Putrajaya from the PICC

Continuing the storytelling from Bringing the parents for MRT ride to Kajang.

My parents along with my brother and an uncle were in the Klang valley because I had brought them from Muar to spend a few nights at my house in Rawang.  Wednesday 9th August it's time to send them back to Muar.

On the way we made a stop in Putrajaya. My brother who at 45 is two years younger than me has never seen the splendour of this city.

He said the last time he ever stepped around here was in 1997. At that time Putrajaya was still largely a palm oil plantation being turned into a new city.

So I brought him along with the parents for a good look. Oh  the uncle which I had also brought from Muar had returned a day earlier by bus.

I have been to Putrajaya many times but that was the first time I myself enjoyed the scenery from a certain vantage point.

This was from in front of the PICC, Putrajaya International Convention Centre,

A look at the PICC from the bridge down...

A view of Putrajaya  lake from the bridge.

On for further views of the city before heading back to Muar...

Bringing the parents for MRT ride to Kajang

Peace be upon you. On to the August file of activities...

Thursday afternoon 8th August I brought the parents to try a new facility in the Klang valley. Tagging along were a brother of mine and an uncle 

We're going for a ride on the MRT, the Mass Rapid Transit starting from Sungai Buloh. They have never been on board.

Me on the other hand has tried this service a few times end of last year. 

But at that time the project and the route was just half-completed. Look at these old articles :-

Riding Malaysia's first MRT line - The start at Sungai Buloh

Riding Malaysia's first MRT line - On to Taman Tun

Riding Malaysia's first MRT line - To the end of line at Semantan and back

It was fully completed some time in July, I've forgotten the actual date.

If before it covers only stations from Sungai Buloh to Semantan (at Bukit Damansara) now it also goes underground for stations around Kuala Lumpur city centre before emerging back above ground to head south on to Kajang.

A look ahead as we went underground.

A look after we have emerged above ground somewhere around Cheras...

Going out at the Stadium Kajang station...

On the way back to Sungai Buloh we made a stop at Bukit Bintang to enjoy the scenery there...

'Full house' at Hulu Selangor reservoir

Peace be upon you all. Just breaking the over 3 months of silence in this blogspot. That is, after posting the article Pahang river from Kuala Bera on 10th March...

Sunday 30th July 2017. After spending a night at Tanjung Malim I brought the family to Kuala Kubu Baru and decided to press on further to the Hulu Selangor reservoir.

We have been here quite a number of times.

But as far as I could remember over the last 3-4 years its been a while since the reservoir was full.

As far as I could remember over that period of time water were rather scarce. 

The surface levels were often 10 metres lower or so than could be seen in the recent visit...

So what a pleasant suprise to be able to see the reservour at 'full house' after quite a long while...