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09 November 2008
Short Talk:
Blog Plug of the Day: Ninie Ahmad is Malaysia's best known yoga instructor. She is also a Muslim.
As the National Fatwa Council deliberates whether or not yoga is haram, read her blog as she fights for her right to continue practising and teaching the one sports she loves the most.
ADV: MAS 3-Day-Only Global Online Sales
Update: It is here!
Flying from KL, other sweet one-way fares are Kunming from RM399 (+RM373), Maldives from RM429 (+RM474), Dubai from RM899 (+RM575), Auckland from RM999 (+RM748), Paris from RM999 (+RM596), and Los Angeles from RM1,179 (+RM1,099).

The Star today reported that Malaysia Airlines will be holding their "Global Online Sales" tomorrow. For 3 days only, airfares to some 26 international desinations will be dramatically slashed.

Although the newspaper didn't list out all 26 desinations and their discounted fares, through a spy I have in Malaysia Airlines (well, actually it was the Commercial Director himself hehe), I managed to discover the best deals from tomorrow's sales - way before anyone else have found out.
Remember, you've heard these first from kennysia.com ;)
Taipei, Taiwan

RM499 one way (+ RM237 tax) from Kuala Lumpur.
RM429 one way (+ RM237 tax) from Kota Kinabalu.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

RM499 one way (+ RM237 tax) from Kuala Lumpur.
RM429 one way (+ RM237 tax) from Kota Kinabalu.
Osaka, Japan

RM599 one way (+ 541 tax) from Kuala Lumpur.
Tokyo, Japan

RM599 one way (+ RM541 tax) from Kuala Lumpur.
RM599 one way (+ RM541 tax) from Kota Kinabalu.

I've already missed out on the MATTA fair so I ain't gonna miss out on this one. Whatever happens, I'll be on standby tonight by my laptop hunting down an airticket to Tokyo.

Why Tokyo?
No, it's not because I want to start a career in sumo wrestling.

(Although my body fit the physical requirement perfectly.)
I wanna go to Tokyo because I worked my arse off extraordinary hard this year, so I reckon I deserve to set my sights further away from the usual South-East Asian routes. Japan would be a great place for a holiday.
I wanna take a break from getting anonymous hate comments on my blog.

Some special pampering from cutesy subservient teenage girls in Tokyo's infamous maid cafes would be super.
I wanna see why Gwen Stefani is so crazy about those Harajuku Girls.

Scary. In Harajuku, everyday is Halloween Day.
Budget might be a concern. RM600-a-night hotel rooms is definitely out of the question.
To save money, I'd wanna experience sleeping in a "Capsule Hotel".

You can only do this in Japan. It is the only country in the world that treat hotel guests like corpses in a morgue.
I most definitely wanna checking out those hi tech Japanese toilets too.
Those crazy Japanese have invented some of the most technoligacally-advanced toilet bowls in the world, complete with heated toilet seats and music to camouflage the splashing sounds you make when you're doing business.

Who knows what those other buttons does?
Maybe they even have Bluetooth and stuff to analyze the contents of your crap.
But of course, what trip to Japan is gonna be complete, without at least taking part in one of those silly Japanese Game Shows?
This one is called "Hole in the wall". Contestants have to manouvre their body so that it can pass through a human-shaped hole in a moving wall, or get knocked down into the pool. Watch it, it's funny as hell!
Hmmm... not sure if they have holes available in XXXL.
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83 Comments:
This is stupid , but 1st !
Posted by: CHANG WAI SOON hahahaha at 09 November 2008 4:22 PM | Link to comment
2nd,went to korea, toilet as high-tech. hav to consult the korean just to flush it
Posted by: kkk at 09 November 2008 4:35 PM | Link to comment
ahahaha, enjoyed the vid, hope you'll have fun there
Posted by: Jay at 09 November 2008 4:38 PM | Link to comment
the toilet can even wash your butt with varying types of water jets, and blow your butt dry after that :P
Posted by: Oblé at 09 November 2008 4:44 PM | Link to comment
LOL, Japan is such a nice place... i hope i can travel there too... ahah, tomolo sales huh... but since ur blog so famous n so many ppl see, EVERYONE knows already... aahha
Posted by: Senel at 09 November 2008 4:51 PM | Link to comment
Haha first time I check and immediately a new post :D do you remember me? judging my email :D take care~ nice blog...unfortunately i had bought my airticket for some places that i need to go :( next time tell me personally ya when you know of some good deals or promotions :P take care!
Posted by: SunSeT at 09 November 2008 5:04 PM | Link to comment
I doubt those air stewardesses would be the old and fugly ones since the tickets are like so dam cheap XD
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Posted by: ruionkoh at 09 November 2008 5:06 PM | Link to comment
heck, 1st time see you making blog at this kind of time Kenny.
Japan is really a nice place, i dream to go there..
Posted by: prue at 09 November 2008 5:06 PM | Link to comment
ya, harajuku is always haloween day
shinjiku is another taste too... :)
Posted by: gromit at 09 November 2008 5:13 PM | Link to comment
Lol kenny! I'm sure they'll have sizes for you for that Game Show. Check out 1.41! LOL!
The worst tat cud happen is that you split the block into two only mar.. hahahha
Anyways, hope that you get your ticket to Japan.
I'm heading there too at the end of the year :D
Take care
Posted by: Adrian at 09 November 2008 5:19 PM | Link to comment
one button to wash ur butt
one button to wash ur private part
one button to increase water pressure
one button to decrease water pressure
one button for music
some others i don't know
but some public toilet seats are not heated
if you're lucky lol
Posted by: kaka at 09 November 2008 5:23 PM | Link to comment
aaaaaaaahh japan!!
Posted by: jungle man at 09 November 2008 5:29 PM | Link to comment
Im looking forward for ur review injapan!! I love Japan!=)
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 09 November 2008 5:30 PM | Link to comment
Gosh, I missed those toilet seats. When I was in Japan, I was so addicted to the warm seat because it was winter. Japan is really cool. Osaka is just as beautiful too. I miss japan!!
Posted by: Bianca at 09 November 2008 5:32 PM | Link to comment
I most definitely wanna checking out those hi tech Japanese toilets too.
Posted by: Lala at 09 November 2008 6:14 PM | Link to comment
haha VERY FUNNY. so it IS true that u do moderate the comments ey?
Posted by: lala at 09 November 2008 6:16 PM | Link to comment
I most definitely wanna checking out those hi tech Japanese toilets too.
Posted by: lala at 09 November 2008 6:17 PM | Link to comment
One comment to Ninie Ahmad....
If I were you, I won't bother to try and reason with the lunatics (yes, anyone who thinks Yoga is HARAM is a lunatic), and leave the country and live somewhere else more civilised. What next? Cycling also HARAM right (see the tight shorts?!!)??? Sigh, makes me sad to see so many self-righteous assholes in Malaysia...in the name of religion.
Posted by: Fat bastard at 09 November 2008 6:17 PM | Link to comment
what other locations?
Posted by: Mariposa at 09 November 2008 6:23 PM | Link to comment
lols....the toilet bowls are quite easy 2 use actually...they are all automatic...duh!
after u flush they spray your ass**** with jet's off warm water...to b honest the feeling is quite pleasent and they clean it like u were juz borned!
Posted by: kevin at 09 November 2008 6:46 PM | Link to comment
maybe u should stay at kimi ryokan (http://www.kimi-ryokan.jp/). very nice place. I think capsule hotel is really sad haha
Posted by: yanagi at 09 November 2008 6:47 PM | Link to comment
if its any consolation, i heart tze foo-sia
Posted by: cowgirl at 09 November 2008 6:47 PM | Link to comment
Aiyah.. just use tissue lah. You don't want to go out of the toilet looking like you didn't manage to reach it in time in the first place. :D
Let's yam cha at Shibuya's Starbucks and watch the crowd crossing the famous junction! I live nearby.
Posted by: edhuan at 09 November 2008 6:50 PM | Link to comment
that game astro ria also got la.
the programme is called BOLOS MANIA.
haha.
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 09 November 2008 6:50 PM | Link to comment
that game astro ria also got la.
the programme is called BOLOS MANIA.
haha.
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 09 November 2008 6:51 PM | Link to comment
Hi there, the vid was funny..=) Enjoy your trip yea..Have a safe journey..
Posted by: bluemoon at 09 November 2008 7:10 PM | Link to comment
you can stay at youth hostels .. only rm90/night... toyoko inn is well worth the price too depending on the area.
some capsule hotels don't accept foreign guests but they don't tell you in your face... so look up properly...
harajuku is not always like that...lol... only if sunday's weather is good...
be prepared for maid cafes... some require entrance fee, very little food served, a small serving of spaghetti is rm35++ ... and some maids charge extra for a photo shoot...
good luck with the trains... don't end up crying...
reason #1 : being molested by men
reason #2 : getting lost
reason #3 : stuck alone in a carriage because that is a for-women-only carriage...not all trains and many don't know about this so the ladies in there will just stare as though you're gonna rape them...
i live in jpn... if you need help, don't hesitate...
Posted by: kh at 09 November 2008 7:11 PM | Link to comment
lol... i'll be more than happy to guide you around if i have the time!...dont worry....i can assure you i am not a madman like that cheongsam KBMall stalker...
Posted by: kh at 09 November 2008 7:30 PM | Link to comment
arghhhhhhhhh i want to go to japan toooooooo
Posted by: turtle at 09 November 2008 7:55 PM | Link to comment
Kenny,
I saw your comments to Ninie Ahmad on her blog which reads:
Hey Ninie,
I know how much you love Yoga. I also know how much you love your God (Peace Be Upon Him).
Just to let you know that "Peace Be Upon Him" is use for Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and not for God.
Thank you.
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 09 November 2008 8:04 PM | Link to comment
hey kenny,
you should definitely visit tokyo! :D omg i miss it T_T
haha anyway, we stayed at the sunlite hotel in shinjuku, got pretty good deals there.... maybe you can check it out? and its fairly near the subway too. and just a tip, you should go and try the cheese buns from kimuraya! (if you happen to be in ginza :D) yummy yummy ;)
have a great time!
Posted by: kalo at 09 November 2008 8:13 PM | Link to comment
Wow, interesting ^^
Posted by: Wan Hoe at 09 November 2008 8:14 PM | Link to comment
bolos mania is nothing compared to those done by HK and japan. BOlos mania is utter stupid. Dunno why msians cant copy anything perfectly. i dont see anyone laughing except the stupid contestants themselves. What fools they are.
Posted by: bolos mania at 09 November 2008 8:30 PM | Link to comment
may i ask is this plane going to labuan?
hahahahaa... kenny, u coming to labuan?
i'm in labuan now
give me a call. i bring u yamcha... =X
Posted by: aLvin at 09 November 2008 8:40 PM | Link to comment
Thanks for all the great writeups Kenny, your cheque is in the mail!
Posted by: Idris Jala at 09 November 2008 8:50 PM | Link to comment
my gosh that vid is super funny
Posted by: tze at 09 November 2008 9:18 PM | Link to comment
Working hard? BS I say
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 09 November 2008 9:37 PM | Link to comment
nice work in getting the information...but..do you know when will be the traveling period?
Posted by: JhTham at 09 November 2008 9:39 PM | Link to comment
Enjoy your trip! =)
Posted by: andrewong2024 at 09 November 2008 9:40 PM | Link to comment
nice work in getting the information...but..do you know when will be the traveling period?
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Posted by: JhTham at 09 November 2008 9:44 PM | Link to comment
Japan is the best ! u should also try to go visit their midnight racing scene in Tokyo ! something like the tokyo drift but without the basement rave party and the sexy girls. It will open ur mindset to how lousy our mat rempit is compare to them !
Posted by: A4 at 09 November 2008 10:09 PM | Link to comment
Wish you were here in Tokyo!!! Be glad to be your guide too!!!
Posted by: akatsukiotoko at 09 November 2008 10:24 PM | Link to comment
wah kenny u hv readers all over the world! sounds fun going to japan. i'm envious.
Posted by: bjk at 09 November 2008 10:56 PM | Link to comment
Hey I'm using tat type of toilet bowl everyday~~ lol . the main function is just to shoot water into your asshole(opps, for the cleaning purpose). The buttons can help control the water temperature, and something like the shooting angle(updown leftright), and concentrate water as it might be painful.
Posted by: KA at 09 November 2008 11:06 PM | Link to comment
i thought MAS advertised recently that they preach the 'true' rates which is what you see and hear is what you pay unlike their rivals.
But for this current promotion, they are advertising rates which excludes other charges. What a load of baloney!!
Posted by: wilfred yeo at 10 November 2008 12:01 AM | Link to comment
i wonder if you know..how they live it tokiyo? hohoho.. japan ichiban..hope i can go to japan and take picture of the fuji mountain before the ice melts all(global warming)..hohoho.. anyway have fun there kenny sia..
Posted by: justin_5 at 10 November 2008 12:33 AM | Link to comment
The *actual* fares aren't that cheap though except for Japan.
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 10 November 2008 12:44 AM | Link to comment
Just want to comment on the video, the 2nd guy is hella big. He is a living giant. you can search for his photos, his name is Choi Hong Man.
Posted by: I'm A Cat With No Name. MEOW MEOW MEOW! at 10 November 2008 4:49 AM | Link to comment
Kenny,
2 things:
a) I read about this MH global sales before you even posted on your blog. It was on travel forums all over the place. So your statement "Remember, you've heard these first from kennysia.com ;)" is not really accurate. At least not for me.
b) The game show is already here in Malaysia (Bolos in Astro RiA) and it is not copycat version. It's LICENCED from the original show. Similar like Deal or No Deal MAlaysian version.
Posted by: Az at 10 November 2008 5:51 AM | Link to comment
THe MH sales, I can tell you it is pure BS.
I travel to London often, I can tell you, it is the same, if not more expensive than normal, don't bother!
Posted by: atukbaru at 10 November 2008 6:02 AM | Link to comment
even the "mighty" kenny sia can't cover up MAS' scam this time!
with those hidden price which was supposed only to exist on other airline websites are now applied by MAS, sounds like a big fat animal in africa!
so for the price offered by this so called "sale" you might as well fly with SIA (not related to kenny)
the previous sale/offer by MAS was good though but not this global scam. sorry looks like MAS is back to the way as old as their aircraft
Posted by: SoleDecipher at 10 November 2008 7:24 AM | Link to comment
Great to know that you'll be dropping by in Japan.
I'm sure your Malaysian fans in Tokyo will be looking forward to take you around to all the cool spots in Tokyo.(I know I am!)
Hope to see you here soon!!
Posted by: Selchin at 10 November 2008 7:57 AM | Link to comment
Japanese are awesome!
Posted by: windwalker at 11 November 2008 7:51 AM | Link to comment
Hey Dude, gotta ride the impressive Japanese bullet train.
Posted by: e at 11 November 2008 8:31 AM | Link to comment
Japan FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: malaysian at 11 November 2008 9:31 AM | Link to comment
thanks bro, was gonna buy me return ticket to london for next summer intake and today i bought this. jackpot! saved me like 500 - 600 bucks. think i'll ask mummy dearest to give me the extra money i saved her so can get a sound system like yours. pick up the chicas before i leave woot woot! looool.
Posted by: boylondon at 11 November 2008 10:43 AM | Link to comment
japan...mmm...i heard the bookstores there...they sell very interesting and tasteful items. i heard. let me know when u go. i wanna place an order.
Posted by: pervomania! at 11 November 2008 10:56 AM | Link to comment
i was skeptical about the promo too and wanted to go by SIA or other airlines like wat u said soledecipher but at the end of the day my ticket to london still cheaper by about RM200:)MAS could do better and have fuel surcharge and tax in there but at the end of it i paid less still. tats ok....and i'm happy. as a hippo!
ps. everytime i think of london i think gwen Stefani: (If I was rich girl (na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na nah) - See, I'd have all the money in the world, if I was a wealthy girl...) hahahahahha
Posted by: leeching at 11 November 2008 11:03 AM | Link to comment
hellllooooooo newwwww yorkkkk!
Posted by: timestopper at 11 November 2008 11:12 AM | Link to comment
Hello, dear sir Kenny, I'm from Vietnam and I found your blog very funny and pleasant, I heard you come from the other side of our sea, Sarawak, thanks to you I now know the beautiful sights of this land. I wonder what is your view on Sarawak Independence? I would be thankful to have you to share your points. It would be quite great.
Greetings from beautiful Vietnam.
Posted by: Nam Quy at 11 November 2008 11:13 AM | Link to comment
*LOL* The video superb funny !!!
I watched the taiwan version cos I don't understand JapLanguage :D
Posted by: ahlost
at 11 November 2008
12:12 PM | Link to comment
Maid cafe is very expensive.. I went to the one in Akhihabara and everything costs money.. First, you need to pay entrance fee, then MUSt buy a cup of very expensive drink, then Pay to take picture, and PAY to talk and play games with them...
But well, it is seriously worth going.. If you are going, remember to choose "living room" and not bar table/kitchen if you are given the option.. The treatment are so different.. haha!
Posted by: prince_j at 11 November 2008 1:09 PM | Link to comment
kenny,
i bought the promo tickets to tokyo, japan too!!they are so worth it!!leaving on friday,21st nov. will you be on the same flight?a bit scared to arrive alone in tokyo and have to make my way to tokyo station to meet up with my friends.
Posted by: jean at 11 November 2008 6:59 PM | Link to comment
Hehe I got my tix to tokyo for RM1140 only as opposed to the price that you've advertised, Kenny.
For those who wants to check out the hightech toiletbowl, there is one at Ninja Jap Restaurant in Midvalley Boulevard. You all can find out how it feels/looks like firsthand for yourself!
Posted by: Baglady at 11 November 2008 8:16 PM | Link to comment
when are you going to post a new post?
Posted by: SunSeT at 11 November 2008 9:57 PM | Link to comment
kenny skip the maid cafe and try the 'no pan-tsu (panties)cafe" for a better experience
Posted by: jay at 11 November 2008 11:48 PM | Link to comment
too many paid post lately, Kenny!
Posted by: wen at 12 November 2008 8:08 AM | Link to comment
Toh-kee-yoooh, here I come! Bought tix for early April. That's when the sakura blooms, I heard.
Posted by: Lingy at 12 November 2008 9:15 AM | Link to comment
Japan is nice place to go...
I love the maid cafe the most...
Posted by: DSvT at 12 November 2008 9:40 AM | Link to comment
Hey dude, I think you should buy the L.A. ticket for L.A. Marathon.
Posted by: e at 12 November 2008 10:22 AM | Link to comment
The CEO sucked your dick just so you could massively advertise for MAS? Soham Sia. o.O"
Posted by: diu at 12 November 2008 1:07 PM | Link to comment
hey when u going? i wan join :P
Posted by: raY at 12 November 2008 3:41 PM | Link to comment
I've been dreaming of going to Japan
ever since I watched Doraemon when I was like...3?
I'm finally going this Sunday
and coming back on the next Sunday
got my tix on the last MATTA fair
and been saving money for a year
from my practical money to my allowance
still a student...XD...so yeah
not going to stay in a capsule hotel
but i got something better...a single room
3-tatami mat room
and cost me only Y3,100 per night
and the longer I stay...the cheaper it will be
maybe I can recommend it to you
but let tell you this...
Japanese Visa office ...super fussy...
but I think it's worth it
YOKOSO JAPAN!!!
Posted by: Izy at 12 November 2008 4:27 PM | Link to comment
i have a relative living in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is pretty near to Tokyo. :D
i've been to Japan twice. i find the toilet noise super noisy, it's even more annoying than hearing someone peeing.
anyway, glad that you are choosing Japan. i've been to Harajuku too, but I didn't see anyone who looked like they were dressing up for Halloween. Everyone seemed pretty normal. I saw a lot of shops selling celebrity photos too. :D Japanese and Koreans artistes mostly.
that human through the moving block thingy was actually taken from a korean variety show which i watched because they had my favourite korean artistes. they had to do the da vinci code symbol. all five of them. haha. it was funny.
ah, that first guy in that video ... Eiji Wentz.
Posted by: Cherry at 13 November 2008 7:23 PM | Link to comment
ayyo.. we have the same game show what in Astro.. called BOLOS.. ee.. the capsule hotel looks funny.. but cute!
Posted by: pija at 15 November 2008 7:14 PM | Link to comment
its called "human tetris"!
no shizz, seriously.
during class, before PMR this year, we watched it, "Human Tetris 1" and "Human Tetris 2". I love japanese people. they're too creative :D
Posted by: Carolynn at 15 November 2008 8:43 PM | Link to comment
Are you coming to Osaka?
I'm living in some place near Osaka or Kobe.
hehe still a student.
Posted by: vincent at 16 November 2008 10:38 AM | Link to comment
u really did write a statement abt the allegation of u in Kennysai.blogspot.com?
why not post it here?
Posted by: olol at 16 November 2008 11:47 AM | Link to comment
the game show is damn funny LOL
Posted by: yf at 17 November 2008 11:12 AM | Link to comment
Please dont eat whale.
Remember to visit Odaiba Tokyo.
Posted by: kimhuey at 18 November 2008 1:22 PM | Link to comment
good good.
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Posted by: kuchingren at 18 November 2008 5:13 PM | Link to comment
oH, I guess I'll have to keep an eye on MAS as well as AirAsia! Didn't realise their prices were dropping! thanks for the tip =)
P.S. Did you hear about AirAsia going to Sydney?
P.P.S. Australia has a version of "Hole in the Wall" now... total rip off the Japanese one!
Posted by: Selina at 18 November 2008 9:20 PM | Link to comment
Are you gonna do bukkake while in Tokyo? Hope to see some of the pictures soon.
Posted by: KungFuMan at 21 December 2008 5:03 AM | Link to comment


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