LTS fanatic I am

My package arrived a few weeks back. But I have been so busy doing this and that  - that I never had got around to sharing it. Kiki and Lala are two of my favorite Sanrio characters . I grew up and became mature but never outgrown them. Thanks to Strapya World and JPS my iPhone 4 has a new look because of these:

Cute aren't they? Here's a closer look.

All these I got from Strapya World. And I only got them for 2,780 JPY plus 950 JPY shipping. Which by the way only took 3 days to get here in Singapore from Japan. Fast huh? Wonder what my next purchase will be?

My 2 Cents on Hotel Capitol in KL

I always make sure that if i go on a trip abroad I stay at a clean but affordable hotel. Hotel Capitol is one of those hotels that hit right on the spot. Though there were no free breakfast involve but it was okay as long as the facilities were clean. 

Located just in front of the Low Yat Plaza, a mall full of shops that cater to your it and electronic needs. It is just walking distance to a lot of shopping malls from low end to high end shops. My favorite was Pavillion. There were also a lot of food stalls and restaurants if you walk around. The hawker center at Jalan Alor (see my blog on my our first day.) was just a few minutes a way by foot.

The Front Office was okay. A bit too red for me because of the Chinese lanterns that were decorated all over. The staff who checked us in was not so good in English so we had a bit of a struggle. How ever the one in the morning shift who checked us out were better.

Our room was located on the 8th floor. A corner room. The beddings were changed everyday. The beds were comfy. The desk was big with a wide of space for one to put things on. Unfortunately the TV didn't have cable. 

camera settings is a bit bad. but the light was brighter than this.

our last day haven't packed up yet

As it was a business hotel, the closet had an iron, ironing board, a safe, boiling pot and the usual mini bar thingie. Though I did not need to use the iron I was happy to see it available in case I need to use one. Plus points for Hotel Capitol.

The bathroom was clean and well equipped too. 

As a whole however, I would recommend the hotel. The location is great plus the room especially the bathroom is clean which is a must for me.

For the 3 nights and 3 days stay, we paid a total of 649.60RM nett. Booking was done with Asia Travel. Payment was made directly to the hotel upon check in. During check in by the way we were required to give a deposit of 100RM for incidentals. For a business hotel my sister and i thought it was just right.

Heres a rundown on the hotel:
Staff         : okay
Room       : clean 
Bed          : comfy
Bathroom: clean!
Wifi          : have but with a fee.
Location  : great!
Rate         : reasonable


Yeah I would definitely check in here again.

Pastel Pink and Purple: Malaysia - Exploring Kuala Lumpur Day 4

Pastel Pink and Purple: Malaysia - Exploring Kuala Lumpur Day 4

Malaysia - Exploring Kuala Lumpur Day 4

Our last day is a Sunday. Originally I planned for us to hear mass at St. John's in Masjid Jamek. However we were hesitant to take a taxi, we were afraid we'd get lost. So we decided to make use of the time left in our HoHo  which would expire at 3:30pm. We checked out and then left our bags with the front office.

Lucky it was sunny this time. Our pictures are clearer than in my previous post.

Standing at the gates of Istana Negara.

More shots of the buildings and notable structures in KL.

Lunch was at Suria Mall which is located just below the Petronas Twin Towers. Cat tried out the Nasi Lemak, a local Malay set meal that normally consists of rice cooked with coconut milk, nuts with ikan bilis (dilis in Filipino), cucumber, and two dishes cooked the Malay way plus  their signature chili (hot hot hot!). Cat chose beef and boiled egg as her set. Me being used to it ordered lasagne from another stall instead ; )

Nasi Lemak. My sister said it was super hot but she loves it! ha!

After lunch we only had enough time to ride a few more stops in our Hoho and go down again at Bus stop 6 between the Pavillion and our hotel. We picked up our stuff from Capitol Hotel and walked to Berjaya Times Square. Our trip is at 530pm - eta SG? 1130pm!

It's a good thing my online friend Edlin who's been a great help in making our itinerary (thanks dear!) told me that its better to book ahead for a coach ride going back to Singapore. Otherwise we might need to extend another night! When we reached the Star Mart Express book just outside the Berjaya Times Square (and near the stairs for Imbi Station) -- there were a lot of passengers waiting for their turn to board their bus! At first we thought we were late so Cat sped to Starbucks for some take away muffins while i fell in line to verify our tickets.

Most of the buses were fully book. The Chinese New Year  holiday was almost over and a lot of people were trying to make it back to Singapore because of work the following day.

The ride was long. There was heavy traffic in their expressways. It was really so bad that what should be a 6 hour trip turned into 8 hours! The pit stops were not so great too, since there were a lot of people travelling along the road it meant that a lot of people needs to use the toilets at the pit stops. To make it short pee - ing was not that convenient. So please beware!

The good thing on the hand is our Coach -- we had massage chairs to sit on! They were huge and really comfy. My sister even commented that how she wish buses going to Caticlan from Iloilo were like these.

At around 1am, we have reached Singapore. Our Malaysia trip finished! We were planning where to go next. :)

Malaysia - Exploring Kuala Lumpur Day 3

During the whole trip my sister and I can't help  but notice that we had a lot of 'bloopers' on our Malaysia trip. First we were not able to make it to Genting Highlands the day before. Today we had a 'little adventure'. 


Coming from the hotel, we walked again to Imbi Station and bought a ticket to KL Sentral Station. I forgot to mention in my previous post that the KL Sentral Station of the the KL Monorail is on a separate location than the KTM Kommuter. You need to cross the street and walk a few more meters to transfer to the KTM Kommuter line, Kelana Jaya Line and KLIA Express. 


We went from Bukit Bintang to KL Sentral. We were already running late so we decided to have a quick bite at McDonalds and then bought the tickets for Batu Caves Station which was the last stop of the the KTM Kommuter line. It was already almost 10 am at that time and we alloted only until noon to explore the destination. So when we saw the train we immediately boarded it. We were busy looking at the through the window and chatting on the local culture when my sister suddenly paused to listen for the next stop... we were heading to the wrong direction! Haha so we went down on the next station and crossed and rode back again. 

after the ride we found out why they have one dedicated for us women

Looks like we're only in the Philippines ;)

Later on we found out that two trains were using one track starting from KL Sentral until Putra. (kindly see the KTM Komuter map from their site) The train would then turn left to TG Malalim and the other towards Batu Caves. We failed to check the sign on the train that says where their end destination will be. Too much excitement I guess. We only found out that we took the wrong train when we were about to stop at Rawang! Hah! 


So we backed tracked and finally arrived to Batu Caves. 

It was already past 1pm when we decided to head back to KL Sentral for lunch and to visit their tourism center for more brochures. My sister was deprived of Subway so naturally we had to have that for lunch. The six inch sandwiches disappeared in a snap. Haha. 

sister dear happily posing with her Subway lunch

After lunch we bought tickets for the Hop On - Hop Off Tour (HoHo for short). The tour turned out to be one of the best parts of our trip. When we arrived KL on our first day, we realized immediately that commuting around the city will not be easy. True there were train systems. But the station covers only a part of the City. There were also buses but they were also scarce. Made us miss the ever reliable jeepneys we have back home. So the HoHo Tour even sounded more enticing as it made it easier for us to go around the city with out paying much for cab fare. The 24 hour ticket was only for 38RM each.

To those who are not familiar with it, the HoHo is a tourist bus that follows a certain path around the city. The bus will stop at several tourists spots in KL. At each stop the tourist may alight from the bus if they want to explore the featured place or  stay on it and move on to the next attraction. 


Along the way here's what we saw: 

sungka!

Because of the rain and the tour operating hours were about to stop soon we were only able to go one round of HoHo. We went down Stop 6 since it was the nearest stop. We were also pleasently surprise because we were dismayed after seeing Berjaya Times Square the day before since it was liek Greenhills all over again. Little did we now the more 'modern malls were just right behind the block where our hotel located.