It’s our last day in Kuala Lumpur and we were determined to visit the KL Bird Park since we previously failed three times. I have never seen so many peacocks and peahens. There were many other beautiful birds. We’re very glad we went even though the admission fee is pretty steep – Adults with the Malaysian ID (MyKad) pay RM 27 (USD $6.89) but foreigners pay RM 67 ($17.10). Children’s admission is RM 13 ($3.32) vs RM 45 ($11.49). I didn’t know about the huge price difference until this evening when I was researching it online. Regardless, I didn’t have my MyKad with me.

For dinner, it is customary for Chinese to have Yu Sang on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year to celebrate 人日, literally Human Day. On this day, Chinese wish other Chinese “Happy Birthday” and celebrate with a meal of Yu Sang. Yu sounds like abundance and Sang sounds like prosperity or vitality. Coincidentally, fish is also pronounced “Yu” and raw is pronounced “Sang”, so the meal’s main star is slices of raw fish served with salads, sauces and julienned vegetables.

I can’t describe how it tastes because we went for Mamak food. I really loved the Mee Goreng I had yesterday and wanted more. Besides, eating Yu Sang is a very lively group activity – the big platter of individual heaps of ingredients needs to be tossed and mixed. The act of mixing is called “lou”. Therefore, the meal is also called Lou Sang. Can’t keep all these Chinese terms straight? Just know that on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, Chinese get together to toss salad while making lots of noise. Get your mind out of the gutter.

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