Port Dickson, Malaysia. A short trip, one and half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur city to the beaches. Plenty of stopover and amenities. Too crowded I would say on a weekend. We visited an Ostrich Farm, which we drove passed the farm signage or missed it to be exact. The farm experience had us totally blown away by the host's warm hospitality. A university student now on holiday and helping his uncle ( the farm owner) in the farm. He showed us around the farm, explaining the different type of animals from ostrich, donkey, birds, chickens, hamsters, rabbits, doe and so on. Even let us take photo with the pony without asking for money. You will not get such kind treatment in most places in Asian countries. He also lead us into a 'big cage' to show us a scary looking iguana and allow us to pet it. A rather friendly reptile I would say, but watch out for it's tail.
There is a small rest area offering drinks and the famous ostrich satay. His uncle chatted us up with more stories and even showed us 1 of his orange colored snake. This was my first time handling a snake. It was cooling, rubbery, soft and wrapped around my neck and hand. He carefully explained ostrich and chick eggs' incubation and how he ran the place. Fantastic place, fantastic hosts and brilliant time.
Photo: Will be uploaded by this Sept'12.
Rating : *****
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
KL Twin Towers
Took a taxi to Suria Shopping Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Suited next to the KLCC Twin Towers. Early morning sun was fantastic and there seems to be an air of celebration for the Muslim holidays. As the day grew,most shoppers flocked here. We had our meal in Secret Recipe restaurant. 1 of our member decided to ordered vegetarian, wrong choice as it took a while for the meals to arrive after every other carnivore had finished theirs.
At 3 pm we realized there were waves of shoppers pouring into the shopping mall because it was raining. People were trying to find shelter or merely waiting for transport at the entrance.Quite a chaotic scene. We now know what people do on an afternoon thunderstorm in this major Asian city.
At 3 pm we realized there were waves of shoppers pouring into the shopping mall because it was raining. People were trying to find shelter or merely waiting for transport at the entrance.Quite a chaotic scene. We now know what people do on an afternoon thunderstorm in this major Asian city.
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