Toddling @ Kepong Village Mall

Tesco Kepong had their Member's day specials offering great bargains and double the points for every ringgit spent on Dec 29 & 30. Shop and get entertained, nice one for kids.

Well the clown ain't planning to perform ear candling but an attempt to pull a handkerchief out of the boy's ear. The magic wasn't David Blaine material but nevertheless an effort to be praised.

 He doubled up as a puppeteer too and the skit was hilarious.

Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear and Boo-boo made an appearance to promote their up coming feature film. (http://yogibear.warnerbros.com/). Turns out Daddy was popularly known by this nick name back in school.

Year End Trip - Ipoh Town!

Familiar sight? 3 years running, our annual year end getaway is a merger with my Uncle's family and we've made it a point to get this done by hook or by crook to unwind before the new year.

This time we went up north to Ipoh. Wasn't a good idea to hit the highway on Christmas Day but the excitement eased the pain of driving. We left early and stopped at the Tapah Rest area for breakfast and what a crowd this place attracted. Tapah stop is said to be the best rest area for north bound travelers.

We reached Ipoh about 1 in the afternoon and thanks to Google maps, it was easy locating the Ritz Garden Hotel (http://www.ritzgardenhotel.com/index.shtml). Checked in, drove out again looking for good Ipoh food.

Banana leaf meal is apt to recharge a tired body and with healthy amount of second servings we were close to hibernation! A short walk around Ipoh Old Town, we hit the jackpot! This shop serves the best Ipoh White Coffee and great tasting home made cream caramel.

I've never seen daddy in a state of bliss when it comes to food but the power packed caramel left him speechless. I took a bite and decided not to indulge more as daddy went on with 3 servings.

We spent the rest of the day relaxing at the hotel and headed out to Ipoh Parade for dinner at night. The next morning was great with an array of selection for breakfast at the hotel and to digest the meal we went down town for the Sunday morning bazaar.

Folks is Ipoh are really fond of the weekly affair as the crowd grew by the minute. You can find a variety of items put on sale. While majority of them are antiques, there were good amount of new household items too. This one had all sorts of sharp items up for grabs. I'm not sure why anyone wants to buy used scissors and knifes.

Now this might be of help to daddy. I looked at him with a smile as we reached this stall and to distract me he got me a toy. A really powerful smile it was.

Just as we were leaving the city, this caught my eye ... Ipoh plates starts with an A and how appropriate for this one to say AHH with a dent in it .... ;-)

Mickey & Minnie at 1 Utama!

My rendezvous continued to a closer destination. 1 Utama. Every year they supersede most of the malls with mega structures to showcase the best a creative mind can offer for Christmas. And this year, indeed it was.

A Little English setting was put up with actual walk-in stores to do your Christmas shopping. With rock pavement, lovely decorated trees and artificial snow, the management really knows how to surprise us.

That aside, they had play areas put up for kids to tryout the toys before they purchase them. While daddy didn't get me any, he was more than willing to wait till I was done with Play-Doh.

The best part of the day was a special appearance by Mickey and Minnie Mouse. They were down here to promote their upcoming Disney on ice show. As great entertainers, they surely know how to strike a pose.

Would I miss a chance to get a shot with them? Certainly not! Here I am with the biggest stars on earth and pretty Minnie pinched my cheeks calling me a cutie. Getting that from Minnie ... I was on cloud nine!

Not the kind of Christmas decoration one would put up at home but it was a major attraction there. People lined up taking photos and vandalized the poor fellow with signatures all over.

Potential ...

I am fond of dance and music and tend to get into the flow if I catch a rhythm. Now am I up for writing my own tune? Exploring possibilities.

Merry 'Mr. Bean' Christmas

Here's the season to be jolly ... Christmas is synonymous to shopping. The festivity circulates around family reunion and exchange of gifts and it's no surprise that shopping malls cash in on this with all sorts of fantastic and innovative ideas to attract shoppers.

The Mines shopping complex just outside of Kuala Lumpur CBD decided to go with Mr. Bean to entice shoppers this year.

There has been many themes by leading stores to create the magic of Christmas but this is by far an interesting choice to go with. Many cartoon characters played St. Nick ... bumbling Mr.Bean looks cute.

It was a nice touch to engage the Mini owners club in Malaysia to showcase their prized possession. A classic tribute to these vintage machines.

And among them all, this was the most photographed Mini.

Mr. Bean memorabilia were on sale at the center court and kids were all over them. I got myself a stationery kit with a notebook and drawing block.

The highlight was a 20 minutes musical piece featuring Irma, Mrs. Wicket and the star himself ... Mr. Bean. Not forgetting teddy nicely tucked into his coat. Lovely to get a photo with them.

Kids Fair 2010

Last weekend we made a beeline to The Star Kids Fair at KL Convention Center. Daddy's primary motive was to source information on pre-schools and this event should see a fair share of them gathering.

Poor daddy was left disappointed. There weren't any major pre-school players seen among those who setup booths. Many of them showcased their products and we ended up spending quite a bit buying them.

There were lots of activities held for children to participate and a splendid time they had. I have just happy to watch them. I can't be seen doing that in my lovely dress.

 

The highlight was the story telling competition. Cash prizes were up for grab and joining daddy with a long face for I was too young to participate. Next year perhaps.