Friday, May 15, 2015

Giant Bubbles @ Lake Valley, Bandar Tun Hussein Onn




Cheras has our own homegrown version of Captain Barbosa....better known as Captan Buihbesar. Get the pun? 

Nestled in the center of Bandar Tun Hussein Onn is a township that is very ala "western" named Lake Valley. Serenely peaceful is a lovely neighbourhood park with a huge lake (well neighbourly huge) which draws the park loving folks flocking to in the evening. 


My boy loves the activites offered by the street vendors which takes advantage of the family going folks with kids. It's super fun and definitely worth the RM5 per bucket!



 



there's a park with a very western feel to its name called "The park at Alam Damai" about 1minute drive from home or i could opt to walk across the main road, it's a well hidden treasure for the residents of alam damai. 
i like to think that this is my park, i come here every evening for the past 3years, except for the occasional business trips which brings me away from home. it's a cosy place with a reasonable compound for various activities. a 100m cemented track for joggers and cyclists, lots of spacious ground for the boys to have their evening football game, a children's playground with an assortment of play tools, seating gazebos strategically placed at different spots in the park, lots of bench along the track in case you need a rest, 2 ponds which i've seen tortoises and small fish being fed every evening. 
i thought i should write about my park, as it has served me so well, through ups and downs. when i was unhappy, i walked myself happy along those tracks, sit on the grass enjoying the cool evening breeze, overlooking the streets and houses. when i was happy, i released my adrenaline walking through those tracks too. it's a place i look forward to be after work, when i could not, there will be tomorrow, because i know my park will be waiting. 
especially like how the branches extend out to the pathway. lots of shade

i thought this is a good place for jamie and jools to roam since this is a No Dog Allowed park, we could make use of the lower end where no one goes
kids love race down the slope on their bicycles from the upper right side all the way down to the left where it ends on a  field

the field. football games every evening

my favourite shades. sunnies not required :)



nice gazebos, romantic as well

KL Bird Park

How do you like holding a colourful bird friend while it’s feeding? What about having one sit atop your head?
trying hard to be natural when the feathery friends are clinging on
Jean, my childhood friend, bless her, has a Sogo member card which we enjoyed getting 2 free child tickets when we buy 2 adult tickets. Adult tickets cost RM17 / pax while a child cost RM13 / pax. A good savings there. We even did a good thing by giving away one of the free child tickets since we had enough for ours. “Good deed of the day” Checked!
fish a crowding when food's a coming!
The kids enjoyed feeding the fish ( am so glad I had a big packet of fish food with me, don’t ask why I carry that around) and we enjoyed the bird show. Saw the hornbill feeding. Hmm….the birdkeeper fed them raw meat and cut papayas. Went very close to peacocks who were too shy to show us their magnificent fan. Just be mindful of the timing as these feeding and shows go by schedule.
Ended up in Jalan Dang Wangi for a timely Nasi Briyani lunch. Yum!


they are so tame to feed comfortably while clinging on to a complete stranger!