The " New " Puduraya Bus Station

Af ter long months of renovation, Puduraya Bus Station is back in action .

We have not been to this station for a long time , until two weeks ago. I took the opportunity to take a good look at the place.

the exterior

the departure / arrival hall

the numbered doors leading to the platforms for boarding

The interior is brightly lit, air-conditioned , and best of all , non-smoking . The waiting area is clean, well ventilated, and has sufficient chairs . 
The facelift gave Puduraya a good change and the public a good impression . Hope that the new look will be well maintained.

A day out in KL

We will only go to downtown KL when really needed, or we will not go. Recently, we went down around Petaling Street and it was near the Mid-autumn season.

Lanterns were hanging high along the street .

 We walked around the Jalan Sultan - Jalan Petaling area , and had quite a good look at some buildings .
Look at these old shops ....

 and the famous ones......

and of course , the nostalgic ones too......

 and here 's the venue ......

This is a historical location to be kept , definitely.

Festive August ends

Festive August in Malaysia ends with ' Merdeka ' !

31 August is our Independence Day , and it is the 54th anniversary this year. For the past 8 - 10 years, we have been celebrating it in the temple . So is this year.


We will raise the National flag, sing National Anthem, and prayer of blessing to the Nation for a better future. Finally we will invite all those born in the month of August to cut a Merdeka Cake together .

Here's this year's cake :

 And August ended with the cheers of Merdeka !

Festive August

This August was a festive month.

While the Taoist observe the Hungry Ghost's Lunar 7th month , which the Buddhist considered a filial piety month, the Muslims observed their fasting month of Ramadhan . This is the month when you can see the colourful delicacies spreading out in the Ramadhan bazaar .

Towards the end of  August , the Ghost festival ended , and the Chinese are ushering in mooncakes in conjuction of the Mid-autumn Festival which will be in the 8th Lunar month. The Muslims on the other side are celebrating the 1 Syawal's Hari Raya Aidil Fitri , coincidentally fall on 30th & 31st August this year .

And of course, the Merdeka Day is on 31st August ! What a festive season .

Talking about mooncakes, here's some pictures of my mooncakes  ....

moulded , before baked .

Aned this is freshly out from the oven . 

There is also a non-baked version .

This is unbaked , snow-skin , chilled  mooncakes

Home-baked or made mooncakes are of course healthier .