This used to be my playground* - Madonna

We start at Dataran Merdeka, go pass Dayabumi, get on the palace road and run by the Istana, turn up and go by Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka, go along jalan Hang Tuah, pass Pudu Jail, along Jalan Imbi, turn back and go along Bukit Bintang, passing by the Pavilion, turn down Sultan Ismail, go along Raja Chulan right up til the KL Tower, turn left and go back down to Sultan Ismail, pass Concorde and Hard Rock, go along til Jalan Raja Laut and go down right to the end!

I was describing the 10 km route for the KLIM next weekend. Someone commented that i seem to know KL really well.

It's no surprise, really. I worked in KL for so many years. So as i went for a test run this morning, it was more of a walk down memory lane instead, starting at the former Federal Court, going pass the places i normally go to. Yeah, i was a KL boy back then. We'd hang out in town after Court and after work. Even when we moved office to PJ, KL wasn't that far away to pop by after work. It was pretty convenient. In any event, most of our cases were at the KL Courts.

So as i ran by the familiar places, wonderful memories came back - places i used to hang out wif me colleagues and mates, places me parents would take me when i was young, places i used to hang outalone... i really enjoyed the run this morning.

After that, i decided to pop by Chinatown for breakfast - and i noticed this open air market behind it. I decided to go look-see. It was so interesting - i thought i was back at the Brick Lane Market in London!!!! Altho this paled in comparison with size and things sold. But it had so much character!!!! So many things on sale from rusted tools, to stolen footware, bootleg CDs, porn, old clothes, mobile phones, watches (i overheard a vendor saying one watch cost RM1,800 - more than £300), bags, old bank notes, sculptures, etc, etc. I even saw this stall selling viagra!!!!!

Check out the last 2 pics in the collage below for some scenes in this market!

Ah.... KL!

Now i'm just a humble Subang guy. Living and working here in Subang, i only travel down to PJ for church. KL? Forget it!!!!

Here are pics i took wif me mobile:-

Dawn breaking in KL

*I love this song. Such a haunting tune!!! It was the theme song for the movie A League of Their Own.