Amazing day

Amazing because of the whole-day meetings which I attended today. Amazing feat for the chairman for talking most of the time and does most of the thinking too. First session started at 8.45am then went on non-stop throughout lunch and the fourth session finishes at 6.30pm.

Million Ringgit Views

These row of houses in P8 costs more than a million, maybe 2 mils, each and they are almost completed. The view from the balcony would be fantastic I'm sure but perhaps spoiled by the glass clad building of the new Putrajaya Holdings HQ directly opposite across the lake. Both projects are implemented by PJH and they lacked any form of architectural significance. Their cost and location worthy of better designs, designs of significance and enhance the place. As it is they missed the opportunity to show what they are capable of, instead what they have are two ugly buildings facing each other.

Pelicans

There's this bird enclosure tucked in a corner of Putrajaya Wetland easily accessible provided you know where it is.  I've passed by this place many times before on bicycle and today I brought along five others, some of them didn't know that the place exist. Photographers would want to train their cameras here. A number of pelicans and a larger number of ducks freely roam in the enclosure beside the lake. On the other side of the lake is the enclosure for white and black swans. However what surprised me is the fact that there are hardly an visitors on a Sunday which is not necessarily a bad thing!

B

At last I got a B, though I bought it from a friend for a steep price of 5 grand. Now this is the 3rd bike in the house and if not for its small folded size it might prove to be a big hindrance. Just as I thought, the only thing special about the bike is its small fold size, the rest are nothing to shout about, even the ride of my MUp8 is more comfortable. Now that I have this bike I intend to take this bike to work, it'll be nicely hidden under my desk. The only problem would be to drag it from the lobby to my room, I hope I can just wheel it in.

Langkawi revisited 2012

View from MyHotel  8th floor

Yatch Club

Island off Kuah

Baron Resort to the right of the picture

After almost 3 years away from Kedah we are back to visiting Langkawi for work and play. The MH plane landed smoothly in the rain and there’s no aerobridge at this airport so we have to walk down steps from the plane door onto the parking apron to the arrival hall.

 We’re not expecting any major visual changes and true enough there’s no big surprises. But what surprised us yesterday was the number of shoppers in the evening, large crowd on a Tuesday and this is not a school holiday or any kind of holiday. Most people were shopping for kitchen utensils and chocolates. That’s what we bought ourselves ha ha ha.

My Hotel – this is a new hotel in town, 3 years ago it didn’t exist. I rated it as a 2 star budget hotel.

Our first stop when we arrived was the Nelayan Restaurant at Jalan Bukit Malut. No change in the place from I remember  the last time I was here more than 3 years ago. Lots of choices of fresh seafood to be chosen and cooked. We chosed 2 crabs for the tomyam, ¼ of a large jenahak for the grill, siput buluh stir-fry, kangkong and rice. For the three of us the bill came out to RM77.00. More than I thought it would be but the food was nicely done and tasty.

Zul was kind enough to loan us the co car, so on the last day we went round the island to kill time. Some changes yes but not much. Pantai Cenang was busy as usual and new chalets and motels have sprung up. It was really hot in the afternoon that we hardly go out of the car. Had a simple luch in Pekan Rabu and saw some Caucasian having their meal here, it is not usual to see tourists eat in this kind of eating place elsewhere.  Opposite the Pekan Rabu is the new Baron Resort – looks expensive but rooms facing the sea would have a great view.

MUp8 - kilometers added

Added 2593miles(4148km) since September 2011 according to Endomondo but of course that includes some distances on the MTB as well though no more than 10% I think. Means I've more than doubled the distance on the MUp8 since the last post in July 2011 making a total distance of more than 6,000km.
So far I've replaced the tyres and inner tubes, the saddle and the brake pads. The bike still rides beautifully.