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South-East Asia (the Malay nations)
1. West Malaysia (a.k.a. Peninsular Malaysia). 1a. East Malaysia (Sabah &...
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Malaysia International Airport .
- The person on the top photo is my cousin Consuelo whereas the bottom...
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West [Peninsular] Malaysia.
*This is the map of Peninsular Malaysia & #1 is Kuala Lumpur,...
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Downtown Kuala Lumpur:
As you can see, Malaysia's a 1st World country! Its prosperity stems from...
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Still the same place:
- It's O.K. to swim in that pool but we didn't have spare clothes. It...
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"People are people!"
- Dad & his toddler daughter getting wet.
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Still the park downtown:
- If a country can create such a beautiful park downtown, then it's rich!
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"Highrises galore!"
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More highrises:
K.L. (abbrev. for Kuala Lumpur) is what's mainly used in reference...
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"Menara tower"
- That's a telecommunication tower where people are allowed to go up to...
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"Such a lovely park"
- It's clean, spacious, & green!
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Menara tower once again:
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My cousin Consuelo:
She's 25 yrs. old, 6 yrs. younger than me. I'm quite lucky that she...
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"The Petronas Tower"
- The grand daddy of all high-rises! *The Petronas twin towers is the tallest...
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Still the Petronas twin towers:
- This is not the same photo as the previous pic since this photo shows 4...
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A modern mosque by the Petronas tower:
Petronas is Malaysia's major oil co. They erected this building in...
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Closer view of the mosque:
- Reveals how beautiful it really is. *However, I forgot its name...
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Petronas Tower: view from the ground.
- This building is really high!
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Another shot from the ground:
- It's only the highest building in the world!
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The tower's final stages of construction
- This is a guidebook pic. But anyway, the tower was completed in 1999.
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The "Bridge in the Sky" view:
Tourists are allowed only up to this point which is merely half-way up the...
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More view from "the bridge in the sky:"
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"High-rises"
- They look miniature up here which is only half-way up the tower!
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More views from "the bridge in the sky:"
- The glass window reflected shadowy figure.
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More panorama:
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"Superb view!"
"King Kong ain't got nothin' on me!" - Denzel Washington,...
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More superb views:
- That's the park that you just saw in the first 6-8 pics. Now that's...
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"The bridge in the sky" walkway:
*This is how it looks like - lots of tourists up here.
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"Some other tourists"
- As seen in this pic & the previous 2 pics, tourists up here...
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Back at ground level:
- One of the "shorter" building around the Petronas tower.
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The Menara tower once again:
- Before the Petronas tower, the Menara is where people went to have a...
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Superb downtown views:
Indeed, it's a fine view of downtown as it has the Petronas & Menara...
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The Menara tower once again:
- Anywhere you go here, it's either this tower or the Petronas that...
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More downtown sceneries:
- This canal is clean!
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The view opposite the previous photo:
- The canal is indeed clean as compared to other cities of the world whose...
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"Daihatsu"
- K.L.'s high-rises & clean canal.
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Some other high-rises:
- But blurry photo.
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The back view of the previous photo:
- This photo's much better than the blurry previous pic.
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The same set of building once again:
- This is a guidebook pic.
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More high-rises & the metro:
- Kuala Lumpur is simply impressive!
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The Petronas tower once again:
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Metro rail:
Anywhere in K.L., it's still the twin towers that you see as it dominates...
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Inside the metro:
- A mixture of modernity & traditional as seen in the locals outfits. *At...
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The metro:
- This is how high-tech K.L.'s metro is. *As you can see, it's quite...
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Sultan Abdul Rahmad building:
It's a very handsome building designed by a British architect...
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Still the Sultan Rahmad building:
- & Merdeka Square.
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Sultan Rahmad clock tower:
- It somehow reminds me of Big Ben in London.
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Sultan Rahmad's overall panoramic view:
- Such a fine building!
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Still the handsome Sultan Ramad building
Those flags that looks very much like the U.S. flag (except for the yellow...
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Slanting building?
- No, just my mediocre photography.
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Sultan Rahmad amidst high-rises:
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Still the Merdeka Square:
This place is the social center for Kuala Lumpur's high society as...
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Merdeka [Independence] Square:
This is not a metro underground but rather, a shopping complex with several...
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Beautiful Greek-style architecture:
This place which is still part of Merdeka Square is a quiet & tranquil...
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Merdeka Square:
- A nice place to relax at!
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"K.L.'s traffic"
- It's no traffic at all since the streets are wide & multi-laned.
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"Onion-shaped domes"
- 3 dark domes & 2 white domes by the distance. Aren't they beautiful?!
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The fabulous onion cupolas once again:
- This is a guidebook pic.
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An encylopedia pic of the building:
- How K.L. looked like back then.
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"Lovely flowers"
- The fabulous building once again (this is a guidebook pic).
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The building's artistic design:
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An artistic water fountain:
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"Such an artistic garden!"
- It's a bird.
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"Colorful garden"
- Beautiful plants!
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Another fine water fountain:
Notice that Chinese inscription on the building? They're all-over...
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"Beautiful water tank!"
- This is a typical sight of urban housing projects here in K.L. And...
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Samarkand's replica:
The building on the right kind-off looks like a modern version of that...
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Posing with the Sarmarkand replica too:
- Pretty & lush green garden!
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More on the pretty garden:
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A mosque amidst high-rises:
- This is a guidebook pic.
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Masjid Jamik (Jamik mosque):
This is the place where K.L.'s founders first set foot here several...
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More on Masjid Jamik:
- Splendid white cupolas & nice head scarf!
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Closer view of the cupolas:
- They're a work of art!
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Masjid Jamek view from the outside.
- Does the photo looks familiar? It's from L.P.'s book! *But I...
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Still Masjid Jamik from the outside:
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View of the mosque from the outside:
- Lovely coconut trees & tall buildings!
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Still the view outside the mosque:
- Really nice coconut trees!
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The National Monument:
This is Malaysia's Iwo Jima only the difference is: it's not...
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"Iwo Jima"
The event of this famous WWII pic occured in the island of Iwo Jima,...
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The National Monument garden.
- The place is obviously serene.
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A big-domed mosque:
- With a towering minaret!
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Another fine mosque:
- Artistic roof & tall minaret.
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The back view of the previous photo:
- This back view looks better than the frontal view!
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A mosque amidst high-rises:
- This is is what's splendid about K.L. - beautiful mosques amidst...
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"Exotic Arabic scripts"
- The public library.
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The National Gallery:
*The dark clouds shows that it was about to rain though it was rather brief...
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The railway station:
- Yes, this beautiful building is simply K.L.'S railway station!
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Closer view of the railway station.
- Notice the lovely spires?
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The National Gallery once again:
The National Gallery is just right across the railway station. Hence,...
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Still the National Gallery.
I'm not sure what the round structure on the roof is called but my...
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The National Gallery again:
View of the gallery from the railway station. (Once again, they're right...
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"Enchanting dark skies!"
- The rail station & the National Gallery facing each other.
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"An odd-looking cupola"
- It somehow resembles a face!
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A Chinese temple:
- There's several of them here in Malaysia since the Chinese...
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Inside the temple:
Indeed, the Chinese makes up a substantial amount of Malaysia's 20...
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Closer view of the altar:
- Reveals 2 exotic faces on both sides of the glassed, female diety.
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"Kuala Lumpur's grand mosque!"
- I forgot its name but it's indeed here in K.L. *Since I mentioned of...
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The mosque's parking lot:
Indeed, under-population may be partly responsible for Malaysia's overall...
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The mosque once again:
If it's not religion, then what is it especially since there's...
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"Splendid blue domes!"
- Photography inside is not allowed & so, we took a lot of pics outside....
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"Closer view of me!"
- This mosque is just so fine that I can't help but took lots of...
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"Towering minarets!"
Therefore, who has the more economic opportunity for a minority between the 2...
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The mosque's splendid blue domes.
- Mosques are eye-catching 'coz of their beautiful domes but this...
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My cousin's only photo with the mosque:
Overall, I think Malaysia ought to be the name of the Philippines or...
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Not the same as any of the previous pic:
In essence, the real beauty of Malaysia simply lies in its diversity 'coz...
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"Street scene" (downtown K.L.)
- See the Hindu caste? (This is a guidebook pic.)
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A Malay festival:
- This is how Malays looks like, no Chinese or Hindu. *The Malays looks a lot...
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The National museum:
- Such a handsome building!
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The national treasures:
- It's great that photography's allowed inside unlike in so...
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"Ancient treasures"
- Deities & a black sacred tablet. *Inspite of Malaysia being Islamic,...
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More ancient artifacts.
- If I'm not mistaken, these are the tombstones of prominent...
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Ancient tablets:
- Notice the sculpted figure on the biggest yellow stone?
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Galleon ships & cannons:
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A traditional outfit:
- The paintings on the wall depicts the arrival of Arab merchants who brought...
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Weapons of the past:
- These are a variety of traditional weapons (mainly swords) used by...
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Weapons of the Colonial times:
- These are a variety of weapons of the locals & European colonists.
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Portuguese weapons:
- The painting behind depicts the violent encounter between the Malays...
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Ancient Chinese wares:
These Chinese porcelains were recovered from a sunken ship off the coast of...
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The sultan's throne:
- It's so elegant!
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Closer view of the elegant throne:
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The sultan's items.
- White hat, swords, & belt buckle.
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The museum outside:
- Nice, handsome building!
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"Rubber juice"
- This is an encyclopdia pic. *Once again, rubber is one of the...
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A rubber processing plant:
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Petronas tower:
Nite time K.L. is pleasant & vibrant especially at the markets &...
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#2 is K.L. vicinity:
Indeed, the next segment is on K.L.'s vicinity. Do check it out as the...
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