KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

We’ll be away for a week. See you guys next Friday!

Calling for all music, arts, film, theater and fashion frenetic out there! Urbanscapes is back, bigger and better this time around! The success of previous Urbanscapes events has made it a highly anticipated affair. For those who are clueless on what Urbanscapes is all about, it’s actually a all day creative arts festival that showcases everything artsy fancy for everyone out there.

For Fashionistas

Looking for new delicious goodies to grab? There will be a market place with clusters of vendors selling new fashionable items and offloading their couture goodies at rock bottom prizes. Think about vintage goodies, studded heels, peplum skirt, acid jeans etc.

Spotted are some of my favorite offline and online boutiques. The list of participating vendors are pretty enticing, with Baci, Beautiful Disaster, Brollies, Chic Yamada, Lah’Lah’Land, Patty Belle, Shoes Shoes Shoes, Sleek Sisters, Soak Republic, Tea & Sympathy and The Girl Next Door. You just need to do some real treasure hunting!

For Music & Art Lovers

There will be live performances featuring some of the best young talent in Malaysia. Short films or experimental video works will be aired for public viewing too. Remember to swing by to show your support to our local artists.

For those who are Kind Hearted

Shop for a good cause by donating your clothes to Chic Charity. They will sell it off at the Urbanscapes event and all proceeds will go to WAO (Women’s Aid Organization). Can’t exactly find a top to be given away? You too, can show your support by turning up at Urbanscapes and buy clothes that other girls have given away.

Urbanscapes 2009
DATE:  27 JUNE 2009
TIME: 12NOON - 12 PM
VENUE:  KLPAC (map here, Urbanscapes Shuttle Vans do pick up for free at certain designated area too)
TICKET PRICE: PRESALE-RM25  AT THE DOOR SALES-RM35
BRAND ANCHOR:  Xpax

Exclusively for Xpax/U.O.X. customers

Good news if you are an Xpax/U.O.X. customer because the first 200 customers are entitled to 2 free tickets. For existing users, simply reload RM 30 while new customers just need to buy a RM 30 reload and get a free Xpax/U.O.X starter pack. Redeem your ticket at the booth next to the ticketing counter at the Urbanscapes event. Spend RM 30 for RM 70 worth of tickets, such a good deal right?

Or you can enjoy a RM 10 discount (RM 25 after discount) at the door of Urbanscapes. This applies to all new and existing customers of Xpax/U.O.X. by default. Get the discount voucher at the Xpax booth and bring it to the ticketing counter to make your purchases and each Xpax user can get a maximum of 2 tickets. So feel free to bring your partner along.

Wanting to win a Nokia N97 + free credit for half a year? All Xpax/U.O.X users just need to snap a picture during the event with the following theme: colour, fashion, music or design. Upload it at the booth at the 24hr KL area by passing over their media card at the booth or send a MMS to 26388. After the event, participants can still email the pictures to xsnap@xpax.com.my or MMS it to 26388. Be sure to include the Title of the picture, picture category of submission, name, mobile number, email address along with your picture submission. As simple as that!

All pictures were taken from http://www.urbanscapes.com.my/

Mark your calendar people, it happens only once a year! Best of all, sign up as an Xpax/U.O.X user to enjoy the discounts and to win home a Nokia N97!

We have heard so much about the famous prawn noodles in Yong Len Coffee Shop at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail but it wasn’t until last month we made an effort to drop by.

The coffee shop was so crowded that we have to push our way to the back and wait for a table. Expectations on the prawn noodles were set high as almost everyone in the restaurant was having it. We were sad to say that the prawn noodles do not live up to all the hype surrounding it. The broth was too sweet, even an addition of chili sambal doesn’t do any good.

Feeling unsatisfied, we ordered a plate of char kuey teow and it was all good! Full of wok hei, the flat noodles were dry and slightly charred with very fresh prawns and plump bean sprounts which reminds me of Ipoh’s Sar Hor Fun.

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For our travel itinerary, please click here. Continuing from Hong Kong Day 3 - Lin Heung Tea House @ Central

After a rather disappointing dim sum meal in Hong Kong, we proceeded to our second stop - Tai Cheong Bakery. The store front was exceptionally quiet on a Saturday morning but we have no complaints. The thought of having to queue up and wait endlessly for food sends shivers down our spine.

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For our travel itinerary, please click here. Continuing from Hong Kong Day 2 - Four Seasons Claypot Rice @ Temple Street

Day 3:

Hilly slopes are everywhere in Central but there is an easier way to get to Wellington Street where the famous Mak’s Noodles, Yung Kee Roasted Goose and Lin Heung Tea House is located. Take the Exit C of Central MTR Station, turn left and walk straight a couple of lanes until Queen Victoria Street, turn left and walk to the start of the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator. The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator travels down from 6:00 am to 10:00 am but go up from 10:30 am to midnight.

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