COMMENT | I consider Kuala Lumpur my city because, although I am from Johor, I have lived in the city for around 30 years, which is already a big majority of my life.

I remember going to and from school from Bangsar to Brickfields taking the Number 5 Sri Jaya bus in the early 1990s. That same bus is also the one that brought my friends and me to the Dayabumi and Central Market areas on Saturdays to hang out.

When I first became a reporter in the early 2000s, I used to drive around the streets of Kuala Lumpur in my old Proton Satria going to events and press conferences, doing interviews, and vox pops.

Then when I started making documentaries, the city still provided me with so much interesting content which revolved around politics, culture, history, and so much more (Hidup hidup! Hidup Bersih!).

In fact, one of my last projects was a documentary about the history and culture of downtown Kuala Lumpur (Petaling Street, Central Market, and Masjid India area) in collaboration with Think City and The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur.