BERPETUALANG KE ACEH: 2024-10-13

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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.

Friday, October 18, 2024

New climb to the summit of Bukit RM2

Continuing from The lake off Anggerik 3.

Done at the lake I went to the hill called Bukit RM2 or Bukit Dua Ringgit.

I have climbed up to its summit at least twice before. This time I decided to take a new approach caused by recent development at its slopes.

A look around from a vantage point less than halfway up. Compare with the approach from my first climb in 2018. Look at the following articles:

1. Going up the tallest hill in Bukit Sentosa, Rawang

2. Going up the tallest hill in Bukit Sentosa, Rawang - On to the summit

From this point onwards there is not much change to the path to the summit...

The summit...

This time I have better appreciation of the views having stepped foot at hills and lakes which lies within the limits of this view, that is within the last 3 days.

The lake off Anggerik 3

Continuing from The lake near Anggerik 1.

Next I took the road called Jalan Anggerik 3 to get to a smaller road leading to a path to another lake.

This one I have realised via Google Map since years ago.

But only this time I actually decided to check out.

The lake near Anggerik 1

Continuing from On to the hill designated as Bukit BUB.

After going up Bukit BUB I wanted to check out a nearby lake which shows up in Google Map satellite pictures. But I only managed to get out of the hill surroundings in the dark. So I decided to check out the said lake the following afternoon, Thursday 17th October 2024.

It is located near a road called Jalan Anggerik 1.

The lake...

On to the hill designated as Bukit BUB

Continuing from A prominent hill near Bukit Beruntung golf course.

Looking for the location of hill near the golf course via Google Map and Google Earth made me realise the existence of a not so far hill designated as Bukit BUB.

With the help of Google Map satellite pictures I also managed to find the path leading to its designated summit.

This should the designated summit, the one marked as Bukit BUB in Google Map.

There are actually at least one higher summit. But one have to go through this jungle which I did but could not actually locate the summit as it was getting dark.

For the record this is the 2,535th article in this blogspot.