boon's log 3209.06: Short Stop in KL

Last weekend, we had a pretty short stop over in KL. IL and her relatives boughht tickets to watch Superband over at the Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium. So, had to be the driver-plus-babysitter for the weekend (well, okay, when they were not at the concert, they took care of Ab too...) :).

I also managed to meet up with the Lims for dinner while the ladies were at the concert. It was a great time catching up, the first time after my Unc's op. Ab also had a nice time playing with her "cousins", especially Em - the last time they met was during Chinese New Year...

Well, co-incidentally, it was also THE weekend of the Peaceful Anti-ISA Protest - which turned ugly because of the unprofessionalism of our Police Raja Di Malaysia. Anyways, the lockdowns in the city center caused massive traffic conusions and jams in the city. Ab and I were caught in one of them while trying to get to Bandar Utama from Time Square. What would normally take 20mins, ended up taking slightly more than 1hr. Even the traffic in the SMART tunnel was reduced to a crawl...

The drive up and down the PLUS highway was rather pleasant - saw a few FRU trucks heading back tot Penang island on the way home - must have been borrowed-arms that was sent to KL first thing on Saturday morning for the weekend protest - just like what "Hitler" said in the parody, "Tell Hishamuddin to send the FRU here first thing in the morning."

We stopped in Ipoh to try out the new FohSan and the unanimous verdict is that albeit the new place has a better atmosphere/environment, the food in the old FohSan tastes better.

Here are some pictures...


Fohsan, Ipoh


The crowd at Fohsan, Ipoh


Dimsum Auntie at Fohsan, Ipoh


Art inside Fohsan, Ipoh


Ding's Kueh Talam - one of the best


Traffic inside the SMART tunnel


Hazy KL, room with a view...



boon out...