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23.11.19

Kuala Lumpur November Holiday [day 5]

Kuala Lumpur November holiday [day 4]

It was just a relax day after moving from Selangor state to KL. After the motogp, we are opting for relaxing days of shopping and eating. Enjoy the picture after the jump!

Motogp Sepang 2019 [deux Kuala Lumpur]

When I was little, I dream of to be a motorbike racer. Of course back then, my dream changes... but one of them was always to be a motorbike racer, and dirt bike racer in particular too...

Motogp Sepang 2019 [Kuala Lumpur]

This post from last Sunday November 3 was from Moto GP at Sepang Kuala Lumpur. Somehow it is a little bit of a sad post as our Indonesian racer Afridza Munandar (grandson of National racer from 1970's Andi Suryana) passed-away at hospital after he falls at curb 10 (Simoncelli passed-away when he falls at curb 11). He was in third position for 150cc motor bike race with 142 points, only 27 points difference with Japanese 1st post Takuyama Matsuyama ....

Hello KL!

Well hello KL!

7.12.16

Moolamala || Mala making in Kuala Lumpur

Pablo Neruda,

It is a private session of Mala making with Moolamala in Kuala Lumpur. Mala is a Buddhist prayer beads. It is used to count the number of times a mantra is recited, breaths while meditating, counting prostrations, or the repetitions of a Buddha's name. They are similar to other forms of prayer beads used in various world religions such as Rosary, Tasbih and such.

The conventional Buddhist tradition counts the beads at 108, signifying the mortal desires of mankind. The number is attributed to the Mokugenji Sutra wherein Shakyamuni Buddha instructed King Virudhaka to make such beads and recite the Three Jewels of Buddhism.

Malas are typically made with 18, 27, 54 or 108 beads; I made mine as a necklace solely thus I do not count the beads. Enjoy the picture after the jump!

Textile Museum Kuala Lumpur

Day 3 and I went to the national textile museum, read on to find out about the unique building as well as images,

Batu Caves Kuala Lumpur

Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak Selangor. It takes its name from the Sungai Batu (Batu River), which flows past the hill and also it is the tenth (Pattu in Tamil) limestone hill from Ampang.

The cave is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India. Dedicated to Lord Murugan, it is the focal point of Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.

Batu Caves in short also referred as 10th Caves or Hill for Lord Muruga as there are six important holy shrines in India and four more in Malaysia. The three others in Malaysia are Kallumalai Temple in Ipoh, Tanneermalai Temple in Penang and Sannasimalai Temple in Melacca.

The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Some of the cave entrances were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of Orang Asli).

As early as 1860, Chinese settlers began excavating guano for fertilizing their vegetable patches. However, they became famous only after the limestone hills were recorded by colonial authorities including Daly and Syers as well as American Naturalist, William Hornaday in 1878.

In 1890, Pillai, who also founded the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in KL, installed the Murti (consecrated statue) of Sri Murugan Swami in what is today known as the Temple Cave. Since 1892, the Thaipusam festival in the Tamil month of Thai (which falls in late January/early February) has been celebrated there.

Wooden steps up to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and have since been replaced by 272 concrete steps. Mind the scaffolding and the constructions, it is still a very nice cave and site to visit.

Kuala Lumpur

Sri Kandaswamy Kovil on Jalan Scott

Brickfields is a small to medium-sized town and residential neighborhood located just outside central. It is known as Kuala Lumpur's Little India due to the high percentage of Indian residents and businesses.

Enjoy the picture after the jump.