Or at least it was. Used to be I'd drop by the retail environs of Bukit Bintang after classes just for a brief walk, down a cup of mocha or two before hitting the endless shops. Maybe settle down for a nice dinner before hurrying back to the dorms. Did it so often back then that I could have navigated every forgotten lil corridor in the dingy, cavernous maze that's Bukit Bintang - practically knew the place like the back of my hand. Even with the mindless crush of sweaty, harried shoppers there.
But that was years back. I honestly haven't been to that area in a long, long while - especially on a weekend. Newer malls, better shops and all that. And braving the city crowds ( and the crazy tourists ) on a lazy weekend wasn't my idea of fun.
Well that's until Charming Calvin dragged me there yesterday.
Good God. No wonder I've steered clear. The entire playground has become unrecognizable.
Excuse me for my snotty valley girl bitch moment but like... eeeew. Seriously. Talk about slumming it.
If only these boys gathered instead.
Tell me when did Bukit Bintang turn into a jinjang gathering area where Middle Eastern tourists, ah bengs and kampung boys stand milling about the sidewalks. Sure, I'd forgive the confused tourists but what excuse do these boys have for being there? Apparently it's the mecca for shiftless teenage boys to gather with no particular aim but to melepak ( loiter? ) at the crossroads watching the cars stutter by.
Hell. It's not Times Square, people. Stop gawking. Get a move on.
Instead of buskers playing the blues on our streets, we have these juvenile street kids providing us with their own brand of entertainment. Even heard a few of the gang heckle the girls as they hurried by with their shopping bags. Do the boys seriously think crowding around the traffic lights in their sloppy jeans would garner the attention of any worthy female? Hardly. Small wonder the serious fashionistas kept a wide berth of the entire unsavoury area.
Like.... eeeew.
Exactly where are the overzealous sauna-raiding authorities when it comes to combating such social ills? Surely loitering punks aren't that good for business in Bukit Bintang. Now wasn't there a draconian law against illegal gatherings in public places?
I know the bleeding hearts are gonna blame blatant consumerism / rapid urbanization affecting these disenchanted youths who have no other place to go - but hey let's not play the haves and the have-nots here. Cry me a river seriously. If they wanted to have, they could bloody well work for it ( by hocking sales items at the stores! ) instead of loitering about.
Only makes me feel like a disgruntled public citizen. Not a cantankerous dad yet but it always makes me wonder... do their parents even know that they're out?
7 comments:
YES!!
That is why I only shop in Pavilion when I'm in that area...
watching those youths lepaking it's really like eeeewww
Even if their parents did know that their kids spend their precious time loitering around, I doubt that they could do anything about it.
But yeah, the sight of ppl just loitering about kinda freaks me out coz I keep thinking they're going to mug me or start a fight. Am I being a prejudice for labelling them such ways?
draconian laws? please, those are reserved for when it's convenient and when there is a political agenda. besides, i think the authorities are still pondering over yoga, thinking, "ooooh any day now" rubbing their hands with glee. usually when places degenerate i just delete it from my mental gps. that is, until i need to go buy cheap computer stuff. haha.
As long as the JOES stay on the far end of Bkt Bintang and don't infest our beloved Gayvilion, I'm not gonna complain TOO much :D *snigger*
Two obviously different worlds, just metres apart from one another. I tend to remain on the Lot10 side of the street these days, for safety-safe. Heard there were a few brawls recently by these rapper-wannabes.
+Ant+
I so understand what you are saying. It makes you feel insecure and paranoid about what they might do.
Precisely, AJ!
Maybe we are prejudiced, Perky. But I still think something should be done about it.
I know. They should at least use those draconian laws for something worthwhile, Kit.
True. But they are coming close to the doorsteps of Gayvilion, Nut!
Heard about that too, anton! Sounding more dangerous by the day.
Wonder what the girls who walk by think, adrian.
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