Putrajaya

It took us about 45 mins to reach Putrajaya from Kuala Lumpur, using the new KL - Putrajaya Highway - Maju Expressway MEX . We were challenging ourselves to drive without a map and just by looking at the signboard. Very fun indeed.

Our former Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad had a vision of relocating the government offices to Putrajaya in order to gain relief from overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur. Was it effective? I'm not so sure about that. Kuala Lumpur is still hectic as ever. But it's congestion and overcrowding from Monday to Friday shows a good sign that in fact our economy is blooming compared to other countries, I believe. At least, we are still surviving in Malaysia.

The federal capital officially moved to Putrajaya in 1999 and it was claimed to be the new federal administrative capital of Malaysia. Putrajaya also known as a Federal Territory just like the city of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. The above pictures show our Prime Minister's office, also known as Perdana Putra.

We are pointing at our Sarawak flag. Sarawakianssssss rocks! =D

Putrajaya literally means "Prince in success" as the word Putra - Prince and Jaya - Success. I wonder why they don't call it Bendahara Jaya? The word "Bendahara" is an adminstrative position within classical Malay Kingdoms before the intervention of European powers during the 19th century - which appointed by the Sultan to act as an advisor in national matters.

This is the only pink-coloured mosque you can find in Malaysia! Masjid Putra was named after our late and first Prime Minister of Malaysia i.e Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj. From this mosque, you can actually get a clear view of the astounding lake and the surrounding area. Doesn't it look like a floating mosque to you?

We were intrigued by the look of this mosque. That's why we took so many pictures of it!

That should be the Istana Darul Ehsan. One of the royal residences of the Sultan of Selangor - Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (correct me If i'm wrong).

We were there from late afternoon till 9pm, just wandering around and taking a lot of photos. It's a waste if the Government does not come up with more new projects at Putrajaya. They should do more activities there to get more tourists. Putrajaya is simply a beautiful place.

Editor: Elie