KL in a word?
KL in one word, the whole city in one word?!
Hey everyone! I'm Ross, and I'm Bek!
Today, we want to do something a bit different.
we want to give you our honest opinion of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Now over the last month, we've been showing you around the city
finding all the good foody spots everywhere
but what we haven't done is give you our honest opinion of what we think the place is like
So, today Bek has come up with some questions that she is going to fire at me
and I have absolutely no idea what she is going to ask me
and I'm going to hide behind my little safe cup of coffee here
and I'm going to answer them as honestly as I can
Alright!
Alright, are you ready?!
I will probably never be ready for this. I hope you're ready at home
Alright, let's fire away!
How many times have you been to Malaysia?
So, I"ve been to Malaysia 3 times but it was 12 years ago when we last visited!
We went to Langkawi, Penang and KL
That was about 12 years ago, so a long time!
So what special occasion were we there for?
Oh right! (laugh) It was our honeymoon!
It was our honeymoon 12 years ago!
Wow - that's a long time!
Have you noticed many changes since your last visit to KL?
Oh yeah definitely! A lot more high rises
and a lot more development through the city.
It's bigger and in some ways better
But definitely the people are the same and the food is just as delicious!
Yeah, it's a great place!
It really in some ways, culturally, doesn't feel like it's changed that much.
Ok
What is your favourite thing about KL, and you cannot say food!?
Food!!!! Ok, not food. Hmmm.
Well guys, the place is a melting pot!
There's different cultures.
Chinese, Malay and Indians
and to see all 3 co-existing together, for me, is pretty incredible
to spend a month there and see them all get along
but live their own separate ways of life is just incredible
and yeah, I think as a tourist, if you can observe that - that's amazing!
Your least favourite thing about KL?
Oh, least favourite
Oh, absolutely, for someone like me
the worst thing about KL is the
is the lack of footpaths
for me, I like to walk around the city, when I'm not teaching or doing other things
I like to explore
and yes, in the city center there are footpaths
but the moment you step out into another area
it's really hard to explore
they really don't cater to just strolling the streets
Obviously it's hot weather and people just don't do that
But, yeah, that was the thing that got me, lack of footpaths!
KL in a word?
KL in one word? The whole city in one word?
Oh, on the spot! Where's my coffee!
Got it! I have it!
Fusion! Fusion!
Your favourite food in KL?
Oh, ah, I will probably get into trouble for saying this and picking just one food
Because I've had some of the yummiest food I've ever eaten in KL!
But my favourite is, drumroll, Nasi Lemak!
To get that many flavours on to one plate
and to just each independent flavour is just off the charts!
Yeah, Nasi Lemak!
Your least favourite food, or strangest food in KL?
Oh, well this one is easy because I really had one bad experience
and this was a personal thing
I really don't like Stinky Tofu!
I'm interested for people out there, if you like Stinky Tofu, put some comments down below!
But yeah, I just didn't like it. But I tried it and that's the moral of the story!
You need to try things!
How did you find getting around in KL?
So, the 'put' haha!
The footpaths, let's see if I can speak properly, were a little bit of struggle
But if we get past that, Grabs are really easy
We caught Grabs everywhere
If you live near an MTR (Train Station), it is easy as well.
But for us, we used Grabs. We went everywhere in a grab.
The one tip I would give everyone is, dodge the peak times
the surge pricing at peak hour times just goes up quite alot!
Can get expensive!
But, yeah, we were able to avoid peak time and just go when we wanted!
It was really easy!
The area we lived in and your impressions?
We were in an area called Taman Desa
and it's 10 minutes out of the city
It's a nice suburban area
We were in a place called Desa Green, the complex we were in
It had a swimming pool, sauna, gym, all these amazing things!
But the area was cool. There was a massive supermarket nearby called Mid-Valley Megamall!
and that's a really cool spot where you can find everything!
Pretty cool spot, not too far out of the city! If you're in KL, definitely consider that area.
Internet Speed?
World Leading! World Leading! Heard it here first guys!
In the apartment we were in
We have 500 MBPS for Uploads and Downloads
and for those fellow geeks out there, that's fast! That's really fast!
The ping speed was really good too!
For me, for teaching, for working online, it was amazing!
But we did have a couple of Grab drivers who told us there internet weren't that fast
So, if you're heading to KL, I think depending on what area you're in, maybe even what building you're in
It's going to differ, so do your research!
We'll help you in another video
Show you how we always find the best internet and how we do that before we get to that destination
We will do another video on that soon!
How would you describe the people in KL?
Oh, well, the people in KL are friendly firstly!
Like, extremely friendly!
Passionate! Very very passionate! Passionate about what they believe in!
and probably the other one is...
they know the way of life that they want to live, that's what I observed alot
I think we saw that wherever we went
Even at Chinese New Year, when we were there
Just the way their families all come together and they enjoy the moment
We had a lot of invites to go to different events, yeah, it was really cool!
I think the people are very vibrant!
Seem to live life as good as they can!
One regret about your time in KL?
Oh, a regret, I try not to ever have regrets.
What was something we regretted?!
I know, ah, Malacca!
I wish that we went to Malacca and maybe did a couple of different day trips outside of the city
Just to see some different areas, but I've read alot of cool stuff about Malacca
and the history there so that would have been cool to see
We will try to go back to KL at some stage, probably next year
and try to see some of the different spots in other areas of Malaysia
So, definitely that was a regret this time around.
Thali or Biryani?
I love Indian food!
These are my 2 favourite Indian dishes!
You gotta pick one!
I'm going to go with Thali, because of the diversity on the plate
a bit like Nasi Lemak for me! So many different things going on one plate!
But a good Biryani is hard to beat!
Lala Noodles or Dim Sum?
I love a bit of Dim Sum.
But no, I'm going to go Lala Noodles!
Clam Noodles are pretty cool!
Because if you're into seafood like me, to get that flavour into the broth!
and just tuck into a bowl of shells and noodles!
ah, that was a lot of fun!
I have dreams of that dish!
Beef Rendang or Ayam Goreng (Fried Chicken)?
Yes, the old fried chicken!
Fried chicken, Ayam Goreng, is just seasoned so well!
I think Beef Rendang for me!
Yeah, slow cooked meat, it falls apart!
But you know, I had some crazy Ayam Goreng there too!
Sitting on the fence on this one!
But...Beef Rendang!
What should tourists see and do in KL other than eat?
Other than eat, just eat for a month! Just eat! haha!
I'll steer clear of the obvious ones like the Twin Towers or the Batu Caves
But yeah, go to the markets!
Go check out the markets,
And I don't mean just the mainstream markets
They're good to see, you should go there, but go to some of the local markets!
See the way of life for the locals and how they live!
We did that so many times!
Places like Taman Cannaught, for us were really cool!
There are so many other local markets that show you the way of life for Malaysians!
Cool, that's it, you passed the test!
Did I pass? I don't know, maybe you guys work it out. Did I pass or fail?
Next time, when we go to the next city, the next country!
I'm going to come up with a list of questions and throw them down at Bek!
Help me out, throw some questions at us and maybe next time I'll throw them at Bek!
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How would you describe the people in KL?
The people, the people...
Do it again lol!
I was just thinking of Shredder! 'The People'....