Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

KL International Marathon will be held on 28th June 2009, and Standard Chartered will be the main sponsor this year, and hence, we will join Singapore in having huge marathon. (Hopefully!)

I have just signed up for the 10km and also have pledged my support to one of the 5 causes that KL International Marathon is championing for.

The 5 causes are:-
1. Standard Chartered Trust Fund
2. Shelter Home for Children
3. Development of Human Resources in Rural Area
4. National Autism Society of Malaysia
5. Malaysia Nature Society.

Hope that you can join the marathon (for health and fun sake) and also sign up for one of the charity causes! If not, do go there and donate/support! To donate, go here . Very simple and it is tax exempted too.

To join the marathon, go here .


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The Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020

If you have been reading Malaysian newspapers, you would have realized that it is now the period where we can examine and provide suggestions towards The Draft Kuala Lumpur City Plan 2020, in the hope to make Kuala Lumpur - A World Class City.

You can visit the plan here , although it does not put up the full plan there (It should!). You can submit your opinion there too!

For those in KL, you can view it at :-
1. Main Lobby, DBKL Building, Jalan Raja Laut (15th May to 30th June)
2. Lower Ground, Berjaya Times Square (15th May to 15th June)
3. 1st Floor, KL Sentral (15th to 31st May)
4. TTDI Community Center (1st to 16th June)
5. Carrefour Wangsa Maju (16th May to 15th June)
6. Gombak Community Center (Taman Melati) (16th to 30th June)
7. Jaya Jusco, Metroprima Shopping Center, Kepong (15th to 31st May)
8. Menjalara Community Center (1st to 14th June)
9. Tesco Ampang (15th May to 15th June)
10. Bandar Tun Razak Community Center (16th to 30th June)
11. Kampung Kerinchi Community Center (15th May to 3rd June)
12. 1st South Area 2, MidValley (4th to 15th June)
13. Menara DBKL, Bandar Wawasan (15th May to 30th June)

I was scrutinizing the KL Transportation Plan at KL Sentral and some of those info that I got are:-

11 New Rail Network:-

a) KTM Segambut to Plaza Phoenix (future extension to kajang) - 18.4km (16 stations)
b) 1U to Ampang Point - 21.2km (18 stations)
c) KTM Segambut to KL Sentral (Sri Hartamas is covered here) - 16.4km (19 stations)
d) Star Sri Petaling to Sunway - 3.6km (3 stations)
e) STAR Sentul Timur to Gombak - 3.9km (4 stations)
f) STAR Salak Selatan to Taman Cheras (future extension to Hulu Langat) - 5.6km (7 stations)
g) KTM Petaling to Aman Damai (future extension to Bandar Tun Hussien Onn/Kajang) - 13.2km (12 stations)
h) Metro Prima to TAR College (Part of Bandar baru Selayang-Taman Melawati line) - 15.1km (12 stations)
i) KTM Sentul to Pasar Selayang - 9.9km (5 stations)
j) Putra Kg. Baru to Zoo Negara - 9.3km (10 stations)
k) KTM Segambut to Pasar Selayang - 8.4km (4 stations)
l) KL Monorail Titiwangsa to Star Pudu - 6.4km (9 stations)

Those would be the rail transit ready by 2020.

14 Areas of Road Pricing, similar to ERP of Singapore would be at:-
1. Jalan Parlimen
2. Jalan Sultan Ismail
3. Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman
4. Jalan Raja Abdullah
5. Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
6. Jalan Ampang
7. Jalan Kia Peng
8. Jalan Bukit Bintang
9. Jalan Pudu
10. Jalan Hang Tuah
11. Jalan Hang Jebat
12. Jalan Petaling
13. Jalan Tun Sambanthan
14. Jalan Raja (I think is this. Somehow I couldn't recognize my handwriting for this one).

Lets play our part as KL Citizen, to view this plan and also submit our opinion/recommendation to them.

One of my suggestion just now, was to have a subline of KL Monorail to go from Bukit Bintang to Pavilion, KL Convention Center and end at KLCC.

Another one is to extend KL Monorail to Bangsar Baru (Jalan Telawi area) and also Bangsar Shopping Center.

You can play your part in submitting your suggestion. Deadline is 30th June.

There will be public hearing to discuss your suggestion and they will actually invite you to explain your recommendation.

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John Lee and Nathaniel Tan's New Book

John Lee and Nathaniel Tan have co-edited a book called Religion Under Siege - Lina Joy, The Islamic State and Freedom of Faith.

Nathaniel Tan would be giving a talk there on 4th May 4pm at Central Market Annexe and sign the book too. For more info, go to here . It is part of KL Alternative Book Fair.

For more info of the Book Fair, go to here . It would be there on 3rd and 4th May from Noon to 6pm.

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Operators of Buses to LCC-T --> A Nuisance

Have been thinking about blogging on this issue for quite some time.... As many of you know, I lived quite near KL Sentral, so have been using KL Sentral very frequently.

Guess all of you who passed by KL Sentral would always caught a sight of a bunch of people (perhaps I should say 2 bunch of people) who keep on shouting to get attention of those who carry bags. One bunch in Red and one bunch in yellow, and try to yell to get people to take their bus. Really can't understand, why can't they do it a little more civilized manner. After all, it is one of our main terminal in Malaysia.

This practice has gone on for so long, and I don't see any authority taking action on that. It is just tarnishing the image of Malaysia. Seeing how foreign tourist being hackled to take their bus. It is just not logical.

The two bunch of people, I am going to name it out right - Sky Bus and Aero Bus which operate to LCC-T. True that you guys are serving the market to bring passengers to LCC-T, and charge a pretty competitive rate. However, the behavior to the public is just simply unacceptable. It is not the right way to promote Malaysia.

Hope that those who read about this, and have seen/experienced it, please please highlight it out and hopefully this problem can get solved.



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