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Fall shots – IV
I wanted to show you this 4 image panorama I made from this location. Kind of gives you a nice view from the vantage point under the highway bridge. Gorgeous place. I hope to find time to go there again one morning and to find more mist on the water. Of course, this time of year, it's a totally different image. Colors and leaves are gone, so it's a bit sad to look at right now to be honest, but i think with the right light and a bit fog, it can be quite interesting. A reminder for next time, a slightly longer lens (this is shot with a 35mm), and perhaps shooting the panorama with the camera vertical. It is a wee bit narrow…
The Extremist.
My good friend Ken Bennison asked me to come with him on a trip up the West Branch this past weekend. But before I get to that, I should explain the title on this blog post. It came up as we were waiting for the light to be in the perfect spot, and for the wind to die down a bit.
Extremist is (what I learned on this trip) more or less what his own family affectionately calls him, and it refers to the way he approaches his photography. There is a very good reason why Ken is an incredible artist/landscape photographer. He does what a lot of other people wont do. He gets up at an ungodly hour, drive,hike or canoe for hours, (obviously not at the same time, but most of the time he will have to do all three to get to his location of choice.) And when he gets there he will explore the area, figure out what he want to shot, and wait for the perfect conditions to happen. Ken is not afraid to wait for hours for his shot. He knows exactly what he wants in a picture, and if the conditions aren't there, he wont even take the camera out of the bag, because he wont be able to use the shot anyway, so if he doesn't get the shot, he will simply return to the same spot again and again until he gets the shot he has in his mind. And the results speaks for themselves. Check out his website. I should mention that Ken's is shooting with a Canon 7D, one lens (28-135mm) and his trusty SLIK tripod. Yes, Ken only use one lens.
Anyway, so this past weekend we were up at the West branch north of Webbwood, Ontario. A place I haven't been to in 2 years, so it was nice to go there again, and revisit some of the places I have shot before. Examples of previous posts can be found here, here and here. We are about 80 km (~50 Miles) in the bush, driving on a gravel logging road. The weather was perfect. No wind, sunshine and frost in the air. After having shot at a couple of locations, we wound up at the little lake where I had taken the Moonshine shot a couple of years ago. All of a sudden the sunshine starts to come through the trees, and lights up some grasses in the lake. Being the extremist that Ken is, gets up and wades out into the shallow waters. Ankle deep in loon and beaver crap he sets up his tripod and starts to compose a shot. I thought this would be a good time to get a shot of him in action, so I took a few of him shooting this sunlit grass, with some mist in the background.
The shot below is my shot from this location. Not being an extremist, I of course did not go into the water.
Fall at the falls – III
Time to get close to the water. This is what I really like to shot. To take in the details in the rocks, the flow of the water, and the incredible colors you get this time of year. Often, you will see the colors of the trees reflect in the small rapids.
Enjoy. :)
Fall at the falls – II
Where im standing while taking this shot and the shot in the next post, is actually under water during the spring thaw. It's the very top part of the Onaping falls, or High Falls as some call it. You can see where the water level usually runs when the river is at its peak. As you probably have noticed if you have seen my pictures on this blog, I LOVE to get close in on the falls. I like this shot, but when i got home I realized that the top right corner is blown out. I could crop it out, but it makes the shot boring, so I left it in. I guess I need to get a split grad filter for next time.
Oh by the way. In case you missed the first shot in the mini-series, just click here. For more fall colors, or just to check out my site, click here.
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Fall at the falls – I
Of course I can't stop going to the Onaping Falls when the trees are putting on a display. For some reason, the colors up there didn't seem as vibrant and up front and center this year. I was probably too late. I decided to explore a bit upstream from the main trail, and the next few posts are from around the same area, but looking in different directions.
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Fall shots – III
One more from the Hwy 17 over pass. Same location as this shot, but this vantage point is from under one of the bridges looking south, as you can see on the google map. It's definitively an area ill will revisit again.
Fall shots – II
I got a few more fall shots I would like to share. (My first Fall shots post is here). Still on Hwy 17 west of Sudbury in Northern Ontario. It's always a treat when the water is calm, and the reflections is like mirrored perfectly.
Fall shots – I
Fall in Northern Ontario lasts approximately 3-4 weeks by my understanding – if we are lucky. This year it started a wee bit early too, probably due to lack of moisture, so the trees started to turn even before the summer was over. Yes, fall time is nice, but as soon as the colors are gone from the trees, it only becomes a reminder whats coming. -Yes, the white stuff….uggggg. The 'S' word is a bad word in this house.
Anyway, fall time – time to get out and get some colors at my regular locations. So here we go. First shot is from the Hwy17 bypass. I drive on this highway quite frequently, and I have been witness to the amazing color change during a period of a couple of weeks, so it was a must have shot. Shot on a chilly and cloudy morning around 8 am.
Morning on the lake
On a trip down Hwy 6 to Manitoulin Island back in October last year, I drive through the town of Espanola. – See more shots and post from the town here, here and here. That morning the fog was pretty heavy and on a hunch I took a detour down on Panage Lake Rd, just in case I would get lucky, and I didn't get disappointed. It took about an 1 hour before the fog was burned of enough to get this shot – well, shots actually. It's a panorama made from about 16 images, 8 shots in 2 rows. But in the mean time, I had a lot of fun shooting the morning mist or fog which is magical in a picture. It's peaceful and a bit mystical. Not a bad thing in an image if you ask me.
The Mill
Well, I don't know about you guys, but I think that was a very short weekend….
I'll kick this week of with a shot from the paper mill in Espanola, Ontario. It's from a set of shots taken in October last year. I just happened to be going by early in the morning, and seeing the mist or fog by the hydro damn and bridge, that' s just an opportunity that shouldn't be wasted so I had to pull over and grab some shots. Here and here are some earlier post from Espanola.
Glen Haven, MI
I'll kick this week of with a shot from the Scott Kelby's 2011 World Wide Photo Walk. I sure hope you got to do a walk near your location, if not, try to make time for next year. I had to pleasure to do two walks that October weekend, the unofficial one in Glen Haven, MI and the official one in Traverse City, MI. I have already posted one shot from the Glen Haven walk on this blog (click here), and here is another one. It's the path from the old Coast Guard Station, (now a museum) down to the beach.
It's definitively a place I would like to go back to sometime next year. Beautiful place.
P & R – Back at High Falls
First I would like to say thanks you so much for your nice comments, encouragement and support. It is truly appreciated.
Last round of my "post & run" week.
It's from my favorite spot to go shoot in my area, and yup, it's another fall shot from the beautiful High Falls in Onaping and there will probably be more posts to come from this place.
P & R – West Branch
Second round of my "post & run" week.
The shot above is from an outing up the West Branch behind Webwood, Ontario last year I believe, with my good buddy, Ken Bennison who is an exceptional and award-winning landscape shooter.
By the way, the flower from my last post was just a common lily. Pretty amazing huh? (well, not the photo, the flower of course )
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More falls colors
It's time for some more fall-fireworks from High Falls in Onaping, Ontario. Please feel free to click on the images for a larger 1200px view.
Above is from the trail that takes you along the falls and into the bush. If you walk far enough you will eventually end up on a look out that is over grown by now. Its called Sudbury Basin Lookout. Beautiful spot, but the sun was in the wrong place to get a usable shot from there.
One more from the trail. This shot was also posted on Google+
After walking in the bush for a couple of hours with a heavy backpack, I'm back at the falls dead tired and sweating like a ..well you know what I mean. I got there just in time for the late afternoon sun hitting the trees across the falls, which reflects these amazing green and golden colors along with the sky in the water. I could not pass this opportunity to grab a few shots of that. Absolutely gorgeous place.
Before I sign off, I want to say a huge Thank you for all your nice comments and tweets. Please know that they are all very much appreciated.
Fall colors at High Falls
As mentioned in an earlier post, the weather has been outstanding up here lately. So there is no excuse, just get out there and shoot. I have explored the High Falls in Onaping, Ontario af few times now, and it changes every time I'm up there. The shots in this post are from the end of September, at the peak of the color show. I decided to put more than one shot up today, because I have a lot of shots from this place, and my blogging has been a bit on the slow side lately. It is nice to have some new ammo, so here we go.
Oh btw, if you are on a big monitor, feel free to click the images for a larger view.
The top shot is from the basin at the top of the falls. The incredible colors of the late afternoon sun on the trees and the sky paints the water. Amazing place to shot when it looks like this.
This shot is roughly half way down the falls. At this time of year the water flow in the falls are really low, so there are plenty of opportunity to get very close to the rocks and the falls. It's a very different story in the spring…
The last big drop before the water slows down and continue its run down the Onaping River.


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Myopia (nearsightedness) is an ocular abnormality in which light from a visualized object focuses in front of the retina. It is the most common visual disorder in the world. It accounts for ~25% of the adult population in the United States. In Asia it is even more common in the Chinese and Indians. Two main types of myopia are recognized: refractive myopia [myopia - refractive] and lenticular myopia [myopia - lenticular]. Three types of refractive myopia are recognized: stationary myopia [myopia - stationary], progressive myopia [myopia - progressive] and late myopia [myopia - late]. Depending on its severity myopia is divided into high myopia [myopia - high] and low myopia [myopia - low]. Genetic and ocular developmental factors play a role in the pathogenesis of myopia. Myopia is often associated with prematurity. Affected individuals often have a low birth weight and eyelid closure may be present in infants. Genes for myopia have been mapped to 11 loci (MYP1 [myopia-1], MYP2 [myopia-2], MYP3 [myopia-3], MYP4 [myopia-4], MYP5 [myopia-5], MYP6 [myopia-6]), MYP7 [myopia-7], MYP8 [myopia-8], MYP9 [myopia-9], MYP10 [myopia-10], and MYP11 [myopia-11]. PAX6 may also play a role in the development of myopia. Myopia is associated with several ocular conditions (ocular albinism type II [albinism - ocular type II], pigmentary retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity) and systemic disorders of fibrillin (Marfan syndrome), collagen (Stickler syndrome, Knobloch syndrome), perlecan (Schwartz-Jampel syndrome type 1), as well as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI, sinus node disease and myopia, and Down syndrome. In animals an eye elongates markedly if the eyelids are kept closed before the eye has fully grown, especially if this has been done from birth. Myopia can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Refractive surgical procedures such as LASIK and LASEK are used to treat myopia in selected patients.


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The settlement ends a case that began in 2011 against Forensic Case Management Services Inc. and permanently bars the owner, David M. Hynes II, and other officers in the company from the debt collection business, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday.
The settlement is part of an agency crackdown on abusive debt collection practices as the down economy has pushed more consumers into debt.
Employees of the company, which did business as Rumson, Bolling & Associates among other names, violated federal law by berating and threatening people in pursuit of old debts and improperly disclosing information about those debts to employers, co-workers and others, the FTC said.
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Two others connected to the companies, James S. Hynes and Heather True, agreed to smaller judgments that were suspended because of their inability to pay.
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Kuala Lumpur
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- Kuala Lumpur is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings — consider printing them all.
Kuala Lumpur [1], or simply KL, is the capital of Malaysia. Literally meaning "muddy estuary" in Malay, KL has grown from a small sleepy Chinese tin-mining village to a bustling metropolis of around 6.5 million (city-proper population of 1.6 million) in just 150 years. With the world's cheapest 5-star hotels, great shopping and even better food, increasing numbers of travellers are discovering this little gem of a city.
Kuala Lumpur is a fairly sprawling city and its residential suburbs seem to go on forever. The city also merges with the adjacent towns of Petaling Jaya (originally developed as KL's satellite town), Subang Jaya, Shah Alam, Klang and Port Klang, creating a huge conurbanation called the Klang Valley.
The city can be divided up into the following areas, each of which offers a particular attraction or activity.
- City Centre – This is the traditional core of Kuala Lumpur where you'll find former colonial administrative centre with the Merdeka Square, Sultan Abdul Samad Building and Selangor Club. This district also includes Kuala Lumpur's old Chinese commercial centre which everyone refers to now as Chinatown.
- Golden Triangle – The area of Kuala Lumpur located to the north-east of the city centre, the Golden Triangle is where you'll find the city's shopping malls, five-star hotels, Petronas Twin Towers and party spots.
- JalanTuanku Abdul Rahman – This is the traditional colourful shopping district of Kuala Lumpur north of the city centre and moves into high gear when the festivals of Hari Raya Puasa (Eid ul-Fitr) and Deepavali approach. Located just beside the Golden Triangle (northern neighbour) with many popular budget accommodations. The gigantic Putra World Trade Centre & the traditional Kampung Baru food haven are among the most important landmarks. Lately Plaza GM had emerged as the Largest Wholesale Plaza certified by The Malaysian Book of Record. Over 60,000 designs and products like timepiece, sunglasses, ladies handbags, ladies accessories, fashion apparel, soft toys and many more can be found in this 21 storeys plaza. Unbelievable low price products sold in bulk with convenience for delivery and air-conditioned product sourcing experience.
- Brickfields – This area, located south of the city centre, is Kuala Lumpur's Little India filled with saree shops and banana leaf rice restaurants. Kuala Lumpur's main railway station – KL Sentral – is located here.
- Bangsar and Midvalley – Located south of the city, Bangsar is a popular restaurant and clubbing district while Midvalley, with its Megamall, is one of the city's most popular shopping destinations.
- Damansara and Hartamas – Largely suburban, this two districts to the west of the city houses some interesting pockets of restaurant and drinking areas. This district virtually merges into the northern part of Petaling Jaya.
- Ampang – Located east of the city, Ampang is home to Kuala Lumpur's Little Korea and most foreign embassies.
- Northern suburbs – This huge area to the north of the city is home to several attractions, such as Batu Caves, the National Zoo and the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia.
- Southern suburbs – This district may not interest travellers although Kuala Lumpur's main stadium at Bukit Jalil and The Mines theme park is located here.
Founded only in 1857 as a tin mining outpost, Kuala Lumpur is fairly new as far as Malaysian cities go and lacks the rich history of George Town or Malacca. After rough early years marked by gang fighting, Kuala Lumpur started to prosper and was made capital of the Federated Malay States in 1896. Malaysia's independence was declared in 1957 in front of huge crowds at what was later named Stadium Merdeka (Independence Stadium), and Kuala Lumpur continued as the new nation's capital. The economic boom of the 1990s brought KL the standard trappings of a modern city, bristling with skyscrapers and modern transportation systems. Like most of Malaysia's big cities, about 55% of Kuala Lumpur's population is of Malaysian Chinese descent.
Get in
By plane
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)
All scheduled jet flights, whether domestic or international, arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport [2] (IATA: KUL ICAO: WMKK) located about 50km to the south-west of Kuala Lumpur, in the Sepang district of Selangor. The US$2.5bil modern structure of glass and steel was inaugurated in 1998 and has been ranked as one of the top airports of the world. It replaced the former Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport in Subang, which is now used for chartered and turboprop flights. Over 50 airlines call at KLIA.
A new Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) opened in March 2006, and is currently used by AirAsia [3], Tiger Airways, and Cebu Pacific [4]. Though the LCC Terminal is across the runway tarmac from the Main Terminal Building, it is nearly 20km away by road. Frequent shuttle buses connect the two terminals, costing RM1.50 per trip. At the Main Terminal Building, catch the shuttles at the Bus Terminal on the Ground Floor of the Car Park C building, while at the LCCT, wait for the buses at the bus bays right in front of the terminal. If transferring from the KLIA Ekspres train, make your way to Level 2 and follow the signs to Car Park C and the Bus Station.
Be careful when locating the transfer bus from the main terminal to the LCCT, as taxi drivers giving the appearance of being airport customer service personnel will try to steer tourists to a mini-bus or taxi with a cost many times greater than the actual LCCT transfer bus. Frequently they will ask for a fee similar to a taxi ride into Kuala Lumpur, typically RM70.
Transfers - Main Terminal
By train:
- The high-speed KLIA Ekspres [5] links the airport directly with the KL Sentral transportation hub in Kuala Lumpur in 28mins. Trains run from 5am to 12 midnight. There is one train every 15mins between 5am and 9am, and between 4pm and 10pm; while trains run every 20mins outside those hours. The cost of a one-way ticket is RM35. There is no discount on return tickets. Those using this service to get to KLIA can check in their baggage at the Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal in KL Sentral. The city check-in service however is only available to those flying Malaysia Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Royal Brunei Airlines although on 13 July 2007, KLIA Ekspres' operator Express Rail Link said passengers flying on all 43 airlines which call at KLIA will be able to check in their luggage at KL Sentral from 23 July 2007. As of then only Emirates has started operating. See "Get around" section below on how to get to/away from KL Sentral.
- The KLIA Transit [6], like the KLIA Ekspres, also links the airport with KL Sentral except that it stops at three intermediate stations - Salak Tinggi, Putrajaya, and Bandar Tasik Selatan. The journey takes 36mins. The fare from end to end is the same as for the KLIA Ekspres, which is RM35. Different fares apply for journeys to the intermediate stations. From KL Sentral, trains run every half hour from 5.33am to 12.03am, while from KLIA, trains run every half hour from 5.52am to 1am. You may use of KLIA Ekspres' check-in services even when holding a KLIA Transit ticket.
- You can also catch KTM Komuter [7] trains to Nilai station and take a connecting bus to KLIA. The frequent Nilai-KLIA buses are operated by Airport Coach and Sepang Omnibus. The entire journey may take about two hours, but the cost is considerably cheaper than the above two options. For example, the fare from KL Sentral to Nilai is RM4.70 while the bus fare from Nilai to KLIA is about RM2.50. You can also use the KTM Komuter to go to other destinations, such as Seremban in Negeri Sembilan. For other KTM Komuter destinations, see "Get around" section below.
By bus:
- Airport Coach runs a one hourly express bus between KL Sentral and KLIA from 5am to 10.30pm from Sentral, and 6.30am to 12.30am from KLIA. RM10 one way, or RM18 return.
- Star Shuttle bus runs from KLIA to Kota Raya and Pudu Raya (both are near the Chinatown), RM10 one way.
- Sepang Omnibus runs local bus services directly to Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, Banting in Selangor and Sepang town where you can get connecting buses to/from Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. The buses may be a little basic and uncomfortable, and do not follow a timetable (at least, not one that is publicly known).
- Both Airport Coach and Sepang Omnibus run frequent buses between KLIA and Nilai where you continue your journey on the KTM Komuter. See the "Get around" section below for details on the KTM Komuter.
Alternatively, you can take the bus to the LCCT then connect to KLIA.
By road:
If you have your own wheels, KLIA is well connected to Peninsular Malaysia's expressway network. The airport is directly linked with the North South Expressway Central Link (known by its Malay abbreviation "Elite") about 70km or nearly one hour away from Kuala Lumpur city centre. Exit the expressway at KLIA interchange for both the Main Terminal and LCCT.
Transfers - Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT)
By train:
- There are no direct train connections to the LCCT (although the government has agreed to build one). However, you can take either train from KL Sentral to the Main Terminal, then catch the shuttle bus to the LCCT.
By bus:
- SkyBus [8] runs direct services every half hour or so from KL Sentral to the LCCT. RM9 one-way.
- Aerobus also runs direct bus services every half hour from KL Sentral to the LCC Terminal. RM9 one-way, free return journey.
- Star Shuttle [9] (Tel: +60-3-40438811), newly launched in January 2007, has direct buses to the Pekeliling Bus Terminal and Batu 3 (3rd Mile) Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur, as well as direct connections to the Subang Jaya KTM Komuter station and the PKNS Building in Shah Alam. Check its website for schedules. Fares are RM9 per trip.
By taxi:
- From KLIA: Only Airport Limo limousines and budget taxis are allowed to pick up passengers at the airport. You buy coupons from Airport Limo counters just before you exit the international arrivals gate, or just outside the domestic arrivals gate. Ask for a budget taxi, which is perfectly fine and costs a fixed RM67.40 to get to Kuala Lumpur; otherwise you'll be given a misnamed "limousine" that costs an extra RM20. If there is more than one person, it is probably cheaper to take a taxi directly to your destination, rather than going by train and then having to take a taxi onto your destination.
- To KLIA: Any taxi can bring passengers to KLIA, including Kuala Lumpur's metered red-and-white taxis, although you will find it very difficult to get drivers to use the meters. Make sure you agree on a price before getting into the taxi. Fares should be between RM60 and RM90.
By road:
The LCCT is about 20km from the Main Terminal and can be accessed via the KLIA circular or airport cargo road.
Subang Airport
The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (IATA: SZB) (ICAO: WMSA), more commonly referred to as the Subang Airport, was the country's main international airport until KLIA was opened in 1998. It was designated for turboprop aircraft and since 19 October 2007, Malaysia Airlines subsidiary "community airline" Firefly [10] began operating from Subang, flying to Penang twice daily at 08:20 and 20:50. From Penang, flights depart at 07:00 and 19:30. Journey time one hour. Berjaya Air [11] flies daily to/from Tioman Island, five times a week to/from Pangkor Island, and special flights to Redang Island. It also has two flights weekly to/from Ko Samui in Thailand.
Getting there/away: The airport is 25 km from the city center and the best way to get there is by taxi. Rapid KL bus U81 (destination Mah Sing and Pekan Subang) from the Sultan Mohd Bus Hub next to the Pasar Seni LRT station goes past the airport. Fare is RM2 and the ticket is valid for the whole day for all RapidKL routes with "U" prefix.
By road
Most important roads in Peninsular Malaysia lead to/from Kuala Lumpur. The city lies about midway along the North-South Expressway (Motorway) (NSE; route numbers E1 and E2) which runs from the Malaysia-Thailand border at Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah to Johor Bahru in the south, on the Malaysian side of the Causeway to Singapore. The main expressway exits for Kuala Lumpur on the NSE are Jalan Duta (from the north) and Sungai Besi (from the south).
The Karak Highway (E8), which later turns into the East Coast Expressway, links Kuala Lumpur with the East Coast states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan.
For those who do not want to pay toll, Kuala Lumpur is on Federal Route One (the "Trunk Road") which, like the NSE, runs through all West Coast states of Peninsular Malaysia from Bukit Kayu Hitam, Kedah to Johor Bahru.
Those travelling along the West Coast Road (Federal Route Five) should leave the road at Klang and get to Kuala Lumpur via the Federal Highway.
By bus
Kuala Lumpur has several bus stations or terminals/terminuses(Malay: stesen bas or hentian) which handle long distance express bus services; many destinations are served by more than one terminal.
The biggest (and invariably most crowded) terminal, located in the city centre near Chinatown. Beware of pickpockets, ticket touts and other undesirables, especially late at night.
Access: Plaza Rakyat station (Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines) is within walking distance; many local bus stops nearby.
- Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES) (Counter 73. Tel: +60-3-20313036) has departures at 10:30 & 23:00 - RM45 one-way.
To/from Singapore:
- Transnasional (Tel: +60-3-20703300) is Malaysia's biggest long-distance bus company. Economy class departures to Singapore's Lavender Street terminal at 08:45, 10:30, 13:30, 17:30, 22:30 & 23:59 - RM30 one-way and takes 5 hours.
- Konsortium Bas Ekspres Semenanjung (KBES) (Counter 81. Tel: +60-3-20701321) has several buses daily to/from the Golden Mile complex in Singapore.
Hentian Putra
Most (but not all) East Coast services use this terminal which is located to the north of the city centre on Jalan Putra.
Access: PWTC station (Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines) and Putra station (both KTM Komuter lines) are within walking distance.
Hentian Duta
Many north-bound Transnasional [12] express buses use this terminal which is located a distance to the west of the city centre on Jalan Duta.
Note that Airport Coach buses to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) no longer use this terminal - they now use KL Sentral instead.
Access: the only convenient way is by taxi.
Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station
Now used as a bus terminal, but still handles commuter trains on both KTM Komuter lines, also accessible via Rapid KL City Shuttle No. 109, 115.
Plusliner luxury services (under the brand names "Nice" and "Platinum Service") are based here; destinations include Penang, Johor Bahru, Singapore, and Hat Yai in Thailand.
Pekeliling Bus Terminal is on Jalan Tun Razak to the north of the city centre, and handles local bus services to some Pahang destinations like Genting Highlands, Bentong, Raub and Temerloh. Access: Titiwangsa station is within walking distance. Rapid KL City Shuttle No. 101, 102, 103, 104, 109.
Deluxe long-distance buses leave from all over the place:
- Aeroline [13] uses the Corus Hotel (on Jalan Ampang) serves as the terminal for express buses to/from Singapore. Access: KLCC station is 300m away. Rapid KL City Shuttle No. 103, 104, 105, 106, 114.
- Transtar [15] uses the Pasar Rakyat bus station off Jalan Melati, a 5-min walk from Bukit Bintang.
- Transnasional [16] Executive Coaches to Singapore and Penang leave from the Malaysian Tourist Information Complex (MATIC) on Jalan Ampang, between KLCC and Bukit Nanas.
By train
KTM's intercity trains arrive at the new KL Sentral [17] railway station, located (despite the name) a fair distance to the south of the city center. Take the Putra LRT or KL Monorail to the city center, or RM10 coupon taxi to most destinations in the city center.
Most services are available at the station, including showers (RM5 for shower only, RM15 if you want a towel & toiletries too).
By boat
Kuala Lumpur is not located by the sea. However, there are ferry connections to/from Sumatra (Indonesia) at Port Klang, about 40 km west of Kuala Lumpur. See the Port Klang article for details on how to get there.
Get around
The first phase of Kuala Lumpur's ambitious public transport system is now complete, but there's still a fair amount of room for improvement. The city, like many developing cities, suffers from paralytic traffic jams periodically throughout the day. In rush hours, it may be worthwhile combining public transport by different means. For example: soar over traffic jams by monorail to the station closest to your destination and thereafter take a taxi for the final leg.
By train
Kuala Lumpur's public transport system consists of 3 LRT (Light Rail Transit) lines operated by RapidKL [18], the semicircular KL Monorail [19] looping through the Golden Triangle and the KTM Komuter [20] for trips to the outer northern, southern & western suburbs. Fares are cheap (RM1.2 and up), although connectivity between the lines is poor (read: you will also need to buy a new ticket for the next leg of your trip, and will likely get wet if it is raining since connections are not covered). The Touch 'n Go [21] card, which can be purchased for RM10 at major stations, can now be used on all lines except the airport express. Some particularly convenient stations include:
- Bukit Bintang (KL Monorail), for shopping in the Golden Triangle
- Bukit Nanas (KL Monorail), for clubbing at P. Ramlee
- KLCC (Putra), for the Twin Towers and the Suria KLCC shopping mall
- KL Sentral (Kelana Jaya/KL Monorail/KTM Komuter), for intercity trains and the KLIA Ekspres to the airport
- Masjid Jamek (all LRT lines), for LRT interchange as well as access to Chinatown and Little India
- Plaza Rakyat (Sri Petaling/Ampang), for Puduraya bus station
A few quirks to be aware of:
- The Kelana Jaya LRT was formerly known as "PUTRA", while the Sri Petaling and Ampang LRTs were formerly known as "STAR". Signage is still inconsistent but is slowly being updated.
- The KL Monorail's "KL Sentral" station, although poorly signposted, is just a short 250m walk away under a covered walkway adjacent to the car park outside the eastern exit of the main station.
By bus
City Shuttles
RapidKL's [22] City Shuttle (Bas Bandaran in Malay, hence the B prefix in its route numbers) buses come in handy for tourists. The 10 routes cover most major areas in Kuala Lumpur city centre. The fare for City Shuttles is RM2 for the whole day. If you buy an integrated daily pass (Sepadu) for only RM7, you can ride any RapidKL bus and LRT for as many trips as you like for the whole day. Buy a ticket on your first ride and just flash your ticket at the driver for all subsequent rides.
All City Shuttles have a B prefix in their route numbers. Most City Shuttles operate from "hubs" which can be accessed by rail-based public transport. The routes are:
- B101: Titiwangsa to KL Sentral via Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman
- B102: Titiwangsa to Bukit Bintang via Kampung Baru
- B103: Titiwangsa to Bukit Bintang via KLCC
- B105: KLCC to MidValley Megamall via City Centre
- B110: MidValley Megamall to Bukit Bintang via City Centre
- B111: Maluri to Chow Kit
- B112: Maluri to KL Sentral via Jalan Loke Yew
- B113: Maluri to Pasar Seni
- B114: Maluri to Titiwangsa via KLCC
- B115: Pasar Seni to Jalan Duta government offices
Other services
RapidKL also operates other bus routes which serve the far flung suburbs of the Klang Valley. There is little reason to use them unless you are going to be living in Kuala Lumpur for a period of time.
There are many other bus operators besides Rapid KL (Metrobus, Len Seng, Permata Kiara, Selangor etc) and a severe lack of signboards and other forms of passenger information makes Kuala Lumpur's complete bus network just a little too complicated for a short-term traveller to fathom. Specific bus information is given at each place of interest on this page.
By taxi
With RM2 flagfall and RM0.10 for every 200m after the first 2 km, red and white normal taxis are not very expensive in Kuala Lumpur and are probably the best way to get around, at least outside the congested peak hours. Note that bright yellow premium taxis have a RM4 flagfall and also charge a bit more by the kilometre. There are also various small surcharges for radio call (RM1), baggage (RM1 per piece), etc.
Taxis in Kuala Lumpur and its suburbs are metered but when demand exceeds supply or during rush hour, they may ask for a fixed price before commencing travel. This is technically illegal (and reportable), and happens most often with what may be regarded as 'lazy taxi drivers' - that is, those that have so much time to spare that they are conveniently waiting outside hotels, long distance bus/train stations, or at typical tourist sites such as shopping centres and temples. It is cheaper to disregard these if they will not use a meter, and flag down a taxi that is cruising by (he will more likely be an honest driver) -although sometimes it is unavoidable that one must ride at a fixed-price. In that case, at least halve the price and work upwards. Suprisingly, around RM5 should cover most cross town trips of 15 mins or so, even with traffic.
It is cheaper to use the meter through the day, although the opposite is true late at night, and especially after midnight, when the displayed meter price at the end of the journey is increased by 50% (ie. at 1am, if the meter shows RM12, then one has to pay RM12+6).
Tips for unmetered journeys: (1) If you live in an expensive hotel, learn the name of your street, or quote a nearby destination such as a restaurant or shopping mall, this might save you some money as it will lower the drivers expectations. (2) Once the haggling is done, hop into the taxi, sit back and don't question the driver - the fastest route between two points in Kuala Lumpur is almost never a straight line!
A few popular places (notably the airport, KL Sentral and Menara KL) enforce prepaid coupon systems, which generally work out more expensive than using the meter, but cheaper than bargaining.
Combining public transport with taxis can sometime make trips quicker if there are trafic jams.
Some taxi drivers will hang around near hotels offering tours similar to those offered by established companies. Feel free to listen to their offers and bargain with them if you like. Some of these cabbies are quite knowledgeable and you may end up with a specially tailored, private tour for less than the cost of an official tour.
If you get so off the beaten track that you need to call a cab:
- Comfort Cabs +60-3-62531313
- Sunlight Taxi +60-3-90575757
- Public Cab +603 62592020
- Uptown Ace +603 92832333
By car
Driving in Kuala Lumpur can be a nightmare, with heavy traffic, a convoluted web of expressways and poor signage to guide you through it all. Reckless drivers are common - Malaysia infamously has one of the highest road accident rates in the world. Suicidal motorcyclists will also keep you on your toes.
Do not park at the road of busy districts such as Bangsar, Bukit Bintang etc. Other cars might lock you in by parking next to you in the 2nd or 3rd lane. Use covered car parks or park a bit off the beaten path and then walk back.
On foot
Depending on your age, physical fitness and urban inclination (or not), Kuala Lumpur is a fine city for walking. It must rank as tops in the world for clear, well-placed signage (San Jose, Costa Rica the worst). Street signs are jumbo sized, blue with white lettering at eye level. Most corners have multi-directional pointers. There are city maps in places. Tiled sidewalks are 5 meters in width, on average (a warning: treacherously slippery at sloped curb sides!). Main arteries are boulevard-broad and tree-lined. Most intersections have bright, yellow striped pedestrian crossings. While traffic can be daunting at times, it rarely moves fast enough to be seriously hazardous. Beware of kamikazi motorcyclists, though!
Here is a walking tour (circle) that encompasses the main centre attractions (2-3 hours): starting at Chinatown (Petaling Street), identify on a map the following landmarks: the Maybank building, the Times Square towers, the Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower. Once on the street do a visual scan of these buildings. You'll likely not need the map henceforth. Proceed from the Maybank building (vertically striped wedge) up Jalan Pudu, which turns into Jalan Bukit Bintang (Royale Bintang Hotel) at about 1 km. Stop for coffee at Bintang Walk, or check out the electronics mega-mall, Plaza Low Yat. Continue on Jalan Sultan Ismail towards Petronas. Be amazed! Wind your way from Petronas along Jalan P. Ramlee past the KL Tower and down Jalan Raja Chulan back to the Maybank building and Chinatown.
If you're fortunate enough to do this walk on a typical Sunday afternoon, you'll be blessed with a calmness unimaginable for a city this size.
When it rains the pavements and streets turn into small rivers and crossing a street can be an adventure.
Kuala Lumpur is one of those cities which is short on must-see attractions: the real joy lies in wandering randomly, seeing, shopping and eating your way through it. It's hot, humid and sometimes crowded though, so schedule some air-conditioned downtime in shopping malls or restaurants into your plan. You may find that most attractions are only crowded on weekends/holidays and deserted on weekdays.
The following gives a brief description of KL's attractions according to district. See the respective district pages for more details.
The main attractions are spread throughout the city, although the greatest concentration of places of interest are in the City Centre, where you'll find Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) where Malaysia's independence was declared at the start of Aug 31, 1957; the Sultan Abdul Samad Building and other Colonial-era buildings surrounding the square; the modern and rather unadorned National Mosque; the Moorish-style Kuala Lumpur Railway Station which now houses a mini-museum on Malaysian railway history; many of KL's other museums including the recently refurbished National Museum (RM2) tracing the history of the region through prehistory and the Melakan empire to Independence, and the extremely well-regarded Islamic Arts Museum (RM12, 10-6pm), and the nearby 'Police Museum; and the pretty Lake Gardens to the west. Within the city center is also the fascinating narrow streets of Chinatown, KL's traditional commercial district, with its many Chinese shops and places to eat.
Another area of interest to the traveller is the Golden Triangle. Although predominantly a shopping and nightlife district, it is also home to the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) and the Petronas Twin Towers, once the world's tallest building. In the nearby KL Convention Centre is the Aquaria KLCC which contains some 5,000 varieties of tropical fish. Just south of the Twin Towers is Menara KL Tower, which is situated on top of Bukit Nanas (Pineapple Hill), a forest reserve right in the heart of the city. PDA-Guided views from Menara Tower (RM38, 9am-10pm) being at 276m, are far superior than those from the Petronas Towers (viewing deck at 170m), and come highly recommended since it allows first time visitors the chance to quickly orient themselves about the layout of the city. It is however, not a particularly easy place to reach by public transport, so use either a taxi or the "hopon/hopoff" tourist bus that makes a continuous circuit through the city.
There are also several attractions just outside Kuala Lumpur which are worth visiting. The Batu Caves in the Northern suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, are located in a limestone outcrop and are the focal point of the fascinating annual Thaipusam festival, usually held in February. The caves are easily accessible by RapidKL bus U6 from Titiwangsa station, though ask the driver to let you know the correct stop as the caves are not immediately obvious. Another option is to catch Metrobus 11 for RM2 at Lorong Bas, near Central Market. Malaysia's National Zoo (Zoo Negara) is also located in the north of the city.
KL is the type of city where the first things that come to mind when you talking of doing anything is "eating" and "shopping", both of which are adequately covered by the Eat and Buy sections.
Those activities aside, KL has its fair share of sporting opportunities such as golfing, cycling, running, jogging and even equestrian. If you're into rock climbing, the Batu Caves in Northern Kuala Lumpur is a popular weekend haunt of those wanting to scale some heights. However, for anything more strenuous and challenging, you're better of heading to other spots in country.
Malaysia is trying to encourage greater cultural expression and KL has several good theatres and places for performances, such as the National Theatre (Istana Budaya) and KL Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) in the northern part of the city, the KL Philharmonic in KLCC, and the Actors Studio in Bangsar.
You can also get a good dosage of pampering in KL. For those in search of spas, there are several five-star hotel-connected as well as independent treatment centers in the Golden Triangle. You'll also find heaps of reflexology and foot massage places everywhere but especially in Bukit Bintang in the Golden Triangle and Chinatown.
If you are taking an extended trip consider spending a week or more volunteering.
- Nur Salam(Chow Kids), No. 24A-B Jalan Chow Kit, ☎ +03 4045-4021, [23]. Volunteer with the street kids of Chow Kit (KL) to "help improve the quality of live for the children of Chow Kit whose parents are usually former & current drug addicts & sex workers in Kuala Lumpur". Chow Kids offers training for volunteers who wish to spend any amount of times interacting and helping these deserving children.
- Zoo Negara, Hulu Kelang 6800 Ampang, Selangor, ☎ +603-410-822219(firstname.lastname@example.com), [24]. Love animals? Volunteer at the National Zoo - Zoo Negara outside the city. Simply fill out the Volunteer Form on the website and show up for a shift at the zoo in a variety of areas. Check out their volunteer website for more information.
There's some great shopping to be done in Kuala Lumpur. Goods are available in every price bracket, and while electronics are a tad more expensive than in Singapore or Hong Kong they can still be much cheaper than Europe.
Kuala Lumpur's premier shopping district is the Bukit Bintang area in the Golden Triangle, named after the street of the same name, although stores and hotels sprawl in all directions along Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Imbi. A number of large shopping malls within the area cater to varying budgets. Fans of electronic gadgets would delight in the multitude of choices at Low Yat Plaza, whilst shoppers hunting for the latest in affordable Asian style should definitely check out Times Square and Bukit Bintang / Sungei Wang Plaza. Pavilion is a recent addition to the cluster of shopping malls in this area and houses a wide range of international retail brands in an ultra-modern complex. There is also a large shopping mall at KLCC, which is approximately 2 km walk from the Bukit Bintang area.
Several popular malls lie outside the Golden Triangle. The Bangsar and Midvalley areas are home to some of the best shopping malls in KL, namely the MidValley Megamall and the adjacent upmarket The Gardens, the more cozy Bangsar Village and Bangsar Shopping Center in Bangsar.
There are also many shopping malls in the neighbouring towns of Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya.
Despite the onslaught of malls, KL still offers some Asian tradition with traditional shopping streets and markets. The best area for such shopping is Chinatown in the City Center. This district is also the best place to hunt for souvenirs, especially in Central Market, a former produce market which has been converted into an art and craft market.
The Little India near Jalan Masjid India offers various fabric for use. Most of the fabrics are imported from countries like India and China while some are locally produced. batik and songket are traditional fabric. For greater satisfaction choose the hand made ones (price range: from USD 100 for songket and USD50 for batik). You may be interested to buy ready made baju kurung or baju kebaya(the traditional Malay dress). For peace of mind, buy from the bigger stores.
Malaysians are obsessed with food and it is hardly surprising that as the country's capital, Kuala Lumpur reflects this love affair with eating. You'll be able to find the entire range of Malaysian cuisine (although some, especially those from Penang, argue that what you get in KL is not the best) as well as food from around the world.
As far as the budget is concerned, you can eat fairly well for fairly little in KL. Just head to the roadside stalls and what Malaysians call coffeeshops (kedai kopi) - a shop which operates like a food court with many stalls selling a variety of food (some of them are halal and some non-halal, Chinese coffee shops usually serve non-halal) . Some coffeeshops offer streetside dining by placing their tables on the sidewalks of roads. Coffeeshops are found on virtually every street in KL but Chinatown (especially Jalan Sultan, Jalan Hang Lekir and Jalan Petaling) in the City Center and Jalan Alor in the Golden Triangle have some of the greatest concentration of coffeeshops and stalls. They mostly open only at night.
Rivaling the coffeeshops in terms of numbers, as well as the price of food, are what Malaysians call "Mamak shops" - food outlets run by Indian Muslims. They can also be found at almost every street corner in KL. The food is of course halal (Food permissible by Muslim law - much like Kosher for the Jewish tradition). The streetside version, called the "Mamak stall" is also popular. One famous collection of streetside Mamak stalls is at Jalan Doraisamy near the Heritage Row (see Tuanku Abdul Rahman page). The most popular food is the 'roti canai'.
Food courts in shopping malls can also provide you with a good opportunity to sample Malaysian food in more hygienic conditions, although the prices will be a little higher than coffeeshops.
KL has a good number of restaurants, some of them offering better food than others. The Golden Triangle, Bangsar and Midvalley, Heritage Row and some areas in Damansara and Hartamas are the usual places for people looking for a restaurant meal. Beware that most restaurants close by 10 PM, so you'll probably need to look for street food if hungry at night. the street food stalls are getting better during the late night.
In terms of ethnicity, Malay food can be found in Jalan Masjid India, Chow Kit and Kampung Baru areas in the Tuanku Abdul Rahman district.Chinatown is the best place to search for Chinese (especially Cantonese) food, although all kinds of Chinese cuisine, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, can be found all over KL. Head to Lebuh Ampang in the City Center and Brickfields for Indian food. Bangsar has many high-end restaurants offering Western food. If you are dying for Korean food, head to Ampang Jaya. A lot of Arab and Middle Eastern restaurants have mushroomed in Bukit Bintang.
KL has quite a vibrant nightlife and the Golden Triangle is the epicenter of most of the partying which goes on in the city. Jalan P. Ramlee, just south of KLCC, is Kuala Lumpur's central clubbing area, while the action also spills onto Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Pinang and Jalan Perak. Nearby Bukit Bintang also throbs with action, and its neon-lit nightclubs, many of them with hostesses, certainly have a more Asian feel to them.
Heritage Row, in the Tuanku Abdul Rahman district, is fast catching up as a popular nightspot. It occupies a row of refurbished colonial-era shop houses and is now home to one of KL's swankiest clubs and trendy bars. Strictly for well heeled visitors and locals. It is located on Jalan Doraisamy just off Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Dang Wangi.
Bangsar has long been one of the busiest places in Kuala Lumpur after the sun goes down. The action is around Jalan Telawi and its side streets, and is definitely the place to go for clubbing and deafening music.
Sri Hartamas and Mont Kiara in the Damansara and Hartamas district have popular pubs and some clubs as well as nice coffee places. You may be able to find live performances in some of the outlets.
After a tiring night out, Malaysians like to head to Mamak stalls - streetside stalls or shops operated by Indian Muslims - which offer a range of non-alcoholic beverages like teh tarik (frothed tea) and light food. In fact, these stalls have also become night hangouts in their own right, and many outlets have installed wide-screen projectors and TV where they screen football matches. Most outlets are open 24 hours. They are found all over the city and are a wonderful part of the Malaysian night scene.
Another trend that has hit Malaysia is the kopitiam fad, a more upmarket version of the traditional Chinese coffeeshop. These mostly open during the day and offer some of the best tea and coffee and light meals and snacks like nasi lemak (coconut flavoured rice with friend anchovies and peanut) and the ever popular toast with kaya (coconut curd, used as a spread). If you prefer Western style coffee, there are many coffee outlets in KL, most of them part of international and local chains like Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf and San Francisco Coffee. Most of them can be found in shopping malls.
KL's budget accommodation is mostly found in the City Centre where a bed for the night can be as little as RM20. Increasingly, more are opening in the Bukit Bintang and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman / Chow Kit and Jalan Ipoh / Jalan Pudu ( which is just opposite Hentian Puduraya bus station ) areas which are near the Golden Triangle, where prices are slightly higher than in Chinatown but you'll be next to KL's entertainment, shopping and dining centre. The places also tend to be more spacious and cosy.
If you are arriving on the overnight buses from the east coast islands, buses will stop at Hentian Putra near Chow Kit area.
Try and avoid any hostels marked Rumah Tumpangan; these are dodgy boarding houses for foreign workers or cater to the trade where rooms are rented out by the hour. Albeit being dodgy, these Rumah Tumpangan may be a good experience for those who have bored themselves with the luxury hotels.
Mid-range hotels are comparatively poor value in KL, and it's worth it to spend a little extra (or look a little harder) for a true luxury hotel on the cheap. KL has a deserved reputation as one of the world's cheapest places to experience five-star luxury, with rooms available for as little as RM250 (at the right time and with the right discounts).
Please see the individual KL district pages of a list of places to stay.
Internet cafés are quite plentiful in KL and you can find them in most shopping centres. If you have your own laptop, Maxis' [25] WLAN service is the best deal around: as of Dec.07, a prepaid RM15 card gets you unlimited use for two weeks. Few hotels in Kuala Lumpur offer Internet access in their rooms. However, some hotels around the KL Sentral station now start to install LAN cables with Internet access in the rooms. Furthermore, many hotels offer free WiFi access in their lobbies. Free WiFi access is also available from many dining establishments and shopping complexes in the city
- Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC), 109 Jalan Ampang (between KLCC and Dang Wangi), [26]. Formerly MATIC, this tourist information centre has a wealth of information on Malaysia, occasional cultural shows, surly staff and semi-crippled but free PCs for browsing the Net.
- Starbucks Coffee Company, selected outlets in KL (including KL Sentral). Selected outlets of Starbucks in KL have partnered with the Time telecommunications company to provide free Zone Wi-Fi service to customers who have Wi-Fi-equipped laptops or PDAs. Outlets which do not have free Zone Wi-Fi usually have commercial WLAN services such as Maxis' WLAN in its place.
- Coffeebean, free wi-fi in all Coffeebean outlets, you just ask for the password when you order.
- Air Asia Counter in KL Sentral Several computers with internet access are available for you to check out the Air Asia website (and maybe glance at your e-mail or the news quickly)
Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates
- Argentina Embassy, 3, Jalan Semantan Dua, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 2550176/2552564.
- Australian High Commission, 6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21465555, [27].
- Austria Embassy, Wisma Goldhill, Suite 10.10-01, Level 10, 67, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 20578969, [28].
- Bangladesh High Commission, Blk 1, Lrg Damai 7, Jln Damai, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21487940/21423271/21422505, [29].
- Belgium High Commission, Suite 10-02, 10th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, Letter Box N 10-02 207, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21620025, [30].
- Brazil High Commission, Suite 20-01, 20th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21711420, [31].
- Brunei Darussalam High Comission, No. 19-01, Tingkat 19, Menara Tan & Tan, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21612800.
- Cambodia Embassy, 83/JKR 2809, Lingkungan U Thant, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42571150.
- Canada High Commission, 17th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 27183333, [32].
- People's Republic of China Embassy, 229, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21636815 (extension: 102,103,104,105,106), [33]. Also handles Hong Kong/Macau visas.
- Czech Embassy, 32, Jalan Mesra, Off Jalan Damai, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21427185/21413205, [34].
- Denmark Embassy, Wisma Denmark, Denmark House, 22nd floor, 86 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 20322001, [35].
- Finland Embassy, Wisma Chinese Chamber, 5th floor, 258 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42577746, [36].
- French Embassy, 192-196, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 20535561, [37].
- German Embassy, 26th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21709666, [38].
- Greek Consulate, 33rd Floor 340-33-1, Vista Damai 340, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 27752388.
- India High Commission, 2, Jalan Taman Duta, Off Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 20933510, [39].
- Indonesian Embassy, 233, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21164000, [40].
- Iranian Embassy, No. 1, Lrg Uthant Satu, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42515576.
- Irish Embassy, Ireland House, The Amp Walk, 218 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21612963, [41].
- Italian Embassy, 99, Jalan U Thant, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42565122-42565228, [42].
- Japanese Embassy, 11, Persiaran Stonor, Off Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42565122-21772600, [43].
- DPR Korea (North Korea) Embassy, 4, Persiaran Madge, Off Jalan U Thant, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42569913/42516713.
- Republic of Korea (South Korea) Embassy, No. 9 and 11 Jalan Nipah, Off Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42512336/42515797.
- Kuwait Embassy, 229, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21421062.
- Laos Embassy, No. 12 A Persiaran Madge, Off Ampang Hilir, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42511118.
- Maltese Consulate, No. 51-3, 2nd Floor, Feisco Suite, Kompleks Udarama, Jalan 2/64A, Off Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 40423618, [44].
- Mexico Embassy, Menara Tan & Tan, 22nd Floor, 207 Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21646362, [45].
- Myanmar Embassy, 12, Jalan Ru, Off Jalan Ampang Hilir, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42560280/42570680.
- Nepal Embassy, Suite 13A.01, 13th A Floor, Wisma MCA, 163 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21645934/21649656, [46].
- Netherlands Embassy, 7th Floor, South Block, The Ampwalk, 218, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21686200, [47].
- New Zealand High Commission, Level 21, Menara IMC, 8 Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 20782533, [48].
- Royal Norwegian Embassy, 53 Floor, Empire Tower, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21750300, [49].
- Pakistan High Commission, 132, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21618877/21618878/21618879.
- The Philippines Embassy, 1, Changkat Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21489989/21484233/21484682/21484654/21421508, [50].
- Poland Embassy, 495, 4 1/2 Miles, Jalan Ampang, Ampang, ☎ +603 42576733/42576719.
- Russia Embassy, 263, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42560009/42567252, [51].
- Royal Saudi Arabia Embassy, 4th Floor, Wisma Chinese Chamber, 258 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42579831/42579433/42579825, [52].
- Singapore High Commission, 209, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21616277, [53].
- South African High Commission, Suite 22,01 Level 22, Menara HLA, No. 3 Jalan Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21702400/21688663/21617629, [54].
- Spanish Embassy, 200, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21484868/21484655/21428776.
- Sri Lanka High Commission, 12 Jalan Keranji Dua, Off Jalan Kedondong, Ampang Hilir, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42568987/42571394, [55].
- Sweden Embassy, Wisma Angkasa Raya, 6th floor, 123 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 20522550, [56].
- Switzerland Embassy, 16, Pesiaran Madge, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21480622/21480751/21480639/21428766, [57].
- Royal Thai Embassy, 206, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21488222/21488350/21488420/21458004, [58].
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Level 7, Menara Yayasan Tun Razak, 200 Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21614439, [59].
- Turkey Embassy, 118, Jalan U Thant, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42572225/42572226.
- United Arab Emirates Embassy, 12 Jalan Kenanji 2, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 42535221/42535420.
- British High Commission, 185, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21702200, [60].
- United States Embassy, 376, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21685000, [61].
- Vietnam Embassy, 4, Persiaran Stonor, Kuala Lumpur, ☎ +603 21484036/21414692/21484534.
Kuala Lumpur is a liberal city and wearing shorts, short skirts and low-cut tops is fine. That said, many mosques and temples require covering up, and you'll get more respect from officialdom if you dress up a little.
Also, keep in mind that while you may drink at bars, public drunkenness is a no-no! You will be robbed while you are at it, and sooner or later you'll see yourself in the rear seat of a police car.
Stay healthy
It is best to avoid drinking tap water in Kuala Lumpur. There is no malaria in the city, but dengue fever can be a problem at times. The only way to avoid contracting dengue is to prevent bites by the Aedes mosquito. Citronella coils (called Ubat Nyamuk = "Mosquito Medicine" locally) are readily available in stops and can be burned in your hotel room to effectively repel mosquitoes.
Between May and October, KL is occasionally shrouded in dense haze from forest fires in Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, which can be a health concern for asthmatics (and pretty unpleasant for everybody). However, the haze comes and goes, and varies greatly from year to year: it was terrible in 2006, but nonexistent in 2007, and has started again in 2008.
Stay safe
You're unlikely to be a victim of violent crime in KL, but pickpockets are common and bag snatching is on the rise. Keep a close eye on your valuables in crowds, especially street markets and public transport (especially during rush hour), and hold your bag on the side away from the street if there are motorbikes around.
Taxis are generally safe, but they often refuse to use the meter and a few cabbies will gouge tourists mercilessly. If they won't use the meter, then don't take that taxi, as by law they are required to use the meter. However if you are desperate to use that taxi, agree on the fare in advance, and try to get an estimate of the cost from a local before you climb on board.
Be careful of a scam that has been going on for years, and seems to be doing the rounds again - you may be approached by someone on the street. They tell you that they have a friend / relative who is going to your country as a student and needs some information about living there. They ask you to go back to their place for 20 minutes to meet the person. When you get there, the person is out, so they ask you to wait and in the meantime an uncle or someone likes to play cards. They teach you how to play and how to win........ and to cut a long story short you end up gambling and losing money, and some people have had trouble getting away, or have been robbed etc.
Hotels need not be as safe as they look: a spotlessly clean chinese hotel downtown had no guards nor telephones inside rooms to call for help when at 2.00 a.m. a party of three or four thugs(?) tried to bang their way into the room pretending to be police "to investigate something in this room". Presence of mind helped to refuse opening the door so they eventually gave up. Perhaps it is sworth avoiding bargains like that (36RM in February 2009).
Malaysian law requires that visitors carry their passport at all times, and both police and "RELA" (civil volunteers) carry out spot checks for illegal immigrants.
Locals are very friendly to the tourists, and many in Kuala Lumpur can speak decent English. Greet them well with warm smile and they will be happy to show you around. Be friendly! If you are lost, just ask someone on the street.
Get out
- Genting Highlands, 40 minutes by road using the East Coast Highway, has cooler weather, theme parks for the kids and a casino for the adults.
- Putrajaya, Malaysia's megalomaniacal new federal administrative centre is 30 km to the south (20 min by train called KLIA Transit) along the way to the airport.
- Kuala Selangor, 1 hour north-west of KL, is famous for its fireflies and seafood restaurants.
- Singapore. 55 minutes by plane, 6 hours by coach. A globalised city with good tourist attractions.
This page was last edited at 19:03, on 26 March 2009 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by Jani Patokallio, T. Thomas and Liz, Wikitravel user(s) Guyfrombronx and Foox, Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel and others.


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We sorted a group of keys into large and small and then had fun pressing them into play dough. This was very entertaining for both kids; they loved feeling the key impressions.
Science: K is for kinetic energy
Kinetic energy is energy pertaining to motion or characterized by movement. It was funny hearing Little Lady pronounce this word but she did it!
Using a diaper wipes box, a plastic storage container, a puzzle tin, and our little step stool, we played a game of toddler step-aerobics and made kinetic energy. We said, "up, up" then "down, down" as we stepped up and down. Fun - and a good workout for us all!
Art: K is for kisses
My plan was to put some light lip gloss or colored chap stick on our lips so we could kiss a paper and make a kiss imprint, but I have nothing at all resembling lip coloring in our house and I forgot to buy some. So, we put a little Vaseline on and made greasy-looking kiss marks. Little Lady still thought it was hilarious and would kiss the paper and say "kiss kiss".
Movement: K is for Kick
Little Lady loves to kick - the air, the water, her brother.... So we put that energy to constructive use doing the kick ball game Mini Me and I did a lot last fall (read here). We got all our balls out, lined them up, and kicked! She has good aim and this was another game that was good for all of us.
Next time we're going to talk more about the sizes of the balls - big, little, and medium. You can also talk about colors as you kick.
Music: K is for Kookaburra
I love this little song and for K week I finally learned the other verses so we can belt it out at any time. Here is a link to the lyrics. The song talks about the kookaburra bird laughing, eating, counting monkeys, and crying so it's fun to get really dramatic with it. Now I'm singing it in my head again.....
Letter L
Art: L is for linesWe practiced drawing lines on our paper and used cooked spaghetti, and tried to arrange it in a straight line on the counter. That was temporary art but to get really messy you could dip the noodles in a color and do some kind of throwing paint art.
We also sorted blocks by color and arranged them in lines. Little Lady loved this activity!
Literacy: L is for lacing
We did not get this done, but I was going to poke holes in the shape of letter L onto a Styrofoam plate and have Little Lady lace it with yarn and my help.
Movement: L is for Loopty Loo
This is a great song for movement and we have two versions of it on CD. Listen to the lyrics and get your bodies moving!
Science: L is for lava
This blog post was our inspiration to make lava lamps with water, oil, food coloring, and Alka Seltzer tablets. It was so much fun to watch and experiment!
Both kiddos really got into it. Dropping in the tables at the beginning was really fun, but the little lava lamps are continuing to entertain after I sealed them off. We have them on the table, where we tip them around and watch the bubbles settle while we eat. It's calming.
Spanish: L is for libro
Given how many books we read daily, this new word was easy to fit in, and Mini Me already knows it so he said it a lot, too!


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Abort My Baby: The Role of Reason in the Fight for Fetuses
It's tempting to think I learned nothing from my education. A few years ago I received a new copy of my college transcript and was distressed to find I have almost no memory of most classes on it. I remember signing up for Weather on Other Planets and cheating my way through the whole course just by copying my roommate's homework and making sure I sat next to him during the midterm and final. The abiding fact I learned from the class had nothing to do with chemistry and the mathematic models affecting the climate of Neptune, but rather that the professor, a lascivious Australian man who wore colorful button-down shirts and had shaggy shoulder-length gray hair, would sometimes stare at me during lectures for what I felt was an inappropriately long time, grinning like a rockstar to a hopeful young girl at a concert. Then there was Introduction to African History, a class for which I wrote 25 pages of hard-researched essays and earned an A, and whose lone-remaining imprint is an off-hand remark our professor made about how delicious goat stew in Eritrea was.
Finding these old ghosts on my transcript was like discovering stamps in my passport from countries I can't remember visiting, the record made official by capital letters commemorating that, not only did I pass through their borders, but that I performed well enough therein to receive commendation. I passed through me almost in a blackout, I took nothing from them and have no memory of even wanting something from them.
For a long time I thought the purpose of education was not to learn but to become disciplined. When I collected my Bachelor's degree after 16 and a half years of school I felt mostly empty, discovering a dearth of useful facts to draw on in argument or professional advancement. At 14 my mother had told me about the final exam my cousin had gone through in a Danish high school, delivering a 20 minute oral presentation on the Spanish Inquisition and then standing for another 20 minutes of questioning by her teachers.
At 22 I'd never even studied the Spanish Inquisition. I'd graduated with a sprinkling of cum laude and college honors and hadn't studied history since high school. Instead of a general understanding of the historical achievements in human intellect, creativity, and aggression, I'd finished school with an ability to fill a pipeline, to use my short-term memory and argumentative tendencies to create the illusion of a position, while meeting deadlines and managing my time between the tedium of pipe-filling and the more interesting, though not much less amnesiac, pursuits of drinking with men and trying to figure out how to be naked with women.
In my senior year of high school I learned an interesting idea about abortion in my Government class, which even today supplants any other fact I retained from that year. Our teacher was called Scoville and he was bitterly sarcastic in a helpless and defeated kind of way. This quality, in conjunction with his Francophone name, made me suspect he was Canadian. He wore his black hair in a flattop with the wispy tendrils of a mullet creeping down his neck. Big black-framed glasses that seemed only a few years out of fashion hung around his neck. He bragged once about having been given a free microwave after test driving a Cadillac. I thought he was pathetic and wanted to escape from his gloomy gray room as soon as class began. I'd picture him drinking imported light beer and retelling the story of his new microwave to one of Fresno's bejeweled ex-wives who'd wait for some sign of desire in the sad bars that passed for posh in Central California.
Never trust a politician who talks about abortion, he told us. Abortion has nothing to do with civic bureaucracy, he said. It's an issue whose primary effect is to incite anger, which makes it irresistible as a political weapon. In the four decades since Roe vs. Wade, we seem to be mostly content with this resting point, the private choice made by a person and their caregiver has higher standing than the enforced morality of politicians and their constituents. And while fetuses are indeed life, humans, babies in beginning, the contortions of logic and science required to prove they have sentience, feeling, consciousness, and independence separate from the womb they depend on for life, the distinctions are so unclear, morally and medically, that the choice of whether to kill this founding fetus before it wakes is better left to the individuals directly involved. I may already have had the materials to put this argument together for myself at 17, but hearing it from Mr. Scoville catalyzed it in terra firma. I still don't know what the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution is, but I know that as a rallying cry for expanded government regulation, abortion is bullshit.
Last year I accompanied a friend to Planned Parenthood to have an abortion, the first such appointment I'd ever been to. Her pregnancy was unrelated to my pelvic history but I went for support. If it can be claimed that there aren't any atheists in foxholes, it should likewise be said that there aren't any assholes in abortion clinics. They are, contrary to the cryptic mythology of their political opponents, nurturing places. These are not halls where life is degraded and made light of, but places where people seem acutely sensitive to the grueling dilemmas one must choose their way through in the natural course of a lifetime. It was disconcerting that such a place should be locked behind a security door with a buzzer press required for admittance.
There were a surprising number of couples inside the waiting room. I don't know why I should have been surprised to see couples at an abortion clinic. I didn't think I'd been so influenced by the cultural superstition about abortion, always implying moral chaos and relational decrepitude as the precondition for it. Instead there were men and women holding hands, resting heads on shoulders, and whispering softly to one another. The women that weren't encoupled were with friends, sisters, and, I presumed with one teenager, a mother.
Those opposed to abortion see the act in a particular way, taking place in a shadowy horrorbox with deluded victims tricked into having their bodies operated on. They transpose the identity of a toddler onto a fetus, seeing little angels with fully formed brains and organs wailing in their last moments of life. And sure enough, it has the beginnings of eyes and fingers, a brain, and even a heart beating in its sonogram ghost world. It's alive, but not exactly awake, nor even conscious in any way we might recognize. Moreover, those little bodies, translucent prologues of a person and a history that might or might not act itself out, are indeed loved. No one understands this more than a woman having an abortion.
It always seems redundant when political apparatuses insert themselves into these rooms. The most recent example comes from Virginia, where a reclassification and re-regulation of abortion clinics has complicated access to a procedure that, very often, can be completed just by taking some pills. Virginia's state legislature first moved abortion clinics into the same category as hospitals, then the Department of Health subsequently issued a new requirements for the dimensions of hallways, pre-op rooms and operating rooms in order for abortion clinics to continue legal operation. Elsewhere, states have mandated waiting periods and, in some cases, force women to be shown sonograms of the fetus before being allowed to fully commit to the choice. As if redoubling and amplifying the thoughts a woman will already have had by that point could do more than prolong their anxiety.
61% of women who have abortions already have at least one child. They likely know better than any bureaucracy what is being gained and sacrificed in the choice. Abortion is at all times a choice between equivalent futures. Every choice about a pregnancy is abortive, forcing a woman, and the people most intimately bound to her, to forgo one future for another. Anyone who has ever had a child will surely know that keeping a baby is its own kind of sacrifice. Which is why it shouldn't be any sort of surprise that abortion clinics are places of compassion and kindness. These are the rooms where women are given to choose between two sacrificial futures. Women live with this, and men sit at their side and dumbly speculate about what it might be like.
There is an emerging argument in social science that logic and reason evolved in humans not so that we might learn what is true about our circumstances, but rather as means to acquire power and social standing. We argue not to be right but to win, and so to enjoy the benefits of being considered an authority. This explains our propensity toward confirmation bias and the tendency to remember facts that are familiar rather than facts that might be truer but are less personally recognizable.
In this light, I might consider my education a process of taming rather than factual acquisition. In my imperial adolescence I didn't need to learn how to externalize my whims and hunches, every random thought was expressed, every mundane discovery was revolutionary, and every emotional storm was a cataclysm. Even after two decades of studying a mountain of forgotten books with disappearing facts, I'd barely just begun (in some ways higher education for an English major is like a second childhood, indulging whims of interpretation and mundane trumpetry not indulged in harder sciences).
In taming one side of my wild and selfish brain, I was becoming the master of another, capable of impressing people, vindicating myself at the expense of their beliefs and experiences. I was becoming simultaneously more civilized and more obnoxious. As a child I'd had the power to ventilate my thoughts and feelings, but I began to see they could also be weaponized, turned into battering rams that could move through any social impediment if constructed carefully enough.
Years later, a woman I'd been seeing missed her period. She'd spent almost a week privately considering the fact that she might be pregnant. She didn't tell me until the day her period finally came, the spots of blood and contracting muscles agreeing with her hopeful thoughts. "No," she told me. "There's nothing to worry about."
A few weeks later we were having sex without a condom. I knew we were going to break up soon. I loved her and didn't want to let her go. As I drew nearer to coming I remember a thought ebbing upward: I could come inside her and then she would become pregnant. I could keep her there with me, the natural consequence of that runaway moment of our joined pelvic narratives. I could get what I wanted, if only I agreed to let go of all of the facts and reason I'd have in sober, clothed conversation. I'm free, I thought. I'm right. I'm so close.
And then I pulled out, unseen muscles spasming inside me, bringing forth a little spurt of white fluid that fell in a puddle on my inner thigh. I felt embarrassed for a moment, and thought maybe I should say, "I'm sorry."
*Image via Wikipedia
**Are Virginia's New Abortion Rules the Worst? (via Mother Jones)
Facts on Induced Abortions in the United States (via The Guttmacher Institute)
Reason Seen More As Weapon Than Path to Truth (via The New York Times)
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Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: This item keeps my screen clean of finger prints and helps protect my screen from scratches. The matte finish also means there is very little to no glare.
Cons: It comes with a "lint free" cloth. I found this cloth left behind little threads and dust. I would not use this cloth if I dont have to. If you dont have a choice, make sure you clean the screen really well and look for dust before you apply the screen protector to your device. If you have a cloth from another product, use that instead.
Other: For the price, this item does the job! I bought two just in case I mucked up on the first one. As with all screen protectors, I am focused on making sure there's no dust bubbles, so I had to try a few times to make it work.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: - It is cut to the right size so it's very easy to apply it. - It has two protector foils one one each side so when it arrives at you it will be in top condition with no scratches. - If you affix it well over your tablet it will be virtually invisible. - It has good scratch resistance so you will not need to change it often.
Cons: - none that i could think of.
Other: - you need to take care of cleaning the tablet properly and avoid dust, so that it will fix without bubbles or other marks.
Involvement Level: Expert (understands the inner workings)
Pros: - Provides a good protection from scratches; - Doesn't distorts the colour and resolution of the tablet's screen; - Doesn't reduces the sensibility of the touchscreen
Cons: - The application is not-so-easy, I sugest you to find some tutotials in YOUTUBE, becouse you have only one shot to install perfectly; - The surface must be completely clena, or minimum sign of dust, air bubbles will appear; - It is really very difficult to install.
Other: Recommended.
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That quote about E50 someone has in sig. If you are in platoon (so you can have at least one not full retard in team) its true. That tank is uberdeathmachine of death. Solo you risk getting isolated and deaded, in platoon with any other T9 med you will burn a swath trough enemy team in vast majority of cases.
So yeah, there is incentive to grind German mediums.