pelf-ism is contagious

Will this materialize?

Shopping mall to open in KT by mid year

KUALA TERENGGANU: The first shopping mall here is poised to begin operations by mid year, just a few months after the opening of a pioneer hypermarket in Terengganu last week.

The Paya Bunga mall situated at the heart of the town was supposed to commence operations a decade ago but hit a snag due to technical hitches and bureaucracy.

The state is hoping to lure a renowned mall management company to participate as an anchor tenant of the multi-storey complex where a cineplex is also expected make a debut after the Chinese New Year.

The mall located close to the main express bus complex and Government buildings will also allot space for a family amusement park.

With the opening, local folks who have been waiting to enjoy an extravagant shopping mall can shop here without travelling to Kuantan or Kota Baru.

There are four supermarkets in the heart of the town but none offer a mall concept.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the opening would quash the perception that Kuala Terengganu was a dull town.

�We have transformed Kuala Terengganu and the state as whole with more paradigm changes,� he told The Star here.

We shall wait and see..

Addendum:
The mall is already completed, as you can see, but the anchor tenant has yet to move in.

I told J about the “cineplex” and he said, with a straight face, “For all you know, we patrons are supposed to sit on plastic chairs, males and females separated and watch the movie with the lights switched on. Why waste money?”

Can’t blame him, can I?

I promised Moz Monster a picture of the pretty beach house located along Penarik beach because he said he wanted to build himself a nice retirement home someday So Moz, this is the picture of the Penarik beach house I’d like to show you! This beach house is located on the right side of the road (from Kuala Terengganu) before Penarik Inn.

Now, isn’t this cool..? I mean, check out the floor-to-ceiling glass panes on the ground floor.. And the pretty traditional windows on the first floor.. And the front yard almost the size of a football field.. And the swimming pool right behind, which is also known as the South China Sea..

This beach house has got very beautiful views on both sides - the South China Sea view, as well as a view of “Tebing Pasir Penarik”, the river terrapins’ major nesting bank along Setiu River.

Ooo la la..

I wrote about the new Mydin Mall the other day and boy, was I surprised at the number of people who actually searched for Mydin-related terms and were directed to my blog! So I fired up my browser and searched for “Mydin mall” in Google, Yahoo and Answers.com search engines and found myself grinning from ear to ear that chenpn.com emerged as one of the top results! Muahaha… So, so happy

And since we’re I’m still talking about Mydin.. I told J the other day that Mr. Colleague really should make a trip to “the biggest Mydin on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia” because he’d probably never been to a Tesco or a Giant Hypermarket since he rarely left his home-state, Terengganu. The last I heard, he was complaining that a plate of chicken rice set him back by RM5 in KL, and I was like, “What do you expect?!”

Anyway, I picked up from our conversations today that he had already visited the new mall, and he even made (very general) comparisons like, “I think Tesco or Giant is better than Mydin Mall”. So I guess he should be given the benefit of the doubt sometimes. SOMETIMES only.