Valentine's Date in Petronas Tower: Bucketlist Unlocked
“Some of life’s best moments happen unplanned."
It was both unexpected and unplanned Valentine's date in Malaysia. I wasn’t informed until I got my tickets. I don’t know how to get an excuse from work or how to file a leave. Good thing my boss is very understanding and she allowed me to have at least 2 days leave and 2 days Rest Days. When I think of Malaysia, I remember Petronas Tower which was featured in I Miss You Like Crazy movie of my favorite love team John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo in 2010.
I dreamt of going there however I did not expect that I will go there on Valentine's Day with my boyfriend. Normally, if we travel internationally, he would inform me ahead of time but this one is a surprise. My boyfriend is into surprises up until now. He is very consistent with surprises. I am very excited as to what’s gonna happen there for me. I don't have any idea of the country's tourist spots as well. What is our itinerary? How is it gonna be? The people, culture and so on. I didn't have much time to research since it was a sudden trip.
The thrill and excitement gives me so much joy. This is also the time wherein Malaysia was promoting their Tourism with a tagline: “Truly Asia”. Our flight via Air Asia landed smoothly. The Cabin crew were courteous and smiling. We flew there with my boyfriend together with his friends and the girlfriend of one of his friends. Our flight is too early and I am too sleepy.
Upon arriving at the airport I was looking for a coffee shop so that I will have energy for the rest of day. We then headed to our hotel for check-in and we left our things but before we reached our hotel we came across an Indian Restaurant were we had our lunch since we had an early flight and arrived at 11 A.M. We had our sumptuous lunch and we were very full. We ate chicken curry and other Indian cuisine in one of the restaurants we found on the street.
After eating, we strolled on the streets of Malaysia and tried the local ice cream "flavor of the road". There were buses that offered free rides heading to one of our destinations, however we opted not to ride so that we can enjoy our walking and sightseeing until we reached our hotel. We stayed in Sama-Sama Hotel in KLIA, Kuala Lumpur. After checking in we went to Berjaya Times Square and bought some groceries. After we bought groceries, we then researched for restaurants where we can eat dinner. We found this famous Restaurant (sadly I forgot the name) then I ordered Nasi Lemak and Laksa for the first time since they were the famous dishes there.
After dinner, we decided to walk and find the Famous Petronas Towers that I’ve been dying to see since 2010. Lol. Petronas Tower or Twin Skyscrapers was considered to be the Tallest building in the world since 1998-2004 before Taipei 101 was built that was according to the council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) officials. The Twin Tower as they say is best to capture at night because you will see the lights and the towers seems like they are holding hands according to Bea in the movie Miss You Like Crazy.
We started to pose for the gram and took some good photos but it is too dark probably because I was using my Samsung S5 at that time. After the pictorials and strolling on that day we got tired and decided to go back to the hotel to rest. The following day I got up early for our next itinerary which is the Batu Cave.
Batu Cave is one of Kuala Lumpur's most frequented tourist attractions. It is a limestone hill comprising three major caves and that limestone tower is over 400 million years old. Cathedral cave (the largest and most popular cavern in Batu Caves), The Art Gallery Cave and Museum Cave. The 3 main caves can only be reached by a climb up 272 steep stairs. We were told also not to bring food upon going up because there are monkeys who will attack you if they see you bringing food.
I was amazed by the wonders of nature and the view inside the caves is definitely worth the trek. After a long and tiring sight-seeing day in Batu Cave we went back to Kuala Lumpur for dinner. This time, I tried the Biryani Rice and Pecking duck alongside with steam frog and it was my first time trying to eat some delish. I was fooled by my boyfriend he told me it was chicken until I finished the whole plate. But it was good, tastes like chicken.
The following day we strolled around KLCC Park, Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Merdeka Square, Suria KLCC, Titiwangsa Lake Garden Park and Time Square. The streets were very clean and we dropped by the Outlets Shop and bought some shoes and slippers. We also tried to ride the free bus heading to the Malls since the weather is too hot, the same here with Philippines. We only had limited time so we were not able to travel to Legoland or the Famous Penang a City in Malaysia or even Langkawi. On our fourth day we spent our time shopping and “Pasalubong” for our family.
We had so much fun during our stay in Malaysia. We will probably go back as soon as this pandemic is over.
Stay tuned for the next travel post! 😘