Happy Tang Yuan Festival

December 22 2008 is The Chinese Tang Yuan Festival.

Tang Yuan is made from glutinous rice flour. This glutinous rice flour is mixed with a small amount of water to form balls and is then cooked and served in sweet broth. Tang Yuan can be either filled or unfilled.

In Melaka, normally it is unfilled and it is roll to form red and white balls.

By eating tang yuan, you will become one year older.

Square Tang Yuan- please look in the middle!

Gunung Datuk

Mountain: Gunung Datuk
Height: 870m/2900ft
Location: Rembau, Negeri Sembilan.
Day/ Date: Saturday, 6th Dec 2008

Since we planned that we shall go for at least one outdoor activities per month, so we decided to climb Gunung Datuk. The idea to climb this Gunung comes from my mountain expert colleague, Shew Mun. According to her, it is not hard to conquer this mountain, and without hesitation, we agreed blindly.

So, early Saturday morning, Shew Mun and her friend waited Joey at KNM Serdang, before Joey car pooled them to pick me up at Nilai. From Nilai, we took the PLUS Highway and exited Pedas/Linggi Toll. We headed towards Rembau and follow the signboard towards Gunung Datuk. The distance from the toll towards Gunung Datuk is approximately 45 minutes (not including the time wasting when we entered the wrong road to a rubber plantation). Luckily, we manage to ask an Ah Pek for direction.

Once we reached Gunung Datuk, we get prepared and start our climbing. At the bottom of the hill, there is a small bridge to cross a stream to the climbing starting point. Since im not a pro in hill climbing, as usual, the starters will climb eagerly. But after for a while, I asked Shew Mun and her friend to go ahead first, while me and Joey followed from behind. This resulting me and Joey reached the top 1 hour later than Shew Mun. This is because we took frequent break and there is no sense of urgentness to get to the top.

Actually, the route to the top is straight forward, but you have to climb it in 45 degree slope. We reached the rest area at the middle of the journey and took a rest for a while before proceed to the top. It took us around 2 hours to reach the top, but we must climb the huge rock to reach the top of the top. According to what I read, if the weather permits, the scenery of The Strait of Malacca will be there for our eyes to view.

The rock climbing with a few metal ladder strap that tied up with old ropes is quite scary. I am not sure since when the ropes and the ladder is there, but I do hope that the authorities replace it ASAP. Anyhow and anyway, Joey and me managed to get to the top and took some breathtaking pictures. The weather was good, but lots of mist, and therefore we can't view the Malacca Straits.

After we re-fill our lungs with some fresh air, we prepared to climb down. As usual, Shew Mun climbed down first, leaving Joey and me at the back taking our sweet time to go down. Half way down, it seems like it is going to rain, and we hurriedly speed up our steps. I feel that my knees almost plug out from the socked, besides feeling tired, exhausted and hungry. After around 1.5 hours, we managed to reach the bottom. I went to the small stream to clean myself and take a cool deep for a while. The water was refreshing and I feel that I want to sleep in the cool clean water.

After cleaning ourselves up, we headed home leaving a good sweet memory of Gunung Datuk. It was a good experience for me in order to achieves another level in Mountain Climbing.
I love outdoors.....

Romantic Lyrics

Nice songs, and good lyrics.....from an Indonesian band called Gigi.

11 Januari

Sebelas Januari bertemu,
menjalani kisah, cinta ini
Naluri berkata,
engkaulah, mi-lik-ku

Bahagia selalu dimiliki,
bertahun menjalani bersama mu
Ku nyatakan bahwa,
engkaulah, ji-wa-ku

Akulah penjaga mu
Akulah pelindung mu
Akulah pendamping mu
Di setiap langkah-langkah mu

Pernah ku menyakiti hati mu,
pernah kau melupakan janji ini
Semua karena, kita ini, ma-nu-sia

Kau bawa, diri ku, ke dalam hidup mu
Kau basuh, diri ku, dengan rasa sayang
Senyum mu juga sedih mu, adalah hidup ku
Kau sentuh, cinta ku,
dengan lembut…
dengan sejuta warna

Terracotta Pau

During the weekend at Melaka, my mum made some Vegetable Pau.

So, i just took this photo, that reminds me of the Terracotta Army.

But this, i called them Terracotta Pau of Bukit Rambai.

2D1N Zoom Perak Season 2 Episode 2 Lata Kinjang

So, after a good warm hot water feeling at Sungkai, we continued our journey to Air Terjun Lata Kinjang. We was a bit worried that it might rain since it was cloudy at Sungkai. After leaving Tapah Toll, we followed the signboard all the way towards Chenderiang Village. This waterfall is located 5 kilometers from this village.Not a hard task for us, and to our surprised, it was hot and sunny when we reached there. We took a bite first at a stall before we climbed the waterfall.

This waterfall is over 800 feet tall, and is among the couple of highest waterfalls in Peninsula Malaysia. You can see it beside the highway if your having the journey to North.

The waterfall was huge and long, and it was fast flowing. Climbing to the best sport is not hard as there are staircase. We reached the highest permitted spot and luckily, the crowd is super less.

Then........the adventure begins........the water deym kewl...

The view beside the road

MAP6288 as tripod

Lots of sauce to accompany the cold hard snack

Ground floor

Up view

Climbing view

Kung-fu training

6 hours trap under this condition!

What the heck is this?

Nice view

After kung-fu training

Sayonara

My Favourite Cheap Chocolate

My favourite Chocolate within the price range of Rm10-Rm20 will be the
Cadbury Dairy Milk.

But, not the one made in Malaysia, but made in Australia, where you can get it in the airport or overseas.

It is simple and simply delicious.

2D1N Zoom Perak Season 2 Episode 1

Date: 22~23rd Nov 2008

Organization

Ijay- President/ Accomodation
Christina- Vice President/ Financial Controller
Lele- Food and Beverage
Sek- Transportation
Luke- Cameraman
Jessica- Co-driver
Vincent- Co-driver

After one year and 5 months from the Tioman Trip, we finally get together for another trip to Ipoh, Perak. It's been difficult to get all the members together as everybody has been buzy with their own work and lifes. But, since I have a wedding dinner on that week at Ipoh, why not I organise this trip. So, after called out the guys and gals one by one, asking and beggin them to free themselves from any activities that week, so finally 6 of them manage to join this trip. Including my fiancee, Jessica, there were 8 participants, but unfortunetly, Mr.Chin (From Tioman Season 1), who just get married to Jane (From Tioman Season 1 also), pulled out at the wee hour of the trip, at 3 am by sms-ing to Mr.Sek.

So end up, 7 of us joining this trip. Sek, Lele and Chritina in one car, while me, Luke, Vincent and Jess in another car.. So, early morning of Saturday, 21st November, after picking up Christina at Puchong, we went to "collect " Luke at Shah Alam. After some car checking, so five of us set our journey to meet Sek and Lele at Restaurant Jejantas Sungai Buluh.

Our journey starts.......

Please enjoy the photo and descriptions.......

Posing at petrol station at Restaurant Jejantas Sungai Buluh.

Using the roof of my car as tripod.

Exit Tanjung Malim- Luke punya kerja!

Famous pau of Tg. Malim

Inside the shop- after eating

Sungkai Tol- luke punya kerja lagi!

Sungkai Hot Spring

Entrance

Hot park

Posing

7 Legs

Posing before boiling the egg

Egg boiling place

After boil

Egg time

All finish

Check out the lady at Vincent's head

Yam Seng before the next destination