FMA Snack

Fullmetal Alchemist fans would probably love this. It is a pleasant surprise that such snack is available on sale in Thailand, and you can find it in most convenient store and supermarket. You can click on the image for a larger photo.

I did not "buy" the snack, although I was tempted at first. I got mine as a free gift when I bought one of those instant glass noodle. So that explains why the barcode was cross out with a pen.

It tasted just like any crispy snack you buy, crunchy but not that salty. Thailand snacks that I bought did not taste as salty as other snacks you bought elsewhere, which I think is great. So if you are a fan of the anime or manga, probably it's a good try. How I wish such product can be found here in Malaysia.

KL Road Sign

Road sign in KL has a standard format of rounded rectangle with blue background and white border. Words and white border is coated with reflective layer, which I think is great, especially driving at night. I'll show one famous and one infamous road sign of KL.

Jalan Bangsar is named after Bangsar estate, which was a rubber plantation estate by French-Belgian association formed by Mr Bunge and Mr Grisar. Now, when people mentioned Bangsar, they usually associate it with the night life of Bangsar, which is actually located at Jalan Telawi, instead of Jalan Bangsar.

This infamous road in KL, which many people associate it with vices, although it is named after Loke Chow Kit (陸秋傑), a prominent businessman and a municipal councilor back then. It's a pity that a negative perception might surface when someone mentioned Jalan Chow Kit, rather than the story of the man itself. You can read more about Loke Chow Kit here.

All things KL

I know it's been awhile since I last updated my blog. I'm ready to start fresh by introducing more photos to spice up my blog. Since I don't have a specific theme for my blog, it's time for me to adopt one, which I'll let reader (and potential reader) to know more about my birth place, Kuala Lumpur.

Welcome to Kuala Lumpur! OK, that's not the translation of the sign, just a welcome note to my "improved" blog. The sign actually shows "Border (of) Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur". When you see such sign in KL, it means you are actually entering physical boundary of KL. This photo is taken at Jalan Kepong, outside Kepong police station.

Speaking of which, a lot of places "claimed" to be Kuala Lumpur, but actually it's not. Famous bread Gardenia factory is not in KL, although the company name stated so. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is NOT in KL, even the previous airport is not in KL either. The former is in Sepang, while the latter is in Subang. The only airport that is really in KL, is in Sungai Besi, which is now under the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

If people tell you that they are staying in KL, they do not necessary mean within the real boundary of federal territory. Sri Damansara for example, is NOT in KL but road sign and address stated Kuala Lumpur, which is so wrong. Ampang should have been in KL (in historical sense), but actually it's in Selangor.

If you are expecting to see more about these following famous landmark (and touristy spot), I might be doing some write up about it in the future.

Used to be the famous landmark for a lot of postcard, Sultan Abdul Samad Building. Now, it is taken over by another landmark below. This place has a very interesting history and the building itself is more than what you've been told by the tour guide. I'll might feature this in my blog in the future.

Ah, who can't recognised the Petronas Twin Towers. For those of you who has watched the movie "Entrapment", do not believe everything you saw in the movie. I will explain more about Petronas Twin Towers and some of the fabricated facts used in the movie.