My First Experience at 2012 Maybank Malaysia Open

I never watch a live badminton match in my entire life and this year, I am determine to watch the Malaysia Open Super Series at Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil.

Unfortunately for me, I was a bit late where the Premium and the Lower Tier ticket seat were sold out on the final day. I am left only with Upper Tier seat (RM 25).

 

There is already a long queue at the stadium as early as 12pm to watch our local champion in the final.

The first match was the mixed double, an all China affair between Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei and Xu Chen/Ma Jin. It was a one sided match as Xu Chen and Ma Jin made a lot of mistakes. Xu Chen has a powerful smash where sometimes I can't even spot the shuttle.

The Women's Single is another all China affair between Wang Yihan and Wang Xin. I like Wang Xin attacking game but she made too many mistakes which cost her the title.

The Men's doubles was the most interesting match of the day. The pace was fast and I truly enjoy their game. At the end of the match, the Taiwanese pair was able to kept their composure and win the title in the process.

 

The most anticipated match was the Men's Single between Lee Chong Wei and Kenichi Tago. The Malaysian crowds were just superb and supportive. Now I understand why Lee Chong Wei was able to defeat Chen Long a day before.

Kenichi Tago played well in the beginning but unable to keep up with the Chong Wei's game plan after 3 minutes of the first set.

Lee Chong Wei won his 8th Malaysian Open title. This will probably his last appearance and I strongly believe there won't be any Malaysian players in the final for the next year edition.

The last match of the day is women's double between Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Ha Jung Eun/Kim Min Jung. Both pairs made a lot of mistakes during their game but the Danish pair came off victorious in the end after a tight battle.

 

There was a minority of Danish supporters here. The Danish pair was cheerful and playful after the win. Christinna threw her racquet to the crowd and Kamilla gave away her shoes.

 

Well, the event did not went on without incident. I notice there were many bad line calls in almost all the final matches. There are times where the organizer looked a bit disorganized, especially during the prize giving ceremony.

It was truly a memorable experience for me and I hope I can come back again next year to watch the game. Surely, the nation's best player, Lee Chong Wei will no longer be around. Let's hope some new talents would emerge by then.

2012 1 Utama CNY Decoration

I was indeed surprised to see 1 Utama still maintained its underwater odyssey theme for the CNY decoration which the management used during the just concluded Christmas.

 

 

 

The familiar giant clams used last month are still visible although the background colour and carpet had been changed to red to coincide with the CNY festival.

 

 

 

 

I believe the decoration is still relevant as this is the year of water dragon. It might look a bit odd for certain people where a dragon emerge from a shell with an underwater backdrop.

 

 

This year decoration is still acceptable considering the gap between the last Christmas and CNY is just less than a month away.

2012 Pavilion KL CNY Decoration

Pavilion KL usually comes out with extravagant decorations when it comes to a big occasion and I won't miss the chance to see what they have to offer for the coming Chinese New Year

 

 

 

One will be fascinated when stepped into Pavilion as shoppers will be greeted with a 600 foot long dragon to usher the Chinese New Year.

 

 

The Centre Court is now a dragon themed bazaar with unique dragon art and craft offerings.

This is the dragon decoration found on the facade of the Royal Selangor outlet at Pavilion KL.

There is no doubt that Pavilion KL once again stands out compare to the rest of the malls' decoration in KL

Doraemon World Fair @ Pavilion KL

Doraemon is a famous Japanese manga series which is recognizable all around the world.

 

 

 

 

Now, Doraemon exclusive merchandise are available from 6 - 13 January 2012 at Tokyo Street (Pavilion KL).

 

This would be a good time too for the Doraemon fans to take photos with their favourite character.

I believe after this, they will move on to Genting Highlands after the Pavilion leg.

Do catch this opportunity if you are a Doraemon's fan. You don't get to see Doraemon figures and merchandise always

2012 Fahrenheit 88 CNY Decoration

I start to admire Fahrenheit 88 decent decoration for any celebrations the management put up recently as I believe they had evolved since their inception in less than 2 years ago.

 

Its main concourse is decorated with lush spring decorations, predominantly red lanterns and cranes.

 

 

 

Last year, this place was virtually filled with rabbits but strangely enough the dragon figure is nowhere to be seen this year.

 

 

 

 

The festive atmosphere is present in almost all corners of the shopping mall. It's a nice place to shop but somehow shoppers are still not patronizing this mall compare to other more established malls in the vicinity.