This morning, I decided to visit one of the busiest shopping malls in Malaysia, Sunway Pyramid.

I live in a wonderful area the light rail transit (LRT) network is just a walk away. (In fact, from my apartment, I can take the LRT to KL Sentral and even catch trains to another state.)

However, today’s trip wasn’t going to be far; just to Sunway Pyramid, which is near where I live.

I opted not to drive there for a few reasons:
(A) Traffic is crazy on Saturdays
(B) parking is nearly impossible at the mall on weekends
(C) I anticipated eating a lot of food, so I figured the walking would help burn the sugar off!

I parked my car near the LRT station. Fortunately, it’s the weekend, and since Chinese New Year is just a few days away, more parking spots were available because many people have already travelled home.

From there, it was just a short 50m walk to the station.

After boarding the train, I travelled to the USJ7 station, which is close to my parents’ place, and from there, I took the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) to Sunway Pyramid. My favourite part of this journey is the slow walk on the elevated walkway from the station to the mall.

By the way, the mall is massive—so big that it can take a while to walk to the shop you want to visit! Sunway Pyramid is bloody huge, so you are guaranteed to make many steps if you come to this place.

A Chinese New Year must-have: Bakkwa

My main mission today was to buy bakkwa (preserved meat) for my parents. I don’t know whether if this a Chinese tradition, but it’s my family’s tradition and a must-have for the festival.

Bakkwa tends to be expensive during this season. Still, I bought quite a large amount. My mom is definitely going to scold me for it, but I just wanted to treat them.

Thankfully, I got to the shop around 11 am and avoided the long queues that tend to form later in the day. With the shopping part done, it was time for lunch.

Sunway Pyramid has seriously good food

Every time I visit Sunway Pyramid, I make it a point to eat at Village Duck. Their roast duck is sublime, and so is their char siew.

After lunch, I walked around a bit more before indulging in coffee and cheesecake.

Since I’m not much of a shopper, and the crowds were just too much for me, I decided to head back after the coffee.

Back home now and honestly, today was quite an indulgent day for me, as I don’t usually eat this much. (And so richly) If I do eat like this, I always make sure to walk at least 10,000 steps or have a hard workout at the gym.

Current step count: 8300. Time to step it up!