Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Is KL a lovely place to stay?

The Petronas Twin Tower, KL Tower, the shopping centers and highways and the so call capital of Malaysia. Is KL a lovely place to stay? 2 years ago, we were promised better mass transit system such as more public busses and LRTs from the savings of increased petrol prices. Where are those things now? For a person who lives in KL, we all know how bad the traffic jam is. From bad to worst. Please bear in mind we pay high car taxes, road taxes and personal income taxes. From all those high taxes, we still need to pay expensive tolls. With bad mass transit systems, one has no choice but to drive to work. Why car pool doesn't work, its simple. People who works in KL are not factory workers, they are execs and professionals. One tend to stay back to work late or have to go somewhere else to meet clients. Malaysians have another mentality, less paid, overworked. One must wonder what is the fatality rate of KL people? 50? 55? or 60 if you are really so lucky. Mental stress is a norm for us. Everyday you have to take at least 30 min to few hours to work and the same thing going back home. When you go to office, you overworked till late and many unhealthy foods only available. One will wonder how can we get healthy? Am I mad about all this? The answer is no because we are so damn get used to it! In fact, the road works in Cheras started 4 years ago still unfinished up to date. For that, we have to jam everyday since how many monkey years before. Same goes to other areas in KL. So is KL a lovely place to stay? You be the judge. In another few years down the road, KL will turned to another Bangkok. Please bear in mind, Bangkok has a 20 million population while KL has less than 2-3 million. Don't wonder why do you get heart attack or other diseases, you are living in one now!


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