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  • <—-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.…

  • <—-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…

  • <—-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…

  • <—-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…

  • <—-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.…

  • <—-Previous Story “I think someone at far away named Fiona misses your English’s article, Donny…..😊😊😊“ Like fictional scenes which occur in departure terminals, that time I was touched when I witnessed a young girl with a backpack tightly hugging her mother while carrying a large travel bag. The most likely guess was that that girl…

  • <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Tepat pukul setengah dua belas, aku tiba kembali di halte bus Budaiya Market. Kawasan Budaiya Market tampak sepi daripada suasana beberapa jam sebelumnya, yaitu saat aku transit ketika melakukan perjalanan menuju Royal Camel Farm. Lantas aku menyapukan pandangan ke beberapa titik. Setelah sekian menit memperhatikan sekitar, akhirnya aku menemukan sekumpulan pria dewasa yang…

  • <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Mataku mengerjap bersamaan dengan kumandang adzan Subuh. Berlanjut melaksanakan shalat dan seusainya, aku bergegas mengguyur diri di bawah shower lalu bersarapan dengan dua potong roti tawar dengan selipan lembar keju ditengahnya. Menunggu sejenak hingga hari mulai terang, maka usai bersiap diri, aku segera turun ke lobby hotel dan bermaksud untuk memulai eksplorasi. Setelah…

  • <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Gelap mulai meyelinap, temperatur kota mulai jatuh, pelita buatan mulai menerangi jalanan. Sementara aku berdiri di bawah gerbang utama Al Fateh Grand Mosque, menatap GO Cards warna merah yang kupegang dengan tangan kanan. “Seingatku saldonya sudah habis semenjak kemarin sore”, aku bergumam pelan. Gumamku punya makna bahwa aku harus pulang menuju penginapan dengan…

  • <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Meninggalkan Three Musketeers kocak sama artinya dengan aku meninggalkan Marina Beach Garden Park. Aku sudah puas menikmati segenap panorama senja di taman tepi laut tersebut. Sementara itu rona gelap mulai mengintimidasi langkah kaki, hari sudah merayap ke pukul lima petang. Sementara itu, aku masih percaya pada langkah kaki yang menapaki jalanan kota di…