Section 8 - 05.08.08
One of my bicycle's tyres was flat and the only place I know that offers complimentary tyre-fillings is the Bridgestone workshop nearby the police barracks in Section 8. I drove to the food court nearby to have a plate of Mee Bandung, before inflating my inner tube and set out to explore the old houses in the area. I was chased by a mad stray dog after I photographed this dead squirrel.
The houses in this area are small and linked, but many of them are expressively-decorated with lawn furniture and variety of shrubs.
There is an orphanage/shelter on a dead-end road, and here's what they have for rubbish collection.
Jalan Templer is, from what I have read, the first road built in Petaling Jaya. It's named after one of the state's British... er, important person back in the pre-Independence days, Sir Gerald Templer. There is a golf course in the north of Klang Valley named after him, too.
A living quarter for government workers with its gates open invited me in to check out the simplicity of compact, fence-less link houses with its pseudo-chimneys and nostalgic wooden shutters.
By the Federal Highway is a dual-sided billboard of PIXAR's new movie Wall•E, which I must go watch at the theatres [preferably a near-empty one on a weekday] next week. Last time I watched a PIXAR film at a movie theatre was for A Bug's Life [how come no one likes it?!], nine years ago.
MBPJ is approving building projects like crazy! PJ 8 is about 75% complete and will welcome more traffic congestion near the Jalan Utara exit.
PJ State - 11.08.08
The PJ State area has a famous landmark - the State cinema. I've watched a movie here once... Batman Forever, I think, back in 1995 [I also remember seeing posters for Apollo 13]. The road system here is badly-designed; all roads within the State commercial centre is narrow and one-way.
I dropped by a newsagent [plenty in this area] to buy the latest issue of TeenVOGUE. Apparently, MBPJ hates cyclists. These signs were placed all around the MBPJ building.
Near the entrance of the MBPJ building, I spotted a man called Mazidul Akmal Sidek, a presenter for a popular TV show called '360'. He likes to intimidate mat rempits [illegal motorcycle racers], bohsias [a type of promiscuous people] and bapak ayams [pimps] in his shows, and I find it funny. I approached him for a photograph, when he questioned me "Ni lelaki ke perempuan ni? [is this a boy or a girl?]" and I thought, "Oh crap he's suspecting that I am one of those 'pengkid' [lesbians of the butch variety]", which is a popular subject in his shows. I think he was just joking [I hope].
There was once a corner shophouse with ferns and ivy creeping up its exterior, which I thought of photographing, but now it has been renovated and look brand-new. Unlike this newsagent, which you can see its base coat paint from the 1970s.
On my way to Amcorp Mall, I stopped by Kelab Syabas, behind a curry house. Decades ago, it was a well-patronised public pool, until 2005. Now it's a great place to breed mosquitoes.
Down the road is the iconic A&W drive-in dating back to our parent's time. I saw a pleasant-looking man in a green t-shirt with bicycle logos, standing in the parking lot. I wanted to photograph him after making one round within the drive-in, but by then he was already driving off in his grey Proton Saga. I went to Amcorp Mall to get a travel magazine from the back-issues store, then headed home, passing by BB Boys School, which is embarrassing because the schoolboys just love to yell out pointless remarks of me riding a bicycle.
8 comments:
Mee Bandung in Section 8 PJ? Where? Where?Googlemap me please!
I love A Bug's Life too! (and remember "Antz" ? it has a similar theme : the life of ants; it came out nearly at the same time with A Bug's life)
Eheheh... Google Maps tak main ah. I give you the directions:
On the Federal Highway heading for Shah Alam, take the PJ Hilton exit to the left and then queue up at the traffic light in front of KFC. Turn right, pass by Restoran Rokaro and 7-Eleven. End of road, turn left and then right within 3 seconds. This is where the medan selera is. The Mee Bandung Muar stall sits at the near end of the row, next to Gerai Makanan Kin Kee. Also can be identified by a pisang goreng stall with a hanging mobile resembling pisang tanduk.
can i go riding with you? i just wanna take my bike out, but i'd like some company.
u seem interesting.and we dont have to chat if u dont want to.
I can't give you a response, Anonymous. You might be someone I know who's trying to pull a joke on me. If you are 'for real', please find out a way to contact me, together with your proof of existence.
ahahahahahah!
definitely man! i Just told a friend about you. how i imagine meeting you, shaking ur hands,exchanging smiles,having awkward chit chat, and go cycling.
Just that ive been wanting to ride and snap pics too, and..i find safety in 'numbers'. Im a girl too, so abit takut to go cycle alone."Proof" of my existence SOON!
hi there. i like your posts on your little adventure in pj. brings back memories of my childhood days. btw, i so know which mee bandung stall you're talking about. i love going there. and the barley and herbal tea from the stall next to it pun best!
Cik Adik;
Blog anda meningatkan saya kepada Neek dan blognya. Dia pun suka berbasikal.
http://thehundreds.com/neek/
Tentang foto kilang/botol Kickapoo yang ditinggal/tak digunakkan, ia membuatkan saya terfikir akan dari mana pula datangnya minuman Kickapoo yang dijual di pasaraya di seluruh Malaysia sekarang ini. Adakah ianya diproses dari kilang berlainan yang telah mengambil alih lesen memproses minuman itu.
Apapun, memang ada perbezaan Kickapoo zaman ini jika dibandingkan dengan Kickapoo di tahun 80'an.
Sedikit pendapat:
Sebagai seorang penunggang basikal, anda perlu tahu cara menukar tiub tayar yang pecah, membawa tiub gantian sewaktu berbasikal dan tak lupa juga ubatan untuk kecemasan dan spray lada untuk keselamatan dari anjing dan manusia. :-) Ianya akan memudahkan anda sekiranya berada dalam keadaan yang tidak diingini sewaktu berbasikal.
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