Dataran Merdeka and Twin Towers, the Pride of Malaysia

One of the iconic landmarks of Kuala Lumpur, the Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) is a big green field facing an equally iconic Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It was the place where the Union Jack was lowered and the Jamur Gemilang was raised. It has not changed much from the early 1920s (the Dataran Merdeka is…

Brickfields, Jalan Petaling, Central Market and Masjid Jamek – the Ethnic heart of Kuala Lumpur

Yap Ah Loy was the most inportant Kapitan Cina in Kuala Lumpur. After a massive fire in 1881 razed the whole town to the ground, the then governor Frank Sweetenham declared that all buildings had to be made of bricks. Yap bought a plot of land in the Brickfields estate and set up a brick…

KL Street Food – Jalan Alor, Imbi Market and Lot 10

Kuala Lumpur has a very lively food scene, whether it is street food or high class food you can find it in KL. But you really don’t know what you are missing out if you go to KL and not attempt to enjoy their street food. Well, not just because you are missing out on…

Getting in and around KL

It’s not an uncommon experience when travelling around Southeast Asia to find getting around a difficult thing to do without a car. From the legendary traffic jams in Bangkok to the almost-impossible-to-walk Jakarta, from the motorcycle treading roads of Ho Chi Minh City to the heart in the mouth traffic of Manila. While Singapore is…

The Muddy Confluence – Kuala Lumpur, an Introduction

The english translation of Kuala Lumpur is Muddy Confluence, it’s not a typical name for a capital though suggesting that the name derived from something else that has since been forgotten. Kuala Lumpur was founded around 1857 when the Raja of Klang, Raja Abdullah biun Raja Jaafar raised finds to hire Chinese miners from the…