Just in front of the Petronas Twin Towers is a building of less stature. It is the Bangunan Getah Asli (Natural Rubber Building, if I may translate it). While less widely known to the locals and foreigners alike, it has an interesting piece of art that praises activities concerning rubber production and its history that deserves greater attention in a art-deprived city of Kuala Lumpur.

Some rights reserved. By Mohd Hafiz Noor Shams.

This is but one figure out of the larger piece:

Some rights reserved. By Mohd Hafiz Noor Shams.

By the way, these two photos are the first ever photos published on this blog which are captured by my Nikon D40. I love the camera.

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2 Responses to “[1389] Of rubber fuels the economy”

  1. [...] apologize for the quality of the photo: I am still exploring the feature of Nikon D40 but from the left, Tunku Abdul Aziz of Transparency International, Mr. Param Cumaraswamy formerly [...]

  2. on 30 Sep 2007 at 17:47 faiz

    hey i work here!

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