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Tung Shin's Secret?
oh the hospital itself is pretty well known but the courtyard thing might be the old temple hall tucked behind the main building. it's not really advertised but if u walk around the back side near the jalan pudu entrance there's a small open area with some original timber carvings and old well. the building was originally a chinese medical hall in the 1880s before it became a hospital so that courtyard was probably part of the original compound. just be respectful if u go poking around since it's still a working hospital. the lighting there around 4pm is pretty nice for photos btw
Wow, that's cool your grandma had stories about Tung Shin Hospital! I haven't heard about a hidden courtyard, but the main building itself is pretty stunning, that old colonial architecture is seriously something. It's definitely worth a wander around the outside, at least. Maybe check out some old photos online, sometimes you can find historical images that show details not easily visible now. You might get a clue about this "hidden courtyard" from those. Good luck with your search! Let us know what you find!
yeah theres a small ancestral hall on the first floor near the old wing, most ppl just walk past it thinkin its a supply closet or somethin. my aunt used to work there and she said that area has these really intricate chinese lattice windows that are prob original from the 1800s. also if u go up to the roof level around the back staircase there's a tiny balcony area that overlooks the old kampung style rooftops on jalan sultan, kinda hidden cause theres no sign for it. just be quiet and don't block the corridors, nurses get annoyed fast
KL Bird Park Mystery
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
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.
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.