Going up a hill with a large colonial bungalow at Batu Arang

Yesterday, during Christmas Day I brought the kids around the small quaint town of Batu Arang where lies a number of old houses from the British colonial days. One, a huge bungalow is situated on top a hill higher than much of the surroundings. If not mistaken it used to be a club house and I felt like checking it out.

It is now inhabited by a Malay family. They allowed us to have a look around.

So there we were enjoying the wide view...

For the record Batu Arang was a coal mining town and settlement.

There. What used to be the swimming pool.

On the way out I noticed a small road leading to a higher part of the hill.

There lies what looked like a half-submerged water tank.

I climbed up and start to savour the views.

As usual I like to take pictures from many angles going slowly anti-clockwise...

Muar and its river from nearby the Second Mosque

Continued from Views from Menara Rebung's 44th floor.

The following day, Saturday I returned to my parents' place in Muar. The next day, Sunday just before leaving for home I went to Muar's Second Mosque which lies across the Muar river from town and caught sight of an open small jetty.

The jetty has been around for ages but it used to be flanked by a rather thick mangrove swamp. Now the trees have been cleared offering a wide vista around. Here'a look towards the river mouth.

Turning bit by bit anti-clockwise I took in the views.

The town...

I was told this place was cleared just about a month ago in time for the Sultan of Johor to celebrate his birthday in Muar.

The famous old bridge...

Views from Menara Rebung's 44th floor

Last Friday I sent the wife to Menara Rebung, the headquarters of TM or Telekom Malaysia. Standing at 310 metres it is the 2nd tallest building in Malaysia, after the 462 metre-hight Petrones Twin Towers at KLCC and not counting the 421 high Menara KL at Bukit Nenas which is a telecommunications tower. I have been up to the highest floor of the Petronas Towers, the 88th floor. But the highest I've been up to at Menara Rebung which is officially known as Menara Telekom was the 20th floor or so. It has 55 floors while my wife was going to a function at 44th floor. So of course I was excited when she asked me to accompany herself up.

So there we were on the 44th floor. The foyer has large panels of glass. Guess what I did first?

Of course I immediately aimed for the views.

Down there is the mosque of Universiti Malaya (UM) and its campus.

Entering a room where the function was to be held I also immediately headed for the glasses.

The function was yet to start. So I took in the views to my satisfaction...