Bloom&Grow Brings Together Gardening Enthusiasts at Setapak Central Mall

by Cleffairy // July 11, 2018 // No Comments

Living in Setapak can be quite mundane. While there are plenty of eateries around, there are rarely events that brings people together in Setapak and so when I heard that my second home, Setapak Central Mall is hosting it’s first plant event, themed “Bloom Grow” last week, I knew I had to check it out, what more it will be a great excuse to find some inspiration for my indoor garden.

The event saw plant experts, societies, organisations and gardening vendors coming together for a series of demos, talks, workshops, and a plant bazaar to cater to the growing interest of urban gardening.

It was an insightful event, I must say.

During the event, visitors were treated to a thing or two about plants as speakers shares helpful advice on the various signs of plant problems such as leave drop, flower abortion, fruit abortion and finding the right soil mix for different types of plants. We were also given insight into designing and maintaining aquaponics, a system that combines conventional aquaculture and hydroponics in a symbiotic environment.

Spotted some interesting thing at the Bloom&Gloom event; the terrarium plants. These are the sort of thing you would want to plant indoors.

Bonsai being showcased. These are really fascinating and takes alot of love, care and effort to nurture a beautifully grown bonsai.

Setapak Central will be making Bloom&Gloom and annual event and I am certainly looking forward to attending more events in Setapak Central Mall.

Setapak Central Mall is quite a lovely place to hangout and shop at. If you are around Setapak area, do drop by
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For more information, check real-time updates on Setapak Central website https://setapakcentral.com.my, Setapak Central’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SetapakCentralMall or contact Setapak Central at 03 4143 5576.

Quick and Easy Hair Colouring Experience at Hair Color Expert, Damansara Utama

by Cleffairy // July 10, 2018 // 1 Comment

Visits to the hair salons has always scare me. It’s not because the place is terribly scary, per se, but the exhorbitant amount of money and time that I usually have to spend at salons can be quite a nightmare at times. Some salons charges are ridiculously high for the services that they offer. And on top of that, we’d have to combat boredom while going through treatments and stuff. To be honest, it’s not my kind of thing. I’m not the kind of person who can endure sitting still for a very long time doing nothing. I get restless easily, you see. Plus, I’m a media practitioner and my schedule is always tight and I am always required somewhere. Taking a whole day off just to get my hair done is a no no.

But as much as I hated going to the salon, I’m due for some hair makeover. The last time I visited the salon was about a year ago and my hair started to look like it lack lustre and I thought it’s about time that I colour it up a lil bit.

And so, having recommended by a friend, I decided to visit Hair Color Expert.

Hair Color Expert offers all sort of hair colouring services; hair dye-ing, bleaching, highlighting, you name it. The best part of it? Their customers are mostly by appointments only, to avoid the long waiting hours and to preserve the quality of their services.

To make appointment with the Hair Colourists in Hair Color Expert, you will need to download their apps from the Playstore and install it. You may download the Hair Color Expert Apps HERE.

Once installed, open up the apps and set an appointment.

Pick the branch of your choice. So far they have two branches, one in Sri Petaling and one in Damansara Uptown.

Once you’ve set your appointment with Hair Color Expert, all you need to do is save the date in your calender and just confirm your appointment 2 hours before the exact time with them and turn up for your appointment at the Hair Color Expert branch of your choice.

Heading over to my appointment with my Hair Colourist at Hair Color Expert Damansara. Pardon the messy and oily hair look. I made it a habit not to wash my hair a day before colouring my hair to protect my scalp.

After checking-in at Hair Color Expert, you will be given a brief consultation on their services and how much they will charge you for. This is great for people like me who hates surprises and hidden charges.

Basically this is the price range. But if your hair is longer, you’ll be charged more and they will tell you during consultation.

They offers plenty of colour shades for you to pick from, but if you can’t decide, don’t worry. They will advice you on what will look great on you.

I informed my Hair Colourist during our consultation session that I am a Media Practitioner and I cannot go crazy wit the hair colours as it will look really strange in meetings and press conference. I told them that I needed colours that can help me stand out in the crowd but still can be considered decent. And so, I ended up picking up Ash Brown as my new hair colour.

It costs just RM172.80, inclusive of scalp protector treatment. Pretty reasonable, I must say. Considering my hair length is quite long, which is below my braline.

The entire process is not exactly time consuming. It only takes about 1 hour 30 mins to get your hair coloured.

Me, just before I got my hair coloured.

Checking for ny scalp condition prior to colouring.

Scalp protector being applied to help protect my scalp from irritation.

The hair dye. It doesn’t contain any ammonia and surprisingly, it doesn’t emit any strange chemical stench like the usual hair dye that I’m used to. It is basically odourless and made the entire colouring process enjoyable.

Hair colouring in progress by the experts.

Hair colour application done. And all I need to do is just wait 30 mins before they wash everything off. The best part of it all? I can walk around for a cuppa coffee or tea in the salon while waiting for my hair to absorb the colour. I was not confined to the chair while waiting and this is the best thing ever.

I was given a hairwash after 30 minutes was up.

Being prepared for the next thing; the Nano Treatment.

The Nano treatment takes about another 30 minutes where your head will be all wrapped up and attached to a machine that produces steam.

I posted this up on my Facebook and went live. My friends all thought that I looked funny with hair all wrapped up in a big turban like this with steam coming out from the top of the turban. I was told that I looked like Davy Jones from Pirates of The Carribean and Majin Buu from Dragonball Z.

It is undeniable that I looked funny. Personally I think I looked like a real cute version of Majin Buu myself with all the steam coming up but this treatment serves a purpose to treat damaged hair. The treatment is a semi-permanent hair repair and smoothing system that locks in colour and transforms dry, damaged or unruly hair into stronger, repaired hair with less improved and improved elasticity that’s easy to maintain and looks and feels incredible. My hair was actually infused with natural keratin restoring conditioner. Curly hair usually be more relaxed, substantially reducing the time needed to “tame it” every morning. This treatment is suitable for all hair types from over stressed, over coloured hair to untouched virgin hair giving you a glossy,manageable mane.

I was then given another hairwash after the Nano Treatment and my hair is left with a naturally glossy finish with lots of movement and ready for styling.

My hair being given a quick blow dry.

The finishing touch, my hair being styled up.

Looking at my reflection after everything is done.

I certainly like what I see. I feel like I’m worth a million dollar supermodel.

I think I look striking enough while looking classy and demure with this hair colour. Great enough to be outstanding but not overly standout in the crowd to attract unecessary attention. Ash Brown is definitely a colour shade that’s great for working professional.

One for the album. Me and my Hair Colourist.

I’m definitely a happy camper. What’s not to love? I did not have to wait long and I ended up with beautifully coloured hair that makes me pretty enough to make head turns. I have no complain here.

For those who are looking for a salon that offers hair colouring at a reasonable price with outsanding result, you might want to consider Hair Color Expert. Appointments are preferred, but they do accept walk-ins.

For more information, please refer below:

Hair Color Expert
44A, Jalan SS21/35, Damansara Utama
Tel 0162139566

Google Apps htpps://goo.gl/DG7udP

Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/sphaircolorexpert/

Business hour: 10am-8am daily.

Attractions in Kuala Lumpur: Ice Age Alive

by Cleffairy // July 8, 2018 // No Comments

Anyone up for some up close and personal experience with the dinosaurs? Here’s some newsflash for you. The dinos has come back to live to roam the Earth. Well, sort of.

Located at Lanai Matic Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur, Ice Age Alive exhibition is offering a family friendly interactive attraction where it’s not only fun, but educational for the little ones as well. The lighting in the exhibition area may give off the gloomy feeling with realistic cold temperature to make you feel as if you are really back in time during the Ice Age. Yes, it’s kinda cold in there, so if you are bringing your little babies and toddlers there, please make sure that they are dressed appropriately.

Stepping into the Ice Age Alive interactive exhibition, visitors will be greeted with plenty of exhibits but among the first was the informational boards on the Ice Age era.

What’s a dinosaur related exhibition without the famous T-Rex? Fella is the real all time favourite dino celebrity and you can expect to see T-Rex at Ice Age Alive.

Yours truly with a pre-historic kitty cat, the Sabre Tooth cat. The Sabre Tooth cats are probably the ancestors of our modern cats. I love cats but keeping this fella as a pet is out of the question. The sabre tooth that are used for hunting their preys are terribly sharp and scary.

Not sure what’s the creature behind me is, but it sure is scary.

The Dodo Bird. The Dodo bird is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

Wholly Mammoth. Once upon a time, they roam the earth the way our modern Elepahants would.

Here’s another one. Not sure which modern animal ancestors this is, but one thing for certain, it does have the resemblance to the still existing Rhinos.

Apart from the interesting pre-historic creatures’ exhibit, there’s also the snowland area where you can bring your children to play at.

The snowland area allows children to play in the snow. Be sure to monitor your children should you allow them to play at this area, though. Leaving your young children to play by themselves is a no no.

Ice Age Alive also takes the whole Ice Age experience to the next level by providing an ice skating rink for you to play in.

First timer in ice skating and balancing yourselves is a problem?

Fret not. There are plenty of movable figurine that you can latch on to help you learn how to balance yourselves while getting a grip of ice skating.

One thing that’s interesting about this place is that it not only allows interactive and educational play, but also allows you to organize kids friendly events like birthday parties and family day as well. Isn’t it cool? All you need to do is contact Ice Age Alive and they’ll have it arranged for you.

For more info on Ice Age Alive Exhibition, please refer to the details below:

Ticket price

Open 11th May 2018 to 31st December 2018:
10.00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday to Sunday & All Public Holidays.

Website: https://www.iceagealive.com

Exclusive: An Insight into Blockchain Technology with Ivan Ku, CEO of Ledgit

by Cleffairy // July 8, 2018 // No Comments

Being a little bit of a geek that I am, I do try to keep up with the ongoings in the tech world. These days I got somewhat interested in all things that’s related to big data, cryptocurrency trading as well as Internet security, and so, when I was invited to the grand launching of Ledgit.com, a Malaysian based company that is offering the means to use the blockchain technology in our daily lives, I immediately said yes to their invitation, and I was esctatic when the CEO of Ledgit, Mr.Ivan Ku agreed to an exclusive interview after their launching.

In the picture: The Grand Launching of Ledgit.com in D6 Offices Sentul, Kuala Lumpur on 7th July 2018.

In the picture: Mr.Ivan Ku, CEO of Ledgit addressing the guests and the members of the media during the grand opening of Ledgit in D6 Offices in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

From left: Yours truly and Mr.Ivan Ku, CEO of Ledgit.

Have you heard about the blockchain technology? Yes? No? Well, for those who are not familar with the term, blockchain is a digitized, decentralized, public ledger of all cryptocurrency transactions (Eg: Cryptocurrency as in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, etc). The blockchain technology allows trading participants to keep track of the digital currency transactions without central recordkeeping.

According to Mr.Ivan Ku, Ledgit is stepping up to the game and is currently providing a blockchain platform that offers transparent provenance solutions for authentication and legacy heritage solutions with the integration of Smart Application Platform, Smart Contracts & Smart Reward System.

Ledgit functions and features two crucial aspects; Supply Chain and Cultural Heritage. The Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) will be offering better solutions for business and consumers in a secure way while aknowledging the importance of traditional culture and values.

Those who are running their own business(es) will be pleased to discover that the Provenence Blockchain that Ledgit is offering will allow suppliers, retailers, distributors and consumers to make their products and provenence not only more transparent, but much easier to trace and trustworthy with the integration between the blockchain technology ‘Smart Contract’ and a ‘Smart Application Platform’.

Apart from the Provenence Blockchain, Ledgit is also offering Legacy Heritage feature where it offers the users a more transparent knowledge and insight to their lineage as it allows users to record all the important data that they want to pass down from one generation to the next by integrating the Smart Application Platform. The data will be well preserved throughout the generations without the risk of it being destroyed throughout the years.

When asked about the security concerns of these data, Mr.Ivan Ku assured the users that unlike the conventional method of data storage and authentications, blockchain offers an unbreakable security system as each node (a computer connected to the network) gets a copy of the blockchain, which is downloaded automatically, making it almost impossible to be penetrated and compromised and it is currently most secure way to store data in the world.

Ledgit is scheduled to be participating in the Google Cloud Next ’18 event in San Francisco soon and when asked about the future direction of the company, Mr.Ivan Ku said Ledgit is highly passionate in utilising the blockchain technology to create better solutions for businesses and consumers while acknowledging the importance of traditional cultures and will put continuos efforts in making technology a lifelong human companion in the long run and is committed to make a breakthough on blockchain technology, especially in South East Asia.

The Ledgit apps is free to use and is downloadable from the Playstore HERE. For more information on Ledgit and the products/services that they are offering, please hop over to www.ledgit.com and check out their Facebook Page HERE.

Chat them up on Telegram HERE

And scan the QR code for quick official updates.

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival Above the Clouds at Resorts World Genting

by Cleffairy // July 6, 2018 // No Comments

After the New Year and Spring Festival, one of the most important festivals that come to mind to the Chinese is the Mid-Autumn Festival, otherwise known as the Moon cake festival. The event is celebrated with special delicacies made from a dense, wheat flour pastry in a circular shape. To celebrate this joyous season, Resorts World Genting brings a superb selection of moon cakes for visitors to enjoy and take home to their family and friends in the shape of some one-of-a-kind creations as well as tried-and-true flavours.

The mastermind behind these treats that have visitors to Resorts World Genting coming back for more each year is Chef Gan Chee Keong, who places importance on the right ingredients, freshness and meticulous preparation of the food he serves. His vast culinary skills and talent encompasses the production of moon cakes during the Mid Autumn Festival and the pineapple tarts for the Chinese New Year celebration, both of which are among the top selling Chinese pastries for the company.

Chef Gan said “The loyal visitors at Resorts World Genting know that we specially produce moon cakes and look forward to it each festive season. I constantly try to outdo myself by adding innovation to my dishes, with an added zest to bring a new yet familiar taste to the discerning palates of my customers.”

The traditional favourites are the Lotus Paste with Single Yolk, Red Bean Paste and White Lotus Paste with Black Sesame. Other moon cakes available are the Low Sugar White Lotus Paste, Lotus Paste with Double Yolk, Green Tea Lotus Paste, Golden Jade with Single Yolk, Assorted Nuts “Ng Yan”, Single Yolk with Pu Er Lotus Paste and Green Tea Paste with Black Sesame Jingsa. The fillings are kept natural with ingredients such as lotus seed, kua chi, black sesame paste and pu er tea. God of Wealth cookies are also available in packs of two.

As always, a new variety of flavours have been created to excite including the Pandan Jade with Buttermilk Custard which has a sweet yet fragrant taste. Also newly on the menu are the Durian Paste with Durian Jingsa and Snow Skin Durian Paste which includes generous amounts of the ‘King of Fruits’, native to South East Asia. The snow skin moon cakes are best enjoyed chilled for a refreshing taste.

At Resorts World Genting, the varieties of moon cakes await visitors at different locations. Mid-Autumn festival celebrants can purchase them at Genting Palace (2nd Floor, Genting Grand Hotel), Good Friends Restaurant (Level 2, Maxims Hotel), Sky Atrium (T1, SkyAvenue) from 8 to 24 September, Bar Streets of Level 4 SkyAvenue and First World Hotel Lobby between 21 July to 24 September. The moon cakes will also be available at Wisma Genting One Hub (next to Resort World Tours ticketing counter) from 3 to 21 September, except on weekends and public holidays.

Prices for the moon cakes start at RM16.00 nett per piece. Visitors should not miss out on the special promotion of 20% off for early birds from 21 July to 8 August 2018. Any purchase of four (4) pieces of moon cake will be given a free carrier moon cake box.
For more information, call 603 2718 1118 or visit www.rwgenting.com

Inuyashiki Movie Review

by Cleffairy // July 6, 2018 // No Comments

Malaysia Release Date : 5 July 2018
Running time : 127mins
Language : Japanese (BM, English, Chinese subtitles)

Synopsis
Adapted from Hiroya Oku’s manga, 58-year-old salaryman Ichiro Inuyashiki (Noritake Kinashi) is living a humdrum existence. He has no friends, his own family ignores him and his doctor has just informed him that he has cancer. One night when walking his dog, Inuyashiki is struck by a mysterious light. He later wakes up unharmed but finds that he now has powerful abilities. However, Inuyashiki was not the only transformed that night. High school student Hiro Shishigami (Takeru Satoh) also gained abilities, but uses them for his own nefarious purposes.
Cast
Noritake Kinashi – Ichiro Inuyashiki
Takeru Satoh – Hiro Shishigami
Kanata Hongo – Naoyuki Ando
Fumi Nikaido – Shion Watanabe
Ayaka Miyoshi – Mari Inuyashiki
Nayuta Fukuzaki – Takeshi Inuyashiki
Mari Hamada – Marie Inuyashiki
Yuki Saito – Yuko Shishigami
Yusuke Iseya – Detective Hagihara
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Writer: Hiroya Oku (manga), Hiroshi Hashimoto

Review

I’ll keep the review as simple and as spoiler-free as possible. Now, I’ll be honest with you. It was a long and tiring day for me and when I picked up the ticket for Inuyashiki premier, I went into the cinema with the intention of to sleep and nothing else. My first impression is that the movie will be rather boring. Blame it on the synopsis. It is the main culprit that gave me the impression that Inuyashiki Live Action will be as boring as watching the paint dry. You see, I’m a huge fans of handsome heroes and young and macho Oppa, so when I discovered that the main protagonist of this movie is an old man, it does not impress me much.

But my plans to get some shuteye in the cinema while Inuyashiki was being screen was thwarted during the first ten minutes of the movie. Inuyashiki is surprisingly real when it comes to playing with your emotions. You can actually relate to the character’s hardship and circumstances. Inuyashiki is not your ordinary superhero story. The hero is just an old man who is close to retirement age, given extraordinary powers by accident. The villain on the other hand is a handsome highschooler and if you’re a fan of all handsome men like me, you’d change your mind about judging a book my it’s cover after watching Inuyashiki.

The movie offers fantastic CGI, slight humour here and there and is action packed.

Definitely worth your time in the cinema and I’d rate this a 5 star. I’d say Inuyashiki is a PG-13 and not for young children as there are violence involved but do give this a go if sci-fi and action movies is your kind of thing.

Home Improvement Tips: Shop at MR. D.I.Y Online at The Comfort of Your Own Home

by Cleffairy // July 6, 2018 // No Comments

MR. D.I.Y., Malaysia’s largest home improvement retailer with more than 550 stores across the Asia Pacific launched its highly anticipated E-commerce platform, mrdiy.com.my today amidst much fanfare at the InterContinental Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

The event was held to mark a significant milestone for the company – the launch of MR.D.I.Y.’s E-commerce platform that will reach a wider network of clientele as well as to share the goals and vision of the brand for the future.
Guests were welcomed and walked through the website interface and features to give them a feel and a firsthand experience on the new MR D.I.Y. E-commerce platform. They also had the opportunity to pose for photos at the interactive photo booth and “Grab MR.DIY” mini game vending machine to receive a shopping voucher redeemable on the website and stand a chance to win an iPad.

The launch event was attended by MR.D.I.Y.’s brand ambassador Adibah Noor whose face can be seen on MR.D.I.Y. advertisements since 2017. During her first year, MR.D.I.Y. launched its campaign with the bold tagline ’Nasib baik tak beli tadi! MR.D.I.Y. murah lagi!’. This year, Adibah endorsing MR.D.I.Y.’s new tagline ‘Habislah… MR.D.I.Y. Boleh Beli Online!’ Other guests seen at the event included key opinion leaders such as Faizdickie, Rose Nicotine and Intan Saleh, along with bloggers, members of the media and invited guests.

During the presentation, guests were introduced to the four key features of the MR.D.I.Y. online store, namely Free Shipping, MR.D.I.Y. Express, Collect @ MR.D.I.Y. and the MR.D.I.Y. Guarantee.
Customers can enjoy free shipping to their homes within Peninsular Malaysia with no minimum spend required for any order below 5kg. For a small fee, customers in Klang Valley can also request for express delivery where their purchases will be delivered to them within 24 hours.

With Collect @ MR.D.I.Y., customers can purchase an item online and collect it in person from any of selected 25 stores within the Klang Valley. And finally the MR.D.I.Y. Guarantee means that customers who purchase on the MR.D.I.Y. online store will have seven calendar days to return the item(s) to be exchanged or refunded subject to terms and conditions.

MR.D.I.Y. stores carry more than 20,000 types of products across nine departments — Hardware, Household, Electrical, Car Accessories, Stationery, Toys, Gifts, Sports and Jewellery & Cosmetics. Their tagline, “Always Low Prices”, to promote the brand value of affordable pricing has been successful in garnering 128 million customers per annum, which continues to increase by leap and bounds. MR.D.I.Y., a home-grown enterprise with over 550 stores throughout Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia, continues to grow successfully in Asia-Pacific.

As an introductory promotion from June to August 2018, shoppers who purchase from the website will enjoy RM5 off on their first purchase with a minimum spend of RM10, in addition to the free shipping. Aside of that, all successful online transactions during the contest period will enter a lucky draw where they stand to win over RM68,888 worth of prizes. The exciting monthly grand prizes include an iPad, an iPhone X and a MacBook Pro on every month starting June, July and August 2018. Meanwhile, additional four (4) lucky winners will stand to win daily prizes consisting of MR.D.I.Y. vouchers worth RM50 each on slected purchase orders.

For the month of July 2018, MR.D.I.Y. will be collaborating with P&G to offer exclusive P&G products with offers of up to 35% off in all stores and online. These selected items are the best value that you can find in the market. P&G is the largest consumer products company in the world with market leader brands such as Downy, Joy, Dynamo, Oral-B, Pantene, Rejoice, Gillette, and Head & Shoulders. To spice things up, MRDIY.COM.MY also offering smashing deals online with discounts up to 40% for brands such as MR.D.I.Y. house brand, as well as other reputable international and local brands like WD-40, Shamood Anakku, Coido, OHOYO, Pritech, Staedler, GAP, IVON and Eveready.

For more information on MR.D.I.Y. visit:
Website: https://mrdiy.com.my
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrdiy2u
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrdiy2u
Hashtag: #BeliOnlineMRDIY

Meet the Best of Interior Designers Under One Roof at Atap.co

by Cleffairy // July 5, 2018 // No Comments

Those who have been following my social media would probably know that I’ve recently moved into a new house back in November last year as I’ve been sharing my grouses and the ‘joy’ of moving house with my followers and friends.

It is now July 2018 as of writing. It’s been about eight months since I’ve moved into this new place. And yet, I haven’t really settled down yet. I did not really bother to unpack most of the things yet. Why so? Well, I don’t know. Mostly it’s because the lack of time and the mood is simply not there. Anyway, the nesting instinct pretty much strike me these days and I’m beginning to feel like giving some ‘life’ to the new place and make it a home sweet home.

My new place is rather bare and empty. And I feel that it is high time that I get something done about it before I started entertaining guests at home for dinner and whatnot again. It won’t do if I have guests over but my place is not welcoming.

My husband and I are no interior designers. Decorating and doing renovations for our home together will be really be a bad idea and so, after discussing with my husband, we decided to consult some Interior Designers. Problems? Well, yes. We are both not very aware on how to engage Interior Designers and we have no idea if they have impressive and successful projects in their portfolios and on top of that, we’re quite concern on budgeting as well. So, we asked our property agent for some recommendations, but instead of being introduced to some Interior Designers, we were told to take a look at Atap.co.

Basically, atap.co is a mix of Facebook and Tinder for Interior Designers. Pardon the metaphor but that’s exactly how atap.co works. Atap.co is a trusted online marketplace that connects local interior designers with property owners or anyone looking to renovate under one roof.

Atap.co connects both property owners who wants to get their place revamped with the Interior Designers of their choice.

The site is both PC and mobile friendly. If you are a property owner looking to beautify your property, all you need to do is simply register an account and once you have login into your Atap.co website, you can browse around for interior designers based on your state. Having an atap.co account will enable you to take a peek at these interior designers’ portfolios. And if you are really interested, you may also request a quote from your designer of choice.

Atap.co also houses all your local interior designers’ portfolios and projects, so browse around and take a look at the Interior Designers’ previous masterpieces before you decided you engage anyone. You might caught something you fancy or something that suits your property. If you’re not sure where to start, you can use the handy filters to search by property type and size, renovation budget, and more.

Not sure what might suit you? Or not sure what you really want for your property? Spare yourselves the post-renovation regrets. Be completely sure of what you want. Simply search for interior ideas on atap.co. You can browse interior photos from actual Malaysian homes designed by local interior designers. For inspiration, search for photos by room, interior style, and even colour. There are plenty of creative designs and interior themes listed in atap.co that might caught your eyes.

There’s also the Expert Tips section on atap.co where you can read all the related articles on interior designs and whatnot as well. Once you’ve found an interior designer that you’d like to hire, all you have to do is request for a renovation quote.

As of writing, I’m still having a look at atap.co as they have plenty of interesting works being featured. We’re going to take our time doing our homework before deciding on anything. If you are like us and is looking to give life to your home or give it some makeover, just hop over to atap.co. The site is pretty easy to navigate and you can even start a live chat on Atap.cos homepage HERE. Alternatively, you may look them up on their Facebook and Instagram at https://www.facebook.com/atapdotco/ and https://www.instagram.com/atapdotco/ respectively.

Til next time, folks. I hope this write-up will help you with your nesting endeavors.

Editor’s Pick: 10 Must Do Things in Royal Belum Rainforest, Malaysia

by Cleffairy // July 4, 2018 // No Comments

Photographer: Jessy Ong, Terrence Lei and Adam Lau

Written by: Ellie Toh

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Planning for an adventure in Royal Belum State Park in Perak, Malaysia? Royal Belum State Park or sometimes known as Belum-Temenggor is the largest continuous forest complex in Peninsular Malaysia. Geographically, it is located in the Malaysian state of Perak and crosses into Southern of Thailand. Belum-Temenggor is divided into two sections. Belum is located up north right by the Malaysia-Thailand border while Temenggor is south of Belum. The Royal Belum State Park is entirely contained within the forest complex.

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Royal Belum is believed to have been in existence for over 130 million years making it one of the world’s oldest rainforests, older than both the Amazon and the Congo. In the heart of the forest lies the manmade lake known as Tasik Temenggor, covering 15,200 hectares which is dotted with hundreds of islands.

The Royal Belum Rainforest is relatively untouched by unscrupulous development and is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna including 14 of the world’s most threatened mammals including the Malayan tiger, Asiatic elephant, white handed gibbon,Malaysian sunbear and tapir.

Royal Belum Rainforest have plenty to offer to adventurers and nature lovers alike and here’s a little guide on the ‘must do things’ if you happen to plan an eco-escapade in Royal Belum Rainforest:

1. See Rafflesia in Bloom

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Royal Belum Rainforest is a home to plenty of exotic plants. Among them are the Rafflesias. Rafflesia is a genus of parasitic flowering plants. The plant has no stems, leaves or true roots. The only part of the plant that can be seen outside the host vine is the five-petalled flower. The flowers look and smell like rotting flesh, hence its local names, ‘bunga bangkai’ or ‘bunga mayat’ which translate to “corpse flower” or “deadmeat flower”. The foul odour attracts insects such as flies, which transport pollen from male to female flowers. Most species have separate male and female flowers, but a few have hermaphroditic flowers. The Rafflesias are dubbed as the biggest flower in the world and can be found in plenty of sites in Royal Belum Rainforest. One of the more well known site are Sg. Dadong and nearby Ruok Waterfall. The Rafflesia flowers can easily be spotted at these two places but they are not always in bloom. A guide to these sites are needed, so do hook up with a guide prior your excursion.

2. Trekking to Sungai Kooi Waterfall

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Trekking to Sungai Kooi Waterfall is another must do thing if you are ever in Royal Belum Rainforest. The route to the Sungai Kooi Waterfall is a little bit challenging with slopes and slippery river stones, but it’s nothing a novice or a first timer cannot accomplish.

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Trekking to the waterfall takes about 45 mins before you will be rewarded by a showering piece of heaven.

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The tall waterfall shower of Sungai Kooi Waterfall

A guide is needed to trek to this place, so do hook up with an experienced guide prior to your excursion.

3. Visit Kg. Aman Damai and spend a day with the Jehai Tribe.

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If there’s one thing that you should not missed doing while you are in Royal Belum Rainforest is to spend a day at Kg. Aman Damai getting to know the people of the Jehai tribes.

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The place is located about 2 hours boat ride from Tasik Banding Jetty and offers plenty of cultural insights on how the aborigines goes about their daily lives. And as a bonus?

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You get to experience some of the things they do yourselves too. Eg: Trying out the traditional blowguns made from bamboo (sumpit).

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Bringing some tidbits for the Jehai tribe’s children is highly recommended as a courtesy and token of friendship, but it is not compulsory.

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A boatman is needed to reach this place so do make arrangement with your tour guide/boathouse captain or resort should you want to visit Kg. Aman Damai.

4. Visit salt lick area in Sira Papan

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A naturalist and loves all things the flora and fauna could offer you? Well, take it a notch higher and head over to the salt lick area in Sira Papan.

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If you are lucky, you might be able to see some wildlife like deers or mousedeers licking salt.

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But if you are not very lucky, you’ll get to see just the insects and bugs.

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Granted, there are tiger sightings in the salt lick areas too, so whatever you do, follow your guide’s instruction obediently and don’t make loud noises during your excursion.

5. Visit the Sungai Ruok Fish Sanctuary and swim at Ruok Waterfall’s deep pool.

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Another major attraction for eco-tourists in Royal Belum Rainforest is the Sungai Ruok Fish Sanctuary and the Sungai Ruok’s Waterfall deep pool.

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There’s a small stream in Sungai Ruok that is a sanctuary for fishes. You can see shoals of fishes like kelah and whatnot swimming around over here. Fishing is absolutely prohibited but feeding and swimming with the fishes? No problem. You may go ahead and do just that. The fishes are used to human’s visit, so they are quite friendly and usually will happily surround you whenever you take a dip in the water.

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Sungai Ruok Waterfall on the other hand offers refreshing deep pool for you to swim in.

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The Ruok Waterfall’s natural pool is more than 3 metres deep, so swimming without life jacket over here is strictly prohibited.

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So if you plan to swim over here, do make sure that you are well equipped with lifejackets at all times.

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Most boathouses, boatmen and resorts in Royal Belum Rainforest offers a day trip excursion to Sungai Ruok Fish Sanctuary and Waterfall, so do make enquiries should you want to visit this place.

6. Bamboo rafting in Tasik Banding

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If you are the adventurous lot, another highly recommended thing that you can do while you are in Royal Belum Rainforest is bamboo rafting in the Tasik Banding. Plenty of tour operators offers a package with the bamboo rafting activities, so check it out. It would be an interesting experience. And don’t worry about the waves or anything. Tasik Banding is a very calm place. Unless it rains, nothing is going to rock your boats, in this case, bamboo rafts, of course.

7. Swimming in Tasik Banding

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Apart from bamboo rafting in Tasik Banding, you can also have a swim over there. With lifejacket intact, of course. Swimming is allowed in Tasik Banding, but strictly with lifejacket on.

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As mention earlier, the lake is not wavy and therefore no current will sweep you away. But do take precaution not to swim too far away from your boat or houseboat should you decide to jump in.

8. Enjoy the sunrise

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Wake up early and enjoy the beautiful colours the dawn will bring. It is always very picturesque during sunrise in Royal Belum Rainforest.

9. Enjoy the sunset

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Dusk in Royal Belum Rainforest is always instagram-worthy, so if you are located where you can see the sunset during your stay in Royal Belum Rainforest, do make sure you capture the serenity with your camera lense.

10. Fishing

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Fishing is allowed in Royal Belum Rainforest; specifically, fishing in Tasik Banding is allowed, but a permit of RM5 per fishing rod is required before you enter Royal Belum Rainforest.

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If you are into fishing, you’d be pleased to discover that there’s plenty of exotic and rare fishes in the lake. All you need is a fishing rod, a good bait and a whole lot of patience.

Royal Belum Rainforest can be likened like a treasure trove, especially for adventurers and environmentalists, but remember, every single thing that is residing in Royal Belum Rainforest plays an important part of the ecosystem, so if you ever go to Royal Belum Rainforest, take nothing but the memories and leave nothing but footprints behind.

Editor’s Pick: Accommodations in Royal Belum Rainforest, Malaysia

by Cleffairy // July 4, 2018 // No Comments

Photographer: Jessy Ong, Terrence Lei, Adam Lau

Written by: Ellie Toh

Going for an eco-escapade in Royal Belum Rainforest but feeling abit skittish about it as you’re not sure where you can stay and stuff? Well, fret not, here’s highlighting some places you can stay during your trip to Royal Belum Rainforest;

1. Royal Belum Houseboat

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On top of the list and highly recommended if you are a very adventurous person are the houseboats. There are many houseboat operators around in Royal Belum Rainforest, but one that I’d highly recommend in terms of affordability, service and hospitality is the Royal Belum Houseboat. While it is not a luxury houseboat with cruise ship-like facilities, they do provide first class service for those who are adventurous enough to spend a night or two on a houseboat during their stay in Royal Belum Rainforest. Royal Belum Houseboat have 8 rooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 kitchen (with kitchen crews), a common hall, and two speedboats as well as two bamboo raft in tow.

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The kitchen

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Bamboo rafts and speedboat in tow

The crews are all highly knowledgable about Royal Belum Rainforest and most of them are professional jungle guides as well. Provisions are well stoked and (meals; breakfast, teabreak, lunch, hi-tea and dinner) are all provided, so you won’t have to worry about starving on the houseboat. Highly recommended for those are wants an adventure of their lifetime in Royal Belum Rainforest. More info about Royal Belum Houseboat, you may hop over HERE.

2. Kem Sg. Tiang

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Not that adventurous but wanna feel like some boyscouts? Well, Kem Sg.Tiang might be the thing you are looking for. Designed to look like a campsite, Kem Sg. Tiang offers tent-like rooms with back to nature concept.

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Everything is strictly basic so that you will experience how it’s like to stay in a tent, minus the hassle of having to set them up. Kindly do not expect a high end hotel where you can call a room service to cater to your whim and fancy, as it’s really meant to give you the outdoor experience, but at a completely safe and controlled environment. Great for individuals, couples and families. For more information on Kem Sungai Tiang, hop over to online booking sites like Agoda or Trivago.

3.Belum Rainforest Resort

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If you want to escape to Royal Belum Rainforest for some R&R and explore Royal Belum Rainforest at a comfortable and a leisurely pace, Belum Rainforest Resort might be your cuppa tea.

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Belum Rainforest Resort offers nothing but a luxury stay in the midst of the jungle.

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There are modern hotel amnesties like the infinity pool in the resort that you can use. The place is great for those who are looking for just a relaxing eco-escapade instead of a tough adventure. Highly recommended to family with young children, couples and honeymooners. For more information of Belum Rainforest Resort, click HERE.

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