Flea Market, Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Location : Persiaran Barat, Petaling Jaya (opposite Taman Jaya LRT station)
Coordinate : 3.1049,101.6469
Foursquare : http://foursquare.com/venue/407851



Amcorp Mall free market open on Saturday and Sunday; from 9.00 am until 5.00 pm. This is one of the flea market recommended by most collector for antique, coin, vintage and collectibles item. You can also found food item, dress, jewelery, craft and other stuff in this market.

Old songs burn to CD from old old record. You can get songs you can’t even find online here.

Taman Tasik Taiping (Taiping Lake Garden), Perak

Location : near Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill) and within the town center and the Taiping Zoo.

The Taiping Lake Gardens was originally a mining site before it was established as gardens to the public in 1880. The idea of establishing a public garden was much devoted to Colonel Robert Sandilands Frowd Walker (1884 – 1933), who was also responsible for planning the . The garden was later developed precisely by Charles Compton Reade Kuala Lumpur garden town. The abandoned tin mine was generously donated by the prominent Chinese Capitalist of Perak and also former Perak State Council member, Mr. Chung Thye Phin (son of Mr. Chung Keng Quee) as the recreation park for the public use. In 1884, the gardens were furnished with grasses, flowers and trees, and part of the gardens was fenced, to avoid the bulls enter the gardens. This 64 hectares land was the first public gardens in Malaya and proudly declared as the most beautiful and well maintained gardens during the heyday and today. There are ten scenic lakes and ponds that made the gardens even more picturesque. (source: wikipedia.com)

the 'swan' is to be cycled with 2 person per swan. you can cycle within the lake area except for certain restricted area. beside the swans, there is also motor-boat; suits for a family ride.

Quench your thirst, and rest after the might-be-tiring-or-might-be-not-tiring swan riding. and spend most of your time enjoying and wooing the beautiful scenery of the lake garden. it's one of Taiping's best place for landscape photography lover.

Children playgrounds are also available - make it an ideal place for a family hangout.

Padang Kota, Penang

The Padang (field) is the venue for most of the island's important events, such as the Chingay Parade during the Lunar New Year. In the olden days, Sepoy regiments used it for target practice and the Manila Band played from a bandstand from 1890 to 1954. Portions of the Padang's expanse have been carved out for a children's playground, a hawker center selling Malay food and a much-needed car park. Some of the numerous trees here boast of Royal connections, as they were variously planted by visiting foreign dignitaries, including the Japanese Emperor, a Sumatran Governor and a South Australian Premier.

Padang Kota is simply the best place for the people in Penang come to hangout with friends or family, or come for lunch and dinner or even supper.


There are a lot of food stalls with variety of foods here. Laksa penang. Pasembor. kerang Bakar. Mee udang. Satay. Just name it!

mee udang

Pics below are from other time i went to Padang kota with friends at night. See the delicious pasembor, and kerang bakar. Both are the most famous food here.


While you're here, don't forget to try out the trishaw. If in Malacca they call it beca, here it's called lanca. Lanca/Trishaw is a three-wheeled human-powered vehicles. It is a good idea to take the lanca to have a city tour. Many trishaw riders are also excellent 'tour guides'. Negotiate the fare first before getting on a trishaw; it is advisable to hire them by the hour for extended sightseeing.



p/s:
There are a lot of tour places around Padang Kota such as the Fort Cornwallis and Penang Museum. I will try to post about the places later.