Views from the summit of Gunung Ledang

OK. In the article A quick look around Jasin made about 15 hours ago I did mentioned that we (me, wife and son) climbed up Gunung (mount) Ledang before going to Jasin. Now let's show pictures from the summit...

That's the wife and going to be 2-year-old Al-Rasyid looking at a lower peak.

For the record me managed to climb up to the summit or the highest peak which stood at 1,276 metres of 4,187 feet above sea level.

A picture together. Mind you, the wife is 5 months pregnant. Oh, before that I took a video recording of the surroundings. Look below...

I wanted to pose alone at the summit marker but Rasyid just couldn't leave me alone. Notice how the background has been obscured by the mist/fog/cloud. In a previous picture you could see telecommunication towers behind.

Rasyid giving a cool pose... hehe... :]

Suddenly the mist/fog/cloud dispersed.

Knowing the nature and weather I know it is a window that wouldn't last long and started snapping pictures turning anti clockwise for different angles...

Ah! The fog started coming up again from one part.

We barely had enough time to catch this pose.

Then suddenly it cleared up again.

I understand there's a possibility of rain coming after this. So enough of enjoying the views... :]

A quaint look of Alor Gajah

Continued from A quick look around Jasin.

Next we went to the town of Alor Gajah where I stopped the car near its main roundabout (or was it its only roundabout?)...

Alor Gajah is a small town which holds quite a number of fond childhood memories for me. Here's a look across from where the car was parked at.


Turning 30 degress or so clockwise. I still remember, before the PLUS or North-South Highway was opened to replace the importances of the north-south trunk road one must pass Alor Gajah along the way. The park seen above did not exist when my dad used to take the whole family pass this way.


Turning further anti clockwise. The shophouses seen here however is part of classic old Alor Gajah.

The town used to be quite famous for its satay or skewered meat and we used to have our regular fill. On to the park which if I remember correctly was opened just over a decade ago.

There's a giant replica of the kris or keris, a Malay traditional weapon.

Besides it lies a museum on local culture...

A quick look around Jasin

Continued from A morning look of Shah Alam.

After Shah Alam we attended a function in Putrajaya and then returned to my parents' place in Muar. The next day we climbed up Gunung (mount) Ledang and afterwards went to the town of Jasin in Melaka.

It is a town I've only passed through a few times as it is located out of the main north-south routes I usually take when returning to the parents'.


Still I found it a cute town worth mentioning to anyone.

If not for the fact that it is located on a convenient route from Tangkak, the nearest town to Gunung Ledang heading towards Alor Gajah which I intended to visit next I would have probably not stop at Jasin.

Anyway we were hungry then and there is a food court besides a river in the middle of town. That's where I saw these guys looking for something.

A morning look of Shah Alam

Last weekend me, wife and baby spent the night at an auntie's apartment in Shah Alam. From there one could get a superb look at the town of Shah Alam.

As we were about the leave Sunday morning a wide vista greeted us. As usual I stated taking pictures from different angles.

Iconic of Shah Alam is the state mosque which I believe still holds the world record for having the biggest dome for any existing place of worship. The minaret is also among the tallest if not the tallest. Whatever it is a landmark not to be missed.

Another iconic building is the main tower for the higher learning institute called ITM (Institut Teknologi Mara), now a university. The town of Shah Alam practically started around the institute and the building is a sight that practically marks the town.