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@hannahyeoh In mont kiara...big tree across the road... but great work by the Bomba this late hour. https://t.co/OitrPL3MyQ

On the way to a big salsa thing in mont kiara.

Big Mac for lunch at Plaza Mont Kiara.For some reason,it tastes better.

Gonna fetch dad at KGNS and off to dinner with the big family again. Mont. Kiara. Yearning for steak!

All this time I only saw him in a portrait. He's my big big boss lahh. He owned most of the residences in mont kiara

Prepare for big meeting w/ MOE Mont Kiara..

Review Q&A big mont kiara

Is 19,000 rm good enough to live in Kuala Lumpur for 2 people?

RM 19,000 will allow you to live in a lap of luxury in Kuala Lumpur. In fact I’d suggest a few things to make your money go far: Avoid living around the normal expat neighbourhoods like Mont Kiara, Hartamas or in Kuala Lumpur city centre where everything is over priced. Live in the suburbs where you can get bigger houses to rent for the price of a furnished condo in those expat zones. I suggest looking around Subang - it’s well connected with trains & highways to the city and house rents that’s still reasonable for the salary you will make. Forget renting a big car if you’re driving to work - you’ll get stuck in a jam anyways. Get yourself a Toyota or a Honda. Eat like the locals do - plenty of cheap vegetarian restaurants around the city (sorry can’t help you there) so do explore and enjoy the cuisine. Welcome to Malaysia & have a pleasant stay!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: What are your favorite cycling routes in KL?

There are several Up to Genting Sempah from Gombak. 45-60 minutes of beautiful uphill. Doing the DUKE. I do it from Mont Kiara to Gombak to Ampang to Gombak and back. Do before 7 or at weekends. LDP - death trap - avoid. Damansara to Ijok or Kuala Selangor. Best done early but coming back in from Sungai Buloh on a busy 3 lane road is hairy. Keep speed in the 35-40kph range for safety there. MEX. Beautiful rolling hills to Putrajaya - popular but been to 2 wake rides there after friends were mown down so I avoid now. NKVE/ELITE to KLIA. Good 4 hour ride early on a sat/sun. 5am start recommended. Port Dickson - 6-8 hours via MEX or LDP. Coming back in the traffic sucks. Rawang - too much traffic Batu Arang to Ijok - beautiful and some nice climbs New highway to Kuala Selangor - Great. Hills. Fast and empty but 2 lane. Guthrie highway. Short but good cycle paths so you can time trial. Broga loop. 100km+ loop by Ulu Yam. 3 major hills. Very tough day. Reverse Broga - going anti clockwise starting from Semenyih is horrendous. Bentong from KL. 6 to 8 hour beautiful ride. Big climb and big descent. Twice. North-south highway from Jalan Duta. Climb out and then head south for an awesome hill. 90km/h+ possible as you come down to Damansara but concrete road so this is insane. Genting Highlands - Now banned but go the back route via Batang Kali. Mid-afternoon gets you masochist points. Kuala Selangor - Sungai Besar - Ijok. 180km of flat plantation cycling. Soul destroying but good for you. LEKAS to Seremban is good if you live Cheras side. But its not usually worth cycling across town. Putrajaya - I think it's boring and have never gone. Too many marathons there. More than several it seems.

Which is a better city for tourists, Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur,’s abbreviation is, ,KL,, not ,Kuala,. This is what locals and tourists alike call it, and I shall address it as such herein. Again it’s about what kind of tourist are you. If you’re, male, single, millenial, Western, ,then ,Bangkok, is for you. The nightlife, the beautiful chaos of energy & Asian exoticism will attack you from all angles. It’s basically the better, tourist-friendly, exotic version of Jakarta/Manila, and you'll be hard pressed to run out of things to do. If you’re ,above 30, married, ,and ,bringing kids/elderly parents along,, ,KL, is more for you. More developed and organised, but still has the mess of an Asian city in certain parts. Like a grittier Singapore/Hong Kong. There are many family-friendly attractions to do such as theme parks, parks, aquariums, shopping, and eating. If you're ,Muslim, ,it is very convenient-halal food is almost everywhere & mushollas (prayer rooms) are available in almost every building. But even if you aren’t, don’t fret, KL has something for everyone. We are a diverse multiethnic, multireligious country- and ,45% of Malaysia's population is non-Muslim., Furthermore the government is (at least on paper) and inclusive one with many non-Muslims as ministers and decision makers, so ,do think of us as more of a ,Dubai or Istanbul ,rather than Saudi Arabia or Brunei,., ,It is a, big fat myth that there is no nightlife in KL, (though it is slightly expensive for Southeast Asian standards), and pork dishes (we have a large ethnic Chinese Malaysian population which did not assimilate). One of KL’s major setback for tourists is that has is that it’s ,highly decentralised &, ,more suburban ,than Bangkok, ,like Tokyo or Los Angeles- half the large companies in Malaysia are headquartered outside the CBD; to illustrate, a mere 5 min drive from the ,Petronas Towers, can land you in the lower parts of ,Ampang,, an upper-class, low density neighbourhood home to many embassies & our Koreatown. As such, while the CBD is arguably still the most happening place in town, a lot of action is disbursed in its suburbs- ,Bangsar, Mont Kiara/Hartamas, Subang Jaya, Bandar Sunway, Damansara, Sri Petaling, to name a few, has a good deal of nighlife, food, shopping, & places of interest. We KL-ites don’t usually go into the CBD other than for work (and that’s only for those who work there) as there are so many other happening neighbourhoods to go to for play. Nearer to the CBD, there's ,Changkat, Jalan P Ramlee,, ,and the newest addition- ,TREC,, ,where KL's most esteemed nightclub & import from Singapore ,Zouk ,is situated. I also feel that there are more attractions in the vicinity of KL, such as Genting, a hill resort sporting Malaysia’s only land-based casino, and soon to be opened world’s first 20th Century Fox World. Melaka, Ipoh, & Cameron Highlands are also not far away. There are also frequent also frequent 1-hour flights to Penang, Terengganu (Redang & Perhentian Islands) and Singapore. And do ask me if you want any recommendations in KL!

I need information about what it is like for a woman living in Kuala Lumpur from someone who is currently living there. I have a good job offer, but my family are saying that I will be in danger?

Singapore is the safest city in South East Asia if not the world. For Kuala Lumpur, generally it is safe to live except sometime you have to be careful with motorcycle rider snatch thief (i.e. locally known as “Mat Rempit”). Keep your valuable safe. When walk at road shoulder, if you carry big bag by hanging at your shoulder, put the bag at building side! Of course you also have to look out for your safety and extra careful when you cross busy road to avoid hitting by vehicles. To find safe and convenient accommodation, look at apartment or condominium with guardhouse and swimming pool facilities, plenty of choice here. Near to LRT or MRT station is a plus point. Rental wise is very affordable for non-expatriate or high end area like Damansara and Sri Hartamas/Mont Kiara. Typical rental for 3 room 2 bath apartment/condominium with built up area around 1,000 SF at sub-urban area is in the range of RM 1,300 - RM 1,800. Don’t forget, KL have plenty of mouth watering and delicious local food to enjoy. Either man or woman can give you objective opinion with regard to the above. KL shopping complex are many and varies, three of the largest shopping complex are 1Utama, MidValley and Sunway Pyramid, togehter with too many over built shopping centre here. Weather wise, hot or rain with high humidity all year long. You will get use to it after 3 or 4 month. Good luck to you and welcome to Kuala Lumpur!

Malaysia: What do you find the current property cost in Klang Valley or Penang like? Is it to high and over rated? Average young generations are hardly afford to purchase a home property nowadays. What should government do to ease this purchase tension among our young generations? The low cost housing scheme by the government is it works for the nation?

I'm not familiar with Penang, so I will just jump into Klang Valley case: Klang Valley is big, so there are several cases: ,KL Area, KLCC, Mont Kiara, Damansara, etc are traditionally rich guys area, it's not surprise to see a high pricing tag for the properties around there. However, if you carefully look at the historical pricing, I don't see a much upward momentum right there, the pricing is more or less hanging around at RM1k-1.5k psf. Looking from the perspective of city development, I personally think the price is pretty reasonable considering those properties are not aiming for the local residents but for the foreign investor or expats. PJ/Bandar Sunway, Okay, most of the people have the impression of skyrocket housing price around Klang Valley, the impression is actually come from the property boom at PJ, particularly the Bandar Sunway area. The apartment around that area can easily go up to RM1-1.5k psf (so it's literally the same price tag as the top KLCC prime area) nowadays. It's not surprised, I would say. Considering the lucrative opportunity to turn the apartment into a student hostel, if I have the budget, I will still buy in a million-dollar apartment and cut it down into 4-5 rooms and earn a decent monthly income from the rental. With lots of investors and businesses flocking into this lucrative business as property agent, sub-lender, the market just shakes so easily. I could still remember that I rented a RM300 room back in 2011 just nearby Sunway, but now it's like at least RM600-700 for a small shared room. And even with the perspective of the development of LRT and the coming soon BRT service around that area, I don't think there is anyway to stop the booming - because the demand is literally right there. Puchong, There are many nice property development around the Puchang, especially the new extension of new Puchong, Puchong 2, etc. The price tag there is actually still friendly, you can still get a RM500-700 psf for a big house. However, it's still a in process development, it's so difficult to determine where it will head to. Cyberjaya, Forget about this. This area is simply crazy. Tons of, tons of property supplies. Lots of investors, property agencies look for this place as a growing high-tech industry area and so in believing that there is lots of opportunity on the demand side. However, if you're a Malaysian, you know, our industry is still very weak. Fundamentally, what I want to express is that, considering the global standard, our housing price is okay, but it's over-priced for local, for Malaysian. The underlying problem is the purchasing power problem of the people, not just the problem of the property itself. I personally think that, instead of having measure to cool down the property market, the government should work better on the people side - how to lift up the average household income of the people. And this's going to be a big topic, education, infrastructure, business policy are some of the most important the Malaysia government has to solve before anything else. If you're person who're interested in making a change to Malaysia, feel free to talk with me, I'm more than glad to talk with someone who has the same ambition :)

In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where can I stay to be far away from mosques, as I need peaceful rest without loudspeaker disturbance everyday?

Stim Punk asked me to answer this question. If you are a tourist, you should know that a proper hotel, costing RM200/night and above may have proper sound proofwindow. You can be assured you wouldn’t hear ‘adzan’, regardless of the location you are staying. If you stay in a budget hotel or a rented house, we can not be so sure. Unless if it’s a highrise condominium around KL Sentral, then you might be able to avoid the call to prayer by Mosques. Since you are coming to Malaysia, you must expect and endure the Muslim’s call to prayer called ‘adzan’ that is blasted on loud speaker 5 times a day, the Hindus’ act of ringing the bells when saying a prayer, and both Hindus and Chinese (not sure if it’s Buddhist practice only or also other beliefs/Buddha denominations) incense burning activities for few times a day, or sometimes at the same time depending on numbers of same faith residents in the area. We are just like this. We are in Malaysia, a multi religious nation. When i say multi religious, it means most of us are practicing major world religions which require worshipping of God every day not just on Saturday or Sunday. Therefore, please stay in a proper hotel to avoid disturbance. Alternatively, get the help of any estate agent or Air bnb host to find a place in areas with high rise condo around KL Sentral (no mosque), or Mont Kiara expatriates area (i think there is no big Mosque amidst the expatriate’s high rise condos). Edit : The adzan, depending on mosques can sometimes be so loud. However in my area and office, i have not heard adzan for 3 years. This is a Muslim majority area nearby Subang Airport with Mosques. But your best option is still staying in a proper Hotel which has sound proof window, always.

What neighborhoods of Kuala Lumpur or near Kuala Lumpur would you recommend?

Recommend for tourists, expats, business visitors? For tourists you have two choices KLCC/Bukit Bintang area. Middle of everything. Big hotels or backpacker hostels - everything is here. KL Sentral is the terminus of the KLIA express train and so very convenient for travellers arriving by air. But is more oriented towards business travellers as its a 15 minute taxi ride or a 20 minute urban light rail journey to the tourist areas. For longer term expat residence I would recommend KLCC again. This is where the banking and financial sectors are located and many businesses have their head offices there. But traffic is fairly horrendous. There are many apartments for rent at all price levels from RM 3000 pm upwards., Mont Kiara and Sri Hartemas. A bit further out but more affordable. Many Japanese and Korean expats live here. Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Demansara Utama. Further out but with good shopping and restaurants. Choice of international schools. Bangsar. Low rise link housing, used to be very popular but parking is bad and few expats choose to stay here these days. Still many restaurants and shopping opportunities and convenient for the huge Mid Valley Megamall. For the rich and famous (and wannabes) Bukit Tunku. Leafy suburban enclave but few shops. Landed houses, low rise condos and one or two high rise ones. Be prepared to drive everywhere, even to buy a pint of milk. Easy parking and very secluded. Rentals from RM 6000 pm.

Which city is more developed, Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur?

First we need to dissect what the OP means by being ‘more developed’. If it simply means being ‘bigger’ & ‘more energetic’ then it is Bangkok. Let me make it clear that I actually love Bangkok a lot as a tourist destination. It has a lot of charisma & eccentricity that even many global cities don't have. But if it means more modern, liveable, and cosmopolitan, then definitely ,Kuala Lumpur, hands down. It is only short of Singapore. First off, Bangkok, with its street vendors, tuk-tuks, markets, BTS Skytrain, & legendary traffic makes it extremely energetic. Hence, Bangkok may ,appear, more developed to the casual tourist. This is far from true. If it was so, then would Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) with its motorbikes make it more developed than Bangkok? And would Singapore, which does not see traffic jams for a city its size be ‘less developed’ due to a quieter streetscape? Bangkok is also a much bigger and denser metropolis than KL, hence also the false impression that it’s more developed. More importantly, KL is much more suburban & decentralised than Bangkok. Greater KL's situation is somewhat like what Metro Manila is- multiple distinct cities in one big metropolis. The CBD is still the main commercial area, but it is small for KL's size, & lot of action happens outside of the CBD which most tourists frequent- ,Damansara, Sunway, Subang Jaya, Mont Kiara, Ampang, etc., Locals mostly come to the CBD only for work and leave after office hours giving the impression that it is ‘mundane’. In fact, almost half the companies’ main officies are located outside the CBD! Even Google’s office is in KL Sentral (where the main train station is). Kuala Lumpur has: Better zoning laws,. Commercial, residential, and industrial land is demarcated clearly. There is no mish-mash, save for a bit of illegal street vendors in shacks. Mixed-zoning is usually confined to older shophouses in Chinatown or ultra-modern high-rise apartments beside LRT/MRT stations, termed transit-oriented developments (TODs). More greenery & green spaces. ,In the CBD, there are more accessible parks and green spaces, such as the huge ,Perdana Botanical Gardens,, ,KLCC Park, Titiwangsa Park. ,We even have a rainforest in the middle of the city- ,Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve! ,There are also many more huge parks outside of the CBD like ,Taman Jaya, Kepong Metropolitan Park, Subang Ria Park, Desa Parkcity, Bukit Jalil Park, Putrajaya, etc. ,There are also many hiking trails a short drive from the city. In many places, trees line the roads. Tidier streetscape. ,There are no multiple electricity wires with zapping sounds above the streets, streets are cleaner and sidewalks are mostly available, although unfortunately not uniform. There are also no more slums in the entire Greater Kuala Lumpur area anymore, though embarrassingly there are quite a number of homeless people in areas like Chinatown. There’s also no rowdiness that comes with drunk young Western tourists & sexpats, and sex tourism exists but is well hidden, Better transportation. ,If you look at Google Maps, there are many more highways in KL leading out into the many satellite cities of Greater KL. KL also has a larger rail network than Bangkok (although connectivity in the CBD is better in Bangkok), and there are no more diesel trains in our rail network- it is fully electric. From Padang Besar (Thai border) to Gemas (Johor border). KL also has a joint inter and intra-city main station- KL Sentral (Although Bangkok is building one the Bang Sue Grand Station) with two more intercity stations to be constructed in Bandar Malaysia and Gombak. All public buses are also equipped with A/C and most have LED signages, and there’s even free bus services that run around the CBD. Taxies are disappointing though, but none of us locals take them anymore as ride-hailing app Grab (Southeast Asia's Uber) is easily available, legal & safe, offer better service, & is usually cheaper. Oh yes, traffic is bad, but not as bad as Bangkok. Cost of both public transport and driving (fuel & tolls) is also cheaper, although car prices for non-Malaysian cars in KL are much higher. More opportunities. ,Many MNCs such as Honeywell, Voith, have their regional headquarters in KL. Many oil and gas firms like AkerSolutions have also shifted to KL from Singapore owing to cheaper cost of running business here. Has an iconic skyscraper ,that instantly reminds people of KL (and Malaysia), just like how the Eiffel Tower would instantly ring Paris & France. Bangkok does not have that, even newly completed beautiful MahaNakhon Tower is recognisable but not iconic enough. Its historical buildings such as Wat Arun & the Grand Palace are mixed successes. . For the future, KL is going through exciting times. This is how KL’s skyline looks like now (as of Dec 2017) *In the foreground is TRX, the new financial district, and The Exchange 106 which would be 492m (40m taller than the Petronas Towers). Other projects include Matrade, Bandar Malaysia, and Bukit Bintang City Centre. Oh we will also have the tallest building in Asia Pacific with 700m tall PNB Merdeka 118, on the fringes of Chinatown, designed by renowned Australian architectural firm ,Fender Katsalidis. Speaking of Bandar Malaysia, it will house the station for, Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) ,which lets you zip from KL to Singapore in only 90 minutes. Land acquisition is happening now, and it will be ready by 2026. Bandar Malaysia station, Kuala Lumpur which will integrate with 3 metro lines. There will also be another 137km of metro lines added to the current 469km metro & electric commuter train network. Greater KL transit map 2025 (Credit to Legan from Skyscrapercity). (Don’t get me wrong. I do love Bangkok and its chaos. I love visiting the city as a tourist, but I’d never imagine myself living there as an expat). (EDIT) To be fair though, Bangkok’s development isn’t very much far behind, and it’ll be no surprise to see Bangkok overtake KL and Singapore, even if only due to sheer volume. ,Pas Sean, with his extensive knowledge of Bangkok has already shown the upcoming projects it has to offer. However, I hope I’ve shown better insight in the workings and future of KL as I feel that there is a general lack of awareness in the upcoming projects in KL, even amongst KL-ites and Malaysians.

Is Malaysia a westernized country that is modern?

All countries are different and Malaysia is a SE Asian country with SE Asian customs and values. Religion plays a large part in peoples lives and family ties are very important. There are no social safety nets such as exist in the West. You work, you live off your family or you starve. Having said this, Malaysia is one of the most Westernised countries in SE Asia. It lags Singapore but singapore is so Westernised it is barely Asian any more. Infrastructure in urban areas like Kulala Lumpur (KL) and the surrounding areas is very modern, English is widely spoken by the urbanites, less so in rural areas, Architecture in KL is very adventurous compared to the historic West, it follows a pattern similar to big cities in the US and Australia rather than the architecture of Europe. Traffic jams are common as road infrastructure has lagged architectural development leading to congestion at peak hours. Air quality needs improvement but it is generally tolerable. Malaysia has the highest rainfall of any SE Asian country so many inhabitants drive everywhere and keep an umbrella handy. KL is a city of shopping malls. There are around 10 just in the CBD alone and many more in the suburbs. You can find almost everything you need in them. Many have bowling alleys or multiscreen cinemas or both. One even has an indoor theme park! Food is everywhere. Office workers tend to take-away lunch from street vendors rather than eating by the roadside as in Bangkok (weather again) but these vendors are disappearing as more and more mall restaurants offer lunchtime special deals. There are many Western food options in the malls ranging from fast-food to high end fine dining. Although Malaysia is a muslim country pork products and alchohol are freely available in non-halal sections of supermarkets and non-halal restaurants. Many restaurants especially in hotels serve alcohol but no pork and these are termed “pork-free”. In the expat enclaves of KLCC, Bangsar and Mont Kiara there are many high-rise condos of all sizes to let. Westerners favour high-rises as they offer better security than landed houses. malaysia is not a crime-ridden society but word gets around when a western family moves into a landed property and you may find your big screen TV is “liberated” unless the property is kept very secure or part of a gated community. Gated communities with golf clubs/courses attached are common in the suburbs. Private medical care is available at specialist hospitals and is high quality. Public hospitals tend to be overcrowded although they have the latest diagnostic equipment too. Entertainment is restricted to joining one of the many private sports clubs, cinema-going and eating out. Exploring the countryside is easy providing you have access to a car. There are a few International Schools teaching the UK, US and French systems and there are local colleges affiliated to prestigious overseas universities. The schools are rather expensive although it possible to gain admission without waiting too long. From an immigration standpoint, there are 3 ways to obtain a long-stay (non-tourist) visa. The first is to obtain work from a local or international company. The company will apply for an Employment Pass on your behalf. The second is to set up a local enterprise that will provide work for locals (not sure of the rules for this) and the 3rd is to obtain a Malaysia my Second Home retirement visa. There are minimum overseas income requirements and local bank deposits required, They vary with the age of the applicant although there is no minimum age limit. The MM2H visa is valid for 10 years renewable. So the short answer to your question is yes, Malaysia is very Westernised in its larger cities but rural towns and villages remain uniquely Malaysian and have an Asian culture and societal norms.

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