Malaysia Guide Thread 7

[bebeloo]

^ ah so sis you mean to say, basta Starmart, we can never go wrong? hehe ahh nagbababa pala talaga sila sa Berjaya Times Square.. kung ganun.. okay pala.. akala ko kasi mag KTM pa kami kung hanggang TBS lang nila kami idrop.. Thanks sis!

[phurple0515]

^ ay hindi KTM sis ang sakay pag sa TBS ang baba, sa Star LRT.  Ang train sa TBS are KLIA express, KTM at Star LRT.  Star LRT ang papuntang Bukit Bintang area

itanong mo na rin para sure.  Pero ang Starmart kasi talagang sa Time Square ang isa sa babaan kasi namimik-up sila ng sasakay pabalik ng SG doon.  Merong Starmart sa JB? I didn't know that.

[bebeloo]

^ay mali pala sis.. so Star LRT pala.. anong station yung sa TBS sis? Sis yung Starmart Qistna.. hindi ba partner sila ng Starmart Express?

[phurple0515]

^ as per my research over the net just now, affiliate ng Startmart Qistna ang Starmart express so malamang magbaba siya sa Time Square. 

yong LRT station ng TBS is Tasik Selatan.

[ushuaia]

mukhang di ako umabot sa rainforest for our october trip.. huhu! ano ang next best na affordable place to stay na good location? salamat

[phurple0515]

^ try sky hotel in bukit bintang.  that's where my relatives stayed last weekend.

[ushuaia]

^thanks sis! buti naabutan ko pa ang last family room when i inquired thru email.. whew!

[phurple0515]

^ hehe, buti na lang....maganda yong place, malinis, and maganda location.  ang laki nga ng bed ng standard room na kinuha ng tito ko e. 

[ushuaia]

yey! thanks, sis.. malapit na kita kulitin kasi october na ang trip namin. hhehe! mura ba ang apple products sa KL? nagtitingin ako ng shopping in malaysia thread pero mukhang wala ata.. ano ba ang mga products na mas mura jan? salamat

[phurple0515]

^ madaming mura dito.  if you're into IT gadgets, then Low Yat Plaza is the place for you.  When will you be here, hindi naman holiday?  Apple products, halos pareho lang ng price e.  alam ko sa SG mas mura.  You can try to back read for more info ano mga mura dito.  Sayang di sale yong punta mo, mas marami mura.  athough me mga mura na rin naman around lik Vincci, etc.

Maulan ngayon for the past few days dito.

[Mum_A]

Hi bebeloo!

We got our Beryl's chocolates @ Famous Amos in the food court of the Pavillion Mall.  Iba-iba prices. 
 RM 28.90 for a pack of three boxes (each box has 4 45g bars - almond, fruit&nut, coconut, hazelnut)
 RM 23.90 for a pack of three boxes (each box has 3 50g bars - Camior extra fine choco)
 RM 17.90 for a pack of four boxes (each with 4 70g box of almond coated chocolates)
 RM 17.90 for a box of assorted nuts with chocolates - buy 2 take 1

Nakabili na kami when we went to Beryl's chocolate kingdom.  More choices siempre, but most are available in bigger packages. Price range was at RM 29.90 - 59.90 per pack.  That day tho' it was buy 5, take 1.  My daughter bought boxes of chestnut chocolates at RM 29.90 each.

Hope this helps. 

[Mum_A]

Pls let me add one more thing.

For first time KL visitors, don't be shocked to find a "squatty-potty" in their female restrooms.  Although I've encountered this before in S'pore, I didn't realize parang mas madami ata sa KL - in the malls, in Sunway! That's why my girls & I would check the cubicle muna if it has a regular seat or the squatty potty. The latter is a bit turn-off because it's almost always wet and stinky.  Eww  sorry...

[phurple0515]

actually, it's a must to have those sis kasi yon ang usually hugasan ng paa ng mga Muslim before their prayers esp. pag wala talaga hugasan na room.  that's the reason why you see more of it in public places para in case abutan mga muslim sa labas ng prayer time nila, maghuhugas lang sila don sa cr then punta na sila ng surau nila.  mas gusto ko nga doon mag-cr na e

parang toilet lang naman yan sa probinsya e.  sa lola ko nga, lupa pa yon, hehe

by the way, you must try Beryl's Tiramisu, yong dark chocolate mas masarap than the milk chocolate.  Me Famous Amos sa mga malls dito.

[bebeloo]

^^^ thanks sis! how about yung famous amos na cookies?

[Mum_A]

sisphurple: Talaga?  So, it's primarily for the Muslim ladies, pala.  I'm so sorry, no offense meant with my earlier comment ha 

bebeloo:  we didn't' buy any Famous Amos ccokies cos they have a shop here in Greenhills. I didn't check the price either.

[phurple0515]

^ oo sis, tska iba kasi mas prefer nila yon para mag-e**...hehhehe.  pero usually don na rin naghuhugas ng paa nga yong mga going for prayers pag walang hugasan ng paa.  pero mas gusto ko nga gamitin yon kesa bowl kasi lalo na pag public place.

i didn't know there's a famous amos na pala sa Pinas.  my aunt bought famous amos cookies (yong mga newly baked) for my little cousins when they came over here last wekend.  masarap lahat ng cookies, pero fave ko yong me nuts (pecan).

here's the upcoming holidays here again:
Sept 16 - National Day
Sept 17 - in lieu of Sept 16
Oct 26 - Hari Raya Haji
Nov 13 - Deepavali
Nov 15 - Muharam
Nov 17 - Dec 31 - School Holiday
Dec 25 - Christmas

Then Malaysia motocross grand prix is Oct 19-21, so expect LCCT area to have a bad traffic that time.

[bebeloo]

ah meron pala dito nung famous amos. haha san sa GH? crowded ba sa SEPT 16? Mag Legoland sana kami nun.. need ba namin magpareserve/pruchase in advance ng bus to KL? Saka HOHO tour and Sky Bus?

[phurple0515]

^ malamang sis crowded yon kasi holiday siya e tapos wala pa pasok ang sept 17 (kahit sabihin na sa Johor pa yon).  Ok lang naman kahit on the day na kayo bumili ng bus ticket to KL pero of course, iba na rin ang maaga.

Yong HOHO tour, no need.  usually naman, on the day itself yon kasi the ticket is valid for 24 hours only upon buying it. 

[bebeloo]

^ patay tayo diyan. haha salamat sis!

[huit]

hello, nag ba bduget na ako for our KL trip sa Sept 20. Medyo OT ito, from Clark ba, (Air Asia kame) magkano ang terminal fee at tax na babayaran.

Tapos if magtaxi kame from Airport to Rainforest, how much ang inaabot usually, Rainforest kame mag stay, Gaano katagal ang byahe from Airport to Rainforest or Bukit Bintang?

If mag bus naman kame, magkano ang bayad and paano kame makakarating sa hotel namin? hindi ba mahirap if may mga maleta kami bitbit tapos mag ba bus kame?

Tapos yung monorail nila, usually magkano minimum fare? Thanks a lot! Sa food kasi okay lang magtipid kame, kelangan ko lang malaman yung mga fixed price na para alam ko if san kami mag aadjust, Iniisip ko kase if okay na all in all ang 10k per head (3 kame) na allowance. Given na ang meal namin (breakfast, lunch and dinner) is only Php200 each lagi.

Thanks in advance! =)