What A Place I am an oldtimer who's travelled quite a bit (and still do). I'm yet to come across a culture or community in which cheating the other guy ('taking advantage' is a more polite term) isn't part of the daily life strategy. My response is to take precautions and protect myself. Cab-drivers are just one example. In regulated metered areas (like the US, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore), they try to take you longer distances. In unregulated metered areas (like Thailand, Cambodia, the UK), they get you to ingore the meter and agree beforehand on a higher fare. In unregulated non-metered areas (like Sri Lanka, India), they bargain like wolves or target another less-miserly passenger. Ultimately, it's all about your choice. You can get cheated or not depending on how you approach a situation. Look at the contrast between, say, Singapore and India. Singapore is heavily regulated - people form queues, every action is spelt out in Black & White, it's clean, services like power, transport, water and internet are always available and the administration is responsive to complaints. However, all these come at a high price. Just ensure that you have plenty of money. India is quite the opposite. But you can get along with almost no money. The point is that a spic-and-span enviroment doesn't necessarily mean that one place is better than the other. It also has a lot to do with the enjoyment level, with how people tend to go about their daily routines. In general, I see more smiles in a poorer, less regulated country. Perhaps it has something to do with being allowed to live on one's own terms rather than the terms of the state. Malaysia is as good a place as Australia or the UK. Queues, cabbie honesty and pavement braille belong to the community. Smiles belong to people.
Sorry to all who have felt upset about what has been said of Kuala Lumpur but that's what I just feel about the city after being there for sometime. Im just hoping that it is taken positively and reflected upon instead of completely denying it. Cheers, Speed & Power
these couple of weeks, KL been hit by moderate haze.... this morning, the weather is good... rain, but not that heavy though. hopefully it will rain again to clear of the haze and also cooling down the WC's players...
What is going on in Malaysia ??? Hi lurker, Hehehe... World Class Facilities, but Third Class Management ??? What is going on in Malaysia ??? Cheers... chris@ccc
the football lovers are angry at FAM (football association malaysia)... is due to FAM no longer can manage and produce good footballers. poor management and also affected from politics, this is the result when sports + politics. cant elobrate more here, coz is quite sensitive.
Images of KL I have caught some images of KL during my trips there mainly for watching badminton in KLBA Cheras. This time I will go back to Bt Jalil again, the last time I went there was during the Thomas Cup, some years ago. KL has impressive buildings and highways as you will be able to see from some of these pictures:
wow... so many places.. in 1, 2 or 3 days.. even been to The Curve... nice photographs sadly, still hazy nowadays...
Visitor to KL should not miss KLCC KLCC is a showcase of modern Malaysia, with property values very much on the high end. The Twin Towers is Malaysia's icon and is well recognized worldwide. Some pics also from my album:
We've got pictures of KL from Loh !!! Hi Loh, And we've got pictures from you !!! Appreciate those pictures... knowing that you are preparing to depart Singapore for KL at midnight. Hope that you can catch up with kong-19 and Kim from Australia, at the WC@KL 2007. Cheers... chris@ccc
Will post some pics... ..adding to what has been posted and share my experiences of visiting KL, shortly..In short, it was a very pleasant & wonderful short-trip to KL!! And yes, there are tons of foods!!
There are things in KL (Malaysia) that looks good from the outside but actually rotten in the inside. There are things in KL (Malaysia) that looks rotten from the outside but is a gem when you go inside it.
Only regret is that we couldn't find the time to play badminton together and help you to lose some weight! Next time 'abang' abedeng please take note and be the organizer!
