Travel Guide Regional Pro Tour Qualifiers

Vancouver 2015
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Selamat Datang!
(Welcome in Malaysian Language)

Created by : Nazri Ishak (Tech), L1, Malaysia

General Facts About Malaysia

Time Zone : +8 GMT
Climate : Equatorial, hot and humid throughout the year with average temperature of 27C. Feel
free to don your shorts and cotton shirts while walking around town.
Currency : RM (Ringgit Malaysia). RM1 is roughly USD0.28 or EUR0.25. Money Exchange can be
found in most malls in Malaysia. Some hotels do accept popular foreign currency for their trade.
VISA and Mastercard debit and credit cards is widely accepted too.
Spoken Language : Malay, Cantonese, Mandarin, English. (Most Malaysians can speak basic
English)
International Direct Dial Code (IDD) : +60
Electricity : 220V - 240V AC (Similar to UK)
Internet : Free wifi is available in most restaurants, McDonalds & Starbucks. Mobile data speed is
up to LTE speeds (60Mbps - 100Mbps depending on your roaming provider). 3G is widely available
throughout Klang Valley.

Public Transportation
Klang Valleys main form of public transportation consists of trains, buses and taxis.

Spartan Games Arena (3.197936,

101.740621), is located in Wangsa Maju which
is in the north of Kuala Lumpur.
For easy taxi look up in Klang Valley, I highly
recommend MyTeksi or UBER app that can be
downloaded from Apples App Store, Google
Play Store or Windows Marketplace. The app
will connect you to honest taxi drivers and also
drivers therefore, saving you from getting
scalped in fares.
Theres 2 main airports serving as entry point to
Kuala Lumpur. The budget terminal, KLIA2 and
the main terminal, KLIA.

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How To Get To Spartan Games Arena From The Airport

From KLIA & KLIA2: The fastest way is by using a cab. Just go to the ticketing counter outside of
the airport to purchase a coupon for your journey. State Wangsa Walk Mall as the destination.
Spartan Games Arena is located behind the mall, on the first floor on top of Hailam Kopitiam.
The other way is by getting on the KLIA Express (Single trip fare is RM35) to KL Sentral (KLs
main transportation hub) and from there taking a cab to the Wangsa Walk Mall. Once again, please
purchase the coupon at the counter near the exit as this will save you guys from getting scalped by
dishonest taxi drivers.
Alternatively you from KL Sentral, you can take a ride on the LRT Kelana Line to Sri Rampai. From
KL Sentral, a single journey fare is RM2.30.

Rail Map
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Where To Stay Around Spartan Games Arena?

Festival Boutique Hotel http://www.hotel-fb.com - 2.2Km away.

This budget hotel is situated in Danau Kota, a township 2.2Km away from Spartan Games Arena. It
is located in front of a shopping mall. Cabs is easily available from the shopping mall to the venue.
Smart Hotel http://www.smarthotel.com.my/wangsa-maju.html - 1.3Km away.
This budget hotel is located in the heart of Wangsa Maju, a few minutes away from the
RAPIDKL LRT Wangsa Maju station that you can take to Sri Rampai Station in order to get to
Spartan Games Arena
Smile Hotel http://www.smilehotel.com.my/location.html - 1.3Km away.
This budget hotel is located in the same row as Smart Hotel.

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Things To Do Around Town

Sightseeing And Shopping Attractions

Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers (KLCC)

KLCC is the tallest office building in South East Asia. It is well
connected via rail (Rapid KL, Kelana Jaya Line) and taxis. It
houses a shopping mall, Suria KLCC below it with Isetan and
Parkson as its major tenants. It also has one of the best book
store in town, Kinokuniya. The food court on the 3rd floor has a
wide variety of local and foreign delicacy for you to try. Outside
the mall theres a well kept garden which can provide a great
place for photo op, should you feel like it. The skybridge is open
free for public but the tickets is only available at 7.00am onwards
and usually snapped by tourist within 10 minutes.

KL Tower (GPS
3.12469,101.703649)
One of the tallest communication towers in the world, KL Tower has
an observation platform at 276m level and it provided an awesome
view of the KL City and beyond. Opens from 9.00am till 10.00pm
daily. It costs RM49 for a ticket to go up to the observation tower.
Easily reached by taxi or a short 10 minute walk from KLCC.

Central Market (GPS 3.145262,101.695417)

Built in the late 1800s, this used to be the main trade and
commerce center for KL-ites. It was a wet market with dry
goods merchant shops around it. In early 1980s the
goverment renovated this building to be one of the cultural
and crafts hub for Malaysia. You can find trinkets,
souvenirs and some speciality stuffs here to bring back
home. Easily reached by Rapid KL Kelana Jaya Line,
stopping at Pasar Seni Station

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National Monument (GPS

3.149301,101.683797)
The structure was built to commemorate the fallen
soldiers in the World War 2. It was built in 1966 and
its located a few hundred meters from the
Malaysian Parliament building. Entrance is to the
compound is free and it is easily reached by taxis.
One can walk from here into the Lake Gardens and
straight on to the National Museum and vice versa.

Lake Gardens (GPS

3.142926,101.684731)
Lake Gardens was built around the colonial
times back in the early 1900s by the British
officers. It used to be a place where they
organize their garden tea parties and have
picnic. The British Resident-General used to
have a house in the Lake Garden compound
and this house is now a luxury hotel called
Carcosa Seri Negara. Lake Gardens itself has a
few attraction in it such as the Butterfly Park,
Bird Park and the Tun Abdul Razaks (Malaysian
2nd Prime Minister, father of the current Prime
Minister) Memorial.

Batu Caves (GPS 3.237505,101.683872)

Located in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves is one
of the oldest natural limestone cave in the world (400 million
years old). It houses an Indian temple, the Sri
Mahamariamman Temple, worshipping Lord Murugan. The
temple is located inside the cave and it is 100m above
ground. 276 steps of stairs led to the temple complex and
the journey can be an eye opener, just be careful of the
monkeys around the place. They can be quite violent when
they see any food stuff you might carry with you.

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Petaling Street (GPS

3.144413,101.697633)
This is the old Chinatown, now refurbished and
renovated as a tourist spot. Its history goes way back
to the colonial times, when Chinese settlers first came
to Kuala Lumpur. I dont really recommend buying any
stuffs here as the stall keepers is well known to haggle
the price and cheat if they can. But what I would
recommend, is for you to try the food outlets around
and along the road. Many stalls selling Chinese food
can be found here. Theres a famous drink stall selling
Air Mata Kucing (Longan Drink) in the middle of
Petaling Street. You cant miss it. The drink is sweet
and refreshing.

Created by : Nazri Ishak (Tech), L1, Malaysia

Nightlife
In Kuala Lumpur Town
The Changkat Bar Hop
Located near Jalan Bukit Bintang, this stretch of road boast the biggest concentration of bars and
clubs at one place in Kuala Lumpur.
Notable bars and clubs here is :
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Lust - located in Tengkat Tong Shin, off the corner of Changkat Bukit Bintang
Werners on Changkat - located near the corner going into Tengkat Tong Shin
Frangipani Restaurant & Bar - located in the middle of Changkat Bukit Bintang
Finnegans Irish Pub - located directly in front of Frangipani
Reggae Bar - located directly in front of Finnegans
Havana - located uphill of Changkat Bukit Bintang

One can just start from the top of the hill in Changkat Bukit Bintang (Havana, GPS
3.148028,101.706884), making their way down to Weaners at the end of the road.
Once again, these nightspots operate until 3am on weekdays.
A note on getting a taxi past midnight in Kuala Lumpur, a surcharge of 50% extra will be imposed
on the fare for journeys after 12am.
Alternatively one can download UBER app from Apples App Store, Androids Play Store or
Windows Marketplace and get rides.

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Food
One of the best thing about Malaysia is that it is a melting pot of many different cultures and races.
Therefore, it is natural that Malaysia has a huge variety of food stuffs for you to try. The best place
to try all these foods, is Jalan Alor which is located some 200m away from Changkat Bukit Bintang.
This road features a lot of hawker styled stalls selling different kind of food, from Chinese
delicacies to Malay favorites.
Set your GPS to 3.146076,101.7093 and off you go!
Notable food that one should try while in Malaysia is Grilled Stingray (yes, the fish!), Belacan
Kangkung (Watersprouts cooked with Shrimp Paste), Satay (grilled skewed beef/chicken/pork),
Bak Kut Teh (Literally translated to Meat Bone Tea) made from pork and a huge number of
selected spices, and last but not least, Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice).

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Useful Phrases In Local Tongue

Note on pronunciation : Malay language spelling mirrors the sound of the letters in English. So just
say it as you spell it. Its easy!
1. Terima Kasih (Thank you)
2. Sama-sama (You are welcome)
3. Maafkan saya (Excuse me)
4. Saya ingin ke. (I want to go to.)
5. Berapa harga yang ini? (How much is this?)
6. Di mana kah tempat ini? (Where is this place?) - The Di here sounds like the ones in Dinner
7. Satu (One)
8. Dua (Two)
9. Tiga (Three)
10. Ratus (Hundred)
11. Ribu (Thousand)

And there you have it! I think Ive provided you with the sufficient help to survive the weekend in
Kuala Lumpur! I hope you will have as much fun throughout the RPTQ weekend and your
extended stay (if any). If you need any help, feel free to ask around any local Judges for it. Cheers
and once again, Selamat Datang!!

Created by : Nazri Ishak (Tech), L1, Malaysia