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  • Jembatan Ampera: Terik pun Tak Ku Hiraukan

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Lepas Shalat Jum’at aku kelaparan. Lantas apakah lapak para pedagang makanan yang digelar di pelataran masjid membuatku tertarik dan singgah?….Tidak….Aku ingin menikmati sesuatu yang berbeda di Bumi Sriwijaya. “Sampai jumpa lagi Masjid Agung Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin, semoga aku bisa mengunjungimu lain waktu?”, aku melangkah pergi. Pesan Whatsapp dari seorang kolega di Palembang mulai…

  • Twenty Minutes at the Petronas Twin Tower

    <—-Previous Story Time show is at half past twelve…. I stood on the edge of Bukit Bintang Street waiting for the Go KL City Bus-Green Line to arrive. That time I intended to revisit the Petronas Twin Tower. That would be the fifth visit to the famous twin towers. “Do you bore, Donny?”, is a…

  • Stucking in the Lion Dance at Bukit Bintang

    <—-Previous Story A quarter past ten…. I decided to leave the courtyard of KL Tower. My feet stepped following the contours of the road winding down the hill. A quarter of an hour later I was at the south end of Puncak Street, right where it intersects with P. Ramlee Street. Standing on a sidewalk,…

  • KL Tower: The Second Visitation

    <—-Previous Story Tuesday….After Dawn…. Eyes were still haggard…My body felt weak. All night my sleep was interrupted by the snoring of a guest who was fast asleep to the right of my bed. Not only myself, but I could also feel the protests of a guest who slept right under a snoring guest’s bunk bed.…

  • Masjid Agung Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin Joyo Wikramo: Khawatir COVID-19

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Voice announcement menggema di langit-langit gerbong. Aku yang tersadar pun segera bangkit demi bersiap turun. Dalam beberapa menit ke depan LTR akan berhenti di Stasiun Ampera. Hatiku sungguh berdebar, mirip ketika hendak bertemu kekasih hati…. 😊 😊 😊 Tak kusangka aku akan melihat secara langsung Jembatan Ampera yang tersohor di seluruh negeri tersebut.…

  • LRT Sumatera Selatan: Serasa di Luar Negeri

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Aku telah usai mengabadikan beberapa sudut cantik Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport. Bibirku tersinyum simpul karena leluasanya diriku menikmati suasana di pelataran bandara kebanggan Kota Palembang tersebut. Bagaimana tidak, pagi itu tak ada yang mengganggu aktivitasku dalam mengambil gambar di area parkir bandara. Para sopir taksi enggan mendekat, tentu akan lebih baik…

  • Five on Petaling Street

    <—-Previous Story On the first step out of the Central Market area, there was a betrayal of intentions. My steps still didn’t accept heading to the inn. It was almost nine o’clock in the evening…. “Central Market may begin to lose its charisma, swallowed up by darkness, but not Petaling Street. The crowds have just…

  • Repeating Again The Kasturi Walk at Central Market

    <—-Previous Story After sipping the oat powder, I walked away from the edge of Tun Sambanthan Street. Crossing it to reach the Central Market courtyard. In the courtyard, I stood still, looking at all the market buildings which were sparkling with lamps. This was one of the landmarks in Kuala Lumpur which is more than…

  • Sipping Oat Powder at The Bed Station

    <—-Previous Story I was so hungry that afternoon…. I rushed down the escalator after escalator to go to the 3rd floor of Bersepadu Selatan Terminal and immediately decided to get out via the connecting bridge to Bandar Tasik Selatan Station. Arriving in front of the row of ticketing vending machines, I immediately looked for a…

  • Exploring Bersepadu Selatan Terminal

    <—-Previous Story Towards sunset, I arrived at Bersepadu Selatan Terminal after traveling eight and a half hours from Kuala Terengganu using the Arwana Bus service. Bersepadu Selatan Terminal is a giant terminal in the south of the city that replaces the role of Puduraya Bus Terminal which is located in the center of the city.…