BERPETUALANG KE ACEH

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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.

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

On to Bukit Berdiri

Continuing from Climbing Bukit Botak at Parit Sulong.

Going further into the jungle to get to the next hill, a connected one...

See that peak?

I thought that is the peak of that connected hill.

Later did I learned that was just a part towards the peak.

Anyway I soon came across views towards the town of Batu Pahat...

At this juncture I was already past the part which earlier seems like the peak.

Closing on to the actual peak of the hill...

The hill is called Bukit Berdiri.

Views from up there...

Seen in the centre here should be the next connected hill.

Climbing Bukit Botak at Parit Sulong

Peace be upon you. Something from a few days ago

Friday 2nd April 2025. I was in my native hometown in Muar when I decided to go to Parit Sulong over 40 km further south and check out this track...

I wanted to climb a set of hills starting with one called Bukit Botak...

With my hiking apps as help I managed to find the upper entry point to get to the top.

Once you get that right the trail is clear enough.

Came across others who were on the way down...

An initial glimpse of views in store...

Soon reached the part that is designated as the peak of Bukit Botak...

Actually there is another spot which seems higher and thus should the peak.

But the designated peak is where you get the wide vistas...

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Hot spring at Kampung Jawa, Hulu Langat

Moving on after the southern Thailand journey.

Sunday 13th April 2025. After sending my kids back to a religious traditional school south of Cheras I spent solitude time in Hulu Langat. That is when I found out there is a hotspring at a village called Kampung Jawa and paid a visit the following day, Monday 14th April.

I've known and visited 3 different hotspring spots in the area of Hulu Langat.

I was told the one here was discovered accidently just around a year ago while doing some earthworks.

And so this building was built to routed the hotspring waters for easy usage.

For the record this is the 2,626th article in this blogspot.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

Chilling out at Lata Kertas

Peace be upon you. Continuing sharing from the relevant journey.

Thursday afternoon 10th April 2025. We have left Thailand via the border gate at Buketa/Bukit Bunga and made a stop at a place called Lata Kertas, south of Dabong towards Gua Musang.

The name Lata Kertas literarily means the "paper waterfall".

I don't know how it could be related to paper.

What I do feel though it was relaxing enough to put pen to paper.