Le Meridian - Here I come

It had already been 2 days with One World and i needed to move on...I bade goodbye to Oneworld and got ready to move to Le-Meridian and guess who helped me......Ahem, Yes, it is Anil the Saviour again.

We got onto a taxi and then took a train and Le-Meridian was the next building to the Central Station. It had been very difficult to reach since it was raining and we had the 30 kgs suitcase along with us.

I had reached Le-Meridian, late evening and went to the room and checked out the view from the Window, it had been towards the Palm Courts, Brickfields ( my would-be home in Malaysia). Anil took me the same night to Palm courts to show me the flat as a option for accomodation, well, i had liked it, since it had been all wooden flooring and AC.

hmm.. In the laps of Luxury ( soon to see , how much Luxury :))

Evening at Suria Plaza

Trrnnng... Hello, this is Anil, we are going to Suria plaza, if you can join...
Wow..Morning - Library, Noon at Masjid Jamia and Evening at Suria Plaza. I can't ask for more !

Factia : Suria Plaza is the place where we have the Petronas Twin towers ( Pride of Malaysia :)


We took the RapidKL and reached KLCC and had to walk a bit. It was easily locatable since the Twin towers was coming nearer and near, or should i say it seemed Bigger and Bigger !!

Well...i can't disagree ..it is a massive metallic construction, looks real big. However, as seen in pictures, it is very difficult to get a very exact picture of the twin towers..owing to its size.

But - I feel it was too big for me to get a clear view when i came near and i am too small in front of it !!!!!
Dear Reader(s) - I would dedicate few more Posts for the Petronas Twin towers since i just had a outside view and this post is meant for Suria Plaza !!

We came walking in front of the Suria Plaza and i could notice the Sun like Logo with Suria written on it. I could make that out since in Hindi Surya means the Sun. I heard it was owned by an Indian and definetly with the spealling it was suppose to be a South Indian guy.. Suria - You are Great :))

Even from a distance, i could identify the entrance owing to the crowd outside. It had a small pool, fountains and lots of walking, sitting place. A mini Park i would say. And filled with people catching up for fresh Air and of course Snaps ..click, click.

We walked some 200-300 mts and entered inside I could see the well lit and clean walls, surrounded with thousands of shops. Mostly apparells, designer waer i would say and other shops like Electronics, Food shops, Watches, shoes, bag..the usual Mall..to attract the people and empty their pockets ..( hee hee )

I could notice, the while colors everywhere, walls are while, the lifts are while, even the floors were while. I know white means Pure. But here it was Pure Indulgence.

The best part of the Mall which i like was the assistance booth, which was very much required since it was too big to remember which way to go.

With Near Year and Christmas very nearby, i could see lots of sale, offerings..i could even hear the announcements. We had visisted few Electronic Shops and one place where we spent a bit of time was Harley Davidson Bike Shops.

The bike are real attrative i would say, we thought to sit on that and take a snaps, but ridding was prohibited ( smart fellas :-). All we could do is to touch and see and then walk away, since it is too expensive $$$$$.

We moved to other shops and finally came to the Aquaria...well not for watching Aquaria, but for shoppping. We ( i and Anil ) had purchased few fancy gift items and later we moved to the Twin Towers shop at the KLCC, after which we came out. Later we assembled at the Outside Entrance of Suria Plaza and went to Aunt Annes shop some chocolate dipped Dougnets.


To be very honest those Dougnets were absolutely Delicious. The chocolate dipped flavour had made them as the BEST.

Soon we walked out of the Suria Mall, but all i could still remember about it was it was huge and the Twin towers wass huger.....












If you think you hadn't enough of Suria Plaza, then check out their beautiful website : http://www.suriaklcc.com.my/

I can surely see the indulgence if your eyes ;-)

Visit to the Library

I had visited the National Library - Malaysia on the Saturday..Thanks to my friends - Nasir and Brandon. Since i was picked in front of my hotel and went to the Library. In comparison to other Libraries, it was unique for various reasons :
1. No Membership fees
2. Card gets done within few mins
3. Reference and Borrowing are done in two separate buildings.
4. Reading facilities are different Paid ones with Chambers and it was Wi-Fi enabled.

They also had a section for Kids which means lots of fun around, since i could see children running around, with their momma hopping for books. While the Adult section was "Pin Drop" Silence Section :-)

We straight headed for Sangeeta for lunch and believe me, we had a wonderful Lunch at Sangeeta - Masjid Jamai.

So lunch after Reading sounded fun !!

Welcome to CyberJaya - Part II

Unlike Cyberabad or Electronics City, Cyberjaya was not having too many buildings, rather very less and handful. Also, one more thing unlike India there was not even a single shop or person walking on the roadside.

The bus stopped near the HSBC office and IBM building was the next to HSBC. I was not impressed with the look of the building since it seemed to me a small building meant for few hundred people. However, what took me by surprise was the ratio of women employees. Even the security guards were womens !!

The office was quiet and peaceful, people were all on time, i could see the office filled with people by 9 AM. However two to three things took me by surprise :

1. Very less printing ( unlike the loads of papers scattered and wasted in India )

2. Books in office ( no library, just few books available )

3. Fuss ball being available.

So it was work and fun..not to mention the office gets deserted after 5:30 :-)

Malaysia Bagus ( Malaysia is great )

Welcome to Cyberjaya - Second Day

"I am reaching there arindam da..i could see you and Abhiroop standing". It was 8:20 AM in the morning, i was rushing to reach the "New Wing Bus stand", since i went to the wrong path. The bus written "Cyberjaya" arrived. As expected it was good looking red coloured 'Rapid KL Bus' which had arrived.

"Beep, Beep...", i need to put the Reader in front to enter. Impressed !! it is a new Technology. No to carry money and forget the hassles of taking tickets or collecting changes. The bus went smooth and there was not even a single person standing at the peak hours, which means you get the busses at a good frequency and No one is in a Hurry :-)

I had travelled about 40 mins, chatting all the while with Arindam and Abhiroop and then they informed Venkat you are entering "Cyberjaya" the silicon valley of Malaysia. You will see Dell, HP, HSBC, IBM bus stops on the way, which means attending interviews could be done via Bus rather than walking :)

Welcome to CyberJaya my Second New Home :))

The First Day comes to an End

The first day of my first Malaysia visit came to an end at the One World Hotel room. All i can say was i was very Happy to meet my old friend / Manager - Arindam and extremely grateful for Anil for helping him throughout.

The hotel facilities were too good and extremely comfortable. With myself travelling several miles and not having proper sleep or rest, i though "I atleast deserve a good night sleep at this beautiful room".

The Day ended but my tenure with Malaysia had just begun....

First Day at Malaysia - IBM Malaysia Syd Bhd

We hurried and reached Arindam da's residence but it was already 8:30 past and he had left for office. But again met Bhabhi and kept the baggages at their home. Anil and I were on our way to reach to IBM Malaysia Syd Bhd - One Utama Office.

The office had been located at the One Utama office, which was a Big Mall in itself with having several offices, OneWorld hotel and gaint one Utama Shopping floor. I was amazed to see the people in Coats, tie and even womens dressed in blazers. Welcome to the IBM Malaysia, i said to myself.

Honestly, i was embarrased with my own dress and not to mention my casual shoes :(

We took the necessary onboarding forms and had lunch at the Subway ( Lucky me, Anil was Veggie too ! ). While going i could notice the One Utama Mall ( It was very big !!!, but now seems manageable :-).

We took the lagguages and checked in "One World " Hotel.

I found this room very Beautiful and then thinking "Is it Real ???", "I can't believe myself the company paying for ME in this 5 star hotel ".

Finally ended with the Thought - If Malaysia is real, then this Hotel would be the same.

Welcome to the Temporary Home !!!

First Day at Malaysia - KLIA Express and Repid KL LRT

The ride at the KLIA express was a good one, since i could get the view outside. It had trees around and after few stations i could notice some tall buildings and sky scrappers. We reached the KL Central station and then moved to get the next train. Since our mission was to reach my friend, guide, manager - Arindam's home, which was near the IBM office. Anil on the way showed me the IBM office and also the Building in which he stayed at the KL Central. The KL central was the place bustling with people around and i couldn't understand that did i move left or right or going where. But i know i came to another train, which was much smaller than the KLIA express but better and beautiful.

One the train, Anil asked me a strange question -

Do You notice something strange in the train ??

I said No. (Thinking Is it the speed or size which would matter ?).

Anil answered this Train has No Drivers !!

First Day at Malaysia ( Part 2 ) - Travel at the Train

Anil my new friend and colleague had arrived after 20 mins at the Airport. Meanwhile, i had switched my sim to the Matrix connection which i had brought from India ( Smart Thinking ! - wait until the bill comes :-).

He took me to the KLIA express via the capsule Lift, it was amazing..the lift had been spacious and beautiful. ( I could admire it - since i had Anil with me, which means confidence ).




I am not sure, how many times..i had bugged Anil, but i was anxious about my joining with the 9 AM time at the onboarding. But the KLIA express had been moving fast. Hence i was sure, we could make it on time.

I am Thankful ever for Anil, since throughout the Journey he assisted me with every small thing for the rest of the journey. Which even meant lifting my 30 kgs overweight box !!!!

And also Thankful for the people who designed the KL escalators and facilities which means less of carrying :)

First Day at Malaysia - Part I ( Welcome to the Airport )

Feeling Nervous ??

Yes!!!! with the passing time and every movement, i was thinking would i reach on time, would things be ok. What happens if i don't reach for my onboarding on time, what happens if they ask me several questions at the Immigration desk.

The Airport was quite big and having less people to its capacity (:-) I saw many people scattered after they went away from the escalator, later after enquiring i reached the Immigration counter. There were some 10-15 people standing. I could see the officers weren't looking very tough or asking too many questions. I got through without being asked a single question, all i could say i was Happy to get through in 5 mins...

Cool..that was easy. I later went to collect my suitcase. Phew...it is heavy, but again..i am Happy it is there. And then a Lady officer told me to send the suitcase for a second scanning...Nervous Again !!!!

Reaching the main enterance was fairly easy, since the Airport was well lit and having less people :-)
I didn't feel to admire the cleanliness or the beauty of the Airport, since all i wanted to do was -
...

.....

Get out of it !

Hey didn't i say i was Nervous :-D