Malaysia Trip - Tons of koi and pond pics

[dubtaco]

Quote: Originally Posted by KoiCop thank you so much for sharing your pix -- the mud pull, the koi center, the show and lectures, the breeders, the dealers and the private ponds. A beautiful tour, lots of lovely koi and some very gracious people. You're one lucky guy! On a lighter note, I loved the sequence with you and that humongous Japanese koi net. Were they all laughing at you, or what??? Don

Yes, the joke was on me....that pond is 20' long, 12' wide, and 7' deep not an easy task catching koi, even with that oversized net. I should also mention it was about 95 degrees and 99.9999999999999% humidity, but I still had a blast!

[saratogatan]

the hobbists in Malaysia are the real deal. Given the quality of the koi and their price, the number of high quality koi, and what I know about the living standard there, you just have to be the real koi kichi to own any of these koi.

BTW, given the quality, the price is un-imaginably low for US standard. I paid 1500 US for a Maruyama Tosai, which is not as good in quality to the maruyama on their web, for 6000RM, about 1600 US.

stan

[dubtaco]

Tell me about it Stan... I was sitting in the koi auction wanting to bid on everything, at one point they had 3 Maruyso Sanke (not the best quality, but far better than what I can get locally) with a starting bid of 1000RM (about $360) if memory serves me right they went for 1600RM.

[saratogatan]

1000RM is about 270US when I was over in Malaysia, exhange rate was 1US -> 3.71 RM. 1600 Rm is about 440US.
can't get much with that in the US.

stan

[dubtaco]

Quote: Originally Posted by saratogatan 1000RM is about 270US when I was over in Malaysia, exhange rate was 1US -> 3.71 RM. 1600 Rm is about 440US. can't get much with that in the US. stan

Thanks, I feel even worse now... LOL

I should have used a calculator....

[Nancy M.]

Wow Chris

Looks like you had a great time.. You are very lucky to have had this experience. I enjoyed experiencing it through your photos.

[saratogatan]

chris,
did you get to join the Hindu festival feb 10 to 11 ? I heard there was lot of fun.

stan

[dubtaco]

Quote: Originally Posted by saratogatan chris, did you get to join the Hindu festival feb 10 to 11 ? I heard there was lot of fun. stan

Hi Stan,

Nope I missed out on Thaipusum this trip, but I have been to it in the past. Its just like what you see on Discovery channel, people in a trance sticking themselves with needles, etc.... The only difference when you are there is the smell of the food, and you get a better idea of how large the festival is.

[dubtaco]

Quote: Originally Posted by RogerMoo Hi Chris, You has every opportunity to bid while you are around... but the bid question is: (1) if as tosai, how to 'hand-carry' them back to the states and if (2) rear in Luke's mudpond, 6 months down the line, would be even a bigger burden for you to get it back to the states... right? I don't think is all becos of whether you could afford it or not, cos basing on the exchange rate - like I said, it's a 'real steal'. Well, you missed out on another round of fun! Cheers.

I agree Roger, I missed out big time... Not to worry though, this was certinly not my last trip to Malaysia!

[saratogatan]

I tried to get a cab to the koi park, no one want to get anywhere close to that area. An Indian cab driver told me to camp out around Batu Cave, the night before Thaipusum next time to get the best of it.

a suggestion to Sentul koi, would you mind moving the date of your next fun to avoid collision with Thaipusum ?

stan