Aidil Fitri

Aidil Fitri, a photo by wanhashim on Flickr.

Today all muslims in Malaysia celebrate Hari Raya Aidil Fitri after observing fasting for one month in the month of Ramadan. I would like to wish all muslims Happy Eidul Fitri. Drive safely and hOpe everyone have a safe journey.

MRT Under Construction

Once completed several years later, Kuala Lumpur greater area will have its own alternative public transportation, i.e. Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). The proposed MRT system will consist of 3-lines and the total length is 150km.  The 3-line system consists of two northeast-southwest radial lines and one circular line looping around Kuala Lumpur city. 

Hopefully, all of the 3-line systems will integrate efficiently with the existing public transportation system in order to reduce traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur area.

However, severe congestion are expected to occur along several routes within the vicinity of the construction area while the MRT lines are under construction. Users are encourage to use alternative routes which can be found HERE.

Disaster Waiting to Happen

Disaster Waiting to Happen, a photo by wanhashim on Flickr.

Irresponsible people are taking advantage of high price of scrap metal causing great danger to the public. The purpose of guardrail is to prevent serious injury to out of control vehicles. However, due to rampant theft of metals, the guardrail cannot serve it purpose to eliminate serious injuries whenever accident happen.

If you are very observant, you will find out that most of the guardrails are incapacitated due to the rampant theft of metal parts. The thefts cause great loss to the nation economy and also to any individual involving in accident involving the malfunction facilities.

Monorail Terminal

Monorail Terminal, a photo by wanhashim on Flickr.

A few days ago, more than 100 passengers were trapped in a stranded monorail train in Kuala Lumpur. The train was halted when safety mechanism of the train detected mulfunction of the train's traction. The safety mechanism of the train had cut off the power supply of the train to prevent the train from uncontrolled acceleration. In case of runaway train, it can be stopped using safety cushion installed at the end of the rail track as shown in the picture. Since the train has a built in safety mechanism, it is unlikely to encounter the runaway train scenario.

Please Keep the Pedestrian Walkway Clean

Pedestrian Walkway, a photo by wanhashim on Flickr.

In order to improve connectivity and safety, pedestrian walkway is provided thoughout greater Kuala Lumpur area. Now, pedestrian can conveniently travel between strategic destinations without crossing major roads, thus providing comfort, convenient and safety. However, pedestrian need to ensure cleanliness of the facility. As can be seen in the picture, throughout the pedestrian walkway, rubbish were thrown everywhere and the facility were not being clean for quite sometime. Otherwise, local authority needs to find measures to ensure the facility is kept clean all the time.

Great Tip for an Avid Traveller

If you are one of those who are frequently traveling, sometimes you might end up in some kind of emergency situations. Sometimes you might lost your wallet or you might get hit by a car in a strange city.

Without money, without credit card and without travel insurance, your situation might be so critical. You need to have a backup plan where you can store your most vital details and documents.



You need to have a secure flash drive loaded with all of the vital information all the time with you while traveling. The flash drive needs to be tough and tiny. The you need to organize the important data on your flash drive. Please refer to HERE for more tips.

Stress Free Tips

If your are interested to leave behind your stressful life and feel stress free at home, read these helpful tips.

Many of the tips are proven to be true through experience. I am sure that some of you have your own ways of keeping stress free while at home after returning from work.


Wan Hashim