I can't tell you how many visitors have asked that question ever since I started tour guiding, especially for heritage and architectural tours. It is such a pity that Rumah Pak Ali, a handsome carved timber house in Gombak lived in by Pak Ali's family for generations, was destroyed in a fire that was started accidentally two years ago. It was visited by well over a million visitors over the years and most were happy to get a glimpse of an authentic kampung architecture and...