Compilation of the East Coast articles made over the last 4 months

All thanks to Allah. After taking a time of more than 4 months the series "Menjejak kegemilangan Pantai Timur" in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU is finally completed early this morning. As it is a number of articles have been made in this blogspot to support the storytelling. So let the links for articles from both blogspots be listed for easy reading and reference. For the record this compilation forms the 848th article in this blogspot. Let me also take this opportunity to wish all my Muslim readers a very happy Eid Mubarak or happy Hari Raya... :]


1. The road from Simpang Pulai to Cameron Highlands

2. The highland stop 17km from Kampung Raja

3. Passing through the tip of Cameron Highlands

4. Downhill Kelantan from Banjaran Titiwangsa

5. On to Gua Musang

6. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Laluan Cameron Highlands ke Gua Musang

7. A quick look at the town of Gua Musang

8. The caves of Gua Madu

9. The river Galas at Gua Madu

10. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Pusing-pusing di Gua Musang sebelum ke Dabong

11. A foggy morning at Jelawang, Dabong

12. Sungai (river of) Galas from the Jelawang to Dabong town bridge

13. The cave called Gua Ikan

14. The Jelawang waterfall at Gunung (mount) Stong from many angles

15. The waters at Lata Kertas

16. Bridge over Sungai Balah

17. Bridge over Sungai Pergau

18. A quick look at the small town of Jeli

19. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Pusing sekitar Dabong sebelum ke Jeli

20. Al-Rasyid's first visit to Masjid (Mosque of) Kampung Laut

21. Rushing through Kota Bahru

22. The Kelantan river near the royal jetty at Kota Bahru

23. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Berkejar ke Kota Bahru

24. Kelantan river at the Kampung Laut jetty

25. Al-Rasyid dan abang serta kakaknya pusing-pusing di sekitar delta Sungai Kelantan

26. Kelantan river from Kok Majid

27. Going around the Kelantan river delta

28. Tomb of Tok Selehor revisited

29. 'Facing' death at Tok Selehor's special meditation hole

30. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Makam Tok Janggut, Kampung Laut dan masuk lubang kubur di makam Tok Selehor

31. A quick look at the town of Tumpat

32. Tumpat train station in daylight

33. The waters near Tumpat

34. Enjoying the breeze at Pantai Sri Tujuh

35. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Sekitar Tumpat ke Pengkalan Kubor

36. Sungai (river of) Golok at Pengkalan Kubor

37. Sungai Golok at 'Point 2'

38. Sungai Golok at 'Point 3'

39. Sungai Golok at 'Point 4'

40. Sungai Golok at 'Point 5'

41. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Menyusuri Sungai Golok hingga ke Rantau Panjang

42. An early look at Rantau Panjang town centre

43. Sungai Golok at Rantau Panjang town centre

44. Views from the tower of Masjid Beijing

45. Walking in the southern Thailand town of Golok

46. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Sekitar Rantau Panjang, Masjid Beijing dan Golok di selatan Thailand

47. The shopping stop at Bukit Bunga

48. A quick look of Machang town in the rain

49. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Bukit Bunga dan Machang terus ke selatan...

50. Besut river near Jerteh

51. A quick look at the town of Jerteh

52. Ombak mengganas dan gua-gua tepi pantai di Bukit Keluang

53. The beach at Bukit Keluang

54. The caves of Bukit Keluang

55. Views from the top platform at Bukit Keluang

56. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Jerteh dan keindahan Bukit Keluang

57. Morning walk at Tok Bali river estuary

58. The kids' turn to enjoy the embankment at Tok Bali

59. A brief look at Pantai Irama

60. A look at Sungai Pengkalan Datu

61. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Laluan pantai Tok Bali ke Bachok dan terus...

62. Tuan Guru Nik Aziz's humble house and Maahad Darul Anwar

63. Sungai Pengkalan Datu from Pulau Melaka

64. Sungai Pengkalan Datu about 2 km downriver from Pulau Melaka

65. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Menyusuri jejak Raja-raja Jembal dengan lebih teliti

66. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Malam di Saba dan Kubang Kerian

67. Tomb of Tok Kenali revisited

68. The place called Taman Serendah Sekebun Bunga

69. Revisiting the tomb of Kelantan's Raja Abdullah

70. The hill called Bukit Marak

71. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Dari Tanah Serendah Sekebun Bunga ke Bukit Marak

72. A quick look at the town of Pasir Mas

73. Pasir Mas train station

74. Masjid Brunei, Danau Tok Uban dan 1 Rejab

75. Masjid Brunei and Danau Tok Uban in the rain...

76. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Meredah hujan lebat dan banjir ke Masjid Brunei dan Danau Tok Uban

77. A quick look of the Kelantan river from the Kota Bahru bridge

78. A more relaxed look at Kota Bahru

79. Friday prayers at the Muhammadi mosque

80. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Antara Long Sulaiman dan Long Deraman

81. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Chik Siti Wan Kembang dan Tuan Tabal

82. Revisiting Kuala Besar

83. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Bermalam Tahun Baru di Kuala Besar

84. Waking up to the new year at the Pantai Che Latiff mosque

85. Semenanjung kuala Sungai Kelantan

86. The sand hill and peninsular at Kelantan river mouth

87. A bay of sorts

88. Kelantan river from the Kedai Buluh food court

89. The Batik cottage industry at village of Tok Panjang

90. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Tahun Baru di sekitar kuala Sungai Kelantan

91. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Legasi Long Yunus

92. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Dari Limbat ke Salor... sedikit tentang Long Ghaffar

93. A better look of the mosque of Tokku Paloh

94. A quick look at the city of Kuala Terengganu

95. The new mosque in Chendering, Kuala Terengganu

96. A look around the beach called Pantai Pandak

97. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Mencari tamadun awal Terengganu?

98. Terengganu river from Kampung Pulau Manis

99. Bringing the baby to the tomb of Tok Pulau Manis

100. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Jejak keluarga Tok Pulau Manis

101. The beach called Teluk Chempedak

102. The walkway to Teluk Tongkang

103. The black sand of Teluk Tongkang

104. A quick look at the town of Kuantan

105. Kuantan river from the town's riverside

106. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Santai di sekitar Kuantan

107. The views at Tanjung Lumpur

108. Pahang river at Kuala Pahang

109. Revisiting the royal mausoleum at Kampung Marhum

110. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Dari Tanjung Lumpur ke Kuala Pahang

111. Pahang river just outside Pekan

112. Pahang river from Tanjung Agas

113. Pekan at dusk

114. Rasyid's first visit to Makam Chondong

115. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Kesan-kesan sejarah di Pekan

116. Lake Chini from the resort

117. Lake Chini from Kampung Gumum

118. Pahang river somewhere near Kampung Pejing

119. Pahang river at Bera

120. Pahang river near the Temerloh bridge

121. A quaint look at Karak town

122. Menjejak kegemilangan lama Pantai Timur : Lagenda Tasik Chini

A quaint look at Karak town

Continued from Pahang river near the Temerloh bridge.

My next stop was the town of Karak.

Avoiding the town of Temerloh altogether I immediately took the trunk road towards Kuala Lumpur and Karak is a popular stop along the way.


For me the town has its own allure as my late grandfather, my father's father used to work here.

While it is just a small town its name is immortalised on a major highway. Malaysians would surely know Karak highway as the main route to pass through from the Klang Valley to the east.

It also offers an alternatively route to cut through to the state of Negeri Sembilan. So here's one to Karak, a town that always evoke quaint memories to me...

Pahang river near the Temerloh bridge

Continued from Pahang river at Bera.

Once again I can't help stopping to take pictures when the river Pahang appeared very close to the road. Seen here is a look downriver.

A look across. Here we were getting close to more urbanised areas.

A look downriver. For this place is beside the bridge of Temerloh. The bridge lies on the main trunk road connecting the city of Kuala Lumpur to the Pahang capital, Kuantan. And it's less than 2 km from here to the town of Temerloh.

Pahang river at Bera

Continued from Pahang river somewhere near Kampung Pejing.

Another place which offers good views of the Pahang river is Bera.

Here the Pahang river which overally runs east to west from Pekan starts to veer up north, that is if seen from downriver to upriver. Here's a look downriver.

A look across.

A look upriver.

Pahang river somewhere near Kampung Pejing

Continued from Lake Chini from Kampung Gumum.

From Lake Chini we took the trunk road leading west. At many parts the road practically follows the twists, turns and straights of the Pahang river and at times it is very close.

Having made this trip 7 months ago it is hard for me to remember where exactly these pictures were taken if not for a fact that a previous picture shows we stopped to eat at a place called Kampung (village of) Pejing which I understand is within the district of Maran.



A check with Google Earth also confirmed this. The river goes straight for a distance with the road very close to it just after an area marked as Kampung Pejing.



While I did catch views of the Pahang river from a number of places along this route I think this part offers the best and closest view.

A look to the left or downriver.

A look across.

A look upriver.

Lake Chini from Kampung Gumum

Continued from Lake Chini from the resort.

We then went to another part of Lake Chini where lies this wooden walkway.

The place is called Kampung (village of) Gumum and the walkway leads to a jetty.

A look to the left.

Turning anti clockwise to look ahead...

A look to the left shows there's a bridge connecting to some sort of island.

So we went looking for it.

Apparently it is called the Sunset Bridge.

There it is. The path leading to it was submerged.

But we still went on.

A look towards the jetty.
Now, let's just enjoy the views.