Issac’s New Specs

Today after work I brought two kids went to Summit USJ Mall to take his new spectacles. He is wearing it now. We were having our dinner at the Penang Asam House.

Here is his new creation again!

Pizza Time 10 Aug 2013

We were having pizza the other day after came back from the Johor Bahru trip. We had our weekend night at Pizza Hut Taipan.

Mega Vision Contemporary Art 10 – 18 Aug 2013

“ Every artist has his own path of life. Even if the path is thorny and lonely, they are unperturbed and persist in their pursuit of art without giving up. This is the fundamental spirit of the Mega Vision Contemporary Artist Guild. ”

“ Mega Vision Contemporary Artist Guild was formed in 2002 by a group of very experienced and competent artists from Hong Kong. Throughout these 11 years, it has actively organised many highly-acclaimed exhibitions. There are only a small number of artists participating in this Mega Vision Art Exhibition, as the main purpose is to give each artist the opportunity to demonstrate their individual style. ”

“ The four established artists from Hong Kong are Au Yeung Nai Chim, Wong Lo, Leung Kai Ming and Liu Cheng Mui; while the other four from Malaysia are Yap Hong Ngee, Foo Yong Kong, Puah Kim Hai and Khong Miaw Leong. ”

“ The exhibits on displayed include calligraphy, ink painting, oil painting, print and photographic works. The beauty of these creative contemporary artworks is like the display of a multicoloured rainbow. ”

We came to Wisma Kebudayaan SGM again. This time is to collect Issac consolation price for the pencil artwork during our visits to her Teacher Jane Yap art exhibition – Dots . Lines . Circles.

There was one day, Mummy received a call from a Kuala Lumpur telephone number, I picked up and had been informed by the person over the phone that Issac had been given a small price for what he had drew previously. She asked us to go and collect the price. I was so happy when I heard that! My son really do have a talent in art, even though he is not smart in his studies… At least, it is something what Issac loves to do – drawing and colouring!

I just requested the lady who worked at the SGM to present the price to Issac, so that I can just took a photo of Issac. He is really happy too ^^.

And, it is so co-incidentally that there is another art exhibition going on, so we think that why not we just went to the exhibition and have a look on it. Teacher Jane Yap dad – Yap Hong Ngee also is one of the featured artist too! That make me feel joy and wanted to have a look at his paintings!

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Annabelle’s First Toothless

Annabelle’s first tooth came off officially today! She feels so pain all these days. And finally toothless!

Zoo Johor Bahru 9 Aug 2013

After Hutan Bandar, we went to the Zoo Johor. The Zoo Johor is located at Jalan Gertak Merah. It is at the heart of Johor Bahru.

It is situated near to the Royal Museum and the Johor Bahru Palace Grounds. Still, the nearest landmark to the zoo is a mosque named Masjid Abu Bakar.

Zoo Johor is considered as one of the oldest zoos in Malaysia as it was built in the year of 1928.

There are more than 100 species of animals living in Zoo Johor including some endangered species of them animals. They are gorillas, elephants, flamingos, horses, lions and much more.

Once we walked in the zoo, immediately there were few pelican birds welcomed us. The zoo is not really clean and not well organized with clean food selling around the stalls during our visit there.

Probably it is weekend, there were so many visitors. Most of them were the foreign workers, such as Bangladeshis, Indonesian, Burmese, Cambodians, Indian, Vietnamese and Pakistanis. The crowds is really big.

This is probably one of the favourite spot for them to take a break and relax after the hard working life, and considered cheap too the entrance fees is just RM3. Besides that, can see local families bringing their children here too. There are animal shows for the entertainment too.

Overall, we felt that the zoo was poorly maintained, as most of the animals looked tired and bored. They need more attentions and cares from the zoo keepers, and a proper environments for them to live in! Hope that they can improve to a better and comfort living environment.

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Hutan Bandar Johor Bahru 9 Aug 2013

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We do not know that in the middle of the city of Johor Bahru have such a lush and greenery place for its urban people to stroll about in the midst of the most busiest part of the city.

Hutan Bandar Johor Bahru covers an area of 50 acres situated at Jalan Tasek Utara and Jalan Yahya Awal, Johor Bahru, about 1.5 km from city centre. It is a ‘Family-Oriented Recreation Park’ where included harmoniously integrating the topographical structure water source, as well as indigenous flora and fauna with spaces for activities and facilities.

This recreational park is special because the original appearance is maintained as removal of trees in the area was kept to a minimum. The result was, this valuable piece of land kept its physical and aesthetic values, providing scenes of beauty and serenity for all.

It consists of a few elements to fulfil the needs of a concept of a 'Family-Oriented Recreation Park', in amidst the shooting, comforting and harmonious atmosphere of nature, and to accommodate to the needs of Johor Bahru's growing population.

Laman Tembusu
The Landscape Department of MBJB is located here. This department handles all the enquiries as booking of facilities in Hutan Bandar.

It is situated just near the entrance of the Park. It consists of the offices, meeting rooms, function halls, and a large Koi Pond at the centre of the courtyard area.

We spent some time here, looking and took photos of the Koi inside the pond. There were other visitors as well, I think most are locals spending some quality time with their loves one here.

Food Court
Also known as Gerai Atap Berlian, which offers variety of foods and drinks from it 16 stalls. While enjoying the food you can enjoy on the greenness surrounding at the food court.

The food stalls located at the entrance of the Park, which near to the parking areas for convenience of the visitors.

We did not go as we had our breakfast near the down town area in the morning. It looks a bit wear off from far during we drove in to the parking area. Heard that the food is good and delicious. May be next round of visits we can come back again.

Children Adventurous Park
This is the centre of attraction for the whole family to relax and enjoy themselves especially during weekends and public holidays.

The playground concept was to educate and stimulate the minds and physical of the children an teenagers.

The main attraction includes Swimming and wading pools for children, Maze, Sand Pit, Netscape Ground and Reflexology Pathway.

Lake Area
Comprises seven lakes situated close to one another and being the main attraction to those who love water activities especially fishing.

The lakes are the gems in the middle of the green forest. One connected to another. We can see people were sitting at the lakeside with their fishing rods.

Camping Site
Facilities offered here are chalet, changing rooms, public lavatories, mini hall, surau, camping are, jungle tracking and BBQ facilities with reasonable price.

During our visits, we can see some school students were here too. I was thinking they must be planning on some outings or activities here.

After the Hutan Bandar, we headed to the Johor Zoo.

Johor Old Chinese Temple 9 Aug 2013

We woke up a bit late this morning as we were so tiring after yesterday trip to Legoland Malaysia, where we almost spent a day at there. We had our ‘morning walk’ around the Jalan Wong Ah Fook area, find our way to Jalan Trus. For a convenient shortcut, you can take the steps and walkway next to Public Bank Tower. We came to this Johor Old Chinese Temple.

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Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple known as Old Temple by the locals, is a Chinese temple located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Located at downtown Johor Bahru of Jalan Trus, the temple is flanked by modern skyscrapers. It is in the middle of The Puteri Pacific Johor Bahru Hotel and Pasar Seni.

This temple is one of the oldest structures in Johor Bahru. This 130 year old Chinese temple is the symbol of unity among the five different Chinese dialect groups (Teochow, Hakka, Hainanese, Hokkien and Cantonese), each of whom favour a different deity with is own statue in the temple. The temple also has Kwan Yin (Goddess of Mercy) and Weather God statues.

The temple was built during the 19th Century by then Head of Ngee Heng Company led by Tan Hiok Nee and various Chinese community leaders. Although there are no actual records regarding the completion of the temple, the plaque and the century-old bronze bell located in the temple shows that the temple is around 130 years old.

In 1995 / 1996, it underwent a major renovation at a cost of MYR1.5 million. Much of its cultural aura was preserved, and important relics such as the century-old bronze bell, joss stick pot and wooden tablet remain.

It organise annually Johor Bahru Old Chinese Temple Chingay – Parade of the Deities. Thousands of people in Johor Bharu from all walks of life, young and old alike, are lined up in the streets to watch and participate in this event, which starts in the evening and ends after midnight. They are going for about 15km parade around the city.

The Chingay Parade has grown in recent years to become a massive street parade, boasting a stunning array of dancers, street floats, jugglers, percussionists, lion and dragon dancers, clowns and acrobats, among others.

Roads will be closed and traffic will be at a virtual standstill. Public transport will be rerouted and many businesses will close early. Schools will dismiss afternoon sessions early for students to get home quickly, so that they can join the throng who will converge in the heart of the city.

During our visit, it was quite quiet inside the temple, may be it was too early. Anyway, hopefully next round, would take more photos of this historical temple.