ASEAN Regional News

[tita01]

Originally Posted by crossboneka

hey guys! finally i was able to complete makati!!! but sadly this time i only included projects that are under construction, meaning only those with rebars and cranes are considered, otherwise i'd be overwhelmed with too many proposed buildings many are in preparation stages now, e.g., the Trump Tower Manila.

btw, after working on this Makati compilation and BGC previously, i went ahead and checked how Manila fares with Makati and BGC, and to my surprise, my initial list almost surpassed makati in the number of UC projects in manila. can you believe that? anyway, it would take some time before i could make something like the below presentation for manila.

in the meantime, please enjoy makati

Makati








i figured i should edit BGC to exlude proposals/prep so it would be fair for makati

BGC







coming up soon...

Ortigas


Manila


Quezon City

Muntinlupa

very nice

[patchay]

Semi-Urban and Rural Malaysia is going for a major transformation in the next few years. See it now before its too late...

Bukit Larut & Taiping - the wettest town in Malaysia (highest rainfall)
District: Larut
State: Perak, Malaysia

Taiping has one of the oldest town council in Malaysia. It is also the wettest place in the country, with rainfalls almost every alternate day.



KIng Edward School


Taiping Lake Gardens

Taiping Town, Central Business District

[xxxriainxxx]

One of my friends is from Taiping...


Anyway, instead of just focusing on connections between Manila/Clark and KL/KK, AirAsia should also focus say connections between Kalibo/Cebu and say Penang and other cities of Malaysia.

Btw, nice photos crossboneka, Manila really does look like a North American city... Bangkok does have more buildings but the architecture of the modern buildings there have more Asian feel. Same as other ASEAN cities.

Manila looks more like a North American City, with Latin vibe and very Asian problems. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[metrosuburban]

Originally Posted by sun-tex

cebu and penang for me is really alike...cebu could catch up developments and more tall building by 5-10 years from now, maybe the first supertall in the country could be built in cebu, who knows

i hope cebu is also doing something to fix the housing shortage in the city.. The last time i was there, poverty rate is quite disturbing with so many small and huge squatter areas. You can see a lot of them even at the vicinity of cebu business park. That has become a common problem in relation to poor urban planning in most philippine cities.

[xxxriainxxx]

Originally Posted by metrosuburban

i hope cebu is also doing something to fix the housing shortage in the city.. The last time i was there, poverty rate is quite disturbing with so many small and huge squatter areas. You can see a lot of them even at the vicinity of cebu business park. That has become a common problem in relation to poor urban planning in most philippine cities.

Most Philippine cities have slums is that what you are saying? I agree with the poor urban planning, but 'common' problem in 'most' Philippine cities?

[sarimanok]

Originally Posted by patchay

Semi-Urban and Rural Malaysia is going for a major transformation in the next few years. See it now before its too late...

The place is indeed very wet the whole year. Never been there but based on the photos, there are plenty of moss and ferns growing on branches of the acacia tree.

[patchay]

The Malaysia - Thailand Driveway, Land Border and Rural Hinterland Crossing


Bukit Kayu Hitam Checkpoint, Kedah State (Malaysia) - Ban Dan Nok, Sadao District, Songkhla (Thailand)
Selamat Jalan Malaysia, Sawadee ka Thailand

Immigration Complex @ Bukit Kayu Hitam (Malaysia)








Town of Ban Dan Nok across the Thai Border
image hosted on flickr

Eastern & Oriental Express Luxury Train, Singapore - Malaysia - Bangkok
http://www.orient-express.com/web/eo...al_express.jsp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern...iental_Express

This luxury train provides the answer to those who yearn for the romance and nostalgia of a bygone era, when travel was best enjoyed at the most leisurely pace.

The golden age of travel lives on aboard the Eastern & Oriental Express luxury train. Winding through some of the world's most beautiful and exotic landscapes, it voyages through Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, and on into Laos. Mountains, forests, fascinating towns and golden temples create a rich tapestry of life along the way.



This sister train to Europe’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express offers an equally exciting on-board experience. Enjoy gourmet dining, cocktails in the open-air observation car and special local entertainment as your adventure unfolds.

The service is now run by Malaysian conglomerate, YTL Corporation.



A section of Bukit Kayu Hitam Malayan Railway Crossing


The Eastern & Oriental Train on the Bridge of River Kwai, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand


Surely, tourists lovin' it...

Rural Chuping, Perlis State (Malaysia) - Sadao District, Songkhla (Thailand)

Originally Posted by naziem

Felda Chuping - Malaysia's largest sugarcane plantations at the border with Thailand
image hosted on flickr

[TWK90]

Next month, all three rail lines operated by RapidKL will be integrated into one ticketing system. This completes the arduous task of integrating all three rail lines which were separately built by different companies.

This is RapidKL.



It took the operations of the two LRT lines in 2004 and monorail line in 2007.

These were the previous operators of the urban rail lines before RapidKL took over the operations.







This is the construction of the final permanent interchange station between monorail and Ampang LRT line. Kelana Jaya line and Ampang line were connected via Masjid Jamek station last year.



Construction still ongoing for monorail entrance


Entrance to the Ampang line, as you can see, entrance to both the monorail and Ampang line will be the same, ensuring total integration between two lines


New ticket counter


Heading to Ampang line platform


Signboard directing commuters to monorail line

[TWK90]

Singapore MRT

Bayfront MRT station











Onboard the C830 train (Alstom)





Stadium MRT station (passenger must transfer and board other trains at this station to destination of the rest of the Circle Line)

[amigo32]

OMG, you could ballroom dance inside the train

[TWK90]

Originally Posted by amigo32

OMG, you could ballroom dance inside the train

Are you referring to the photos of the Bayfront station entrance?

[amigo32]

No. Inside the train.

A lot of space, whereas in Manila MRT is the opposite.

[amigo32]

[xxxriainxxx]

You can do really dirty dancing inside Manila trains. In the '90s MTV called it 'The Grind'.

[amigo32]

Originally Posted by xxxriainxxx

You can do really dirty dancing inside Manila trains. In the '90s MTV called it 'The Grind'.

You just reminded me of something


During my teen years and naughty

[TWK90]

Originally Posted by amigo32

No. Inside the train.

A lot of space, whereas in Manila MRT is the opposite.

I think the Manila Purple Line train is considerably wide too.

Source : Wikipedia

[amigo32]

Still, it's jam packed.

[xxxriainxxx]

Originally Posted by amigo32

You just reminded me of something


During my teen years and naughty

Where? On the ancient Baclaran-Monumento line? HEHEHE. Lumuhod ka sa Baclaran no?

[amigo32]

Originally Posted by xxxriainxxx

Where? On the ancient Baclaran-Monumento line? HEHEHE. Lumuhod ka sa Baclaran no?

tayu-an lang noh

[xxxriainxxx]

Originally Posted by amigo32

tayu-an lang noh

Tayu-an sa Tayuman..