I Tried Living In Seremban And Working In KL 🙃 

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I am a daily traveler from Seremban to KL since my uni days from 2015 until now. Although there are times the jam can be more than 2 hours and I would be late for work, having flexible working hours is really the key point in making this happened. Imagine, driving halfway and forget to bring a document or laptop, you can just call an EL as its not worth the drive. Despite that, as a Seremban boy. Having a more laid back city such as Seremban do make a different compared to the stress living in KL. That 1 hour drive to make it more productive, you may turn on some podcast and also a good quiet time for you to think about the day or solutions to the problems you have which I feel what I enjoyed the most during that drive. There are times, I am too tired to drive back or feel sleepy to drive. I will stop by the RNR to have a quite drink or bite or maybe a short nap in the car. Just hope that you are not having a bad stomach ache when you are stuck in the jam. Its truly a very "enduring" experience. I here pray hope the daily travelers like me have a very safe drive back and forth and proud to be one of them! Cheers!

1.5 hrs each way X 2 = 3 hrs 3 hrs X 5 days a week = 15 hrs 15 hrs X 4 Weeks (a month) = 60 hrs 60 hrs X 12 months ( a year) = 720 hrs 720 hrs = 30 days That’s 30 days (1 month) of driving consecutively on the road a year, yikes ! Mad respect to those who do this.

i dont get the whole thing about coming back home after work to a more chill place. most of the time you get home after sunset and by the time you eat dinner you are left about an hour or so before you have to sleep (which most people will dedicate to resting at home) and wake up early the next day only to leave to KL first thing. realistically you only are able to live/enjoy the area during the weekends.

I work in Seremban, at ON SEMICONDUCTOR.. But since I work in shift 12 hours a day. I opt to rent a room in Senawang because especially after night shift when work ends at 6am in the morning, after 12 hours of work, and your brains tend to shut down due to havent sleep for 12 hours, its pretty dangerous to travel to KL after night shift.. I had few colics which had their car turn in the air 6 times and crashing after night shift... so please be careful.. JUST REMEMBER THIS GOLDEN RULE OF THUMB..LIVE WHERE YOU WORK, AND NOT WORK WHERE YOU LIVE..

Me & my family currently living in Seremban for 12 years now. My mum still works in KL, pre covid she just take the bus to KL @ 6am. Pretty much zero stress there since she just sleeps on the bus. Covid times, she drives to KL. I also started working in KL and drive to KL 2 days a week.. All I can say Seremban is very much cheaper compared to KL. We are happy with our landed Semi-D house here with plenty of space for activities, where if we were to stay in KL our house would only be a terrace house. TLDR , my office mate from Cheras BT9 takes 1.5 hrs to go to Mid Valley office where I’m from Seremban also take 1.5 hrs 😂

Should have experimented with Monday to Wednesday instead of Thursday to Saturday (for a 3 day experiment) to get a better representation of the work-life/lifestyle balance. There is a real difference between the traffic situation depending on the day of the week.

honesty hated driving anything longer than 20 minutes to work that extends to 30 minutes with jam. ever since i got a fully wfh with flexible schedule, i just realize how much free time i lost working in that previous job. sendayan looks like an awesome place to live in though.

I was born-raised-work in Klang Valley. Since I was 20 years old I lived in an apartment after moving out of my parents' house to be independent. Honestly, I can't afford a landed house in Klang Valley. But I'm sick and tired of living in apartments. After getting married I bought a landed house and settled down in Seremban. I work in PJ and I'm lucky that my working hours are flexible: 2 days work at home; 3 days at the office. But I'm not stupid to commute by car. I take the KTM Komuter: Save money and energy; I can take a nap and relax. And again I'm so lucky that my home and office is only a 10 minute walk to the KTM station. Why Seremban: 1. Less traffic, less busy. 2. "Balik Kampung" in the opposite direction. 3. Lower crime rate, lower population. 4. Slightly lower cost of living. 5. There are some of the best schools in Malaysia. 6. Centered between KL-Melaka-PD-KLIA. 7. Close to my in-laws where they can take care of my children (I don't really trust babysitters). If you like tourists and nightlife, this is not the place. Seremban is a quiet home family town for me.

I assume that your marketing for the developers. I’m from Seremban the salaries are lower here for most of ppl here it’s hard Seremban ppl own a property at Seremban cause the property price went out but it’s reasonable price for From ppl KL or Petaling Jaya. Soon Seremban also become place which expensive lifestyle, it’s my point of view from my experience.

Honestly I just want more efficient and reliable public transportations. Imagine if KTM could be utilised properly with frequent buses around Seremban. It's possible to live in Seremban and work in KL. Lesser cost and hassle too. And you can actually do something while on commute.

From what I see you only did 1 - 2 days travel from Seremban to KL and you are doing it like a tourist that doesn't reflect the real hassle of travelling. This is more like a sponsored video to promote Bandar Sri Sendayan and not much of an education or tips video. I was born and raised in Seremban and work in KL for more than a decade and also did 8 years of daily travel by car / bus / KTM - MRT - LRT - ERL from Seremban to Cyberjaya / PJ / KL for various jobs. After those years of travelling I decided to move to KL as it is physically and mentally exhausting and it starts to affect my work performance. Weekends are not enjoyable as it is too tiring to do anything because of that 5 days travelling and it get worst when you start to age and not to mention when you have a family. So it depends on what you really want, yes I can save more money if I were to stay in Seremban and travel daily but my poor performance at work will eat up my pay raise and promotion as it affects my work performance. I prefer to go all out to earn more money than saving some money. As a matter of fact my salary has increased 50% after I move to KL. It depends if you want to conservatively saving more money or actively earn more money.

I only take 15 mins to work. Leave my place at 8.15, reach at 8.30. It’s a bliss, you get to spend your time doing other things. I used to live an hour away from work and now when I think back, couldn’t imagine how I did it

Seremban local here. If you are seriously considering purchasing a property at Sendayan, be ready to fork out approx RM700++ for petrol and toll monthly. The prices of homes here are similar to Klang Valley. The only difference is that you're paying the same price for landed properties in Seremban. However, if you're under budget, there are plenty of good sub-sale properties closer to the town. It'll save you more money because instead of driving, you can always opt to travel via KTM which is cheaper and safer.

It's not about the lifestyle they want. Tapi sebab kos berkeluarga. Walaupun penat, habis masa atas jalanraya. Tapi sekurang-kurangnya keluarga, anak bini hidup rumah selesa, cukup makan pakai di area yang lebih berpatutan.

Ohh I am of the people doing this, since 2018 for my case..so far so good..will share my experience of my own later..

Really enjoyed this video, teruskan bro

The Sungai Besi toll area is nutz. Doesn't matter you go there before 7, or after 9, you will still ended up slowing down somewhere past that. That's also where everyone using the Touch n Go lane on the left (easy to cilok2 apparently) because they know, those that used the RFID and the Smart Tag on the right lane will not move an inch after they pass that toll. I'm glad my workplace still doing the hybrid thing where I don't have to come to the office, driving from Nilai as often, but damn, can't imagine you guys doing this for 5 days straight, especially who lives further like Seremban. Take care everyone!

I work near KLCC and living in Bandar Sri Sendayan . I travel according to my mood. Most of the time by bike, and sometimes by car. Although it's tiring to travel up and down on daily basis, the comfort of living in a landed house is rewarding for people who has family with children. The day care here is not as expensive as in KL. And the traffic jam on weekend not as bad as KL. But, warning for people who think can make quick buck from investing short term. BSS house prices stagnent for almost 10 years. So buy if you gonna stay, or if wanna invest, need to hold long term the units. And alot of unit is available for rent half the price. Some corner lot rent is 24 by 80 is RM 1.5K🙀. I used to pay that for my amaya maluri master room last time when I stay in KL. Above are only My personal opinion🙏

I grew up in Seremban and fast forward, I am now one of who travel daily to KL area to work. If driving I will go out 5.30 am to avoid the traffic (less than 1 hour) and given the flexible working hours, I will go back around 4.30 pm also to avoid traffic (around 1 hour 15 minutes). My 2nd alternative is special charter express bus that departs as early as 6.15 am (max 3 buses only), so can save money a lot compare to drive, plus can sleep all the way until reach office area, and going back will be via the same bus. My 3rd alternative is normal express bus (many buses available) however when reach KL, will have to change to LRT to reach office, and going back need to take LRT to take bus in Pudu Sentral. 4th alternative will be via KTM Komuter then change to LRT at KL Sentral, and going back is vice versa. Therefore, except for driving, there are several options and combinations if daily commute via public transportation. Cheers to all fellow Serembanians and safe travel:)

I used to do this, except that I live in KL and worked in Nilai. I enjoy the morning trip, as it was less hectic (no traffic jam except near Connaught) but I dreaded the drive home. Funnily enough, it is faster to drive to Negeri Sembilan than driving to some places in KL/Selangor

My family have lived in Seremban since forever. During my uni days, i would travel back & forth to KL for classes. Sometimes it could be a sleepy drive back especially during the peak hours. But, honestly i enjoyed the drive as i love driving. Now im married, and currently staying in Selangor, i'll try to make an effort to just go back to Seremban every weekend. Its just so relaxing and very affordable. Would love to retire in Seremban.

I live in Rembau and work at Bukit Jalil for last two years (family reason). Travel daily by car. Already got used to this routine. The main concern are the expenses for daily fuel and tolls. Spending almost 1K monthly for them. So in my opinion, if you working in KL and live outside, your financial planning are very important.Need to have strong income with wise spending attitude.

I still don't get why people do this. Especially the one that works in KL and bought a house outside KL just because they wanted a landed house that they can afford. Seremban lah, Semenyih lah, Kajang lah, Rawang lah. Ewwww.. If they can afford landed house outside KL, means they can afford a smaller house in KL, which is clearly a better choice. Renting is also an exceptionally viable choice, stop it with the FOMO and the need to "feel ownership" and shit. 4-6 hours spent EVERY SINGLE DAY just so you could sleep on a landed house. People also did not count the mental toll that will affect their stress level and mental health as they do this every day. Not to mention the traffic they're contributing by doing this. STAY CLOSE TO YOUR WORKPLACE PEOPLE!!

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I live in Bandar Sri Sendayan and was commuting to Bangsar South. The commute was around one hour depending on the weather and traffic. We worked from home on Fridays so we can go to the pasar malam in the evening. Seremban is much cheaper than KL and we enjoy the clubhouse and restaurants here.

Should at least do this for 1 week so you can tell the road condition over a week. Plus should put the time at each time point of the day. Like what time you left your hotel, what time you reach KL and what time you reach your office. What time you left work, how much time you spend chilling around KL.

1 hour + travelling is not so bad. In KL/PJ u can stuck in an hour jam literally anytime. The only downside is the toll and petrol. Travelling cost will be massive. I used to work a mere 11 km away and it took me almost an hour to reach home after work.

Am from Sban, traveled with bike for straight 2 years to KL to work. IMO, if you got no commitment back in Sban then forget about travelling like this. You will lose quality life. You will realized that when you reach home, the time you need to rest is limited then you have to wake up early to travel or else you're gonna stuck at Sg Besi. Ever since I got my new house in Taman Desa, my starting work time is 9 and I can just wake up at 8:30 slow slow prepare even then able to reach Mont Kiara just before 9. Thinking back, it's like nightmare. Almost like Johor-Singapore kinda life.

Thank you for making this video. But it seems to me this kind of lifestyle is more suitable for either fresh graduates or T20 people. For people with family, this is wasting too much time on traveling.

A total nono for working parents. We cherish the time with our kids and 3-4 hours commuting a day would basically leave no room to check on their homework/ chit chat with them and play time. There were also times we have to join after work sessions with colleague for networking.

Commute from Seremban to Subang on daily basis. I choose to ride to office rather than driving. The only concern is morning weather, after office hours weather does not matter.. 😁🤣

I always go back Seremban on the weekend as much as I could for the past 6 years ever since I started full time work in Selangor. Mostly because Seremban still has that chill vibe which is good from destressing from the usual hectic lifestyle in Selangor. Probably why most of us don't mind travelling for that reason

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I always travel by train (KTM Komuter Bath Caves Line) to seremban, it's a lot cheaper and a lot smoother ride.

sy stay n keje di seremban..pernah ada tugas 3 bulan di kl..ulang alik setiap hari..mula2 bawa kereta sendiri pastu guna pengangkutan awam..pergi gelap balik gelap..kesimpulannya tiada masa utk diri sendiri n keluarga..kepada yg berulang alik setiap hari selama bertahun2 tu anda memang kuat

My situation is much better because I live in kl and travel everyday to Kajang for work. Traveling to kl from Seremban is really crazy, especially if you have intensive labour work like me everyday. I am a construction worker btw. The oil is quite expensive these days to travel a long way to work everyday.

Sekarang banyak orang kl/selangor pilih senawang n9..sebab dekat dgn LEKAS highway..terus sampai kajang-cheras

I rather stay around kota kemuning like bandar rimbayu area than going all the way to sremban, you get a peaceful lifestyle while you can work in suabng,pj or kl, i used to stay in putrajaya and everyday travel to subang because im studying ther its very stressful, i just moved to bukit jalil i dont have to travel much and its peaceful and nearer to subang i dont need to deprived on sleep everyday to travel.

The woman (i assume she is his wife) is a smart woman by saying "No" to "live in seremban but work in KL". It is not worth it.

Trying to co-sell bandar sendayan aar? Not a very good representation of Seremban - KL. 1 hour is the highway another hour is navigating inside the city center.

Seremban to KL city center KLCC 45 minits smooth road . Old klang Road jam or other area around KL = 1.15 minits standstill .

When my family live in Taman Bukit Chedang Rasah in 1984, my father office is at Wisma Sime Darby Jalan Raja Laut. He will wake up as early as 5 am to get to terminal 1 seremban to catch cekap express bus or SKS bus to kl, he will arrive office on time and arrive home before 7.

Teman dulu kije kat KL tingge di TM,Perak,berulang hampior 20 taun,ari2x naik bas pukoi 6 ato 7 pagi balik libehkurang pukoi 9 ato 10 mlm,skrg dah 10 taun penchen baru legio di ati!!!!

I do it everyday lol and yes.. we spend time in KL on Friday before going back.. tbh.. it is tiring to travel up and down and face the jam.. + the houses in KL so expensive is not helping.. + very old school management style company making it hard with their fixed working time..

Interesting video. When i was studying, Kl-Seremban highway was my daily route and the only stressful thing to me was the drive after Sg Besi toll 🤣🤣 tbh Seremban also getting crowded nowadays lol

According to research.. if you work & stay in Klang Valley area.. you will need to spend about 40 hours per month just sitting in traffic.. such a waste of time..

Been hearing about Bandar Sri Sendayan since 2014. Quite a number of Cyberjaya office workers travel from Cyber to Sendayan. No idea how they managed this with their grueling 12 hours shift. The current time it would take to travel would be between 45 minutes or 1 hour one way. Another reason why they bough the project was because MEX2 would supposedly cut the traveling hour by half. Sales folks kept pushing this point. We all know what happened to MEX2. As the pandemic took place, employers(some did and retained it) switched over to WFH. Those WFH would end up saving alot more than they bargained for. With the economic recession going overdrive next year, Sri Sendayan is going to be a tough sell.

Instead of staying in Seremban, there are other options as well in the southern part of Selangor. Bangi, Semenyih, Dengkil and many more. Especially for those who prefer to stay in Selangor, avoiding traffic jam around living area, works in southern Klang Valley (Puchong, Cheras, Subang or even Putrajaya, Sepang and etc). If we are working in KL Selangor area, planning for travelling is kinda unavoidable, no matter where you live.

i'm a Seremban 2 resident since 2013. Moving from KL to Seremban and commute to and fro wasn't that bad at all. In fact, there's 2 choices of highway, which is of course, PLUS and LEKAS highway. Or, if you wanna go on longer route, there's a route which pass thru Bandar Sri Sendayan where the hotel situated, then Felda LBJ, Bandar Enstek and Sepang Circuit which exit at Kota Warisan which leads to MEX highway.

I work as a teacher. I live in Cheras and work in Subang. Have to leave home by 6:20am. Going to work will take me around 45 mins. With accident, 1 hour 15 mins. Finish work at 4:30pm. Will take around 40 mins to 1 hour to go back home.

In my opinion, the jam is the reason why we need a proper planning public transport everywhere and ditch the car oriented lifestyle (and if possible, further limit the car ownership and even parking in the country). I know it is hard to change but this is the only way ahead for every city. Driving cars everyday for a few hours can be sometimes very tiring, which the time that is used itself can be saved for other things or even more productivity.

Love your channel. Thank you Mr. Money!

I being doing it for 6 years, all about planning the journey. ETA to sg besi 7.15am, left KL area before 5 - 5.30pm. I won't agree that it will be cost saving unless u take express bus/express KTM. Can't compare with Kuala Lumpur or even Selangor (Subang, PJ, Shah Alam, Cheras, Ampang.. ), try compare it with Semenyih, Klang, Sg Long and Rawang. Seremban should be a better choice.

Mad respect to those daily commuter. I personally dont think i can handle it. I used to commute daily to Bangsar from Puncak Alam and that itself is quite tiring.

Back in the 1980s, my colleague used to travel from Seremban to KL and back daily for work. That was before the NS Highway existed. He used to leave home before 6am and returned home around 8pm daily.

My family and I live in Shah Alam and my mom used to work in Nilai so she always leave around 5am and arrive home at 9pm

Really enjoyed this content! Thanks Peter!

It's tough

If youre a freelancer, WFH person, stock/forex trader. You can live anywhere

Love ur experiment here but as ur title shown above it doesn’t really replicate the day to day work from seremban to Kl..it’s just more of a vacation after work on Friday.. using one day to travel to KL from seremban doesn’t justify anything.. next time try to be more realistic so viewers like us can decide whether to stay in seremban and work in kl. Cheers

Actually the issue is KL itself not well-connected and designed as a CBD. Imagine if like NYC, everybody live in Long Island New Jersey, drive to a train station, then take train go into Manhattan, actually not bad. Like can rest on the train, do work on the train, don't need keep driving.

I live in Tg Malim and working in Bangsar. Imagine that everyday. Not complaining at all.

Ive done that. I allocated around rm1.5k for tolls and petrol. Now ive done and just call it quit. If u r single its ok but if u r a parent then not worth the travel

Closed the video when he mentioned he avoided rush hour by lepak kl on Friday night...the following day is Saturday... What the point of this video if you not facing the real challenge during working day...

Love your videos...New Yorker here, learning a lot about Malaysian life from your channels. Any thoughts on living in Johor Bahru and commuting to Singapore for work?

Having experienced this before, there is much more planning, effort and compromises when it comes to having this distance between the work place and home. With a fixed 3 hours spent on the transit on a daily basis, assuming work and sleep contributes to 9+8, one is left with only 4 hours free time spread between 2 places. Which is mostly attributed to toilet time, personal hygiene and grooming. And with colleagues, friends and family in different places; one can expect difficulty in meeting up during weekdays. With that said, most personal plans have to be scheduled to weekends eg haircut, carwash, gym time, hobbies etc. It is not to say people will spend less amount of time traveling if they live in Klang Valley, traveling time is about the same. But the distance makes a difference in fragmenting one’s daily activities into 2 different locations exclusive of each other. Let alone finances and service providers require more discipline and sourcing to pull through. It’s a long stretch of highway that requires a person to drive at constant speeds everyday, otherwise the Petrol bills won’t justify the move. The person traveling may have contacts for multiples of foreman, hair stylists, car wash places etc. As they may be in either locations when they require these services. This require more conversational effort to get good “loyalty” prices. Not to forget your colleagues won’t be able to provide any help or contacts for your household maintenance, and you wouldn’t be able to attend to your household needs during workdays. For those who are already living in KL, and does not originate from Seremban, they have to bear in mind that the true economic savings are only on housing and one meal - dinner. That said, houses in Seremban especially the new township S2/Sendayan is not “cheap”, a terrace is about the same price as a condo in Klang Valley, but rather instead of paying for location in KL/PJ, you pay for land size, which may not be of value to you because you don’t fully utilize the space due to your schedule requiring you to constantly travel. Not to mention you’ll have to be a loner as your family, friends and colleagues are mainly in Klang Valley Just my 2 cents

No jam in Seremban over the weekends? HAHAHAHAHA!

"Eh we do it for 3 days only ar"

Next video idea "I Tried Living In Sabah And Working In KL"

I live in Bandar Saujana Putra and work in Sendayan area, jam usually is at Saujana roundabout due to construction but I generally am going against the traffic so no heavy jam....45min-1.15min tops.

I work in bangsar , stay in Bandar Rimbayu , Telok Panglima Garang which down south towards klang and middle between Subang and Klang...still can took 90 minutes to work...still got a lot of properties outside of klang valley such as putrajaya , cyberjaya , dengkil , sepang etc...but staying in seremban & working in KL seems not efficient unless working remotely or as a retiree...

I did it for seven years ago and it was not so bad. I didn't drive alone, we shared but sometimes our friend take advantage,at last I drive alone+++taking commuter. I valued the home. Environment and kids education and ...

Your wife's honesty about commute willingness is very refreshing

good content bro! tried it for us so we dont have to!

This video is very contradicting. The purpose people stay in Seremban and work in KL is because of the cost of living in Seremban is cheaper. They don't really have excess money to do all those activities like you do in your video.

I'm pretty sure taking a ktm komuter also takes 1 hour 30 minutes from seremban to kl sentral but it's a bummer you didn't try it and didn't compare it with driving

You amaze me for this. My house is in Damansara Heights but when I got a job in Sg Besi, I rented a room in Salak South to be closer to it and you commute from Seremban to KL 😳

Till fuel price rise after GE, this business case will not work anymore unless, more days to WFH

u hv to leave smban at 5.50 on Monday mornings n 6am other days arrive at 6.50 or 7am. I leave kl at 4pn n it's a 50 min ride to smban ..6m now traveling so far so good

Thanks brother for the effort. Awesome content!

I have a relatives who commute to work from Seremban from 1970 to 1997. He travel by BUS for the first 10 years before getting his company car in the 80s. And bear in mind, there is no PLUS Highway back in the 70s and part of 80s.

Why not take the Train..and then get To and From the office with Grab?

You should have tried the beef noodles in the Seremban Main Market. It is the more "original" Beef Noodle, that taste better, in my opinion. 😉

Why ppl do this?? Single room in KL is not that expensive, there are cheaper options. No way I sacrifice 3 hours everyday to be on the road

The film grade very distinctive, love it.

Yes to SEREMBAN

Spending so much fuel, toll & car maintenance to travel daily is bad. Spending so many hours of your life in your car even worst.

You should see how thousands of JB people goes to work in Singapore 😅 Seremban many empty shops, roads many pot holes. Is becoming like a cowboy town.

My dad's like this but he works at Port Klang (we live in Lukut) and he always he leaves at 6.05am just like the reasons you said during Day 2.

I wouldnt do it because it is way too far. There are many places maybe within 30 to 45 minutes away from KL area that you can stay yet more affordable.

Born and raised in seremban but staying in KL since 2009 until buy house here now.. never thought in my life want to travel seremban-KL everyday damn tired lorh 🤣

I just watched an ad la ofcourse!

yang ulang alik hari2 tu ramai naik bas/komuter, boleh tidur tak la letih sangat

Tbh, you should taking the bus as the bus drops you at Pasar Seni. 1 way os Rm6.50 and for 2 ways is Rm13 per day.

Should've driven during rush hour to be accurate. Seems like you guys intentionally avoided the hard part to make it easier for you.

Mr Money TV, how about doing commute between JB and SG? Perhaps you will then understand why some start their journey at 5am and some at 730am and yet reach office at about the same time.

Thank you for this, now I dont need to experiment this by myself xd

live in Melaka work in KL is the way to go .... more challenge yeah

Bro I work in Klang and work in KL, and I wake up at 445am everyday lah. If not it's too jam.