Chinese New Year approaching...

We are at the end of January of 2013. Chinese New Year is in 2 weeks. I have gotten some new clothes for kids, but still need more clothes and shoes. I don't know if I have time to find comfortable, practical shoes and clothes for them. As for other preparations, I am ill prepared. No baking cookies this year. I am not in the mood plus my over is broken. So I will go buy some this week. The house is still in a mess like usual. I dislike cleaning, even more, spring cleaning. So this will be a real chore for us.

We made an impromptu decision to visit Petaling Street/Jalan Sultan yesterday morning (a public holiday). It was a nice short trip, 2 1/2 hours in all. Since it is nearing the Chinese New Year, there was quite a lot of people at about 8+am when we reached. It would be real crowded by afternoon and more so in the evenings I am sure. We didn't plan to do any shopping there, so we brought our in laws along and had breakfast, bought some snacks, walked around abit and headed home. Was pretty enjoyable, and a different experience for the kids. Even for me, I seldom venture into KL, let alone Chinatown. The last time I went there was before CNY more than 5 years ago. But the atmosphere there, especially nearing/during CNY time is always great.

You know some times it's so ironic. People from all over the world come to Malaysia to visit our places of interest, Pestling Street being one of the most popular ones. And we as Malaysian don't even go there when it's just at our doorsteps. That's the mentality of the grass is always greener on the other side. Enjoy some shots I took on my iPhone of our visit.