| Unlike the LRT, a KTM train is
an old skool relic as far as efficient modern transport for humans are
concerned. Do not get the wrong idea. It’s not about getting to
your destination as swiftly as possible. The KTM ride is a bleary tour
through our hinterlands, a thunderous respite from the rural serenity
it blasts into, and a rebuke of modern man’s concept of time. The
hours gained from dashing through a track unimpeded by traffic is leveraged
by indolent lingering at obscure stations in forgotten towns. It’s
about dangling precariously from a speeding train, watching the blinding
green of the countryside unravel beside the tracks, and inhaling the aroma
of dewy lalang and cow dung . |
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