The management of De Garden brought Christmas cheer to patrons of the mall by organising a Santa Claus walkabout and Christmas carolling. The occasion was handled by H23 Event Management. This Santa Claus walkabout was different from the many I have seen, as Santa Claus gave away real gifts, and not just candies. There were more ... continue reading »

Hello friends and family! I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all of you Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Today, let’s take a tour of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during Christmas time. As you can see, it’s exceptionally colourful this year. The season definitely makes one feel younger. It’s great to be a kid again! "At Christmas, play and ... continue reading »

In Ipoh, normally, only two shopping malls have events lined up for Christmas; Kinta City and Ipoh Parade. While Kinta City has already started Christmas celebrations, Ipoh Parade will only start on 23rd December, 2010. Last Saturday and Sunday evening saw me making my way to Kinta City to catch the 8pm shows. As you can ... continue reading »

My friend sent me a text message asking which mall in Ipoh has the best Christmas decoration this year. I replied, “None." I didn't let him know that despite being teased that I am "Ipoh Mally", I haven't been to too many malls around Christmas time to be able to make a fair comparison. Actually, I ... continue reading »

I bumped into this mini Christmas performance by a Church group in Ipoh Parade three evenings ago. I wasn't expecting anything special even though I knew before hand that there would be a three-day weekend Yellow Christmas Celebration with DiGi event so I didn't bring along my Olympus. I did take a video of this ... continue reading »

I went to Ipoh Parade last evening and it was absolutely crowded. Luckily I did not arrive any earlier as there was a Tae-Kwando competition. Although by the time I reached the concourse area, it was already over, there were still plenty of people mingle around. I actually took the above photo a few days ... continue reading »

I have only used the video camera of my Nokia E61i once and it was a capture of my dog pissing. I could not upload THAT video online as I had to safeguard his modesty too. Coincidentally, I was at Ipoh Parade earlier this evening and managed to capture the last couple of minutes of ... continue reading »