When WordPress 2.9 was released, I upgraded but trackbacks were not sent out. I reverted to 2.8.6. WordPress 2.9.1 corrected that but another long-standing problem I have been facing still remains. Trackback links successfully sent out remains in the “to_ping” column instead of moved to “pinged” column in the database. I wonder if this problem is unique to me or the server that this blog resides in or one that other WordPress users are facing too.
Category: General
White Christmas At 1 Utama 2009
There seems to be a trend among shopping malls to use bare tree trunks as Christmas decor. 1 Utama painted these in white, strung them up with baubles and place them among poinsettias for contrast. Like previous years, some of the decor have movements. This time, the gazebo above the main pavilion rotates like a musical box. The baubles on top of the stalls also rotate. Strikingly, the familiar conical shaped Christmas trees are not used at all. The lack of these makes the atmosphere less Christmassy.
Christmas at 1 Utama Concourse.
Bare trees with baubles.
Close-up of the baubles.
Poinsettias add splashes of red to a drab white setting.
Christmas Decor At Mid Valley Megamall 2009
View of the Christmas decor at Mid Valley Megamall Centre Court from Level 1.
The Centre Court in Mid Valley Megamall was decorated with flaming candles and uprooted trees hovering above an empty castle, bare tree trunks standing amongst pine trees decorated with baubles, pine cones and other ornaments. Those conjured up an eerie atmosphere. The theme is “A Magical Christmas”. So, those floating candles were supposed to be magical. The Centre Court was abuzz with shoppers taking the opportunity to have their photographs taken before the castle and Christmas trees. The was a three-storey tall Christmas tree at the North Court and a cage with two reindeers at the East Atrium.
Photo opportunity galore for shoppers at Mid Valley Megamall.
The castle, Christmas trees and floating candles from the Ground Floor.
Giant acorn.