In Humans of KL

(2/2) “I even lived in Saudi for two years in 1978, working as a mechanic for a rich Saudi ‘taiko’. I left my parents here in Malaysia, and if it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have returned home. I’m 68 years old now, so I’m just here spending the last days of my life here.

I am born and bred in the heart of KL, here in Lembah Pantai. It has developed a lot since the olden days. I used to live in a squatter house, but when the government wanted to build the NPE highway that passed through Pantai, they gave us this house as a replacement. It costed me RM42,000 for the house, but this was back around 2008. I like it here in Pantai because it is the middle of everything, in between KL and PJ. Once you’ve lived here, you wouldn’t want to move out – it’s so convenient!

Barisan and Keadilan are fighting for this place. Lembah Pantai has always been Barisan’s stronghold, but they lost it in 2008 to Keadilan. When Keadilan came in, Nurul Izzah had overwhelming support from the female voters. But from what I gather, since Keadilan came here, there has been not much progress or development. 

The current Barisan candidate, Raja Nong Chik is a Pantai boy, through and through. I know him since we were boys, when we used to play and swim in the river at “Kampung Pancur”. If he does win, I think he can be trusted to take care of Lembah Pantai. Even when he didn’t win before, he would always contribute back to this place.”

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(2/2)“Dulu saya kerja atas kapal minyak, jadi saya banyak habiskan hidup saya dengan mengembara dunia melalui laut. Saya juga pernah tinggal di Saudi pada 1978 selama 2 tahun, saya jadi mekanik untuk taiko Saudi yang kaya. Saya tinggalkan ibu bapa saya di Malaysia, dan kalau bukan kerana mereka, mungkin saya tak akan pulang. Sekarang saya dah 68 tahun, jadi saya cuma mahu habiskan sisa hidup saya di sini.

Saya dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di ibu kota Kuala Lumpur, di Lembah Pantai ini. Banyak perkembangan yang berlaku di sini. Dulu saya pernah tinggal di rumah setinggan, tapi bila kerajaan nak bina lebuhraya NPE yang melalui Pantai, mereka tawarkan kami rumah ini sebagai ganti. Saya belanjakan RM42,000 untuk rumah ini, tapi ini harga masa 2008 dulu. Saya sukakan Pantai sebab lokasinya yang ditengah-tengah, antara KL dan PJ. Bila kamu dah duduk sini, kamu mungkin tak mahu pindah mana-mana dah – sebab sini sangat selesa.

Barisan dan Keadilan berebut nak tempat ini. Lembah Pantai dah lama jadi kubu kuat Barisan, tapi kalah dengan Keadilan pada tahun 2008. Bila Keadilan masuk, Nurul Izzah dapat sokongan hebat dari pengundi wanita. Tapi apa yang saya tahu, sejak Keadilan datang sini, tak banyak pun perkembangan yang dibuat.

Calon Barisan yang baru ini, Raja Nong Chik, dia budak Pantai. Saya kenal dia dari kecil, dulu kami selalu main dan mandi sungai di Kampung Pancur. Kalaulah dia menang, saya rasa dia boleh dipercayai untuk jaga kawasan Lembah Pantai ini. Masa dia kalah dulu pun, dia selalu buat sesuatu untuk tempat ini.”

– Humans of Kuala Lumpur

Photo taken at PPR Lembah Pantai

Photostory by Amalina Davis and Mushamir Mustafa
Translated by Khairul Ridhwan

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(This post was first published on May 6th 2018)

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