Friday, May 15, 2026

Meticulous is a Must

On Friday 15.may.2026, woke up early at 4.50 am and was at the mrt station at a bit before 6 am to go to kl town for an official task. We aimed to be at the place when it opens at 8 am. After that it is tourist time in town. Yay!

0530 start from 🏑 
0546 parked car for MYR 4.50 nett per day when taking mrt
0554 load card 20
0620 πŸͺ™ πŸ‰ to TRX 2.7
0635 ate breakfast at Sin Weng Heng imbi
0710 TRX to pasar seni 1.6
0726 pasar seni, walked to DayaBumi
0800 must ensure get the correct items
0848 start tourist activities
0849 Merdeka Square
0900 Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad reopened
0921 River of Life scenic waterfront walk
1003 ate lunch at Luck Bros Kopi
1046 ate dessert at Durian Land 
1105 walk to mrt pasar seni
1118 pasar seni to πŸͺ™ πŸ‰ 3.2
1138 car parked fees MYR 4.50 nett
1155 🏑 

6.5 hours of morning activities
Completed my meals for this day at 11 am.

*** Win Heng Seng Imbi ***

6.35 am - He ordered 3jc noodles MYR 16 nett and hot cham less sweet MYR 4.20 nett.
I didn't want to eat breakfast but when some noodles remained, I ate them all to avoid wastage.

6.58 am - Win Seng Heng building is green

7 am - walked towards TRX mrt

*** Pasar Seni ***

7.26 am - I didn't know that the stairs were so long so I walked up and it was never ending πŸ˜‚ 

7.32 am - a far view of Central Market

*** Daya Bumi ***

7.40 am - from 1984 to 1985, this building was the tallest building in this country

*** Sightseeing ***

8.52 am - Dataran Merdeka, think of this place, think of independence. The national anthem Negaraku was played here for the very first time to the people on 31 August 1957

9.17 am - Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad officially reopened to tourists on 2feb2026 so we went inside to look around.

9.23 am - River of Life scenic waterfront 

9.24 am - he took this photo of Masjid Jamek which is one of the oldest mosque built in 1909

9.22 am - beautiful tree

9.26 am - this is now KLCG bakery cafe
It used to be Sin Seng Nam from 1928 to early 2013 and I used to eat lunch at Sin Seng Nam when I was working in this area.

9.26 am - looking towards hock Kee heritage 
Didn't eat lunch at this hock Kee heritage because we can eat lunch at their gardens mall's branch.

9.27 am - can you read the tiny words hock Kee heritage on the white building?

9.29 am - Pacific Express hotel central market used to be the building where I worked in, circa 2004

9.38 am - he didn't want to eat lunch at this Lai Foong coffee shop because the beef noodles stall is not opened today 

9.50 am - Kafei Dian Kopitiam 
Popular for the vibes and ambiance 

*** Luck Bros Kopi Petaling street ***

10.03 am - he ordered:
Fried chicken whole leg 9.9++
For me, original classic swiss roll 5.9++
I ordered:
One fried egg 2++
Tomato egg rice 13.9++ and took most of the rice home
Tomato egg because they are soft enough 

10.10 am - breakfast set of soft boiled eggs, toasts and hot coffee 9.9++
Total MYR 48.25 nett 

*** Laifa durian land Petaling street ***

10.49 am - we ordered just one bowl of cendol musang king durian MYR 22.90 nett because he just wants to eat a little bit only.

11.01 am - yummy msk durian, two seeds

10.51 am - interior 

10.51 am - order and pay at counter 

11.05 am - luck Bros and laifa durian land 

*** Tourist Attractions ***

11.06 am - long queue at ho kow as usual
Merdeka 118 towering in the sky

11.08 am - kwai chai hong, good for taking photos

11.08 am - the back of laifa durian land 

11.13 am - walk down steps is harder on the knees than walk up steps but I did walk down these steps to pasar seni mrt

Completed my meals at 11 am on this day.

Morning 44.60
Next morning 44.70
Retained 100g water which is good because ate a lot so expected to retain more water.

*** The End ***

14 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos, dear Mun. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely tour.

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    1. Welcome πŸ€—
      I love the greens and trees in the photos

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  2. What a packed day! It is nice to be local tourist and go sight seeing. I like it but my partner has no time to accompany me. I like to be punctual and follow schedule too.

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    1. Yes, it is nice.
      Once both of you are fully retired then can be local tourists and jalan jalan Makan Makan and take photos yay! 😁

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  3. Nice pics from the sight seeingπŸ˜πŸ‘
    I didn't know negaraku was played at dataran merdeka for the 1st time. Have always thought in stadium merdeka instead.

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    1. Found online πŸ˜ƒ:

      "Negaraku was played for the very first time just after midnight on the eve of Independence Day, August 31, 1957. It was performed at the Selangor Club Field (now known as Dataran Merdeka) in Kuala Lumpur, to accompany the lowering of the Union Jack and the raising of the Federation of Malaya flag."

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    2. Haha, yea i knw it's a fact. Wht i mean is my mind always thought it was in the stadium instead, not negating a fact yeaπŸ˜‰

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    3. Ya ya I know what you mean but my spouse told me that our primary and secondary sejarah textbook didn't write it exactly this way but I cannot verify because I don't have those text books anymore πŸ˜‚

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  4. Dear Mun, I have come back to enjoy your photos once again, my good friend. You have provided such a lovely tour.
    I made several comments on PH's blog because there is so much happening right now in Lindaland. LOL πŸ˜† πŸ˜‚ 🀣 πŸ˜„
    I would like to wish you a wonderful weekend.
    I want you to know how much I appreciate your friendship and support.
    Sending you much love ❤️ and hugs.

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    1. Did you tell PH about the results of your bone density tests? I must have missed it.

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    2. Hi dear friend, no I didn't because I haven't heard anything yet.

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    3. Dear Linda, thank you for your clarification. Hope the results are all ok πŸ™

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  5. What a lovely touristy day! I was looking for the official task then realised it wasn't the star here haha.
    I used to like the char siew rice as well at Lai foong, but yeah I'd only intentionally go there for the beef noodles. My other destination there at the time was the TK stall but now I can just go to their shop.
    My workplace was Dayabumi when Petronas offices were there.

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    1. Lai foong char siew rice is it the same stall as the char siew wanton mee? Oh, you used to work for Petronas.

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