The Island Explorer

Kuala Lumpur is growing on me. When I first came here two years ago, I thought it was a boring city. I just visited the KL Tower, the Petronas and Bukit Bintang. I was only there for 2 days. I came back the next year with my daughter, and still went to the same places. Recently I was there for 3 days, now on my own without any agenda. This post is not about KL but more about the snack times I had. Some famous restaurants I patronize in Malaysia are Secret Recipe (now here in Manila) and Seed (which is a cafe of the same clothing brand). I am not such a fan of Malaysian food, since it's like Singapore's. I like their Rendang though and their Fried Chicken which is just like ours. What I like about this is their rice and sidings! You can never get something this complete here, at the same price as a Fully Loaded Meal in KFC. Anyway, there's this newly opened mall, the Pavillon, along Bukit Bintang, in front of the Marriot. The mall was huge and high end. It reminded me of the

It's time to go to the East Coast of Malaysia to experience what they say are their best beaches. Redang and the Perhentians are the top two destination in the Northern East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. When I inquired about the islands, they told me that they were closed. Yes, the islands were closed, and they are every monsoon season, from November to February. I couldn't believe what I was hearing, so I asked directly from the resorts there. Fortunately, one responded that they will be opening on Feb. 1, the day we planned to visit. From Kuala Lumpur, take an Air Asia flight to Kota Bharu or Kuala Terengganu. We flew to the former since it was 30 minutes less travel time by land to the Kuala Besut jetty, the jump off point for the Perhentians. If you wish to go to Redang, Kuala Terengganu is the place to fly into. The flight takes only 50 minutes, the land trip around 45 mins and the speed boat also 45 mins (because of the rough waters). Make the total travel time three hou