Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Well i'm back from holidays guys... time for the photospam.
Once the top dog of scrapers.. Petronas Twin Towers.
Can you believe the Sultan of Brunei just bought out the left tower? The whole thing!
KL Tower (Menaras)... my favourite building in KL. The absolute best view you can get from the revolving restaurant.. not too bad at around ~$30aud per head buffet.
Independence Square... Besides independence day celebrations taking place here, it was also the scene of atrocities during WWII with many chinese beheaded by the japanese at the time. Some say you can still hear screams during the night.
Telecom Malaysias new hq.
Sunway Pyramid. Though not 5000 years old, it does have some excellent shopping here
Inside pyramid there's a ground floor ice skating ring. It was good to see the kids having fun.
Eye on Malaysia
KL Skyline has brought millions of tourists and created an entire hotel industry.. anything fronting the towers is top dollar. Something for Kevin Foley to take a note of.
Long Exposure shot of Eye
Massive Hindi statue plated with pure gold. Took four years to make.
Genting Highlands
This buddhist cave was built by the late Genting Highland boss - affectionately known to the locals as Uncle Lim.
The padoga constructed by uncle lim, was the first place Uncle Lim would stop by on the way to his casino.
The temple grounds and Genting Highlands entertainment in the background.
Model in Genting foyer.. built by my brother in law Alan.
Inside Genting they've got venice.
Streets of rome to the left.
Times Square to the north.
A theme park .... and of course there's the Genting casino (but they don't advertise that prominently in the islamic country) the main reason everyone travels so far to get here is to gamble..
Chinese acrobat team performing.
Once the top dog of scrapers.. Petronas Twin Towers.
Can you believe the Sultan of Brunei just bought out the left tower? The whole thing!
KL Tower (Menaras)... my favourite building in KL. The absolute best view you can get from the revolving restaurant.. not too bad at around ~$30aud per head buffet.
Independence Square... Besides independence day celebrations taking place here, it was also the scene of atrocities during WWII with many chinese beheaded by the japanese at the time. Some say you can still hear screams during the night.
Telecom Malaysias new hq.
Sunway Pyramid. Though not 5000 years old, it does have some excellent shopping here
Inside pyramid there's a ground floor ice skating ring. It was good to see the kids having fun.
Eye on Malaysia
KL Skyline has brought millions of tourists and created an entire hotel industry.. anything fronting the towers is top dollar. Something for Kevin Foley to take a note of.
Long Exposure shot of Eye
Massive Hindi statue plated with pure gold. Took four years to make.
Genting Highlands
This buddhist cave was built by the late Genting Highland boss - affectionately known to the locals as Uncle Lim.
The padoga constructed by uncle lim, was the first place Uncle Lim would stop by on the way to his casino.
The temple grounds and Genting Highlands entertainment in the background.
Model in Genting foyer.. built by my brother in law Alan.
Inside Genting they've got venice.
Streets of rome to the left.
Times Square to the north.
A theme park .... and of course there's the Genting casino (but they don't advertise that prominently in the islamic country) the main reason everyone travels so far to get here is to gamble..
Chinese acrobat team performing.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Looks like you had a brilliant time over in Malaysia. Did you visit anywhere else other than KL and the Genting Highlands areas?
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Spent most of my time in east malaysian capital, Kuching. Also went to sibu, and kapit. Got to say east malaysian state of sarawak rocks.. i love it, even moreso than KL.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Nice pics there, defenitely a lot of culture and history in that place!
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Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Very nice pics there Howie, thanks.
This place looks like a budget version of the Luxor in Vegas.
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This place looks like a budget version of the Luxor in Vegas.
Exit on the right in the direction of travel.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Wow, imagine if the wheel really did spin that fast! that would be one serious tourist attraction! great photo...Howie wrote:Well i'm back from holidays guys... time for the photospam.
Long Exposure shot of Eye
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
I'm sure 3 weeks isn't enough to explore the entire Malaysia hey Howie?
You have yet to explore the northern states (Langkawi, an island found by the then prime minister and developed from ground up into a popular tourist destination, also a duty-free zone in Malaysia!), and the far eastern state, Sabah, with stunning resorts and stunning beaches.
You have yet to explore the northern states (Langkawi, an island found by the then prime minister and developed from ground up into a popular tourist destination, also a duty-free zone in Malaysia!), and the far eastern state, Sabah, with stunning resorts and stunning beaches.
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Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
You're right Edgar.. so many states I haven't been to. Next trip Ipoh, Melacca and the thai border.. then perhaps back over to east malaysia through to Brunei stopping by Miri etc. Can't wait.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Nice photos, Mr. Howie. I particularly love the Malaysians' use of coloured lighting on their buildings in all sorts of combinations and designs - it makes such a positive difference.
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One thing i loved about the Twin Towers was that at night no matter where you were, you always knew where the towers were even if you couldn't see them.. that's because the clouds directly above them are lit a bright white like it was day time.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
anymore photos to show us? I am pretty sure you have more than these?
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Re: Howie's Kuching pics (not 56k halal)
Yep you're right Edgar... how about some from your hometown ?
This is Kuching - The Cat's City. - Located in East Malaysia, Population 500,000 (but you wouldn't know it, by the great night life)
Colonial Architecture littered by early British colonists.
Old and the new
Horn Bill bird is symbolic to Sarawakians, in the background classy James Brooke restaurant named after the early colonist who founded the city.
Here's an Adelaide connection.. an Adelaidian architect designed the Kuching waterfront
New construction over waterfront
Massive Australian Swinburne University campus... UniSA & Flinders take note - I saw every aussie uni advertised in Malaysia except our South Australian ones. We've got a while to go if we want to be an education state.
Civic Centre.. great views of the City from here.
DBKU Building
Cat Museum!
More Waterfront
Nighttime illumination of construction work
Old Fort
I loved Kuching, it's very much like Adelaide - and I could imagine the two cities could learn alot from each other. There is a lot of connection here with Adelaide, the Chief Minister's (equivalent of Premier) wife is an Adelaidian.. and the CM also owns Adelaide Hilton hotel. There's stacks of nightlife there, and everything is relatively mid-high rise in Kuching even though the city has half the population. Shops open till really late into the evening, with food stalls running almost around the clock. Highways and road infrastructure is very good, interchanges are being built everywhere right now. Quite a few ex-pat Adelaidians living around here, some of them in politics.. would be good to get them to visit Adelaide one time.
This is Kuching - The Cat's City. - Located in East Malaysia, Population 500,000 (but you wouldn't know it, by the great night life)
Colonial Architecture littered by early British colonists.
Old and the new
Horn Bill bird is symbolic to Sarawakians, in the background classy James Brooke restaurant named after the early colonist who founded the city.
Here's an Adelaide connection.. an Adelaidian architect designed the Kuching waterfront
New construction over waterfront
Massive Australian Swinburne University campus... UniSA & Flinders take note - I saw every aussie uni advertised in Malaysia except our South Australian ones. We've got a while to go if we want to be an education state.
Civic Centre.. great views of the City from here.
DBKU Building
Cat Museum!
More Waterfront
Nighttime illumination of construction work
Old Fort
I loved Kuching, it's very much like Adelaide - and I could imagine the two cities could learn alot from each other. There is a lot of connection here with Adelaide, the Chief Minister's (equivalent of Premier) wife is an Adelaidian.. and the CM also owns Adelaide Hilton hotel. There's stacks of nightlife there, and everything is relatively mid-high rise in Kuching even though the city has half the population. Shops open till really late into the evening, with food stalls running almost around the clock. Highways and road infrastructure is very good, interchanges are being built everywhere right now. Quite a few ex-pat Adelaidians living around here, some of them in politics.. would be good to get them to visit Adelaide one time.
Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
nice photos, and actually Howie, this is my hometown.
I'm sure you visited that place as well didn't you?
I'm sure you visited that place as well didn't you?
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Re: Howie's Kuala Lumpur pics (not 56k halal)
Yeap , though i did spend a few years in Kuching.Howie wrote:Is that sibu?
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