RETURNING TO KUALA SELANGOR TO ATTEND ANOTHER WEDDING RECEPTION

   23RD AUGUST 2025    ~ I made a return trip to Kuala Selangor to attend another wedding reception. Pusan Nurul Afidah invited me to the wedding reception of her child held at the Ballroom of One Plaza in town. I was in the same exact place last year for the same reason. [READ HERE]

I arrived at the hall before 11:00 a.m. and thought I was the early bird. I was wrong as there were some other earlier birds who were already enjoying the food as I entered the ballroom.

Besides the main buffet table that served Briyani, there were other stations offering other kinds of food and drinks.

The highlight of the day, however, was Kopi Saigon stall. The Cafe that was brought into the event hall to serve coffee to the guests.

I did not meet anyone else that I knew of there so it was just a short dine in session. At the same time, I had someone [who refused to accompany] waiting outside to take me back to Subang Jaya in his car.

Congratulations Puan Wan Nurul Afidah and family on the addition of the new family member. There could be probability I will be coming back to Kuala Selangor for a similar event after this.

GOING UP THE HISTORICAL BUKIT MALAWATI IN KUALA SELANGOR

4th MAY 2024 ~ After attending the wedding reception at Kuala Selangor town [READ HERE], we decided to explore a bit. The most prominent landmark would be the historical Bukit Malawati.

What are the attractions of Bukit Malawati?

[1] The Tram Ride: The ticket for the tram ride to the top of the hill cost RM5.00, unless you want to walk up the ascending ground. This should be something exciting especially to small children. We felt like real tourists, enjoying the ride uphill. We were lucky as there tram was only occupied by two other families and us.

[2] The view from the top of the hill should be something for visitors to enjoy. The hill was once used as a fort during the era of Melaka/Malacca Sultanate. There were some real cannons scattered in a few spots.

[3] The observation tower on the hill was used for moonsighting activities to determine the first day of Ramadhan [fasting month for Muslim] and the first day of Eid as well. I don't think people were allowed to go up the tower.

[4] The Light House should be the most important landmark that needs to be in the photos of every visitor. I don't think the lighthouse is still in operation at present. I have found a beautiful aerial view od the lighthouse on Youtube.

[5] There were two museums on the hill: the Historical Museum [READ HERE] and the Traditional Games Museum [READ HERE].

[6] The Silver Leaf Monkeys - they were just everywhere. You just have to be more cautious as the monkeys were interested to snatch the food or items they thought were food in your hands.

[7] Raja Lumu Mosque was located at the foot of Malawati Hill. A place for Muslims to stop by to perform their prayers. And anyone could just go and visit the holy building to admire its architecture. [READ HERE]

There were actually other spots that we did not visit or see because of time constraint. Bukit Malawati should definitely be the place you must visit when you are in Kuala Selangor and make sure you will allocate more time to spend there.

VISITING THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF KUALA SELANGOR DISTRICT

4TH MAY 2024 ~ On top of the Malawati Hill, there was the Historical Museum of Kuala Selangor District. We went inside as there was nothing else to do and the entrance ticket cost RM3.00 per person [if I remembered correctly].

The museum narrated the history of the early government of Selangor up to the present time. The two things I learned from my visit were: [1] The first Sultan of Selangor originated from the Johor rulers. [2] Selangor got its name from an insect of the swamp.

It was just a small museum and we finished the tour within 30 minutes. 

There were a few original cannons during the British colonial era outside the museum for people to see.

One thing the museum authority needs to do is to correct the English labels which are badly translated from Bahasa Melayu.

NEXT: The Traditional Game Museum.