Post those wonderful pics of KL's most popular shopping area here!

Here are mine..taken last 2 weeks

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I think you need to adjust your exposure a bit.....the pictures a bit dark lah....anyway good job! :okay:

hehe thanks..what to do those were taken from a moving car..so I have to use the fast shutter mode which means less exposure...it can't get any brighter than those :(

Originally posted by baqthier

hehe thanks..what to do those were taken from a moving car..so I have to use the fast shutter mode which means less exposure...it can't get any brighter than those :(

u use flash?? i always fail to take night pics in the car

Wah~ I've been looking for these pictures for a long time~~~
Thank you so much for sharing lah~~
Wei, post more lah~ :D

Here you go Andrew,more pics:D

http://picserver.org/view_image.php/5944YLSN61G2

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Just a question,is Wisma Peladang being cladded with glass?Look at my last pic,there were some claddings.

Originally posted by D_Y2k.2^

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Just a question,is Wisma Peladang being cladded with glass?Look at my last pic,there were some claddings.

That is not Wisma Peladang actually. I donno the name of the building actually. The cladding is for some sort of shopping place called "Piccolo Mondo" :D

That is not Wisma Peladang actually. I donno the name of the building actually. The cladding is for some sort of shopping place called "Piccolo Mondo"

Thanks!hows the progress?Any latest pic?

Originally posted by D_Y2k.2^

Thanks!hows the progress?Any latest pic?

I don't have one. Beside I will only going to BB tomorrow. Yet..still no camera to take one :D

thanks for the pics, D_Y2k.2^:okay:

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

That is not Wisma Peladang actually. I donno the name of the building actually. The cladding is for some sort of shopping place called "Piccolo Mondo" :D

Piccolo Mondo is restaurant/cafe lah :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

That is not Wisma Peladang actually. I donno the name of the building actually. The cladding is for some sort of shopping place called "Piccolo Mondo" :D


That IS Wisma Peladang lah! :bash: :D

....and like Baqthier had said - Piccolo Mondo is a restaurant. Been there a number of times myself when it is still at its old venue.....at the L'Opera place. ;)

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Just a bit of trivia: This Standard Chartered Credit Card booth are designed by Dr. Ken Yeang! :)

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And this is Piccolo Monda restaurant as it is today.......far cry from its previous venue. Of course there are better days ahead as the first 2 floors of Wisma Peladang are now under reconstruction for the restaurant......probably with some retail stores as well! ;)

oh great pics;) i love the pics very much.

BTW where is Wisma Peladang located? Bukit Bintang? how is the building looks like :?

Originally posted by szehoong

That IS Wisma Peladang lah! :bash: :D



I know. I just said that the building is not Wisma Peladang so that you can scold me again for giving out wrong information mah :bleh:

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

I know. I just said that the building is not Wisma Peladang so that you can scold me again for giving out wrong information mah :bleh:

wah....you suka kena scolding izzit? :lol:

Originally posted by szehoong

wah....you suka kena scolding izzit? :lol:

No la. I just had a rough day this past 3 days. I got issue with my best mate, on verge of breaking up with my gf and have to deal with extremely irritating authority personnel. Just need to lighten up my life at the moment. :D

aiyoh....you'll better have some stress management man.....sometimes shit comes one after another and it ain't pretty! ;)

Try destressing by coming here more often......go shopping......do your gym thing or some people find solitude in prayers........just do something you like :)

Originally posted by szehoong

aiyoh....you'll better have some stress management man.....sometimes shit comes one after another and it ain't pretty! ;)

Try destressing by coming here more often......go shopping......do your gym thing or some people find solitude in prayers........just do something you like :)

Shopping? I got a combined credit limit of RM26k. There's a serious shopping I can do actually:D

No la...I just want to be alone at this moment. Thanks for the concern. I will be all right. Hopefully soon.

A pic of Lot 10 Chinese restaurant from Coronade
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/503/9coronade1.jpg

^^^ Wah.......I din know it looked nice from above too........I think the food there isn't Halal.......that is s Chinese foodcourt not a restaurant ;)

.....it is called Tai Pai Thong or something like that.....:D

Originally posted by szehoong

^^^ Wah.......I din know it looked nice from above too........I think the food there isn't Halal.......that is s Chinese foodcourt not a restaurant ;)

.....it is called Tai Pai Thong or something like that.....:D

I think some halal like the Ikan Bakar...yummy!

Originally posted by baqthier

I think some halal like the Ikan Bakar...yummy!

No la. I never see any Malay or Arab people makan Ikan Bakar at that restaurant :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

No la. I never see any Malay or Arab people makan Ikan Bakar at that restaurant :D

I guess i'll have a lookout for the Halal sign the next time I am there...... ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

I guess i'll have a lookout for the Halal sign the next time I am there...... ;)

Yeah. But I don't think so they have. But during late noon the place got some sort of musician which play a really good music :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Yeah. But I don't think so they have. But during late noon the place got some sort of musician which play a really good music :D

hmmm.....at least you could have a nice drink there.......the drinks are good in my opinion! ;)

Originally posted by szehoong

hmmm.....at least you could have a nice drink there.......the drinks are good in my opinion! ;)

Segan la nak makan kalau takde sesiapa nak teman :D

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Segan la nak makan kalau takde sesiapa nak teman :D

aiyoh......you could always gimme or Baq a call mah.......:D

Originally posted by szehoong

aiyoh......you could always gimme or Baq a call mah.......:D

It's okay. Eh!!! Baq is here :?

Originally posted by ZaHiRnYa???

It's okay. Eh!!! Baq is here :?

Of course....he's always available! Remember he's always free! :D

He's still in KL lah.......;)

He's still in KL lah.......;)
how i wish :cry:

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This starbuck coffee umbrella looks fascinate. :cheers: I think it's maybe the taditional sign of this shopping district.

nice shape..but I wish they could put some colors in there ;)

nice shape..but I wish they could put some colors in there ;)

I think white is quite well in blending with the surrounding BB area. What kind of color you have in mind? Don't you think that having a different color will make that area kinda like a circus.

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Taking supper in this type of place are very expensive!! i can't afforded for it or else i will faced brankruptcy :D

BB Park Roof Canopy

Design Features:
The project consist of a huge semi-enclosed canopy (1,080 sq.m.) covering a public plaza, that will contribute towards "place-making" in the city of Kuala Lumpur. The plaza will contain a number of F&B outlets and public multi-use spaces that shall become a destination for local and overseas tourists to enjoy the local cuisine , tropical environment and
culture of Malaysia. It is also a place for the public to aggregate.

The large canopy has secondary layers or "leaves" of roofing which are overlapped to permit cross-ventilation. "Mixed-mode" bioclimatic devices such as overhead fans and demister fans are used to improve conditions of comfort and to keep users below cool. At night, super-bright lights may be used to give the effect of turning night-into-day making the place a 24- hour space.

The structural steel columns support the roof and the multi-media screens below. The place will be unique and one of its kind found anywhere in the world.

Summary of features:
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The roof as a "tropical umbrella", encloses the spaces below for multi-use activities giving partial protection from external weather conditions.
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The umbrella also provides a covered pedestrian thoroughfare from Jalan Bukit Bintang to Low Yat Plaza at the rear.
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The umbrella serves as a focus for the community. The umbrella's height gives it added prominence as a landmark structure in the precinct.
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The umbrella serves as a focus for the community. The umbrella's height gives it added prominence as a landmark structure in the precinct.
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The umbrella has a multi-layered overlapping roof form. Ventilation louvres and openable sliding roof panels enables cooling of the spaces below the roof, preventing heat build-up during the day.
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Under the umbrella will be various mixed-mode bioclimatic devices to keep the users cool such as the use of demister fans. Water features and landscaping further improves the comfort level of the users.
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The roof construction is a steel frame with metal deck and polycarbonate skylights.

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Taking supper in this type of place are very expensive!! i can't afforded for it or else i will faced brankruptcy :D

call szehoong and farid to belanja :cheers:

call szehoong and farid to belanja :cheers:

Actually..it is not that expensive. But don't always eat at that place la. No need to follow what other people punya preference. Just remind ourself, money can be use but it has to be spend in a wise way ;)

Actually..it is not that expensive. But don't always eat at that place la. No need to follow what other people punya preference. Just remind ourself, money can be use but it has to be spend in a wise way ;)

A cup of weird tea(which is quite similar to Teh Tarik) costs me RM 4.00++. Where in Klang can get 4 cups of tea :D

Actually..it is not that expensive. But don't always eat at that place la. No need to follow what other people punya preference. Just remind ourself, money can be use but it has to be spend in a wise way ;)

i guess thing in Bangsar would be more expensive?:?

i guess thing in Bangsar would be more expensive?:?
Bangsar has all..cheap and expensive! Pasar malam also nice :cool:

i like malaysia shopping complex...

Bangsar has all..cheap and expensive! Pasar malam also nice :cool:

i didn't expect cheap:D:D:D

hey, forgot to ask about the Roof canopy thing. is it completed already?? it looks so false and yet so real:bash:

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A cup of weird tea(which is quite similar to Teh Tarik) costs me RM 4.00++. Where in Klang can get 4 cups of tea :D

I had Sushi last month.. Me and my friend for Rm250++ ;) Just the 2 of us.

huh??? walau... u really affordable :D your friend or your girlfriend?? :D

I guess a friend of his..if girlfriend sure..rm500++ :D

I had Sushi last month.. Me and my friend for Rm250++ ;) Just the 2 of us.


wah! :eek: .....talking bout spending money on food! :D

My most expensive (and most luxury) to date had gotta be the meal at Smokehouse. Five of us and it cost like RM800. .....but that was like 10 years ago :D ..........and my dad belanja so :happy:

A cup of weird tea(which is quite similar to Teh Tarik) costs me RM 4.00++. Where in Klang can get 4 cups of tea :D

aiyoh...depends where you go at Bukit Bintang lah. There are mamaks in that area that sells teh tarik for only RM1....so it is same as Klang too :D

If you're free.....I could bring you around to show you all the cheap places! ;)

hey, forgot to ask about the Roof canopy thing. is it completed already?? it looks so false and yet so real:bash:

Of course it is completed! It was completed back in 2001 if I remember correctly. You haven't been there meh? :?

i didn't expect cheap:D:D:D


yea....every expensive places in KL also got cheap alternative. Even in places like Sri Hartamas and Bangsar. Bukit Bintang isn't as expensive as some think as that place have lotsda mamaks and hawker stalls ;)

You just have to know where to look for it. ;)


Kevin > Where did you drink that expensive weird teh? :?

Of course it is completed! It was completed back in 2001 if I remember correctly. You haven't been there meh? :?

if i'm not mistaken, i think i saw them building it in 2000. i'm not so into this kind of things yet at that time:D

i didn't go to Bkt Bintang last year. no time.:D

yea....every expensive places in KL also got cheap alternative. Even in places like Sri Hartamas and Bangsar. Bukit Bintang isn't as expensive as some think as that place have lotsda mamaks and hawker stalls ;)

You just have to know where to look for it. ;)


Kevin > Where did you drink that expensive weird teh? :?

Some shop along jalan bukit bintang. I could not remember the name :D

aiyoh...depends where you go at Bukit Bintang lah. There are mamaks in that area that sells teh tarik for only RM1....so it is same as Klang too :D

If you're free.....I could bring you around to show you all the cheap places! ;)

cheap places like Jalan Alor:D

actually i can't remember if it was cheap he he...

In Malaysia can find cheap everywhere lah...for instance in malls like Midvalley or Suria KLCC or Lot 10 can still get a can of coke for less than rm1..and beehoon goreng or Nasi Lemak Canggih rm1.99 only at Suria KLCC

cheap places like Jalan Alor:D

actually i can't remember if it was cheap he he...


Jalan Alor food is cheap but it depends on what you order......also it is only cheap to locals so if you're a Mat Salleh.....bye-bye lah! :D

The food there is cheaper than the malls but more expensive than those shops in the suburbs ;)

Jalan Alor food is cheap but it depends on what you order......also it is only cheap to locals so if you're a Mat Salleh.....bye-bye lah! :D

The food there is cheaper than the malls but more expensive than those shops in the suburbs ;)

why is it more expensive if i'm mat salleh?? they hisap darah??

why is it more expensive if i'm mat salleh?? they hisap darah??

aiyoh....common knowledge loh......like in Penang also mah.....those Gurney people would hisap darah if they see Mat Salleh (unless they displayed their prices) :D

aiyoh....common knowledge loh......like in Penang also mah.....those Gurney people would hisap darah if they see Mat Salleh (unless they displayed their prices) :D

tot maybe you ment something else mah:D

hmm....dunno they charged us more or not that time coz we dunno how to speack cantonese

huh??? walau... u really affordable :D your friend or your girlfriend?? :D

My best friend. My girlfriend don't like Japanese food ;)

tot maybe you ment something else mah:D

hmm....dunno they charged us more or not that time coz we dunno how to speack cantonese


I dunno leh...but I think as long as you're local ....it would be safe :D

I find it weird that a chinese friend of mine last time wanted me to negotiate with a chinese mobile phone dealer personnel in Malay because this friend can't speak Cantonese :sly:

I find it weird that a chinese friend of mine last time wanted me to negotiate with a chinese mobile phone dealer personnel in Malay because this friend can't speak Cantonese :sly:

I also got communication with KL chinese people. Most of them speak cantonese and only cantonese. As for me, i can speak fluently in Mandarin and hokkien. So we end up giving signal to each other :D

I also got communication with KL chinese people. Most of them speak cantonese and only cantonese. As for me, i can speak fluently in Mandarin and hokkien. So we end up giving signal to each other :D


Well.....likewise in Penang! :D

I have more problem communicating in Penang than in Sydney! :D

I find it weird that a chinese friend of mine last time wanted me to negotiate with a chinese mobile phone dealer personnel in Malay because this friend can't speak Cantonese :sly:


yea.....cos it would be very weird to speak to another Chinese (whom you dun know) in Malay. I have no problem doing that in English actually. :D

There is this very strange thing between my cousin and his friends. I used to drive em out for late night excursions in KL many years back and I cummunicate with them in Cantonese. But my cousin and I used to speak in English (although both of us are fluent in Cantonese) so we talked in English while both of us speak to the friends in Cantonese.....hehehe......I find that very weird! :D

Well.....likewise in Penang! :D

I have more problem communicating in Penang than in Sydney! :D

wah say as if u go to Fujian province :D

actually lucky i stay in Penang, i know Hokkien and can understand a little of Cantonese by watching TV.

if stay somewhere where ppl speak Cantonese like KL, hard to learn hokkien

Ha..ha..one of my Chinese friend does not know how to speak Chinese at all. I still remember one of the day when all of us went out to Bukit Bintang and went to this shop. He start talking to the Chinese salesperson in English..and when that guy reply back in Cantonese, he just told that guy that he didn't speak Chinese...and that guy have this look kinda like wanna hit and slap my friend really hard :lol:

I have to say it is seldom for me to find a Chinese guy who cannot speak their mother tongue at all ;)

Is there any proposal for another beautification to Bukit Bintang?I mean like around Westin area

Compare to orchard rd in s'pore, bukit bintang is just not wider or longer and even nicer enough for shopping...or may be I shouldn't use orhard rd as a comparison? Hope it would improve soon...-___-

Well,maybe because Bukit Bintang was not well planned to be a popular shopping district before?I do agree with u too Simon.But i believe KL still has potential to improve:D

I would say Mutiara Damansara is the next best thing..just they need to give a good name for this shopping area! Mutiara Damansara so mouthful! :D

Yeah. I have to say Mutiara Damansara as well. But I hope that I will win either one of the grand prize offered by One Utama. Imagine winning a house there with a value 1 million. :D

Yeah. I have to say Mutiara Damansara as well. But I hope that I will win either one of the grand prize offered by One Utama. Imagine winning a house there with a value 1 million. :D

That house is situated just beside the low cost apartments at Mutiara ..and I do hope can buy one of those apartments! That place is getting richer everyday liao! Low cost sure become luxury one day like what KevinKhoo suggested! :lol:

Ha..ha..one of my Chinese friend does not know how to speak Chinese at all. I still remember one of the day when all of us went out to Bukit Bintang and went to this shop. He start talking to the Chinese salesperson in English..and when that guy reply back in Cantonese, he just told that guy that he didn't speak Chinese...and that guy have this look kinda like wanna hit and slap my friend really hard
I have to say it is seldom for me to find a Chinese guy who cannot speak their mother tongue at all
HAHaHA..actually ZaHiRnYa, not uncommon, not uncommon. *grin*, unfortunately, they get labelled 'Banana person'...yellow outside, white inside!

HAHaHA..actually ZaHiRnYa, not uncommon, not uncommon. *grin*, unfortunately, they get labelled 'Banana person'...yellow outside, white inside!

Liping_T : I'm totally lost here. Could you explain again to me :D

Liping_T : I'm totally lost here. Could you explain again to me :D
Banana mah....on the surface chinese but inside orayng potayh punya jiwa..so prefer speak english while he/she can't read or write chinese and speak bad chinese
But some friends call the Indonesian and Thai Chinese banana which is innapropriate since many of them don't even speak orayng potayh.

I found that KL chinese were quite stubborn. They often speak cantonese rather than english. Unlike in Petaling Jaya, most of them speak english. I also encountered with few chinese customers when i was working which reluctant to speak chinese with me. It seems like they thought speaking english will make them feel high-class or special.To my surprise, I also encountered with a few malay families which spoke English among each other when i was working in Giant shah alam :?.By the way, most of the customers spoke broken english :D I could even speak english better than them :D

Banana mah....on the surface chinese but inside orayng potayh punya jiwa..so prefer speak english while he/she can't read or write chinese and speak bad chinese

Now I know la. I though Liping_T was talking about the house in Mutiara Damansara. That is why I'm so confused just now...how come a house can be called Banana :lol:

Silly me ;)

Mutiara Damansara or Damansara Perdana ! I'm going to get a house over there soon I swear to god..:D
For shopping over there..hmmm..i still prefer they improve Bukit Bintang instead..;)

I found that KL chinese were quite stubborn. They often speak cantonese rather than english. Unlike in Petaling Jaya, most of them speak english. I also encountered with few chinese customers when i was working which reluctant to speak chinese with me. It seems like they thought speaking english will make them feel high-class or special.To my surprise, I also encountered with a few malay families which spoke English among each other when i was working in Giant shah alam :?.By the way, most of the customers spoke broken english :D I could even speak english better than them :D


aiyah....Klang and Penang Chinese ALSO stubborn in this case as they keep speaking in Hokkien! :D ......sometimes you can't blamed them as apart from their Chinese dialect mother tongue, they only know Malay or a little English. It would be weird for a Chinese to speak to another in Malay....I dunno why .....but it is perfectly allright to speak in English.

When you're serving customers, speak to them in whichever language they are comfortable with. When they start speaking to you in English then you replied in English and dun change to Hokkien or Cantonese as some do not speak their any Chinese dialects at all. You can't expect everyone to speak Chinese to you when you work in a supermarket........it is different from pasar lah! :lol:

Sometimes when you see 2 Chinese speaking in English, it is not in all cases they think they are high-class or what. Although most people think so, but there are many genuine case. The reason why I speak to some of my Chinese friends in English (although we all know Cantonese) is because the bunch of us used to have a lot of non-Chinese so speaking in Engllish make sense to others. Then we got so used to it that even amongst ourselves, we speak English.

I also speak to my one of my cousin in English and when we go out together....we speak English all the way but when we are joined by his friends, he and myself speak to his friends in Cantonese but I kept speaking to him in English. It is weird but the thing is that I am so used to speak to him in English so that it is very automatic.

I've seen countless Malay and Indians whom speak amongst themselves in English too so this is not too weird already ;)

szehoong's explanation makes good sense to me..:D I really wish malaysia would one day be like s'pore as english is their first language in school, and everyone could speak english to each other. Yet, the muslim government is a bit conservative, and the chances is, close to not going to happen..

I cannot comment anything pertaining to this ;)

Yet, the muslim government is a bit conservative, and the chances is, close to not going to happen..

What does Muslim has got to do with not doing stuffs in English? Don't just simply come to conclusion that relates to religion.

What does Muslim has got to do with not doing stuffs in English? Don't just simply come to conclusion that relates to religion.

There's absolutely no offend on the religion itself, and I apologize if I had offended you. May be I shouldn't blame muslim for not having english as a first language, but their way of governing? Again, this is just an opinion, no hard feeling. ;)

peace~

There's absolutely no offend on the religion itself, and I apologize if I had offended you. May be I shouldn't blame muslim for not having english as a first language, but their way of governing? Again, this is just an opinion, no hard feeling. ;)

peace~

What are you talking about dude?

The wide nationalism movement in the early 70s is the factor here.

It is not because of the government's governing style. Malaysia has had the same government since independence. I don't believe the government in the 60's, when English was the medium in schools, was less Islamic than now.

At least, that is my opinion.

There's absolutely no offend on the religion itself, and I apologize if I had offended you. May be I shouldn't blame muslim for not having english as a first language, but their way of governing? Again, this is just an opinion, no hard feeling. ;)

peace~


I think you got the wrong idea between Islam and Malay Nationalism. Yes it is true that our govt can be conservative at times but I dun think it has anything to do with the decline of English and the promotion of Malay language.

Take Turkey for example.......a predominantly Muslim country but are very modernised just like Malaysia. English are also widely used in Turkey but not to the extend of Malaysia as we used to be part of the British Empire. So English could be used widely even in Islamic countries :)

So religion had nothing to do with language preference as a Chinese muslim could still preach in Chinese in China or a British muslim could use English all he wanted. Just like how the Bible are translated to English, Chinese, Japanese and host of other languages so religion and use of language are non related in this matter ;)

Tomkat is right.....the current use of Malay in education and in the mass media is due to the 'nationalisation' in the 70s to promote the use of Malay Language. The govt had wanted to use Malay as the medium of communication between all races (which is a good move IMO) but had neglected English in the process.

I can see that many older (and to a certain extend newer generations too) communicates better in Malay than in English. You could see an old Chinese man buying something from an Indian storekeeper and conversing in Malay. Likewise just the other day, I was at a mamak stall with one of my friend (a Chinese), a Sabahan and an Indian and we're all communicating in Malay while watching a football match in English :D

Anyway the wide use of Malay and rendered English lesser in use in day to day usage until the 90s when Malaysia enters the world stage in globalisation. At the same time more and more parents are able to afford to send their childeren to overseas for tertiary education. Thus English came into the spotlight again as it the world's trading and communication language and Malaysia is one of the world's important trading and manufacturing nation.

Our government is now promoting the use of English once again. Science and maths are being taught in English now (I wish they do the same thing with arts subjects like economics). English words are slowly getting visibility in signages and many public buildings are named in English. Even newer developments embraces English names these days.

I think the eroding factor in English isn't due to the fact that Malay is dominating our education system but the lacking of good educationist in English. Teachers taught wrong English usage to schoolchildren and the lack of interest of students in learning the language. This is on top the fact that most parents speaks rojak English to their children at home. :lol:

I used to be very good in Malay (since eroded to just being conversant in bahasa pasar hehehe) and English and the fact that I won first placing in both the pidato (Minggu Bahasa Malaysia) and Public Speaking (English Language Week) in my school speaks volume that being good in both Malay and English is possible. I think students nowadays need to use English more to improve.....likewise BM too.......;)

Well guys, thanks for correcting me...;)

Well guys, thanks for correcting me...;)


No problem Simon :okay:

Sometimes we're just a lil misinformed about certain things....cheers! :cheers:

Litterbugs aplenty in Bukit Bintang area


KUALA LUMPUR, June 29:
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While tourism has placed Jalan Bukit Bintang on the map, it has also generated an unexpected problem — garbage.

Alam Flora Sdn Bhd collects some 15 tons of rubbish per month, mostly cigarette butts, plastic bags and sweet wrappers.

According to its deputy service area manager Mubarak Ali Gulam Rasul, this is enough to fill a football field. This makes Jalan Bukit Bintang one of the dirtiest places in the city.

"Can you imagine how many cigarette butts, plastic bags and sweet wrappers it takes to make 15 tons?'' he asked in an interview with the New Straits Times.

He said Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman also suffered from the same problem.

"Jalan Bukit Bintang is a high-traffic area popular with both locals and tourists. Keeping it clean is very important to uphold the image of the city. It is hard for us to do so if people throw rubbish indiscriminately." Alam Flora has 38 workers working the five square kilometre area in three cleaning shifts daily. "We have enough manpower to keep the area clean but that's not the point. The point is that garbage should not be on the streets in the first place. Keeping the city clean is the responsibility of all." Mubarak said it all boiled down to the attitude of some city folk who did not care about cleanliness.

"Talk about third-world mentality. Some of us still think that one little cigarette butt will not amount to much. But what if 1,000 people throw cigarette butts in the same drain? The most frustrating thing is when we place a bin near a drain, people still throw rubbish into the drain." City Hall City Centre division inspector Abdul Rahman Bador said although there were enforcement officers on the lookout for litterbugs, it was impossible to do so around the clock.

"If we just catch a few, nothing is going to really change. The important thing here is that we must seek the solution, not the cause of the problem," he said.

He said City Hall and Alam Flora had been working together on cleanliness awareness campaigns in the hope that everybody played their role in keeping the city clean.

"We just hope the next time you want to throw something on the street or into the drain, just think of the effect."

wow! :eek: They must be doing a very good job keeping that place clean! I didn't see much rubbish there most of the time and at times the streets there are spotless......kudos to Alam Flora! :okay:

Yea....adults should show good examples to children.....better than any form of education. ;)

^^^ We also need to have hefty fines and enforcement officers on rounds to fine these litterbugs.....

......the other day there is this idiot whom parked in front of my shop to wait for the bank to open in the morning.....then threw his drink can in front of my shop! :rant: My aunt whom is sitting at the counter saw him and ask him politely to please pick it up and throw it in the rubbish bin just a few feet away (there's a 7-eleven next to our shoplot and the rubbish bin is in front of the convenient store). Guess what he told my aunt? "You have any proof I threw it on the floor?" ...and then he drove away! These idiots got the cheek to say such thing and dun realised that he's on the wrong. The least he could do is to apologised and throw it in the rubbish bin. To make things worst he speaks good English and are professionally dressed. And this is just ONE person.......I guess we have lotsa these people walking around town :ohno:

geez...that's what INFURIATES me! People with absolutely NO civic sense! grrrr...these are the idiots who make us walk in their trash! *pissed*

on another note

I think our construction can be different to begin with though. Perhaps shops shouldn't any longer have open uncovered drains in front, furthermore, back lanes should be used for garbage so that it can be kept out of sight from the main roads. I think some shopping lots already have this....it should be a design requirement fr City Halls everywhere I think....houses too!

I think Bukit Bintang st on the Regent Hotel side should have improvement on their landscape too!That will make Bukit Bintang complete:D

Btw,i would like to ask how much doesi t cost to rent a shop lot outside KL Plaza(eg.Kenny Rogers)?

I think Bukit Bintang st on the Regent Hotel side should have improvement on their landscape too!That will make Bukit Bintang complete:D

Btw,i would like to ask how much doesi t cost to rent a shop lot outside KL Plaza(eg.Kenny Rogers)?


hmm.....very tricky question......cos Kenny Rogers and Starbucks in Malaysia are franchised by Berjaya and KL Plaza belongs to em so I am not too sure if they would have discount. If I am not mistaken ....the market price for these lots would be RM80,000 - RM100,000 a month :eek:

walau!+_+ u sure the rent that high!?With that amount,i can get a luxury apartment at the KLCC area in a years time!+_+

^But with the income they generate can get a luxury apartment in NY :D

hahaha!very true also.So wat do u guys think about having a kopi tiam there?:D

mmm...speaking of kopi tiam, I'm actually hooked on Mexican now....would be nice to see more Mexican restaurants in KL....altho I dunno how people would initially react. It actually took me a long while before I considered Mexican tasty...

hahaha!very true also.So wat do u guys think about having a kopi tiam there?:D


Just about 100m from KL Plaza at Jalan Imbi....there are a few very famous kopitiam so I dun think having a kopitiam at Bintang Walk would be a great idea :D

Furthermore those whom patronised kopitiam aren't the crowd at Bintang Walk.........probably there are but they go there at night for a cuppa Starbucks.......you think they would go to a kopitiam? :D


ANyway I am not too sure if it would be a success cos sometimes unconventional ideas to take the world by storm.....perhaps someone with lotsa money would like to try it? :D

Then again there would be the landlord problem cause they would be selective of the tenants..........I dun think they want any traditional kopitiam or mamaks there :D

mmm...speaking of kopi tiam, I'm actually hooked on Mexican now....would be nice to see more Mexican restaurants in KL....altho I dunno how people would initially react. It actually took me a long while before I considered Mexican tasty...


hmmmm........there are a few.......I can't identify any off my head now :wallbash:

But there is one last time along Jalan U Thant called La Chivas.......I wonder where it had moved :(

Nonetheless we've got Cachos - the Mexican junk food :D


Although I've tried Taco Bell before.....hmmm.......I dun really like it :D .....however I wish for it to open an outlet here so could try it again and see if I could fall for it this time :D

I think 1901 lagi sedap :lol:

I think 1901 lagi sedap :lol:


eh.....1901 is actually very nice! :okay: I just love their hotdogs! :D

eh.....1901 is actually very nice! :okay: I just love their hotdogs! :D

Maybe I should buy it today for my breaking fast session. Ha..ha...finally I know what to eat today ;)

hahahaha!I mean we can come up with a new high end kopi tiam:D something innovative:D But ah..the rent itself is killing liao man....doing business in that area is really risky

Hi,

I am lucky enough to visit KL every year or so, and think the changes over the years to BB are brilliant!

I'm visiting again next March, and am keen to discover whether there will be any changes to the street? e.g. will the Regent side be paved? Will there be any extension to the current pedestrian street?
What changes to StarHill ? (Which really needs a better retail mix IMO)
Any other new shops or centres?

I'm staying in the new Westin and can't wait to discover BB again.

Thanks,
Gary

Hey Gary,welcome to Malaysia:D
There are several minor changes to it now like the new Samsung centre.When was the last time u went?THe Huge Berjaya Times Square has opened!And by the time you arrive,Imax,cinemas and many more will opened then.Currently they are constructing a new shopping centre opposite westin hotel;)

My last visit was in July 2003, so it will have been over 19 months since then. BTS was yet to open. i haven't heard of a shopping centre being built near Westin, nor Samsung, can anyopne tell me more?

Gary

ur welcome.there's a new mall next to KL Plaza aka. Planet Hollywood.Can't remember the name....and one more new mall will be the Avenue K opposite KLCC:D will keep u up to date once I'm back in Malaysia:)

Welcome to the Malaysian Forums Gary! :wave:

The new mall which DY2K2 described as opposite StarHill Centre are called The Pavillion. When completed we'll see the other side of Bukit Bintang Road as having a good pedestrian walkway like Bintang Walk. This would also be extended via 2 overhead bridges connecting to the opposite side of Jalan Raja Chulan (Weld Road) to a new developement called Chulan Square which is gonna complete construction maybe sometime next year as it is more than half completed now ;)

I would highly recommend you to give Berjaya Times Square a visit since there would be lots more exciting things to be opened there within the next few months :)

There is a smallish shopping mall in between Planet Hollywood and Lot 10 called Piccolo Galeria. It just opened its doors like about 2 weeks ago. I can't show any of ya any pics of it cos I forgot to bring my camera out that day :wallbash: ....but then again the mall has got only 5 tenants moved in the time I was there. ;)

For the benefit of those whom had not seen it or dunno where is it......here's some pictures I took of this 'mini' mall back in August when the exterior of the place is completed ;)



http://ftp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/Piccolo Galeria/IMG_4533sm.JPG



http://ftp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala lumpur/Piccolo Galeria/IMG_4536sm.JPG




http://ftp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/kuala%20lumpur/Piccolo%20Galeria/IMG_4541sm.JPG





The Samsung 'centre' that DY2K2 mentioned is actually a Samsung kiosk along Bintang Walk. Its the nicest one there so far so it is advisable to check it out as well :)

http://www.xpphotoalbum.com/data/500/9797BBKL.JPG?7222

http://www.xpphotoalbum.com/data/500/9797BBKL1.JPG?9761


And lastly......the partially-opened Avenue K (as of now). It should be fully opened in time for Christmas or at the very least by Chinese New Year ;)

This shopping mall is the shopping place for Haute Couture and had very high-standard finishing to its interior and exterior. More pics could be found here: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=103569&page=10&pp=20

Well.....just keep a lookup on our postings here for more updates! :okay:

enjoy...... :)

thanks for the more detailed information Sze.Any latest photo for The Pavillion?

thanks for the more detailed information Sze.Any latest photo for The Pavillion?


hehe...you're welcome ;) Pavillion? Well......unless you wanna see the ol fencing around the construction site :D They are still doing the groundworks so nothing is up yet ;)

What's replacing Tangs at StarHill?

Can i reach any malls by monorail from Jln BB?

Cheers,
Gary

What's replacing Tangs at StarHill?

Can i reach any malls by monorail from Jln BB?

Cheers,
Gary


Well...the BB Monorail station is in-between Lot 10 and Sg. Wang Plaza and it is connected directly into both malls. From there you need to walk to the rest of the other malls. Other than those at BB, it is also conencted directly into Berjaya Times Square via the Imbi station. In the future it would be connected to Berjaya Central Park (a new mall u/c) via the Bukit Nanas station and KL Sentral's new mall (planning stage).

Oh....and Starhill Centre now are in the midst of a major renovation by the world's renowned interior designer David Rockwell. Anyway the mall is gonna be extended via a skybridge to its neighbouring sister - the Ritz-Carlton Residences podium which is gonna feature more upmarket stores ;)

..n don't forget the plan to extend the monorail to the ever popular MidValley Megamall...hope it will be materialise. ;)

by Lim Khee Boon

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Bintang Palace
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yea...that's what Starhill used to look like :D

This is the long and forgotten BB thread! :D

OMG... lol it's bout time to revive :D BB looks a lot more colourful and happening now!! I wish I were home to take pics of the street events, the lights and ppl and all~~~

Bintang Palace
http://p.vtourist.com/1429704-Bintang_Palace-Kuala_Lumpur.jpg

what the heck is Bintang Palace?? *grin*

^^ High class relaxation centre :D