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The Petronas Twin Towers

“You can shop if you want, after we visited the (Petronas) Skybridge,” said M. Jayakumar, general manager for Group HR and Administrative Services of Tanjong Public Limited Co., one of the companies housed at the Maxis Building in Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC).

I just smiled. We were standing inside the KLCC Suria Mall, one of the largest shopping malls in Malaysia and maybe South East Asia for that matter. Suria Mall is located at the foot of the Petronas Twin Towers.

Forgive me but for the first time, I saw a line of prime signature shops that I just watch on TV or read in the magazines. Hermes Paris, Prada, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Calvin Klein to name a few. It is my first time in Kuala Lumpur. I enjoyed the visit at the Petronas Twin Towers and the KLCC. Suria Mall is a haven to multi-millionaire-shoppers but not for average workers like me (Read: I am poor, LOL). The mall is also full of restaurants, bars and fine dining cafes.

Suria Mall's artistic roof viewed from the Petronas Towers

Prada at Suria Mall

Art Shops at the Suria Mall

My eyes feast on the place’s sophistication. Fast life, good life, high value community. Kuala Lumpur is indeed a well-developed city. The Malaysians are proud and they should be. I hope we can come up with our own version of KLCC someday. Makati City could not even be compared.

So if you think you have cash and you are a shopaholic, visit Kuala Lumpur and don’t miss Suria Mall! (Story by Mini A./Photos by Trends and Spots)