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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.


Thursday, October 29, 2009

The road from Batang Berjuntai to Batu Arang...

Continued from A look at the Selangor river near Batang Berjuntai ...

I headed back towards the main road, decided to make a stop first here...

For one I am fascinated by this huge jungle tree at the roadside...


Then there's this Minangkabau-roofed house which I saw when heading closer to the river. Too bad, I couldn't get the right angle for a good snap...



I soon headed out towards Batu Arang. The same road from Batang Berjuntai also leads all the way to Rawang. At one part you could see a vast opening with plenty of food trees. Welcome to the Selangor Fruits Valley, one of the biggest fruit orchard in the state...




A look towards where I came from, that is towards Batang Berjuntai...





The orchard is so vast that it looks like it almost goes all the way to the horizon...






Time to continue the journey towards Batu Arang...





Further on, one could see more openings that seemed to go all the way towards Rawang!








From here the road starts to twist and turn... refer to the satellite pictures available in A look at the Selangor river near Batang Berjuntai ...







Despite that, I managed to take this shot while riding my bike... with the right hand holding the camera, the left controlling the handles forcing myself to do a delicate balancing act as the bike slows down at the corner as I can't pull on the throttle to keep the speed up...






At this point, I have already passed the Rawang/ Batu Arang junction. Batu Arang is less than 3 km away while my house is just another 3 km further. Of note is the forest along the way. You should see the beautiful timber trees that line up the roads. That's all! :]


1 comment:

Azfar Syukri said...

Did you know that there were once a railway link connecting Batang Berjuntai and Batu Arang with Kuang?

Nice coverage about Batu Arang btw :)

Salam