What I did besides bug hunting
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revmdn
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Super duper.
pohchunyee
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Is that REALLY KL? OMG... I haven't been back for almost 4 years!!! So many changes!!! NICE. I am going to visit these places when I go home in December!!!
Ah ok. hmmm bummer so the only way to get fish spa is when you are abroad.
Yup Chun it is KL
you must have been studying too hard at home Actually KL hasn't changed much but the surrounding satelite cities have changed quite a bit. Just 4 yrs ago? I know Petronas Twin Towers was named the tallest building back in 1998(till 2004) overtaking both Sears Tower and World Trade Center (as the tallest twin building) so it has been there for a while. Aquaria probably open when you just left to USA which was back in 2005 but take the chance to visit when you are back there in December. One friendly advice, take the monorail instead of your own car, the parking fee in Suria KLCC is too expensive.Went back home and took a few pics of the condominium surrounding on the first floor, saw a green mantis in the mini park too (pic not available srry)
I can see Petronas Twin Tower and KL Tower from my condo
Could have been better if there is no haze problem... no thanks to the forest fire in Indonesia :angry: 
Lush green looking down from the condo
Went for dinner in one of the restaurants in the condominium
Then sent my wife to the airport the following day before scheduling my own plan in KL for the next few days..... just me and my son left in KL.
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Malaysian style breakfast
and we were off to KL butterfly park. I was pretty excited about it as I knew they have some nice species of praying mantis when i last visited the park 9 yrs ago.
Arriving
Was pretty dissappointed as the number of butterfly in the butterfly centre was far lesser than the one in Penang Butterfly Farm.
Well i saw a dragon fly instead
took me a while before i spotted the CITE protected species - Rajah Brooke Birdwing
Take couple of portrait pics.... can hardly find any butterfly in the pic
There are probably more Koi fish than butterflies :lol:
and we were off to KL butterfly park. I was pretty excited about it as I knew they have some nice species of praying mantis when i last visited the park 9 yrs ago.
Arriving
Was pretty dissappointed as the number of butterfly in the butterfly centre was far lesser than the one in Penang Butterfly Farm.
Well i saw a dragon fly instead
took me a while before i spotted the CITE protected species - Rajah Brooke Birdwing
Take couple of portrait pics.... can hardly find any butterfly in the pic
There are probably more Koi fish than butterflies :lol:
A tortoise pond
lizard that look underfed
A huge bright bullfrog.
Looks like some kind of soft shell turtle
There is a cage full of butterfly pupa
Exit the outdoor and inside the exhibit hall
Giant katydid
The usual stuff
lizard that look underfed
A huge bright bullfrog.
Looks like some kind of soft shell turtle
There is a cage full of butterfly pupa
Exit the outdoor and inside the exhibit hall
Giant katydid
The usual stuff
The popular face bug!
To my dissappointment the only live mantis on display were the Hierodula sp. and Deroplatys sp. I have seen orchid mantis, D. truncata, P. davisoni on displayed previously. and they even got the name wrong! (the mantis is D. lobata) New management?
Large beetles
weevil
Leaf frog!
Saw a mating pair too. Female is huge while male is only a third of the size of an adult female
Dead mantis on display
To my dissappointment the only live mantis on display were the Hierodula sp. and Deroplatys sp. I have seen orchid mantis, D. truncata, P. davisoni on displayed previously. and they even got the name wrong! (the mantis is D. lobata) New management?
Large beetles
weevil
Leaf frog!
Saw a mating pair too. Female is huge while male is only a third of the size of an adult female
Dead mantis on display
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Man, Yen, you must have been very hungry there... :lol:
But whom I am telling... I know the Laksa and Kolo Mee stuff from Borneo. Delicious meals, afterwards you're too tired to search for mantids...
But whom I am telling... I know the Laksa and Kolo Mee stuff from Borneo. Delicious meals, afterwards you're too tired to search for mantids...
Ah sorry no photos of Laksa or Kolo Mee for you Christian as it all went inside my stomach before I remember taking a pic haha! Delicious I agree.Moving on to the exhibition hall was some nice dead specimen on display. But before that there is this long horn beetleMan, Yen, you must have been very hungry there... :lol: But whom I am telling... I know the Laksa and Kolo Mee stuff from Borneo. Delicious meals, afterwards you're too tired to search for mantids...
and some display on butterfly life cycle
This must be the weirdest looking idlomantis i have ever seen
Some of the nicer display
Couple more display
Took a pic at the sourvenier store... lot of display item for sale
So i left the KL butterfly park feeling a little dissappointed. It wasn't as good as once I used to know. Definitely something to skip if you have seen the Penang butterfly farm.
Couple of day later me and my son started our trip to Ipoh. Driving out of Kuala Lumper is always tedious. But the road sign helps. Ipoh is about 200km away from KL.
As Malaysia is a Islamic(muslim) country, structure like this is a common sight.
Wild jack fruit along the highway
Limestone hill and mountain is a sign that Ipoh is close
Took a pic at the sourvenier store... lot of display item for sale
So i left the KL butterfly park feeling a little dissappointed. It wasn't as good as once I used to know. Definitely something to skip if you have seen the Penang butterfly farm.
Couple of day later me and my son started our trip to Ipoh. Driving out of Kuala Lumper is always tedious. But the road sign helps. Ipoh is about 200km away from KL.
As Malaysia is a Islamic(muslim) country, structure like this is a common sight.
Wild jack fruit along the highway
Limestone hill and mountain is a sign that Ipoh is close
We passed by one of the two entries to Cameron Highland. The Tapah road exit came first but we skipped it.
A huge cave in limestone which could be home for many bat species
So we finally arrived
Met Mr. Yeh there and he brought us for lunch. Following is the signature dish at Ipoh. Bean sprout chicken! yummy.
We had a great time collecting bug which I am not going into details as it has been mentioned in another thread.
We drove to Cameron Highland the following day. Cameron Highland has experienced fast growth and expansion due to the demand on tourisms. Most of the Cameron Highland photos were unfortunately deleted so here are some I have left.
I was surprise to see StarBucks Coffee shop there... <_<
Traffic was busy too eventhough it wasn't during school holiday season
Stop by at cactus center in CH.
Decided to stay a night at Century Pines Resort
A huge cave in limestone which could be home for many bat species
So we finally arrived
Met Mr. Yeh there and he brought us for lunch. Following is the signature dish at Ipoh. Bean sprout chicken! yummy.
We had a great time collecting bug which I am not going into details as it has been mentioned in another thread.
We drove to Cameron Highland the following day. Cameron Highland has experienced fast growth and expansion due to the demand on tourisms. Most of the Cameron Highland photos were unfortunately deleted so here are some I have left.
I was surprise to see StarBucks Coffee shop there... <_<
Traffic was busy too eventhough it wasn't during school holiday season
Stop by at cactus center in CH.
Decided to stay a night at Century Pines Resort
revmdn
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That food looks good. I think I have that same bowl with the fish on it, no lie! I really like koi ponds. I have nine of them tattooed on me. You might be able to see one in my photo.
pohchunyee
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Oh My God!!! Ipoh Nga Choi Gai!! Laksa!! Wan Tan Mee!! Chee Cheong Fun!!! Jeezzzz.... 5 more months before going home!!!
Can't really see the koi on your tattoo revmdn but nice tattoo there
Sorry lah... been long deprived of Malaysia local food don't mean to make you excited :lol:
Back to Century Pines resort. We picked this place because Mr. Yeh Japanese friends have collected some small mantis species in the garden next to this hotel. So off we check in. only a 3-star rating but quite nice.
A friendly receiptionist
Took a standard room.
come with balcony
pines wood in surrounding area... it was not very cold but is nice to get away from hot weather in city area.
Looking out from the balcony there is a small garden... hmm doubt if there is any mantis.
Couldn't find any mantis after looking around for couple of hour so we my son and I went to CH Butterfly Park.
There is this popular Rajah Brooke's birdwing
Apology for dragging this thread so long i will cut short my pics (but still plenty) and finish it up this time
this snake is interested in the birdwing haha! poor thing must be hungry.
Sad to see many of this CITE protected birdwing butterflies rotting and unattended. I later found out the dried speciment for this species can go for hundreds of dollars.
Tortoises feeding on lettuce
Seems like an underfed snake... skinny
There are two D. lobata in here.
This is a common beetle in CH
Feed me please!
odd looking beetle
butterflies
this snake is interested in the birdwing haha! poor thing must be hungry.
Sad to see many of this CITE protected birdwing butterflies rotting and unattended. I later found out the dried speciment for this species can go for hundreds of dollars.
Tortoises feeding on lettuce
Seems like an underfed snake... skinny
There are two D. lobata in here.
This is a common beetle in CH
Feed me please!
odd looking beetle
butterflies
I think Butterfly Park in CH is more interested in selling the sourvenier. The shop has tons of it.
My finding was the animals in CH Butterfly Park is poorly managed. Maybe they know there is no problem of them replenishing the stock so they could just let them die. Kind of sad.
Next to it was Butterfly Farm. It was a better place to visit with more animals and attractions. Besides, the animals look healthier too. I will definitely skip Butterfly Park and just visit the Butterfly farm the next time. Unfortunately I only have 5 pics left from BF.
My finding was the animals in CH Butterfly Park is poorly managed. Maybe they know there is no problem of them replenishing the stock so they could just let them die. Kind of sad.
Next to it was Butterfly Farm. It was a better place to visit with more animals and attractions. Besides, the animals look healthier too. I will definitely skip Butterfly Park and just visit the Butterfly farm the next time. Unfortunately I only have 5 pics left from BF.
Fast forward to the last week of my vacation. Kenneth and I left Malaysia and flew back to HK, and the following day we went to Macau.
Although Macau has belongs to China just like Hong Kong, we still need to have our passport stamped.
Boarding on the ferry that runs on turbojet. yup this big ship can carry over 400 people in fast speed. Took us only 50 minutes to reach Macau from Hong Kong.
Macau firsherman's wharf is the first sight when we arrived.
Welcome!
We bought a package staying in The Venetian. The shuttle bus was there ready to pick the customers up from the port.
Kuan Ying stature
Macau tower (sorry blurry pic) taken from the bus window
Passing a long bridge
Although Macau has belongs to China just like Hong Kong, we still need to have our passport stamped.
Boarding on the ferry that runs on turbojet. yup this big ship can carry over 400 people in fast speed. Took us only 50 minutes to reach Macau from Hong Kong.
Macau firsherman's wharf is the first sight when we arrived.
Welcome!
We bought a package staying in The Venetian. The shuttle bus was there ready to pick the customers up from the port.
Kuan Ying stature
Macau tower (sorry blurry pic) taken from the bus window
Passing a long bridge
pohchunyee
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Thats sad to see animals ae being tortured. I heard the news that Malaysian Zoo is 10X worse than the Butterfly Park. Each and every animals are undernurished and underfed. Maybe they are too busy killing each other and winning election than to take care of the country!
Macau is no longer the run downs city with old casino i used to know. there are many new fancy hotels all around the place.
Ah we reached the hotel...
My wife checking in.... i was hungry (i'm always hungry! <_< )
Went to the food court
Surprise to see Malaysia food stall there!
But we tried japanese food instead. My son had soft shell crab fried rice.
There is a canal through out the entire hotel shopping complex
My wife and I next to a canal.
Ah we reached the hotel...
My wife checking in.... i was hungry (i'm always hungry! <_< )
Went to the food court
Surprise to see Malaysia food stall there!
But we tried japanese food instead. My son had soft shell crab fried rice.
There is a canal through out the entire hotel shopping complex
My wife and I next to a canal.
Yes i agree Chun... very sad. Saying that, the Malaysia Zoo recently open up an insect zoo section. You may wanna pay a visit before the insects die :lol:
