Cities have always thrilled me. There is always something beyond the vastness of a city, something hidden in deeper recesses. It’s like something you see in the corner of your eye, but when you turn to look, it’s usually gone. Cities are like that for me: a panoramic vista, with something not-quite-there-unless-you-look.
Throughout my late teens, and early twenties, I went adventuring throughout most of Europe, hunting for mysteries down the streets of Berlin, London, Paris, Madrid… More often than not, I discovered the quirks I was looking for, braving alleyways, going down dark roads on purpose. For sure, I went through the main streets as well, just to see what needs to be juxtaposed. In recent years, I have come to appreciate how much adventure can be had in the Klang Valley. Having been brought up here, I realise how much I have taken it for granted, and how much I have missed because of this.
Things have changed so much since I was a child. Streets have grown to highways, oil palm estates have become residential areas, disused tin mines have become recreational lakes. And the influx of people into the Klang Valley is amazing. According to Nationmaster, the Klang Valley has a population of 4 million people, and I might add that the number is growing steadily every year.
The Klang Valley is the hub of Malaysia’s economy, comprising of the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and surrounding cities and towns. Kuala Lumpur itself was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. Kuala Lumpur became a Federal Territory in 1974, breaking away from the state of Selangor (where the most part of the Klang Valley remains).
Needless to say, the spirit of Klang Valley has changed as well. In some aspects, people are a lot more liberal, while in other aspects, we have become much more conservative. The juxtaposition of these sentiments can be seen throughout the whole of Klang Valley.
For all intents and purposes, this has been and is my home. With this blog, I hope to pay due respect to the Valley of Klang, and other places where my life might take me to.
By the way, I’d like to add that I intend to post only pictures taken by me, so if you’re going to use any, just let me know. Thanks.
Anonymous
07/09/2004
loki: i think the fonts could be a tad bit smaller and maybe you’d want to consider hues of grey as opposed to solid black for the overall scheme?
Just my too sents.
Anonymous
09/09/2004
loki: might wanna try using ‘hspace=3′ or ‘vspace=3′ within your ‘img src’ tags to determine the amount of horizontal and vertical spacing between the image and wrapped text, respectively. otherwise, its beginning to look better.