Happy 51st Merdeka

Found this cake at the bakery in Jusco, Alpha Angle. It was made weeks before the actual Merdeka day, today. I am surprised why the owner put up a display notice on the cake - Display Only.

If I was the maker, I would not hesitate to sell it at any price. But not this one. Is there another meaning to this display? You tell me.

Jalan Gombak - Dark As Hell At Night

Because of the extensive roadwork for the expansion of Jalan Gombak (and Genting Kelang) all streets lamps from Jalan Chong Hwa till Sungai Mulia (5th Mile) have been rendered light-less and at nights, especially on rainy nights, you can't see a thing. Don't believe me, see the picture below.


Where got lights?


For a sub-urban road, bikers riding without lights and old people crossing the roads are a common sight. So are the many foreign students who are fond of dressing in black. Unless they look at you from the dark and flash a toothy smile, you may chance on them too late and hit a tragedy.

So, if you are driving along this stretch, please go slow and if on rainy nights, go extremely slow and keep your eyes on the road. I just hope the MP will take a ride here one of these nights and hurry the contractors in installing the lights. The pitch darkness is dangerous to all and sundry.

Story of the Setapak Tunnel

Do you know the story behind the Setapak Tunnel? The one which sits oddly under the road in front of the Setapak Police Station and approachable via Jalan Gombak if you want to go to KL city?

In the 70s, this tunnel had not yet existed. Jalan Gombak meets Jalan Pahang at a T-junction with traffic lights. As development came to the upper reaches of Jalan Gombak and Jalan Genting Kelang, backlogs became the norm. Then sometime in the 80s, work was given to a concessionaire to improve traffic along both Jalan Gombak, Jalan Pahang and Jalan Genting Kelang.

The tunnel was built, the traffic lights removed, and when the new upgraded road was opened, a toll booth was set up at Jalan Pahang near the Jalan Pekeliling roundabout, just opposite Tawakal Hospital. Toll was collected by the concessionaire for all traffic heading towards town - first 50 sen, then more. The reason: the concessionaire had spent money on upgrading the road. Traffic going home however, was not tolled.

After collecting for more than a decade, 12 years if memory serves me right, the toll booth was demolished. This is the reason why you find Jalan Pahang, which is two lane, opens widely to join the Pekeliling roundabout in front of Tawakal.

Eye on Malaysia Going South

Eye on Malaysia. Moving to Malacca.

Did you know that the Eye on Malaysia ferris wheel in Lake Titiwangsa is heading to Malacca at year's end? I wonder what the vast space built just for this purpose will be used as. Without the Eye, it will probably be as empty as hell. Maybe it could even attract youngsters to lepak there on weekends. Why the Eye had to be moved is because some rich fellas staying in Titiwangsa area complained that the attraction caused them hardship and sleepless nights because of the traffic generated nightly. Good now, the park will be a ghost park on weekdays, save for the few odd joggers on their nocturnal run.

Map: Desa Setapak

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This is the map of Desa Setapak

This is one good pharmacy

If you are around Taman Melawati, check out this pharmacy facing the Melawati Food Square. It is next door to Video Ezy. I am writing about it because the prices here are very reasonable.

The shop assistants are also very friendly and the boss is also quite generous with discounts. I now avoid the pharmaceutical chains and go here because the prices and range of products are good. Just when you think one brand is uniformly priced, this pharmacy proves you otherwise. So, if you are around the neighbourhood, check it out.

Royal Selangor Sale This Weekend!

Need more be said? Of course not! Here's two pictures that speak louder than any words can - of course, in a language only pewter lovers can understand!





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Venue? Call them lah! And oh, don't forget, tell them you heard it first here!