Bon Odori 2012 at Taman Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru

As usual, the yearly Bon Odori 2012 event had just over and this year the event was held at Taman Desa Tebrau (which is behind Aeon Jusco Shopping Complex Tebrau City). (Total of 39 photos...be patient on the loading...)

Before the event start, a extremely heavy rain pour down...and I thought...Oh! No....it might going to spoil the mood of everyone who planned to have fun in Bon Odori. But fortunately, I was Wrong! The rain stop around 6.30pm and I see the peoples visited to the event in gourp by group non-stop! Great!

Bon Odori 2012 at Johor Bahru

The Bon Odori Dance had started when we were there...

Bon Odori Dance

The cute little girls had attracted many peoples to took photos of them...:)

The mother and her cute little girl...

This year, the dance was different where peoples dance on the stage and also circle the stage on ground level! Good response!

The stage of Bon Odori 2012, Johor Bahru.

Before we started to walk around the area and the activities, we decided to fill up our stomach first....variety of foods in that evening, even some are non Japanese food...

Japanese Oden. One Cup - RM6...anyone?

Very popular Rice-cake stall (above) where you can hear some kind of slogan : "Hei-sho! Hei-sho!" all the time...

They will bring the bunch of flour for the women to finish packing for customer...I didn't try it because of the Long Queue! This Japanese Rie-cake should be Delicious...!

The women packed it (top), and the customers queuing for it (bottom).

I like the BBQ Chicken very much! Nice!

If I'm not mistaken, this is the Japanese restaurant (above) at Crystal Crown Hotel, JB (correct me if I'm wrong).
Every year, the Kinsahi's stall will be Pack with peoples and it was no different this year too!

Kinsahi booth was Full of peoples!

Pan fried dumplings...

BBQ Sweet corns, anyone?

We settled our dinner in this booth and I had a onion fried rice from other booth, Nice! During the dinner time, the stage had the 1 Malaysia dance that I miss the chance to take photos...luckily manage to took some on the last Culture dance...

The photograhers started their busy moment...

Follow by the game activities....you can look for these games (below) at the Honda booth...

The Game session...

Met a group of pretty ladies on the Bon Odori that evening...

Before the Japanese Drum Performance start, I took a chance to walked to their preparation booth to snap some photos...

The two pretty drummers from ???

The leader had some short briefing and encouragement for the Japanese Drummers

Huge crowd of audience had positioned in front of the stage before the Drum Performance start, one of my favorite performance on every year Bon Odori!

The stage and the audience...

The Drums set up was done fast and perferct before 8.15pm!

The preparation of the Japanese Drum Performance

And the show started...

The Japanese Drum Performance was performed by the teams from Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru.

I enjoyed the show VERY MUCH!!

The last performance on that evening was the 2nd Bon Odori Dance...tremendous response from the public! Everyone (included children) was happy to dance together and the moment was Great!

The Bon Odori Dance

The 4 cute little girls

I like the dancing style of this senior...

Some pretties spotted...

Everyone was circle the stage and the Bon Odori Dancers were having fun on the stage too! Beside that, the senior drummer performed again in the middle of them...

Bon Odori dance on the stage

The senior drummer...

The Bon Odori encore once...requested by the public...Yeah!

Sometimes I just felt the time passed so fast...after the dance, it came to the end of the event and we have to wait for another year again! We had another unforgettable evening at the Bon Odori 2012!

For those who miss this event, don't miss it next year! It can be a joyful evening for you and your family!
See you next year!

Related post :-
*  Bon Odori JB 2011

Location map of Bon Odors 2012 at Taman Desa Tebrau, Johor Bahru

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H.K.Rakit Seafood Restaurant at Jalan Pantai Kampung Pasir Puteh - Pasir Gudang, Johor.

The H.K. Rakit Seafood Restaurant (N1.42801 E103.95605) is located at the Kampung Pasir Puteh, behind the Tanjung Puteri Golf Club of Pasir Gudang, Johor. The word 'Rakit' (in Malay) means 'Floating'...well, it's because the restaurant was built on the sea (Johor Straits), and it looks like (kind of...) floating on the water...but it won't shake! :) And H.K. is 'Hock Kee', might be the name of the owner...

H.K. Rakit Seafood Restaurant

There is a 'unpaved road' to drive through which about 1.5KM...we like this place because it won't be over crowded and you can enjoy your seafood dinner quitely...

The timber small alley that lead you to the restaurant...

The restaurant has indoor and outdoor session. It was a nice weather that evening, so we prefer to dine at the outdoor area...

The outdoor dining area...

There is another 'floating' dining area which is Really 'Float'. But the staff said because of low tide, and they temporary close that session. According to the staff, this area also become a beer garden when almost midnight...

The floating area of the H.K. Rakit Seafood Restaurant

The peaceful and calm environment is the main reason attracted us to dine here, especially accompany with a Nice sunset...unfortunately, we didn't manage to see the Red Ball that evening...

Peaceful and calm environment

The owner also has a mini Orchid garden in the dining area...are you a Orchid lover?!

 The orchid at the restaurant

The seafoods sell in the restaurant all are alive, well...they are Fresh!

The prawns

The crabs - my favorite!

Our order for the dinner :-
*  Steam fish (sea bass)
*  Steam clam (la-la) mixed with chili padi
*  Hot Plate bean curd (tou-fu)
*  Crabs in two flavor - Sweet sour & salted egg
Their signature dish is Salted Egg crabs

Steam sea bass

Clams

Hot plate bean curd

Sweet sour crabs

Salted egg crabs - signature crabs

All seafood dishes tasted above average, I like the Steam Clams which was really special cooking method with the chili padi. The Salted Egg Crab was Nice and you can taste the salted egg even in the crab meat! Excellent!

We enjoyed the seafood dinner in the scenic view for more than 2 hours...with the company of Tiger beers. It is not complete having a seafood dinner in the nice environment, cool sea breeze without the company of beers! At least for me...:)

The Salted Egg Crabs

The Damage : RM222.00 for 4 adults and 3 children included drinks. Reasonable price for the different dining experience!

Due to the restaurant situated quite far away from Johor Bahru town, otherwise...I will visit it every month!

If you haven't try it before, please visit the seafood restaurant at least Once. :)

Hock Kee Seafood Rakit & Restaurant

111, Jalan Pantai Kampung Pasir Puteh,

81700 Pasir Gudang, Johor.

Mobile Tel : 012-7309777 / 012-7134455 / 012-7984577

Loaction map of H.K. Rakit Seafood Restaurant at Tanjung Putri - Pasir Gudang.

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The Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park at Nusajaya, Johor.

"Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park (N1.41584 E103.65740) is a 4-level building, located strategically in Nusajaya Johor, 20 minutes drive from the Malaysia-Singapore Second Link, 25 minutes away from the Senai International Airport or 10 minutes away from LEGOLAND� Malaysia. Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park provides a series of  unique experiences and excitement through popular global children�s characters from LAT, Sanrio Hello Kitty Town and The Little Big Club�. Visitors will be entertained and play-learn via rides, activities and shows provided. It is an immersive learning and play experience for everyone."

The Family Theme Park is under construction and will be open for public on the end of October 2012.

There are 4 level of different theme on each floor...
*  LAT's Place - "A themed restaurant which will bring the world of legendary local cartoonist, Dato� Mohd Nor Khalid or Dato� LAT�s famed Kampung Boy (Village Boy) character to life."

*  Sanrio Hello Kitty Town - "The first Hello Kitty theme park outside of Japan, consists of various walk-through attractions, interactive activities and rides which follow the Hello Kitty theme. Key features include, Black Wonder, a hi-tech interactive themed experience and Kitty House, an iconic Hello Kitty house complete with living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen."

Black Wonder - A High-tech interative themed experience

"Visitors can also look forward to the �Purrfect� stage which will house Hello Kitty and her friends where they will showcase a live performance."

*  The Little Big Club� - "The Little Big Club� will house lovable children�s characters, Bob the Builder�, Barney�, Angelina Ballerina�, Pingu� and Thomas & Friends� in Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park. It will be the first time in the world that the 5 popular global characters are housed in a single themed attraction, adding originality and exclusivity to the Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park."

"Level 3 features the famous Thomas & Friends� characters that offer multiple rides which include classic bumper cars themed on Thomas, Percy, Mavis as well as Troublesome Trucks characters, each with different facial expressions."

For the time being, the building is almost complete and still some area to touch up in the interior...

The Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park

This will be another Nice and Good entertainment for family, kids and everyone! Due to the safety issue, we are not allow to enter the building yet...let's patiently wait until the right moment and explore the 2nd International Theme Park in Johor!

The new Expressway from Danga Bay to Nusajaya, it's really smoothern the traffic in the different area along the expressway, and it's also shorthern the traveling hour from Johor Bahru town to Nusajaya.

Operating Hours : Monday to Sunday - 10am to 6.00pm
Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park will be closed every Tuesday except for Malaysian and Singaporean public holidays / school holidays. For further information, kindly refer to the website for park closure days.

Ticket pricing :-
*  Sanrio Helli Kitty Town
Regular : RM65 - Adult and children.
Malaysian ID : RM50 - Adult and children

*  The Little Big Club�
Regular : RM65 - Adult and children.
Malaysian ID : RM50 - Adult and children

2 Park passes :-
Regular : RM110 - Adult and children.
Malaysian ID : RM85 - Adult and children

*  LAT's Place : TBC.

To purchase tickets, please visit www.playtime.com.my

Are you fans of Hello Kitty? At least my daughter is fans of Thomas & Friends and Barney, and she's eagerly want to see her belove Barney in the Theme Park! :)

Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park
Persiaran Puteri Selatan, Puteri Harbour
79000, Nusajaya
Johor Darul Takzim
Malaysia

" TAR LBC Sdn Bhd is the Authorised Licensee of HiT Entertainment and a subsidiary of Themed Attractions and Resorts Sdn Bhd
 
�Attraction licensed by HIT Attractions Limited�
�The Little Big Club� � HIT Entertainment Limited
�Bob the Builder � HIT Entertainment Limited and Keith Chapman.
�Thomas & Friends � Gullane (Thomas) Limited. Underlying rights worldwide Gullane (Thomas) LLC., L.P. Pingu � The Pygos Group, Barney � Lyons Partnership, L.P. All rights reserved.�
Angelina Ballerina � HIT Entertainment Limited
TAR Kittown Sdn Bhd is the Authorised Licensee of Sanrio (Japan) and a subsidiary of Themed Attractions and Resorts Sdn Bhd
Use of Sanrio graphics and pictures serves as a reference guide only and may differ. "

Location map of Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park, Nusajaya - Johor.

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