Wai Yu & Jia-Mei’s Last Day of Stay in Malaysia for 2018 CNY

Wai Yu and Jia-Mei were leaving Malaysia after CNY celebration with us to return to Taiwan on 7.05am flight to Taiwan on Saturday, 24/02/2018.  I had decided to drive them to airport (KLIA as they were flying with Malindo Air) at 2.00am of this day.

On Friday, 23/02/2018, we planned to go for a movie (the 2^nd one this CNY) in GSC Cheras Leisure Mall.  Bryan also took a day’s leave to accompany his 3^rd brother and sister-in-law before they flew back to Taiwan.

After breakfast, Soh Ai, Bryan, Wai Yu, Jia-Mei and I went by car to Cheras Leisure Mall at about 11.00am.  We had Teochew Chendul and chee-cheong-fun at the Restoran Penang Road Famous Teochew Chendul at ground floor of Leisure Mall after purchasing the tickets for 1.40pm locally produced movie “Think Big Big (大大哒)”.  After that, we walked around the mall and visited Popular Bookstore.  The movie was all right although its tempo and plot were not really exciting considering it was produced by Malaysians.

In the evening we had 5-course meals plus 1 soup dinner (costing RM 180) at Restoran Gee Ann in our garden and Bryan foot the bill.

We didn’t go to sleep at all as we were to leave home to airport in the wee hours of 2.00am. 

I drove my Avanza car with Soh Ai, Bryan, Wai Yu and Jia-Mei to KLIA from 2.00am till 3.00am.  But the Malindo Air counter for check-in for the original 7.15am flight to Taipei was not open till 4.15am.  So we went to Papparich Restaurant for refreshment drinks to kill the waiting time.  The cost of 1 cup each of Teh C (RM 7.08), Coffee O (RM 7.08), Milo (RM 7.45) and 4 pieces of dumpling soup (RM 12.17) came up to RM 39.40 (including 10% service charge and 6% GST).  So expensive!

After Wai Yu and Jia-Mei checked in for their boarding passes and dropped their baggage at about 5.00am, Soh Ai, Bryan and I left the airport to return home.  Bryan drove as I was sleepy and we reached home at 6.00am.

Wai Yu’s flight was delayed to depart at 7.50am and they safely returned to Taipei at about 1.00pm (flight time 4 hr. 30 min.) and they took a bus back to Taichung reaching at about 4.30pm.

That concluded Wai Yu and Ji-Mei’s 14D13N trip to Malaysia from Taiwan in conjunction of 2018 CNY.      

Cheras Leisure Mall 

Outside Cheras Leisure Mall overhead bridge

Leisure Mall in festive mood

GSC Leisure Mall cinema

The afternoon movie we went for 

Inside the cinema

Dinner at Bandar Sg. Long

酱蒸金凤鱼

姜葱鹿肉

清炒菜心

宫保苏东

沙煲豆腐

胡椒猪肚汤

We  reached KLIA too earlier before check-in counter was opened

 Soh Ai and Jia-Mei at KLIA

Soh Ai and her son and daughter-in-law

A farewell photo at the airport

Bryan posed with his younger brother and sister-in-law

A view of KLIA departure hall on an early Saturday morning

After checking-in and dropping of baggage 

CNY Gathering at Sunway Velocity Mall KL on Feb. 21, 2018

Pic from left: Wai Yu, Jia-Mei, Winnie, the blogger, Pan and Patrick

I have made a prior appointment with cousin brother Pan Mok Weng before CNY to meet him at Sunway Velocity Mall, KL on the 6^th day of CNY, 21/02/2018, so as to collect the 2 bottles of Liuwei Dihuang teapills (六味地黄丸) he purchased for me from Malaysian Chinese Medical Association (MCXMA or 马来西亚中医总会).  A bottle of 1,000 pills now costs RM 120 (used to be RM 80 earlier).  This Chinese patent medicine is said to be useful as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, for prostate enlargement, geriatric dementia, and type II diabetes, together with the use of “gui pi tang” to improve white blood cell count caused by chemotherapy, chronic infection of the sinus area. I intended to buy one bottle for Wai Yu to bring back to Taiwan for consumption.

It so happened that my youngest sister Winnie wanted to meet us before Wai Yu and Jia-Mei return to Taiwan this coming Saturday early morning.  So I invited her to join us for lunch at Sunway Velocity Mall.

On 21/02/2018, Wai Yu, Jia-Mei and I left home at 10.30am to take a MRT shuttle bus to Bukit Dukung MRT station.  We boarded a train at 11.10am from Bukit Dukung to reach AEON Maluri station at 11.50am.  Sunway Velocity Mall is about 5 minutes’ walk distance from the MRT station.

We met up with Winnie at about 12.15pm and Pan 12.30pm and decided to take our lunch at Esquire Kitchen (大人餐厅) which served set meal (新年套餐 "吉星高照") in conjunction with CNY. 

Winnie played host to us and ordered Yee Sang or Prosperity Toss Salad (RM 65) in addition to the set meal of 4 dishes plus dumplings (RM 188 excluding rice and tea).  The bill came close to RM 300.  She also gave away ang-pows (red packets) to all my 4 children and Jia-Mei. 

My youngest brother Patrick came for a short while to see us at the restaurant after we finished our lunch (as he had lunch appointment with his friends in the same mall at the same time) and had a group photo together with us.

After lunch, we walked to the atrium area at the ground floor which was beautifully decorated in line with the festive mood with a spectacular exhibition of hundred Chinese surnames (百家姓).  I was particularly interested in taking photos with my surname of Lau (which is also spelt as Liu / Liew / Lew).

Later, we visited the “Commune” at Level 5, a place showcasing the development of creativity and cultures (文创区).  At one coffee-selling stall run by Taiwanese, Pan, Winnie, Wai Yu and Jia-Mei bought the manually brewed coffee while I just tried a few sips. 

We bade farewell to one another at about 3.15pm.  Three of us returned to Bandar Sg. Long by MRT train and shuttle bus and reached home at about 4.30pm.

On MRT from Bkt Dukung to AEON Maluri

Sunway Velocity Mall, KL

Inside colourfully decorated Sunway Velocity Mall

CNY lunch hosted by Winnie (second from right)

Pic from right: Winnie, Wai Yu, Jia-Mei, Pan

Wai Yu and Jia-Mei enjoying Esquire Kitchen's CNY set meal

Yee sang or Prosperity Toss Salad

欢乐年年(图上)，阖家幸福(图下)

Pork (鸿运当头)

Fish (如意吉祥)

A group photo with Patrick (from right), Pan, the blogger, Winnie, Jia-Mei, Wai Yu in Esquire Kitchen

With the surname banner of the blogger

Origin of Lau (or Liu/Liew/Lew)

A pose with Pan MW

Commune at Level 5 of Sunway Velocity Mall (a place of creativity and cultural development)

Wai Yu and Jia-Mei after receiving ang-pows from Winnie

Liuwei Dihuang teapills that Pan helped purchase for me