BERPETUALANG KE ACEH

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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.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Checking out a new road being built near Perodua

Continuing from Three peaks in Bukit Damansara and one at Bukit Bandaraya.

Yesterday afternoon Tuesday 23rd September 2025 after sending the wife to fetch our car out from a nearby garage I checked out a new road being built near the Perodua car factory.

Parking the big bike I headed for the top of a hill which got split because of the road.

Views around as I approached the top...

From up here it seems the road is aligned for future connection to the Sungai Buaya toll entry on to the North-South Highway.

Three peaks in Bukit Damansara and one at Bukit Bandaraya

Continuing from Taking ECRL route from Sungai Buaya to Batu Arang.

Sunday after 21 September 2025 went to an aunty's house in Bukit Damansara (Damansara Heights). Saw this pylon ahead felt like checking it out.

Since the aunt and family moved to this hilly area in the early 80s I have visited them many many times. But this is the first time I went to this part of Bukit Damansara.

A check with Google Earth shows the peak here is 138 metres above sea level.

Next I went to another peak of Bukit Damansara.

I have been to this peak a few times...

There are many bungalows leading to the peak which is situated 112 metres above sea level. For comparison my aunt's house about a kilometre away is situated just 6 metres lower. Then again her house is among the highest at her area...

On to the what should be the highest peak in Bukit Damansara.

This is 152 metres above sea level.

I also have been here a number of times.

Lastly went to the highest part of the hill called Bukit Bandaraya...

At 148 metres above sea level it is also the highest part in the whole of Bangsar.

Taking ECRL route from Sungai Buaya to Batu Arang

Continuing from Climbing a certain hill near Sungai Buaya via ECRL project route - Part II.

Friday afternoon 19th September 2025 I went againt to the ECRL project route, this time bring the wife on big bike.

I wanted to show her inside and across the tunnels. There are two here and I have ventured inside both about a month earlier by small bike.

After the second tunnel the wife urged me to go on.

So there we where going further and further east via the route which includes platforms that would be laid with rail tracks.

Stopping for pictures...

Continuing further west.

We got out at an exit near the small town of Batu Arang. Then we had tea.

Climbing a certain hill near Sungai Buaya via ECRL project route - Part II

Continuing from Climbing a certain hill near Sungai Buaya via ECRL project route.

View of the intended peak from the lower one...

Still have to go through bushes and thick undergrowth...

Then have to struggle up some steep cliff faces...

After failing to get up two different cliff faces I finally found a more manageable cliff face and got up to this level.

When I arrived at the peak it was already dusk.

Starting the climb down in the dark luckily I managed to find a much more manageable path by referring to satellite pictures in Google Map. The leads to the opening of the ECRL tunnel at a west slope of the hill. My bike was parked after the east mouth.