Damansara Travel Guide

  Damansara Cineleisure Complex
by y_lyn
 
  • Damansara Cineleisure Complex
      Damansara Cineleisure Complex
    by y_lyn
  • Road to home
      Road to home
    by maysue
  • Sekolah Rendah Damansara Utama
      Sekolah Rendah Damansara Utama
    by maysue
  • Jayland Tel-ler-why Tiger
      Jayland Tel-ler-why Tiger
    by l_joo
  • Telawian Installation Art
      Telawian Installation Art
    by l_joo
 

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Things to Do  

Shopping at The Curve

Shopping at The Curve, Damansara

 y_lyn Says:  At "The Curve", you can find many shopping opportunities. I love the atmospehere here, with themed-courtyards and streetscape malls. On the second level, the Chinese restaurants and Western restaurants are separated. On one side, you can find the "Asian Courtyard" with all... 

Telawian Wall Garden

Telawian Wall Garden, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  If you go around the back street where cars parked, you will come across these miniature Telawian Wall Garden. Wall garden is not easy to create unless you know how to take care of them. For this one in photo, we have a banyan and many ferns to form such an affluent choices... 

Restaurants  

Paddington House of Pancake: Pancake of the World

Paddington House of Pancake: Pancake of the World, Damansara

 elainetan7906 Says:  This is a specialist restaurant for Pancake from the world, can you find different type of pancake present in a non pancake way.. like a american burger using pancake like the pix attached here.... pancake pasta, etc. I have order a pancake breakfast, they have it axactly... 

Marche: Different Experince

Marche: Different Experince, Damansara

 elainetan7906 Says:  This is like a market concept, you can find fresh fruit, fish, lamb, mutton lying around the shop, u can pick and get them to cook for you.. quite special. We order the pasta, rosti with beef sussage, butter mushroom... very nice. 

Dragon-i: Cantonese/ Shanghainese Cuisine

Dragon-i: Cantonese/ Shanghainese Cuisine, Damansara

 y_lyn Says:  We had our dinner at Dragon-i restaurant. By looking at the crowd, we knew that this is one of the more popular restaurant here. Indeed, the food served didn't disappoint us. This Chinese restaurant specializes Cantonese and Shanghainese cuisine. I loved the smoked duck... 

Victoria Station Damansara: Good Steakhouse

Victoria Station Damansara: Good Steakhouse, Damansara

 Bix10 Says:  I believe that this is the original Victoria Station restaurant in KL. The layout is pretty much the same everywhere. Trains, stations and etc... I know that the one in Ampang and I thought that all of them were the same until I recently went to Damansara branch and find... 

Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri: Sate Kajang In Damansara

Sate Kajang Hj. Samuri: Sate Kajang In Damansara, Damansara

 Bix10 Says:  It's the well known name for sate in the whole of Malaysia. It was once located in Kajang and everybody would go there just to have their sate. Now that they have rebrand themselves as a family name, they are more exposed to all walks of life and still serving sate the same... 

Nightlife  

LaundryBar and The Sanctuary: Nightlife at the Curve

LaundryBar and The Sanctuary: Nightlife at the Curve, Damansara

 pammye Says:  LaundryBar that is situated at The Curve is attached to Italianese, a famous Italian restaurant in Petaling Jaya area. Laundry have great music, with great drinks. Certain nights, they'd have a life band entertaining. They have big screens for LIVE important matches too.... 

Nightlife in Telawi: Nightlife in Telawi

Nightlife in Telawi: Nightlife in Telawi, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Nightlife in Telawi is so far ranked as number one in the Muddy Estuary. Most Lumpurese love Telawian cultures because it has the atmosphere akin to London or perhaps other big cities. I am not a good kaki nightlife, I don't want to say too much but I enjoy looking at the... 

Transportation  

Putra Feeder Bus / LRT to The Curve

Putra Feeder Bus / LRT to The Curve, Damansara

 babysab Says:  If you don't have any mode of transports while in Klang Valley, opt for the Putra LRT. You can go from Kelana Jaya, as far as to Gombak, where the buses to Genting Highlands are departing from.From Kelana Jaya LRT station, there's a free feeder bus service to take you to AND... 

Shopping  

One Utama: Excellent place to shop for all

One Utama: Excellent place to shop for all, Damansara

 maysue Says:  Located in Bandar Utama, this shopping haven is a must go place to visit or to shop when you are in the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. The departmental store adopts an all-in-one shopping concept, which offers a convenient and comfortable way to shop with a wide selection of... 

Mid Valley Megamall: Mid Valley Megamall

Mid Valley Megamall: Mid Valley Megamall, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Here is a photo of shoppers relaxing after long hours of shop non-stop. The size of this Megamall is so big, legs need a rest, therefore have to look for places to sit and relax, have a cold drink etc. 

Local Customs  

Hindu temple

Hindu temple, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Before I leave the temple, I take a last snap atthe big head guard to show to VT. From this picture, I noticed the hand is holding some mace-like thing downwards and I noticed also the mouth has teeth coming out, quite like dracula but of course this is a Hindu godliness... 

Hindu temple

Hindu temple, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  A same shot but from the other side, this picture has some devotees standing there very sincerely looking at a person at left, I wasn't sure what they did there, so I have nothing to tell you because I'm not a Hindu. 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Overheated condition

Overheated condition, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Visiting Telawi may be fun but each time when I want to leave, it is a torment. This warning tip is for car owner when parking under the hot sun where the temperature inside the car rise up to nearly 60 Celsius. If you did not aware but sit in straight away, hahaha. You will... 

Tourist Traps  

Cabbies / Taxis Aware!

Cabbies / Taxis Aware!, Damansara

 babysab Says:  The moment you get inside a taxi, make sure the taxi driver switched on his travel meter, or whatever you call it. If he doesn't, insist for it to be switched on. Otherwise he'll charge you any amount as he likes. And that usually means more than what you have to pay! If the... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Unseen areas

Unseen areas, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Bangsar is not only Telawi, many peoples did not know this. If you have a car to drive towards Jalan Travers from Jalan Maarof, before you turn right to Travers, there's some roads turning to left, Jalan Abdullah is one where it has a small Indian village still exist, here... 

Favorites  

Imperial culture

Imperial culture, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Imperial culture is available in a big shop here selling mostly furniture of the imperial quality. Tourists if rich enough might want to buy some big emperor chairs table beds etc to place it at home to have fun. You also need some 100 servants to look after these furniture,... 

to burn the dustbin?

to burn the dustbin?, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  to burn the dustbin is probably some local custom of some kids searching for kicks to set the dustbin on fire for fun and happiness, probably they are too boring to be tortured by parents at home to score 100 points in school or probably their parents never educate them how... 

Dual-purpose phone booth?

Dual-purpose phone booth?, Damansara

 l_joo Says:  Dual-purpose phone booth is normal phone booth but the shape of it look quite attractive to me. I imagine it like a hair heating machine for perm hair together with phone calling. What's your imagination? 

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 Damansara - I'm staying in SS2 - famous for its glutton's street (wai sek kai in Cantonese). 

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Q:  are there hotels in Damansara? hope somebody can help me on this..thanks 

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A: Which Damansara area are you refering to? As far as I know, there are no hotels in Damansara area. If you can provide a more detailed name of the area (example :... 

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Bangsar Nightlife, Art and Gossips

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Welcome to Damansara

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 Almost all of the shopping malls are located very close to each other. For examples; Center Point Bandar Utama, One Utama, The Curve, Ikea and Ikano, Cineleisure. And many more! I can't possibly list... 

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I LIVE HERE IN BANDAR UTAMA !

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 This page has been laid idle since 24th December, 2004 : The last time I updated anything on this page ! Now that I could capture some videos using my digital camera & know HOW (working like a pro !)... 

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Home Sweet Home

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  I have been living in Damansara Utama for more than 2 decades. Well, what can I say about my home of more than 2 decades? It is a very commercialize town, situated somewhere in the bustling, highly... 

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Mutiara Damansara

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 Mutiara Damansara is a new township in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The weekend before the new term started, together with some friends and my family, we went for a short trip to KL/ Damansara.... 

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