Showing posts with label KL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KL. Show all posts

Friday, July 31, 2009

ISA Rally .... Sick Mind

Just came back from working trip to Jakarta last Wednesday. It was good trip except for the cancelled Mas flight on Tuesday that took off the smiles from passengers faces. The hotels, offices and shopping centers in Jakarta looks like a high security zones. Security services must be a good business in Indonesia. Definitely I would not fancy myself living in Jakarta or even try to compare Malaysia and Indonesia. Living here is just too good to compare with most of our neighboring states. It was bad enough that every bombing in Indonesia will be linked to Nordin Mat Top (a Malaysian) and Malaysian bashing seemed to be a good past time for them.

Now with the planned anti ISA rally, the Pakatan Rakyat and associates is hoping to turn Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, where rally has became their natural habit. The ISA was in place to secure the security of the nation and innocent rakyat from those who wish to see Malaysia goes down the drain and in chaos. The things that need to be improved perhaps is in ensuring that the law being used fairly. Further more the Prime Minister has declared that the law will be reviewed for the better.

No the Pakatan Rakyat and associates could not leave the country in peace and used every opportunity to politicize issues. The headway made by BN on the confidence building initiatives has caused panic in the opposition front. They are back to their old fashion way of streets demonstrations. I hope the police will take early action to ensure Kuala Lumpur remains a peaceful and harmony city. For those who love streets demonstrations so much please move over to Jakarta your idol city.
http://malaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/33855-in-supporting-anti-isa-rally-pakatan-hopes-to-regain-momentum

Friday, July 11, 2008

World Heritage Sites - Penang, Malacca & KL ??


Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

It was a proud moments for Penang and Malacca when the Unesco listed both George Town and Malacca as World Heritage Sites. In fact Malacca has been doing a great job in the preservation of the historical sites in the City and turning it into star performer for tourism. For a small state without much resources Malacca is very successful in making the Historical City as a must visit tourist site in Malaysia. Penang is not far off but somehow or rather has lost some of it charms as the Pearl of the Orient. Much have to be done for the state to come back to its old glory as tourist premier destination. It is a good challenge for the Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to bring back Penang to its old glory, making use of the listing of George Town as World Heritage site as a prime mover to bring back the charm of the city.
KTM Logistics Lorry operating at the Station

Heritage Hotel still operating in the building

All well and fine for Malacca and Penang but I was so disappointed when I took a stroll to the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station. After the new Central Station took over as the main hub for the city railway system the old building was left behind without much maintenance and care. Yes the commuter train and cargo/mail section are still operating there but that old majestic historical building was left without much care, maintenance and preservations. There is a Mini Railway Museum in the building but the layout and presentation of displayed items is not much to be proud about. The section on Artist at Work is also poorly done and very unorganized. I guess the intention is good but the implementation is poor like “ melepaskan batuk ditangga aja”. It is definitely not the way to treat a historical buildings and the KTM has done a poor job to turn this site as one of the tourist attraction in KL.
KTM Old eqipments and models on display
Display items in KTM Mini Museum
Art at Work, few resident artists in the building
Art Work not properly displayed or housed

I am confident that the historical buildings along Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin i.e. KL Railway Station, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad , Royal Selangor Club, Mesjid Jamek, Central Market etc. ..if properly maintained, preserved, documented and publicized will be the star attraction for historical buildings/sites in KL. It should become the next site to be accepted by Unisco as World Heritage Sites.

Lets hope the KTM, KL Mayor, Minister of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage and all relevant authorities will take a concerted effort in the preservation and conservation of historical sites in KL and make sure that KL will be listed as the next World Heritage Sites for Malaysia.
Food stall... good cheap food but .....???
Dark front passage way ...... so gloomy
Another food stall ...... just like road side stall
Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad at night
Royal Selangor Club
The famous Mesjid Jamek