Monday, February 2, 2015

One Utama

They have this set up on nearly every floor with a different glittering chinese word in the middle.

This word is  財 (cai) which means prosperity or wealth. On other floors, the word is 福 (fu) which means good fortune. The word is formed by many pieces of round golden shiny paper that are fluttering so the whole word looks like it is sparkling. I wonder where the wind is coming from to make the golden round papers flutter.

Then I found it, there is a small stand fan hidden behind one of the cut outs blowing at the word. Can you spot the fan in the photo above? What an ingenious way - simple, cheap and effective to make the word glitters.

This is the decoration at the concourse of the old wing

This is the decoration at the concourse of the new wing. There are 5 large figures - I guess one of them is the Cai Shen (God of Wealth) but I don't know who the rest are. Can you see all 5?

There are many cut out "face-in-hole" standees like the one above for you to put your face in the hole for a photograph.

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  1. [SK]February 2, 2015 at 11:59 PM

    nice.. i think 1U actually never fail to have very nice festive decorations that i often like.. love the chinese opera figures, so colorful and really very CNY mood!!! great one.. :)

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  2. MerrynFebruary 3, 2015 at 12:29 AM

    Ahh.. so much better than their Christmas decor :D

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  3. Nancy ChanFebruary 3, 2015 at 1:31 AM

    These are really large figures. Hope to see some interesting decor in Ipoh shopping malls. Hope to go one of these days.

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:40 PM

      Really gigantic! Hope to get to see some decor in Ipoh shopping malls too.

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  4. Princess RibbonFebruary 3, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    Hehe sorry about the previous comment, pressed too fast to publish and I've not even started typing!
    Eh nice la all the cny decor.. I haven't brought the kids out to see cny decor also.. Must do so this weekend..

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:44 PM

      It is ok. I deleted it. Bring your sons to see the gigantic figures at One U.

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  5. suituapuiFebruary 3, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    Been there once a long long time ago as there was free bus shuttle service from the hotel - Melia KL, opposite Berjaya Times Square (stayed there cos I won a two-night stay plus a buffet dinner for two...on a radio show, TraxxFm). Nobody has ever taken me there since. Sobsssssss!!!!!

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:45 PM

      When the LRT is ready, it will be really easy to get to One U.

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  6. The Yum ListFebruary 3, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    What a glittering display!

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:47 PM

      Yes, just the way Chinese is supposed to like it.

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  7. Rose worldFebruary 3, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    Dong dong chiang!! Now I feel the mood. Hahaha.

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  8. Twilight ManFebruary 3, 2015 at 9:28 AM

    I was there on the night they were putting up these statues and they were still headless. It was so eerie and funny. Now I get to see the nice finished decorations. I must go there again today!

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:51 PM

      Ah, did you take photos of those headless figures?

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    2. Twilight ManFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:42 PM

      Eeeee! I dared not take the headless figures. Enough of the IS gory photos.
      I saw it last night, really nice and prominent - so China styled.

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    3. munFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:35 AM

      Why you go and look at those gory photos? Yikes!

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  9. PHFebruary 3, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Goodness, I go there all the time and I did not even notice the decorations! Will take a closer look next visit :)

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:52 PM

      Maybe the decor is not up yet when you were last there.

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  10. contact.ewewFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    Don't like Chinese figurines as much...they seem kinda creepy to me :D

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    1. munFebruary 3, 2015 at 10:52 PM

      Imagine them coming alive after the mall is closed - yikes! really creepy!

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  11. Yee LingFebruary 3, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Ohhh...that's a huge god of prosperity. I have not been to One U to check out their decors, good to catch a glimpse at you blog, Mun.

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  12. RealGunnersFebruary 3, 2015 at 5:12 PM

    Is that you in the last picture, that face on the standee?

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  13. Huai BinFebruary 4, 2015 at 8:16 AM

    Yeah, I notice that too! :)

    Many cut outs nowadays, maybe they're hoping to get some publicity with the people taking selfies and such.

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    1. munFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:25 AM

      Did you put your face there to take a photo?

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  14. StacyFebruary 4, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    I really like this one. 1u has such creative displays.

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    1. munFebruary 5, 2015 at 12:26 AM

      Your girls would like the huge figures too I guesss. :)

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  15. StacyFebruary 6, 2015 at 2:59 PM

    Yep! When we went there, they were still putting the figures up. Some didn't have head yet.

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  16. 煒霖February 10, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    The 財 more like those cny decorations at home, remember I used to have one last time, hahaha!!

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    1. munFebruary 11, 2015 at 12:43 AM

      But this one has many small round pieces of shiny gold paper stuck on it using pins. I think those CNY decorations at home is just one whole piece of shiny gold paper.

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