Azhar on a swing. The last time he was on the same swing was 7 years ago. Then, he was just a baby.

All three of them again.

My kids at the park.

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel building.

The KLCC park. 10 years ago, the number of buildings you can see in the horizon is half of what you can see now.

The Maxis building and one of the twin Petronas towers.

Closer towards KLCC saw the largest hotel limo!!

Similarly with Jalan Tun Razak.

Jalan Ampang looking unusually quiet for a Saturday morning.

You will also pass Kuala Lumpur's first shopping arcade, the famous Ampang Park Shopping Centre. This place looks so small now.

Looking back you could see the Intermark building complex with a number of key anchor tenants such as Double Tree, Jaya Grocers, J.P.Morgan and many more.

The new Tower Three.

Avenue K.

From the Intermark building complex, there is a pedestrian bridge that connects the building to the entrance of the underground opposite Ampang Park.

On Saturday after breakfast we went for a walk around the KLCC area. While going down to the ground floor, took a picture of the tol gate for AKLEH.

Here is a photo of the solar panels on my roof. Nicely generating RM1,000-RM1,400 per month for me since December 2012. With the hot season coming, expect more!!

The hotel lounge area in the lobby.

The hotel is part of a bigger building complex called the Intermark. Hence the lobby of the hotel is shared with other tenants of the building complex. There's restaurants, grocery stores and many more shops in the complex. This allows us the choice where we want to eat apart from the hotel. In fact, only breakfast was in the hotel, we had lunch and dinner in other establishments.

From our room we get the Western view and here the scenery changes. Now, a lot of tall buildings can be seen.

After storing our stuff in the room, I took the two younger kids to the pool. The pool in Double Tree is situated on the 10th floor. It is also a salt water pool. The only issue I have with the pool is that it is chilly. The buildings around stops it from warming up through the sun rays throughout the day. You can only get the full force of the sun an hour or two before and after noon. Moreover, the wind is strong and you can get a chill.

Despite it being a free stay, Double Tree was nice enough to give some complimentary fruits and cake. In fact, both rooms got it.

The wash basin is very minimalist.

The room is not that big. The wash area has a glass paneling which allow one to see all the way through. Nevertheless, a motorised shade is available for some privacy.

The washroom does not have a tub. It comes with an enclosed shower area. The floor and walls are made out of marble. Slippery and cold when wet.

The LCD TV is imbedded inside one of the feature walls.

Finally got our room. The rooms were on the 26th floor. You get a king sized bed as well as a couch that can double up as an extra bed for a kid.

This is the view of Kuala Lumpur heading South East. Still a lot of greenery in Kuala Lumpur.

The view of Kuala Lumpur heading due East. Not a lot of tall buildings being built there. The broad road you see snaking its way East is the Ampang – Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway or AKLEH.

Over the weekend, the whole family decided to utilise the vouchers I got to get a free night stay at Double Tree Hotel. Got two rooms on the Executive Floor. This allowed us to use the executive lounge which was on the 34th floor. My wife and daughter relaxing while waiting for our rooms to be ready. Unfortunately, you can only register for a room after 2:00 pm. In our case, we got the first room early but the second room was only available for us at 3:30 pm. Since we have access to complimentary drinks and food in the lounge, the waiting wasn't that bad.

The bride and groom.

The menu.

Went to a Malay wedding at the Sime Darby Convention Centre Kuala Lumpur in October last year. Very grand.

Just took one shot of the scene at SC's 20th Anniversary Dinner in Shangrila KL.

This is another photograph that I found in my mobile: my office lobby during Merdeka.

Let the feast begin!

Everyone running to their allotted chair.

The kids can't wait to start.

While deleting unwanted data on my mobile, I came across this set of photos of Raya morning in my parent's house. Food galore.

As for the guests posing to be photographed.

A fancy dress wedding reception - how cool is that! My colleague had a very cool wedding reception where all the guests were asked to come in costume. Below was the thank you speech by the bridge and groom.

Interesting to note the various plants growing.

After walking for some time which felt like hours, checked my time and it was still not noon yet i.e. not lunch time yet!!!

A river to cool off.

Janda Baik is situated in a small valley up on the Titiwangsa mountain range.

A selfie.

The weather was humid but nice. Trees were all around. The sounds of a multitude of animals were very interesting.

Recently I got the opportunity to go on a jungle trail walk in Janda Baik, Pahang. This was part of my kid's class trip which I joined as well.

What a beautiful golden sunset over Kuala Lumpur. So thankful to be able to witness this wonder.

Let the conference begin.

Big hall. People are still streaming in.