Sri Pelangi Condominium

Suitable for:

• Young working adults
• UTAR students
• Family

Comment:

You can see Sri Pelangi Condominium from the main road of Jalan Genting Kelang. This white color building is situated opposite Prima Setapak as well. Many young working adults and UTAR students like to stay here. There is a bus stop just one min away from the condo where there is buses to Wangsa Maju LRT station and also KL city. As for the UTAR students, there is shuttle bus for them to go and back from the campus.

This area is full of food where you will never get starved. Right below the condo we have Kenny Rogers and Home Town steamboat. If you cross the road, you can find KFC there. And of course right across the condo you will find all sorts of hawker food in a street.

There are many blocks in Sri Pelangi Condominium where the better ones I found is Block 130. Many improvements had been done throughout this year where they put proper fencing around the condo, made a garden for a stroll and also repainted the condo itself (still in progress).

This condo is also near to Chinese morning market. 

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. 

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