How to look good in a passport photo eh?
The answer to that is a 50-50 chance that you'll turn out good or bad. If you are having a bad hair day and you still decided to snap the photo anyway, the chance is of course you'll have the worse photo ever and maybe you need to have a retake. Ouch, what a waste.
I've found a couple of tips over the internet certainly useful in order for you to get the best photo for your passport.
Here are the few things that I could remember and I think will work:
1. If you haven't had a haircut for months, go do that and make sure your hair stylist do a really good job and march to the photo studio right after your done with the hair.
2. Make sure you communicate with your photographer. Some of them are more keen to snap a picture of you, crop, print, ask for your money right away. Good photo studios will snap a couple of pictures with the camera, show you the pictures and you can decide to choose (or they will suggest) on the best pictures. After that, they will take the time to crop and probably do a little editing (just for brightness and probably contrast of the picture) and then they will print. If ended up with a lousy photographer, I doubt you can hope much on getting a well decent looking picture.
3. If you think you don't need a haircut because you still look okay and you have no bad hair day whatsoever, then do make time to spruce yourself a little bit just before you head to the photo studio. Going straight to the photo studio right after you were running out errands under the hot sun, looking all oily and sweaty, is not really a good idea.
4. Last but not least, this is something I'd like to add up myself. Go to the photo studio with a good spirit. Haha. With a good, happy and positive mindset, you'll have a good time and hopefully the photographer will capture the best photos for you and everyone shall be happy.
If all things fail and you think you have a lousy photo for the passport, don't hesitate to retake those photos again. You don't want to get stuck with the same not so nice photo on your passport for years to come. Happy taking photos and hope it'll turn out great or at least looking decently nice for you.
Friday, April 27, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
100% Beef Burger Tortilla Wrap Recipe
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I made this super yummy and healthy ( I think) 100% Beef Burger wrapped with tortilla a couple of weeks back. The size of the burger may look small but it is full enough for my stomach.
To make this burger patty is super easy.All you need is a food processor in the kitchen and let it grind down to a mince and season the minced beef with some mix herbs, salt and pepper. Make and shape the meat into a round patty and let is sit for a bit in the fridge. If you want a cheesy burger, make a tiny hole in the middle of the patty and squeeze through whatever cheese you have on the fridge ( I used cheddar cheese) inside the patty. This will make a nice melted cheesy burger that comes oozing out from the middle of the patty.
If you don't have a food processor you can get some minced meat from the supermarket and hopefully they are 100% meat. Most burger patties are made with a combination of 80% meat and 20% fat and with the fat comes flavour. However, if you can have 100% beef, why not go for it right?
Get a non-stick pan or a grill pan or any kind of stainless steel pan will also do. Heat up the pan and oil the pan a little bit. Cook the beef patty over the hot oil and pan, let it brown a little bit. Since the patty is going to be rather chubby, you need to properly cook the insides, hence you'll need to cover the pan with a lid. Let the patty steam for a couple of minutes and turn sides and remember to steam with a lid again. Both sides looking nice and brown, smelling delicious and it's done!
[caption id="attachment_2831" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Tortilla wrap with 100 percent beef burger onion rigs and vegs"]
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Heat up your tortilla over the pan and when it's done, toss the cooked patty in the middle of the round tortilla. Toss a bit of vegs or salad of choice and since I love everything hot and spicy, I pour a good portion of Extra Hot Nandos Peri Peri sauce over the burger and mix with another sweet and hot sauce (Lingam's sauce - only found in Malaysia, I think) and fold the sides of the tortilla to the middle and it's ready to eat!
[caption id="attachment_2832" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Top view of the 100 percent cheese beef burger tortilla wrap with oozing melted cheese coming out from the patty"]
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Oh, I also sliced a whole onion into thin slices and separate them into individual rings, toss them over some flour and fry. You'll get yourself some really crunchy and sweet onion rigs. Put it as toppings for your burger patty and Enjoy!
This is a super easy recipe, fast to make and as always I only spend max of 30 minutes in the kitchen to whip up an awesome dish. Happy cooking and eating everyone!
[/caption]I made this super yummy and healthy ( I think) 100% Beef Burger wrapped with tortilla a couple of weeks back. The size of the burger may look small but it is full enough for my stomach.
Making the 100% Beef Patty
To make this burger patty is super easy.All you need is a food processor in the kitchen and let it grind down to a mince and season the minced beef with some mix herbs, salt and pepper. Make and shape the meat into a round patty and let is sit for a bit in the fridge. If you want a cheesy burger, make a tiny hole in the middle of the patty and squeeze through whatever cheese you have on the fridge ( I used cheddar cheese) inside the patty. This will make a nice melted cheesy burger that comes oozing out from the middle of the patty.
If you don't have a food processor you can get some minced meat from the supermarket and hopefully they are 100% meat. Most burger patties are made with a combination of 80% meat and 20% fat and with the fat comes flavour. However, if you can have 100% beef, why not go for it right?
How to cook your burger? Steam it!
Get a non-stick pan or a grill pan or any kind of stainless steel pan will also do. Heat up the pan and oil the pan a little bit. Cook the beef patty over the hot oil and pan, let it brown a little bit. Since the patty is going to be rather chubby, you need to properly cook the insides, hence you'll need to cover the pan with a lid. Let the patty steam for a couple of minutes and turn sides and remember to steam with a lid again. Both sides looking nice and brown, smelling delicious and it's done!
Wrapping the burger with Tortilla and vegs
[caption id="attachment_2831" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Tortilla wrap with 100 percent beef burger onion rigs and vegs"]
[/caption]Heat up your tortilla over the pan and when it's done, toss the cooked patty in the middle of the round tortilla. Toss a bit of vegs or salad of choice and since I love everything hot and spicy, I pour a good portion of Extra Hot Nandos Peri Peri sauce over the burger and mix with another sweet and hot sauce (Lingam's sauce - only found in Malaysia, I think) and fold the sides of the tortilla to the middle and it's ready to eat!
[caption id="attachment_2832" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Top view of the 100 percent cheese beef burger tortilla wrap with oozing melted cheese coming out from the patty"]
[/caption]Oh, I also sliced a whole onion into thin slices and separate them into individual rings, toss them over some flour and fry. You'll get yourself some really crunchy and sweet onion rigs. Put it as toppings for your burger patty and Enjoy!
This is a super easy recipe, fast to make and as always I only spend max of 30 minutes in the kitchen to whip up an awesome dish. Happy cooking and eating everyone!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Fish and Chips with Smashed Peas Recipe
Fish and Chips with Smashed Peas Recipe
I haven't posted anything food recipes related for a long time and seriously there is no set focus on this blog. Never has that been the intention anyways. So, back to the Fish and Chips with Smashed peas recipe, I got someone who asked me for the recipe and here goes.
Ingredients :
A bag of Dory Fish ( 3-5 pieces in a bag, depends) . The thing about frozen dory in a bag, it has a fishy smell. For those with sensitive nose and taste buds where you can't stand the fishy smell, the trick is to soak the dory in a bowl of water and flour mixture for sometime and drain the water afterwards.
Frozen peas ( a bag of 500g) or mix it together with broad beans ( which is like RM 8 for a bag of 500g, in my standard that is freaking expensive, but broad beans are delicious)
Butter or Cream
Flour
Coke/Sparkling water
Salt and pepper
To make the fish batter :
Originally this is a beer battered fish. But the version I made is the non-alcoholic version and I swapped the ingredients with coke instead. You can also use some sparkling water for the batter.
Wipe the fish dry with a kitchen towel because you don't want the oil to go all crazy when you start frying something with water on it. Lightly salt and pepper the sides of the fish.
Meanwhile, mix a bit of coke ( about 3-4 table spoons, depends on you really) with the flour. Mix the two ingredients well.
Then toss the fish into the coke and flour batter and make a second coat by tossing it around plain flour ( do it on a separate plate) and finally deep fry the fish until golden brown.
Next you can fry the chips and I specifically choose a big cut fries because that's how it's eaten. Never have I seen anywhere in the UK that fish is served with those skinny cut fries. It's a big no! :)
For the Smashed Peas :
Over a boiling water, throw in the peas along with some cloves of garlic. Boil them until they become soft enough to mash. Drain it out and mashed it straight out from the pot. In that case, you'll have less things to wash. Throw in some butter or cream, pepper and salt to taste and mashed everything together. I prefer them to be slightly chunky and it looks more rustic that way.
Plate everything up. Being Asian, I love to dip the chips with something hot and my choice of a ketchup is Nandos Peri Peri Extra Hot chilli sauce which you can buy either at Tesco or Giant for about RM 10. Originally, the chips are eaten simply with salt and vinegar or HP Sauce. But I doubt HP Sauce is Halal and it is not even spicy so Nandos Peri Peri Extra Hot chilli sauce is the best bet.
It is a very simple recipe. Don't bother much about staying low on the calories here. Hehe. Another tips, if you have a frozen fish and chips, best to thawed them in the microwave under low heat because you'll get the most of the frozen ice bits of the fish and chips, ready for the super hot frying oil.
I haven't posted anything food recipes related for a long time and seriously there is no set focus on this blog. Never has that been the intention anyways. So, back to the Fish and Chips with Smashed peas recipe, I got someone who asked me for the recipe and here goes.
Ingredients :
A bag of Dory Fish ( 3-5 pieces in a bag, depends) . The thing about frozen dory in a bag, it has a fishy smell. For those with sensitive nose and taste buds where you can't stand the fishy smell, the trick is to soak the dory in a bowl of water and flour mixture for sometime and drain the water afterwards.
Frozen peas ( a bag of 500g) or mix it together with broad beans ( which is like RM 8 for a bag of 500g, in my standard that is freaking expensive, but broad beans are delicious)
Butter or Cream
Flour
Coke/Sparkling water
Salt and pepper
To make the fish batter :
Originally this is a beer battered fish. But the version I made is the non-alcoholic version and I swapped the ingredients with coke instead. You can also use some sparkling water for the batter.
Wipe the fish dry with a kitchen towel because you don't want the oil to go all crazy when you start frying something with water on it. Lightly salt and pepper the sides of the fish.
Meanwhile, mix a bit of coke ( about 3-4 table spoons, depends on you really) with the flour. Mix the two ingredients well.
Then toss the fish into the coke and flour batter and make a second coat by tossing it around plain flour ( do it on a separate plate) and finally deep fry the fish until golden brown.
Next you can fry the chips and I specifically choose a big cut fries because that's how it's eaten. Never have I seen anywhere in the UK that fish is served with those skinny cut fries. It's a big no! :)
For the Smashed Peas :
Over a boiling water, throw in the peas along with some cloves of garlic. Boil them until they become soft enough to mash. Drain it out and mashed it straight out from the pot. In that case, you'll have less things to wash. Throw in some butter or cream, pepper and salt to taste and mashed everything together. I prefer them to be slightly chunky and it looks more rustic that way.
Plate everything up. Being Asian, I love to dip the chips with something hot and my choice of a ketchup is Nandos Peri Peri Extra Hot chilli sauce which you can buy either at Tesco or Giant for about RM 10. Originally, the chips are eaten simply with salt and vinegar or HP Sauce. But I doubt HP Sauce is Halal and it is not even spicy so Nandos Peri Peri Extra Hot chilli sauce is the best bet.
It is a very simple recipe. Don't bother much about staying low on the calories here. Hehe. Another tips, if you have a frozen fish and chips, best to thawed them in the microwave under low heat because you'll get the most of the frozen ice bits of the fish and chips, ready for the super hot frying oil.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Techy Rants for YaszAmzah.com - Theme change and plugins issues
Let's get techy shall we. I've been facing a bit of an issue with this site but it's nothing I can't fix. I'm pretty positive about that. Here are the things that have been coming up lately :
-I don't like my blog theme anymore.
- I have been having issues with the plugins and I have still yet to fix some minor error because of it. One small attempt to update a plugin, wrecked the whole admin page out. I couldn't get into the admin page, had to rename files, disable stuffs, rename again and then out of the blue, some things decided to duplicate itself and thus more digging into the functions and not some much success there. Probably I just need to install/enable the deleted plugin again and see what is going on there. It's all about trial and error now. Which I like and enjoy doing but of course it's so time consuming.
- I have realized that my years of studying different programming languages was worth the time and effort. After all these years, I can still understand codes and no doubt that PHP is one of the easiest language to learn.
Programming is fun and exciting. I should do it more and I couldn't help feeling a bit 'smart' just from tweaking a few lines or two although most of it was just commenting out some lines I didn't want. Haha. But most importantly, I feel that I do understand most of the codes and it's functions. Understanding them was as easy as reading a novel and for that I'm amazed of myself.
- I need a new wordpress theme. What is the latest and nicest one out there now?
Okay enough tech rants for the day. I wonder who will read all these. Anyways, suggestions for the theme are most welcome. Thanks!
-I don't like my blog theme anymore.
- I have been having issues with the plugins and I have still yet to fix some minor error because of it. One small attempt to update a plugin, wrecked the whole admin page out. I couldn't get into the admin page, had to rename files, disable stuffs, rename again and then out of the blue, some things decided to duplicate itself and thus more digging into the functions and not some much success there. Probably I just need to install/enable the deleted plugin again and see what is going on there. It's all about trial and error now. Which I like and enjoy doing but of course it's so time consuming.
- I have realized that my years of studying different programming languages was worth the time and effort. After all these years, I can still understand codes and no doubt that PHP is one of the easiest language to learn.
Programming is fun and exciting. I should do it more and I couldn't help feeling a bit 'smart' just from tweaking a few lines or two although most of it was just commenting out some lines I didn't want. Haha. But most importantly, I feel that I do understand most of the codes and it's functions. Understanding them was as easy as reading a novel and for that I'm amazed of myself.
- I need a new wordpress theme. What is the latest and nicest one out there now?
Okay enough tech rants for the day. I wonder who will read all these. Anyways, suggestions for the theme are most welcome. Thanks!
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Come Around Sundown Album by Kings of Leon - The Review
This album "Come Around Sundown" by Kings of Leon is simply the best. I know this is a bit of a super late review because it actually took me that long to finally fall in love with this album. After countless times of repeats on this album, I have to say that I really actually fall for the easy listening and laid back tunes. And simply listening to the strums of the guitars got me day dreaming about the day that I can actually play the guitar for real. I've been saying to myself that I need to go for lessons but that is yet to happen. I'm hoping to have a super good looking guitar teacher to get me started with the lessons. :)
Anyways, some of my favourite songs from Come Around Sundown are :
- The Immortals
- Pony Up & Birthday - these two songs I believe complements each other because "Birthday " sounds like a continuation of "Pony Up"
- Mi Amigo
and last but not least : Radioactive
If the only song that you ever listen from Kings of Leon is "Use Somebody" :
httpv://youtu.be/gnhXHvRoUd0
I think it's about time you should start listening to their Come Around Sundown album. I'm not technically a super big fan of Kings of Leon and no, I have no idea of their latest singles or albums if there's any. One thing I know for sure, Come Around Sundown is definitely worth the listen. A double thumbs up from me!
Anyways, some of my favourite songs from Come Around Sundown are :
- The Immortals
- Pony Up & Birthday - these two songs I believe complements each other because "Birthday " sounds like a continuation of "Pony Up"
- Mi Amigo
and last but not least : Radioactive
If the only song that you ever listen from Kings of Leon is "Use Somebody" :
httpv://youtu.be/gnhXHvRoUd0
I think it's about time you should start listening to their Come Around Sundown album. I'm not technically a super big fan of Kings of Leon and no, I have no idea of their latest singles or albums if there's any. One thing I know for sure, Come Around Sundown is definitely worth the listen. A double thumbs up from me!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Climb Mount Kinabalu And Raise Funds For SHELTER - Home For Children
This is a very special post and I am hoping we can all get the words out and reach out to as many people as possible. Recently, Gary the PR guy of SHELTER - Home For Children(Malaysia) , contacted me if I would like to help them out again to promote on their Climb of Hope Charity drive. Apparently I had somewhat mentioned about the SHELTER's charity climb two years ago in this blog which I've totally forgotten about and of course I am more than willing to give them a bit of a promotion once again.
For this year 2012, the SHELTER is targeting to raise about MYR 100,000 to improve the standard of education amongst the children in the shelter home. Anyone from the public is welcomed to participate for this Mount Kinabalu climb by filling up the registration form here.
Basically, you will be joining the Mt. Kinabalu climbing package organized by SHELTER and the fees (inclusive of climbing fees, accommodation, flight tickets, land transfers, meals for all days) are MYR 2010 (for Malaysians) and MYR2300 (for Non-Malaysians). It is a 4 days 3 nights trip on 25 - 28 April 2012 ( Via Timpohon trail).
In addition, participants need to help seek donation from either companies, organizations or various individuals for a minimal amount of MYR 2000 each or more in hope to raise up to RM100, 000 fund for this campaign.
If you have been looking or thinking of doing something really amazing this year, this could probably be your chance to make "that something amazing" happening for yourself and for others too which in this case it is for the kids.
The climb is open for a maximum of 30 participants and closing date for registration will be by the 29th of March 2012. For further info, you can contact :
Edwin Jalleh : +60 0122574305
Brian Cheong : +60 0123510575
[caption id="attachment_2745" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Sunrise at Low's Peak, Mt. Kinabalu - a dome looking clouds *picture by Azleena"]
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I had climbed Mount Kinabalu back in 2010 which you can read more about my experience at Low's Peak, Mount Kinabalu here. The experience was simply amazing and one of the best things I had ever done in my life. I would say Mount Kinabalu is a mountain for everyone. The track is relatively easy to climb. All you really need is a bit of stamina to get you going and of course the strong drive in your mind to keep pushing it further. It is all about the motivation and a good mindset. Also, as we all know, Mount Kinabalu is located in Kota Kinabalu , Sabah and if you are a Malaysians, I would strongly recommend you to visit Sabah. Believe me, you will fall for the nature beauty of Sabah and also for the beautiful people as well. Then again, if you are up for an experience of a life time and making a change is something you are looking to do this year, do sign up and participate for this campaign for the children.
For this year 2012, the SHELTER is targeting to raise about MYR 100,000 to improve the standard of education amongst the children in the shelter home. Anyone from the public is welcomed to participate for this Mount Kinabalu climb by filling up the registration form here.
Basically, you will be joining the Mt. Kinabalu climbing package organized by SHELTER and the fees (inclusive of climbing fees, accommodation, flight tickets, land transfers, meals for all days) are MYR 2010 (for Malaysians) and MYR2300 (for Non-Malaysians). It is a 4 days 3 nights trip on 25 - 28 April 2012 ( Via Timpohon trail).
In addition, participants need to help seek donation from either companies, organizations or various individuals for a minimal amount of MYR 2000 each or more in hope to raise up to RM100, 000 fund for this campaign.
If you have been looking or thinking of doing something really amazing this year, this could probably be your chance to make "that something amazing" happening for yourself and for others too which in this case it is for the kids.
The climb is open for a maximum of 30 participants and closing date for registration will be by the 29th of March 2012. For further info, you can contact :
Edwin Jalleh : +60 0122574305
Brian Cheong : +60 0123510575
[caption id="attachment_2745" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Sunrise at Low's Peak, Mt. Kinabalu - a dome looking clouds *picture by Azleena"]
[/caption]I had climbed Mount Kinabalu back in 2010 which you can read more about my experience at Low's Peak, Mount Kinabalu here. The experience was simply amazing and one of the best things I had ever done in my life. I would say Mount Kinabalu is a mountain for everyone. The track is relatively easy to climb. All you really need is a bit of stamina to get you going and of course the strong drive in your mind to keep pushing it further. It is all about the motivation and a good mindset. Also, as we all know, Mount Kinabalu is located in Kota Kinabalu , Sabah and if you are a Malaysians, I would strongly recommend you to visit Sabah. Believe me, you will fall for the nature beauty of Sabah and also for the beautiful people as well. Then again, if you are up for an experience of a life time and making a change is something you are looking to do this year, do sign up and participate for this campaign for the children.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Foodie Road Trip : Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam To'kun, Bukit Mertajam| Penang
My friends from Penang highly recommended this place : Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam To'kun located at Bukit Mertajam, Penang. The best time to eat Mee Ketam To'kun is by noon, especially after you had a bucket full of sweats hiking up the very steep hill of Bukit Tokun, BM.
This is going to be a picture treat for everyone and so let's the pictures do the talking!
[caption id="attachment_2716" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam To'kun, Bukit Mertajam. Mee Ketam sales begin at noon."]
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[caption id="attachment_2717" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man - the whole menu and respective pictures"]
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[caption id="attachment_2718" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The prep station"]
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We got all the time in the world to snap everything around the shop because the Mee Ketam has not arrived yet and so we waited patiently for about 30 minutes for the dish to come. Apparently, the whole cooking process was done elsewhere and the next thing we knew, we saw a couple of Pak Man's workers pushing a tricycle cart right from the street.
[caption id="attachment_2719" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The kuah mee ketam and everything for the whole dish coming in a tricycle cart! This is really old school!"]
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These are some of the things that came out from the cart :
[caption id="attachment_2720" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The secret and most important ingredient - Kuah Mee Ketam in a big pot!"]
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The whole kuah pot is transferred here to keep hot
And the Mee Kuah Ketam will not be a Mee Kuah Ketam without the Ketam (Crabs)
[caption id="attachment_2722" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Crabs for the Mee Ketam Tokun"]
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Alright, when is the Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man picture coming??? Okay, here goes :
[caption id="attachment_2723" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Finally, Mee Kuah Ketam Special Pak Man! Yum!"]
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If you look closely at this picture, this is a complete meal and only order Mee Kuah Ketam Special, priced at RM 7 if you are dead hungry. The pasembor, potato , half an egg, noodle, crab, prawns and the kuah (gravy) are going to make your stomach full. Despite burning hundreds or perhaps thousands of calories hiking up Bukit Tokun earlier that morning, I was struggling to finish this mee ketam up. Probably it was the pasembor combo of this meal that makes it hard to finish since I'm not a big fan of pasembor. Hehe.
Other dishes that the gang ordered were these :
Mee Goreng Ketam
[caption id="attachment_2724" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Mee Goreng Ketam - the gravy comes separately in a bowl"]
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and Mee Goreng
[caption id="attachment_2726" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Mee goreng. Obviously, the one who ordered mee goreng was our Penang friend who probably had eaten a bit too many of Mee Kuah Ketam at Pak Man. Hihi."]
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Last but not least, the end result of our little Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man session :
[caption id="attachment_2727" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Messy plates with crab shells, prawn shells and the hard to finish carb - potato from the Pasembor."]
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If I have to rate Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man , I'm going to give it : 4/5
With RM 7 (Mee Kuah Ketam Special) - a plate with a medium sized crab, 2 prawns, pasembor and the generous amount of gravy, I think it is really worth the money. If you are a big time fan of mee kuah, this is something you have to try at Cherok To'kun, Bukit Mertajam, Penang. I have to say the gravy has an acquired taste that was completely new to my palate because I'm the tomyam/ laksa/ bihun sup daging fan.
Directions to Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Tam : I have no idea of its direction so you going to have to do a bit of homework for that. Although I can bet that if you ask around from locals, they can give you the direction because this place is THE place locals will go for a mee ketam fix.
Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam is something to look forward to when you are down in Penang. Make sure you give this place a little hunt and try out the dish. It will be worth all the effort.
This is going to be a picture treat for everyone and so let's the pictures do the talking!
[caption id="attachment_2716" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam To'kun, Bukit Mertajam. Mee Ketam sales begin at noon."]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2717" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man - the whole menu and respective pictures"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2718" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The prep station"]
[/caption]We got all the time in the world to snap everything around the shop because the Mee Ketam has not arrived yet and so we waited patiently for about 30 minutes for the dish to come. Apparently, the whole cooking process was done elsewhere and the next thing we knew, we saw a couple of Pak Man's workers pushing a tricycle cart right from the street.
[caption id="attachment_2719" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The kuah mee ketam and everything for the whole dish coming in a tricycle cart! This is really old school!"]
[/caption]These are some of the things that came out from the cart :
[caption id="attachment_2720" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The secret and most important ingredient - Kuah Mee Ketam in a big pot!"]
[/caption]The whole kuah pot is transferred here to keep hot
And the Mee Kuah Ketam will not be a Mee Kuah Ketam without the Ketam (Crabs)
[caption id="attachment_2722" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Crabs for the Mee Ketam Tokun"]
[/caption]Alright, when is the Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man picture coming??? Okay, here goes :
[caption id="attachment_2723" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Finally, Mee Kuah Ketam Special Pak Man! Yum!"]
[/caption]If you look closely at this picture, this is a complete meal and only order Mee Kuah Ketam Special, priced at RM 7 if you are dead hungry. The pasembor, potato , half an egg, noodle, crab, prawns and the kuah (gravy) are going to make your stomach full. Despite burning hundreds or perhaps thousands of calories hiking up Bukit Tokun earlier that morning, I was struggling to finish this mee ketam up. Probably it was the pasembor combo of this meal that makes it hard to finish since I'm not a big fan of pasembor. Hehe.
Other dishes that the gang ordered were these :
Mee Goreng Ketam
[caption id="attachment_2724" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Mee Goreng Ketam - the gravy comes separately in a bowl"]
[/caption]and Mee Goreng
[caption id="attachment_2726" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Mee goreng. Obviously, the one who ordered mee goreng was our Penang friend who probably had eaten a bit too many of Mee Kuah Ketam at Pak Man. Hihi."]
[/caption]Last but not least, the end result of our little Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man session :
[caption id="attachment_2727" align="aligncenter" width="168" caption="Messy plates with crab shells, prawn shells and the hard to finish carb - potato from the Pasembor."]
[/caption]If I have to rate Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Man , I'm going to give it : 4/5
With RM 7 (Mee Kuah Ketam Special) - a plate with a medium sized crab, 2 prawns, pasembor and the generous amount of gravy, I think it is really worth the money. If you are a big time fan of mee kuah, this is something you have to try at Cherok To'kun, Bukit Mertajam, Penang. I have to say the gravy has an acquired taste that was completely new to my palate because I'm the tomyam/ laksa/ bihun sup daging fan.
Directions to Mee Kuah Ketam Pak Tam : I have no idea of its direction so you going to have to do a bit of homework for that. Although I can bet that if you ask around from locals, they can give you the direction because this place is THE place locals will go for a mee ketam fix.
Pak Man Mee Kuah Ketam is something to look forward to when you are down in Penang. Make sure you give this place a little hunt and try out the dish. It will be worth all the effort.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Sg. Chiling, Kuala Kubu Baru | 20 Quick Tips on Camping and Hiking at Sg. Chiling
I have recently visited Sg. Chiling at Kuala Kubu Baru (KKB) with a bunch of friends for an overnight camping, BBQ dinner and hiking towards the waterfall. We didn't know what to expect from the whole trip and the only guidelines we had were purely from various blogs. Hence, I figured the 20 Quick Tips I'm going to list down below will help out for all of you first timers who are thinking of arranging a trip at Sg.Chiling, Kuala Kubu Baru.
1. The place is open for visitors only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 am until 6 pm.
[caption id="attachment_2703" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Sungai Chiling Fish Sanctuary Regulations KKB"]
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2. It's a great place for day trips, BBQ and picnics by the river.
3. Cooking is not allowed at the waterfall although there are still people who will sneak a portable gas stove in their bags.
[caption id="attachment_2706" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="A healthy breakfast we whipped up at the camp site using our portable stove"]
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4. After 3 pm you are not allowed to go hiking up until the waterfall due to safety reasons since it will take 1 hour to the waterfall and another hour back down. Nevertheless, you can still take a dip or picnic around the river near the entrance or the river by the roadside.
5. Entrance fee is RM 1 for each person which you will pay at the registration counter.
6. If you would like to camp, usually you don't need to book ahead of time. You can just walk in to the registration booth and pay up RM 10 deposit per person. I think the place is huge enough to accommodate a lot of campers. So no worries. There were only 5 groups of campers with minimum of 5 people per group the day we were there. Most day trip visitors will leave the place the latest at 7 pm. The RM10 is a deposit for you to maintain the cleanliness of the camping site. If you are coming with a large group, you can give a call to this number : Yusri 013-3089463 and arrange for camping site bookings. The number was given to me from the lady at the registration counter.
7. Fishing is not allowed at this fish sanctuary. It is a sanctuary for ikan kelah and these fish are obviously protected here.
8. There is a toilet, surau, a couple of wakaf and a designated camping site at this place. Camping is at your own risk. I don't see any guards around but it is generally safe to camp here since most campers are friendly and nice.
9. It takes about 5 minutes of walking from the entrance (roadside) to the registration counter. No cars/motorbikes are allowed to enter beyond the gate at the entrance. If you are camping and barbecueing this calls for heavy duty load carrying on your two shoulders. Multiple trips are required if they aren't many people to help you to carry your countless number of stuffs.
[caption id="attachment_2707" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="5min walk through this path. It's fairly flat."]
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10. The best shoes to go around this place is a zap on sandals or slippers. You can wear shoes but then again it will be soaked wet. Also be prepared to get wet right after the suspension bridge from the registration counter. For short people like me, the water level reached up until half of my body during the 6 river crossings. If you have a waterproof bag, it is highly recommended to swim across rather than wade through the current. It's faster and safer to swim across actually but you will be drenched which shouldn't be a problem.
11. You have to keep the place clean and bring back whatever trash you have made from your picnics. The huge dumpster is located near the parking lot just before the entrance. In short, you have to carry your rubbish back out yourself.
12. Don't expect to have a sparkling clean toilet or shower room. This is afterall the jungle and why bother showering when you have the nice, cold river to dip in! None of us showered because it was freaking cold. Oh, a couple of guys actually jumped into the river at night for a quick dip and just under 5 minutes, they were already back at their camps.The water was COLD!
13. Do mind the wild dogs if you are camping. Make sure you clean up your camping site after the massive BBQ cook out you had during dinner. You don't want to have the dogs sniffing down your rubbish and trashing the whole place out. They dogs didn't roam around the camping site but I did hear a couple of them barking from afar about 4ish – 5ish in the morning.
14. Be nice to your next door campers. We were literally gawking over the bunch of guys who bbq-ed with a couple of bamboo sticks and the next thing we knew, a guy came up out of the dark and offered us food! Hehe.
[caption id="attachment_2705" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="This is rice cooked in bamboo over the charcoal fire. The guys offered us this bamboo rice and some grilled chicken. Yum!"]
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15. Return the gesture of your kind next door campers by offering them your portable cooking stove when you see them cooking burger patties with their bare hands over the small fire they made for breakfast. Hehe.
[caption id="attachment_2704" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Trusty portable stove"]
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16. It's best to pack up the camp and put everything back in the car if you are planning to go hiking to the waterfalls in the morning. You will be wet, tired, hot and it will be noon by the time you come back down from the waterfall. The last thing you want to do is to pack up your tent and stuffs. At this time, you will look like crap, sunburned, wet and you'll be dead hungry!
17.This place is safe for all ladies campers and hikers although being typical Malaysian people will still question why they aren't guys who are accompanying you girls. Unless you are camping with guys who are a true campers, they are worth to drag along with. If the guys had never made BBQ fire in their entire life, don't bother asking them to tag along for company. Haha.
18. There are no monkeys at this place. Thank God! I just don't fancy this creature that much although some find them utterly cute. Hmm...
19. If you are lucky you will get leeches but we didn't. Instead we saw a huge spider. It looks poisonous but maybe it's not. I really don't know.
[caption id="attachment_2708" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Spider during trekking towards Chiling Waterfall"]
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*photo by Marl
20. The ikan kelah is a load of fun to play with. They are bunch of smart fish and you will be lucky if you can catch them with your bare hands. Don't bother trying to scoop them out with a pathetic plastic bag. We tried that, the bag broke instead. Hehe.
There you go 20 Quick Tips that you will hopefully need to know about camping and hiking at Sg.Chiling, Kuala Kubu Baru.
For more information on driving directions to Sg. Chiling - read here by DeXXy.Net
Note : To get to the waterfall, cross the suspension bridge, make a left turning and go through the rocky and wet path. You can take the right path but I think it will take you on a much farther route.
The 20 Quick Tips that you need to know if you are planning for a camping and hiking trip at Sg. Chiling are:
1. The place is open for visitors only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8 am until 6 pm.
[caption id="attachment_2703" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Sungai Chiling Fish Sanctuary Regulations KKB"]
[/caption]2. It's a great place for day trips, BBQ and picnics by the river.
3. Cooking is not allowed at the waterfall although there are still people who will sneak a portable gas stove in their bags.
[caption id="attachment_2706" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="A healthy breakfast we whipped up at the camp site using our portable stove"]
[/caption]4. After 3 pm you are not allowed to go hiking up until the waterfall due to safety reasons since it will take 1 hour to the waterfall and another hour back down. Nevertheless, you can still take a dip or picnic around the river near the entrance or the river by the roadside.
5. Entrance fee is RM 1 for each person which you will pay at the registration counter.
6. If you would like to camp, usually you don't need to book ahead of time. You can just walk in to the registration booth and pay up RM 10 deposit per person. I think the place is huge enough to accommodate a lot of campers. So no worries. There were only 5 groups of campers with minimum of 5 people per group the day we were there. Most day trip visitors will leave the place the latest at 7 pm. The RM10 is a deposit for you to maintain the cleanliness of the camping site. If you are coming with a large group, you can give a call to this number : Yusri 013-3089463 and arrange for camping site bookings. The number was given to me from the lady at the registration counter.
7. Fishing is not allowed at this fish sanctuary. It is a sanctuary for ikan kelah and these fish are obviously protected here.
8. There is a toilet, surau, a couple of wakaf and a designated camping site at this place. Camping is at your own risk. I don't see any guards around but it is generally safe to camp here since most campers are friendly and nice.
9. It takes about 5 minutes of walking from the entrance (roadside) to the registration counter. No cars/motorbikes are allowed to enter beyond the gate at the entrance. If you are camping and barbecueing this calls for heavy duty load carrying on your two shoulders. Multiple trips are required if they aren't many people to help you to carry your countless number of stuffs.
[caption id="attachment_2707" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="5min walk through this path. It's fairly flat."]
[/caption]10. The best shoes to go around this place is a zap on sandals or slippers. You can wear shoes but then again it will be soaked wet. Also be prepared to get wet right after the suspension bridge from the registration counter. For short people like me, the water level reached up until half of my body during the 6 river crossings. If you have a waterproof bag, it is highly recommended to swim across rather than wade through the current. It's faster and safer to swim across actually but you will be drenched which shouldn't be a problem.
11. You have to keep the place clean and bring back whatever trash you have made from your picnics. The huge dumpster is located near the parking lot just before the entrance. In short, you have to carry your rubbish back out yourself.
12. Don't expect to have a sparkling clean toilet or shower room. This is afterall the jungle and why bother showering when you have the nice, cold river to dip in! None of us showered because it was freaking cold. Oh, a couple of guys actually jumped into the river at night for a quick dip and just under 5 minutes, they were already back at their camps.The water was COLD!
13. Do mind the wild dogs if you are camping. Make sure you clean up your camping site after the massive BBQ cook out you had during dinner. You don't want to have the dogs sniffing down your rubbish and trashing the whole place out. They dogs didn't roam around the camping site but I did hear a couple of them barking from afar about 4ish – 5ish in the morning.
14. Be nice to your next door campers. We were literally gawking over the bunch of guys who bbq-ed with a couple of bamboo sticks and the next thing we knew, a guy came up out of the dark and offered us food! Hehe.
[caption id="attachment_2705" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="This is rice cooked in bamboo over the charcoal fire. The guys offered us this bamboo rice and some grilled chicken. Yum!"]
[/caption]15. Return the gesture of your kind next door campers by offering them your portable cooking stove when you see them cooking burger patties with their bare hands over the small fire they made for breakfast. Hehe.
[caption id="attachment_2704" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Trusty portable stove"]
[/caption]16. It's best to pack up the camp and put everything back in the car if you are planning to go hiking to the waterfalls in the morning. You will be wet, tired, hot and it will be noon by the time you come back down from the waterfall. The last thing you want to do is to pack up your tent and stuffs. At this time, you will look like crap, sunburned, wet and you'll be dead hungry!
17.This place is safe for all ladies campers and hikers although being typical Malaysian people will still question why they aren't guys who are accompanying you girls. Unless you are camping with guys who are a true campers, they are worth to drag along with. If the guys had never made BBQ fire in their entire life, don't bother asking them to tag along for company. Haha.
18. There are no monkeys at this place. Thank God! I just don't fancy this creature that much although some find them utterly cute. Hmm...
19. If you are lucky you will get leeches but we didn't. Instead we saw a huge spider. It looks poisonous but maybe it's not. I really don't know.
[caption id="attachment_2708" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Spider during trekking towards Chiling Waterfall"]
[/caption]*photo by Marl
20. The ikan kelah is a load of fun to play with. They are bunch of smart fish and you will be lucky if you can catch them with your bare hands. Don't bother trying to scoop them out with a pathetic plastic bag. We tried that, the bag broke instead. Hehe.
There you go 20 Quick Tips that you will hopefully need to know about camping and hiking at Sg.Chiling, Kuala Kubu Baru.
For more information on driving directions to Sg. Chiling - read here by DeXXy.Net
Note : To get to the waterfall, cross the suspension bridge, make a left turning and go through the rocky and wet path. You can take the right path but I think it will take you on a much farther route.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Canopy Walk FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) at Kepong, Selangor
Canopy Walk At FRIM
Canopy walk at FRIM - Forest Research Institute Malaysia is one the places that I had always wanted to go and yes, I got to do that last year! Yay to me :). FRIM is located in Kepong which makes it a perfect day trip to include a visit of stairs climbing up Batu Caves Hindu Temple in Gombak, Selangor. If you are clueless, Kepong and Gombak are somewhat near to one another, so it makes perfect sense to visit yet another famous tourist attraction along the way.
Let's get back to the FRIM Canopy Walk, shall we.
Getting to FRIM
It is fairly easy to locate FRIM thanks to the huge FRIM signboard on the roadside. Simply keep your eyes peeled for the signboard and you will definitely find your way towards the entrance of FRIM. Entrance fee is RM5 ( car & driver ) and RM1 (each passenger, I think). As usual, it was our first time and we simply followed the crowd and guessed our way to the main car park which was quite a long straight drive and later on turn left at the T junction and park your car there. A lot of regulars actually parked their car outside of the entrance because if I'm a regular at FRIM, I would have done the same thing too. RM5 for car park! Come on! :)
Getting to Titian Canopy Walkway from Rover Track
Since it was a public holiday, the information center was closed and we looked at the map and understood nothing out of it and again we followed the crowd. There were a lot of hikers going up a hill next to the surau and we found out that we were trailing along Rover Track. If from far away, you could see a toilet, than you will find the Rover Track signboard a few meters away from the loo.
[caption id="attachment_2689" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="This is Rover Track and the building is the Toilet"]
[/caption]We were walking with a lot of other people along the wet, red soiled track going up a hill and we were still clueless to where we were heading and I had to ask a panting girl ( she seemed friendly enough despite struggling her way up the hill) to guide us for our directions. Apparently we were on the right track. There are two paths to choose from ahead of us - on the right will lead you to the Canopy Walk, while the other going straight ahead will lead you somewhere around the huge FRIM park where I saw most of the *cute mountain bikers heading that way. Hehe.
Trekking Duration from Rover Track to Canopy Walkway
[caption id="attachment_2688" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="FRIM Canopy Walkway Signboard"]
[/caption]I would say if you are averagely fit, hiking up the trail towards the Canopy Walk is fairly easy. It took us 12 minutes of slow walk from Rover Track to meet the Titian Canopy Walkway signboard. Another uphill trek for the next 15 minutes will take you the the starting point of the Canopy Walkway.
FRIM Canopy Walk Fees
[caption id="attachment_2690" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Canopy Walkway starting point. This is where we paid up the RM5 fee each"]
[/caption]Going up the canopy walk is not free. Simply pay up RM5 each to the staffs waiting at the wooden platform/cabin and you can begin your journey on those wobbly suspension bridge. The view from the canopy walkaway is magnificent. If you are like me who craves for greenery and the fresh jungle air, this is the place to go to. Immersed yourself totally with the environment, capture those beautiful moments in your head or if you have a fancy DSLR camera, snapping pictures up the canopy walkaway is a must. I even went all the way to persuade a nice Chinese guy with a huge DSLR to pay up RM5 and take up beautiful pictures up the canopy. Of course he didn't seemed excited with the extra RM5 charge but I think I did see him making his way to the canopy walkaway entrance.
I did get some sudden jitters while I was on the bridge. But then again you had to pretend all cool like everything was not scaring the heck out of you when you have another buddy who was walking right behind you. What if the both of you freaked out up there and who was going to come to our rescue? Haha. Also, thank God there weren't any monkey up there. Monkeys would have dampened my 'act cool' spirit on the canopy walkaway.
It's THE Place To Go for the Outdoor Junkie
[caption id="attachment_2693" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Lush green forest at FRIM, Kepong"]
[/caption]Canopy Walk at FRIM, Kepong is yet another place I would totally recommend for city people who are looking for a quick jungle getaway and of course for all outdoor junkies out there. FRIM is also a perfect place for mountain bikers, joggers, hikers and you could even go for camping and enjoy a picnic by the river. You really should take a day off to take a look at this place and enjoy yourself with the lush green forest. It would certainly be a great day out for everyone.
Animals Anecdotes : Something Foul Under The Hood – It's a Dead Cat!
A couple of days ago, we started to smell something foul – almost garbage like from outside of the house. We couldn't find the source of the smell and we thought it was just the overflowing garbage smell from the neighbour's house.
The following day, the stench of the 'garbage' seemed to be lingering around the outside of the car. We finally thought, probably we should check out the tyres and see if anything got stuck in between them. We started spraying water at the tyres and suddenly, one of us suggested, why don't we check out the hood. We opened the hood and we saw this!
So then, it was confirmed that garbage like, foul smell came from that furry thing that seemed to be stuck between the engine. I peeked under the hood and tried to figure out what that furry thing could be. I saw a tiny paw and the tail and of course it was a cat, rotting away under the hood of our car. Hence, that is where the foul smell had been coming from for the last 1 day and a half. It was right there under the car's hood.
The cleaning up process was a messy business not to mention the smell was horrendous. However, at the end of the day, we managed to get the carcass out of the way. It was really troubling to think of where, how and why this little creature decided to hide in the car's engine. There were many speculations on why it got inside there and we also thought that it could be one of those stray cats from our neighbourhood. The cause of death was unknown.
It was definitely a tragic loss for that poor cat and I am not going to post pictures of the animal due to its bad condition. Suffice to say, by the time we got the carcass out of the engine, it was pretty roasted. Poor little cat, may you rest in peace.
* The only one thing we were relieved about this whole situation was that, it was not one of those furry tailed cats from our neighbour's who once used to invade our front yard with their endless play and pooping. Phew!
The following day, the stench of the 'garbage' seemed to be lingering around the outside of the car. We finally thought, probably we should check out the tyres and see if anything got stuck in between them. We started spraying water at the tyres and suddenly, one of us suggested, why don't we check out the hood. We opened the hood and we saw this!
So then, it was confirmed that garbage like, foul smell came from that furry thing that seemed to be stuck between the engine. I peeked under the hood and tried to figure out what that furry thing could be. I saw a tiny paw and the tail and of course it was a cat, rotting away under the hood of our car. Hence, that is where the foul smell had been coming from for the last 1 day and a half. It was right there under the car's hood.
The cleaning up process was a messy business not to mention the smell was horrendous. However, at the end of the day, we managed to get the carcass out of the way. It was really troubling to think of where, how and why this little creature decided to hide in the car's engine. There were many speculations on why it got inside there and we also thought that it could be one of those stray cats from our neighbourhood. The cause of death was unknown.
It was definitely a tragic loss for that poor cat and I am not going to post pictures of the animal due to its bad condition. Suffice to say, by the time we got the carcass out of the engine, it was pretty roasted. Poor little cat, may you rest in peace.
* The only one thing we were relieved about this whole situation was that, it was not one of those furry tailed cats from our neighbour's who once used to invade our front yard with their endless play and pooping. Phew!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Happy Chinese New Year! Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Happy Chinese New Year to everyone who is celebrating everywhere around the world. Gong Xi Fatt Choi, Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Thanks to the majority Chinese neighbours that I have, I got to see fireworks everywhere around the neighbourhood at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Dragon Year. But no, I think a lot of people got all excited and started to fire up things 10 minutes before midnight.:)
For some unknown reason, I'm having the feeling that everyone is welcoming the Dragon year with a much higher energy and spirit than the last year - The Rabbit year . In a way, I think it is a great spirit to kick off the year although come to think of it, we are kicking off the year yet again after the New Year 2012 celebration we just had 3 weeks ago.
With my room and almost the entire house completely filled with firecrackers smoke, I am hoping to retire to bed with a good feeling that this year 2012 or this Dragon year is going to be filled with a lot of great surprises, loads of success, more fun and adventures.
Gong Xi Fatt Choi, Xin Nin Kuai Le, everybody - regardless you are a Chinese or not and I know I'm not or probably I am like a quarter somewhat Chinese blooded. :)
Thanks to the majority Chinese neighbours that I have, I got to see fireworks everywhere around the neighbourhood at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Dragon Year. But no, I think a lot of people got all excited and started to fire up things 10 minutes before midnight.:)
For some unknown reason, I'm having the feeling that everyone is welcoming the Dragon year with a much higher energy and spirit than the last year - The Rabbit year . In a way, I think it is a great spirit to kick off the year although come to think of it, we are kicking off the year yet again after the New Year 2012 celebration we just had 3 weeks ago.
With my room and almost the entire house completely filled with firecrackers smoke, I am hoping to retire to bed with a good feeling that this year 2012 or this Dragon year is going to be filled with a lot of great surprises, loads of success, more fun and adventures.
Gong Xi Fatt Choi, Xin Nin Kuai Le, everybody - regardless you are a Chinese or not and I know I'm not or probably I am like a quarter somewhat Chinese blooded. :)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Visiting Batu Caves Hindu Temple for the Very First Time Like a Malaysian, not a Tourist
The first thing that pops up in my mind when someone mentions Batu Caves is it is a place you will go if you are a Hindu and you would like to perform your prayers. But in reality, it is more than just a temple or a Hindu shrine located in a limestone cave. It is one of the top tourist hot spot and a highly recommened place to visit if you are a tourist visiting Kuala Lumpur. I had lived in Kuala Lumpur for a good 5 years or so but I had only been there for the first time last year. To be exact, I was visitng Batu Caves temple on a Christmas day.:)
I do not know what took me so long to get here but that's not the point and no longer an issue. I was there at Batu Caves mainly for these few reasons.
Why did I finally decide to visit Batu Caves?
I was there with my old friend and we were both first timers, Batu Caves visitors. We weren't the only first timers for the day. I find that Batu Caves is a well developed tourist spot or for the other half of those visitor it will be a well developed and maintained temple complex.
What to expect at Batu Caves?
The list can go on and on but these are the major things you can expect out of Batu Caves :
[caption id="attachment_2664" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Batu Caves temple at the top"]
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[caption id="attachment_2663" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Dark Cave Tour at Batu Caves"]
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[caption id="attachment_2662" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Old woman at Batu Caves with super long hair"]
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At the end of the day, I was pretty happy and contented with my short trip up and down the stairs of Batu Caves. It was a good workout, the day was hot and that place was jam packed with people aka tourists.
Oh yes, you may be wondering how many stairs exactly are there to climb to the top of Batu Caves? The answer to that question is I have no idea how many there are. Haha. I lost count after steps number 4 because you really need to watch out for your steps and not going around bumping people while you are going up those somewhat steep and not so wide stairs. I had checked with my Indian friends though on the exact number and it is confirmed and even Wike-ed that the total number of stairs at Batu Caves is 272 steps.
Batu Caves is definitely crossed out from my list of places to visit around KL and if you haven't already been there, I think you really should to experience a wonderfully new cultural experience altogether.
I do not know what took me so long to get here but that's not the point and no longer an issue. I was there at Batu Caves mainly for these few reasons.
Why did I finally decide to visit Batu Caves?
- To count exactly how many steps it takes to climb up the stairs of Batu Caves temple
- To check out the caves and the humongous, gold plated Lord Murugan statue which is visible from far away as you pass the MRR2 highway.
- To cross “Visiting Batu Caves” out of the list of places that I wanted to go and finally surrender with the fact that I'm just yet another tourist in my own beloved country. Yes I am. :)
I was there with my old friend and we were both first timers, Batu Caves visitors. We weren't the only first timers for the day. I find that Batu Caves is a well developed tourist spot or for the other half of those visitor it will be a well developed and maintained temple complex.
What to expect at Batu Caves?
The list can go on and on but these are the major things you can expect out of Batu Caves :
- Loads of tourists and when I was there, there were more tourists than worshippers. Tourists varies from the Arabs with their hijabs, Japanese, Indonesians, Indians and of course the local Malaysian tourists; that will be people like me.
[caption id="attachment_2664" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Batu Caves temple at the top"]
[/caption]- Loads of photographers too and I think a lot of photography clubs in Malaysia do organize photograpy trips in Batu Caves and I personally think Batu Caves is an excellent and unique place to capture beautiful photos.
- There will be monkeys and people who are either scared of them ( like me) and people who are mesmerized by the smart monkeys who are happily waiting to grap or rather snatch whatever food you toss their way. I don't quite fancy monkeys and I do my level best to avoid them especially those male ones.
- You will get to see some chickens roaming around the temple. I don't know how and why they are there but these animals are there. I wonder if the chickens got anything to do with any of the prayer rituals. I'm not sure on that.
- If my calculation and observations are correct, there should be about two temples in the huge cave. You can stand and watch how the rituals are done and at one of the temples, there is a big enough flat screen TV and you can view the prayer rituals from there without having to go farther inside the little temple compound.
- While you are there in the temple, do look above you and spend sometime there to have a good look of the structure of the caves and snap away on your camera. And don't spend too much time trying to feed the monkeys or the chickens. The main attractions here are obviously the limestone caves and the temple okay people!
- On your way back, you can visit the Dark Cave Tour which you can see on your left side as you are climbing up the stairs. I would have taken a quick peek over at the Cave Tours but of course I did not get to that that thanks to the jumping monkeys right at the entrance of it.
[caption id="attachment_2663" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Dark Cave Tour at Batu Caves"]
[/caption]- As we were making our way down the stairs, we came across this really old woman. I couldn't resist myself. I had to stop, really have a good look at her and snapped a picture of her. Haha. Hey, you don't get to see this view everyday you know.
[caption id="attachment_2662" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Old woman at Batu Caves with super long hair"]
[/caption]- There will be a lot of souvenir shops and even vegetarian restaurants aorund the temple complex as you make your way in and out of the temple's entrance. I wouldn't recommend you to get your souvenirs there but then again it's you choice. We didn't make our way to the vegetarian restaurants although it was really tempting and it was just about lunch hour time because I know the best place to get your North Indian Banana Leaf rice fix is at Nirwana Maju, Bangsar or some other restaurants around Petaling Jaya (PJ) area.
At the end of the day, I was pretty happy and contented with my short trip up and down the stairs of Batu Caves. It was a good workout, the day was hot and that place was jam packed with people aka tourists.
Oh yes, you may be wondering how many stairs exactly are there to climb to the top of Batu Caves? The answer to that question is I have no idea how many there are. Haha. I lost count after steps number 4 because you really need to watch out for your steps and not going around bumping people while you are going up those somewhat steep and not so wide stairs. I had checked with my Indian friends though on the exact number and it is confirmed and even Wike-ed that the total number of stairs at Batu Caves is 272 steps.
Batu Caves is definitely crossed out from my list of places to visit around KL and if you haven't already been there, I think you really should to experience a wonderfully new cultural experience altogether.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
My Running Playlist : Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
Do you want to know what is the perfect song to add on your current running playlist or jogging list of songs? At least right now for me, "Moves Like Jagger" is at the top of my list. Everybody loves this song and who wouldn't right? Seriously, I wouldn't mind spinning this tune on repeat for the gazillion times and I'll still be all pumped up throughout my run.
Listen up, download it
and have an awesome run people!
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRsxpoAc5w
Click below to purchase from Amazon.com :
Listen up, download it
and have an awesome run people!Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRsxpoAc5w
Click below to purchase from Amazon.com :
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Travel Photos : Postcards from My Road Trip in New Zealand
It's time for that Travel Photos again and this time around it is a series of travel postcards from my road trip in New Zealand.
Do you send postcards to people at home when you are traveling? I recently do! I would like to make it a ritual when I travel to send people at home really interesting postcards. It's going to be exciting for the receivers don't you think?
Here are some of the Travel postcards I sent to family and friends while I was on a 24 days, adventurous travel road trip in New Zealand :
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Do you send postcards to people at home when you are traveling? I recently do! I would like to make it a ritual when I travel to send people at home really interesting postcards. It's going to be exciting for the receivers don't you think?
Here are some of the Travel postcards I sent to family and friends while I was on a 24 days, adventurous travel road trip in New Zealand :
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Postcard of Shotover Jet - Jet Boating in Queenstown, New Zealand : http://www.shotoverjet.com/
Maori Warrior Dance postcard where performances are held each day at Te Puia located in Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand. For more on Te Puia, click here:
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Postcard of a beautiful lake view with the reflecting mountain range effect on the surface of the lake.
Last but not least, a postcard of Mount Cook!
I'm happy to announce that everyone who received the postcards were really happy to have them in their mails. I'm pretty sure the happiest out of all of them would be my little 3 year old niece who can already read and recognize her name. Unfortunately, one recipient didn't receive hers and I'm sorry for that girlfriend.
I know sending postcards are really old school but I think it is one of those really nice surprises you can give to anyone when they check out their mails. Postcards are nice, colorful, you can leave short lines of nice things to say and for that, what's not to like with postcards?
Do you send postcards when you are traveling? If you haven't make it a habit of sending one just yet, I think you should start doing it now. It's nice to hear what are the reactions you will get from the recipients and I'm very sure they will all be more than happy to get at least one postcard any of these days. On that note, if you have no one you can think of who would like to get a postcard, why don't you send one to me? I'll be happy to blog about it then.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Happy New Year 2012, Everybody! - A Celebration of North Indian cuisines with the BBQ
Happy New Year 2012 Everybody!
I know I'm like four days late to do this shout out but it's better late than never. How was your New Year celebration? I hope it was great enough to keep you going and pumping with excitements throughout this year!
My celebration was fantastic. It was fantastic because we being a true Malaysian celebrated the coming of the new year with a simple yet delicious home cooked dinner at home. We had some tandoori chickens on the BBQ, chicken tikka masala, raita, papadoms, rice, some fried vegs, and 'siakap bakar' ( grilled Barramundi, I think that's what it's called in English) and cold Root Beers with ice creams for desserts.
So all in all, we had an outdoor dinner right on the front yard with the main theme of North Indian dishes. Of course we had to have the BBQ for the boys to start playing with fire and that's just more than enough excuse to have the tandoori chickens too. Initially we wanted to buy some Roti Naan (Naan Breads) from the nearest Mamak shop to compliment the tandoori but thankfully we were all out of hands and if we did get some Naan breads, I think we would have an awfully stuffed tummy hours before the countdown of the new year begins.
I had a splendid pigging out session with my family during New Year's Eve and I think we badly needed that little time to have everybody finally sitting together at the same time and have a good meal to kick start the New Year.
So here goes the pictures. Some really decent ones that I'm really willing to share with the general public. Haha.
[caption id="attachment_2614" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="A bowl full of heavily gravy-ed Chicken Tikka Masala, Papadom and some diced cucumber to make the raita"]
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[caption id="attachment_2615" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="All in a plate - rice, chicken tikka, papadom and raita minus the fish and tandoori"]
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[caption id="attachment_2616" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Tandoori chicken on bbq - very Malaysian style lah!"]
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Finally, let's have a wonderful, happy, healthy, wealthy, lots of travel and more adventures for this year 2012! Happy New Year 2012 Everybody :)
I know I'm like four days late to do this shout out but it's better late than never. How was your New Year celebration? I hope it was great enough to keep you going and pumping with excitements throughout this year!
My celebration was fantastic. It was fantastic because we being a true Malaysian celebrated the coming of the new year with a simple yet delicious home cooked dinner at home. We had some tandoori chickens on the BBQ, chicken tikka masala, raita, papadoms, rice, some fried vegs, and 'siakap bakar' ( grilled Barramundi, I think that's what it's called in English) and cold Root Beers with ice creams for desserts.
So all in all, we had an outdoor dinner right on the front yard with the main theme of North Indian dishes. Of course we had to have the BBQ for the boys to start playing with fire and that's just more than enough excuse to have the tandoori chickens too. Initially we wanted to buy some Roti Naan (Naan Breads) from the nearest Mamak shop to compliment the tandoori but thankfully we were all out of hands and if we did get some Naan breads, I think we would have an awfully stuffed tummy hours before the countdown of the new year begins.
I had a splendid pigging out session with my family during New Year's Eve and I think we badly needed that little time to have everybody finally sitting together at the same time and have a good meal to kick start the New Year.
So here goes the pictures. Some really decent ones that I'm really willing to share with the general public. Haha.
[caption id="attachment_2614" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="A bowl full of heavily gravy-ed Chicken Tikka Masala, Papadom and some diced cucumber to make the raita"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2615" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="All in a plate - rice, chicken tikka, papadom and raita minus the fish and tandoori"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2616" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Tandoori chicken on bbq - very Malaysian style lah!"]
[/caption]Finally, let's have a wonderful, happy, healthy, wealthy, lots of travel and more adventures for this year 2012! Happy New Year 2012 Everybody :)
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Broga Hill in 2011 - Things Have Changed A Lot Over The Years
It is almost like a ritual now for me to hike up Broga Hill at least on an annual basis. I did write about how things have changed tremendously at Broga last year. This time around, our plan to climb Broga Hill was a last minute thing. It was something that has been brought our during my losing game of bowling. Hehe. Despite thinking that Bukit To'kun hike at Bukit Mertajam, Penang could possibly be the closing hike I would be doing this year, I was totally wrong about that. I'm game and all gear up to do more outdoor activities during this year ending holiday season.
So let's get talking about Broga Hill at least from how I see it last weekend.
What is new at Broga Hill now?
- I spotted a couple of make shift toilets hidden away at the corner of the oil palm parking lot and another one just at the beginning point of the hike
- There weren't a lot of people last week comparatively to the throng of human processions I've seen over the days. I'm blaming the holiday seasons so people are getting out of town.
- There are more food stalls and the usual Chinese aunty who sells her cold drinks is still there but she is sitting way up to the starting point which will be the first stall hikers will meet as they reached down from the hill. Business is getting really competitive these days at Broga Hill. hehe. Surprisingly there is also a burger stall. I was like WT* for a second there thinking that it is so out of place. People someone should note to them that people who are hikers are usually health conscious and we care about what goes down into our stomach. Burgers will mess up with our system dude!
- As for the track itself : it is the usual track. I was wearing someone else sport shoes and it does get a bit slippery on some trails. We didn't climb up the last point of the track too. It was rocky, with a bit of rope climbing and not to mention slippery because we were people watching and so quite a few slipped down and got them hanging on the ropes. But not to worry, it is fairly safe provided you have people around to give you a hand.
- I think quite a number of people were actually climbing up Gunung Tok Wan which starts at the highest point of Broga Hill. Yes, I was somewhat suggesting to my fellow hikers to do this Tok Wan hike last month but we didn't because the timing was all off. So yeah, I have enough reason to come back Broga Hill again next year so that I can finish up Tok Wan.
- The view has always been stunning at Broga Hill so I didn't bother to really pose and have a nice shot taken. I'm silly like that so silly is the only thing I know when it comes to posing for pictures. It's fun though and you should do it too!
There you go! The final report on the things that has changed at Broga Hill for 2011. I'm expecting things to 'develop' more at this place. I hope it's only for the better. You still have this weekend and next week to hike up Broga Hill if you haven't already. Go there. Get hiking. Get sweating. It's really fun and hiking never gets old despite how many times you walk up the same trail.
So let's get talking about Broga Hill at least from how I see it last weekend.
What is new at Broga Hill now?
- I spotted a couple of make shift toilets hidden away at the corner of the oil palm parking lot and another one just at the beginning point of the hike
- There weren't a lot of people last week comparatively to the throng of human processions I've seen over the days. I'm blaming the holiday seasons so people are getting out of town.
- There are more food stalls and the usual Chinese aunty who sells her cold drinks is still there but she is sitting way up to the starting point which will be the first stall hikers will meet as they reached down from the hill. Business is getting really competitive these days at Broga Hill. hehe. Surprisingly there is also a burger stall. I was like WT* for a second there thinking that it is so out of place. People someone should note to them that people who are hikers are usually health conscious and we care about what goes down into our stomach. Burgers will mess up with our system dude!
- As for the track itself : it is the usual track. I was wearing someone else sport shoes and it does get a bit slippery on some trails. We didn't climb up the last point of the track too. It was rocky, with a bit of rope climbing and not to mention slippery because we were people watching and so quite a few slipped down and got them hanging on the ropes. But not to worry, it is fairly safe provided you have people around to give you a hand.
- I think quite a number of people were actually climbing up Gunung Tok Wan which starts at the highest point of Broga Hill. Yes, I was somewhat suggesting to my fellow hikers to do this Tok Wan hike last month but we didn't because the timing was all off. So yeah, I have enough reason to come back Broga Hill again next year so that I can finish up Tok Wan.
- The view has always been stunning at Broga Hill so I didn't bother to really pose and have a nice shot taken. I'm silly like that so silly is the only thing I know when it comes to posing for pictures. It's fun though and you should do it too!
There you go! The final report on the things that has changed at Broga Hill for 2011. I'm expecting things to 'develop' more at this place. I hope it's only for the better. You still have this weekend and next week to hike up Broga Hill if you haven't already. Go there. Get hiking. Get sweating. It's really fun and hiking never gets old despite how many times you walk up the same trail.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Quote of The Day : If You Hesitate or Doubt on Something, Don't Go For It
I'm going to make this one short and this quote should be able to help you to make a decision on what is your best next action to take when you are stuck in a crossroad.
Quote of The Day is : If You Hesitate or Doubt on Something, Don't Go For It!
When you have to make a choice and if ever you start to hesitate even on one small thing, you SHOULD SKIP it, PICK another and yeah, get on with the next best thing. Hesitate = doubt = your subconscious mind telling you, " Don't do it baby!" :)
Quote of The Day is : If You Hesitate or Doubt on Something, Don't Go For It!
When you have to make a choice and if ever you start to hesitate even on one small thing, you SHOULD SKIP it, PICK another and yeah, get on with the next best thing. Hesitate = doubt = your subconscious mind telling you, " Don't do it baby!" :)
Friday, December 16, 2011
Hiking Up Bukit To'kun at Cherok To'kun, Bukit Mertajam | Tokun Hill BM, Penang
The last of my hiking activities with my fellow hikers was back in early January at Bukit Tabur, Taman Melawati. Oh goodness, that was ages ago. Haha. Hence to wrap things up for the year end, I had another last hiking trip for the year somewhere up north which was at Bukit To'kun or it is either known as well as Bukit Tokun or Tokun Hill located at Cherok To'kun, Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
Most of my fellow hikers resides in Penang and they have been posting loads of beautiful hiking pictures at Bukit To'kun with the Mengkuam Dam view that made me said to one them that I really need to go there and check that place out. Thankfully, I had a chance to drive down to Penang for a wedding and of course, I had to extend the stay for another day to check out Bukut To'kun.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mengkuang Dam, Bukit Mertajam, Penang"]
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If you are thinking for directions to Bukit To'kun, I truthfully cannot direct you from here because my friend was driving us all along and the next thing I new, I saw the Cherok To'kun signage, we passed the Mee Ketam Pak Man Restaurant around the corner, approached straight to Taman Rimba Bukit Mertajam, drive farther up a bit and the journey begins.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Bukit Tokun clouds taken from the wooden platform"]
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I was told that there are 2 routes to hike Bukit To'kun which is the off-road jungle tracks or the tarmac road which was the one that we used since all of us girls want to take it easy and slow and no wants to get wet and dirty in the jungle track.
What do I feel about Bukit To'kun?
I think people in Bukit Mertajam (BM) are really lucky. The place is jam-packed, loads of people are hiking, young and old - I'm talking grannies and grandpas with sport shoes and walking sticks hiking solo all the way up the really steep hill. It is a tough hike because of the gradient level/slope and these veterans are really rocking it out man. For younger and more adventurous ones, they are really a lot of cyclist - properly dressed of course, cycling up the steep hill and I saw one guy, he must have cycled a lot and I thought his calf muscles is going to break out of his skin at any time. That is exactly how intense it really is to climb up Bukit To'kun with your bicycle.
[caption id="attachment_2579" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Cyclist at Bukit Tokun, Cherok Tokun, BM"]
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We pretty much took our time to hike and there were lots of stops and picture moments. Hence we round up the hill as in our return trip up and down took us about 2 hours 43 minutes. We only took 44 minutes to come down hill so you can guess how much time we spent for the photo taking sessions. I was really looking forward to see the view of the Mengkuam Dam at the wooden platform area, somewhere just a couple of meters away from the peak and that was basically the highlight of the whole Bukit To'kun hike. We had a pretty good day, cool and it rained the night before and we got to see beautiful clusters of clouds just beneath us, as though suspending right below from where we were standing and it was hands down the best view of the day. At some point, it didn't feel like we were in Bukit Mertajam but felt instead more like we were up on a really beautiful mountain view.
Most people who hike up the hill are usually regulars and it is really a very vibrant and exciting place to meet a lot of people. I really love that kind of exciting hiking vibes where everyone is so friendly and nice. We even met with a friendly bunch of guys and one guy fell victim to become our unofficial photographer. Friendly guy, very nice to chat with but no one bothers to at least get his Facebook name. Hahaha.
Anyway, if you are a Penangite and hiking is your thing, this is the place to go. With 2 routes to choose from, there are more fun to come back at Bukit To'kun often enough. For you hardcore bikers, this hill is the place to be! I'm thinking probably some path may be up to 45 degrees incline or slope which is really intense and will make you work it, man! For social hikers like me, this place is really worth to find and hike especially if you intend to travel down to Penang although this place is located at Bukit Mertajam not in the island. So yeah, Bukit To'kun or Bukit Tokun or Tokun Hill or Cherok To'kun hill (however you want to call this place) is really great, vibrant, happening and has an incredibly beautiful view right at the wooden platform. This is a must place to go hiking all the way in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
*pictures thanks to Miss M :)
Most of my fellow hikers resides in Penang and they have been posting loads of beautiful hiking pictures at Bukit To'kun with the Mengkuam Dam view that made me said to one them that I really need to go there and check that place out. Thankfully, I had a chance to drive down to Penang for a wedding and of course, I had to extend the stay for another day to check out Bukut To'kun.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Mengkuang Dam, Bukit Mertajam, Penang"]
[/caption]If you are thinking for directions to Bukit To'kun, I truthfully cannot direct you from here because my friend was driving us all along and the next thing I new, I saw the Cherok To'kun signage, we passed the Mee Ketam Pak Man Restaurant around the corner, approached straight to Taman Rimba Bukit Mertajam, drive farther up a bit and the journey begins.
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Bukit Tokun clouds taken from the wooden platform"]
[/caption]I was told that there are 2 routes to hike Bukit To'kun which is the off-road jungle tracks or the tarmac road which was the one that we used since all of us girls want to take it easy and slow and no wants to get wet and dirty in the jungle track.
What do I feel about Bukit To'kun?
I think people in Bukit Mertajam (BM) are really lucky. The place is jam-packed, loads of people are hiking, young and old - I'm talking grannies and grandpas with sport shoes and walking sticks hiking solo all the way up the really steep hill. It is a tough hike because of the gradient level/slope and these veterans are really rocking it out man. For younger and more adventurous ones, they are really a lot of cyclist - properly dressed of course, cycling up the steep hill and I saw one guy, he must have cycled a lot and I thought his calf muscles is going to break out of his skin at any time. That is exactly how intense it really is to climb up Bukit To'kun with your bicycle.
[caption id="attachment_2579" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Cyclist at Bukit Tokun, Cherok Tokun, BM"]
[/caption]We pretty much took our time to hike and there were lots of stops and picture moments. Hence we round up the hill as in our return trip up and down took us about 2 hours 43 minutes. We only took 44 minutes to come down hill so you can guess how much time we spent for the photo taking sessions. I was really looking forward to see the view of the Mengkuam Dam at the wooden platform area, somewhere just a couple of meters away from the peak and that was basically the highlight of the whole Bukit To'kun hike. We had a pretty good day, cool and it rained the night before and we got to see beautiful clusters of clouds just beneath us, as though suspending right below from where we were standing and it was hands down the best view of the day. At some point, it didn't feel like we were in Bukit Mertajam but felt instead more like we were up on a really beautiful mountain view.
Most people who hike up the hill are usually regulars and it is really a very vibrant and exciting place to meet a lot of people. I really love that kind of exciting hiking vibes where everyone is so friendly and nice. We even met with a friendly bunch of guys and one guy fell victim to become our unofficial photographer. Friendly guy, very nice to chat with but no one bothers to at least get his Facebook name. Hahaha.
Anyway, if you are a Penangite and hiking is your thing, this is the place to go. With 2 routes to choose from, there are more fun to come back at Bukit To'kun often enough. For you hardcore bikers, this hill is the place to be! I'm thinking probably some path may be up to 45 degrees incline or slope which is really intense and will make you work it, man! For social hikers like me, this place is really worth to find and hike especially if you intend to travel down to Penang although this place is located at Bukit Mertajam not in the island. So yeah, Bukit To'kun or Bukit Tokun or Tokun Hill or Cherok To'kun hill (however you want to call this place) is really great, vibrant, happening and has an incredibly beautiful view right at the wooden platform. This is a must place to go hiking all the way in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.
*pictures thanks to Miss M :)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Photo Travel : Kuching, Sarawak | East Malaysia, Borneo
For today's Photo Travel it is about Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak is the biggest state in Malaysia and it is located in Borneo which is a huge island on its own. To find out more about Kuching which is the capital city of the state of Sarawak check out this Sarawak wiki link.
Let's get down to the pictures and I hope you will enjoy them.
[caption id="attachment_2553" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Postcards of the ethnic people of Sarawak: The Iban"]
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[caption id="attachment_2554" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The Charles Brooke Memorial, Kuching"]
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[caption id="attachment_2555" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Charles Brooke Memorial - The Iban Warrior"]
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[caption id="attachment_2556" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Chinatown, Kuching"]
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[caption id="attachment_2557" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The Old Court House, Kuching"]
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[caption id="attachment_2558" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The General Post Office, Kuching Town"]
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[caption id="attachment_2559" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Indian Mosque Lane, Kuching"]
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[caption id="attachment_2560" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Masjid Bandar Kuching - The Indian Mosque in India Street, Kuching crammed amongst the shop lots"]
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[caption id="attachment_2562" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The super old skool spice shop along India Street in Kuching"]
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[caption id="attachment_2563" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Three prominent buildings/landmark in Kuching"]
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[caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Boat cruise along the river at the Kuching Waterfront"]
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[caption id="attachment_2565" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Bot Tambang at the river Kuching"]
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Let's get down to the pictures and I hope you will enjoy them.
[caption id="attachment_2553" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Postcards of the ethnic people of Sarawak: The Iban"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2554" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The Charles Brooke Memorial, Kuching"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2555" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Charles Brooke Memorial - The Iban Warrior"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2556" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Chinatown, Kuching"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2557" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The Old Court House, Kuching"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2558" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The General Post Office, Kuching Town"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2559" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Indian Mosque Lane, Kuching"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2560" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Masjid Bandar Kuching - The Indian Mosque in India Street, Kuching crammed amongst the shop lots"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2562" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="The super old skool spice shop along India Street in Kuching"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2563" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Three prominent buildings/landmark in Kuching"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Boat cruise along the river at the Kuching Waterfront"]
[/caption][caption id="attachment_2565" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Bot Tambang at the river Kuching"]
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