Sun Day Out @ The School, Jaya One

It's good to be back at The School, Jaya One. 

We really love this place!

The place was buzzing with activities last weekend.

We brought our lil' toddler there to join in the fun, "Sun Day Out". 

As we geared her up with a pink helmet, a purple scooter, a backpack filled with a water bottle, coloring book and color pencils, we walked into The School and headed straight to Level 1. 

Other kids were already cycling in the mall whilst their parents either watching from the side or following them around. 

You can either bring your own bicycle or tricycle or scooter or rollerblades. 

Alternatively, you may hire any one of these bikes below for free.

It was great to see all the kids having fun and the initiative put in by The School, Jaya One, to offer kids the freedom of playing in such a huge space.

They've also prepared a mini-playground for kids, much more suitable for smaller kids who're not able to cycle yet.

What's more, kids are also entertained with a magic show and puppet show from this funny magician, Alex, with his good friend, Thomas :) 

The kids really enjoyed the show as Alex brilliantly handled his crowd of young fans, even teaching them one magic trick and Thomas even said he wanted to sing a love song, called 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', much to the amusement of the young audience. 

The School is the perfect place to hang out with your family. 

On the same level as the cycling area, there's also a comfortable baby room with a diaper change facility and individual rooms to breastfeed. 

A comfortable air-conditioned surau for women are located on this level (Level 1) whereas for the men is on Level G.

If you get hungry, there are a variety of restaurants and cafes around. Food trucks are readily available too, including Little Fat Duck

A great alternative to spend a "Sun Day Out" with your family. :)

Check out their Facebook page so you don't miss out on their updates.

"Sun Day Out"
Every Sunday (10am-3pm)
The School, Jaya One
No. 72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Sam's Groceria @ Encorp Strand Mall, The Strand, Kota Damansara

I instantly fell in love with THIS supermarket! 

I'm extremely impressed! 

Sam's Groceria at Encorp Mall, The Strand in Kota Damansara.

The supermarket, located on the Ground Floor, is extremely CLEAN, smells fresh and everything is just organised. 

(Notice me using the word 'extremely' for the second time? It really is an AWESOME supermarket!)

The staff are friendly and from time to time, they'd make their rounds to check out the aisles and re-arrange items on display to ensure that the shelves look neat and organised. 

Seriously, I don't mind doing my grocery shopping here. 

They also have another section called Sam's Deli where all the baked / fried / cooked dishes are ready to be picked out and they also have a dining area for you to enjoy your meals.

The concept is quite similar to Ben's Independent Grocer (B.I.G) in Publika.

The latest trend in our local supermarkets would be the self scan facility.

This feature is quite common overseas but only recently we have seen this implemented locally. 

Check out the video and guide on how to go about using this. 

(You will need to register with the Sam's Groceria Family Card Program)

Video explanation on the Self-Scan feature

I'm willing to frequent Sam's Groceria in a heartbeat, the only pain is the traffic jam as you'd need to brave through traffic due to the on-going MRT construction. 

You'll need to figure out which timings would be feasible so as not to get caught in the jam. 

On another note, they have JKids located on the 2nd floor, right next to TGV Cinemas. 

For the Muslims, a surau is located on the Ground Floor and is extremely comfortable too. 

You may check out their list of tenants here 

Best part, as of now, parking is FREE of charge!

The mall is THE best place to go to ... now, if only the traffic jam heading there wasn't such a headache! :(

Address: G-01, Encorp Strand Mall, Kota Damansara PJU 5 Petaling Jaya, 47810 Selangor, Malaysia

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Business Hours: Open Daily, 10am - 10pm

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Contact Number: 03-6143 7512

Delicious @ St. Mary's Place

I had a tough time searching on the Internet to find details on how to get to Delicious, St. Mary's Place.

Since I've already gone there and come back safely :D ... I'd like to help you peeps out there who is perhaps in the same predicament as I was. 

I can assure you that other blogs have written food reviews on Delicious @ St. Mary's Place brilliantly so I'll save you the time from reading any further if you're specifically looking for any food reviews. ;)

Delicious @ St. Mary's Place is right behind The Weld shopping mall. 

Other cafes which are on the same row are Black Market and San Francisco Coffee. 

GETTING THERE

I'm totally clueless when I need to find my way around KL on my own, despite having lived in KL for as long as I can remember.

The easiest would be to find The Weld. 

Once you have reached The Weld and you're driving in front of it (The Weld is on your left), drive further up until you see a bar called Drink University on your left.

IMMEDIATELY turn left here ... then take the first junction on your left.

This means that you'll be on Jalan Tengah (phew!)

You might be wondering if you're on the correct road as there'll be construction sites on both sides of the road. 

Fret not, drive slightly further up and you'll see the E&O Residences entrance on your right. 

You'll also be able to see Black Market thereafter, followed by the rest of the cafes ... so you're on the right path! :D

On weekends, you are able to park right in front of the cafes without getting summoned ... alternatively, you may opt to park at their basement parking for RM 5 per entry. 

All you need to do is drive past Delicious and take the first junction on your right to enter the parking lot.

It's a different story on weekdays as they'll be going on a rampage in issuing tickets as people tend to double park, the roads will become narrow AND you'll risk getting your car scratched ... or worse, bumped into by vans / lorries / etc going in and out of the construction site!

Parking rate on weekdays: 

1st hour - RM 4

Every subsequent hour - RM 3

Here's a GPS coordinate ... just in case ;)

3.151813, 101.707641

ANYWAY ... 

My girlfriends and I were there to throw a bridal shower for our bestie who's getting married in a couple of weeks time! (Soooooooo excited for her!)

We had initially wanted to book Delicious @ Dua, however, knew for sure that the place would be packed on a weekend. 

St. Mary's Place is the PERFECT place as the ladies could go bonkers / loud / crazy and not really disturb other patrons ... (the Delicious crew were super wonderful / patient / accommodating with us!!!) 

We secured a spot at one corner ... FAR FAR away from other tables and the entrance ... quite hidden ... which was SUPER PERFECT!

The only thing was the air-conditioning ... so here we are, excited and giggling like little girls and sometimes laughing our heads off ... it was SUPER WARM!

We asked one of the crew members if the a/c was switched on ... she said it was full blast! 

Hence, we all decided to ask for ice water despite all of us ordering warm water earlier.

I'll share a few pics below:

The view from our table

Party favors

The simple yet elegant table deco

The high-tea set, RM60++ for 2 pax

The wall deco

We were there from 3pm until 7pm ... what with the games, gift exchange and pic-taking, with props!

For the Muslims, surau is available within the same building too. 

The male surau is on the Ground floor whereas for the female, it would be on the First floor and it is nearby the washroom too. 

It would be best for the ladies to have someone accompany them to the surau as there are no security guards or anyone for that matter on the First floor.

Hope the information here was helpful! :)

Address: G-7 & G-8 Tower A, St. Mary Place, No. 1, Jalan Tengah, Off Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Phone: 03-2022 1983

Delicious (St. Mary Place): http://www.thedeliciousgroup.com/#location_stmaryplace

E&O Residences: http://www.eoresidences.com/delicious.php

Avenue K, Jalan Ampang

At the moment, the surau at Avenue K is THE place to go to as it's not too crowded in comparison to KLCC's.

The exhibition area, Ground Floor

We spent half a day in Avenue K on Sunday so performed Zuhr, Asr and Maghrib in the mall.

The surau is located on the Mezzanine (M) floor, one level above Ground (G) where they normally have exhibitions, etc.

The bathrooms and baby changing area is located just next to each other. 

Security guards are also stationed here.

Hubby took some photos in the male surau.

Ablution area

Ablution area

Waiting area

Waiting area

The surau

The other awesome place we checked out at Avenue K was Swensen's ... because they also had a play area to keep our little one occupied (thank goodness for this!), apart from the yummy food, of course! :)

When we're in Avenue K, we just love going to Popular bookstore, Daiso and H&M. 

F.O.S is available too, but not too sure if it was just our unlucky day that the a/c was NOT turned on so it was super stuffy and hot ... we didn't spend much time checking out the stuff in F.O.S.

For coffee & pastry lovers, there's The Loaf, EspressoLab and Urbean on Concourse (C) floor whereas Starbucks is on G.

The mall is not fully operational as yet, considering that there's loads more tenants who have not opened their outlets and their shops are still under renovation.

Address : 156, Jalan Ampang,50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website : http://www.avenuek.com.my
Open      : 1000 - 1000hrs daily

Phone    : 03 2168 7888
Parking: Valet and Basement Parking
*Those with big cars might have a challenging time in their basement parking due to narrow driveways

Public Transport: The mall is located exactly above KLCC LRT Station

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