Beautiful Urban Decay Photos, Malaysia

I found these beautiful pictures taken by budding Malaysian photographers on their site called FrozenLite's Diary, by Arifin and Daniel. Needless to say, I love their works, although Urban Decay is not their specialised area.

I am posting here a few of my favourite photos, though I must state here that they lack information about each pieces. I hope they could include more stories with them in the future.

Flat Pekeliling, Kuala Lumpur - An abandoned multi-storey dewellings

Pekeliling Flats or better known as Tunku Abdul Rahman Flats was the second high-rise apartment building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia after Suleiman Courts. They were built between 1964 and 1967. The 11 blocks of the flats (Block A, Block B (both demolished in 2006), Block C, Block D, Block E, Block F, Block G, Block H, Block J, Block K and Block L) were located on Jalan Pekeliling (now Jalan Tun Razak) and Jalan Pahang. - Wikipedia

Villa Nabila - a haunted bungalow on a hill

I came across the story about this interesting structure on another blog sites.

Istana Bukit Serene on Bukit Serene, Johor

If you go to Johor (a southern state in Malaysia just the opposite of Singapore), you won't missed a beautiful stretch of beach called Danga Bay, Tanjung Puteri. Just opposite Danga Bay, you will see a hilly area which belongs to the Sultan of Johor, an area called Bukit Serene.

Top 10 Haunted Hotels in Asia

This is a very interesting article by Best Resort Asia - http://www.4hoteliers.com/features/article/7831

(Unfortunately, there's no photo included)

Thursday, 15th August 2013

Have you ever heard of hotel room stories which tickle your sixth sense? Or maybe you checked into a hotel which eerily reeked of an unknown presence, Asia has a lot to offer in the paranormal sense of the word.

Lets look at the bestresortasia's bona fide list of haunted hotels reportedly to be haunted by ghosts or other supernatural beings.

St. Mary's School, Kuala Lumpur (1912)

St. Mary's School, Kuala Lumpur (1912), side view

I came across this gorgeous picture while doing a search on old Kuala Lumpur. While doing my diploma in Architecture back in 1996, my final research was on the first Anglican church in Kuala Lumpur, St. Mary the Virgin. What I enjoyed most during the research is the opportunity to study old Kuala Lumpur history and it's architectural characters.

So when I saw this picture of St. Mary School, it really wows me. I have never been to the school though as far as I remember I have got some friends schooling there, then. (I myself was schooling in an old building of Convent Bukit Nanas). And I just learnt or remembered today that due to urbanization, St. Mary's School has been removed to a new site.

How this all started?

I am in the midst of a mid-life crisis (so I thought!). I don't really know what to do. Everything that I have been working on practically not working. I am not happy and disappointed with myself.

I need a channel to let this all out. I love to write. But I don't have the time to write. I just need to do something. To satisfy this disappointment that couldn't be expressed. Let alone shared.

I have been thinking of what to write. To actually do something 'just because' I want to do it. Something that didn't expect money in return. Something that I would do without expecting some kind of monetary gain at the end... just something...

So I basically start thinking of what I actually like. Something that I like since my childhood. Something that touches my heart. Something that keep my mind thinking. And wondering...

When I was young, I love to see old buildings, whether occupied or empty. I love to imagine what's going on inside. The life that people lead that is different from mine. It is just so mysterious.

My late father was an architectural draft man. He draws buildings and spaces. I find it fascinating. That's how (I think) I become interested to look at building façade. Being brought up in Kuala Lumpur had given me the advantage.I love to see old shop houses, colonial bungalows and just any types of urban decays.

So I thought, hey! That's what I like. And have always liked.

So I set-up this page to collect and share images of old buildings, urban decays and buildings believed to be haunted. Well, naturally, all old buildings are being related to some sort of haunting stories isn't it? I love that part too. But generally, I am not going to dig too deep into that, though I will touch on that if I have the information.

Guess that is all about it...basically some introduction about this site. Feel free to look around. And thank you.

/ Across The Barren Field - Old Buildings. Urban Decays. Haunted Places.