KL morning rush hours
My visa appointment at the US consulate was 9.00 a.m.
Got up at 6.30 a.m, took a shower, had breakfast, double checked all the documents and left the house at about 7.15 a.m. The plan was to go down to KL by train with my first sister. But, she could not wait for me to finish my breakfast, she wanted to leave before the rush hour. So, she left at 7.00 a.m without taking breakfast!
It was a five minutes walk to the train (LRT) station from my sisters ‘ house. Managed to catch a train before even caught my breath! The train was sardine packed, as expected at this rush hour.
It took about 50 minutes to reach the Ampang Park. Tried to get a cab outside the Ampang Park station, but it proved too much of a hassle to avoid daylight robbery a.k.a cab drivers who refused to use meter and overcharged.
Since it was still early and the weather has not warm up yet, decided to walk down to Jalan Tun Razak, arrived at the gate of US embassy, the only low rise building on the row at 8.55 a.m!
Was I not glad it was just for today, to attend the visa interview? I realized that my sister and anyone who took this much hassle to get to work deserved more than a salary. :-)
Thank goodness I don’t have to go through this rush hour everyday to get to work! Not even sure I would have energy to work because I was already feeling exhausted after beating all the dragons!!
