🇲🇾 KUALA LUMPUR • 5 Tourist Stops (Not Spots) to Spice Your DIY Itinerary Below 24 Hours
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Stories of town explorations.
If you loaded this page expecting for tourist attractions to see in less than 24 hours in Kuala Lumpur, I'm sorry to disappoint you but this is not a story of tourist spots but tourist stops. Yeah, stop here, stop there, stop everywhere.
[Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory, Peninsular Malaysia, Federation of Malaysia]
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Kuala Lumpur was the first national capital city I visited outside ▼ #MANILA. Malaysia, on the other hand, was the first country I visited outside the ▼ PHILIPPINES. If you loaded this page expecting for tourist attractions to see in less than 24 hours in Kuala Lumpur, I'm sorry to disappoint you but this is not a story of tourist spots but tourist stops. Yeah, stop here, stop there, stop everywhere.
For a Kuala Lumpur first timer doing it solo, getting lost is probably pretty common. I didn't care about the tourist spots. I prioritized to reach my ultimate stop—a place where I could rest.
Entering Kuala Lumpur
My portal of entry in ▼ MALAYSIA was the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2). Actually, I thought the location of KLIA2 was an area that was under the jurisdiction of the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. I later found out that KLIA2 is outside Kuala Lumpur (palá). I discovered it when I checked-in on Facebook. Facebook's database showed me that it was in ▼ #SEPANG town of Selangor state. So there. Sepang was the first town/city I've stepped onto outside the Philippines, not Kuala Lumpur.
Since Sepang is not a part of Kuala Lumpur, my story bank covering Sepang isn't included in this post because this one only covers Kuala Lumpur. (Sorry Sepang, you are KL's front line in the aviation industry but in this story, you're a pitiful backstage, charaught!)
Anyway, due to my delayed flight, I reached the city of Kuala Lumpur later than expected. Compared to my very own national capital city of Manila, Kuala Lumpur has less traffic congestion. There is actually, but not as hardcore as Manila.
I was able to sleep inside the bus. When I woke up, Kuala Lumpur's flyovers and skyscrapers welcomed me. Wow! Welcome myself to Kuala Lumpur.
On the flip side, I didn't notice the Petronas Towers maybe because we had a different route or maybe because we've already passed by it or maybe because I was sleeping when it was ready to be seen from the bus window.
One of the interesting things I noticed in Malaysia is the effect of the timezone. The Philippines and Malaysia have the same timezone but since Malaysia is less closer to the east than the Philippines, I was still able to see the sun at 7 PM (already dark in the Philippines).
We entered the very heart of Kuala Lumpur when it already started to become dark. Lights glittered in the city. The most memorable area I saw was the Kuala Lumpur's Little India. It brought me to another world really. The culturescape was new to me. It reminded me so well to wake up from daydreaming. Indeed, I was physically present in a city outside the Philippines.
We entered the very heart of Kuala Lumpur when it already started to become dark. Lights glittered in the city. The most memorable area I saw was the Kuala Lumpur's Little India. It brought me to another world really. The culturescape was new to me. It reminded me so well to wake up from daydreaming. Indeed, I was physically present in a city outside the Philippines.
I rode a bus from KLIA2 to KL Sentral. Obviously, the terminal was at the KL Sentral. KL Sentral is a centralized transportation hub in Kuala Lumpur. It also has rail stations.
KL Sentral was my first stop in Kuala Lumpur as a first time tourist. Being unaware on how the building design of KL Sentral works, I asked for people around how to go to the Monorail Station. My asking strategy worked.
I stopped here for few minutes to check out my Google map screenshot because Berjaya Time Square was an important landmark for me to finally see my final stop.
I was confused of my direction. I stopped here and there. At some point, I about-faced like a soldier after sinking in to reality that I was taking the wrong direction.
Thanks to these three policemen who were standing that time. I approached them but they didn't know where was the place I was pointing on Google map in spite of the fact that Berjaya Time Square was well identified on the map. Uh! Thanks for stopping me more. This fourth tourist stop made my instant tourist stops itinerary even more excruciating.
Because I couldn't decipher the direction, I checked all the directions until I finally reached my favorite tourist stop in this tourist stops itinerary for less than 24 hours.
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| KL SENTRAL BUS STATION IS A POPULAR TOURIST STOP FOR TOURISTS STARTING TO GET LOST. |
I used the elevator to reach the floor I was targeting until I entered a corridor leading to an office. So I had to stop walking to prevent myself from entering that office. I entered another corridor and I almost entered an office again. Ulkkkk! How could I exit this maze!!!
After several stop here, stop there and stop everywhere drama, I found the right place. I saw fellow tourists looking for their way to the station they wanted to reach.
I had big sigh of relief when I reached the atrium of the KL Sentral. With my heavy backpack threatening my spinal column and trapezius muscles, I wanted to exit all of these tourist stops quick! I'm done with the first. I'm on the second tourist stop. I wanted to stop seeing these tourist stops. I wanted to see a tourist spot for real!
KL Sentral was actually more than just a transportation hub. It was also a shopping center and a great tourist stop if you're tired. It was air-conditioned so you could stop all you want. You could stop to eat. You could stop to unload at the restroom. Indeed, it was one of the greatest tourist stops in Malaysia for those tired tourists hungry for rest and comfort.
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| PHOTO BY WAYNE LIEW: LINK SOURCE HERE: http://www.kuaby.com/kl-sentral/ |
I again applied my asking strategy and this time, it didn't work. Some people I asked either couldn't speak English or had an accent I couldn't understand. I just searched for the Monorail station on my own way.
I followed some white tourists in trolleys where they were heading. I realized later on that there were many stations in KL Sentral. Uh! I wanted to stop this excruciating search for tourist stops. This unplanned itinerary covering tourist stops in KL was not really fun.
Where's the monorail station!!!???
After several minutes of figuring out which is which, I finally reached my third tourist stop, the monorail station.
I was not enjoying this instant unplanned itinerary covering the beautiful tourist stops in KL. I was so desperate to get out of this concrete maze and put an end to this itinerary. My hopes came back when I finally reached the monorail station.
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| KL SENTRAL MONORAIL STATION WAS A GREAT TOURIST STOP. DUH! |
However, upon reaching the counter, there was no personnel! I waited like a stupid duck in front of that fiber glass and stopped for few minutes. Ok, confirmed. This tourist stop was the greatest... the greatest tourist stopper in KL.
After stopping for few minutes, an Indian woman came to say that I had to get my monorail token at the self-service machine beside the counter and stop again and again to watch the people how they did it—such a great tourist stopper.
I was able to continue moving though. I thought I was gonna stop here until the date of my return flight. Duh!
Berjaya time square is a favorite place for tourists to stop for a while if they wanted to take a break from fooling themselves. It was already almost 10 in the evening and this search for tourist stops was not yet over!
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| PHOTO BY WAYNE LIEW: LINK SOURCE HERE: http://www.kuaby.com/berjaya-times-square-shopping-mall/ |
I was confused of my direction. I stopped here and there. At some point, I about-faced like a soldier after sinking in to reality that I was taking the wrong direction.
Thanks to these three policemen who were standing that time. I approached them but they didn't know where was the place I was pointing on Google map in spite of the fact that Berjaya Time Square was well identified on the map. Uh! Thanks for stopping me more. This fourth tourist stop made my instant tourist stops itinerary even more excruciating.
Because I couldn't decipher the direction, I checked all the directions until I finally reached my favorite tourist stop in this tourist stops itinerary for less than 24 hours.
Yehey! The misadventure was over when I found my ultimate stop—the ▼ HOSTEL
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I stayed in a dormitory-type room with bunk beds. There are other guests when I entered the room. They were all white travelers. I was the only Asian inside our room.
where I would be sleeping that night. It was the greatest tourist stop I experienced in Kuala Lumpur in this less than 24 hours itinerary.
Reaching my ultimate stop was a show-stopper 'cause finally, I gotta stop here not to punish myself but to pamper my body with this pleasure called rest.
Near this hostel were signs that I was already experiencing the true tourist spots that I really wanted to stop for pleasure (not for pressure) where I could take time to feel, see, taste, smell and learn their warmth, beauty, flavors, aroma and history.
Malaysian food were served in local restaurants. I experienced for the first time the warmth of the restaurant staff for a tourist stopper and spotter like me. I ate my ▼ FIRST FOOD IN THIS CITY
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The moment I saw the food, I was at least relieved to know that the food is somehow related to my Filipino comfort meals.
—such an achievement. After these series of tourist stops, I can't wait to see the tourist spots. Welcome to Kuala Lumpur! | end |
I stayed in a dormitory-type room with bunk beds. There are other guests when I entered the room. They were all white travelers. I was the only Asian inside our room.
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| THE MOST DESIRABLE TOURIST STOP IN THIS ITINERARY WAS MY HOSTEL ROOM! |
Near this hostel were signs that I was already experiencing the true tourist spots that I really wanted to stop for pleasure (not for pressure) where I could take time to feel, see, taste, smell and learn their warmth, beauty, flavors, aroma and history.
Malaysian food were served in local restaurants. I experienced for the first time the warmth of the restaurant staff for a tourist stopper and spotter like me. I ate my ▼ FIRST FOOD IN THIS CITY
The moment I saw the food, I was at least relieved to know that the food is somehow related to my Filipino comfort meals.
This is the Chapter 01 summary of Blogserye 03.
✈ BLOGSERYE 03: MALAYSIA-THAILAND BACKPACKING AND MOTORBIKE RIDING FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE PH
This blogserye is a series of narratives, stories and insights about my first travel outside the Philippines.
This blogserye is a series of narratives, stories and insights about my first travel outside the Philippines.
CHAPTER 01:CHAPTER 02
CHAPTER 01 ► Five (5) Tourist Stops (Not Spots) to Spice Your DIY Itinerary Below 24 Hours in KL.
Chapter 01 is all about first-time stories. Will this boy from the province with relative fear in roaming a big city survive his first day in a big metropolis for the first time outside PH?
✈ EPISODE 01: ▼ Flying from Metro Manila to Kuala Lumpur with Drama in Between
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I was shaking, quite speechless for outspoken words but the voice within me is speaking too much that it's so hard to handle...
✈ EPISODE 02: ▼ Travel Drama in Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2)
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My anxiety as a first-timer almost escalated to panic level. So there's no such thing as overacting because sticking to reality is the name of the game here.
✈ EPISODE 03: ▼ KLIA2 to KL Sentral by Bus: My First Land Travel Outside PH
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I was showing physical awestruck signs overtly while inside the bus because I was seeing different races. There are Malays, Indians, Chinese, black and white men. This country is so multicultural! This is my first bus ride in Malaysia!
✈ EPISODE 04: ▼ Reaching KL Sentral and How I Acted Dumb Stupid
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You may not believe this but I felt so ignorant about this. There's no train station in our province so encountering a self-service machine like this in actual setting is new to me.
✈ EPISODE 05: ▼ KL Sentral to Bukit Bintang: My First Train Ride Outside PH
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The monorail runs overground. I saw the city of Kuala Lumpur in a general perspective up close—the modern skyline, the lush parks, the mosques, the busy roads and the residential areas. I enjoyed it.
✈ EPISODE 06: ▼ Lorong 1/77a: of Endings and First Times
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This street was where I ended my first day in Malaysia but it served as the rendezvous of my many first-time experiences and encounters so it meant so much for me.
Chapter 01 is all about first-time stories. Will this boy from the province with relative fear in roaming a big city survive his first day in a big metropolis for the first time outside PH?
✈ EPISODE 01: ▼ Flying from Metro Manila to Kuala Lumpur with Drama in Between
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I was shaking, quite speechless for outspoken words but the voice within me is speaking too much that it's so hard to handle...
✈ EPISODE 02: ▼ Travel Drama in Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2)
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My anxiety as a first-timer almost escalated to panic level. So there's no such thing as overacting because sticking to reality is the name of the game here.
✈ EPISODE 03: ▼ KLIA2 to KL Sentral by Bus: My First Land Travel Outside PH
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I was showing physical awestruck signs overtly while inside the bus because I was seeing different races. There are Malays, Indians, Chinese, black and white men. This country is so multicultural! This is my first bus ride in Malaysia!
✈ EPISODE 04: ▼ Reaching KL Sentral and How I Acted Dumb Stupid
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You may not believe this but I felt so ignorant about this. There's no train station in our province so encountering a self-service machine like this in actual setting is new to me.
✈ EPISODE 05: ▼ KL Sentral to Bukit Bintang: My First Train Ride Outside PH
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The monorail runs overground. I saw the city of Kuala Lumpur in a general perspective up close—the modern skyline, the lush parks, the mosques, the busy roads and the residential areas. I enjoyed it.
✈ EPISODE 06: ▼ Lorong 1/77a: of Endings and First Times
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This street was where I ended my first day in Malaysia but it served as the rendezvous of my many first-time experiences and encounters so it meant so much for me.
Coming Soon!
BLOGSERYE 03 SUMMARY: ▼ MALAYSIA-THAILAND BACKPACKING + MOTORBIKE RIDING FOR THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE PH
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As a millennial, this is not conforming to the 'trend'—doing it because your friend do it. For me traveling is a form of continuous education. No masteral and doctoral degree could ever teach you the way traveling does.
Map Showing the Location of #KualaLumpur
► FOOTNOTES, DISCLAIMERS, ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ETC
[1] The above story is the Chapter 1 of Blogserye 3.
[2] This post was filed under the category "#TownExplorer Collections." See more posts related to this below.
[3] The maps I used on this post are from maps.google.com.ph.
[4] Some photos are owned by Wayne Liew of www.kuaby.com.
[5] The insights, condition and name of places or properties I mentioned here are based on the facts and situation on the day of my visit. Take note that you may have a different experience when you try or see the properties or places mentioned here. Names of places and properties may also change by time so it's not my responsibility to update all the information on this blog because once published, I already consider it an archive and I won't update my narratives because I want them to become my references of what have happened in the past. I'm very particular of the dates because I want my amazing readers to understand that I am writing stories based on my perspective and insights on the day of my visit. You can see dates almost everywhere on this blog. Exempted from this rule are my travel guide posts that need to be updated.
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