| Page Views: 604 Last Visit to Kuala Lumpur: March, 2003 | Cricket in KL by Hewer - last update: Feb 15, 2006 |
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I`ve only been to Kuala Lumpur a couple of times and I try to see a different part of the city each time.
Each time I`ve visited Malaysia it has been a stopover on the way to somewhere else.
My most recent trip was in 2003. At that time I stopped over from Japan so that I could watch the cricket World Cup semi-final between Australia and Sri Lanka (on TV). The staff at the Malaysian Cricket Board were very helpful!
Apart from the cricket, I didn't really enjoy it. I encountered hawkers and touts at night and scammers during the day. I had a near miss with some scam artists and spent most of my last day/night in police stations. You can read about that in my tips. Anyway, I should note that the scammers were not Malaysian, but from somewhere else (giving Malaysia a bad name!).
I will travel to KL in the future to give the city another chance though!
****February 2006
Many people in cyberspace have wandered across my little page here and it seems a few of them have been seriously fleeced. I don't know if these folks were ever caught or not. If anyone ever reads this and knows, let me know so I can pass it on :-) |
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EskimoOz Thu Jul 26, 2007 02:35 UTC
As of June 2007 this scam is still going on. Someone tried it on me and then two days later I met another man that had the same experience the day after I did. Unfortunately, people will take advantage of you trying to be nice to people in KL. | herzog63 Tue Jul 12, 2005 18:16 UTC
Hahahahah I love that Warning Tip. If you would have been greedy you would have walked out of the casino wearing Nothing!! hahhaha Those scammers can be pretty tricky!! | justbecks Sat Oct 9, 2004 22:57 UTC
oh dear....now I have to agree with you.The shopping's got to be the highlight here.Oh I am wicked!:) | city_guy Thu Aug 5, 2004 11:06 UTC
Hi there Craig, sorry it happened to you and am glad you didn't fall for it. Well, they come in all shapes and sizes and age. I have a warning in my Homepage on this as well. Be careful when approached! Can be anywhere anytime. |
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