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8 May 2016: Urbanscapes 2016 Finale!
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This was very near the center point of Kuala Lumpur, the muddy estuary that gave the city its name.
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Left: Gombak River; right: Klang River. They merge to become the Klang River.
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And of course, the inhabitants that dominate the landscape.
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Nasi Lemak tent, which we’d see a bit of later in the night.
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The late Paul Lau of Tugu Drum Circle.
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Always the activist, always in the scene.
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Foreboding that the RapidKL MRT would finally reach Putrajaya. (That is the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia in the background.)
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More backalley shots.
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And now, for the beautiful Art Deco building that used to host OCBC Bank, now known as 2 Hang Kasturi, or Urbanscapes House.
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Stitched shot of the stairway leading up.
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Ground floor.
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Things to pose with.
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Underground.
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Cool neon lights.
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Does it ever get displayed without this lighting?
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Merch.
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Pillars.
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I can imagine how cool that picture he’s taking is going to be.
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Cardboard cutouts for each corner.
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Upstairs.
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Cool skateboard upcycled art!
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A halfpipe nobody could skate on.
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Bolted on.
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Safe.
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Benches with cushions.
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One floor just full of stalls.
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There was always the option of the lift, surprising for such an old building.
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The grand balcony.
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Somebody was preparing a public marriage proposal!
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If you’d look over to Medan Pasar, you’d see this.
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Somebody then asked them to look up at the signboards on the balcony.
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She said yes.
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From this balcony, I finally got a clear shot of the top of the beautiful Art Deco Clock Tower in Medan Pasar.
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Jaggfuzzbeats.
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Back inside, with the airconditioning.
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It’s a sausage dog!
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Looks like I wasn’t the only one with the staircase shot.
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One Mic Stand, with Melizarani T. Selva.
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Also to promote her book of poems, Taboo.
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Prakash Daniel was up next!
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Hannan Azlan.
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Brian Tan.
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Then, over to the main stage, was Fazz!
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This was their new lineup, as a big band. Left to right: Ad, Grace, Liu, Kian Seng, Eizaz, Yon Lynn, Raja Farouque.
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Spicy horn section!
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Eh.
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Yon Lynn bringing the party on.
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I don’t even remember how I got this shot.
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Jone on drums.
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Back at the Nasi Lemak Tent was Kavin Jay.
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Sulaiman.
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Sadly I didn’t catch his name but he had some sharp jokes.
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The Otherside Orchestra!
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Disco to end the night.
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Or, as they’d call it…
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…electro danceable rock and roll.
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I agree with this name.
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Left to right: September Khu and Don Michael De Leon.
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Left to right: Talitha Tan, Kasih, and Raja Farouque. I had my telephoto on, so apologies to those bokehfied in the background.
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I left at night, and stumbled into a busker.