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Welcome to the Goethe-Institut CityScapes Blog.

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These are the parameters for a playground of diverse, fascinating, vibrant tales: Responding individually to a collective impetus, a host of hand-picked young bloggers upload photos, texts, and multimedia. Every month, they are given a new theme. Step by step, they are creating a kaleidoscope of impressions, opinions, ideas and… plain fun.

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Lrdag, december 31. 2011

Rites and Rituals- Kuala Lumpur


by Erwin Chong Fortsätt läsa "Rites and Rituals- Kuala Lumpur" »
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Torsdag, december 8. 2011

How does Kuala Lumpur celebrate?

The night was still young when a roar of cheers erupted suddenly from outside my apartment windows. The cheers came from the rental units around me including the coffee shops in the distance. This was followed by a series of firecrackers going off. I did not have the TV on but I knew what had just happened: our Malaysian under-23 football team had just won the final match against Indonesia in the recent South East Asian Games. If there is one thing that can keep us excited in KL then it is a good sporting event that involves a Malaysian team. There aren’t a lot of world class athletes from Malaysia, but the ones we have get their full support from the whole country.
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i Kuala Lumpur kl 09:45 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Onsdag, november 30. 2011

Jam-it Kuala Lumpur


by James Valentine

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Fredag, november 25. 2011

Jam it - Kuala Lumpur

Apart from politics and football, traffic congestion is also a good conversation starter in Kuala Lumpur. Is traffic congestion really that bad you may ask? Most of the residents here would agree that we do have a serious traffic problem. It is not only the slow moving traffic, it is also the parking problems, reckless drivers, road bullies, unreliable public transport, and many more facets to this topic; and yet, so far it has not deterred us from jumping into our cars and getting right into the jams on every single day just to get to our destinations, whether for work or for fun. Fortsätt läsa "Jam it - Kuala Lumpur" »
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Mndag, november 14. 2011

Jam it - Moving around in my city - Kuala Lumpur Video

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i Kuala Lumpur kl 04:23 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Jam it - Moving around in my city - Kuala Lumpur Audio

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Mndag, oktober 31. 2011

High Heels and tight jeans - What is Kuala Lumpur's style?

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i Kuala Lumpur kl 16:44 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Kuala Lumpur Fashion - modern vs traditions

“Never judge a book by its cover.” That's what we've been told. Nonetheless, we judge and stereotype people all the time, unconsciously! Research shows that we can't escape from using our brain's crude stereotypes and other mental shortcuts to make decisions. What we wear can sometimes be the strongest expression of our own identity. At the same time, dressing can become a form of disguise to shield us from our true identity as well. So what do we wear in Kuala Lumpur? Obviously, there is no specific Kuala Lumpur style, especially since we have such a mix of ever so many different cultures in one country. Fortsätt läsa "Kuala Lumpur Fashion - modern vs traditions" »
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i Kuala Lumpur kl 11:39 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Fredag, oktober 21. 2011

High Heels and tight jeans - What is my city’s style? - Kuala Lumpur Audio

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i Kuala Lumpur kl 07:06 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

High Heels and tight jeans - What is my city’s style? - Kuala Lumpur Audio

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Lrdag, oktober 1. 2011

Cents and Sensibilities – Money makes the place go round! - Kuala Lumpur Audio

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i Kuala Lumpur kl 07:01 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Tisdag, september 27. 2011

Cents and Sensibilities – Money makes the place go round! - Kuala Lumpur Video

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i Kuala Lumpur kl 05:51 | Kommentarer (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Mndag, september 26. 2011

Kuala Lumpur - Cents and Sensibilities


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Onsdag, september 21. 2011

KL – Cents and Sensibilities – Money makes the place go round! Chasing the dream

by Lim Thian Leong

The KLCC (Kuala Lumpur City Centre or Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre) and the Petronas Twin Towers are the emblems of Malaysia’s modernity and success.

The glass and steel façades stand out menacingly in the centre of the ‘Golden Triangle’, as they are catching our eyes from almost every corner of the city. Inside there are offices for multinational companies and a luxurious upper-class shopping mall, the Suria (= the sun) KLCC.

Formerly, the site was used by the Selangor Turf Club, a racing course where nouveau riche and would-be millionaires came to chase their dreams. Today, behind the great towers there is the KLCC Park, an exquisitely manicured garden – was designed by the Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx – that is populated on weekends or holidays by migrant workers who flock to the KLCC Park in order to relax from their long working week. They too are chasing after their dreams. Fortsätt läsa "KL – Cents and Sensibilities – Money makes..." »
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Sndag, augusti 28. 2011

Kuala Lumpur - where is our green?



Munira Rohaizan



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Theme of the Month

DEC: Rites & Rituals

NOV: Jam it!

OCT: High Heels & Tight Jeans

SEP: Cents & Sensibilities

AUG: Green Issues

JUL: Culture and my City

JUN: Us and Them

MAY: Built up?

APR: Bin it!

MAR: Sex in my City

FEB: Going Local!

JAN: My Year in the City

CityScapes @ APUF

In June 2011, a selection of CityScapes bloggers attended the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) in Bangkok, reporting live for the UN through CityScapes.

CLICK HERE to read, see, and watch what was happening behind the scenes at this conference.

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Comments

Ben Fajzullin about Rites and rituals (Berlin): religions
lr, 24.12.2011 18:15
Wow!! Great pix Max. Love the colour, emotion and movement i n your photos. You sometimes f orget about the multi-cu [...]
alfie about Built Up in Singapore
mn, 19.12.2011 07:10
is that first pic taken in sin gapore? if yes, where?
to nga about Singapore: My kingdom for a bus/train/cab!
mn, 19.12.2011 00:29
very interesting. I had a grea t time in Singapore last WE. b ook shopping, strolling time i n botanical garden and a [...]
anon about Sydney: High heels, high fashion and horses
tor, 08.12.2011 08:31
Hey Sahar, I use a Marantz PMD661. It's a bit of a brick , but super easy to use and ha s great sound quality. [...]
Pattarasuda about Dear Traffic,....
tis, 06.12.2011 11:43
Thank you for both feedbacks : D
Sahar about Sydney: High heels, high fashion and horses
mn, 05.12.2011 06:29
Hi Jennifer, It's Sahar her e from Auckland. What kind of recording equipment, and softw are do you use? Your aud [...]
farid rakun about Dear Traffic,....
tor, 01.12.2011 07:30
+ 1 me on the laughing part… T hanks!

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