Watching the 'Batik' deeply (2nd story)

As I already told you, the place is located between Bukit Bintang and Twin Towers.
I think this place is kind of wide and several workshops are there.
So if you go there, you can stop by the one of workshops and watch the professionals create the handcraft batik product there.




I think some diverse method exist as a Batik.
This guy was spreading the wax and press the frame which has different shape.
It's like a freestyle method, right?




They said wax is so hot so we should be careful~~
and at first I saw the cloth, the color is just simple and unspecial.
But they added some more shape and color and then this cloth was getting vivid and remarkable.
They were trying to show great job for tourists~~
That's awesome~~
They even explained how to use this cloth~~






They said that they're always satisfied with their work and each of their product exists only on in the world~~




I think that it's better to go here than to just go to the shopping mall or bars or somewhere.
Because you can see the traditional culture of Malaysia and if you buy this product, you can understand that and explain that to your friends or family~~
Enjoy your days~~

Watching the 'Batik' deeply (1st story)

Last posting showed some 'Batik' and gave information about that~~
I'm so interested in this fabric dying method.
One time, I was going to study this area but you know, when the foreigners live in here, we should consider how we manage our life with our budget~~
I'm so sorry to do that~~
But I didn't have any choice to go through~~






Anyway, When I see this pattern, those are so attractive to me and I cann't resist this one will come to me~~
All right. I found some information about this
and here's the story~~

Batik, a fabric dying method using wax to create patterns, originated centuries ago and was practiced throughout Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia and Malaysia. Enjoyed for its fanciful designs, rich, vibrant colors and distinctive smell, the use of batik has extended over the years from clothing to everything from home furnishings and tablecloths to wall hangings the world over.
- from the CNN news -

Now we should go find this place where professionals create this Batik product and that's give us a hand to understand this method~~
And I fianlly get some information about the place which is between Bukit Bintang and Twin Towers.
That place is kind of folk village to create Batik product and show the process to the visitors~~






That place is wide, I think, and this handcraft product place is so nice~~
People are kind and want to introduce the process and allow us to take a picture of entire procedure~~

All right~~
At first, I'll show some nice Batik pattern and hope you will be excited to see this remarkable dying method and product~~

Central Market in KL (3rd story) - Batik, toilet

At last posting, I missed one more remarkable product, Batik~~
I think that this Batik is the traditional printing process in here.
So I just want to know this outstanding pattern and searched on the Internet.

I found some information below on the Wikipedia site.

"Malaysian Batik is famous on the east cost of Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang).There are several batik types, namely batik tulis,batik cap and batik print. Batik tulis is handmade from scratching, waxing by canting, and coloring using dye. The most popular motifs are leaves and flowers.Malaysian batik depicting animals are rare because Islam norms forbid animal images as decoration. However, the butterfly theme is a common exception. The Malaysian batik is also famous for its geometrical designs, such as spirals"
- From Wikipedia site -




I'm so interested in this process~~
Recently, I'm trying to make my own hand-printing T-shirt..
But I can't purchase the paint and tools in here.
So frustrating~~~~~
But I found this perfect process in here~~
Wow I'm sure God always take care of me~~
Anyway,
this great design and pattern can be the best gift to your family who aren't in Malaysia~~
Next time, I'll visit this folkcraft workshop and post about this~~




Check out this picture below~~
You can use the toilet paying for 50cents in here.
At first, I'm not familiar with paying for money to enter public toilet.
Because in my country, every public toilet is free~~
But here is Malaysia. When you are in Malaysia, you should follow the Malaysian rules~~




The inside of the toilet is clean and simple.
Sometimes,
I feel like it's better to pay because they can keep the toilet clean with this money, right?






Now I almost complete my posting about Central Market~~
This market is modern and has a variety of product~~
I think here is one of the recommended place to visit~~
Enjoy your days~~

Central Market in KL (2nd story) - product

When you step into the market, you can see this information center for visitors easily.
It's really helpful if we go there first, right?
I think many tourists go to this market so that place run this center for convenience to give visitors~~




Anyway,
It's time to go shopping~~
As I already told you, this market has many traditional product and souvenior to sell~~

This market has two floors.
The ground floor has many stores to sell their own unique product.
And second floor has some food corner for visitors to grab some bite~~




See this picture.
Nice kites, aren't they?
My country has the similar tradition to fly kites at the our traditional holiday.
Many kids love to fly them and sometimes do kite-fighting each other.
And some professional people show the flying skill with this kite and somebody links the kites one by one and fly them together~~
The kites I saw here are a little bit different from ours.
More coloful, diverse shape, and various size in here.




Okay this picture.
One of my favorite souvenior..
I just heard that this stuff was called ARCH.
But even though I searched it on the internet, I couldn't find the exact information about this.
I guess that these stuff was made of nice wood.
Because the smell of wood is so nice~~
And absolutely, those are handcraft so very sensitive and precise.
If you give this product to your friends, I'm sure that they are all happy~~




When you go upstairs, you can find food corner.
It can give you some relaxed time and you can have some simple food and nice drinking in there.




I think that here has all of convenient facility
so it's not like the just market~~
I think it's very unique shopping mall~~

Central Market in KL (1st story) - location, history

If you were a foreigner, you would go there.
I think that this market is one of the most charming place in KL.
When I take a travel, I ususally visit the market because I can catch the real life and traditional, exotic style in there.




This Central Market is located at the North of the China Town~~
So you can just use LRT(It's like a subway) and get off at the Pasar Seni station.
It's easy to go there son you don't have to catch a taxi~~
Nice transportation, isn't it?




This market was built in 1888 by the British people when Malaysia was govern by the Britain.
My country has the same experience as Malaysia.
That reign of other countries always makes our own country get the trouble.
However Malaysia got over this period and my country did, too.




Anyway, at that time, this market was used for local people and tin miners to sell and buy product.
As the time passed, this market was extended and had this scale in 1933.
In 1985, this market was painted with beautiful colors and developed well.




Any country has their own Central Market and the first time I heard of Malaysia Central Market, I thought that that's just local market.
But this market is modern and well-organized~~
I can find some unique souvenir easily and get there by using public transportation much easier than other places~~

If you try anything, you can get more positive information~~
Enjoy your days~~

Sending the parcel in KL (2nd story)

Okay~~
Now you should prepare these thinks to send your parcel~~
All right~~

First, you should prepare the box to contain your stuff to send and wrap the box with the yellow paper~~
Second, you should tie this box with the string.
Finally, you should go to the post office and fill out the sender form.




Okay..
This is about the sender form.

1. Pengirim is a sender in Malaysian language so you should fill out the name, address and postal code.

2. Penerima is a receiver in Malaysian language so you should fill out the name, address, and postal code as well.

3. Perkhidmatan is a service in Malaysian language so you should select the by air or by ship.

4. Keterangan Kandungan is a description of contents in Malaysian language so you should choose the your parcel is the product, present, sample, or papers.

5. Arahan pengirim sekiranya tidak dapat diserah means that if the parcel cannot be meet to the receiver, which service you want to use?

6. Pengakuan is a declaration in Malaysian language so you should write down your name and passport number.




Okay~~
I think you can follow my posting
and next time I'll show some tips at the post office.

Sending the parcel in KL (1st story)

Sometimes I feel lonely.
It's natural~~
I'm in other country and have every meal with exotic taste~~

So my family sometimes sends some Korean food and product to me
and they reduce my loneliness~~

And now I've kept a lot of books from each class in my college.
So I should send them to my family in Korea
because when I'm back, I cannot pay overcharging~~

This posting is about post office and sending some parcel to other country~~
And you can be now confident of using there~~

At first, you should find this place 'post office'.
I guess that you already saw this sign anywhere on the picture below.
And that place has the similar organization like banks.
They have counters and customers is usually waiting for their turn with the ticket.




This is the first step to send your parcel or mail or something to your country.
Find that sign and go there~~
Easy, right?
When you go there, please find the ticket machine and wait for your turn~~
Next time, I'll show how to send your parcel~~
Enjoy your day~~

Following the KL scene in 'Entrapment' (3rd story)

If you watched this movie 'Entrapment', you can remember the ending scene~~
Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones showed the perfect ending at this station.
'Pudu' LRT station~~




- PUDU station in the 'Entrapment' movie -

At first, I'm so interested in this 'Pudu' means.
And I think this word is from the Chinese word '埠頭' because I saw the River and that Chinese word pronunciation is similar to 'Pudu'.
Anyway, this station is called 'Pudu' and it's different from the view which I expected before.




When I saw the ending scene in the movie, this station seemed to be big and unique.
This place, however, is like normal and small one such as other stations~~
The scene is taped at other place just with 'Pudu' sign??
I don't know what happened but this experience reminded me of the beautiful ending scene~~




It's a little bit deplorable so I just visited the Pudu market which is near the this station.
I love to visit this kind of local market.
It's more lively and active~~
I can see the mind of Malaysian normal people and the life with real struggle~~
That's the real scene of the Malaysia~~

Following the KL scene in 'Entrapment' (2nd story)

Now~~
We are curious of how to enter this towers~~




- Petronas Towers in the 'Entrapment' movie -

This tower allows us to enter by the bridge,
and if you want to go there, you should get the entrance ticket.
Okay here is the tip.
There are too many people to want to go there.
Because they are the most famous landmark in KL.
So you should have a plan to go up~~




First of all,
It's better way to go there on weekdays, not weekends.
As I already mentioned that, too many tourist are there waiting for the tickets.
So this is the one of the way to avoid the crowded~~






Second of all,
If you get a ticket which can allow you go there about 2~3 hours later, don't worry about that.
There are some nice places around there.
The outstanding fountain in front of the towers.
And Suria KLCC mall which is so nice shopping mall.


- Petronas Towers in the 'Entrapment' movie -

So you can enjoy your shopping or dining.
And you can relax your body and mind around the fountain there.
Especially, at night~~
You can enjoy yourself with fantastic fresh air and remarkable light from the towers~~




Go and feel the Malaysian architecture and modern style~~

Following the KL scene in 'Entrapment' (1st story)

The Entrapment (1999) is an American film directed by Jon Amiel, and starring British actors Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
And this movie's background is some places in KL~~
So I just want to follow some famous places on this movie.

Okay..
First of all~~
Here is the first place~~
Petronas Towers(Twin towers)~~




This tower're built by two companies and one is the Japanese company and another is Korean company.
The bridge is constructed by Korean company, which is SAMSUNG Mulsan, due to the victory of who builts the each tower faster.




- Petronas Towers in the 'Entrapment' movie -

This towers are now the most popular and famous landmark in KL.
And petronas, which is the Malaysian company, uses this building now.