Throughout the great many years that I have stayed in KL, and the countless of times I have been to KLCC, never once I step foot at the Petrosains. I always thought that it is for kids to get some informal learning through museum-like exhibits. Okay! I was wrong! I am so sorry! In case you all have been as ignorant as I was, Petrosains is a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS. They manages the visit operations of the world renowned PETRONAS Twin Towers and the interactive science centre, Petrosains, The Discovery Centre.
The Petrosains is actually so interesting! Azman and I was there to check out one of the many sections of the Petrosains and it is called the PETRONAS Street Smart exhibition. The moment I stepped in the place I saw how nice the set up was and how much Miki would love this place, he might not want to leave!
The PETRONAS Street Smart exhibition has been operating for the past 10 years and serves as one of the PETRONAS’ key CSR programmes. It aims to continuously encourage science education as well as address current social issues, namely road safety by focusing on science and technology.
Apparently the PETRONAS StreetSmart exhibition which is an interactive Travelling Exhibition, has travelled extensively throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak.
Designed with mobility in mind, the exhibition will continue to work around the country reaching beyond urban areas especially into small towns and remote locations. Since its inception, PETRONAS StreetSmart has engaged over 1 million visitors and participants, achieving high levels of participation throughout various communities and schools.
When we were there, we were so privileged to be briefed by Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, Chief Executive Officer of Petrosains Sdn Bhd herself. She said “The exhibition was aligned to Petrosains’ approach of using a variety of techniques, learning tools and programmes to encourage the appreciation and adoption of road safety awareness among society, especially students from the primary schools.”
True enough, the entire exhibition is full with highly interactive exhibits arranged in such a way that they seem to be built along roads and highways. Very interesting indeed, I can pictiure Miki walking (and insisting that his parents also walk within the “roads” and not breaking any rules. Cute! They have road signs all over… Great for kids to learns the meaning of each one.
Miki would love reading this and 10 million questions based on just one sign! :p
“Safe Riding” exhibits. This educated riders on the risks they face on the road.
Above is me hitting a helmet at the Skull Protector exhibition. This exhibit shows the importance of wearing a SIRIM- approved helmet while riding bikes because dude, I am telling ya…. even my weakest blow to the non-SIRIM helmet could be fatal!
All these exhibitions have been recognised for their relevance and impact since its introduction in 2001. Since then it has received the full backing of the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS), Jabatan Keselamatan Jalan Raya (JKJR) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) who acknowledge the exhibits social value and impact, as well as economic importance.
Above – Azman trying the Buckle Up exhibit, which is probably the stay exhibit here! It allows us to experience forces up to 5 times the body weight simila to those is a crash of about 10km/h. Wow!
Over tak? Sampai 2 orang explained to me this exhibit. Maybe I was so bengap! LOL
Our guide for that day! very nice and friendly!
Heheh! My friend Nannoor was also there! Let’s bring our kids there together-gether eh Nannoor? Below are the list of great many activities that children can do here. I highly recomend this place! Really!
For ticketing and booking, you can browse here! They have speacial rates for MyKad holders. Anyway, I am glad that now I know how wonderful Petrosains can be! Although I only check out the Street Smart exhibition belum masuk semua lagi!?!! I am really eager to take Miki here soon!
So fellow Mommies and Daddies.. How about a toddler outing to Petrosains eh? Let me know! 🙂
oh Alee, cepat la hang besaq so u can be my excuse to go petrosains! 🙂