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February 14th 2009
Published: March 31st 2009
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After I returned to Singapore after a 18-month job in the UK, I have 2 weeks of rest before I would start work, so I went for a one-week holiday in Malaysia. Here is a summary... Day 1 (08 Feb) - Auntie Yeo, my mum's friend, bought a house in Ipoh and she invited us to stay with her. We boarded the bus at Singapore in the morning and arrived at Ipoh in the late afternoon. Auntie Yeo's house is ve... Read Full Entry



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Lau Chau Sang
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autumncs
Born in Hong Kong and currently living in Singapore, I am a guy who loves travelling. Like many "travelholics" at TravelBlog, I'm so addicted to travelling that once I stopped travelling I will have withdrawal symptoms. Hence, to cure my addiction, I have to go somewhere at least once every 2 months. (I must admit that it is an expensive addiction. Haha. But at least addiction to travel is healthier than addiction to drugs/smoking/drinking...) I started using TravelBlog when I was doing my internship in Canada in 2005. (For older photos before my Canadian internship... full info
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (9)Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (9)
Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (9)
The slick and modern Suria KLCC Mall at the base of the Petronas Towers
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (10)
The confluence of Sungei Gombak and Sungei Klang, where Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (11)
Me at the Merdeka Square, in front of the Malaysian High Court
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (12)
Skyscrapers surrounding the Magistrates Court
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (13)
Bollywood flavours from Little India
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (14)
Menara KL, a 421m tall communicaitons tower (We didn't go up because of the high admission fee)
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (15)
The busy and modern KL Sentral station
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (16)
Central Market, a wet market converted into a cultural centre selling handicrafts and souvenirs
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (17)
A fruit stall at the Chinatown night market
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (18)
One of the many food stalls at the Chinatown night market
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Day 6 - Kuala Lumpur (19)
The gate of Chinatown (It's kinda weird to see a McDonalds on the left... A Chinese restaurant would be more appropriate)
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Day 7 - Melaka (1)
Town Square, with the Christ Church in the background
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Day 7 - Melaka (2)
Souvenir stalls behind the Christ Church
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Day 7 - Melaka (3)
Stadthuys (Town Hall), the most significant building built by the Dutch
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Day 7 - Melaka (4)
The ruins of St Paul's Church, at the summit of Bukit St Paul
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Day 7 - Melaka (5)
The interior of the ruins of St Paul's Church, built by the Portuguese
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Day 7 - Melaka (6)
Tombstones (with Dutch, Latin or Portuguese inscriptions) recovered from the ruins of St Paul's Church
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Day 7 - Melaka (7)
Porta de Santiago, the only surviving gate of the Portuguese fortress (which was destroyed by the British)
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Day 7 - Melaka (8)
A mock European ship in Sungei Melaka
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Day 7 - Melaka (9)
A dragon at the redeveloped riverside of Sungei Melaka
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Day 7 - Melaka (10)
Sungei Melaka



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