Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur City Tour




7 to 11 February 2008. as part of the malaysian government's aggressive push for the world to "Visit Malaysia!", media people and tour agents from different countries were invited on the occasion of the Chinese New Year celebration. while waiting for the celebration itself, we toured a couple of places around the city:

Chocolate Boutique - good production of cocoa beans
Istana Negara (King's Palace)
Menara KualaLumpur (KL Tower)
Royal Selangor Pewter - largest pewter factory in the world
KLCC Aquaria
Suria KLCC (Petronas Towers)
Bukit Bintang malls and hotels
Eye on Malaysia
Muzium Negara (National Museum)
Independence Square - with tallest flagpole in the world at 100 m

Comments

  1. Aileen GuirnelaFebruary 28, 2008 at 1:52 AM

    yum! i love garlic nan =)

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  2. Jeneen GarciaFebruary 28, 2008 at 1:55 AM

    wow, you really know your nan ha! :)

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  3. kitty galoreFebruary 28, 2008 at 2:17 AM

    kalaagan ba nimo jen oi =p

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  4. Romeo BalingconganFebruary 28, 2008 at 2:22 AM

    A goddess bestowing her smile and blessings to us mortals?

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  5. Jeneen GarciaFebruary 28, 2008 at 2:32 AM

    karon pa ka kabantay? hahahaha

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  6. kitty galoreFebruary 28, 2008 at 2:37 AM

    di sauna ra hahahahahaa nasuya lang ko samot =p

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  7. Jeneen GarciaFebruary 28, 2008 at 2:39 AM

    haha more of eager tourist posing for friendster ;P

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  8. Julie BorbonFebruary 28, 2008 at 4:16 AM

    Wow, you went to Kuala Lumpur? That's so awesome. I have never been there

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  9. mariarica .February 28, 2008 at 4:25 AM

    ???
    may fine?

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  10. Aileen SiroyFebruary 28, 2008 at 5:09 AM

    you just inspired me to put malaysia in my next must-visit, neen. love your pictures! =)

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  11. domi espejoFebruary 28, 2008 at 9:16 AM

    nice shots! lavet =)

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  12. Jemi AquinoFebruary 28, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    shudder. this must be one of the few mice that i don't find cute.

    great pics, neen. =)

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  13. josrique garciaFebruary 28, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    nice!..rainbow meat hehe

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  14. josrique garciaFebruary 28, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    nice!....rainbow meat hehe

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  15. josrique garciaFebruary 28, 2008 at 6:46 PM

    suyaa uy! ok next time i'm going there! :-)

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  16. angie nellasFebruary 29, 2008 at 12:37 AM

    haha..cute kaayo ka diri Jeneen!!!

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  17. Fred QMarch 4, 2008 at 7:47 PM

    Hope you didn't get into trouble here :-)

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  18. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    hi tita! nothing beats free travel hehe. hope you pass by asia again soon!

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  19. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:36 PM

    hmm...didn't test it hehe.

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  20. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:38 PM

    thanks aileen! whoa, you mean for all your globe-trotting you haven't been to malaysia?? well, i still wish i could go to all those countries you've visited. hey we should meet up soon!

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  21. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:39 PM

    domi!!! thanks :) hi mo ako sa hangad ha. especially kay pau and james na chinachaka ang malaysia haha.

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  22. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:40 PM

    next time jo, let's go to vietnam ;) tayong tatlo na.

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  23. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:42 PM

    and that's probably one of the milder poses. just imagine all the people who have posed there in various forms hehe

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  24. Jeneen GarciaMarch 5, 2008 at 9:42 PM

    haha! i wish! ;P

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  25. Frances CabahugMarch 20, 2008 at 6:05 PM

    You're not allowed to touch noses? Hehe. You could always argue that it doesn't exactly show them kissing.;)

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  26. Jeneen GarciaMarch 24, 2008 at 4:25 AM

    er...i think they just didn't want to be too graphic and give people more ideas hehe

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  27. Carlo DaoanaJuly 16, 2008 at 5:17 AM

    nice pics jeneen
    you were with roel pala

    tc

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