My KL Diary

Preliminary Contest for Singer Debut in Japan @LaLaport BBCC By Ben Wada on November 25, 2023 The audition for Malaysians to debut as a singer in Japan was held at LaLaport BBCC. The event named ' Take Your Voice to Japan ' is organized by a Japanese group including composer Kenta Matsukuma. The final contest is scheduled on December 23.   Take YOur Voice to  MC declared the opening of the contest

Pavilion Christmas Tree 2023  As a sidenote, an accident happened. A branch of this tree fell on a Singaporean shopper on December 25. 

Broken Cars Display as a Terrorist Cinema Ad The display of broken cars and buildings are set in front of the entrance of MGB shopping mall, beside of LaLaport BBCC. War on Terror: KL Anarki  is the movie. Broken cars and buildings

Jakarta Malls and History Museum By Ben Wada on November 10, 2023 In the morning of November 10, I went to see two major shopping malls--Plaza Indonesia and Grand Indonesia. The latter mall has lots of Japanese restaurants. Grand Indonesia West mall After that, I planned to visit the national museum but it was closed that day. Instead I went to the Jakarta History Museum. A Grab car ride from Grand Indonesia West mall to the museum took more than a hour despite that those facilities are not far in the map.   The museum is fun to see around. I thought the items were more varied than the museum in Singapore and Malaysia.   Entrance of Jakarta History Museum 

High-speed Train from Jakarta, Really Fast Ride on the Indonesian bullet train on November 9, 2023 A Struggle at Halim Station  Indonesia started the operation of the first bullet train in Southeast Asia on October 17, 2023. The high-speed train named Whoosh runs faster than the Japanese Shinkansen train.On hearing that, I decided to get on the train as soon as possible. And today is the day. My original plan was to take a return trip from Jakarta to Bandung. But I found it impossible because the station name is different from those city names. Halim is the name of the station for Whoosh in Jakarta, which I can find easily. This morning, I got to Halim by taking a Grab car from my hotel, in center-western area of Jakarta.  Ticket vending machines are at the center of the ground floor of the station. I tried the machine but in vain. It only accepts Indonesian QR code payment. So I went to the service window which had a long waiting queue including some agents to buy someone’s t...

Visit Jakarta in November 2023 By Ben Wada on November 9, 2023 Jakarta is a city of traffic jam This is my first time visit to Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. In my rough estimation, vehicles--cars, motorbikes, and tricycle cars-- in Jakarta are three times those in Bangkok. I can't ride a Grab bike here, though I rode it in Bangkok. Too scared. Thrilling road Overcrowded