Menara Alpha Condominium

Suitable For:

• UTAR students
• Young working adults

Menara Alpha Condominium

A Foot Away:

• Wangsa Maju LRT station
• Rapid KL & Metro buses station

Comment:

Menara Alpha, like Metroview and Tar Villa has the same distance to LRT station and also the wide selection of hawker food. These three condos are popular to rent by UTAR students and also young working adults.

However, looking from outside of the condo, you could see the walls are kind of grey and dirty. The pointy roofs and bridges that links the blocks look like the castle where the witches stay if you let your imagination runs wild. 

There are also rumor saying that the condo has few cases of suicide. I hope rumor stays rumor.

Overall, you could rent a room in Menara Alpha at a cheaper price range. If you are a tough guy or person, this might be your choice.   


Review:

Those who are vegetarian should rent at Menara Alpha as it has a vegetarian stall right outside the condo.

Vegetarian stall: Situated at the corner shop right outside Menara Alpha Condo

This vegetarian stall opens early in the morning for those who wants a quick take away before heading to work. It sells delicious vegetarian bee hun. 

Tar Villa

A Foot Away:

• Wangsa Maju LRT station
• Rapid KL & Metro buses station

Entrance and  guard house of Tar Villa (the red color Kancil is there since forever and it looks like its gonna disintegrate after touching...

Comment:

Tar Villa is a simple yet comfortable place to live. This place has a good maintenance in terms of cleanliness. It has two blocks only in total which make it a low density villa. Hence, you will find no trouble waiting for the lifts.

The size of the house is small but yet the rental is in par with Menara Alpha. The only lacking part of this place is that it does not have a swimming pool and gym. 

Of course, as the distance to the nearby shops is just 5-10 mins away and you could get a number of hawkers and mamak stalls to fill your lunch and dinner. If you are too lazy to walk there, you can also take the life down to G floor and there is an Indian food stall selling rice and maggie mee. However, the cleanliness of the stall needs to be reviewed as sometimes you might get a fly or baby cockroach in your food!

If you are looking for a decent and low density place to stay, you should consider this.

Metroview Condominium

A Foot Away:

• Wangsa Maju KL Rapid
• Wangsa Maju  LRT station
• Jaya Jusco

Comment:

By looking from outside, it has a much more presentable and clean look compared to other apartments nearby. The environment is peaceful and quiet. Majority of the people staying here are renting as young working adults and UTAR students, 70% Chinese people.

For food, you won't be starving if you live here as there are a wide range of food selection by walking. There are a number of kopitiams at the nearby shop lots. They sell all sorts of hawker food ranging from chicken rice to noodles and others. There is also a Burger Kaw Kaw and BRJ (mamak) nearby in case you itch for a supper. 

Compare to Menara Alpha, the rental is just slightly higher, probably RM50-RM100 difference. With a minimal difference, you could feel safer.

Just a note to take, if you are taking LRT or buses to work, be careful with your belongings as it might not seem very safe along the way. Make a distance if you see someone suspicious walking towards you. Do carry a pepper spray or whistle that will work and help. Do not walk alone at late night!

For those who has a better budget to live in a more comfortable environment, you can consider this place.

CHERAS- TAMAN MIDAH

Taman Midah is a matured Chinese residential area with many Chinese families happily settled there with no intention of renting out their rooms.

However, there is a small area concentrated with condos which are usually rented out. It is perfect for those working or studying at HUKM as there is a back road which leads from the condo area straight to HUKM. It is practically faster to walk there via this shortcut than to drive using the main road. Though of course it is not advisable to walk back at night.

Taman Midah is also suitable for those work near Pantai Hospital Cheras, Cheras Leisure Mall or Cheras Plaza in Taman Segar as these two places are just in the next neighborhood.
 
For those who possess their own transport and don't mind taking a 15-20 minutes (if no jam) drive to Ampang/KLCC area via MRR2, this is also the place for you.

It is also famous for its food street dubbed Taman Midah Wai Sek Kai, equivalent to Jalan Alor's. I used to drop by here once in a while for its Bak Kut Teh. There is also a fruit stall which cater fruits based on season; during durian season, you can find a good selection of Musang King durians over here, while during CNY it converts itself into a stall which sells Mandarin Oranges & Prawn Crackers (Giant packaging).
 
Daily neccesities is within  reach as Taman Midah has it's very own Tesco hypermarket.

Suitable for:

• HUKM Medic Students
• Nurses
• Master and phD students in HUKM

Luxury

• Prima Midah Heights

Comfy Zone

• Prisma Cheras Condominium
• Prisma Perdana
• Laman Midah Apartment

Frugal Living 

• Taman Midah Flat

Shopping Choices:

• Cheras Leisure Mall (GSC cinema)
• Tesco Taman Midah

DANAU KOTA & JLN GENTING KELANG

Condos along Jalan Genting Kelang are the best place to rent for TAR College students as there are scheduled TARC shuttle buses waiting right outside condos like Sri Pelangi and PVs. The Genting Kelang area is also famous for it's close proximity to food.

Everything ranging from Chinese Hawker to Western Cuisine till Nasi Kandar can be found at that area. Of course there are famous repetitive Chinese Kopitiams in between Sri Pelangi and Prima Setapak.

Ever wondered why Genting Kelang is called Genting Kelang? Some might say that the road used to link Genting to Klang. In my opinion it's because of the climate; if you were to walk back from lunch to your condo you will practically be sweating as if you just had some Klang Bak Kut Teh and once you are back to your unit, the wind that blows-in is so chilling that it feels like Genting - and my unit is only on the 5th Floor - I can't imagine how cold it will be like if I was to live on highest floor on a rainy day. Speaking of which, I noticed the thunderstorms in KL are really terrifying as though some demigod in Percy Jackson just stole Zeus' Thunderbolt.

Below is a summary of Genting Kelang.

Suitable for:

• UTAR students (5-10 mins via shuttle bus/Rapid KL)
• Working adults in KL area (preferably with car)
• UKM KL Campus students (15-30 mins if "jam" using Bulatan Pahang road)

Luxury

• Prima Setapak 2

Comfy Zone

• Sri Pelangi Condominium
• Prima Setapak Condominium
• Plaza Prima Setapak
• PVs

Hard to say~

• Setapak Ria Condo 

Frugal Living

• Langkawi Apartment
• Teratai Mewah Condominium
• Pangsapuri Kos Rendah
• Flat Prima
• Block 101 Apartment
• Genting Court

Shopping Choices:

• KL Festival City (MBO Cinema, Parkson & Econsave)

WANGSA MAJU

Wangsa Maju~ Ahh... A heaven for students and young working adults seeking solace in KL. When I first moved to KL, this was my first place I hid my head under. When I say Wangsa Maju, I mean Wangsa Maju Section 2, the one with the LRT Station.

If you've just graduated and still can't get over campus life, Wangsa Maju is a good place to start your assimilation. With KTAR & UTAR being just a few leaps away, this area is filled with students as well as young working adults (most KTAR, UTAR graduates). It's hard but to feel forever 21 living in a place like this.

For a summary of this area, feel free to scroll through the below.

Suitable for:

• UTAR students (5-10mins)
• Young working adults (Banking or insurance industries mainly, professionals)
• Those that work in heart of KL city

Comfy Zone 

• Metroview Condominium
• Tar Villa 
• Menara Alpha Condominium

Frugal Living

• Flat Wangsa Maju

Shopping Choices:

• Wangsa Walk Mall (TGV Cinema)
• AEON Big (formerly known as Carrefour Wangsa Maju)
• Alpha Angle Shopping Centre (Jusco)

Point to Note:

- LRT Wangsa Maju is just 5-10 mins away-- very suitable for those without own car

Wangsa Maju LRT where you can get buses to KL city (Rapid KL) and also taxi services

Wangsa Maju LRT where its packed with working people in the morning and after working hour