A Piece of Thailand in PJ

If you are missing Thailand, yup, I meant food, language, people or snacks, you can pop by at Wat Chetawan (Thai Buddhist Temple) for a feel of Thai in the middle of Klang Valley. But you have to be there on a Sunday morning or afternoon.

This is when Thai people who resides in Malaysia will have stalls set up to sell Thai food and products along the street outside this temple.

Recently I went there to have a bowl of yummy Thai Koay Teow Soup (Flat Noodle Soup) after the Walk for Sight event. As the food is prepared by vendors who originated from Thailand, the authenticity of the food is retained. Not only was the food carries the flavour of Thailand, but the whole place feel like Thailand as some of the vendors only speak Thai. So are some of the temple visitors who were at the stall.

Check out this place if you happen to be in Jalan Gasing on a Sunday morning.

In the photo above, you can see grilled pork on skewers, Thai sausage, steamed glutinuous rice or white rice and Stir Fry Chicken with Basil available for take-aways. Mats are laid out on the grass behind the stall for clients who want to eat their food on the spot. It's so Thai to me!!!

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What else is available at this mobile vendor stall?

Thai magazines

Thai noodles, fish sauce and various kind of sauces to prepare a Thai meal

Raw papaya to make a yummy Som Tam (Thai Papaya Salad) or Prickly Heat Talcum Powder, anyone?


Various kind of herbs, from left: Thai basil, a kind of herb that smells like 'petai' and sawtooth coriander were also available


A friendly Thai lady smiled for my camera as she picked her herbs

Temple & Blue Sky

This is the Sri Sakthi Easwari Temple in Sungei Way, Petaling Jaya. We came across this newly renovated Hindu Temple after we went to the Nine Emperors Temple in Sungei Way to offer prayers as it is the celebration of the Nine Emperors birthday.

I did some research on the net and found from Wikipedia that the structure of this temple is in accordance to Dravidian architecture. Dravidian architecture was a style of architecture that emerged thousands of years ago in the Indian subcontinent. They consist primarily of pyramid shaped temples which are dependent on intricate carved stone in order to create a step design consisting of numerous statues of deities, warriors, kings, and dancers. The majority of the existing buildings are located in the Southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka.

As many Malaysian Indians hail from Southern India, so I believe this temple is influenced by the buildings in Southern India.


Today's posting is for Sky Watch Friday's participation. If you are keen to see more photos of the sky, why not pop by there? Wish you a happy weekend!

Night View of One Utama

While stopping at the traffic light, I managed to capture this modern structure that is part of One Utama Shopping Mall's new wing.

Mental Health Awareness Walk

As early as 6.15am, we were awake and looking forward to another charity walk. This time it is for the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA) Big Walk 2008 that is held at PJ New Town. On the ride there, we were greeted by a beautiful flaming sun! For one who doesn't always wake up early, I really enjoy the sunrise! The ball of fire really cheered me up.

The walk was only 4.5km, starting from the field in front of AmCorp Mall and through PJ New Town and along Jalan Gasing. Amazingly, the walk attracted many young college students. I am glad to see these students supporting this event. Some of the students also put on sandwich board, with messages promoting mental health awareness/care.

Interestingly, after the walk, I saw the Eli Lilly's team, conducting a stress survey at one of the booths. For those of you who may not know, Eli Lilly is the pharmaceutical company that produces Prozac, an anti-depressant drug. See the survey form below and you can also do a test of your mental health:

Go Thai@The Curve

This photo was taken at a mall called The Curve, located in Petaling Jaya (PJ, in short). I don't know what this section is called but this is the most exciting place in The Curve to me. There are lots of F&B outlets here and it can be a huge task to decide what to have for dinner as you stroll down the path. We eventually decided to dine alfresco at the Thai Express outlet. It's like a fastfood outlet serving delicious Thai delicacies. And the food was heavenly!!! As we were seated outdoor, we also had a good view of the shoppers. It's a splendid place for people-watching!

Here's a photo of the Thai Mango Kerabu (Salad) that we had with our Green Curry Chicken! The mango salad was sour, tangy and sweet ~ a mixture of all those flavours!! Yum, Yum!