Kowloon Fire Gates

The Kowloon Fire Gate is a ceremonial firewalking ritual held during the Nine Emperor Gods Festival. 

This ritual at the Tow Boo Keong Seksyen 17 was performed done on the 8th night. 

It symbolizes a rite of purification and renewal. 

I WAS IN AWE!!!

The Wong Fei Hung music kept playing in my head when I saw devotees walking the fire gates. 

I was glad to be there to witness the night myself. 

 

Festival Ghontak Nogoghi 2025

Port Dickson

Pantai Batu 1

Negeri Sembilan

It was a beautiful sunny blue-sky day. Perfect for an outdoor Sunday. By the seaside too. It was a good drive to Port Dickson to attend the Ghontak Nogoghi Festival. My focus was the lion dance competition but to my surprise, this festival was more. The Havoc food festival was also there, providing all sorts of food and drinks. Venue was perfect. Parking was easy. It was a no stress day until I realized I was “burnt” pretty drastically LOL. 

Oh well, temporary hibernation and with dollops of Vitamin E cream and oil should cure me!!!

Negeri Sembilan is famous for the uniqueness of Adat Perpatih which is still practiced to this day, making it a cultural heritage that needs to be preserved. The GHONTAK NOGOGHI FESTIVAL aimed to introduce the arts and traditions of the local community. 

With the theme "Lantai Adat, Laman Budayo", this carnival features performing arts, customs, and cultural products of Negeri Sembilan as a platform to preserve the country's heritage.

They also had lion dance competition, the Chingay flag balancing competition and performances of Indian drums.

HAVOC Food Festival was at Port Dickson as well. So that made the whole Port Dickson waterfront (Pantai Batu 1) festive. Rows and rows of food stalls with blue skies, perfect for an outdoor Sunday.

Loved the set-up, with trees around and the venue is by the sea. 

Perfect!!!

Cheese Tarts

Chingay Flag Balancing is an acrobatic street performance. Performers balance giant flags which are about 25 to 32 feet tall, and weigh about 60 pounds - on different parts of their body like the forehead, shoulder, or even the mouth. 

This act is a highlight of a Chingay parade, a multicultural street arts celebration originating from Penang in the 1880s. The word itself originated from the Hokkien phrase "chingay" (妝藝), meaning "costumed performance," or possibly "chin-gē" (真藝), meaning "true art".

 

Swee Kee Noodle, Semenyih

I ter-found one of the friendliest Towkey (boss) in Semenyih 😍 He runs Swee Kee Noodle stall by himself, at a corner in Sun Lai Restaurant, Kampung Baru Semenyih. Oooh this Chef cooks awesomely! Everything is yummy…. REAAAAALLY YUMMY!

Noodles were handmade. Dumplings were filled generously. He even made his own special green sauce; very sedap. Chicken was smooth and flavorful. 

Perfect meal for me!

 

Keng Nam Hai Kopitiam

Keng Nam Hai

Jalan Prima, Metro Prima, Kepong

This kopitiam is the “terriblest” (terribly crazy good business) I have ever visited. “Terriblest” in a dramatic way. Jammed packed with humans although they had outdoor sitting, indoor sitting, ac sitting, upstairs sitting … but it’s still cramped to walk inside and crazy stuffy. I waited outside for a table and luck was with me as I got a small table by the Datuk Kong altar. At least sitting outside by the road, we could breathe and not worry about humans disturbing us. 

Nevertheless the food stalls all looked interesting. Food looked great here, no matter from which stall.

I chose to try the Sang Har Kuey Teow. See my Chef!!! That’s WOK HEI indeed!!!

I noticed this young chef had not stopped cooking ever since I sat at the table. I waited for a good 30 mins for my dish. His orders were in piles. Very impressive young man.

 

KL Park Festival 2025

Tasik Titiwangsa

What a beautiful set up, all around the lake. Lots of effort put in and the place is simply beautiful. Daily activities lined up too. Salute to the organizers. 

The flower gardens are gorgeous. We love this lake but this festival encourages us to visit more often!

 

LEGO Botanicals

The world of LEGO at Pavilion KL.

Featuring Lego Botanicals - plants and flowers. 

There’s even dresses of with lego; creatively designed on each outfit. An interesting and inspiring display of lego.

 

Fatt Hwa Gong Temple Semenyih • 法华宫

Ji Gong

Fatt Hwa Gong is really impressive. It’s just by the main road. I spotted it on my way to the Siamese temple. So when we were on our way back, we dropped by. 

There’s a nice restaurant on the right side, so great! Lunch at the temple. Menu was fantastic with a huge variety. We opted for something simple… meehoon, omelette and veggie. Only RM40+ Reasonable and tasty.