 Since Jopay is here in KL, she insisted that we go to Putra Jaya. She got curious in the pink mosque after seeing the pictures that I posted in Friendster when I arrived here in Malaysia. She was supposed to go there on her first day in KL but since the tour that we did was no longer offered, she opted to go with me her 2nd day. Coincidentally, that day was also when the floral float parade was held so my officemates Zari, Gen and Issa tagged along.
The floating parade was scheduled to start at around 8 AM so we're supposed to meet at the Asia Jaya station at around 7 AM. Jopay and I spent the night catching up and slept at around 4 AM so needless to say, we woke up at 6:45 PM and we're late. But since we're dormers, we were both dressed in 30 minutes =)
Jopay and I arrived at the platform a few minutes and the Istara trio arrived right after the train arrived so we ran so that we can make it in the train. The same thing also happened when we boarded the train to Putra Jaya because we entered the platform 2 minutes before the KLIA Transit departed in KL Sentral. It was funny because when I entered the train, I felt that I was inside a wedding because there are laces and flowers all over the train. When we arrived at Putra Jaya, we also ran to catch up with the bus going to where the float parade was conducted so our morning was spent chasing after buses and trains.
The flower festival float parade consisted of 18 floats, representing each state in Malaysia and some company sponsors such as KFC and pizza hut. My favorite float is the one from Johor Bahru because it is made of pink roses, one of my favorites. We got a good spot at the parade so we took a lot of good pictures.
We were so hungry and tired after the parade that we ate at the first building that we saw that has food, not minding if its good or not. I was so hungry at that time I swear that I could even a rose (since its edible in the first place). After a plate of chicken rice and 2 glasses of coconut juice, I'm back on the "explorer" track.
We walked for about 2 Km to get a good view of the Prime Ministers's office and the pink Mosque. We saw that there was cruise being offered and decided to try it. We have no regrets in doing it and it was the experience that we enjoyed so far. We were brought by our tour guide in the botanical garden and another building. We learned that all the employees working in Putra Jaya were provided with a house located in that area as part of their benefits as a government employee.
After the cruise, we started to look for the nearest bus stop. While searching for it, we saw the tourist going inside the Pink Mosque who were all dressed in pink robes. So we went inside and tried the robes ourselves and checked the mosque. It was our first time to be inside a mosque. What I noticed is that it was comprised of a carpet and it has no statues at all (unlike for Catholics). After looking inside the Mosque, we took off our robes and we felt as if we took our clothes off. It was really hot wearing those clothes. Maybe I'm just not used to it.
After exploring the pink mosque, asking 3 people for directions and a few meters walk, we were able to see the bus stop (finally!!). And as usual, we chased the bus going to the KLIA Transit station and Jopay and I have no energy to chase. We were so tired!!! Fortunately, we don't have to chase the train going back to KL Sentral because we arrived at the platform 10 minutes early. On our way back to KL Sentral, we all fell asleep. It was a very tiring but fun day for us. I hope that Jopay enjoyed her stay in Kuala Lumpur =)
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