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Published: March 2nd 2011
Street kids, beggars, hagglers, hawkers and rip-off merchants shaped our entrance into Kuala Lumpar. 'It is how it is', we were told, and so we tried instead to see the charm hiding behind the poverty, but you cannot completely ignore and not be affected by it.
We had opted for taking the local bus from Singapore across the border- the tourist bus cost 30 SGD direct to Kuala Lumpar, but the loca...
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Amira
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Hi there, As a malaysian, i must say, even i dont fancy going to KL, although am studying not very far away from the city. Streets kids , beggars, rip off merchants bother many of us too, somehow, i guess the law enforcement is not as efficient as in Singapore. What a shame, i must admit. But many dont know that many of those street kids, and beggars are majority non malaysians. Many malaysians, (like me , at least) dont like going to KL for those reasons. And for the reasons , i never took my foreign friends to KL (except to Twin tower Petronas n KLCC). And i honestly dont understand why people want to go to KL. It is not really the attraction here, but ,,...well..i dont know. Next time u are here, spend some time to Putrajaya or waterfalls nearby which is approximately only 40 minutes away from KL. And yeah...the foods in KL are expensive. Regards, Amira