tHe Spring is OPEN!

9th January 2008
Launching of tHe Spring by Sarawak's Chief Minister.

10th January 2008
1st day of business. Newspaper filled with offers from Ta Kiong and Parkson.

11th January 2008

Off I go to tHe Spring! Thanks to Adeline, I went! ~Gracias~
If I were to be a Kuala Lumpur'ian, I will wait until a week or two later to actually drive to tHe Spring to check out the place. But, I am a Kuching'nikian, so...being 'suaku' for the day, Adeline and I went! Imagine Mid Valley Megamall in KL, tHe Spring is 1/3 of it...so called the miniature version of Mid Valley la - with four wings as well (north, south, east, west)

from left: front view and side view of tHe Spring

...the interior of tHe Spring...

It wasn't so much of a jam that Friday afternoon around 3pm. Smooth drive all the way to the underground parking and got a spot, quite near the entrance after few minutes of slow search for nearer parkings...hehehe...(lazy to walk so far ma :)) There were a lot of school kids were loitering around the basement.

Being 'suaku' and trying my best to look like a 'blogger', I took my camera out and started taking photos. Sorry ya, Adeline~~ *she had to bare with my photo taking craze at that moment*

Was anxious to get to MPH to check out my books but we decided to start our tour from the top floor and back down. Out of four escalators at all four wings, only one was operating. ~sigh~ The funny thing is that we can only reach the top floor through Parkson. So embarking on the new journey into Kuching's 2nd Parkson store, it was WOW!

Kay : Wah! So like KL one le!
Adengs: Yah...
Kay : I'm in KL!!! *hopping up and down with joy* Aiyak! But I'm still in Kuching. Chech~

...Parkson tHe Spring...

Went into Parkson, went to the top floor and ~sigh! again~ coz there was this shutter closed with a security guard standing there. 'CANNOT ACCESS!' Fine...we walked around Parkson and met Isabel (primary schoolmate) and talk and talk lo. Done talking, walk again lo. Went down to the next floor and walk again and out we went from Parkson. Time for shop hopping!

Really kindda look like Mid Valley Megamall lo, just the miniature version. Here you can find a list of 'Kuching's First...' let me list it down:
1. elianto
2. Face shop
3. MPH
4. Factory Outlet Store (FOS)
5. Axxezz
6. Kluang Station
7. Ta Kiong Hypermarket
8. K2 Factory
9. Quicksilver
10. Roxy
11. Guess
...can't remember all...

...some of the 'Kuching's First...' shops...


...my favourite shops; Starbucks and Kluang Station (for good coffee!)...


...the Food Bazaar where you can get so many types of food...

There are many shoe shops too! Ok, enough of promoting the place. Want to mengkritik also... Here's my critic list:
1. Very the 'luan' (messy) coz there are some cabang-cabang at the wings!
2. Not ready! why open when all shops are not ready! apala!
3. Say got MPH, where?!
4. Mana Burger King???!!!
5. No directory (how to find a shop when there is no directory?)
6. Escalators not functioning!
7. The DJ playing songs quite cacat lo...no offence :)
8. Why Sushi King? Why not Teppanyaki?!
9. People simply park the car...
10. All branded goods. (No credit card, susah want to do shopping here!)

Ok, maybe it's just me, but seriously - no credit card, no shopping!

An amazing thing I found amazing in tHe Spring is.... *drums roll*
tHe Spring has SEATS!

Of course also have to check out the toilet (new jamban). Went in and ... speechless! What can I say about toilets, they are all the same! Cleaner only la~~

There was a funny announcement made when we were in the Hypermarket...and...it relates to THIS!'Dear shoppers. Please do not throw coins into the pool.'
...all pools in new shopping centers are wishing wells??!!...

Guess, everyone has their own interpretation about tHe Spring. I had a great time being 'suaku' at tHe Spring *wanna know how it feels like to be a 'suaku' only* Finally, Kuching has a shopping center which is in par with shopping centers in KL and it has been YEARS since the last shopping center was open (not including Boulevard of course).

HAPPY SHOPPING IN THE SPRING!