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Nasi Tumpang

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Am happy to discover an authentic Malay restaurant inside Mid Valley Megamall. Known as The Warung, the eatery tries to replicate a warung-style eating experience in its own little corner. The tables have stainless steel tops with matching square wooden stools.

One of their signature dishes is Nasi Tumpang (RM 9.80 before tax). It is an unique bundle served in a long conical paper and banana leaf wrapper. The rice has curry beef (or chicken), meat floss, omelette slice with side garnishings of keropok (cracker) and achar (pickles).

The Warung is at F028C, Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur (next to Rotiboy and near the pedestrian bridge to the KTM Komuter Station).

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f1.4, 1/160 sec.

Nasi Tumpang

Nuclear Winter

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We hear success stories loudly but failures are understandably unsung. Was this ghost town a victim of our gung-ho but reckless “Build Them And They Will Come” policy of the 80 and 90s? There must be a lesson somewhere.

To compound the problem, besi burok (scrap metal) thieves descend on abandoned projects and strip every metal fitting like swarming locusts. The result? A scene similar to that of a fictional nuclear winter. Maybe the area can be revived as an Urbex (Urban Exploration) destination, an increasingly popular photography genre.

Panasonic LX-5, ISO 80, f4, 1/500 sec.

Nuclear Winter

Guardians Of The Ghost Town

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After following me around suspiciously the whole afternoon, they finally accepted that I came in peace. They led me to a giant dog house. Scrap metal thieves have stolen every roller shutter door of the shops, warehouses and factories in Armada Putra. The dogs, I suspect, are abandoned strays turned feral.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/125 sec.

Guardians Of The Ghost Town