Serviced apartments in Langkawi

Here is a list of serviced apartments in Langkawi Island, Kedah:

Century Suria Service Apartment

Jalan Taman Pelangi
Kelibang
0700 Kuah
Langkawi
Tel: 04-966 5515
Fax: 04-966 8815
No. of units: 80

Kondo Istana

Lot 757 Jalan Penarak
Kampong Padang Lalang
07000 Kuah
Langkawi
Tel: 04-966 1188
Fax: 04-966 1122
No. of units: 92

Serviced apartments in Sabah

Here is a list of serviced apartments in Sabah, East Malaysia:

Colonnades Condominium

Jalan Kebajikan
88300 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah.
Tel: 088-260 8888
Fax: 088-261 8181
No. of units: 30

Marina Court Resort Condominium

1st Floor, Block C
Api-Api Centre
88000 Kota Kinabalu
Sabah
Tel: 088-260 8888
Fax: 088-261 8181
No. of units: 60

Promenade Hotel Apartments

3-G-17 Lorong Api-Api
Api-Api Centre
88000 Sabah
No. of units: 80

Beta Service Apartment

Beta Park Tower
Financial Park Labuan Complex
Jalan Merdeka
87000 Labuan
Sabah
Tel: 087-453 333
Fax: 087-453 355
No. of units: 86

Testing blogging from Photobucket

Testing blogging direct from Photobucket. The test is a failure in my view. I have more than 1 blog in my Blogger account, and had expected to be given a choice to which blog I want to "share" when I click the "Share" button. However, that choice was not given, and Photobucket published the photo to the first blog in the Blogger account, which happened to be this one. Further, the cartoon was published in its full size and in FireFox, the cartoon extended into the right sidebar. In Internet Explorer, this cartoon would push the sidebar to the bottom of the page. I have to edit the post and added the attribute width="395" to the <img> tag to get the cartoon to fit into the main column. Further, Photobucket didn't give me any chance to add some text, and just the photo was published. This paragraph was added by editing the post.

I did this test because I had written a post Adding images to your blog and had written about using Photobucket to blog directly with a photo uploaded there and had described how to publish images using the <img> tag, but felt the post would be incomplete without writing something about blogging the photo direct from Photobucket

Serviced apartments in Trengganu

Here is a list of serviced apartments in the State of Trengganu on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia:

Awan Kijal Golf, Beach and Spa Resort

Km 28, Jalan Kemaman-Dungun
24100 Kijal, Kemaman
Trengganu.
Tel: 609-864 1188
Fax: 609-864 1688
No. of units: 343

Strawberry Kijal Resort Apartments

Lot 2865, Teluk Senajang
Mukim Kijal
24100 Kemaman
Trengganu.
Tel: 609-862 3402
Fax: 609-862 3401
No. of units: 48

Testing out BubbleShare in creating an album for blog

Update: BubbleShare.com is no longer in operation

I am testing out BubbleShare in creating an album for a blog. I first open an account, verify my email, sign in, upload phots, add tags, click "To Blog" (or something like that, from memory). A script is then generated which I paste below. Now let's see what we get when I publish this post with the album entitled "Malaysia, truly Asia".

This album is powered by BubbleShare - Add to my blog

Well, looks like you have to click the play |> button to let the photo album runs.

Serviced Apartments in Johore

Here is a list of serviced apartments in the State of Johore:

Apartel Mafiarani

B-G-5 Wisma 2020
Jalan Temenggong Ahmad
84000 Muar
Johore
Tel:606-953 2525
Fax:606-953 2626
No. of Units: 43

Berjaya Tioman Beach Golf and Spa Resort

P.O. Box 4
Mersing 86807
Johor.
Tel:609-419 1000
Fax:609-419 1718
No of units: 196

Grand Blue Wave Hotel

No. 9R, Jalan Bukit Meldrum
80300 Johor Bahru
Tel:607-221 6666
Fax"607-222 9473

Eating out: Dinner at Restoran Sing Kee

My daughter and son-in-law took us out for dinner yesterday night, at the Restoran Sing Kee. The restaurant is in Sungai Way New Village, diagonally opposite the Sungai Way wet market, and directly behind the Sungai Way Police Station. My children liked that restaurant because it serves fried kueh tiow with venison (deer meat). The venison is tender and delicious.

The address of the restaurant is
Restoran Sing Kee
No. 28 Jalan SS 9A/16
Sungai Way
47300 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7875 1973

However, last night, they didn't order the kueh tiow with venison. They ordered stir fried chicken with dried chili (RM20), tau foo (RM10), assam fish (RM20), soup (RM15), rice and some other dishes (unfortunately I am not proficient at reading Chinese writings, though I can converse in it, so the description and the prices are not guaranteed correct.

The total cost of the dinner for the seven of us came up to RM 89.70 (USD 25.95). My daughter said it is reasonable.

Below are photos of some of the dishes:

Assam Fish

Tau Foo (soya bean curd)

stir-fried chicken with dried chilli

Malaysia, Truly Asia

Will like to share with you some beautiful scenery of Malaysia, its food, culture, traditional dances, games and music, places of interest. Photos are copyright of Tourism Malaysia, but can be used to promote Malaysia. 2007 is Visit Malaysia Year and is also the 50th anniversary of its independence from the colonial rule of Great Britain. Turn on your speakers or put on your headset. It is a musical video. Hope you enjoy the music as well.

Many programs have been planned for visitors for Visit Malaysia Year 2007, so hope to see you there.

Kuching, the cat city

Note: In the musical photo presentation above, the first time you play it, the music may be sporodic, but the replay will be smooth.

Kuching, which is cat in the Malay language, is situated beside the meandering Sarawak River and is the capital city of Sarawak on the Borneo Island. It is not clear how the city got its name, but one of the tale says that when the Englishman Sir James Brooke helped the Sultan of Brunei quell a local rebellion in 1841, he was given the right to rule Sarawak. When he was in Kuching, and was unsure of what to call the town, he pointed to the riverside, and his local guide thinking that he was pointing to a scavenging cat, mentioned the name "kuching", the Malay name for a cat, and that was how the city was named Kuching. But one thing for sure is, the city is not named Kuching because there are many cats in Kuching. The ones you see prominently are concrete ones - sculptures of cats like those you see in the photo presentation above.

Kuching has a few famous delicacies, which you see featured in the photo presentation above, among them kolo mee, which unlike its counterpart in West Malaysia, derive its taste not in the soya sauce added to it, but the taste of the mee is incorporated into the mee itself. There is also the famous Sarawak laksa which has a different taste from its West Malaysian counterpart. The tomato kueh teow (keow teow soaked in tomato sauce) is well liked too.

Kuching has a cat museum too, where all sorts of cats are displayed from the tiger through to cats made of wood, stone, porcelain, pewter or fabric and posters, greetings cards and stamps. The history of man’s relationship with cats is traced from Egyptian cat-worship though Middle Ages persecution. The art and literature section include reproductions of Old Masters which depicted cats right through to Louis Wain (1860-1939) and modern artists such as Zoe Stokes. Also depicted are stories and illustrations of famous cat lovers and their cats from Charles Dickens, Sir Winston Churchill and President Theodore Roosevelt. There are also exhibits on Cats and Children which range from classic books and toys through to modern cartoons.

Kuching is divided into 2 parts by the river. In the main section of the town, the only way to cross over to the other side (the side with the castle and the Astana with small Malay villages behind them) is by sampan, or little boats. When I was there 30 years ago, it only cost 10 cents to take the boat ride. It is still inexpensive. In the newer section of Kuching, the two side is connected by the Satok bridge.

From Malaysia to Jersey City

MAS (Malaysia Airline System) has a 3 times a week flight to Newark Liberty International Airport, near Jersey City, with a stopover at Stockholm. The return fare is RM4757 (USD1362) at the time of writing. Newark is just next to Jersey City.

Jersey City lies on the west bank of the Hudson River across from New York City, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is a commercial, industrial and manufacturing center and a port of entry with 11 miles of waterfront. Its advantage lies in its nearness to the island of Manhattan, and many of its companies are extension of business headquartered in Manhattan.

Jersey City has much to offer visitors. You can visit the famous status of freedom and democracy - the Statue of Liberty by boarding a Circle Line ferry at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. The ferry also stop at Ellis Island where there is the Ellis Island Immigration Museum and you can learn about how over 12 millions of immigrants from around the world began their new lives in America.

If you are interested in Science, Jersey City has a Liberty Science Center with interactive exhibits, live animals and America's largest IMAX dome theater. Liberty Science Center is currently undergoing an expansion and renovation project and is scheduled to re-open in July 2007, but it has a temporary Riverside location in the Central Railway Terminal of New Jersey building in Liberty State Park.

If you are interested in museum, there is a long list of museums at Jersey City Museums Galleries

At the Jersey City Waterfront District, you can get to see a beautiful view of the New York skyline. This is also where Jersey City meets the Hudson River. From here, you can catch a PATH subway train, a ferry or perhaps even a water taxi to the famous Manhattan in just a few minutes where among the towering offices and apartment buildings along Washington Boulevard, you can find some famous restaurants. A short walk from the PATH subway or light rail station takes you to excellent shopping at the Newport Mall where sales tax is just 3%.

At Jersey City, you can have a taste of Asia at Indian Square where you can get Indian food, groceries, clothing like saris, salwars and sherwanis, movies and music, jewelry, authentic Indian home-cooked food, books and magazines.

Serviced Apartments: Pahang

Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort

Km 13, Genting Highlands
69000 Pahang.
Tel:603-6436 9000
Fax:603-6101 3535
No. of units: 430

Bukit Tinggi Resort (Meranti Park Suites)

Km 48 Persimpangan Bertingkat
Lebuhraya Karak
28750 Bukit Tinggi
Bentong
Pahang
Tel:609-288 8888
Fax:609-288 3018
No. of units: 30

Equatorial Cameron Highlands

Kea Farm
39100 Brinchang
Cameron Highlands
Pahang
Tel:605-496 1777
Fax:605-496 1333
No. of units: 157

Fraser's Silverpark Resort

Jalan Lady Maxwell
49000 Fraser's Hill
Pahang
Tel:609-362 2888
Fax:609-362 2887
No. of units: 110

Selesa Hillhomes & Golf Resort

Bukit Tinggi
28750 Bentong
Pahang
Tel:609-233 0039
Fax:609-233 0039
No. of units: 160

Kuala Lumpur Sales Office
Tel:603-4042 6931/6932
Fax:603-4043 6460

Star Regency Hotel Apartments

MDCH 39
Jalan Besar
39100 Brinchang
Cameron Highlands
Pahang
Tel:605-491 5133
Fax:605-491 5122
No. of units: 100

Strawberry Park Resort

Lot 195 &196
39000 Tanah Rata
Cameron Highlands
Pahang
Tel:605-491 1166
Fax:605-491 1949
No. of units: 138

The Pines Resort

Jalan Pecah Batu
49000 Fraser's Hill
Pahang
Tel:609-362 2122
Fax:609-362 2288
No. of units: 159

Aeroline Lite: A semi-luxurous way to travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore

I have written a previous post Travel comfortably between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore (click the "BACK" button to get back to this page). Aeroline then provide a double decker coach with a luxurous lounge in the lower deck and passenger seats in the upper deck. The one way fare for that is RM80 (USD22) for adult and RM50 (USD13.75) for children less than 12 years of age.

Now Aeroline offers an alternative - Aeroline Lite. You can now travel on a single decker bus with no lounge, but with no onboard washroom. You will however be provided with light meals, unlimited hot beverages and mineral water, movies, music, magazines and newspapers. There will also be cabin crew to take care of your needs.

The Aeroline Lite one way fare to Singapore is RM60 (USD17.17) and the departure point in Kuala Lumpur is Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and Menara Axis and One Utama Shopping Center in Petaling, and the arrival point in Singapore is Harbour Front Center, the same as for Aeroline.

Hotel room from RM0.99 per night in Malaysia?

Now you can find accomodation from RM0.99 (USD0.28) per night. "Now anyone can sleep well" is tunehotels.com byline following the well known and successful byline of Air Asia's "Now everybody can fly".

Hotels in Amsterdam

Malaysians are great traveler, and travel all over the world, including Amsterdam, and Amsterdam is a great place for Malaysian to visit, especially as there are direct flights to Amsterdam by the Malaysian carrier MAS. Around the 70's, large numbers of scholarships were offered to Malaysians to do their post-graduate studies in Belgium and I was among the group of Malaysians who spent a number of years studying there. However, we not only study, we are not 100% bookworms. When we have the opportunity, we also traveled to the neighboring countries and one of them is the Nederland, which was extra interesting because their Dutch language and the local dialect of the Dutch language, Flams, or Flemish, is very similar to the Dutch language. One of the interesting city that is within easy reach from Ghent, Belgium, was Amsterdam. That was history.

If you are traveling to Amsterdam, unless you have friends or relatives there who are willing to put you up with a night or two, you will need to find a hotel in Amsterdam to stay in. If you need to do that, you can search, and book for hotels in Amsterdam through Hotels in Amsterdam, easytobook. All you need to do at Hotels in Amsterdam, easytobook is to key in your arrival and departure dates, the currency (Euro, USD or pound) and click "search" to find the best hotel that suits your needs.

And to make life even easier for you Hotels in Amsterdam, easytobook has a map search function at Easy Map Search. Just key in the location, arrival and departure time, and a location map like the one below will appear to guide you:



Hotels in Amsterdam, easytobook also has an Advanced Search where you enter your arrival and departure time, currency you want to be quoted in, Star rating, room type (1 to 5 persons), range of room prices you are prepared to pay, location, and tick the type of services and facilities you want available.

If you are traveling to Amsterdam, may I wish you a smooth journey and a pleasant stay.

Novel way to promote Malaysia

Someone taking after Alex Tew's Million Dollar Homepage has created a similar free or paid way to promote one's website. With the free service, you can only place a 60x20 pixels image on their site, which I have done. I also have used the free Button Generator to generate the button I needed for the above purpose. In return for their service, I am placing image links to their sites below:

Serviced Apartments in Negri Sembilan

Here are a list of serviced apartments in Negri Sembilan, all of which are in the seaside resort of Port Dickson:

AnCasa Resort Allsuites

Batu 8 1/2 Jalan Pantai Teluk Kemang
71050 Port Dickson
Tel:06-662 7288
Fax:06-662 7900
No. of units: 135

Costa Rica Hotel and Apartments

No. 325 1st Mile
Jalan Rumah Rehat
P.O. Box 128
71000 Port Dickson
Tel:06-647 9999
Fax:06-647 7799
No. of units:316

Glory Beach Resort

Batu 2, Jalan Seremban
Tg. Gemuk
71000 Port Dickson
Tel:06-651 6888
Fax:06-651 6733
No. of units: 531

Ilham Resort

Batu 10 Tanjung Biru
71050 Port Dickson
Tel:06-662 6800
Fax:06-662 5646
No. of units: 59

Marina Bay & Marina Crescent

5 1/2 Mile Jalan Pantai
71050 Port Dickson
Tel:06-647 9288
Fax:06-647 0617
No. of units: 61

Palm Springs Resort City

Batu 13,
Km 12 Jalan Pantai
Tel:06-661 0260
Fax:06-662 0566
No. of units: 72

PD World Marina Resort

B-1-1 Block B
Marina View Villa
Batu 7, Jalan Pantai
Teluk Kemang
71050 Port Dickson
Tel:06-662 1688/6397
Tel:03-8942 3699
Fax:06-662 1699
No. of units: 200

Seri Bulan Kondominium

Batu 8, Jalan Pantai
71050 Port Dickson
Tel:06-662 7030/7252
Fax:06-662 7031
No. of units: 46

The Regency Tanjung Tuan Beach Resort

Batu 5, Jalan Pantai
Teluk Kemang
71050 Port Dickson
Tel:06-647 3013/5340
Fax:06-647 5219
No. of units: 230

Serviced apartments in Malacca

List of serviced apartments in Malacca, Malaysia:

A' Famosa Resort Hotel

Jalan Kemus Simpang Empat
78000 Alor Gajah
Malacca.
Tel:606-552 0777
Fax:606-552 o811
No. of units: 166

Century Mahkota Hotel

Jalan Merdeka
75000 Malacca.
Tel:606-281 2828
Fax:606-281 2323
No. of units: 422

Garden City Melaka Service Apartment

No. 9 Jalan Merdeka
75000 Malacca
Tel:606-283 3111
Fax:606-284 8550
No. of units: 80

Watercity Resort

Lot 44, Jalan Wakaf Utama
off Jalan Tun Hamzah
Bukit Katil
75459 Malacca.
Tel:606-251 3688
Fax:606-231 3179/3935
No. of units: 920

Serviced Apartments in Penang

Here is a listing of serviced apartments in Penang, Pearl of the Orient:

Bayu Emas Apartments

10-A Jalan Batu Ferringhi
11000 Penang
Tel: 604-881 2641
Fax: 604-881 2660
No. of units: 41

Century Bay Service Apartments

No. 5 Lintang Pantai Jerjak
Sg. Nibong
11700 Penang
Tel: 604-659 1515
Fax: 604-659 5151
No. of units: 84

Mar Vista Resort Apartment

No. 1 Batu Ferringhi
11200 Penang
Tel: 604-890 5432
Fax: 604-890 3886
No. of units: 20

Sri Sayang Resort Service Apartments

No. 188 Batu Ferringhi
11100 Penang
Tel: 604-881 1113
Fax: 604-881 1250
No. of units: 72

Stallions Apartment

No. 3A Ground Floor, Tingkat Bukit Dumbar
11600 Gelugor,
Penang
Tel: 604-656 0118
Fax: 604-656 0063
No. of units: 103

The Krystal Suites

Jalan Tun Dr. Awang
11900 Bayan Lepas
Penang
Tel: 604-613 3333
Fax: 604-613 3332
No. of units: 86

Vistana Hotel

No. 213 Jalan Bukit Gambir
Bukit Jambul
11950 Penang
Tel: 604-646 8000
Fax: 604-646 1400
No. of units: 189

Serviced Apartments in Kuala Lumpur

Here is a list of Serviced Apartments in Kuala Lumpur

Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Centre

No. 1 Jalan Imbi
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2117 8000
Fax: 603-2143 3352
No. of units: 900

Crown Regency Service Apartments

No. 12 Jalan P. Ramlee
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2162 3888
Fax: 603-2162 1333
No. of units: 103

KL Plaza Suites

Level 5, KL Plaza Condominium
179 Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2145 6988
Fax: 603-2148 1390
No. of units: 60

Lanai Gurney Corporate Suites

No. 1 Jalan Keramat
54000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-4256 6119
Fax: 603-4200 4675
No. of units: 180

Lanson Place Ambassador Row

No. 1 Jalan Ampang Hilir
55000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-4253 2888
Fax: 603-4253 1773
No. of units: 221

The Maple Suite

Menara MapleLee
No. 1 Changkat Raja Chulan
50200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-2026 3333
Fax:603-2026 8888
No. of units: 90

MiCasa All Suite Hotel

No. 368 B, Jalan Tun Razak
50400 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-2179 8000
Fax:603-2161 1186
No. of units: 242

Pacific Regency Hotel Apartments

Menara Pan Global
Jalan Punchak, off Jalan P. Ramlee
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-2332 7777
Fax:603-2031 2492
No. of units: 153

PNB Darby Park Executive Suites

No. 10 Jalan Binjal
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-7490 3333
Fax:603-7490 3388
No. of units: 338

Prince Hotel and Residence

No. 4 Jalan Conlay
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-2179 8888
Fax:603-2170 8999
No. of units: 160

SuCasa Service Apartments

No. 222 Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-4251 3838
Fax:603-4252 1096/1325
No. of units: 180

Suitestay Executive Residence

No. 161D Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-2164 8000
Fax:603-2164 1000
No. of units: 164

The Ascott Kuala Lumpur

No. 9 Jalan Pinang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-2142 6868
Fax:603-2142 9888
No. of units: 221

The Legend Hotel

Putra Place
100 Jalan Putra
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Tel:603-4042 9888
Fax:603-4043 0700
No. of units: 620

Travelling to Kuala Lumpur? Book your accommodation online with asiahotels.com

This year is Visit Malaysia Year and it also happens to be the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence from the colonial rule of Great Britain. This year is the best time to visit Malaysia. Many programs have been planned and are being planned, but most of these programs will be in Kuala Lumpur. So you can expect hotels to be at or near full occupancy. If you are planning to visit Kuala Lumpur, it will be advisable to book your accommodation ahead. This you can do in the comfort of your home online from Hotels in Kuala Lumpur

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While doing your online search, you can read reviews by previous occupants about the hotels you selected. You can find out lots of information about the hotels from Hotels in Kuala Lumpur before you make up your mind on which hotel to book for your accommodation.