GRM 2019 Voting & Suggestion Thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/malaysia/comments/bl9c2u/grm_2019_voting_suggestion_thread/

created by donmuri on 06/05/2019 at 08:11 UTC*

35 upvotes, 7 top-level comments (showing 7)

Wahai monyet-monyet sekalian,

Global Reddit Meetup 2019 (for KL/Klang Valley) is happening on the 22nd of June 2019, Saturday.

Official announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrMD/comments/bgm954/reddit%5C_global%5C_meetup%5C_day%5C_will%5C_be%5C_saturday%5C_june%5C_22/[1][2]

1: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrMD/comments/bgm954/reddit%5C_global%5C_meetup%5C_day%5C_will%5C_be%5C_saturday%5C_june%5C_22/

2: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrMD/comments/bgm954/reddit_global_meetup_day_will_be_saturday_june_22/

Please vote your preferred time to meet up here:

https://strawpoll.com/dar467bc[3][4]

3: https://strawpoll.com/dar467bc

4: https://strawpoll.com/dar467bc

Afternoon : Lunch time

Evening : Dinner time

We are looking for suggestions for the meet up location. You may PM me or post in the comments below. Keep in mind that the location must be:

1. Accessible by public transport (walking distance from train/bus stop)

2. Ample amount of space for socialising (50 -80 humans)

3. Halal (if it is an F&B outlet)

4. Around KL/Klang Valley

Some suggestions to get you started:

1. KLCC park (potluck/bring your own food/picnic)

2. Food square Jakel Mall

3. Berjaya Time Square food court

Timeline:

Suggestions collection: Monday, 6th May 2019 to Wednesday, 15th May 2019, 11:59PM (GMT+8)

Voting period: Thursday, 16th May 2019 to Tuesday, 21st May 2019, 11:59PM (GMT+8)

Announcement: Wednesday, 22nd May 2019

Please refer to the sidebar for past GRM locations.

PS: We have a Whatsapp/Slack/Discord group. PM me your deets (or respective people in the comments) if you would like to join.

EDIT 1: Added info to the strawpoll time

EDIT 2: Updated timeline

EDIT 3: Added suggestion channel info

EDIT 4: Fixed days

Comments

Comment by dcx at 06/05/2019 at 11:01 UTC*

12 upvotes, 4 direct replies

Just putting down some assorted thoughts on the meetup location to get the conversation going (I'm going to edit this as I learn more):

• **Capacity required**: Last year we maxed out the food court's capacity and then some with just 50+ pax. The subreddit has literally doubled in size since then, which means we might get all the way to 100 this year. So it's probably worth being careful to make sure we'll all fit.

• **On proposed suggestions above**: A picnic potluck sounds like an awesome idea, but if it rains are there any shaded areas for us to continue the event as a group? Otherwise this might totally break the meetup. KLCC doesn't have much spare room for a big group afaik. Or are we pretty sure the other suggestions will have enough room to house 50-100 of us monyets?

• **Restaurants?**: I wonder if there's any restaurants that we might be able to book a floor of or something? Or does anyone know of a fast food place somewhere with a floor they don't always open, that we could talk to and pre-book?

• I found this McDonald's booking site[1] for events. But it's not clear which ones have enough space for us. And you can only book for 1.5 hours, say 630-8pm. (Update: Looks like they support bookings of up to 50 pax[2], with RM350 min spend, which should be easy)

1: https://www.mcdonalds.com.my/en/family/birthday

2: https://imgur.com/a/93d5Muj

• I put an enquiry in to Murni's via their website[3] as they say they do private functions.

3: http://murnidiscovery.com/booking/

• Kayu says they have a few branches which have space - Bukit Jalil, Desa Mentari, and maybe even SS2 (I wasn't clear on that). I told them specifically we'd self service or order individually, so no catering / meal plan. Spoke to a lady named Shyanyoon.

• **Event spaces?**: Alternatively does anyone know anything about cheap event spaces? I found this place[4] (booking site[5]) in KD that might be doable? At RM1,200 it'd be about 15 per head plus potluck costs though. Would you be willing to pay this much as an attendee? If this makes sense to folks I can write them for a quote.

4: https://www.basetwentysix.com/parties

5: http://rentmarket.com.my/l/742/base-26-kota-damansara

• **Public spaces?**:

• Lake Gardens has this covered area[6]. But it's only open 530am-830pm so it'd have to be a morning or afternoon gathering.

6: http://gdparchitects.com/2015/?project=perdana-canopy-2

• Dataran Merdeka might be good for a potluck too, but has the same problem with lack of shaded areas.]

Comment by hadesk at 07/05/2019 at 16:47 UTC

8 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Taman botani kl have that hugee canopy we can shelter under if it rains and pretty sure toilets are available too. Not sure how much to rent, tho.

Comment by JeremiahE1999 at 11/05/2019 at 05:40 UTC

5 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Can have 1 Utama or some other places not so deep in KL on the list?

Comment by zhugeliangroma at 12/05/2019 at 10:34 UTC

3 upvotes, 2 direct replies

Im not sure if setia city mall is big enough but i remember they have quite a big padang too. Also, is this where i sign up to join?

Comment by atin24 at 13/05/2019 at 14:15 UTC*

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

How about Foodcourt Bandar Sri Permaisuri or garden nearby Sunway Velocity for potluck theme?

If you want to picnic, KL Forest Eco Park is huge park though.

If you want night, there is Frisky Rooftop Bar for Saturday's free movie screening.

Comment by karlkry at 14/05/2019 at 09:48 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

lmao i wonder if "journalist" from the rakyat report will come and made an article about it

Comment by zeon3 at 19/06/2019 at 12:31 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

!RemindMe 1 week