Explore Malaysia: BOBA Hunting

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VISITING MALAYSIA FOR THE FIRST TIME

Malaysia, the heart of Asia and truly a wonderful place to visit during the holidays. Malaysia is unique due to the diversity in the country. There are so many indifferences in the aspect

of culture, religions and races yet Malaysians still stand as one despite the differences. Furthermore, from the stability of the country, many places of interest and the incredible sightseeing view of the city and off-city, Malaysia is considered to be one of the most eye-opening travel experiences for tourists to visit.

Here are the Top 11 things to do in Malaysia:

1. BOBA Hunting in Kota Damansara

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Boba tea has been a phenomenon in Malaysia, and particularly in the streets of SS15, Subang Jaya. However, you can find all these famous drinks in Kota Damansara as well as it is much convenient and easier to find parking there too! These sugary drink has stormed its way from Taiwan all the way to Malaysia and Malaysians are absolute digging into these drinks. According to a news article, there are currently 74 bubble tea brands in the country. With so many names floating around in the market, its time to get your sugar levels up and put some love to these bubble tea. Here are some of the well-known boba teas you will find there:

The Alley

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The Alley is known for its take on the popular brown sugar milk tea drink and the layout of the store shares a similar aesthetic to one of its competitor, Daboba. You can head over in the nighttime to see the craze over it where people are queuing hours for their drink. Besides, the interior of the store is quite a chill place so as a customer you can chill for a bit and have a chatter with your friends while waiting for your drink. The signature product for The Alley is the Brown Sugar Deerioca Milk (RM12.90).

Brown Sugar Deerioca Milk

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Located in: Sunway Nexis

Address: A-GF-10 Sunway Nexis, Jalan PJU 5/1, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Hours of operation: 11am-1am

Xing Fu Tang

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Xing Fu Tang is known for its unique stir-fry pearls, which the pearls are hand-made and cooked in front of customers. Besides, the pearls themselves are made from hand-rolled dough, steamed, then stir-fried until goopy and the stir-fried pearls are ladled into the brand’s flagship product: Brown Sugar Boba Milk (RM12.50), which is topped off with another layer of crème brûlée on the top.

Brown Sugar Boba Milk

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Located in: Same row with Ninja-Z

Address: 19-1, Jalan PJU 5/10, Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Hours of operation: 12pm-1am

Daboba

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Known for its waiting times alongside its competitors. Daboba is also famous for its brown sugar milk beverage with cozy vibes interior design for their customers to relax and feel comfortable. Aside from regular pearls, they have golden pearl as well which are worth a try! Their signature product is Roasted Brown Sugar Pearl Fresh Milk (RM13.90), and Honey Golden Pearl Green Milk Tea (RM9.90). On a side note, if you are a boba novice, look out for the woodland animals (a deer for The Alley and a brown bear for Daboba) on their logos to tell the brands apart easily.