Here Got Lots of Chickens!

A whole lotta chickens!

Saw this large advert (billboard) on the wall of Imbi Plaza in Jalan Imbi KL today.

The Malay wordings are loosely translated as “Here a lot of chickens. Peri-Peri Chickens” as translated via Google Translation.

This is probably a tongue-in-cheek kind of statement as Jalan Bukit Bintang/Jalan Imbi was widely known as the red light district back in the 80’s, and still is if you know where to look. The workings ladies, or ‘ayam’ (chickens) as they called it, roamed Bukit Bintang like it’s the Asian version of Amsterdam’s Rossebuurt.

Basically it’s an advertisement (wonder how much it cost, given the location and size) by Nando’s Malaysia to promote their infamous Peri-Peri Chicken. Ingenius.

An Experience: Staying at INTEKMA Resort

INTEKMA Resort's apartment complex

I’ve got a chance to spend a night at the INTEKMA Resort last weekend, and boy, it was a weird and surreal experience! Don’t get me wrong, it’s nothing wrong with the resort whatsoever, haunted or not. It’s just that, the experience reminded me of my childhood back in the 70’s. Wanna know more? Please read on.

Hall

INTEKMA Resort & Convention Centre is a 3-star hotel cum apartment, nested quite deep in Section 7 Shah Alam. If you’re not familiar with Shah Alam area, I tell you, you’re sure will get lost. Landmark? My old alma mater, UiTM Shah Alam.

Comfy sofas

If you look at the photos here, you’ll see that the apartment (RM160/night) is split into two levels, which is a nice touch, in my opinion. The hall is very, very spacious with an attached kitchen, a balcony with a view (see below), dining table and large split aircon unit.

What makes me so surreal is, the settings in the apartment is something like a decoration in a 70’s house. Seriously. Check out the sofas, cabinets, kitchen with swinging door (and a round window!) and the beds! How 70’s can you get?

What a view!

The balcony offers a commanding view of the rich and famous’ houses in Section 7. And UiTM too!

WTF?

Have you seen this kind of electricity set-up in a house anymore? Not since the 80’s, I guess. But it’s in the apartment.

Are we in a ship or what?

Check out the round window on the door to the kitchen. My parents’ house in Ipoh used to have this kind of kitchen door. And it’s swinging too. But that’s way back in the 70’s. Nice touch here, nevertheless.

The kitchen

The kitchen is full of basic amenities: kettle, fridge, washers and plenty of cupboard spaces. Only thing missing is a washing machine, a semi-auto one, if you insist to keep to the 70’s theme.

Swirling stairs (going up)

The stairs to the bedroom really makes me shudder with excitement. The stairs are made of steel, while the handles are from bamboos. Bamboos, you say? Hell yeah!

Swirling stairs (going down)

It’s quite difficult for a big guy like me to climb the stairs this small. I had to turn slightly sideway in order to fit and climb. Definitely dangerous for small kids. Hey, back in the 70’s, they don’t give a damn about kid’s safety!

Queen bed

The top floor consists of three beds (one queen and two singles), a toilet, a TV, a cupboard and some small tables.

Two single beds

The top floor is not as large as the ground floor ,but it’s spacious enough for three beds. I guess the design of the apartment calls for a single room apartment, or a studio apartment.

Wardrobe malfunction?

Depending on how much clothes you have, the cupboard might not fit your wardrobe.

T.O.I.L.E.T.

Toilet is clean but small. Just ‘ngam2‘ can fit me…

TV? What TV?

Pros: Reasonably priced clean apartment; nice set-up (if you dig 70’s themed hotel); friendly staff; good food; quiet place, cool swimming pool.

Cons: Old design furnitures and fixtures; parking might be a problem; place is far from shops; I’m checking out at 12pm but housekeeping came knocking at 11.ooam (WTF?); some fixtures seriously in need of fixing;

Actually, I really enjoyed my stay at the INTEKMA Resort. And the experience living in a 70’s themes (intended or not) hotel apartment is priceless to me. How I wish my apartment is like this.

You can find  INTEKMA Resort at Persiaran Raja Muda, Seksyen 7, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia (Tel: +603 5522 5000, Fax: +603 5522 5004), or set your GPS at: 3°04’37.73″ N/101°30’17.69″ E.

My Daytrip to Kellie’s Castle, Ipoh

Kellie's Castle

Right tower

Another angle of the right tower

Long shot of the right tower

The steps on the right side of the castle

 

Note: All photos are taken with Nikon D5000 with 18-55mm lens.

Parking at Sunway Pyramid

Ever since Sunway Pyramid was refurbished and added a new building, parking there was always a joy. I haven’t encountered any of the parking woes I had before this (which is due to the lack of parking spaces).

Now they added a new parking indicator which informs would-be-parkers where to park and how many parking spaces are left.

 

Bright LED display

MidValley Megamall deployed the same kind of system but with a different twist. They just put the LED signage outside of the shopping complex. This makes shoppers who parked there having hard time looking for available spaces, as the system didn’t indicated where the empty parking lots are. Seems like defeating the purpose of the system, really.

 

Green for available, red for not

For what I noticed is, the parking indicator light (located exactly on top of the parking space) will turned to red within 3 seconds once a car parked under it. This will in return informed the main LED signage (the top pic) on how many lots are available.

Anyhow, I love the parking system at Sunway Pyramid!

Lat the Kampung Boy at KLCC

 

Lat the Kampung Boy

Saw these stage setups at the KLCC’s atrium during Ramadan, while shopping around for my baju raya. What a novel idea! Photos captured using my new phone, the Nokia N86 8mp (will write more about the phone later).

Lat the Kampung Boy