Twenty Minutes at the Petronas Twin Tower

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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 question that might arise.

“It’s not a matter of being bored or not, I have to fulfill a sponsor’s message at that famous spot”, maybe that would be my answer.

Go KL City Bus physically had the same color on each lane. Therefore I was always alert if the bus started to look slow in the distance. I had to quickly catch the path information printed on the LCD screen mounted right on the top of the windshield. The Go KL City Bus had come from other routes twice, it was understandable that the Pavilion bus stop was a stop where three Go KL City Bus lines passed, namely the Purple Line, Blue Line, and Green Line.

After ten minutes of waiting, it was clear at the end of the road, a Go KL City Bus unit was trying to approach the bus stop by breaking through the traffic jam. I just wished it was a green line bus. Getting closer, the writing on the LCD screen was visible, it was indeed Go KL City, Bus-Green Line. So get ready to get in it.

I got on it from the front door as soon as the bus finished dropping off some of the passengers. The number of passengers who entered made me not got a seat, and had to stand in the middle.

From the Bukit Bintang area, the bus moved towards the Kuala Lumpur City Center (KLCC) area. But before arriving at the destination, the bus would first turn from the south side and then turned towards the north side. I arrived right at the KLCC bus stop which was on the edge of Ampang Street.

I came down from the middle door….

The immediately visible sight was the existence of the giant legs of the Petronas Twin Tower which felt so close. Not lingering, I rushed to the courtyard of that giant twin buildings.

I arrived at the KLCC bus stop.
Shady pedestrian pathway in front of the Petronas Twin Tower.
Petronas Twin Tower from the other side.

The heat of the sun had forced me to find a place sheltered by trees. I found that place on the pedestrian walkway on the right side of the tower. From that point of view, I also started completing sponsorship messages, namely sponsors who at least helped pay for my trip at that time.

Visiting the 88-floor twin buildings always invited admiration, how could it not be, for six years that twin buildings have claimed themselves as the tallest buildings in the world? At least that had made Malaysia proud in the world economic arena.

The twin towers owned by a giant property company, namely KLCC Property Holdings, appear green when observed closely. Another feature that was easy to remember was the existence of a sky bridge that connected the two towers on floors 41 and 42.

That time, my stop-by time at the twin towers took place quickly, no more than twenty minutes. Therefore I tried to enjoy it by paying attention to the scenery around the tower area. Let’s see, what were the spots around the Petronas Twin Towers. Here it was:

Public Bank was right opposite in front of Petronas Twin Tower.
From right to left: Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN/National Savings Bank) Building, Menara TA One (37 floors of offices), and Prestige Tower (40 floors of offices).
Tropicana The Residences (apartment with a rental price of 2,500 Ringgit per month).
Suria KLCC’s entrance gate.

I wished my adventure at the Petronas Twin Towers had ended with the finishing of a sponsor’s message. I would not sit longer in the courtyard of the twin towers.

Then I stepped into the expanse of Green Open Space which was located right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of business activities taking place in Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Came on…..

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Dua Puluh Menit di Petronas Twin Tower

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Setengah dua belas….

Aku berdiri di tepian Jalan Bukit Bintang demi menunggu kehadiran Go KL City Bus Green Line. Kali ini aku berniat mengunjungi kembali Petronas Twin Tower. Ini akan menjadi kunjungan yang kelima di menara kembar kenamaan tersebut.

Ga bosan apa, Donny?”, pertanyaan yang mungkin saja muncul.

Bukan perkara bosan atau tidak, aku harus memenuhi sebuah pesan sponsor di spot terkenal itu”, mungkin itulah yang akan menjadi jawabanku.

Go KL City Bus secara fisik memiliki warna yang sama di setiap jalurnya. Oleh karenanya aku selalu waspada jika bus tersebut mulai tampak lamat di kejauhan. Aku harus segera menangkap informasi jalur yang tertera pada layar LCD yang dipasang tepat di kaca depan bagian atas. Sudah dua kali Go KL City Bus yang datang berasal dari jalur lain, maklum halte bus Pavilion adalah pemberhentian yang dilewati oleh tiga jalur Go KL City Bus, yaitu Purple Line, Blue Line dan Green Line.

Setelah sepuluh menit menunggu, tampak jelas di ujung jalan sana, satu unit Go KL City Bus yang berusaha mendekati halte dengan menembus kemacetan. Aku hanya berharap itu adalah bus jalur hijau. Semakin mendekat, tulisan di layar LCD jelas terlihat, itu memang Go KL City Bus Green Line. Maka bersiaplah diriku untuk menaikinya.

Aku menaikinya dari pintu depan begitu bus selesai menurunkan sebagian penumpang. Banyaknya penumpang yang masuk, membuatku tak kebagian tempat duduk dan harus berdiri di bagian tengah.

Dari kawasan Bukit Bimtang, bus bergerak menuju Kawasan Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC). Tetapi sebelum sampai di tujuan, bus memutar dahulu dari sisi selatan untuk kemudian berbelok arah melewati sisi utara. Aku tiba tepat di halte bus KLCC yang berada di tepian Jalan Ampang.

Aku turun dari pintu tengah….

Pemandangan yang langsung tertampak adalah keberadaan kaki-kaki raksasa Petronas Twin Tower yang terasa begitu dekat. Tak berlama-lama, aku bergegas melangkah ke pelataran gedung kembar raksasa itu.

Tibalah diriku di halte bus KLCC.
Jalur pejalan kaki yang rindang di depan Petronas Twin Tower.
Petronas Twin Tower dari sisi lain.

Teriknya matahari telah memaksaku untuk mencari tempat yang terlindung oleh pepohonan. Aku menemukan tempat itu di jalur pejalan kaki sisi kanan menara. Dari sisi itu pula aku mulai menuntaskan pesan-pesan sponsor, yaitu sponsor yang setidaknya ikut membantu biaya perjalananku kali ini.

Mengunjungi gedung kembar 88 lantai itu selalu saja mengundang decak kagum, bagaimana tidak, enam tahun lamanya gedung kembar ini pernah menasbihkan diri sebagai bangunan tertinggi di dunia. Setidaknya hal tersebut telah membanggakan Negeri Jiran dalam percaturan ekonomi dunia.

Menara kembar yang dimiliki oleh perusahaan property raksasa, yaitu KLCC Property Holdings tampak kehijauan jika diamati dengan seksama. Ciri khas lain yang mudah diingat adalah keberadaan sky bridge yang menghubungkan kedua menara di lantai 41 dan 42.

Kali ini, singgah di menara kembar ini berlangsung dengan cepat, tak lebih dari dua puluh menit. Oleh karenanya aku berusaha menikmatinya dengan memperhatikan pemandangan di sekitar area menara. Yuk kita lihat, ada spot apa saja di sekitar Petronas Twin Tower. Ini dia:

Public Bank tepat berseberangan di depan Petronas Twin Tower.
Dari kanan ke kiri: Gedung Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), Menara TA One (perkantoran 37 lantai) dan Menara Prestige (perkantoran 40 lantai).
Tropicana The Residences (apartemen dengan harga sewa 2.500 Ringgit per bulan).
Entrance gate milik Suria KLCC.

Sekiranya petualanganku di Petronas Twin Tower telah usai dengan tersampaikannya pesan sponsor. Aku tak akan duduk lebih lama di pelataran menara kembar tersebut.

Kini aku melangkah menuju hamparan Ruang Terbuka Hijau yang berlokasi tepat di tengah hiruk pikuk aktivitas bisnis yang berlangsung di Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

Yukkkzzz…..

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