Lifestyle & Leisure
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#UberPark: Reclaiming Paradise From Parking Lots
Uber is transforming regular parking lots into actual parks. This is a really interesting and neat idea. Uberpark changes what we think about parking lots. Learn more about the appearance and safety of the parking lots here. This initiative started since Malaysia Day, 16 September. Various parking areas in Klang Valley just transformed into pop-up parks like what you see above. One of my blogger friends Miriam actually stumbled upon one such Uberpark. It was in Bangsar outside Inside Scoop ice cream store. I think she ended up having ice cream right there in that small park. Actually, I personally take Uber myself whenever I have to go to the city…
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Mid Autumn Festival in a Magical Forest
What a truly a beautiful night at The Arc, Bandar Rimbayu by IJM Land situated in Kota Kemuning. We finally get to celebrate Mid Autumn Festival there having missed it when we were back in Kuching. We bought lanterns that night but it was raining heavily hence our disappointment. Well, the kids’ dreams came true as they were able to walk with their lantern the traditional way with real candles in such a beautiful garden! I love the vast and spacious grounds here at Bandar Rimbayu. A large football field lies on one side and a shaded area for cycling and skating. Most importantly, there was a lake where the Lover’s Bridge is situated. We had our…
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The Mermaid by Stephen Chow Share-and-Win Contest
First of all, have you watched The Mermaid by Stephen Chow before? I’m a big fan of all his movies! The Mermaid is a film that tells the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid, Shan (Lin Yun) who was sent to assassinate him. Upon release, this film broke numerous box office records and it will premiere exclusively on CELESTIAL MOVIES (ASTRO Channel 322) on Sunday 2 October at 9pm! 5 things you should know about this show: 1. The Man Behind the film Stephen Chow directed, co-wrote and co-produced this 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong science-fiction, fantasy, and romantic comedy. This is his tenth directorial effort. 2.…
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MAESTRO ASHKENAZY RETURNS TO THE PODIUM AT DEWAN FILHARMONIK PETRONAS!
The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) will continue to dazzle fans of classical music when it presents a startling all-Russian musical works on Friday, 30 September 2016 and Saturday, 1 October 2016 at 8.30 p.m. at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS (DFP), KLCC. The MPO will open the concerts with Rimsky-Korsakov’s rousing Russian Easter Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme and will close the showcases with Shostakovich’s ode to the horrors of war, Symphony No.8 in C minor. It is a symphony that spoke of tragedy and the bitter sufferings that comes in its wake. The one-hour work was premiered in 1943 by the State Symphony Orchestra in Russia. Renowned Russian conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy returns to the DFP…
