After more than an hour of waiting at the terminals, an old rickety white van pulled into the parking lot and we were herded into the back of the van together with ten other tourists. Swerving dangerously through KL traffic, our white van deposited us at our five-star accommodation within the hour.
Berjaya Times Square standing majestically in the clouded smoky sky
Our baking bodies still moist from the antique van, we were ushered through automated doors and into a swanky reception area for check-in. The fifth largest building in the world had glitzy, shinning marble tiles, potted plants, plastic flowers and a lacklustre air-conditioning. Our rooms although a far cry from a back packer's hole, were tired and worn-out.
the swanky reception area
Fortunately, there were floors upon floors of shopping to keep us entertained. All the usual suspects were here - Mango, Zara, Borders etc. If you could possibly name it, Berjaya Times Square has it! :)
G however was quickly bored. So we snuck into Modesto for a quick lunch pizza break.
floors of shopping that will leave one spoilt for choice.
The lower levels house luxury boutiques, while the upper levels house are crammer with smaller stalls conspicuously fronting pirated version of luxury products. Following the trail of hand-written signs, we were also led us to small makeshift kiosk selling pirated DVDs.
Borders opened their largest franchise here in Berjaya Times Square!
Berjaya Times Square also houses an Indoor Theme Park. Tickets are cheap and include all rides :)
After a quick-bite, we made the decision to (em)brace the effing hot city. Our first scheduled stop was the Petronas Towers - a 20 minute walk from Bukit Bintang.
the crowds at Bukit Bintang
Aloha - a popular nightclub.
But alas, the tickets were all sold out! We hear that one has to brave the queues in order to snag tickets to the Petronas Tower. As the tower was closed on Mondays, we would not be able to climb the bridge on this vacation.
G and I monkeying around
must take as many shots as possible since we can't go up the tower!
Our spirits still high, we trekked back to Bukit Bintang and found yet another splendid mall to cool down at.
The malls in KL are definitely bigger and posher than the malls along Singapore's Orchard Road, yet the people of KL prefer to stay outside in the sweltering heat rather than take comfort in the air-conditioning.
WHY?!
Perhaps it is the architecture of the shopping malls. The big and airy walkways of Pavilion gives one the sense that one would not be able to afford anything behind the fragile glass panels - they are nice for viewing and display; certainly not for buying! The streets of KL are a lot more chaotic and disorderly - bright neon lights fronting tiny shop houses and a million people crowded round bikini-clad pole girls, thrusting beer bottles into the air.
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