Putrajaya Floral Fest 2022

Launched in 2007, Putrajaya Floral Fest is held annually except for the two years' Covid lockdown in 2020 and 2021. 

Anjung Floria, the venue, was awashed with colorful blooms when a friend and I visited yesterday. This year's theme is orchids, with many unique varieties which yours truly haven't seen before. Apart from orchids, there are chrysanthemums, diasies, sunflowers and roses. But the majority are orchids and chrysanthemums. Even the bees and butterflies visited.

A cultural dance took place while I was there

Each year that the event is held, there are three winners in the theme categories. This year's winning orchids are the Rothschild's Slipper Orchid, Cattleya Orchid and Rhyncholaedia Digbyana, in the following order. (I'm not an orchid expert, it was Mr Google who informed me what the species are.)

1st prize - Paphiopedilum Rothschilddianum (Rothschild's Slipper)

2nd prize - Cattleya Orchid

3rd prize - Rhyncholaelia Digbyana

Date: 29 August - 4 Septemter 2022

Hours:  From 9am to 10pm

Entrance Fees: 

RM15 (Malaysian adults)

RM5 (Malaysian child 7 to 12 years old & senior citizen above RM60 years old)

RM100 (non-Malaysian adult)

RM50 (non-Malaysian child 7 - 12 years old & senior citizen above 60 years old)

Putrajaya "Avatar" Garden

Well, for better or for worse I've revived my defunct blog under a different name, with a major cosmetic change. It is now streamlined to focus only on travels and book reviews.

It took some effort, I had so many places and books that I wanted to blog about, which one should I start with? One idea after another were tossed aside for later, until eventually I felt that it is more appropriate to share about the latest attraction at Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia.

Best of all, it is my adjacent neighbourhood, and is free from traffic jam. Most of the wide roads are relatively traffic-free, unlike downtown city.

Putrajaya is a beautiful place, each building has its own character, with one looking like an alien mothership. Even something as mundane as street lights are gorgeous. Each street has a different, intricately designed street lights. Even the traffic lights look like a tentacle of an alien. My favourite street lights are those that were designed to look like a vertical half of our traditional kites called "Wau". Until I take pictures of the street lights, below is what a Wau looks like.

Photo source: www.calendata.com

So is it any surprise that the latest garden lights look like something out of the Avatar movie like some say? 

The car park is on the right after this square

The blue lights do look a bit like out of Avatar

A great place to go on a date unless you prefer a more secluded garden, in which case either the Lake Gardens (aka Perdana Botanical Gardens ) or Titiwangsa Lake Garden would be a better fit.

This garden is at Taman Putra Perdana, Precinct 1, opposite Pulse Grande Hotel. Parking is available onsite and is free. The lights are turned on at 7.00pm.