Monday, July 09, 2007

Eye On Malaysia

In 2007, Malaysia celebrates its 50th year of nationhood. Hurray.
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As part of Visit Malaysia Year 2007 is the iconic viewing wheel, as one of the 50 major attractions introduced by the Tourism Ministry to woo tourists.
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The Eye on Malaysia - the RM 30 million (wah, so expensive !!) ferris wheel that comprises of 42 gondolas (similar to the London Eye) is located at Titiwangsa Lake Gardens.
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The wheel allows visitors to experience a 360-degree skyline view of Kuala Lumpur during a 12-minute ride that goes 60 metres high.
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Eye on Malaysia, originally installed in Paris is quite a hit among locals and tourists.
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Although I have initially expected the ferris wheel to be larger and in fact, rather disappointed at first glance, but I quite like the reflection of the high structure on the Titiwangsa Lake.
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I did not get onto the EYE. I guess as a Malaysian, I should have for once at least. It was too hot that noon.
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Another snapshot of the reflected ferris wheel from the lake. It would be nice to have some night shots and stayed on for the water and light displaying but I was a little too tired. It was another 2 - 3 hours wait. For pictures, do visit bloom, flowers, bloom - EYE on Malaysia.
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An exclusive VIP gondola has also been outfitted to include plush leather seats fit for a king, a mini fridge, a DVD player, a plasma TV and a mobile telephone.
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Apart from the gondola ride, one can also enjoy other attractions ie. the International Watersky Spectacular. Malaysia welcomes you.
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The park is also a good place for jogging, canoeing, "paktoh" and awhole lot of other activities.
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Made of fish meat that is grounded to a paste and mixed with sago flour, and then deep-fried, the keropok is crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside. One of my favorites and best eaten with sweet and spicy chilli sauce.
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Eye on Malaysia but Made in China (alamak !). To some extent, it just can't help - "Made in China. Sold everywhere" - in today's world through globalization, China has rapidly become an economic superpower. A place where I will be heading next.

5 comments:

Primrose said...

Wei, you managed to get there. I hope I wasn't lousy in directions. *giggle* Very nice one against the Twin Towers. I didn't get that shot at night. And I didn't get to eat any keropok lekor, which I love. Hope you had some fun. :)

zbjernak said...

did u went tht time when they have fireworks every weekend?

it is beautiful...

but the shots u had is amazing, i like the twin towers peeking from behind the gondolas..

Acrix said...

Might visit this eye on malaysia after i've done my exam. Have a nice trip in China. So which part of China ur going to?

Patrick Leong said...

primrose : it wasn't difficult to get there. it is very near to klcc indeed. i did quite a bit of walking around the lake and tried to get the best shots i could. overall, yea, i quite like the pictures.

zbjernak : no fireworks. i did ask but apparently that event ended some time like february. now they do light and water display (i think). furthermore the batteries were almost out.

acrix : going to eastern china. you will probably see alot of pictures of china after september (if i am still blogging :P).

Eddie said...

ok, get a 2 LDK when you are in China.