Kuala Lumpur was actually a mining city to begin with in the past. Therefore Kuala Lumpur has grown without any central planning whatsoever, so the streets in the older parts of the city are extremely narrow, winding and congested. In some parts of the city as well we see a hybrid of European and Chinese architecture of the past.
FLOOD IN KL (PLEASE CLICK LINK TO WATCH VIDEO)
Having mentioned that Kuala Lumpur never had central planning there are its major downsides. Flooding is one of the major problems in Kuala Lumpur; nevertheless there are projects that have been developed to aid this city with the flooding.
What makes Kuala Lumpur and the rest of Malaysia interesting is how the past and the present blend together. In Kuala Lumpur we can easily find old structures of the past amongst the newly developed buildings.
( Take note it was a monday when i took this picture or else this place would be full of clubbers)
Entertainment within the city is also unique. In most western countries night clubs would be post and new. However in Malaysia there is a particular clubbing district in the city. Locally known as heritage row we could find night clubs taking residence in old buildings. The outside looks very colonial however when we enter those clubs we see all the futuristic lights and music one could find in the present clubs of today.
Moving to another state in Malaysia called Penang we could also see the similarities of how the past blends with present. Such similarities are found in a street called gurney drive. We also find clubs taking up residences with buildings of the past within the city of Penang called Georgetown.
Another interesting area in Penang would be Batu Feringghi. This is where we find most of the hotels and resorts being developed in Penang. In the previous entry I did mention about Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur and batu Feringghi does have some similarities. It is because at batu feringghi one could find fake goods as well. However this particular street mainly caters for tourist and because of that one could find all sorts off local delicacies and seafood since batu feringghi is located at the coastline.
In the end one may have many opinions about what can be found in Malaysia. However as a local I feel that I am lucky that there are so many things that can be found in one country. Even though in some states some streets have its similarities each of them are unique in its own special way.
Till then have a lil bit of fiz
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