During the World War II, a great amount of Chinese especially Cantonese and Hakka migrated to this South Pacific island. While living here, they worked heard and were governed by a headmen or a Chinese Kapitan. In generation, the infamous Kapitan is Yap Ah Loy, who started commercial and settlement for China inhabitants. Petaling Street in Malay, Jalan Petaling who is also known as Chinatown is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The origin of many Chinese’s working place is in Chinatown. The vast group of Chinese people working in Chinatown was split into groups and they each brought out different culture on the street. Through the wealth of the people, shop houses and business centers were built. Petaling Street, Chinatown, thus become more crowded and much are visited by tourist in Malaysia.
Today, Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur is dedicated to all races and international tourists. The best time to discover the uniqueness of Chinatown is when the sun sets. Markets that never close and people that never sleep can still be seen on the street. This lively market is a paradise for bargain hunters to grab their favourites. In Petaling Street, Chinatown we can get varieties of pirated clothes and accessories, include bags, shoes, costume jewellery, where skillful crafted mostly make out of gold, electronics, fresh fruits and vegetables, souvenirs, watches, CDs and traditional herbal medical. Foods is a must mention and taste item in Petaling Street. Small hawker stall selling cool chilling Longan, famous iced herbal drinks. Roast chestnut is a tradition and delicious snacks selling on the Motorcycle who still using charcoal to roast it. Hokkien noodles, Hainanese chicken rice are the most tourists visited foods to taste it.
After the project of renovating Petaling Street, Chinatown, both ends of the street are set with a Chinese arch to display the origin Chinese culture in Petaling Street. The street becomes wider and has more comfortable bricks roads, and had transformed into a shelter place where people are more relaxed to walk under it.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Street of malaysia 1
Tan Sri P. Ramlee is a legendary entertainer who still stands strong as ever. He is an actor, composer and movie director of 63 films, with his Malay movies commanding reruns on national television, in recognition of his contribution to the Malaysian heritage, a legendary figure that changed the history of Malay entertainment. He was awarded the title of ‘Tan Sri’. Two roads were named after Tan Sri P. Ramlee. The first was a house in Caunter hall in Penang where he stayed with his grandmother, and the second was Jalan Parry in Kuala Lumpur where authorities officially renamed the road in 1983 to Jalan P. Ramlee in his honor.
The strategically located road in the corner of city in Kuala Lumpur, Jalan P. Ramlee became a hotspot for nightlife. This street is busiest on Friday to Sunday night and can find many club-hopping from one establishment to another. The exciting nightlife establishments line the street with colorful neon lights as they do on the inside. Concept designs of clubs fulfill different emotions of people. All the bars at Jalan P. Ramlee have applied for licenses to operate past midnight to 3am. Furthermore, plenty of international flavors from Asian delights to western foods can be found there. A variety of choices let people to enjoy many forms of fine dining or bistro. With the different atmosphere, culture performances, foods and environment, people can experience a different mode of Kuala Lumpur.
In the beginning of 2010, clubs in Jalan P. Ramlee have had their licenses revoked and forced to tune down the loud volume of music. This happens while majority of the club have scheduled party performances by bands or DJs. All the activities have been requested to be stop and are banned by the government. The action of government is because they were getting complaints from the residents of the hotels and recently built apartments nearby. Through the changing of rules, Jalan P. Ramlee has turned into a street of silence and this change the demographic of Jalan P. Ramlee to a more residential area rather than a commercial one.
The strategically located road in the corner of city in Kuala Lumpur, Jalan P. Ramlee became a hotspot for nightlife. This street is busiest on Friday to Sunday night and can find many club-hopping from one establishment to another. The exciting nightlife establishments line the street with colorful neon lights as they do on the inside. Concept designs of clubs fulfill different emotions of people. All the bars at Jalan P. Ramlee have applied for licenses to operate past midnight to 3am. Furthermore, plenty of international flavors from Asian delights to western foods can be found there. A variety of choices let people to enjoy many forms of fine dining or bistro. With the different atmosphere, culture performances, foods and environment, people can experience a different mode of Kuala Lumpur.
In the beginning of 2010, clubs in Jalan P. Ramlee have had their licenses revoked and forced to tune down the loud volume of music. This happens while majority of the club have scheduled party performances by bands or DJs. All the activities have been requested to be stop and are banned by the government. The action of government is because they were getting complaints from the residents of the hotels and recently built apartments nearby. Through the changing of rules, Jalan P. Ramlee has turned into a street of silence and this change the demographic of Jalan P. Ramlee to a more residential area rather than a commercial one.
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