Cheras Travel Guide

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Morning street market

Morning street market, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Morning street market is too common in Cheras because every housewives or househusbands need to shop in the early morning to get themselves something for the day. Morning street market sells almost everything needed for them. Tourists if interested in taking photos of them,... 

Morning street market

Morning street market, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Morning street market 

Local Customs  

Modern temple

Modern temple, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  A closer look of an Apartment-temple in red. This is probably the resident's soul needs, good and convenience to have one directly in where they live. 

Modern temple

Modern temple, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Besides THT (terrace house temple), we also have AT (Apartment temple). Here in photo is an apartment-temple in traditional color of red. This location is part of Cheras, nearby Taman Connaught. 

Modern temple

Modern temple, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  This is another Modern temple in Cheras' residential area. You can see the Buddhism logos here, that's probably the THT (terrace house temple)'s way of religious belief, to self advertise I guess. You are welcome to pray here. 

Modern temple

Modern temple, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  This is one part of the modern temple, the traditional part maybe. Built in front of the terrace house temple is this red traditional thing, for incense sticks burning for good fortune to you. 

Modern temple

Modern temple, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  This gate of moden temple is made of this meterial, not what you think those in the movies. Modern art can be anything you like, temple is also going the art way to accept all changes. This is a terrace house temple, latest. 

Modern temple

Modern temple, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Too rigid-minded probably to think that temple must be constructed the red red curly curly rooftop way, not today anymore. Here in Cheras, residents already accepted to pray in modern house, terrace house turned temple is the latest local custom of Malaysian-Chinese. 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  We will fine those who dumped garbage here. We will fine those who dumped garbage here RM500.00. 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Street garbage dumped at the "Do not dump garbage here, fine RM500.00" is very common in Cheras. Please take a look, enlarge to look. 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Street garbage and factories is seen here in Jalan Awana. I saw many foreign workers and many construction workers at this location, many low cost apartments. 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  I drove and I saw garbage being dumped everywhere in Jalan Awana and surroundings. Cheras residents? What can we do, any idea? 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Here is the street name Jalan Awana, This area is perhaps resided some foreign workers and many low cost apartments, garbage dumping on street is their habit, what can be done? 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Too many street garbage until somebody decided to place two pink sofas here to have some tea, maybe. 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Street garbage, more street garbage.......The location is Cheras' Jalan Awana, somewhere in Taman Cuepacs and ALL THE SURROUNDINGS, unbelievable. 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Street garbage of Jalan Awana 14 and surroundings is perhaps beyond believe to extreme extent, look for yourself. Residents and factory workers or construction workers, all dumped garbage here, worst they burn on the street. The blue standing sigpost is " Do not dump garbage... 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Jalan Awana 14 and surrounding roads are almost 'hopeless' to see garbage being dumped this way across the street, displaying some kind of resident's dissatisfactory I guess, or they just okay with this. 

Street garbage

Street garbage, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Jalan Koop Cuepacs 4A of Cheras, same location as tips above, slightly zoom in, for you to have a closer look. Warning to visitors from VT. 

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Modern Cherasian Architecture

Modern Cherasian Architecture, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  Picture is a local's terrace being modified into a grandiose Greco-Roman style of dwelling. This is very much in trend in Malaysia today, peoples become rich and they wanted to see themselves living with these big columns once rule by Julius. These columns can be bought so... 

Taman Tasik Permaisuri

Taman Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras

 l_joo Says:  This is a lake garden located at Bandar Tun Razak, no entrance fee needed, its free. The garden has many peoples mostly senior citizens, they went in early morning to exercise and younger ones can jog dance and some play tai chi, qi gong etc. Kids also involve but they busy... 

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 I still have no idea yet where did the name Cheras come from but I know there was a King Cheras of BC 3-4th century of whom is an Indian King. The road Cheras is probably the longest of all in the... 

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 When i turn my head to the right which is at the east site, there is a thunder storm and lightning, it really scare me and when i turn my head to the left site which is at the west site, there is a...... 

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