I guess that's true, isn't it? I remember talking about that quite a bit. But it was always about what was the easiest and simplest way. And I would struggle so much with the automated phone systems to contact a bank or any kind of company. And I often worry about what would happen if my TH-cam channel disappeared or was hacked or simply crashed. In that situation, I'd really like to talk to a human being to fix the problem. But the modern QR code menus in restaurants and these automated ticket buying machines are so efficient and so clear and easy to use. It's actually a better experience than talking to a human clerk through the tiny holes in the bulletproof plexiglass. When I bought my ticket from the ticket counter, I really didn't understand anything the woman said and I had to ask her to repeat herself and I had to lean way over to jam my ears against the little holes. And I can't really see her because the plexiglass was so dirty. It was very unpleasant and inefficient compared to how easy it would be to buy a ticket using that machine. So I guess my preference for dealing with a human was never about the warmth of human contact or anything like that. It was more about whatever was most efficient and hassle-free. And in those terms lately, the machines come out on top. 😀
I could hear behind your voice that they have recorded greeting messages in Vietnamese, Thai and English. Now that is a really friendly welcome of commuters.
The worst bus ride experience was when I went to Penang. I took a bus from the airport to Batu Ferringhi (Rapid Penang 102) but the bus driver dropped the passengers off at Komtar and told to take another bus. Waiting for another bus for too long I finally decided to take a metered taxi there. [Cc]
I'd heard about that railway connection. I thought it would be very convenient because you could more easily travel from KL to Port Dickson and then hop on the ferries to Sumatra. Without a rail line, it's a bit more tricky to get there when you don't have your own car. But I didn't know that the rail service stopped as long ago as the 1990s.
In the video, it goes by in a flash, right? I'm not sure I'm looking at the right thing, but I see some kind of structure there very briefly. But the tracks and the train station themselves must be long gone. I rode my bicycle all over Port Dickson last time I was there, and I never spotted any remnants of a rail line. Too bad it was shut down.
It takes 250 million years for this arm of the galaxy to make a complete orbit around the center. Am loving all the new transition wipes and the new intro segments. Almost reminds me of a classic slideshow presentation. Your production values have improved 10x imo
i think the Komuter Train runs on a slower speed (by planning) on weekends as opposed to workdays. In addition to different scheduling (number/frequency of trains departing/arrival).
Doug, the area where the major part of Masjid Jamek LRT station sits is popularly known as Masjid India area. Actually, Masjid Jamek area is on the west side of the main road (Jalan Tun Perak), and the Masjid India area is on the east side of the main road.
Doug, I am in Kl until Monday morning and, have some free time and would like to meet you after following your site for some years.Would that be possible on Sunday afternoon. I am staying at a residence quite close to Pavillion Mall. Please let me know
If you read this reply in time, and are still around, sure. 👍 I have a lunch at noon that could go on for quite a while, though. So it would have to be later in the afternoon rather than earlier. 4:30-ish maybe? 5:00? I'll check back here later and see if we can work out a good time.
@@PlanetDoug Thanks Doug, I am available around 16h30 or 17h00, at your disposal. I am staying at Bukit Bintang at Axon Residence, near to Pavillion Mall. I am still unfamiliar with transport situation, but probably find my way around given some time to prepare, as you also like to prepare in advance. Let me know please. I am from Cape Town South Africa. Thanks
That should work out perfectly. I'll actually be in your neighborhood around then, so we could meet near the Axon, if that works for you. I noticed the Q Cup Cafe right on the main street near Axon Residence. It's 150 meters from your front door. I've never been there, but it looks nice in the pictures. maps.app.goo.gl/Bp3W9s4bzeKh6BnA8 Meet there at 4:30? (16h30)
Oh, I didn't notice that. But, yeah, we can meet there and go from there. If we're just looking for a coffee and a place to sit and chat, there is a Starbucks Reserve just across the road at Berjaya Times Square. See you at Q Cup Coffee. Looking forward to it.
No, I've never seen that movie. At least I don't remember watching it. I watched the trailer on TH-cam today. The trailer's style was definitely old school. I think the full movie is also on TH-cam. I'll definitely watch it as time becomes available. Thanks for the tip. 👍
9:37 this KTM's Link Card already obsolete replaced by new card, any cash balance/credit in this card can be transfer to KTM ewallet or the new card but last day to do was 18th March.
That's interesting. It doesn't surprise me, though. Technology is moving so fast. By the time I adopt a new kind of digital cash or debit card, it's usually on the way out and they're introducing a new one. 🙂 That happened with my old cash card for Kuala lumpur's MRT system as well. Luckily, there wouldn't be much money on this old KTM Link Card. Just a couple of leftover ringgit at most. The embarrassing thing perhaps, is that I have two of those Link cards. I don't know why I have two of them in my wallet but I do. And I guess both of them are obsolete.
@@PlanetDoug fyi just saw notice at KTM's app., last day to transfer any balance in ur Komuter Link card to new Komuter Card extended to 29th March at Level 2, KL Sentral during working hours.
We did pick up more people along the way. They seemed to be mainly construction workers (migrant workers), and they were waiting at bus stations along the main road to Seremban. The bus was never full or crowded, but I guess they got enough passengers to make the bus route worthwhile.
That's a good thought. Quite often when something won't work, it's a power problem. Easily fixed by charging the battery or something like that. But in this case, the batteries were fully charged. And I troubleshooted the camera by testing it with multiple batteries and multiple memory cards and multiple everything else over a series of days. None of that fixed the problem. It's a bit of a mystery.
No, I wasn't aware of that. I didn't seen any evidence of old train tracks or train station buildings while I was there. But people have said that trains used to run from Seremban to Port Dickson. That would have been convenient, but I guess they stopped running decades ago.
I don't think it's an insane idea. I think that travelling overland is always more interesting than flying. However, it takes a lot longer. And these days, it can actually be more expensive. I think in the old days, backpackers routinely made long overland journeys. And they did that partially out of interest but also because flying was much more expensive. But now with air travel being so affordable, it's often much cheaper to fly. I think in the old days, there was a fairly standard hippie-route or backpacker-route that was the reverse of what you are talking about. People would travel overland through Thailand, down through Malaysia, take a ferry to Sumatra, and then travel overland all the way through Sumara and Java to get to Bali. And there were regular stops along the way, such as Lake Toba. Based on my experience, it's possible to do what you're suggesting. Of course, you could travel overland across Java whether by bus or train. And then there are a whole bunch of different options to travel by boat from Indonesia to either Singapore or Malaysia. You could start from Jakarta and find a boat there. Or you could skip Jakarta and just keeping going overland to Sumatra and take one of the ferries I've been using: from Dumai or from Tanjung Balai. The main problem I see is one of time. Most people get only 30 days for their visa in Indonesia. And they can extend it one time for an additional 30 days. I assume you already spent a lot of time in Bali and other places. Therefore, you probably don't have much time left on your tourist visa. And you need a lot of time for an overland journey like that. And it would end up being much more expensive than simply flying. So, that's the question. If you want an adventure and a more interesting travel experience, an overland/boat journey would be amazing. But you have to have enough time to do it. And I think that's the biggest problem - time.
@@PlanetDoug I'm going soon ... Planning . Thanks for Ur help by the way . I have time . I'm thinking Bali to Jakarta , allegedly 24 hour train . Then Jakarta to dumai . Allegedly a 24 hour bus . Then dumai port Dickson . ( Will they give me visa on entry for Malaysia via port ??) Then Kuala Lumpur to Thailand train (Nostops on way just travel ) So 48 hours to dumai and like 24 to Thailand . Is it 3 days travel if I get all on a row ?? Thank U 😆
Yes, you have to take a ferry between the three islands. There are no bridges connecting them. But these ferries are relatively simple. They aren't international boats, since you aren't actually leaving Indonesia. They leave all day long on a regular schedule and are big vehicle ferries. There is no need to plan for them very much. You just show up at the dock and buy a ticket for the next ferry that is leaving and hop on. So for an overland journey like the one you're contemplated, you'd have to take one boat from Bali to Java and then another boat from Java to Sumatra.
I've never done anything like the journey you are describing, so it's hard to say exactly how long it would take in reality. I doubt very much that it would go as smoothly and quickly as taking 3 days to travel overland from Bali to Bangkok. I think that would be something of a miracle. But if you pulled it off, it would be something to tell your grandkids about. 😀
Yes, I like being in KL. I've spent a lot of time in this city, and there is still plenty of new things to do and places to visit. It's a modern city with a modern transit system, but it also has lots of older and interesting traditional neighborhoods and markets. And the mix of Malay, Chinese, and Indian food, culture, temples, mosques, music, etc keeps life interesting. The fact that English is widely spoken and used on signs and menus is an added bonus for visitors from the west.
@@PlanetDoug wow thats so wonderful, I want to visit, I had a chance to go to Singapore but when it came to Malaysia we didn't have enough time to go spend enough time over there, I'm living through your videos all the different foods and places, thank you for sharing your joy with us once a gain!
We used to take buses. The gomen nationalised or gave it to monopolies intrakota, may liner or something like that for commuter buses and both have very dismal service causing many to abandon public transport. Because of tte failure, it morphed into rapid and owned by the government. Previously in the old days, it was all privately owned.
That does sound awful. I was once targeted by a pickpocket on a bus in Ecuador. It was the man sitting beside me trying to pick my various pockets. Luckily, I caught him before he managed to steal anything. And then he quickly ran off the bus. 🙂 It's funny that you should mention someone invading your personal space. I have a story about that from this bus ride. But that story is in the EXTENDED CUT version of this video. You can hear that story when I post that video. I'm sure there will be a CHAPTER time code link so that you can jump right to it.
@@PlanetDoug Looking forward to hearing your 'privacy invasion' story soon 🙂 Yup I lost my identity card and some hard earned cash, had just started working in the mid 1980s. City buses in those days were like the one you recently took on your way back from the aquarium, very bouncy and squeeky🤣
I m pretty impressed with Doug's knowledge of places surrounding KTM Kuala Lumpur station and KL Sentral Station. V precise n correct. Well done Doug.
Hey doug, I think you are becoming a real expert on intercity & interstate travelling in Malaysia. Even better than us locals.
Those days there were express buses direct from PD to Puduraya. But these days most Malaysians drive.
Very long ago there was a direct train service from KL to PD.
the old Doug always wanted to purchase things from real people. the new Doug is different :) Lovely vlogs. One of your best for me.
I guess that's true, isn't it? I remember talking about that quite a bit. But it was always about what was the easiest and simplest way. And I would struggle so much with the automated phone systems to contact a bank or any kind of company. And I often worry about what would happen if my TH-cam channel disappeared or was hacked or simply crashed. In that situation, I'd really like to talk to a human being to fix the problem. But the modern QR code menus in restaurants and these automated ticket buying machines are so efficient and so clear and easy to use. It's actually a better experience than talking to a human clerk through the tiny holes in the bulletproof plexiglass. When I bought my ticket from the ticket counter, I really didn't understand anything the woman said and I had to ask her to repeat herself and I had to lean way over to jam my ears against the little holes. And I can't really see her because the plexiglass was so dirty. It was very unpleasant and inefficient compared to how easy it would be to buy a ticket using that machine.
So I guess my preference for dealing with a human was never about the warmth of human contact or anything like that. It was more about whatever was most efficient and hassle-free. And in those terms lately, the machines come out on top. 😀
it is interesting way to get from one place to another Doug thankyou Adrian from Australia
I could hear behind your voice that they have recorded greeting messages in Vietnamese, Thai and English. Now that is a really friendly welcome of commuters.
I didn't realize the messages were in so many different languages.
The worst bus ride experience was when I went to Penang. I took a bus from the airport to Batu Ferringhi (Rapid Penang 102) but the bus driver dropped the passengers off at Komtar and told to take another bus. Waiting for another bus for too long I finally decided to take a metered taxi there.
[Cc]
Port Dickson once had a rail station connecting to Seremban town until the rail service ceased in 1990s.
I'd heard about that railway connection. I thought it would be very convenient because you could more easily travel from KL to Port Dickson and then hop on the ferries to Sumatra. Without a rail line, it's a bit more tricky to get there when you don't have your own car. But I didn't know that the rail service stopped as long ago as the 1990s.
@@PlanetDoug , at minute 7:28, the bus just passed over the old rail crossing. you can see the gate on the left.
In the video, it goes by in a flash, right? I'm not sure I'm looking at the right thing, but I see some kind of structure there very briefly. But the tracks and the train station themselves must be long gone. I rode my bicycle all over Port Dickson last time I was there, and I never spotted any remnants of a rail line. Too bad it was shut down.
T stand for tempatan ( localized) buses 😊 and the number determine the area..while B stand for bandar..( cities )
Interesting. Thanks.
It takes 250 million years for this arm of the galaxy to make a complete orbit around the center. Am loving all the new transition wipes and the new intro segments. Almost reminds me of a classic slideshow presentation. Your production values have improved 10x imo
i think the Komuter Train runs on a slower speed (by planning) on weekends as opposed to workdays. In addition to different scheduling (number/frequency of trains departing/arrival).
Thank you for uploading the video....very very nice.
Seremban 1 (terminal 1) old town. Seremban 2 (terminal 2) new town
Doug, the area where the major part of Masjid Jamek LRT station sits is popularly known as Masjid India area. Actually, Masjid Jamek area is on the west side of the main road (Jalan Tun Perak), and the Masjid India area is on the east side of the main road.
Good day ! Thank you
Doug, I am in Kl until Monday morning and, have some free time and would like to meet you after following your site for some years.Would that be possible on Sunday afternoon. I am staying at a residence quite close to Pavillion Mall. Please let me know
If you read this reply in time, and are still around, sure. 👍 I have a lunch at noon that could go on for quite a while, though. So it would have to be later in the afternoon rather than earlier. 4:30-ish maybe? 5:00? I'll check back here later and see if we can work out a good time.
@@PlanetDoug Thanks Doug, I am available around 16h30 or 17h00, at your disposal. I am staying at Bukit Bintang at Axon Residence, near to Pavillion Mall. I am still unfamiliar with transport situation, but probably find my way around given some time to prepare, as you also like to prepare in advance. Let me know please. I am from Cape Town South Africa. Thanks
That should work out perfectly. I'll actually be in your neighborhood around then, so we could meet near the Axon, if that works for you. I noticed the Q Cup Cafe right on the main street near Axon Residence. It's 150 meters from your front door. I've never been there, but it looks nice in the pictures.
maps.app.goo.gl/Bp3W9s4bzeKh6BnA8
Meet there at 4:30? (16h30)
Great. See you in front of Q Cup Cafe at 16h30. See it might close at 16h30, but we can take it from there.
Oh, I didn't notice that. But, yeah, we can meet there and go from there. If we're just looking for a coffee and a place to sit and chat, there is a Starbucks Reserve just across the road at Berjaya Times Square.
See you at Q Cup Coffee. Looking forward to it.
Wow mantap good evening Thang you 😮❤ Malaysia
Have you seen an old Hollywood film called The 7th Dawn starring William Holden. Most of the location was shot in 1960's Kuala Lumpur.
No, I've never seen that movie. At least I don't remember watching it. I watched the trailer on TH-cam today. The trailer's style was definitely old school. I think the full movie is also on TH-cam. I'll definitely watch it as time becomes available. Thanks for the tip. 👍
hi stay safe sir
Thank you. I do my best to stay safe. And in this case I was in the good hands of a professional bus driver and the KTM system. 👍🙂
9:37 this KTM's Link Card already obsolete replaced by new card, any cash balance/credit in this card can be transfer to KTM ewallet or the new card but last day to do was 18th March.
That's interesting. It doesn't surprise me, though. Technology is moving so fast. By the time I adopt a new kind of digital cash or debit card, it's usually on the way out and they're introducing a new one. 🙂 That happened with my old cash card for Kuala lumpur's MRT system as well.
Luckily, there wouldn't be much money on this old KTM Link Card. Just a couple of leftover ringgit at most. The embarrassing thing perhaps, is that I have two of those Link cards. I don't know why I have two of them in my wallet but I do. And I guess both of them are obsolete.
@@PlanetDoug fyi just saw notice at KTM's app., last day to transfer any balance in ur Komuter Link card to new Komuter Card extended to 29th March at Level 2, KL Sentral during working hours.
KTM discontinued the KTM card some time back.
1 hours journey 2 passengers 😊
We did pick up more people along the way. They seemed to be mainly construction workers (migrant workers), and they were waiting at bus stations along the main road to Seremban. The bus was never full or crowded, but I guess they got enough passengers to make the bus route worthwhile.
Maybe you only need new fully charged batteries for OLYMPUS
That's a good thought. Quite often when something won't work, it's a power problem. Easily fixed by charging the battery or something like that. But in this case, the batteries were fully charged. And I troubleshooted the camera by testing it with multiple batteries and multiple memory cards and multiple everything else over a series of days. None of that fixed the problem. It's a bit of a mystery.
Did you know previously there was a train station in Port Dickson?
No, I wasn't aware of that. I didn't seen any evidence of old train tracks or train station buildings while I was there. But people have said that trains used to run from Seremban to Port Dickson. That would have been convenient, but I guess they stopped running decades ago.
@@PlanetDoug There is an old train station just nearby the town area where you staying.
Dude is Bali to Thailand across land an insane idea?? Everyone telling me to fly . Is it doable
Thank U
I don't think it's an insane idea. I think that travelling overland is always more interesting than flying. However, it takes a lot longer. And these days, it can actually be more expensive.
I think in the old days, backpackers routinely made long overland journeys. And they did that partially out of interest but also because flying was much more expensive. But now with air travel being so affordable, it's often much cheaper to fly.
I think in the old days, there was a fairly standard hippie-route or backpacker-route that was the reverse of what you are talking about. People would travel overland through Thailand, down through Malaysia, take a ferry to Sumatra, and then travel overland all the way through Sumara and Java to get to Bali. And there were regular stops along the way, such as Lake Toba.
Based on my experience, it's possible to do what you're suggesting. Of course, you could travel overland across Java whether by bus or train. And then there are a whole bunch of different options to travel by boat from Indonesia to either Singapore or Malaysia. You could start from Jakarta and find a boat there. Or you could skip Jakarta and just keeping going overland to Sumatra and take one of the ferries I've been using: from Dumai or from Tanjung Balai.
The main problem I see is one of time. Most people get only 30 days for their visa in Indonesia. And they can extend it one time for an additional 30 days. I assume you already spent a lot of time in Bali and other places. Therefore, you probably don't have much time left on your tourist visa. And you need a lot of time for an overland journey like that. And it would end up being much more expensive than simply flying.
So, that's the question. If you want an adventure and a more interesting travel experience, an overland/boat journey would be amazing. But you have to have enough time to do it. And I think that's the biggest problem - time.
@@PlanetDoug I'm going soon ... Planning . Thanks for Ur help by the way . I have time . I'm thinking Bali to Jakarta , allegedly 24 hour train . Then Jakarta to dumai . Allegedly a 24 hour bus . Then dumai port Dickson . ( Will they give me visa on entry for Malaysia via port ??)
Then Kuala Lumpur to Thailand train
(Nostops on way just travel ) So 48 hours to dumai and like 24 to Thailand . Is it 3 days travel if I get all on a row ?? Thank U 😆
@@PlanetDoug are there ferry's I need to take between java and Bali and Sumatra??
Yes, you have to take a ferry between the three islands. There are no bridges connecting them. But these ferries are relatively simple. They aren't international boats, since you aren't actually leaving Indonesia. They leave all day long on a regular schedule and are big vehicle ferries. There is no need to plan for them very much. You just show up at the dock and buy a ticket for the next ferry that is leaving and hop on.
So for an overland journey like the one you're contemplated, you'd have to take one boat from Bali to Java and then another boat from Java to Sumatra.
I've never done anything like the journey you are describing, so it's hard to say exactly how long it would take in reality. I doubt very much that it would go as smoothly and quickly as taking 3 days to travel overland from Bali to Bangkok. I think that would be something of a miracle. But if you pulled it off, it would be something to tell your grandkids about. 😀
Sir...can i buy train ticket with cash?
Boleh, beli dengan cash rm10, dapat kad juga, kerana semua stesen ktm guna kad
do you like being in KL I wanna visit one day
Yes, I like being in KL. I've spent a lot of time in this city, and there is still plenty of new things to do and places to visit. It's a modern city with a modern transit system, but it also has lots of older and interesting traditional neighborhoods and markets. And the mix of Malay, Chinese, and Indian food, culture, temples, mosques, music, etc keeps life interesting. The fact that English is widely spoken and used on signs and menus is an added bonus for visitors from the west.
@@PlanetDoug wow thats so wonderful, I want to visit, I had a chance to go to Singapore but when it came to Malaysia we didn't have enough time to go spend enough time over there, I'm living through your videos all the different foods and places, thank you for sharing your joy with us once a gain!
In msia, people rarely use bus.they use motorbikes or cars for convenient😂
We used to take buses. The gomen nationalised or gave it to monopolies intrakota, may liner or something like that for commuter buses and both have very dismal service causing many to abandon public transport. Because of tte failure, it morphed into rapid and owned by the government. Previously in the old days, it was all privately owned.
Cc - an awful bus ride was when I got pick pocketed. Also its unpleasant should some characters keep invading your personal space 😬
That does sound awful. I was once targeted by a pickpocket on a bus in Ecuador. It was the man sitting beside me trying to pick my various pockets. Luckily, I caught him before he managed to steal anything. And then he quickly ran off the bus. 🙂
It's funny that you should mention someone invading your personal space. I have a story about that from this bus ride. But that story is in the EXTENDED CUT version of this video.
You can hear that story when I post that video. I'm sure there will be a CHAPTER time code link so that you can jump right to it.
@@PlanetDoug Looking forward to hearing your 'privacy invasion' story soon 🙂
Yup I lost my identity card and some hard earned cash, had just started working in the mid 1980s. City buses in those days were like the one you recently took on your way back from the aquarium, very bouncy and squeeky🤣
Rm8.80 at the counter Rm8.70 at the machine.
So i guess the 0.10sen is for service charge😂
I guess youtube must have pissed you off big time
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I was just trying to be funny.