Back from a short trip to Genting...

OK. Continuing from the article A short trip to Genting... . At first I want to turn the following pictures into a slide show but seeing that the slide website is experiencing some difficulty in uploading, let me just display the pictures as static as can be ya...

Basically, by 9 pm or so we're done walking around Genting. So it's time to head down back, by cable-car...

As it it was pitch dark except for the lights emanating from the pillar, this is the best I could catch out of the situation.

I tried a few times to get good pictures to no avail...

So I might as well give up and enjoy the view... or what could be seen around.

That's all...

A short trip to Genting...

As told in the article Tasik Biru, the "Blue Lake" , here's one on a recent trip to Genting...

About 2 weeks ago, I took the wife on a motorbike trip. We planned to go to Janda Baik but through a different route, through Batang Kali by the uphill route to get up to Genting Highland.

The last time I took this route by any vehicle was probably more than 5 years ago. So I didn't realise it would take one up to the cable car station before heading downhill back towards Pahang where the road would connect to Janda Baik. Since I haven't been to Genting for quite a while, why not take the cable car up to the summit?

So there we where on the way up...

As the cable-car climbed up further I couldn't help reminiscing some thoughts. But let me keep all that in private... :]

OK... let the rest of the cable-car journey be shown through these slides...

Soon enough, we arrived at the summit more than 6,000 feet above sea level...

The time then was almost dusk...

But it didn't stop us from having some fun going around...

Tasik Biru, the "Blue Lake"

Greeting everyone. At first I was thinking of starting today's writing here by sharing some pictures from a cable-car up on the way to the summit of Genting Highland. Then I remember these few pictures that I'd like to get off my chest. So here...

This is a night picture of a lake I visited about 3 weeks ago. After fetching my wife from her office in Jalan Ipoh, I felt like taking the route through Sungai Buloh to get back to our home in Bandar Tasik Puteri, a route which I haven't taken before but have at least passed through portions of it a few times.

My wife knows the way. We passed through Kundang then a lake called Tasik Biru. That's where we felt like having dinner. And I decided to take this picture...

It was pitch dark except at the stalls. This is the best picture I could get showing parts of the lake...

A week later, we passed this lake again unplanned. We were then going elsewhere but since we passed the lake and the day is very hot, might as well stop for a drink and rest...

The lake is quite calming...

Here's the view I tried to snap at night without success. Refer to the first picture...

And here is shown the name of the lake "Tasik Biru" which literally means the "Blue Lake". Is it really blue? You'll be the judge...

Janda Baik, again!

OK... my last few postings were based on places visited during my last trip to East Coast. At the end of the trip, I decided to spend the night in Janda Baik, Pahang. Here are some pictures around...

I like... no, I love Janda Baik so much that I've done a number of postings about it in my blogspots. Here are a few done here. Have a look... cheers! :]

My latest trip to Janda Baik and the number 22222!

Janda Baik revisited again...

Janda Baik my resting place

With the family at Danau Tok Uban, Kelantan

Greetings all. I've been to the Danau Tok Uban freshwater man-made lake in Kelantan a number of times but mainly on my own. However in my latest trip to the East Coast more than 2 weeks ago, I finally went there with the family. So here are some pictures for posterity...

This is part of Danau Tok Uban from a different angle...

And this is my wife and the kids...

What happened was we wanted to get to the main recreational area off a cape at the lake. But after taking the small twisting road there for some 7 km or so, it turned out the rest of the route was flooded just another 500 metres or so from the recreational area.

We almost had to get out empty-handed. Luckily we found another spot nearby outside which could offer a similar superb view if not better!


We got the view off some locals' land. But we have to walk bare-footed into parts of the lake so that we could have a clear look at the white mosque across which is a main landmark...



At first the kids did not want to step in, worried that there might be something lurking in the waters. Soon they found out it was a very interesting and refreshing experience. That's all...

Kuala Besar, the mouth of the Kelantan river...

I've always had some sort of fetish for rivers. When I was small, I used to travel alone inside the jungle behind my grandma's yard in Raub just to look for small rivers and then follow it as far as possible to the source... or anything like that.

I grew up still harbouring the same fetish. Besides following small rivers I like to survey the big ones. I've practically travelled at least half the length of the Pahang river, at 459 km the longest in Peninsular Malaysia, not on foot of course. I've been along almost all the length of the Perak, Terengganu, Kelang, Muar and Terengganu rivers besides a few others. And a favourite is to sit and look idly at the river mouth especially if it is wide and immense.

In my latest travel to the East Coast, made with the wife more than 2 weeks ago, I finally had the time and opportunity to look at the mouth of the Kelantan river, from a place called Kuala Besar which could be literally translated as the big estuary. I first arrived there more than half a year ago but it was at night and I had to rush. So below are a few pictures taken of the river mouth during the day ya. Have a look...

A look towards inland...

And this is outwards to the sea...

A better look at the estuary through the fish-landing complex there...


Another look inland. Since I'm on the subject of rivers, here's some old articles that feature pictures of rivers. Cheerio! :]

My latest views of Muar and some thoughts...

Muar river cruise part I...

Muar river cruise part II...

Muar river cruise part III

Where Muar river meets Jempol in Negeri Sembilan...

A look at the Pahang river estuary and what's around... The southern part that is...

Now, a look at the northern parts of the Pahang river estuary...

Revisiting Teluk Intan the birth-place of my dad...

Enjoying the waters at Pantai Irama, Bachok... with the family!

As promised, continuing from the article A brief stop at the Tok Bali beach in Kelantan...

Along the main road at Pantai Irama (literally translated as the rythmic beach) in Bachok, Kelantan there's this stall...

At the side of the stall there's this opening leading to the beach...

Ah... my son and daughter (actually stepchildren) posing at the opening...

And that's the daughter posing with the mum at the stall...

One more pose with me @ daddy...

Then it's time to leave for the beach...

A look back at the said opening, the opening with an interesting wooden bridge...

The bridge crosses this small river which leads to the sea...

And that's the small motel besides the stall. For the record, that's the place we decided to stay at.

At first we really wanted to bring the kids to Tok Bali but that would have been another 20km down the road. You see, we fetched the kids at their uncle's place closer to Kota Bahru. That's when we learned they have to be enrolled in their new school by 7.30 am the next day. So it's better to stay in Bachok as it's much closer...

As we headed towards the beach there looms this ferris wheel, probably a left-over from a recently held funfair.

Without much further ado, it's time to play at the beach...

Although the waves were very strong with few people daring to get close to the sea, I've tested the waters up to a certain level and kept watch from a distance. Why, I just couldn't resist going in up to some 100 feet into the sea. Not that I'm a good swimmer... I just walked into the water as the depth was still within reach of my feet. But still one have to tread very carefully as the waves were strong enough to pull you out into open sea. Seeing that I've made it safe, that's when a few others decide to test the waters themselves...

For those who wants to a take a dip with guaranteed safety without any fear, there's at least this small river opening into the sea, the same river which we crossed to get to the beach.

That's where me and the kids decided to play next. At least here I can rest assured they could not be pulled into the sea...

Soon enough the place was crawling with kids. Everyone had a superb time. That's all! :]