Selamat Datang to Kuala Lumpur!
After almost 8 months of careful planning, my 7-day journey
to 3 countries with four of my HS buddies, Jego, Binder, Ligster, Deb and my
BF/travel buddy, Dell finally kicked off.
I tasked myself to design our itinerary for KL with some
inputs from Jego, who took care of our Cambodia and Vietnam leg. Jego and I
consolidated our notes and gave everyone a copy of the itinerary. We included a few reminders to
avoid any major problems on our trip. We even set a dinner/meeting a few days prior
our trip.
We left Manila on the night of February 8 and arrived at
Kuala Lumpur LCCT on February 9 at half past midnight. Among us 6, only Binder and I had been to KL before. The first time we went there was in February of 2009 with Tetah as part of our week-long Southeast Asian trip.
Immigration procedures went smoothly, thank God. We picked up our baggage and had a few
dollars exchanged to ringgit just enough to pay for our bus fare and accommodation (rates are better downtown). We approached the bus and limousine counter to book for StarShuttle tickets to Puduraya Station. Pudaraya Station is just 5 minutes away
from the guesthouse we were staying in and costs 8RM per way. We bought the 2am
tickets which is their last available trip for the day and proceeded to the bus
bay. There are other bus companies available such as the Skybus
and Aerobus both of which stop at KL Sentral. You can check out the website of these bus companies to know their
schedules and destinations. But if you have the money to burn, you can always take the cab.
45 minutes later, our bus finally arrived. We loaded our
bags at the compartment and went to our assigned seats. The bus made a short
stopover at KLIA before continuing the journey to downtown. Most of us were
able to take a nap despite hearing Deb’s loud voice the entire trip.
An hour has passed and we’re still on the road. I was
already hearing Deb complaining, “Akala
ko ba 45 minutes lang? Gutom na ako….” When I peeked at the window and saw
old buildings that resemble like that of Chinatown’s, I knew we’re near our
destination.
Instead of Puduraya Bus Terminal, we were dropped off at Mydin Wholesale Emporium whichm fortunately is nearer our guesthouse. We collected our bags and walked towards Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock and finally reached the Ribbon Stayyz Guesthouse.
--- part 2 of my 3 Countries, 7 Days - Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam; Feb 8-9, 2012
Read part 1 here: 3 Countries, 7 Days - Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam
--- part 2 of my 3 Countries, 7 Days - Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam; Feb 8-9, 2012
Read part 1 here: 3 Countries, 7 Days - Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam
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