Monday May 9, 2011
Hot weather drives people to malls and pools
By QISHIN TARIQ
qishin.tariq@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: The recent scorching weather has turned public pools and air-conditioned malls into cool havens for families looking to escape the heat.
“This is only the second time my family has come to the pool at KLCC Park. We usually go to the Darul Ehsan Aquatic Centre in Shah Alam,” said Haripin Tauhid, 49, who brought his family all the way from Klang.
Can’t stand the heat: Families taking a break from the hot weather to cool off at Wet World in Shah Alam. “Although it's farther for us than the aquatic centre, there is more to do at KLCC. Earlier, we had stayed in the mall because the weather was too hot,” said the father of five.
German backpacker Agnes Fischer said it had seem sunnier in Malaysia since her last visit.
“But that's why I like it here,” she said.
Malaccan Gopal Subramaniam said he did not mind the heat as he was used to even hotter weather in his home town.
“I do miss having a good cendol to cool down on a day like this, though,” joked Gopal.
Bangsar residents taking a bath on a hot day next to a water tanker after being without water for two weeks.
In Bangsar, residents of the Seri Pahang public housing have had to cope with a water cut for the past two weeks on top of the hot weather.
Residents said they had been lugging pails of water from a tanker to their homes. Children were also seen taking their showers by the tanker as they filled pails with water.
“We have to keep coming down to the parking lot to get water,” said resident Thavamoney Murugasu, 45, adding that they had lodged complaints with Syabas (Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd) and City Hall.
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