Malaysia
Just back from a fantastic trip to Malaysia, so a few photos added to the pile. It was very interesting to see KL after 17 years.I did not recognise the city at all. It was a lovely asian city all those years ago, but it has totally lost its charm, and is now a clone of any international city. It has all the architectural substance of Stevenage. What a pity.
There are a few lovely old buildings left, but they are swamped by the skyscrapers, and have been left to rot. This rush to the sky is providing us with too many soul-less places. The desperate rush to build bigger and flashier buildings will eventually destroy any symmetry there might have been.
The obsession with shopping malls means that it is very difficult to find things to do, as there are precious few art galleries and museums, and little in the way of open space.It was so nice to get to Terrenganu, and feel that the country was still there. The towns are on a more managable scale, and the jungle is still misterious. Apart from the gouges caused by logging of course…