write an article so I guess there's still some productivity. Saturday is a good day to spend time on window shopping and groceries shopping after work.
Here I am, working on a Saturday. You will think I'm going against my principle...yea you're right. For the right amount of money I'm willing. So what do I think of working Saturday? WASTE OF TIME AND SO UNPRODUCTIVE AND WASTE OF ELECTRICITY. I don't see anyone really working but just killing time. Because of this rotation of groups, you won't even have a complete team too.
People just come to office, surf the net, waiting for time to pass and go home. I managed to write an article so I guess there's still some productivity. Saturday is a good day to spend time on window shopping and groceries shopping after work.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Busy Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Area
Since I started work at KLCC area, I wonder much patience drivers need to endure every morning going to work and going home after work. Stretching from Hang Tuah area till KLCC, every corner and every lanes are pack with cars queuing in the morning and evening. In fact, I only see the streets are clear during early morning, during weekends.
Parking is not cheap and public transportation such as bus and taxi hardly enter this area during peak hours LRT is pack too. Can't imagine if there's no LRT to this area.
The good thing working in KLCC area is the food and shopping. We are spoil with food choices, most of the stores are reasonable priced. For those who are on diet, lunch time is good for shopping or window shopping in the malls.
Sugar asked me and continuous to remind me to loose weigh. Hopefully I can burn off some KGs during the coming Ramadan month. It's shopping time at lunch time!
Parking is not cheap and public transportation such as bus and taxi hardly enter this area during peak hours LRT is pack too. Can't imagine if there's no LRT to this area.
The good thing working in KLCC area is the food and shopping. We are spoil with food choices, most of the stores are reasonable priced. For those who are on diet, lunch time is good for shopping or window shopping in the malls.
Sugar asked me and continuous to remind me to loose weigh. Hopefully I can burn off some KGs during the coming Ramadan month. It's shopping time at lunch time!
Ramadan Promotion 2011
Ramadan 2011 will starts soon on the 1st of August 2011. Most shoppers and restaurants will kick start their Ramadan and Hari Raya promotions very soon. This is also the best time for businesses because Ramadan and Hari Raya period is the busiest time of the year and most profitable. Most of the shops will launch their deals, promotions and price cut, and profit is base on sales volume. It's also the time where all of us (yup! those of us who's not fasting or celebrating Hari Raya) to join the mood and shops.
Some of the upcoming Ramadan promotions as following:
BUFFET
Hotel Maya Ramadan Buffet at Maya Brasserie
Servings of authentic nasi kandar, soup & bubur lambuk, pineapple prawn curry, kupang goreng kunyit, kari ayam nyoya, ikan patin masak asam tempoyak, daging hiris goreng and many more.
Price: RM80 Adult (Half price for kids between 5 -12years)
Reservation: 03-2711 8866 ext 258
Address: 138, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Restoran Berputar Sri Angkasa – Menara KL Ramadan Buffet
The tastefully decorated restaurant provides ambience where patrons can enjoy an exquisite selection of food complemented by entertaining music from the piano lounge for a unique dining experience. Open daily and specialises in a variety of local as well as continental cuisine.
Price: RM135++ adult RM75++ Kids 3~11
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: TH02, Jalan Punchak Off, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
Restoran Sri Melayu – Buffet Ramadhan Ramadan
Enjoy variety of malay foods with live keroncong performance
Price: RM70++ Adult, RM40++ Kids, 15% off for senior citizen
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: No1, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Boulevard Hotel Mid Valley Wild Rice Restaurant (level9) – Aneka Selera Ramadhan
Sup ayam ala mamak, sup kambing mamak, roti bengali, bubur lambuk, ayam percik Kelantan, daging mamak hitam, grilled lamb & many more
Price from 11 ~ 15 Aug 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 16 Aug ~ 5 Sept 2010: RM85 adult, RM43 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 6 ~ 8 Sept 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Reservation: 03-2295 8124
Address: Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cititel Mid Valley Ramadhan Buffet
Pamper your taste with variety of favourites, cooked to perfection like rendang daging minang, ikan jelawat masak lemak tempoyak, ayam kerutub, ried garoupa 3rasa, nasi kerabu, nasi dagang, nasi rampai sari, malay & nyoya kuihs and many more.
Price from 11 ~ 17 Aug 2010: RM60 adult, RM30 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 18 Aug ~ 2 Sept 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 6 ~ 8 Sept 2010: RM55 adult, RM27.50 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Reservation: 03-2296 1188
Address: Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dynasty Hotel Selera Kampung Ramadhan Ramadan Buffet
Price: RM68.00++ adult RM34.00++ child *
Reservations: 03-4043 7777 ext. 3301.
Address: 218 Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur.
Ramadhan Vouchers on Sale Now
CREDIT CARD OFFER ~ Buy 10, Get 1 FREE !
(All Major Credit Cards)
Hotel Nikko Middle Eastern Treats Ramadhan Ramadan Buffet
Fancy an afternoon treat with a Middle Eastern touch? Come by to the Lobby Lounge and feast on the innumerable assortment of Middle Eastern delicacies such as Fried Beef with Spices and Ground Cinnamon, Grilled Lamb Meat with Middle East Herbs, Stuffed Shredded Chicken with Pita Bread, Pan Fried Shrimp Balls Skewer with Tamarind Sauce, Fried Chickpea Patties and Chickpea and Tahini Dip with Crispy Pita Bread. Throughout this fasting month, Serena Brasserie will be featuring a lavish spread of traditional local specialties from four different Malaysian States and ‘a-la-kampung’ favourites for all to ‘berbuka puasa’, whether with families or friends. Early birds enjoy special rates.
Price : RM90.00++(adult) RM45.00++(children between 6 to 12)
Early Birds Special Rate: 11th to 17th Aug at RM80.00++(adult) RM40.00++(children between 6 to 12)
Reservations: 03-2782 6168
Address: 165, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PNB Darby Park The 39 Resaturant Ramadhan ramadan Buffet
Price: RM99++ Adult, RM69++ Child
Reservation: 03-7490 3939
Address: 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
PNB Darby Park Cafe Ramadhan ramadan Buffet
Price: RM65++ Adult, RM35++ Child
Reservation: 03-7490 3838
Address: 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Corus Hotel Ramadhan ramadan buffet – Balik Kampung Buka Puasa
‘Berbuka puasa’on the specialities of internationally acclaimed Chef Ismail who is well known for his Malay heritage cuisine. In addition to that, feast on more than 90 authentic ‘Kampung’ favourites from various States. Some must try appetizing dishes from the buffet and live cooking stalls include Ikan Bakar Pak Raja, Ayam Kasturi, Rendang Kambing Serai and Keledek Masak Lemak Pucuk Manis,not forgetting a whole Barbecued Lamb.
Price: RM85++ Adult, RM42.50++ Kids
* 50% discount off the normal buffet price from August, 11 – 15 and September, 6 – 9.
* 20% discount off the normal buffet price from August, 16 – September, 5.
Reservation: 03-2161 8888 ext 123
Address: Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Corus Hotel Ramadan buffet – Oriental Buka Puasa Buffet
For an Oriental experience, ‘berbuka puasa’ to Oriental Buffet such as Dim Sums, Yong Tau Foo, Steamed Pomfret, Fried Crab Chilli Sauce and other tantalizing dishes.
Price: RM63++ Adult, RM43++ Kids
Reservation: 03-2161 8888 ext 127
Address: Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KL International Hotel Ramadan Buffet - Coffee House
Serving Ramadan buffet at family and corporate clients.
Price: RM 48.00++ Adult, RM 23.00++ Kids
Reservation: 03-2697 8833
Address: Lorong Haji Hussein, Off Jalan Raja Muda Abd Aziz 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SHOPPING
Sutera Mall, Persada, Johor
Deco Living Al-Ramadan & Hari Raya Promotion
Pureen Hari Raya Aidilfitri Promotion (while stock last)
FREE Pureen Shopping Bag when you buy Pureen products worth RM60 and above in a single receipt.
LG Hot Raya Deals
SONY "Promosi Syoknya Raya"
Now till 4 September 2011 offers and promotions on BRAVIA, Cyber-shot, α, Handycam, VAIO and more.
JUSCO Raya Festive Celebration Voucher
Spend RM100 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM5
Spend RM200 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM10
Spend RM300 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM15
Spend RM400 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM20
Spend RM500 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM25
Spend RM501 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM50
Spend RM600 get JUSCO Festive Celebration Voucher worth RM60
Some of the upcoming Ramadan promotions as following:
BUFFET
Hotel Maya Ramadan Buffet at Maya Brasserie
Servings of authentic nasi kandar, soup & bubur lambuk, pineapple prawn curry, kupang goreng kunyit, kari ayam nyoya, ikan patin masak asam tempoyak, daging hiris goreng and many more.
Price: RM80 Adult (Half price for kids between 5 -12years)
Reservation: 03-2711 8866 ext 258
Address: 138, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Restoran Berputar Sri Angkasa – Menara KL Ramadan Buffet
The tastefully decorated restaurant provides ambience where patrons can enjoy an exquisite selection of food complemented by entertaining music from the piano lounge for a unique dining experience. Open daily and specialises in a variety of local as well as continental cuisine.
Price: RM135++ adult RM75++ Kids 3~11
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: TH02, Jalan Punchak Off, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur
Restoran Sri Melayu – Buffet Ramadhan Ramadan
Enjoy variety of malay foods with live keroncong performance
Price: RM70++ Adult, RM40++ Kids, 15% off for senior citizen
Reservation: 03-2145 1811 / 03-2145 1833 / 03-2020 5055
Address: No1, Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Boulevard Hotel Mid Valley Wild Rice Restaurant (level9) – Aneka Selera Ramadhan
Sup ayam ala mamak, sup kambing mamak, roti bengali, bubur lambuk, ayam percik Kelantan, daging mamak hitam, grilled lamb & many more
Price from 11 ~ 15 Aug 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 16 Aug ~ 5 Sept 2010: RM85 adult, RM43 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 6 ~ 8 Sept 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Reservation: 03-2295 8124
Address: Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cititel Mid Valley Ramadhan Buffet
Pamper your taste with variety of favourites, cooked to perfection like rendang daging minang, ikan jelawat masak lemak tempoyak, ayam kerutub, ried garoupa 3rasa, nasi kerabu, nasi dagang, nasi rampai sari, malay & nyoya kuihs and many more.
Price from 11 ~ 17 Aug 2010: RM60 adult, RM30 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 18 Aug ~ 2 Sept 2010: RM70 adult, RM35 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Price from 6 ~ 8 Sept 2010: RM55 adult, RM27.50 Kids 6 ~ 12yrs
Reservation: 03-2296 1188
Address: Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dynasty Hotel Selera Kampung Ramadhan Ramadan Buffet
Price: RM68.00++ adult RM34.00++ child *
Reservations: 03-4043 7777 ext. 3301.
Address: 218 Jalan Ipoh, 51200 Kuala Lumpur.
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Hotel Nikko Middle Eastern Treats Ramadhan Ramadan Buffet
Fancy an afternoon treat with a Middle Eastern touch? Come by to the Lobby Lounge and feast on the innumerable assortment of Middle Eastern delicacies such as Fried Beef with Spices and Ground Cinnamon, Grilled Lamb Meat with Middle East Herbs, Stuffed Shredded Chicken with Pita Bread, Pan Fried Shrimp Balls Skewer with Tamarind Sauce, Fried Chickpea Patties and Chickpea and Tahini Dip with Crispy Pita Bread. Throughout this fasting month, Serena Brasserie will be featuring a lavish spread of traditional local specialties from four different Malaysian States and ‘a-la-kampung’ favourites for all to ‘berbuka puasa’, whether with families or friends. Early birds enjoy special rates.
Price : RM90.00++(adult) RM45.00++(children between 6 to 12)
Early Birds Special Rate: 11th to 17th Aug at RM80.00++(adult) RM40.00++(children between 6 to 12)
Reservations: 03-2782 6168
Address: 165, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PNB Darby Park The 39 Resaturant Ramadhan ramadan Buffet
Price: RM99++ Adult, RM69++ Child
Reservation: 03-7490 3939
Address: 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
PNB Darby Park Cafe Ramadhan ramadan Buffet
Price: RM65++ Adult, RM35++ Child
Reservation: 03-7490 3838
Address: 10 Jalan Binjai, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Corus Hotel Ramadhan ramadan buffet – Balik Kampung Buka Puasa
‘Berbuka puasa’on the specialities of internationally acclaimed Chef Ismail who is well known for his Malay heritage cuisine. In addition to that, feast on more than 90 authentic ‘Kampung’ favourites from various States. Some must try appetizing dishes from the buffet and live cooking stalls include Ikan Bakar Pak Raja, Ayam Kasturi, Rendang Kambing Serai and Keledek Masak Lemak Pucuk Manis,not forgetting a whole Barbecued Lamb.
Price: RM85++ Adult, RM42.50++ Kids
* 50% discount off the normal buffet price from August, 11 – 15 and September, 6 – 9.
* 20% discount off the normal buffet price from August, 16 – September, 5.
Reservation: 03-2161 8888 ext 123
Address: Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Corus Hotel Ramadan buffet – Oriental Buka Puasa Buffet
For an Oriental experience, ‘berbuka puasa’ to Oriental Buffet such as Dim Sums, Yong Tau Foo, Steamed Pomfret, Fried Crab Chilli Sauce and other tantalizing dishes.
Price: RM63++ Adult, RM43++ Kids
Reservation: 03-2161 8888 ext 127
Address: Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
KL International Hotel Ramadan Buffet - Coffee House
Serving Ramadan buffet at family and corporate clients.
Price: RM 48.00++ Adult, RM 23.00++ Kids
Reservation: 03-2697 8833
Address: Lorong Haji Hussein, Off Jalan Raja Muda Abd Aziz 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Malaysia Public Holidays 2012
It's that time again where we start to plan for our next year's holiday. I love living in Malaysia because it has one of the most public holidays in the world. We have a diverse multi-racial communities and we respect each others festivals and celebrations.
For the states of Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, weekends start from Fridays to Saturdays instead of Saturdays and Sundays. This is to respect the holy Friday for the Muslims. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, then the following day, Monday is a holiday (replacement). For Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, if Saturday is a public holiday, then the following day, Sunday is also a holiday for those states.
For the states of Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, weekends start from Fridays to Saturdays instead of Saturdays and Sundays. This is to respect the holy Friday for the Muslims. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, then the following day, Monday is a holiday (replacement). For Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, if Saturday is a public holiday, then the following day, Sunday is also a holiday for those states.
Malaysia States and National Holidays in 2012
Date | Occasion | Celebrate In |
| 1 January Sunday | Happy New Year | All states except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Trengganu |
| 14 January Saturday | Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan's Birthday | Negeri Sembilan only |
| 15 January Sunday | Sultan of Kedah's Birthday | Kedah only |
| 23 January Monday | Chinese New Year | Nationwide |
| 24 January Tuesday | Chinese New Year (2nd Day) | All states except Kelantan and Trengganu |
| 1 February Wednesday | Federal Territory Day | Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only |
| 5 February Sunday | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul) | Nationwide |
| 7 February Tuesday | Thaipusam | Nationwide |
| 4 March Sunday | Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Trengganu | Trengganu only |
| 30 March Friday | Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday | Kelantan only |
| 6 April Friday | Good Friday | Sabah & Sarawak only |
| 15 April Sunday | Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City | Malacca only |
| 19 April Thursday | Sultan of Perak's Birthday | Perak only |
| 1 May Tuesday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 7 May Monday | Hari Hol Pahang | Pahang only |
| 17 May Thursday | Wesak Day | Nationwide |
| 17 May Thursday | Raja Perlis' Birthday | Perlis only |
| 30- 31 May Wed & Thu | Harvest Festival Pesta Kaamatan Sabah | Sabah & Labuan only |
| 1 - 2 June Fri & Sat | Sarawak Harvest Festival Hari Gawai Sarawak | Sarawak only |
| 2 June Saturday | King's Birthday | Nationwide |
| 17 June Sunday | Israk & Mikraj | Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only |
| 7 July Saturday | Georgetown Heritage Day | Penang - but not a 'paid holiday' for private sectors employees. |
| 7 July Saturday | Penang Governor's Birthday | Penang only |
| 20 July Friday | Sultan of Trengganu's Birthday | Trengganu only |
| 21 July Saturday | Awal Ramadan Start of Muslim fasting month (bulan Puasa) | Johor, Kedah & Malacca only |
| 6 August Monday | Nuzul Al-Quran | Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Trengganu only |
| 19 - 20 Aug Sun & Mon | Hari Raya Puasa | Nationwide |
| 31 August Friday | National Independence Day Merdeka | Nationwide |
| 9 September Sunday | Sarawak Governor's Birthday | Sarawak Only |
| 16 September Sunday | Malaysia Day & Sabah Governor's Birthday | Nationwide Sabah |
| 14 October Saturday | Malacca Governor's Birthday | Malacca only |
| 24 October Wednesday | Sultan of Pahang's Birthday | Pahang only |
| 26 October Friday | Hari Raya Haji * Hari Raya Qurban | Nationwide |
| 27 October Saturday | Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) * Hari Raya Qurban | Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Trengganu Only |
| 11 November Sunday | Deepavali or Diwali | Nationwide, except for Sarawak |
| 15 November Thursday | Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) | Nationwide |
| 22 November Thursday | Sultan of Johor's Birthday | Johor only |
| 11 December Tuesday | Sultan of Selangor's Birthday | Selangor only |
| 25 December Tuesday | Christmas | Nationwide |
* Subject to change, depending on the sighting of the new moon.
Although some holidays is limited to few states but overall we have a reasonable holidays calender. This will definitely good for working people because in general, our annual leaves is around 8 days to 14 days a years. Countries like Germany has up to 30 days annual leaves and people commonly clear their leave during Christmas season.
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