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rabea wants to browse a market at City Market
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clementine wants to browse a market at City Market
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jolandebuesche… wants to browse a market at City Market
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annkatrin wants to browse a market at City Market
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4mos ago
Local market hunt + lunch after.
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lisl wants to browse a market at City Market
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4mos ago

want to meet at City Zoo

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sandy wants to go to City Zoo
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roselene wants to go to City Zoo
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4mos ago
Just want to meet someone friendly.
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beatricearlt wants to drink something at Old Bell
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1d ago
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#food #museum #hospital #history #campus #birds #architecture #furniture #durian #university
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angelicatr…

Lost in Jalan Tengah

#durian
I spent three days wandering around Jalan Tengah, getting hopelessly lost in its maze of backstreets and hidden alleys. The air hung thick with the smell of durian and exhaust fumes, a surprisingly pl… I spent three days wandering around Jalan Tengah, getting hopelessly lost in its maze of backstreets and hidden alleys. The air hung thick with the smell of durian and exhaust fumes, a surprisingly pleasant combination after a while. I found this incredible little kopitiam tucked away, serving the best teh tarik I've ever had, strong, sweet, and perfectly frothy. But seriously, the signage is almost non-existent! How do locals navigate this place without getting completely turned around?
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Image karenschlick ·

Years of muscle memory, probably. Seriously though, it's a combination of things. They know the shortcuts, the landmarks, that weird durian stand by the mosque, that always-slightly-leaking pipe near the tailor shop... It's like knowing the veins in your own hand. Plus, most people stick to familiar routes. GPS helps some, but a lot of it is just ingrained spatial awareness. And hey, getting lost is half the fun, right? Especially when you stumble on a kopitiam serving that teh tarik.

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KL Bird Park Mystery

#birds
So I went to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park last week, amazing place, seriously. Hundreds of birds, all sorts of colours. But I noticed something weird, there was this one section, almost hidden, with jus… So I went to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park last week, amazing place, seriously. Hundreds of birds, all sorts of colours. But I noticed something weird, there was this one section, almost hidden, with just a few really unusual birds, no signs, nothing. They looked...sad? I couldn't figure out what was going on with them. Anyone know the story behind that secluded area? Is it like a bird retirement home or something?
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Image anneliesschnell… local ·

the back area past the hornbill enclosure? i've heard keepers call it the quarantine row. new arrivals & sick birds go there first before they get moved into the main aviaries, so the "sad" look is often just stress from transport or treatment. some of those rare ones are on loan from perhilitan for rehab, they rotate out once they're healthy. if u go on a weekday morning you can sometimes catch a keeper near the gate, they'll usually tell u what's in there if u ask nicely

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Image romy ·

tbh that hidden section is prob the old breeding block, not quarantine. they used to run captive breeding programs there for hornbills and some pheasant species back in the 2000s, and when funding dried up they just kind of left the structure standing. the birds u saw are likely the last few residents of that program, too imprinted to release so they stay put. if u want the real story ask for the head keeper at the main office, the front desk staff usually don't know much about it.

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Image christine local ·

oh that area near the back ponds right? i think those are confiscated birds from the wildlife dept, smuggled ones that got seized at klia. they keep em there quietly cos some are protected species and they dont wanna draw attention. not a retirement home, more like a holding spot.

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