Kite Park

There are times when you just want to get away for the weekend. You want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and never see a skyscraper. You want to be near water with a breeze with blades of grass between your toes. Sometimes you want to be surrounded by things other than the click-click-click of computers surrounding.

Sometimes you just need to get away.

I found this park about 6-7 years ago. I was driving on this highway (the Middle Ring Road 2 or known as MRR2) with a friend on the way to a housewarming. There was heavy traffic and I realized that everyone had slowed down to take a look at the hundreds of kites in the air.



After coming back from the US, I went looking around for this park again (yes, my directional memory is pretty good) and found it! Its on the way to Selayang, you have to drive past the exit to Genting as well as past Batu Caves, keep on going straight and eventually you will see a bunch of cars parked on the highway and a big sign warning you of kite flying ahead. If it helps, you should by then see the many kites in the air.

Whats nice to do here? Well, I just love watching the kites, and watching all the families having a good time. I also love that all races of people are here. It is a park for everyone. I also just like lying there, reading. For those slightly more active groups, there is a lake and a pretty tough jogging route right next door. You can see a bunch of people working out together here.







I do try and come out here more often now. Its not easy though, takes about 30 min to get here from the middle of the city. But its deff worth it to take a look at this place at least once. Best times and days to come would be on the weekends (of course), between 5.30 - 7.30 p.m. is when you will spot the most number of kites in the air.

Who knows, like me, you could spend so many years dreaming of it and realize, you're always going to come back.

Barbie's Anniversary

For a 50 year old woman, you gotta admit, Barbie looks good! She's had the stellar career of being a teacher, secretary, flight attendant and of course... Empress of China, Princess from various countries, and Mermaid! So to celebrate this grand anniversary, they've come up with a Barbie exhibition at The Curve Damansara. Its located in the Center court and will be on display until June 14th.




When we first got there it was a bit of a dissapointment, there were only four cases of Barbie displays. In total there's about <40>

Luckily Miss. C decided to go with me! and even better, turns out that Miss. C is as big a barbie fan as I am. So we had loads of fun going through the various changes that Barbie has gone through (they changed her waist line! and hips! and they gave her seriously slanty eyes! looks like she just had an eye lift done). Though it was fun to see the changes she has gone through, through the ages. Also somehow her gadgets and her environment have gotten a little more boudoir than I would like for a child.

I found 'my' Barbie! Cappucino/ Pinkacino anybody? If youre a fan, do hit up The Curve before the exhibition heads off!

Men in tutus

The KL Performing Arts Center or KLPac is a new institution built to house the perfoming arts center here in Malaysia. Its located in the middle of Sentul Park, a private park area developed by YTL.

I love this park. Was half tempted to buy the only condo that allows you direct access to the park. Its this surprising quiet in the middle of the city. Well planned and secure, you can jog around its ~1Km circumference. And then of course, KLPac is right in your backyard.

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They have plenty of plays on the weekends for a pretty decent price. So whenever you're feeling a little chilled out, and would like to go and pay homage to the arts, do drop by KLPac. But be warned, that awesome little cafe downstairs that faces the beautiful park, is seriously understaffed - there is only one waiter taking your orders, sending them to you, getting all the payments and making all the changes and clearing up the table. So, service is pretty bad there, and sometimes you cant even get half the things on the menu. Also, there is no elevator (that I can find, so maybe someone needs to point this out to me), so be prepared to climb upstairs for the show (my dad had just come out of the hospital so it was a little tough for him to do)

This time around, we got to watch Men in Tutus.

"Direct from a sell-out tour of Europe and Asia, comes the most spectacular, talented and hilarious all male comedy ballet ever"

It was indeed, a lot of fun to watch with my family and pretty fascinating to watch all of them dancing in pointe shoes. They moved as elegantly as any female ballerina out there.

Sentul Park

Seats in front of KL Performing Arts Center

The dancers of Men in Tutus

Next round of shows at KLPac

Recurring - Flea Markets

There are quite a few of these that go around on the weekend. It is indeed quite elusive and you need to know where to look for the advertisements and flyers. Luckily my sister is part of this community, and you can find some of her things on sale as well as announcements of flea markets on her website

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One weekend I decided to pop by Hartamas for their Pick and Grab IV. It was quite a lot of fun (though it was seriously hot, no fans anywhere!). Most of the items on sale are clothing pieces mostly for women with smatterings of male clothes and some artsy pieces. It also brought out the funky bohemian crowd of KL all ready to look for another bargain

Clothes and other items

She makes harem pants look good