Saturday, October 15, 2011

A walk around Kuala Kubu Baru

I went for an afternoon walk
around the quiet old town of Kuala Kubu Baru,
a place normally bypassed by those going up to Fraser's Hill.
I was on my way to the Selangor River Dam
on the old winding road to Fraser's Hill,Tras and Raub.
Looking back in time,this town was build after a big flood struck the old place
caused by a broken dam and now with the new Sungai Selangor Dam
even bigger and the highest in Malaysia.
I was wondering whether there are any safety features  installed for the town
like flood level alarm or siren just in case
if there is any sudden big release of water from the dam
so as not to let history repeat itself.








Empty corridor of a deserted corner shop.













The old police station  lays majestically on top of a small hill.




The old Fire station.




A colonial lion themed wind gauge,
lion is the symbol of the strength and courage
used by the British.







A small chimney for every shop here.





The old clock tower,build in 1931
to commemorate the coronation of
King George  and Queen Elizabeth.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Kubu_Bharu


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17 comments:

  1. thepinaysolobackpackerOctober 15, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    love the photos, esp the 1st and 2nd. i missed this while i was in Malaysia last summer. thanks for sharing!

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  2. ~Beb~October 15, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Interesting :)

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  3. cheqnoOctober 16, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    bandar ini saya 'tumpang lalu' nak balik Kuala Lipis (lama dah xlalu). Di bandar ni projek pertama saya masa masuk keje dulu (mid-80) & bandar ini juga disejarahkan sebagai bandar pertama dibangunkan mengikut "konsep Garden City" di Malaysia. Nice Photo Thomas!

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  4. hafez j malimOctober 16, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    sewaktu saya belajar di Tanjong Malim dahulu selalu juga saya ke KKB. Ia sebuah bandar yang penuh citarasa klasik. KKB bandar yang indah. Tahniah atas gambar-gambar yang menarik.

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  5. BlogS of HariyantoOctober 16, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    beauty photos of Kuala Kubu Baru old town :)
    nice share my friend

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  6. Gaia EosOctober 16, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    I love to stroll...this place is like a down memory lane...walking in the past memories of those buildings which have so many stories to narrate behind each facade hope you had a great time there take care Thomas ^_^

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  7. UnknownOctober 16, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    nice photos ;)

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  8. CheqnaOctober 16, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    What a coincidence, just went to Fraser's Hill on Saturday :-)

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  9. afzanOctober 17, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    tak pernah sampai KKB. hope will be there someday. berapa lama eh dari KKB ke fraser hills?

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  10. thomasOctober 17, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    afzan,
    From KKB to Fraser's Hill should be about 45 min and don't forget the one way traffic up and down the hill.
    Schedule
    Route map

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  11. floydOctober 20, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    I like the first two landscape shots the most.

    Sure this place has a lot of interesting buildings!

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  12. Asyraf AzizanOctober 20, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    rindunye kat kuala kubu baru.
    dulu kecik2 selalu dtg sini sbb mak kerja kat pertak.

    anyway nice shots!
    ni HDR ke?

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  13. CheqnoOctober 20, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Thomas, masih 1way ke? jalan turun-naik Freser hill dah ada berasingan kan. xpayah tunggu.

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  14. AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    is it the old fire station still operating?

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  15. thomasOctober 21, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    No more in operation,shifted to new and bigger place.

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  16. Thomas LeeOctober 21, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    Cheqno,
    Last saya pergi 2009,sekarang saya ingat masih sama lagi.

    anonymous,
    the old fire station is no more in operation,
    it shifted to a new and bigger place.

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  17. NEROctober 21, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Love all these photos. Never been in Kuala Kubu Baru yet.

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