Bird Park & Orchid Garden

This is it, my final trip at Orchid Garden and Bird Park in Kuala Lumpur. Find both place as its own unique way to share its experience to the visitors; for example, the Orchid Garden share its beauty and peace while the Bird Park share its natural harmony and wild atmosphere. Compare to those 2 locations, I find Bird Park more interesting than the Orchid Garden because of the chance of going up-close with many different large size bird.

Focus and Emotion



There are many display of bird design dustbin all over the bird park (just like the one on the first photo) and it made me laugh at first glance when I saw one near the entrance. So the dustbin has successfully brought up the sense of emotion. In addition, bird feeding at it own feeding ground (like the peacock on the peacock on second photo) has greatly direct the attention of the visitors.

Space/Form and Orientation



There are couple of arches and pathways in Orchid Garden has successfully direct your eyes and guide your interest to follow the pathway (first photo). This shows the arches and pathway has show sense of direction.

On the Bird Park side, you'll see a big group of flamingos at the pond sleeping peacefully without being disturb by visitors even though they are being confined in a big cage (second photo). This shows the flamingos is being natural living as their own habitat and show the sense of belonging.

Somewhere in bird park, there are gathering of large on a pathway and there you can see and compare the size between different species of birds (third photo). This shows the sense of scale.

Knowledge and Task



In Bird Park, there a couple of sign board and information board that answer your question of what type and species of bird you are looking at; which will allow the visitors to better understand the bird and made the experience knowledgeable.

Royal London Circus

When Prof. Harold showed me Cirque de Soile ( Circus of the Sun), it reminds me my first circus when I was 9 years old which I was just primary 3 (1998). On that time, all my classmates and I received a special price for ticket to Malaysia Royal London Circus. Well compare to Cirque de Soile, The Royal London Circus is not really as creative and as innovative as Cirque de Soile because The Royal London Circus doesn't deal much with art, exaggerating costumes, state of the art technology and storyline but they they uses animals like elephant, ponies and lion, funny clown, death-defying stunts and magic shows. Recently, I surfed the net looking for news regarding The Royal London Circus and I feel sad because the circus doesn't do much of tour and shows anymore compare my old days. Although the popularity of The Royal London Circus is no match against the Cirque de Soile but the Royal London Circus is my first circus shows and I always remember my first experience.

Here some picture I found in the net about the circus. Its not much but at least a glimpse and reminder to those been to Royal London Circus.

Exploring Second Life: Part 5 & Final

For my final exploration, I find myself in Straylight and it is beautiful. Like all fantasy stories, Straylight has all the criteria needed to describe what a fantasy world look like- beautiful scenery, bright but soft glow of sun ray, colorful ambience and weird display of items that doesn't exist in reality. In addition, visiting this world also made you feel comfortable and inspiring with imagination.


Nice waterfall, time for bath?


Bontanical entry, quite festive


Lots of tree for sale: green tree, autumn red tree, Japanese sakura pink tree


Ouu, White Tree of Gondor...I want that on my backyard


Yikes! Spooky


Me playing Elven music instrument

Exploring Second Life: Part 4

Cruise Ship is one of my most favorite vacation and so far I have been to 4 cruise ships in my life - Empress, Superstar Gemini, Superstar Virgo and Superstar Aries; I cant wait to go for the next cruise ships adventure. And there I am, in SS Galaxy Cruise Ship... well, virtually (at least a taste of a virtual cruise ship before I go for the real one). As I enter the ship, not only I discover that the ship as big as Titanic, but it also beautiful design as if it is a dream ships because everything from architectural design to decorations, it is indeed a spectacular view.

Here the picture of me taking the cruise...

That is A BIG miniature ship.


Here I am with a realistic fountain


an Art Gallery...in a SHIP!!


A movie theater in a ship...NO WAY!!


Arcade room, which you have to pay to play :(


Awesome swimming pool on the upper deck

Exploring Second Life: Part 3

For my third visit, I explored the world of Geenie Home and man... I'm so small. In this world, everything from furniture, windows, hardware, lights and the room is the humongous; in addition, not only everything is huge, every item is perfectly scaled and well proportioned which creates the illusion of the visitors being small.

Here a few photo of me exploring this world



Oh, looks like I'm not the only "unexpected" visitor


HEY!! I found something...nevermind, forget what I said


Flight Racing game with hoverboard. Too bad you need to pay to play

Exploring Second Life: Part 2

Since now I'm packing a nice tuxedo, I'm off for exploring. I began my visit at International Space Flight Museum and I teleported on a platform where I'm surrounded by dark space, stars a model space craft. Whenever I get near a model contraption, nearby information is becoming visible allowing visitors to read and learn. There are also several miniature planet displayed which is for the visitor to click on it a be teleport to that particular planet. From there, more information regarding the planet pop out and more things to read and I must say I learned a lot of space knowledge I never even thought of it from there. Later, if you are confident with your mental briliance, you can test youself at one the quiz booth to answer several question regarding space.



I put myself on a test. I got 3 out of 10. DANG!!



Hey, there something about our moon I didn't know



Oops, I forgot my parachute

During my space exploration, I accidentally fell into a hole in the middle and the next you know it, you falling like a meteorite and slam your face on a metal platform on earth. When I was falling 100 mph, I can't help myself laughing of the silliness and I realized the platform I was on was a space platform; so practically I was diving from space without parachute.



My new friend

After my long fall, I met a guy who witness my painful descent and come up to me and say hi. He told me he is a regular SL player and he has his own share of adventure and he is kind enough to give me some tips and some good place to visits. He recommend me to go to Geenie Home, the SS Galaxy Cruise Ship and the Straylight for my next visits. After a long chat with my new pal, I'm off to continue exploring.



I was sitting one of the chair watching movie

In my opinion, the internation space museum is rich with space information and it is suitable for all who are interested in space and astronomy.

Exploring Second Life: Part 1

Before I go out and start exploring, the first went into my head is that " Hey, I can't go out like this! I need a new outfit." So I went to MetaRL to do a little shopping. The place is enormous and has so much things to choose, from the 80s suit to punk rock hair style and its all free, well almost all free.


That me zooming around to browse all the merchandise

When you done browsing the ground floor, you can start your search for the second floor. Although the place is big, the area is kind of plain because there so much wide space left out in the open for the user to display their product for sale.


Me on 2nd floor

Finally after 45 minutes of searching, I finally found the suit I was looking for; a free black tux. It is kind of sad because there are not many people come to shop n this place; maybe is not as popular as the one that require real money. For my first visit I'll say that is tiresome because it took a loooong time for me to find something I like and free, but still is worth it because now I am prepared for a virtual adventure.