Views from the summit of Gunung Ledang

OK. In the article A quick look around Jasin made about 15 hours ago I did mentioned that we (me, wife and son) climbed up Gunung (mount) Ledang before going to Jasin. Now let's show pictures from the summit...

That's the wife and going to be 2-year-old Al-Rasyid looking at a lower peak.

For the record me managed to climb up to the summit or the highest peak which stood at 1,276 metres of 4,187 feet above sea level.

A picture together. Mind you, the wife is 5 months pregnant. Oh, before that I took a video recording of the surroundings. Look below...

I wanted to pose alone at the summit marker but Rasyid just couldn't leave me alone. Notice how the background has been obscured by the mist/fog/cloud. In a previous picture you could see telecommunication towers behind.

Rasyid giving a cool pose... hehe... :]

Suddenly the mist/fog/cloud dispersed.

Knowing the nature and weather I know it is a window that wouldn't last long and started snapping pictures turning anti clockwise for different angles...

Ah! The fog started coming up again from one part.

We barely had enough time to catch this pose.

Then suddenly it cleared up again.

I understand there's a possibility of rain coming after this. So enough of enjoying the views... :]

A quaint look of Alor Gajah

Continued from A quick look around Jasin.

Next we went to the town of Alor Gajah where I stopped the car near its main roundabout (or was it its only roundabout?)...

Alor Gajah is a small town which holds quite a number of fond childhood memories for me. Here's a look across from where the car was parked at.


Turning 30 degress or so clockwise. I still remember, before the PLUS or North-South Highway was opened to replace the importances of the north-south trunk road one must pass Alor Gajah along the way. The park seen above did not exist when my dad used to take the whole family pass this way.


Turning further anti clockwise. The shophouses seen here however is part of classic old Alor Gajah.

The town used to be quite famous for its satay or skewered meat and we used to have our regular fill. On to the park which if I remember correctly was opened just over a decade ago.

There's a giant replica of the kris or keris, a Malay traditional weapon.

Besides it lies a museum on local culture...

A quick look around Jasin

Continued from A morning look of Shah Alam.

After Shah Alam we attended a function in Putrajaya and then returned to my parents' place in Muar. The next day we climbed up Gunung (mount) Ledang and afterwards went to the town of Jasin in Melaka.

It is a town I've only passed through a few times as it is located out of the main north-south routes I usually take when returning to the parents'.


Still I found it a cute town worth mentioning to anyone.

If not for the fact that it is located on a convenient route from Tangkak, the nearest town to Gunung Ledang heading towards Alor Gajah which I intended to visit next I would have probably not stop at Jasin.

Anyway we were hungry then and there is a food court besides a river in the middle of town. That's where I saw these guys looking for something.

A morning look of Shah Alam

Last weekend me, wife and baby spent the night at an auntie's apartment in Shah Alam. From there one could get a superb look at the town of Shah Alam.

As we were about the leave Sunday morning a wide vista greeted us. As usual I stated taking pictures from different angles.

Iconic of Shah Alam is the state mosque which I believe still holds the world record for having the biggest dome for any existing place of worship. The minaret is also among the tallest if not the tallest. Whatever it is a landmark not to be missed.

Another iconic building is the main tower for the higher learning institute called ITM (Institut Teknologi Mara), now a university. The town of Shah Alam practically started around the institute and the building is a sight that practically marks the town.

The seven level waterfalls of Templer's Park... or rather the Kanching recreational forest

On to something I did recently.

Yesterday Tuesday 4 October 2011, after not visiting the area popularly known as Templer's Park for decades I decided to spend some time there.

Actually last week I made a short stop here walking only at the lawns.


This time I decided to go far in. For the record there are 7 levels of waterfall inside.

First, one have to walk past the lawns.

But it is only after this gate that one is officially inside the recreational forest. Notice the name Hutan Lipur (recreational forest of) Kanching? That's the official name of this place.

But yet many know it as Templer's Park. For an explanation read the article A visit to Templer's Park made 3 years ago.


Seen here is the stream down the first level. In the old article there's pictures taken as I walked from here upstream until the 1st level waterfall could be seen.

But that's all to it in the visit made 3 years ago. This time I must go up all the way.

Two decades ago going up and down the 7 levels of waterfalls here was almost a weekly affair. As far as I could remember yesterday was the first time since then that I walked up past the 1st level. Seen here behind the growth is the 2nd level.

A zoom picture.

Going up further I could see the 3rd level waterfall.

There is a path that reach directly to this level but I chose another which leads higher...


The path leads to this bridge.

Then you could see the 4th level.

For most people this is the place to stop and take a dip at as it provides the largest pool around.

But the more adventurous just couldn't ignore the fact that there's still other waterfalls further up.

So there I was climbing more staircase.

At the age of 41 I could feel myself strained to continue the climb. But upon seeing the 5th level waterfall my exhaustion simply evaporated.

And so I pressed on.


Till there's no more staircase of concrete path...


Another bridge beckons.


Cross it first.


And walk on before you can see another waterfall.


Yes. This is the 6th level...


Yet one could still climb further albeit harder.


Cross this small cascade.


Walk further up the jungle.

And there, the majestic 7th level waterfall, a place I used to practically run up all the way to during my younger days and still have the stamina, strength and balance to quickly step up the stones till the top part which could be seen in this picture.