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Eslite Bookstore Will Open Its Outlet In Kuala Lumpur City

Attention bookworms of Kuala Lumpur! A new lifestyle bookstore is set to open in Kuala Lumpur city.

Eslite is expected to open its first outlet in Southeast Asia in the city in 2021, but might be delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Eslite Bookstore entrance
Eslite HK

In a report by Taiwan Focus, Eslite Group chairperson Mercy Wu confirmed with the media of the opening of a store in Kuala Lumpur to enter a new market.

Headquartered in Xinyi District, Eslite Bookstore is one of the biggest bookstore chain in Taiwan, with 48 outlets in the island alone. They even have a 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan.

Established by Robert Wu Ching-yu in 1989, it has since then expanded into a lifestyle retail outlet, and they even have an Eslite Mall. Eslite have branches in China, Hong Kong and Japan, and Kuala Lumpur will be their first one out of the region.

It is not only famous for its variety of book choices, but also its trendy design and lifestyle products that they offer.

Eslite Bookstore
Eslite HK

Oriental Daily reported that the store in Kuala Lumpur will boast an estimated size around 3,300 to 6,200 sqm wide. For your information, 6,200 sqm is approximately the size of 80 badminton courts.

We do not have the exact date of when they will be launching it, but Malaysian book readers, stay updated and be prepared for the tons of choices that we will have soon.

Eslite Bookstore
Eslite HK

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Arts & Culture

Artworks of Kuala Lumpur City That You Must See

The innovation of smartphone has enable almost everyone to record the scenes of our city through photos. With a smartphone, we can easily snap pictures at anytime and anywhere. It is so common that we can easily find tons of photos on the social media and internet.

But in Kuala Lumpur, there is a community of artists that document the city with beautiful sketches, one drawing at a time.

If you haven’t seen the artworks before, these are some of the amazing artworks of the artists.

It has been a great work by these artists and many more out there that gave us a different type of perspective and view of Kuala Lumpur.

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Entertainment

Daulat: Malaysian political thriller film that you must watch

Have you watched the movie Daulat yet?

Daulat is the latest political thriller film written and directed by Imran Sheik. The story is about a politician and her party plotting for a political comeback after losing the last general elections, and ready to do whatever it takes to win the elections.

It has captured the attention of the public when it was released on February 24, just after Malaysia experienced its own real-life political thriller, despite having no relations with the movie at all.

The Plot

The ruling political party MUNA has lost in the recent general election. Hassan, the party’s president employs Suri, a rising female politician as the party’s new deputy president. Suri decides to go all out to make sure that the party wins in the next general election, at all costs. Willing to pay any price, she and the team initiates an elaborate plan to attain power.

As part of her cunning strategy, Suri plots with her husband, Idrus and takes advantage of his position and power as the CEO of a national news company to create slander and propaganda against the rival party. A young journalist, Jasmin is involved as she becomes responsible for spreading this news. Jasmin feels obligated to play her part as she owes Idrus for her father’s life which later turns into a love affair. What happens next?

The Production

Produced by Lacuna Pictures, the film is a fictional story which was filmed in just 14 days and was released online and can be watched on Iflix for free and uncensored.

After the movie attain good feedback from Malaysians, the director, Imran Sheik has tweeted that he has begun writing the story for a sequel.

Daulat also features some of Malaysia’s best actors and actresses which includes Vanida Imran, Rashidi Ishak, Tony Eusoff, Jalaluddin Hassan and many more.

The movie itself resembles many political reality, and in fact the logo of the political party in the movie was used in reality as well.

The quotes in the post-credits scene might send you chills while pondering of our political world.

“Are you confused?

Are you frightened?

When a bad person becomes your leader?

As if the devil himself becomes the king.

You might be worried.

Will all these become reality?

But you actually accept that only the ruthless will be in power.

This is not a guideline on how to be a dictator.

But just a reminder to learn from the cunning ones.

You might think a leader must be kind,

but wherever you go, kind leaders will be mocked and overthrown.”

“To be evil or kind is not the right question.

To be effective of inefficient is the right inquisition.

Effectiveness is just an apparatus.

You can either be effectively kind or effectively malicious.

Kind leader need to learn from the ruthless.

Learn from them and never put them out of sight.

I know you hate me regardless.

But deep down you know I’m right.”

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Environment Home & Living

Pretty Plant Shops Around Kuala Lumpur That You Will Love

Living in a city can be fulfilling with many of our expectations and needs are available there. Cities generally will have more entertainment, better activities and different types of people to meet up with. There are also more and bigger opportunities.

But big cities also bring negative impacts to our community. With rapid developments often happen in a city, more buildings means more trees and nature that will be destroyed.

As much as we love to have a modern and developed city, we must also play our part to balance up developments and sustainability. We might have limited space to plant big trees around the city, but we can always set up little garden corners in our home or offices.

There has been a growing interests of smaller plants in the recent years. This can be seen on various postings by plant lovers on social media with the growing trend. Therefore, we have curated a list of urban plant sellers from Kuala Lumpur and nearby cities.

Pulpy Garden

48, Slate @ The Row,
Jalan Doraisamy, Chow Kit,
50300 Kuala Lumpur.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Ashe Succulent Garden

2, Jalan AU1a/3a, Taman Keramat Permai
54200 Kuala Lumpur.

Instagram | Facebook

PLNT.co

B-03-03a,
Tamarind Square,
Persiaran Multimedia, Cyber 10,
63000 Cyberjaya.

Instagram | Facebook

Berrykinn

Level G, Fireworks Multibrand @ The Curve,
Mutiara Damansara, Selangor.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Mossarium

No.3 Jalan SS 21/56b,
Damansara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Shrubbery

29-1, Jalan PJU 1/3G,
SunwayMas Commercial Centre,
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Plantae Lover

29, Jalan SS 19/7, 
47500 Subang Jaya,
Selangor.

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Plant & Pot Studio

78, Jalan Puteri 5/5,
Bandar Puteri, 47100,
Puchong, Selangor

Website | Instagram | Facebook

Ficus & Jars

Instagram | Facebook

Taman Hati

43a, Jalan SS 2/30,
47300, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.

Instagram | Facebook

Ready to make our world greener and join a community of garden lovers, you might want to know more about this: Kebun-Kebun Bangsar, A Hidden Community Farm Within The City

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Directory // Plants & Garden

Ficus & Jars

Bringing the green vibe to you, Ficus + Jars is an ideology of a landscape fixed in modest plots engineered by a prominent photographer Faisal Hashim and an ardent graphic designer Faizal Mahmud. Coming from an art and design background together, these green-fingered gentlemen combine the earthy elements with aesthetics to create beauty in a jar. They offer ready-made and customized terrariums, as well as DIY kits and even workshops.

From the ground up: The idea came about when both lived in apartments where space for home gardening is limited. With the discovery of planting small gardens in jars in the urban agriculture, Faisal and Faizal began to explore and stylize their own designs. What was once a mere hobby, turned into a small business. Starting small by sharing their ideas and gifts with family and friends, Ficus + Jars eventually grew through the help of social media. By the end of 2013, they’ve began selling online mainly through instragram on the account @ficusandjars. Even today their product are also available to purchase at Lazada, Camdy, Naiise Malaysia and for ready-made terrarium you get them from Ilaika Select Store.

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Plant & Pot Studio

Plant & Pot Studio is a place where extraordinary ideas take root, a place that looks to the infinitely diverse beauty of nature as a guide and inspiration in crafting a refined collection of goods and services.

Our first brick and mortar plant concept store in Bandar Puteri, Puchong offers a thoughtfully curated collection of indoor and outdoor plants, house-made living art pieces and home wares. Each piece is chosen with a keen attention to design, form and function. 

Committed to cultivating community in and around our neighbourhood, the vast majority of our product offering is sourced locally and internationally. The plant studio is a gathering place for people who are as passionate and curious about plants, urban homesteading and innovative spaces as we are.

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Daun.com.my

This is a story about two nature-loving individuals who love green interiors, buildings and nature. We share the same passion for the outdoors and conservation of the environment. This mutual passion and love for green design, nature and plants brought us together to create daun.com.my as a platform to encourage more homes in the city with plants.

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Renjana

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Mossarium

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Berrykinn

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