KL-Nippon Tour

Ohaiyo! Konnichiwa! Kongbangwa! Depends on which time of day you are reading this, the Japanese do not have a specific greeting for Hello! ;-)

Now where am I getting at? Well, I said yes to Nurul when she asked me if I’d like to accompany her giving her boss and another senior staff at her office a tour of KL! Yes, the boss is Japanese ;)

I didn’t function much as a guide though, Nurul did the job splendidly! She speaks really good Japanese. I swear if I ever spend another day with them, I’d speak Japanese in no time! Haha, OK maybe I’m exaggerating, but it’s true that you could greatly improve your language skills when you spend your time with people speaking the language and you are the only one there who doesn’t speak the language (yet).

Genting Highlands

We started off early at 8am to Genting Highlands. Since Boss is a very gentleman, he doesn’t let the ladies drive. We felt we took quite a long route to Genting though as we followed the GPS. After Genting, we chucked the GPS lol!

We reached Genting quite early at 9am and took the Skyway cable car. Again, Boss is such a gentleman, he sponsored us all. Arigato gozaimasu!!! Senior san was initially quite worried with the height, but he was calm soon after. It rained the night before, so it was kiri (misty) and cool. I was wearing thin clothes (in anticipation of the scorching sun at the city later), so Boss kept asking me if I was OK. I can’t stop on how gentleman Boss had been to us!

In the cable car

At Genting, we showed the attractions there – the Casino and the Amusement Park. Cringe when Boss said the park looked like an 80s version of a park in Japan! Am not really surprised there though. Nevertheless, Boss would be coming back to Genting on his own the next time, he did have some interest in there ;-)

Unexpectedly, Boss suggested that we should have a Purikura (print club) taken. Purikura = the enclosed booth where you act silly and take kawaii (cute) pictures with your friends, then get the pictures printed on photo stickers. Pictures of the Purikura sessions aren’t posted here though for fear of jeopardizing the Boss’ reputation :D On top of being a gentleman, he’s such a sporting man! He also sponsored the Purikuras. And Senior san joined in too! Respect!

We left after about an hour, via the cable car again for the return trip. Boss saw an uma (horse) ranch nearby, and asked if we knew where he could ride horses. Apparently the Boss likes horses. We suggested Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club. Don’t know how much it’d cost though.

KL Tower

Next destination was KL Tower. Oh dear, in my opinion, I don’t think KL Tower is a worth a visit though. The ticket was RM 38/person regardless if you are Malaysian or a foreigner. (Senior san got a discount though – for senior citizens) When we went up to the observatory tower, one of the female guides there were extremely nice to Boss and Senior san, but were indifferent towards me and Nurul. One shouldn’t treat a local with a lesser treatment than to a foreigner, after all we paid the same price. (Although Boss sponsored us again). The aerial view of KL city isn’t really something to shout about, except for the Twin Towers maybe. And lastly, there wasn’t enough parking spaces, we had to park by the road.

View from KL tower


Posing posing!

Since we were already hungry by then, the KL Tower not-so-sweet-experience was quickly forgotten when we were served our Dim Sum lunch. Nurul did a great research and found a value for money All You Can Eat Dim Sum lunch at Prince Hotel which only costs RM45++ per person. Boss sponsored us again :D

Dim Sum. Yummeh!

Mango pudding dessert. Inc in lunch buffet

Putrajaya

After a hearty meal, we moved on to Putrajaya. Boss seemed a bit sleepy, but he went ahead so Nurul had to keep them awake with conversations, and did a great job! I just listened and wished I could join them lol!

We visited the Masjid Putra at Putrajaya. It was disheartening though that the guards there wouldn’t let non-Muslims inside. The prayer hall is really beautiful and serene which may pique their interest to know more. We excused ourselves for a while to perform our prayers before meeting up again.

Masjid Putra

We then headed towards the lake to ride the Dondang Sayang perahu (RM20/person with MyKad, RM40/person without), but it looked like it was going to ame’ (rain), so the rides were discontinued for the day. Feeling Boss and Senior San should relax some more before hitting back the roads, we suggested the nearby Fish Spa (RM5/person for 10 minutes) and boss gamely agreed. It was really ticklish as the fishes supposedly sucked our dead skin cells (I’m still not fully convinced on this though hmmm).

After fish spa, it had started to rain, so Boss decided to go back. We figured he was quite tired already. We profusely thanked Boss and Senior san for the treats, for having us and for a great time touring KL. Arigato Gozaimasu!!! ^_^