KL oldest Lake Garden- Jalan Parlimen

Jalan Parlimen not only important to the nation as here is The Parliament House located . It is also where a lake garden and a few parks located.

This is the answer to The Hyde Park of London. Yes... Kuala Lumpur have a few lake gardens , but this is the oldest! The different from Hyde Park is that this place is where a meseum, burd park, deer park, hibiskus garden and butterflies park located in one place.

Lake Garden is located just about 1 km from city centre. You can either walk or drive to this place.

You should walk or drive toward Dataran Merdeka (Merdeka Square) and pass by the Bank Negara (Central Bank) and go straight toward The Parliament House.

The Lake Garden is on your left side if you are driving from Kuala Lumpur centre.

I would recommend you to come as early as 0700 hrs (weekend) if you are intending to jog here. As the parking space is quite limited as the facts that are lots of visitor to the park.

Lake Garden… the Hyde Park of Kuala Lumpur and the history…

This place known to the local as Lake Garden for many years and it was the first public park developed in this city.

It has become one of the Kuala Lumpur landmarks and you should include in your itinerary for sightseeing in Kuala Lumpur



The area covers 70 hectares and was developed since 1888 by A.R.Venning.

Situated in the valley of the Bras-Bras River, it is a beautiful area of greenery and undulating land that was demarcated until 1947 as a residential area for senior British officers of the colonial era.

Part of the river was dammed to create Sydney Lake.

The park was officially opened by the late Tun Abd Razak, the second Prime Minister on 1st May 1975. The park is located 1 km from the city centre.

A green lung strategically located near the city centre. It is surrounded by interesting buildings such as Parliament House, The National Monument all within walking distance.


Over the year, the park has expanded to an area of 92 hectares.

Is Lake Garden suitable for recreation activity?

Yes! The city folks use this park as jogging, Tai Chi practice and boating activity. This park provide washroom and shower facilities. This is very convenience to the jogger.

My daughter enjoys the shuttle service ride the most. It is a coach which pulled by vehicle similar the type which used to pull the aircraft.

As for us, we love to stroll in the park and enjoy the view of twin building, The Le Meridien and Hilton Hotel. I found the place is so relaxing despite the fact that this park is located in the middle of the metropolitan Kuala Lumpur.

You may need 2- 3 days to really visit this place. This is because apart from the Lake Garden, there are Butterfly Park, Bird Park, Mouse deer Park, and Orchid & Hibiscus Garden.

Besides these theme parks, you may want to visit Tun Razak Memorial Centre, Police Museum, Islamic Museum and National Mosque which are all located in this area.

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Titiwangsa Lake - Jalan Tun Razak

Named after the second Prime Minister The Late Tun Abd Razak, this road are the place for a few important city leisure and facilities.There’s lake garden, theatre, library, private hospital and heart institute to name a few building along this road.

Sightseeing in Kuala Lumpur should include Titiwangsa Lake Garden. Actually, there are a few popular lake gardens in the city.

This lake garden is in the city centre itself. As you can see through the captured photos of KLCC and KL Tower.

This park is complete with jogging track, gymnasium, Muslim prayer chapel, hawker stalls and horse riding facilities too.

Not to mention a serene view of the mountains surrounded the Klang Valley. I will recommend you to visit early in the morning

It’s a place where city folks of surrounding housing area doing their morning jogs and recreational activities in the evening.

A floating restaurant served Chinese and Seafood cuisine is located near to the lake.

If you look through the Kuala Lumpur city map, you could find the monorail track here in Jalan Tun Razak.

That’s right! That is Titiwangsa Station! The first Kuala Lumpur Monorail station from the north side of Kuala Lumpur. I will write about this great Kuala Lumpur transport in the next article.

Istana Budaya

Located at near by Lake Titiwangsa, Istana Budaya is the first theatre in Asia to be equipped with state-of-the-art stage
equipment.

Built at a cost of RM210 million, the theatre has a floor area of 21,000 sq.m., and is part of a cultural complex covering 5.44 hectares

The inspiration for the design (by Malaysian architect Muhammad Kamar Yaﾒakub) is a traditional moon kite in flight.

The main building takes the form of the Sirih Junjung (a traditional arrangement of betel leaves used during Malay weddings and welcoming ceremonies). The building is divided by function as in a traditional Malay house with its three sections: the ﾑserambiﾒ (lobby and foyer), ﾑrumah ibuﾒ (mother house) as the auditorium, and the ﾑrumah dapurﾒ (kitchen) as the stage and rehearsal hall.

The interior makes extensive use of Langkawi marble, while high-quality tropical wood is used for the doors, which feature hand-carved flower and leaf motifs.The lush carpets in the foyer and lobby feature motifs based on the cempaka flower and the beringin tree (reminiscent of a traditional Mak Yong performance).

Low Yat Plaza- Jalan Bukit Bintang

Low Yat Plaza is geographically located at latitude (3.1441 degrees) 3° 8' 38" North of the Equator and longitude (101.7101 degrees) 101° 42' 36" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Kuala Lumpur.

Getting there.

The Low Yat Plaza is accessible through KL Monorail, Bus and taxi. If you are staying at Park Royal Hotel or Capitol Hotel, the plaza is approximately 100 meter.
Access to Kuala Lumpur public transport is abundant in the city centre.
Take any bus that is heading toward Jalan Imbi or Bukit Bintang. The Metro and SJ bus conductor will shouts “Bukit Bintang! Lot 10! “, “Bukit Bintang! Lot 10 !“ Just hop on to these buses and you will not go wrong.

Riding a RapidKL bus, you only pay Myr 2 for a whole day bus ride with this company.

Amazing huh? Look for bus number U27, U32 or U44 to
Bukit Bintang area.

If you are riding the KL Monorail, please alight at IMBI Station. Hope you enjoy the shopping and sightseeing in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur shopping guide … Low Yat Plaza

Your vacation in Kuala Lumpur is not complete without visiting the Bukit Bintang shopping area.
As you know that Bukit Bintang district is the capital of shopping centre.

Strategically located at the heart of the Bukit Bintang area in Kuala Lumpur's bustling business and shopping district this mall offered you, the techno-lifestyle centre

If you are looking cell phones download, accessories (genuine or counterfeit), pc games, desktop/laptop hardware and software.

At Low Yat Plaza a comprehensive mix and selection from a wide range of reputed brands and latest IT items - laptops and PCs, PDAs, computer games, digital cameras, scanners, projectors, home theatre systems and IT peripherals


Previous years, there were lots of pirated software and games being sold here.

However, with Malaysia government tough enforcement of piracy law, the businesses slowly vanish and some start selling legitimate goods.

I visit this place frequently, just to check latest tech gizmo and laptop.

You can even bargain with the reseller on cell phone or its accessories

In addition, there is a very nice eating outlet around this mall. I will recommend you to try out The Outback restaurant. The steak is nice and service is excellent. Other than this, you could try out Chinese food around the mall.

You should plan going to this place on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, as there was a flea market opens on these days.

Kuala Lumpur Public Transport

The other day I was asked to write about city. Since I have been here for more than 10 years . So, I was thinking on a topic to write...

Or what should I write...

Ahh...yes ! About the public trabsport in the city! You may wants some tips on this right?

Let see... Are you ready?

City Cab

Never negotiate with cab driver. If they try to ask for a price . Close the cab door and flag down the other one.

I always saw this happened to tourist or expatriate. And ohh... the local too. I felt ashamed of this bad conduct of the cabbies.Although they knew this will cause their taxi license being revoked by the authority.

I knew this , as I carry this type of license too.

Yes, I'm a qualified cab driver too.

I will provide some of the Kuala Lumpur taxi service numbers in other links..

But I can't say they are a good company. Because a good taxi driver make a good company image. I can't comment on that...

Bus

Should you need to ride a bus. Please choose SJ Bus or Selangor Bus. The conductors and drivers are more polite.

Other than these two... ? NO Comment ! Especially Metro bus.

If I can't write anything good, I might as well stop writing for this Metro bus...

Kuala Lumpur Monorail...

This is probably the most efficient and good public transport service provider . In fact the other rail service such Ampang Line ( Formerly known as STAR LRT) and Kelana Line ( Formerly known as Putra LRT) provide good service too.Only a word ( or rather a sentence) of caution : never ride this service during office peak hour.

Avoid morning 0700- 1000 hrs and evening 1630 - 2000 hrs ride.Other suggestion

Walking !

Yes, walking around the city. Kuala Lumpur is not a big city . The sightseeing in kuala lumpur city is best done by walking.

I will recommend doing the walking from 0700 - 1200 hours. And continue the journey from 1600- 2000 hours. This is due to the hot and humid weather of KL is not suitable for a lunch time walk...!

Well, that's all folk... I guess I should sign off now... Please leave your comment on this writing . I really appreciate it.... Bye for now!

Thean Hou and the Hainanese

Why Thean Hou is significance to the Hainanese ?

The Hainanese (people originating from the island of Hainan in China) were traditionally fishermen and sailors.

They prayed to and worshipped Tian Hou for safety and protection while they were at sea. This practise has continued even though their community in Kuala Lumpur no longer goes out to sea.

The people coming to this temple for worship are from a cross section of the local Chinese population (of all walks of life and various dialects). I think this is because there is Guan Yin which worshipped by other non Hainanese Chinese.