Malaysia Shopping – Malacca & KL Day 2
Being a lazy Sunday morning we started the second day of our Malaysia shopping trip by waking up when we were ready.
Breakfast saw us in Café Citrus at 0930 hrs. The area was quite crowded and the food a little slot in being replenished with the hordes of hungry diners around. The quality of the breakfast was not too bad though we did not manage to try certain food items as they were not either available or there was a long queue.
Breakfast in the CafeThe noodles was quite good 
The queue at the egg counter
The queue at the egg counterAfter breakfast, we went to Level 2 to check out the outdoor swimming pool. It was a nice area to relax although there were not many people around at 1015 hrs in the morning. The gymnasium was just next to the pool and you could work out whilst having a clear view of the pool.
The beautiful and inviting pool
A place to workout 
At 1115 hrs, we met up with Assistant Sales Manager Selva along the main road, Jalan Raja Laut. As we were very new to this area, he brought us around the area and told us that this is basically a wholesale area. There were many shops selling handbags, timepieces, toys and clothes. GM Plaza is also a wholesale centre where you can find eight floors of items including costume jewelry and accessories, sunglasses, bags and clothes.
Plaza GM, a wholesale centre
Handbags galore
Plaza GM, a wholesale centreHandbags galore
Fashion accessories everywhereMore wholesale shops 
Chow Kit Bazaar
It was an interesting morning walk in the Chow Kit area of Kuala Lumpur. We also did some shopping in Mydin, a local wholesale emporium. As we walked around the area, Selva explained to us that the Chow Kit area used to be the red light district of Kuala Lumpur once upon a time. However, the government has made an effort to clean up the area though you can still spot some activities still in existence.
Chow Kit BazaarIt was an interesting morning walk in the Chow Kit area of Kuala Lumpur. We also did some shopping in Mydin, a local wholesale emporium. As we walked around the area, Selva explained to us that the Chow Kit area used to be the red light district of Kuala Lumpur once upon a time. However, the government has made an effort to clean up the area though you can still spot some activities still in existence.
Shopping in Mydin Wholesale EmporiumWe ended our morning tour with a drink in a coffee shop close by. Thanks to Selva, we managed to get our check out time for Hotel Citrus extended to 1400 hrs.
Having a drink with Selva & FifiWhen we went back to our Kuala Lumpur accommodation, Hotel Citrus, we proceeded to the Club Lounge on the 10th floor to have some complimentary snacks before checking out.
Snacks at the Club Lounge 
After leaving the hotel at 1400 hrs, we ran some errands before dropping by our friends café, Kafe Passion, in Bandar Mahkota Cheras to pass them a red packet for their son’s wedding next Saturday as we would not be able to make it for the wedding dinner.
On the way to Kafe Passion, we noticed some interesting clouds images.
Interesting clouds imagesMore clouds images 
Clear blue sky with cotton looking clouds
After leaving our friends’ café, we went to Sungei Long to look for something. There we came across a coffee shop selling delightful Malaysian food from Penang, another state in Malaysia on the northwest coast. We ordered the Char Kway Teow (fried rice noodles) and Prawn Noodle Soup. Great choices! Both were very tasty and well worth the RM4 (USD1.20) and RM3.80 (USD1.10) respectively.
Clear blue sky with cotton looking cloudsAfter leaving our friends’ café, we went to Sungei Long to look for something. There we came across a coffee shop selling delightful Malaysian food from Penang, another state in Malaysia on the northwest coast. We ordered the Char Kway Teow (fried rice noodles) and Prawn Noodle Soup. Great choices! Both were very tasty and well worth the RM4 (USD1.20) and RM3.80 (USD1.10) respectively.
The place where we had the great Penang food!
Prawn noodle soupNext stop was more Tesco shopping. This time, we went to Tesco Kajang which was not too far from Sungei Long where we managed to do some last minute shopping.
Sungei Long Town 
Shopping in Tesco KajangChinese New Year decorations on sale 
Chinese New Year plants on sale
Holiday Travel Tips:-
If you are ever in Tesco shopping, check the in-store Tesco promotional flyer to see what items are on offer. We realized that most of the promotional prices that we found in the flyer were not reflected at the display area.
1910 hrs saw us starting our journey back to Singapore after a full day of shopping in Malaysia. This trip was indeed a fully packed Malaysia shopping trip, having shopped in Malacca as well as Kuala Lumpur in the two days. Fortunately for us, we have our vehicle where we could dump our shopping goodies in and not have to worry about whether our suitcase is large enough to accommodate all our purchases. We managed to get quite a lot of our shopping list done and enjoyed ourselves at the same time catching up with our Malaysian friends and trying out the delicious Malaysian food.
Chinese New Year plants on saleHoliday Travel Tips:-
If you are ever in Tesco shopping, check the in-store Tesco promotional flyer to see what items are on offer. We realized that most of the promotional prices that we found in the flyer were not reflected at the display area.
1910 hrs saw us starting our journey back to Singapore after a full day of shopping in Malaysia. This trip was indeed a fully packed Malaysia shopping trip, having shopped in Malacca as well as Kuala Lumpur in the two days. Fortunately for us, we have our vehicle where we could dump our shopping goodies in and not have to worry about whether our suitcase is large enough to accommodate all our purchases. We managed to get quite a lot of our shopping list done and enjoyed ourselves at the same time catching up with our Malaysian friends and trying out the delicious Malaysian food.
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