i-City: City with magnificent light

(Source: Club Lexus)

Have you ever seen this picture? The title of this picture is "You lighted up my World". A very impressive picture with a deeply meaningful caption At least it leave footprint in my mind after my first view on it. The Earth is alive because of light, this is true for a city too. Darkness do not belong to a city, especially the i-City - a new tourism spot of Malaysia.

(Source: skyscraper city)

i-City is a newly developed town in Klang Valley of Selangor state. Its exact location is Seksyen 7 in Sungai Rasau between Bandar Baru Klang and Shah Alam. Travelling from KL (Kuala Lumpur) town to i-City needs about half an hour. As a MSC (Multimedia Super Corridor) Malaysia Cybercentre except the one in Cyberjaya, i-City is built equipped with fascinating light scape using state-of-the-art LED technology. This is why i-City is also called City of Digital Light.

Soon after the launching of the light scape, i-City immediately becomes the heaven for photographers. A lot of photographers from all around the world have visited i-City to shoot the beautiful scenery. You may view some at i-City facebook page. There are uncountable quality photos on the internet that enriched my eyesight and the one shown below is the best I have ever seen. 

For those who loves photography, don't forget to bring your camera along when you visit i-City. If you have great photos of i-City, you may consider participating the on-going contest. Currently, there is i-City: "It's Always On" photography and videography challenge. This contest ends at 31 August 2010, the Independent Day of Malaysia. For the others, don't forget to come with a camera too. Maybe you will get your next desktop wallpaper here. 

Light display at i-City begins from 7.00pm local time daily. There are dancing light show named "Hibiscus in the Sky" on every night at 8.30pm and 10.30pm. A gentle reminder to tourist, travelling to i-City from KL city centre is normally using the Federal Highway, it is advisable to depart from KL after 8.00pm during weekdays if you don't wish wasting your time to stuck in the traffic jam for one and a half hour as this is the traffic peak period.

Remember to include i-City in your trip if you are coming to KL, Malaysia!

Fruit that gains the most publicity - DURIAN

(Picture from New England Wellness)

You might never see or touch the real fruit. You might never smell its smell. You might never know how is its shape. You might not know what color it is. But, you definitely know its existence in this world. Yes, we are talking about Durian here. It is no doubt being called the King of fruits - its name is shown at almost all important public places, shopping malls, airports, transits, restaurants to name a few.

(Picture from Dirty Little Cookbook)

For some foreigners, durian smells stinky. But for locals, the smell is aromatic. The size of durian varies from big to small, each durian fruit can weighs from 1 to 3 kg. They are round or oblong shape with green or brown husk. What we ate in the durian fruit is its flesh. Normally, it is yellow in colour. The taste of durian is not the same for each breed. Some of them are sweet, some of them are bitter. The texture of the durian is also vary, it might be hard and dry or it might be soft like cream.

Durian is a seasonal fruit, we do not get them through out the year. The harvesting period for durian is around June to August every year for the best durian in Malaysia. There is Durian Feast organized in Penang during this period, unfortunately, Durian Feast for this year has just pass. However, you can still find great durian from stalls at roadside. Famous premium grade durian includes Cat Mountain King (Mao San Wong), Bamboo Foot (Zuk Kiok), Red Prawn (Hong Ha), D101, and D24. These durians are sell for higher price for their bittersweet taste and creamy texture.

In SS2 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, there is some famous durian stalls gathered. You can find cheap durian deal here, eat all you can for RM10.00. However, they only serve normal grade durian for this price. If you would like to try the premium grade durian, you have to pay according to the weight and market price of that durian breed. If you have time, visiting durian farm and eat fresh collected durian at there will be a better option. Durian farm that is open for visitors are Bao Sheng Durian Orchard (Sungai Pinang, Penang) and Pondok Uteh Durian Farm (Balik Pulau, Penang).

A warm reminder for tourist, durian is believe to cause heat to body. Locals like to use the empty durian shell to fill with plain water and drink it or drink salt water to cool down the body. If you don't drink water after eating durian and continue with hot foods after that, you might end up getting fever the next day.