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Walkaround Kuala Lumpur Before College Started

Written by Nicholas Chan on July 29, 2010 – 8:07 pm -

Hello people, I am taking Diploma In Interior Design at Taylor’s University College, Lakeside Campus. Orientation is this week and class will officially starts on next Monday. I came last Friday to check in to my hostel which is pretty cool place located right in the campus. Small room but quite comfy. Will show you about it next time. I’ll talk about what I did here on last weekend which I spent it here with my family.

We spent 3 days going here and there and I went quite a lot of places. I’ll name some of the places I went, Pavilion, Lot 10, Sungei Wang, Low Yat Plaza, Corus Hotel, Carrefour Subang Jaya, Sunway Pyramid, Taylor’s University College, Jalan Alor, Mid Valley City, and basically that’s all the places I went. Haha.

Road to Taylor’s University College.

Dad drove us down. We started our journey at about 10am in Penang and reached like at 3pm. First place to go was my school, Taylor’s University College to do the check-in stuff and move all my electronics, gadgets and stuff into my hostel room. Only then I went to buy some personal stuff at Carrefour, Subang Jaya.

Waited quite long at the school and actually I was not allow to check in on that day because Friday was for International Student only. But then what’s the problem for local student? I called and asked and the person told me I could check in on that day and no saying on anything related to International Student, anyhow, I manage to convince the person to let me check in. I can’t leave there without checking in because I just have too many stuff in the car boot.

After settle everything at Subang area, we went to check in our hotel at Corus Hotel, Jalan Ampang. An incident happened and that was our booking made online was canceled because we came to check in late. Internet price was not entitled and we have to paid for walk-in price, worst is that our booking made surcharged us for one night room charge as if we canceled our booking because late check-in. Not yet finish rambling, we were given a room on the smoking floor. Sucks. Bad luck har?

Still continue, during our stay in the midnight, the aircon broke down for like 2 hours, the heat woke us up in the middle of the night and we had to call the hotel man to come and repair it. He screw and unscrew some stuff only then it started working again. Bad staying experience and after some complain made at the reception during check out, we get refund and extra free night for other time. Rocks. Haha.

Going back to what happened after checkin into hotel, we went to fetch my brother at Times Square and then went for supper. The KL City is really a place that’s very happening at night. Traffic jam happened in the middle of the night like at 1am. Looking for parking around Jalan Alor was pretty difficult. We did find a space though. Why Jalan Alor? It’s because we didn’t know other place that has food at midnight. Any idea or recommendation?

Another thing is that the arrival of my brother in Kuala Lumpur was also the arrival of my mighty Apple iPad. He bought it on the launch date which is that afternoon, and delivered to Kuala Lumpur to my hands. =D

Red Lens!

Branded camera bag!

Brother also brought his camera gear and right now he’s pretty a photog freak and he has a better gear than me!

Since we had an unpleasant stay, second day, check out! And move to other hotel. KL hotel is getting more and more expensive. Good hotel all starts from at least RM275. Hard to find cheaper than that already.

It’s still early after checkout of hotel and we went to Pavilion at Bukit Bintang for shopping. It’s a better place to shop when compare to KLCC, more spacious, more shops, colder AC, cleaner, and newer. Haha. But stuff at there are expensive. I bought something at there though. XD

I was walking around with brother. Dad was with mom. We were separated into our own groups. We more like to look at gadget and was looking for case for iPad. Went to all the Apple shop around this area and eventually, we went to Lot 10, Sungei Wang and Lowyat Plaza but found nothing. Went back to Epicenter at Pavilion to buy the iPad case. Not cheap!

You know what. Epicentre is also where my iPad was from, not Kuala Lumpur’s outlet but was the outlet in ION@Orchard. Rocks.

After Pavilion, we then went to checkin to another hotel at Mid Valley, Boulevard and that’s a better one, but the price was not nice. Haha. RM3hundred something. I’ve forgotten. Didn’t take much photo at Mid Valley and I bought nothing there. No idea why I have no shopping feel or I am broke. =( Mom bought those comforter and bed stuff for me at there.

One thing, Mid Valley is crazy on the weekend. Jam at the carpark, round the mall and people jam in the mall! Super duper crowded and feel not nice to walk. Gurney Plaza in Penang is better? Hahaha. Bye bye.

By the way, I am blogging from the Mac room in my school’s library. There’s like 25 27″ iMac in this room and they rocks! Internet speed is freaking fast too, just sad that cannot PPS or P2P.

Tags: city, college life, Cool Stuff, kuala lumpur, Lifelog, Shopping, shopping mall, Travel, trip
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I Have New Toy

Written by Nicholas Chan on July 29, 2010 – 12:37 am -

I guess I need not to write much and you know what is this already. Brought from Singapore on the recent release day! =D And finally I am broke right now.

Tags: apple, Cool Stuff, gadget, geek
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Day Out With Felix and Friends

Written by Nicholas Chan on July 28, 2010 – 1:35 am -

Here’s a day out with Felix, who is a 11 years old boy, and brother of Arron, my good friend. =D Few weeks back in Penang, I went to Queensbay Mall to meet up with Chen Yuen who came back from Kampar and many people. It’s had been a few months I didn’t see them already, many went to Kampar for studies. Soon I will be like that also because I am now in Kuala Lumpur!

So that day, afternoon I drove to Queensbay Mall. I went there to join them for movie, Despicable Me which is a very cute and funny cartoon and highly recommended if you haven’t watch. I didn’t think of going to the KTV and I was there early before the movie and some friends were in the KTV, so I went to visit them at Neway. My first time and last time of going to Neway Karaoke before I moved to Kuala Lumpur. Woo.

After movie, we just went walking around the mall as we have nothing much to do.

Yiphing and me.

With Boo Teik and Chien Chern, they are the “animals”.

Arron Lim’s brother, Felix.

Ammerlynn, Chen Yuen and me.

Sher Reen and me.

Boon Hooi, studying at UTAR, Kampar too!

I am wondering, how are you guys back there? Are you guys doing good? I am miss home badly. Sucks man.

Tags: Friends, holiday, Lifelog, Penang, queensbay mall
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I am in Taylor’s University College Library 24/7 Study Area

Written by Nicholas Chan on July 27, 2010 – 10:26 pm -

Hi guys, it had been quite a long break for me for blogging. Frankly, I was lazy on blogging, busy spending the last few weeks of holidays with friends and family in Penang and finally I am back to school. My 7 months long holiday had finally come to an end and it’s time to get my lazy butt off the chair. Less playing around and more work for me.

It’s not easy for me to get back to school and read because my brain has been suspended for 7 months, had not written much too. But one thing is still very good and that’s my finger and mouth. Everyday type and talk. Haha.

At this moment, my current location is in Taylor’s University College, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. I am no longer in Penang because I am now in college, attending Diploma in Interior Design here and at here, it started my new chapter of life, college campus life. Living inside the university is fun but going around the area is not easy because public transport and taxi here sucks to the max.

Wondering why I am at the library study area now? My hostel have no Internet access at the moment, it’s super new and no Internet sucks so I had to come here to online. Actually I did sign up a wireless broadband for myself temporary because sometimes I am lazy to go out of the room and want to watch Internet TV. I am here actually to accompany my housemate who don’t have Internet access to go online.

Internet speed here is pretty fast but sucks that I can’t watch online TV or do some P2P download. Sigh. It’s very crowded right here, very noisy and I believe all of them are craving for the Internet. I have a lot to share but the photos are in my camera. I promise I’ll be updating more and more soon.

Any Taylorian out there? =)

Tags: college life, Internet, library, taylors, university
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Hiatus and Happy Birthday

Written by Nicholas Chan on July 16, 2010 – 3:08 am -

Happy birthday to me. Today is my birthday and still couldn’t find a nice slot for me to sit down in front of the computer and blog. I’ll be back probably when I moved to KL. Sorry for not blogging much and stay tune.

Follow me at Twitter and visit my mobile blog! =)

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Went To Watch Germany VS Spain Semi-Final

Written by Nicholas Chan on July 9, 2010 – 3:10 pm -

2 more match, the third and fourth placing and the final game then world cup will be own, by don’t know who. Wonder when the Octopus Paul will do the talking. The little 8 legged creature is my idol! After the semi-final, Germany and Spain which it predicted Spain will win, I really very impressed with its performance. Really 100% correct for all the matches it predicted who-will-win.

Germany is out and I am so happy. 2 days ago, I went out to watch the semi-final at midnight. First time going out and join so many people and watch together and it’s pretty fun. Though, the match started at 2.30am midnight here in Malaysia and felt sleepy some times. Mom didn’t want me to go out late so she asked me out early. I went to meet up my friends, and they brought me to Inti College at Bukit Jambul at around 12am.

It’s kinda crazy right, going to college at that time, for what? Study as they said but what I saw was, Facebooking, sleep, but one was really studying, working out on math.

Because of it’s still early, we spent time at the college 4th floor which is a study area that opens for 24 hours. I am not a student there, they are. There were Zheng Feng, Boo Teik and Chien Chern.

Boring and cold night and I didn’t know what to do too. Just online a little bit, talk a lot, and watched YouTube a little bit. The place was quiet. After thinking for where to watch, we wen to McDonald’s at Sungai Dua, near to university there.

It’s super freaking crowded when we reached there. Outside is totally full and it’s only 1.30am. An hour before the match started and it’s full already.

The whole McDonald’s was like so messy because people moved the tables around to get close to the only one HD TV. Best thing of McDonald’s is the broadcast is in HD and there’s free refill for Coca-Cola. Rocks, and also free WiFi too. Just suck is there’s not enough of power point for my laptop.

Boo Teik was really sleepy at Inti but after having a Double Spicy Chicken McDeluxe, he was energized again. LOL. Now McDonald’s have a lot of double stuff, double big mac, double double cheese burger. Woo, really rocks.

Zheng Feng was really hardworking, working on math all night long! Non-stop! OMG.

Some ang mo came in after half time and was like “Fuck Germany, Germany Busted and blablabla” Kinda annoying. I think 70percent of the people at McDonald’s were Germany fans and Spain rocks! Haha, I was with Spain. I was thinking of overnight at friend’s place but given that I was still awake and not sleepy, I decided to drive home and sleep on my comfy bed. Yeah.

Tags: college, football, Friends, Lifelog, midnight, Penang, world cup
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