East Coast Mall new look

We've been watching East Coast Mall go through big changes for the last year or so, both inside and out. Rearrangement of lots, new shops and architectural changes are in progress. It's all actually scheduled to be completed by this month, being November, 2014. Obviously, the work needs to be done before the annual monsoon season arrives anywhere from mid-November through January.

New developments in progress near the main entrance of East Coast Mall

The Manhattan Fish Market will be a new addition to East Coast Mall, located right at the entrance

Jelly Bunny shop is now at East Coast Mall

Toys R Us store

L'Occitane En Provence store at East Coast Mall

In the coming weeks we are looking forward to see what other new shopping opportunities await us in Kuantan at the new-look East Coast Mall!

Sleek Pipes - KL Gallery #10

In a shop window in Sunway Pyramid I chanced upon these beautifully designed pipes. I rarely see anyone in Malaysia smoking from these pipes nowadays - they are fast becoming collector's items.

Video of Haji Ahmad area, Kuantan

I'm bringing you a video of the Haji Ahmad area of Kuantan. This video is amongst some recently new shoplots which have been built up just around the corner from my house. Hope you enjoy it!

East Coast Mall, Kuantan

East Coast Mall is the newest shopping mall in Kuantan, located opposite the new 5-star Zenith Hotel and Sultan Ahmad Shah International Convention Centre (SASICC). This whole area, known as Putra Square, also includes long shop lots entitled Malay Town, Indian Town, China Town, and a more recently constructed shop lot beside the Zenith Hotel, SASICC and Menara Putra (an office block almost identical in design to the Zenith Hotel).

East Coast Mall has had a new lick of paint. It used to be yellow and brown; now it's pale brown/cream. Lauren hates it!

East Coast Mall is the newest shopping mall addition to Kuantan

Inside East Coast Mall, Kuantan

Sembonia, The Body Shop and Starbucks are a few of the stores on the Ground Floor of East Coast Mall, Kuantan

The beautiful but expensive Carlo Rino shop

Lauren poses with lifeless models inside East Coast Mall, Kuantan

Skin and body care dominate this aisle in East Coast Mall

A view of Ground, First and Second Floors at East Coast Mall, Kuantan

The 'Sweetly' candy stall on First Floor of East Coast Mall, Kuantan

This stall makes nice waffles at East Coast Mall, Kuantan

What filling would you like in your waffle?

Leah outside aL-ikhsaN football shop, selling jerseys, balls, boots and other footy equipment and accessories

East Coast Mall main entrance at Ground Floor. At holidays like Deepavali (picture), a decoration is constructed to mark the day

A photograph a day from Kuantan: #7 Kuantan Old Town

This shop sells everything including the kitchen sink!

Our Apartment Block, Kuantan

I recently took a few pictures of our apartment block on a stunningly hot day here in Kuantan. We have been living here in this unnamed apartment block for the last four and a half years. It may not be beautiful on the eye or impressive in style and structure, but it is located in the most convenient place in Kuantan, nearby every needful thing, food, shops, hospital, malls, hotels, bus terminal, stadium, pharmacy, clinic, hairdressers, all within a 10-minute walk. 

Here is the place we call home:

Spot the lizard!

One of two laundry shops on the same row

Joss sticks hang in a pot outside the hairdressers

The block is guarded by palm trees

The end of the block

View from the east

and from the west

Flowers grow around our apartment block in Bukit Sekilau, Kuantan

The owner of this lot is taking security seriously!

Ugly water pipes like this are found in strange places in Kuantan

This is the small court where we play badminton