If you have been following my blog, you should know by now that I’m a mountain person. Apart from travel posts, I also write about my hiking trips, specifically in Malaysia. Occasionally, people asked me about those astonishing “sea of clouds” (or cloud carpet) view I shared, only to be disappointed to find out that they have to...
Let’s admit it, Thailand is a huge country. Beside Bangkok, Krabi, Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, there are plenty of other places to visit. Even a visit to the ever-popular Bangkok can be extended to day trips to nearby district such as Khao Yai, Hua Hin and Ayutthaya, ranging from one day to a couple of...
Having lived in Melaka for 7 years (5 years of study and 2 years of work), I’ve had many opportunities to sample the local delicacies here. Some were awesome, some were overrated while some were mediocre. Though I have a list of must-try food in Melaka, I noticed I have never blogged about it. In the past couple...
Back in the days, people named places according to its legendary tale, historical significance or unique characteristic. This applies to most mountains in Malaysia. Gunung Belumut, judging from its name most definitely named after the prevalence of mossy and slippery rocks in the area. The name Belumut could be derived from Berlumut, with "lumut" meaning moss in Malay...
What’s a trip to Kuching without sampling their signature Kolo Mee? And certainly, what’s a hiking trip to Kuching without hiking their representative Mount Santubong? In fact, that was what we did while in Kuching. Not kolo mee (though we did have that as well) but hiking Mount Santubong is it! ...
The first time I heard of Mount Singai was when I read the news about a missing hiker. Just half a year ago, news about a Sarawakian who got lost in the jungle of Mount Singai made the headlines of several newspaper. The man was lost for six days and went he was finally found, he was said...
Most people are familiar with Kuching, the capital city of Sarawak. But how about Bau? My memory on my school days brings me back to my history lesson when I first came across the word Bau – a small gold mining town in Sarawak. Ring any bell yet, fellow Malaysian? ...
Bukit Payung, which literally translates to “Umbrella Hills” in Malay Language is a small hill in Parit Sulong, Batu Pahat. With an elevation of less than 300m, the hills on this part of the trail is overshadowed by the many other popular mountains in Johor (think Gunung Ledang, Gunung Lambak and Gunung Belumut), and therefore, a lesser known...
Just shy of two hours away from Melaka, Batu Pahat was like a second home to me during my employment in an audit firm in Melaka. With many of our clients based in Batu Pahat, I ended up travelling to Batu Pahat and spending most of my weekdays there. From Otak Bun to Tonic Soup, I’ve tried many...
Somewhere in the dense rainforested mountaintop in Negeri Sembilan is a burial site of a half-century-old plane wreckage from World War II. Lies 1193m above sea level is Gunung Telapak Buruk of Negeri Sembilan, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator crashed and killed all eight members of its crew. The fate of the bomber and its eight crew...
December 31, 2020. 10pm. 2 hours to the end of 2020. 2 hours 1 second to the year 2021. Before the clock strikes 12, it's time of the y...
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