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This blogspot is a medium to share my thoughts and adventures apart from promoting my books. Below are the books which have been written or authored and published by myself.


"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti".

ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006


"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal"

ISBN 983-42031-1-x, May 2007


"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang?"

ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007


It is interesting to note that while these books were written in Malay it has gained enough attention to merit being part of the collections of the American Library of Congress and National Library of Australia. Look here and here.


While the first three books were published by my own company, the fourth titled "Rumah Azan" was published in April 2009 by a company called Karnadya with the help of the Malaysian national literary body Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. It features beautiful pictures along with stories behind selected mosques which could be related to the history of Islam and the Malays alongside the formation of the Malaysian nation. Look at the article A collaboration of old collegemates - the book "Rumah Azan".


My fifth book "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates", an English translation and adaptation of the Malay book "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" authored by Hj Muzaffar Mohamad and Tun Suzana Othman was published early 2010. Look here... My 5th book is out! Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and the Malay Sultanates... . For more information check out my Malay blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU.



Like my fourth book "Rumah Azan", the sixth book "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" is also a coffee-table book which is published by the company Karnadya with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (the main Malay literary body in Malaysia). Coming out January 2011 it features pictures and stories on the adventure travelling by train to all of Peninsular Malaysia along with the interesting places which could be reached this way.


My seventh book "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" in turn is a coffee-table book which is written, editted, designed and has pictures taken by me. Coming out of the factory October 2011, this book which combines family history with history of places such as Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar and in fact the history of the island of Java and England has been reviewed with me interviewed live in the program Selamat Pagi Malaysia at RTM1. Look at the article Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Some selected contents have been featured in Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".


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The "Berpetualang ke Aceh" series of novels could be obtained in e-book form. Enter http://www.e-sentral.com/, click general novel and go to page 4. You can also type the word "Aceh" at the search box. Or click straight Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.


Sunday, August 10, 2025

On to Bukit Tabur - Part VI

Continuing from On to Bukit Tabur - Part V.



It was already 6.36 pm as I decided to press on further.


































That seems like the highest peak. Time was 6.48 then. I could still press on.



I did so while taking pictures around...
























Looking behind at the previous peak. Time was then 6.54.

 





As it turned out there is still a higher peak. As the time was then 6.57 I decided to turn back to descend...


On to Bukit Tabur - Part V

Continuing from On to Bukit Tabur - Part IV.




Onwards to a peak...





















Still there are higher peaks to reach...




































At this juncture I thought I was on to the highest peak...









Yet a higher peak lies some distance ahead. For the record this is the 2,686th article in this blogspot.


On to Bukit Tabur - Part IV

Continuing from On to Bukit Tabur - Part III.



After sometime climbing however I found myself taking a path which goes downwards.



I thought it was a necessary path to reach a higher but not easily accessible peak  as it is marked along the way. 









For the record the hill has many peaks.






So while my heart says I should be up these cliffs, I went on following the path downwards hoping it would eventually lead upwards again.





















After some time however the path marking seemed to lead to a dead end. There are just no decent way forward to climb.



So I retraced my steps some distance to this point.



That is when I realised I should have taken another path situated to right, not the one taken to the left going downwards.









Then only I found myself going upwards again...