Up in the clouds on my way to unknown places
As a student of Hotel and Tourism, there is this annual program from my major called 'International Field Trip'. We got the choice to choose which package we want to pick.
1. ASEAN (Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand)
2. HSM (Hongkong, Senchen, Macau)
3. Japan
From those 3, you could tell which one is the cheapest right? ofc, ASEAN it is. I couldn't afford Japan even tho I want to. But don't worry, someday I'll go to visit you, Japan!
My 10 days of ASEAN Journey start from my neighbor country, Malaysia and I stayed there for 3 days. Kinda short for a visit to a country so I don't really get to go to many places.
To be very honest, I was astonished by how great the development in Malaysia is. Almost all the road there are already using flyover system so it makes the country's roads look neat and orderly.
Also, all the building there already using the high rise building so it could save on land use.
So the 1st place I visited after arrived there was Batu Caves. It took approximately 1 hour or more from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Batu Caves.
Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu, which flows past the hill. It is the tenth limestone hill from Ampang.
The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India and is dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.
Since we have lots of places to visit, I and my friends only climbed a few steps from those 272 stairs.
We practically stayed on the downstairs, took photos in front of the large statue of Hindu God and we watched a group of pigeons that are there because the visitor can feed them.
For me, Batu Caves is a great place for a Hindu shrine since it combines the holy place with nature but it means it needs extra protection so the visitor not disturbing the nature.
Tips & More Information :
· Opening Time: 7.00am – 8.00pm (open daily)
o Entrance Ticket: Free / RM2.00 charge for car parking
o Do not smile at the Monkey
o Do not bring any food during climbing the steps
o With effective from 12 August 2013, the Batu Caves Management Implemented
New 6 Regulation
· Dress Code For Visiting Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur:-
o NO Short Pant and Hot Pant
o NO Short Skirt Above Knee
· Others Regulation:
o NO Pets Allowed
o NO Spitting Around
o NO Smoking in the area
o Bring your own toilet paper
From Batu Caves, we took off to have a short photo time at the landmark of Malaysia, Petronas Twin Tower which is approximately 15km far.
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas), are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world with the height 451,9 meter.
The things I feel unfortunate when visit Petronas Tower, is that we don’t have enough time to take our individual photo. It was crowded and it was hard to get a good photo spot, so only a few of us who were lucky and succeed to get a great photo. Also, we don’t have the chance to witness the view of Malaysia from the top of the tower.
Tips & More Information :
· Visiting Days:
o Tuesdays to Sundays
o (CLOSED every Monday)
o (CLOSED on Hari Raya Aidilfitri & Aidiladha)
· Visiting Hours: 9.00 am - 9.00 pm
o (CLOSED between 1.00 pm - 2.30 pm on Fridays)
· Last admission: 8.30pm
· Ticketing Counter: 'CONCOURSE' Level, PETRONAS Twin Towers
· For more information
o Call (+603 2331 8080) or email to skybridge@petronas.com.my. (daily, from 9.00 am to 5.30 pm)
· Note: Issuing of tickets will start from 8.30am (tickets are limited and issued on a first come, first served basis). Advance purchase is available.
After finishing our short photo stop, we directly visit Petaling Street which is only 3 km from the Petronas Tower.
Petaling street is Malaysia’s China Town that has dozens of stalls, from food stalls, apparel, accessories, bags, till cosmetic stalls with good price.
The things I want to share here is that when you buy things, try to bargain the price down. Most of the food stalls give of a good price so you don't need to bargain, but for apparel, accessories, and bags, you need to bargain the price so you could get a cheaper price. Because sometimes the seller would higher the price if they see that you are a tourist.
One thing that I find uncomfortable with, is that most of the seller likes to call out the visitor who are walking on the street. Call out here means they call you to visit and see what they sell on their stall.
For me what they did with calling out tourists annoys me and makes me doesn't want to visit their store.
I don't really like that kind of behavior from a seller because for me that's annoying and just make me lose my will to see what they sell.
So that's my day 1 of ASEAN journey and my last day in Kuala Lumpur since the next day I went to University Utara Malaysia right away.
In University Utara Malaysia (UUM), we stayed in a dorm... very simple dorm.. with lots of stairs... and my room is on the 4th floors :))
Since UUM and the dorm are located in an open forest environment, there are monkeys moving around freely..
We listen to the short introduction of UUM, eat lunch, and then experience the facilities that UUM has. What amazed me is that they have their own Mall (V...) and Go-Kart circuit. Each of us takes turn and try to ride the Go-Kart. It was fun and all even tho I never drive in real life and I was really afraid to crash into something, I drove very slowly and make it to the finish line safely.
The next day, we go to Alor Setar and ride the boat to visit Langkawi Island. When we arrived there, we took a short photo stop at the iconic Langkawi Eagle Square.
And then we go straight to the Langkawi Cable Car and had lots of fun there.
How much is the entrance ticket? What’s in there?
You could check this website below and find out the various
They offer various packages for tourists :
1. SkyCab Admission
a. Normal (RM 30 – RM 55)
b. Express Line (RM 90 – RM 105)
2. SkyCab with Private, VIP, or Glass Bottom Gondola
a. Private Gondola (RM 550/gondola)
b. VIP Gondola (RM 550/gondola)
c. Glass Bottom Gondola (RM 105)
3. SkyCab Combo
a. Combo A (RM 45 – RM 75)
b. Combo B (RM 40 – RM 70)
For the detail information about the ticket, you could visit
It was a great experience to ride the cable car, you when you get to the top, the view is very eyes pleasing.
We shopped at Lotte Duty-Free and stayed for a night here in Langkawi. The next day we had an early flight to Singapore.
So that’s my short visit to my neighbor country Malaysia.. And I hope I could stay and explore more the next time I visit there.
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