You know you’ve reached a certain age when you’re invited to review properties.

Sigh.  I take what I can.

Lolol no la!  I actually really like looking at houses.  Even when I was younger I used to like following my parents on random drives around housing areas to look at people’s houses.  I think my parents also quite free.

So I happily accepted the invitation to visit KEN Rimba, also known as Malaysia’s First Green Township.

To be awarded a Green Township, the development has to jump through a lot of hoops to meet certain exacting ‘green’ standards – mostly revolving around energy and resource conservation.

For example, almost all the houses are built in a north/south orientation that helps to minimize direct radiation that contribute heat gain to the house The house is cooler and you get to save on air-conditioning.

So basically KEN Holdings has done so well in the Green arena that they’ve already got awards to their name!

KEN Rimba Legian Residences has won the Malaysia Green Building Index (GBI) Certified Award and Singapore Building & Construction Authority (BCA) Gold Award, while KEN RIMBA Jimbaran Residences has won the Singapore Building & Construction Authority (BCA) GoldPLUS Provisional.

Here’s a blow by blow tour of KEN Rimba!

With a miniature layout of KEN Rimba.

It’s a new township on the border between Klang and Shah Alam – near Fatty’s favorite bak kut teh place wtf – and is made up of all terrace houses.

(KEN Rimba is divided into two phases – Legian Residences and  Jimbaran Residences.  Bali inspired names come from the Bali inspired concept of the township.  Legian Residences has 4 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms while Jimbaran Residences has 4 bedrooms + 3 bathrooms + 1 loft)

Standing in front of a row of Legian houses!

When I don’t stand next to other people I think I look quite tall la right! *convinces self wtf

The front of a Legian house.  Very simple and minimalistic!   Jimbaran is the same except that the width of the house is slightly longer (by two feet) and instead of a front door, the sliding glass panels extend throughout the front and are used as a front entrance, which gives an illusion that the house is super wide. 😀

But first wanted to show you the outside of the house!

This is the Linear Garden between the rows.  So pretty!  I was totally enamoured with it.

Usually alleyways in Malaysian housing areas are just blank tar roads with open drains at the sides of the houses but KEN Rimba made the effort to plant grass, trees and shrubbery and cover the drains.  There’s even a small pond filled with  guppy  fish behind the foliage!

Likewise, the back alleys are also filled with flowering plants which make it a joy to walk through.  Also, it’s an entirely guarded community so there’s no risk of burglars entering your house through the back.

Burglars were always climbing over our back fence and stealing our gas tanks wtf.  *grim

Into the house!

When you enter, to the side of the door there’s this little plot of earth!  As part of KEN Rimba’s green concept, this small area is for people to have a little part of outside inside their home. 🙂

The tiny garden space comes with a skylight above it for natural sunlight.

Another feature of the houses is the louvered glass windows.  These type of windows used to be in place in all the old houses, and most people think they’re very old fashioned right!  Mine had them too before my parents renovated.  But there’s a very good reason for them – in hot Malaysian weather, when you want to turn on the aircon, you simply shut the windows.  When it’s raining and you want to take advantage of the cool air outside, open them.  Unlike regular windows which open sideways and may block air movement, louvered windows have the added advantage of letting in moving cool air into your house easily. 🙂  The ones here are Australian made.

So our elders had it right wtf.

Another green feature is the rainwater tanks behind every house.

Pipes from the roof collect rainwater which is stored in the tanks.  There are hoses connected to the tanks so you can water your backyard and save on your water bill!

The township also has communal bikes for residents to use to get around the area!  So you don’t need to use your car to go around short distances.

So pretty all in white. <3 Matches my outfit wtf.  Might as well say – tshirt from MURUA, leather shorts from Azorias, studded boots from Jipaban.

Even got guard dog on hand to patrol and take care of your safety.  I went near him and cooed and he barked at me fml.

For Muslims and people scared of dogs, don’t worry!  The security guards will only patrol with the dog and keep him from residents, all under control.

Then we went to look at a fully furnished unit.

The tiny garden area all made up. 😀

Comfy spacious living area.

The stairs.  Which I can easily fit under wtf.

Legian Residences and Jimbaran Residences’ corner units come with a private pool!!!!!!!  My favorite part of the house!

The master bedroom.  Big enough to put a dressing table that splits it into a sleeping area, and a closet area.

Cupboard also big enough to fit me lolol.

At the dressing table which splits the room.

With Joyce and Huai Bin who were there with me!

The park area!  Comes with a kids’ playground, exercise stations for adults and nicely manicured landscape.

A model which shows the main ways energy is conserved in the house.

Very fun looking at KEN Rimba!  Cannot wait until we buy our own house. 😀 😀

If you’re thinking of buying property, consider KEN Rimba yo.

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