man ayam just felt so tired these days man. this city life is starting to drain me

endless malls and traffic jams.

at 1point everything felt so artificial . nvr into much social life anyway .

sometimes ayam do think of just selling all stuff and moving out to some remote place at other states outside KL

anyone worked in KL and successfully move away from the city to outskirts? when finally u able to do so?



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Very tired especially the daily commute. Wish I have a kampung to move back to but my kampung is here.

I like KL

Retired life quite nice here at least not so boring

most of us don't want stay in city lol, but no choice, we need money and enjoy lifestyle

If you tired of KL, it means you are B40

Owai

Fukin tired

stay 5 mins from work. no stress in commute

somehow the cost of living in my kampung almost same with KL, except rental still cheap, and the salary offer at my kampung is quite low compare to KL. To survive, I has to stay at KL, else I need to makan papa mama.

Remote place can be very boring. Better stay in KL, or other bigger cities.

I moved out 4 yrs ago to Ipoh. Never regret it.

I aso working my ass off in city. no choice cuz salary here highest.

Wake up 6.15am every morning to beat the traffic, go office work until 7PM + and miss the sunset, reach home eat takeouts cz both me & my wife no time to cook. Even weekend i doing freelance to earn extra income.

Hope by 50 i saved enough, plan to bring my family go back to my hometown in countryside, get a relaxing job there and enjoy the nature there.

U see, setapak once uopn of time was so damn peaceful, greeneries everywhere, less traffic, less cars, Less condos/apartments.

Now? Niama chibai, everywhere condo by the PV fuckers. Jam everywhere, buildings everywhere, cars everywhere, jam everywhere. Farkkk i hate setapak nowadays. Way too congested. I hope the building stops.

Go Kampar. Great food up down left right.

SHAH ALAM - Seorang suami sanggup meredah sejauh 270 kilometer (KM) setiap hari untuk bekerja di ibu kota Kuala Lumpur kerana lebih memilih menetap bersama ahli keluarga di Felda Chemomoi, Pahang.

Ayah kepada tiga orang anak yang hanya mahu dikenali sebagai Reno, 31, berkata, dia mengambil masa sekitar dua jam 30 minit bergantung pada keadaan cuaca.

Menurutnya, jarak perjalanan sehala dari kediamannya adalah 135 km dengan menggunakan jalan pedalaman di kawasan Manchis-Telemong-Karak untuk ke KL.

“Saya menetap di Taman Desa Baris di kampung yang bersebelahan dengan Felda Chemomoi, jadi tempoh perjalanan kadang-kadang tidak menentu.

“Kalau motor CC kecil, saya akan bawa dengan kelajuan maksimum 120 kilometer per jam (km/j) termasuk berhenti di hentian rehat dan rawat (R&R) sekitar satu jam 30 minit,” katanya kepada Sinar Harian pada Selasa.

Reno yang bekerja di kilang swasta di Keramat menceritakan dia mula berulang alik dari Pahang sejak 2016 dan menetap di Kuala Lumpur sepanjang tempoh perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) dilaksanakan ketika Covid-19 melanda.

Ujarnya, dia memulakan semula perjalanan sejauh 270km sehari pada pertengahan 2023 atas faktor kos sara hidup tinggi memandangkan hanya dia yang bekerja serta menanggung ahli keluarga lain.

“Pada 2019 saya berkahwin, tapi jodoh tak panjang dan tiada anak. Jadi saya menetap di KL sendirian.

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/6567...ari-pergi-kerja

ya having the same lethargic feeling..

wait for me to reach 55 then ill relocate to maybe ipoh or kampar or even kuantan…

wafak.. we have the same idea.. huehuehue.. went to kampar for 2 nights and i love the environment and food there..

felt the calm slow pace and tahi lembu merata.. luls

I stay in city....move around during 10am to 3pm & 8pm to 10pm.....can totally escape these crazy jam

what to do
no job opportunities at small hometown

I never like city life to be honest.

Last time, I do like going to city. Going to shopping mall etc.

But as I'm getting older, I watch a lot of Minimalism videos, I don't feel like purchase anything that I don't need. I already change my mindset when it comes adding stuffs to my home.

Dah jarang turun KL eventhough I live in Selangor. There's everything I need at here.

sometimes don't look too into the future, appreciate everyday. don't over work today for the sake of good future (find a balance point)

touch wood we may not reach the age that we thought then regret why didn't spent more time with loved one

Exactly

Traffic jam is a lifestyle choice

Most that complained traffic jam is because sendiri cari pasal

Resigned, find a full remote work then work from anywhere liao.
Got paycut but it was a worthy trade-off.

It's true. The traffic are the most draining point for me.

I was at Penang and JB for the past few years and i went back residing at KL last month.
The jam here are the fucking exhausted me.

15mins(8km) distance you need to ready 1hour gap for the car commuting.

Because you are not used to embrace the boredom in your life.

Your brain always want to keep stimulated and crave for entertainment.

People that live in village, they already used to embrace the boredom. They can live without shopping mall, viral eating places and other stuffs. They find other kinds of entertainment to entertain themselves.

Lucky I stay in Shah Ale.

sometimes we over plan.. forget to live the moment.

we always plan that we will live forever

My commute inclusive of dropping of kids and picking them up is about 1-1/2 hour one way. Some days coming back takes 2. But my wife is 5 mins away from home so as long as one of us dont spend too much time comuting i'm fine. Also jams arent that bad when you have your kids in the car. You can spend time catching up

Soon all my kids will be in primary school which is walking distance so i can reduce my journey to under an hour since i dont need to drop off and pick up from taska.

agreed, want blk kampung also.. but still got many debts to settle.

You have a point brader. But the brain wants what it wants. Maybe as I age I will move to smaller towns.

pls move & bring your neighbors with u

Stay ipoh, bentong, raub ok ar.

Me too also thinking to move back to my hometown in Ipoh or retire in Cameron Highland, open a small cafe there pass time. Have to still convince my wife who is a KL city girl

This post has been edited by kkkw80: Apr 2 2024, 10:18 AM

I used to commute with car to work. It was hell tiring. 9km journey takes me an hour. I was mentally drained and stressed out. When my FIL handed one of his motorcycle to us, I switched back to riding to work.

I have been riding for about 10 months now (work commute only) and it was absolutely alleviating my stress.

I've now switched jobs to somewhere closer to home but the commute would take me 45 minutes for a 6km journey. I continued riding and it only took me 10 minutes or less.

I am here thinking, why don't more people ride motorcycle like how it is in Jakarta and Thailand for work commute, it is genuinely less stressful.

Yeah me too, home to work only 20km. No jam 18-20 mins can reach by car but normally got jam takes 1 hour. Decided to ride to work too, less than 20 mins only.

wait till u go SG.. artificial pulak

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maybe once she has reached the retirement age, she could possibly change her mind.. dont give up..

women in 20s - 30s still enjoy exploring the city for foods, chill bars and shopping.. sure one day they will be tired of these 🤣

I thought I was the only one who realized this

no wonder so many ppl sakit jiwa on the road these days tbh

If you B40 and live in city, the only enjoyment you get is being a Rempit.

+1

not only that

always remember

slaves are disposable. the loyalty towards co is nothing when you are sick, worse thing is, company will kick u out once they think you are useless to them

Get a bike

Ini betul betul truth

Kampung got no entertainment for T20

cameron ? if u can tahan the traffic nightmare especially during weekend. was thinking the same thing too but I need to prepare myself to ride motorcycle again ( which I refrained myself from doing so for the past 40+ years )

Only 3 places I will consider:

1. Melaka
2. Ipoh
3. Pg mainland.

Ditto.
Moved back to Sarawak in 2015, and never looked back since. Best choice ever for me due to personal circumstances.
Occasionally will drop by in KL for works purpose, visiting friends/relatives, or for satisfying retail needs.
Other than that, I prefer moderately busy life in Kuching, though life here is slowly increasing in pace due to the ever growing city post covid.

kl not human stay one

now they are doing the same thing to taman melawati where i live. even now oso traffic is a standstill .

so many proposed condos back there near the green areas. in 10-20 years it will be near unhabitable as the sheer volume of ppl

deswai me now is saving for an exit plan to retire away from KL . even ipoh or some suburbs in Sabah is gooding.

This post has been edited by MegaCanonF: Apr 2 2024, 10:29 AM

job opportunities in smaller towns rather hard to come by
unless the some huge infra project coming up or factory move

currently staying in a small town
takes me 20 mins to cycle, drive 5 min, moto simpan kat opis gi bank kemana
ada gunung nak panjat
good food sana sini
nightlife boleh laaa but confirm not as hebat for young ones
mak ayah bini tak brapa jauh
janji gaji hujung bln

That is nice. I wish I had the same chance as you. When single I've worked a few stints in cities like KK and Tawau , Sabah for few years. I find it not as bad as KL . The town is a bit slow , yes. But It kinda grew on me . For Sarawak, I've heard Miri is also not bad?

Rent nearer to your workplace or some train station that gets you there faster

More and more job opportunities are available throughout Sarawak lately. Due to booming of new industries here, such as hydrogen, microalgae, renewable energy and etc.
Miri is a nice and clean city too, around 300k population and adjacent to Brunei. Pace is slower than Kuching.
From Miri can easily drive to Sabah, through Brunei and Limbang.

For Kuching, we may not have the largest malls and most popular retail franchises, but we have alot of heritage shoplots, museums, kampungs, beach, mountain, caves, rainforest, river, and cultural elements to enjoy.

This post has been edited by Michaelbyz23: Apr 2 2024, 10:38 AM

KV also fast becoming KL

City living is not for everyone. If you cannot take it, suggest you move out before it takes a toll on you.

Also, why the need to go to malls? Just go somewhere over the weekend and enjoy it.

Go outside of KL, go to Janda Baik, go to Genting, go to Bentong, go to Sepang/Morib/Tanjung Sepat, go to Seremban, go to Melaka, go to musuem, etc....

use MRT. so much more convenient.

I always kesian ppl stuck in traffic jam when look down during MRT ride.

as someone who didnt grew up in city

i prefer living city

adi grow up living bored with nothing much to do

usually last mile transport is the problem.

maybe i am the strange one here, i am always the strange one in life

i prefer city life than rural life

Most of the jobs in Miri/Bintulu are oil and gas related...Not that diverse in terms of job opportunity..

If you are not in oil and gas, susah ler....

Either you like the cranped & fast paced city life or you like the peace of small towns

Nothing wrong with either

Janji hapi

That's life, you get too much about something then you get bored.

I rather be in a city like KL or Penang rather than a small town like my wife’s hometown of Sibu.

Stayed there for 2 weeks before and I was thoroughly bored

WFH, so it's OK.

If I have to drive every day, would move to another town.

take grab lor if bus services suck.

need to find solution for ownself.

Kita tolong sendiri.

I basically live in kampung in my own built house, 20km from city center.
Never gonna commute again unless for a meeting.

Work from home better. Built my own office studio in one of the spare rooms

You are one of the few lucky one. I am still working as kuli for the money lah.

I also prefer city as it is more merrier especially for foreveralone but only if the people is friendly and can be friends easily but Malaysia people hard. Friendly yes but friend hard. Jakarta people there easily make friends if you are conversational in their language. Just few trips there and we even exchange phone number already.

ayam loled at this..hahahah..exactly my sentiments at setapak

best ka bro shah aley...house still cheap kot

Last time i can see all the green mountains in melawati from my house in setapak. Now i can only see condos

go for a short trip getaway

retire in kampung may need a good internet. unless ur into kampung life with farming/gardening/plantation or having pets

I've work for the government for 10 years, before that work in a few companies short term.
Then I decided to start my own company with the skill and connection I've had developed for 30 years

You have to start somewhere.
I've been a waiter, a laborer (angkat pasir & tanah), supermarket worker, data entry, event management and I work in MOSTI for long term.

Sorry, I don't get that feeling at all.

Traffic jam not an issue, use motorcycle and drive during off peak.

Malls? Don't go to that normie shit. Greenery? I live in the suburbs, so it's quite peaceful, just sounds of birds. Mostly stay with kafir, so it's very peaceful too.


I give u tip, find the highly kafir populated area and you will have peace of mind

mine is as good as it gets, can play games at 25 ping.

It is 10 minutes to the beach, at the foot of a mountain, near national parks.
There's literally a crocodile warning signs in my village, that is how close we are with nature.

5 minutes drive, there's a hypermarket, clinics, ATM, pet shop, petrol station, bengkel, barber, wet market, food court/mapley and so forth.
The only problem is there are no banks and post office. City center is 15-20 km away.

traffic jam wearing you down? you all need to ditch your cars and take public transport. last mile connectivity? walking ~15mins is normal.
door to door time is about the same no matter go back early or late.
if tired at work, just go home straight. if got energy, can window shop first.

Try Ipoh. Sufficient medical centers, peaceful with natural beauty and affordable cost of living.

if it is you alone then ok.

If u have a family, they may need to live near the city.

i bought a house near mrt that save me from driving to work.

I understand TS. It's not that we want to stay ultra remote area like Sungkai, Segamat for someone saying it's going to be boring.

No it's not.

I WFH fully but I still live in KL due to purchased commitment i.e. mortgage, etc. Me and wife plan reach 45-50 we will move somewhere that:

- Sub-Urban with good quality environment
- Internet Access
- Convenient in terms of accessibility i.e. Hospital, Malls, Hawker food Pasar etc

So since me and wife born in North Malaysia, we are deciding either Ipoh, Batu Kawan, or Alor Setar.


Also TS, since I WFH, i can tell u my experienced staying outside KL like 1-2 months. It is amazing man. I felt my body feel refreshed, living outside KL, people are not so individualistic, you can talk to random people etc and I like the energy.

And you should too.

now most of the kampung got good internet coverage, you just need some best friend come out chit chat.

Shah Ale is the most peaceful area in KV especially the old Shah Ale. Weekend it is almost a dead town.

House here is cheap. For 750k you can get a double storey house with decent build up.

In KL, you have option to take train (although not all places covered extensively)

Outside of KL, you have to drive or ride. In a way lesser option than KL.

There's literally tonnes of tadika, 4 schools, 1 sekolah agama and 1 MRSM within 2km of my home.

coz southern part of KL has no more lands

the master plan is to stretch the urbanity northbound all the way up to Rawang

with the direct access to Setapak via SPE, very soon Setapak would be like Subang area, and TARUC would be as upkar as Sunway uni

what's the logic?

i notice that meleis muslims in kafir populated areas are more liberal, they wear shorts, vaping, golok2 more without afraid of kena heret by Jakim, is that true?

first time heard got old and new shah alam..which area is new? central icity area ka?

Old Shah Ale is basically seksyen 1-24.

New Shah Ale is the north and south of old Shah Ale, like those taman along persiaran mokhtar dahari, elmina, kota kemuning & etc.

Look at Platinum Victory development I also tulan.

need to tahan the city life to be able to retire in kampung. sad but true

Any ktards can chime in if Setia Alam an okay place to stay? Surveying for home there since got LRT in future

Bro
Dah tua buat apa terjah internet buat sakit hati.

Where to stay should not be based on race but based on income

If want nice place stay t20 area lor

Jam like crazy

I went there twice for the pasar malam on weekend, yes indeed jam like crazy. The same for weekdays too?
No longer see traffic jams as con for me since I cannot be picky with my budget

i saw seremban 2 macam very cheap

I can sell my serdang house and buy this....still have 200k balance ... put in fd.

https://www.propertyguru.com.my/property-li...ony-ng-40995453




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Individual preference, as long as not harming others, nothing strange about preferring city life