{"id":674,"date":"2007-11-01T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2007-11-01T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2007\/11\/01\/mid-valley-enters-deepavali-mood\/"},"modified":"2007-11-02T22:51:33","modified_gmt":"2007-11-02T14:51:33","slug":"mid-valley-enters-deepavali-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2007\/11\/01\/mid-valley-enters-deepavali-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"mid valley enters deepavali mood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mid Valley Megamall sets the mood for ushering in the Festival of Lights<\/p>\n

By VIVIENNE PAL
Vivienne@thestar.com.my<\/a>
Photos by CHAN TAK KONG<\/b> <\/p>\n

source<\/a><\/p>\n

\nDOME-SHAPED arches and ketupat<\/i> have made way for the quintessential oil lamp and multi-coloured kolam<\/i> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a sure sign that Hari Raya is over and Deepavali is around the corner.  <\/p>\n

\n Walk into Mid Valley Megamall now and you will see that it has undergone a quick makeover in time for the festival of lights.  <\/p>\n

The centre court showpiece, for starters, is a magnificent structure in red sandstone hues bearing an impressive resemblance to a bygone palace courtyard.  <\/p>\n

Inspired by ancient Indian architecture and design, the structure features opulent peacock arches with intricate geometric and floral motifs all encrusted with tiny mirror squares.  <\/p>\n

\n Adding further allure to the structure are decor pieces, coloured glasses, sheer saris in vibrant hues and two elaborate kolam<\/i> in a courtyard which has been planted with natural grass.  <\/p>\n

“The artistic team started sandblasting and carving about a month ago,” said advertising public relations manager Catherine Lim, “and all the mirrors were stuck by hand.” <\/p>\n

\n Classical Indian music has been thoughtfully piped in to enhance the atmosphere.  <\/p>\n

Shoppers can also make their way to the bazaar kiosks which have been lined up just around the centre court, most of which are offering discounts on their merchandise.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Magnificent: The structure with peacock arches, intricate geometric and floral motifs all encrusted with tiny mirror squares, at the centre court.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For a quick look-through for fashion and home accessories and apparel, pay a visit to Khazanah and Le Mombai.  <\/p>\n

Pick up knick-knacks from Khazanah that include Indian lampshades, pretty earrings, beaded cushion covers, and ladies' kurtas.  <\/p>\n

\n Le Mombai has a lovely selection of clothes and skirts with handmade detailing, as well as pashmina shawls.  <\/p>\n

For bags galore, head to Coco.nut which sells a variety of handmade bags – clutches, totes, slings \u00e2\u20ac\u201c made of various material and embellished with beads and embroidery. <\/p>\n

\n The bags come from Pakistan, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand.  <\/p>\n

\n For some goodies, there is Top Cookies which offers a variety of sweet delights.  <\/p>\n

Although famous for its pineapple tarts, Top Cookies is offering some new varieties of biscuits, namely the strawberry chocolate almond, cashew nut special cookies and white chocolate almonds.  <\/p>\n

\n For a very Malaysian tidbit, pay a visit to the Ipoh Kacang Putih kiosk which sells more than 10 varieties of kacang putih<\/i>, as well as murukku<\/i>.  <\/p>\n

\n Shoppers can redeem a free pack of murukku<\/i> from the kiosk if they spend a minimum of RM100 at any specialty store (maximum of two accumulated receipts).  <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, to add to the ambience, there will be nightly cultural performances beginning until Nov 11. Performances on weekdays begin at 8pm while weekend performances take place at 3pm and 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mid Valley Megamall sets the mood for ushering in the Festival of Lights By VIVIENNE PALVivienne@thestar.com.myPhotos by CHAN TAK KONG source DOME-SHAPED arches and ketupat have made way for the quintessential oil lamp and multi-coloured kolam \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a sure sign that Hari Raya is over and Deepavali is around the corner.   Walk into Mid […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[65],"class_list":["post-674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-borninmalaysia","tag-festival"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}