2009
03.29

Gunung Angsi – Part 1

2009
03.29

Bumped into these just across the river.

A closer look, still not able to figure out what are these.

2nd trek does not look good.

One type of Lingzhi (靈芝) ?

Saw one more fungus.

The stream is clearer here.

Yellow Fungus ?

Opps… getting uphill task now.

There are really many type of Fungus here.


Friend, take your time…..

We thought the root was bleeding.

This ain’t easy man !!

I can’t find “Give Up” in my hiking dictionary :)

Just walk slow and observe the surrounding, you can find many funny plants.


I guess this is a sweet plant as many ants were there.

Life is always full of challenges, so does hiking.

I like this, small but cute !


This is the most exciting part along the journey.

Time to test our skills now…..

Finally…..


Our fittest man, despite taking photos for us, yet always ahead of us !

Malaysian younger generation of “Wong Fei Hung

Let me show you how to climb vertically.

See, you have to use the leg and hand muscles, of course with the rock climbing skills also.

One more ?

Strong man say this is “wet wet water”

Our steady friend perfers a safer way.

You just need an umbrella to welcome our “Sifu” up there !

Come Master, I am ready to shield you away from the hot sun.

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Assignment accomplished.


We are almost there, just few more steps.


Take a rest to pamper ourselves with this beautiful view.

I thought it’s only few more steps ?

This Fungus does not look very happy.


Mushroom again ?

This one looks like the one we eat at home.

I believe they are easy to grow any where in the jungle, as long as the place is moisture.


At last, we reached the top in about 1.5 hours.
We boilt water, have our Pu-erh tea and our bread lunch. We decided next time to pack “Roti Canai” for our lunch when we go hiking again. Mmm..it’s so tasty when you can have one at the top !

A view taken at the summit (825 m above sea level)


Another view from the summit.

Let’s remember we have our footsteps up here !
2009
03.29

Going down is more challenging. Our friends are figuring out what strategy to use.

Leader is leading the way to go down.


Less than 30 seconds and he is done.

Our big brother always uses the safer way.

Slow and steady, he has his way.


If you think this is Banana then you are wrong. It’s a Red Palm Tree.

Just about to blossom…..

Here they are !

Need no introduction….


This is very tiny and small, you just have to walk slow to discover such little plant.

I thought it would be easy to use my finger to show the size of this creature.

Time to enjoy and listen to the rythem of the water.

We took about 1 hour to reach the Kem Batu Tangga and another 30 minutes to reach the base, the time was about 3pm. As you can see, many people were there to have fun.


Even the pool was full of people.

You can enjoy from outside of the pool as well.


We took rest and have our “Roti Arab” before taking shower and head to our next destination.

As we still have plenty of time, our friend suggested we come here to try our luck to see if we can get a “number” to strike or not.

Found it outside the temple.

Goddess of Mercy or Guan Yin


She has a house here.

Many kind of fishes, including man-eating fish, Koi, Turtles and Catfish.
It’s amazing how these fishes can live in harmony within such a small pond but human being, the smartest species on earth, have so many conflicts. Could it be only one main reason ? Greed !


Stairs to the heaven :)

Need some fruits and money ?


If you do good things in life you are welcome here.

The dragon door.

What animal you belongs to ?

That’s why I love nature so much :D

Need more wealth ? Try bringing this home.
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The Monkey King or in Chinese 孙悟空.

Fishing with Jiang Taigong or 姜太公.
There is a legendary about this Jiang Taigong, if you are interested, you can read up from the books.


Our final destination to fill our stomach.
This restaurant serves only grill food in aluminum foil.

Tranquil environment but it was hot when we were there.


招牌鱼 or Famous Tilapia Fish, recommended by the owner.

Grilled Mutton, a bit salty but good to eat with rice. But I took only few, friends should know why :D

Tilapia grilled with salt, a bit dry.

Grilled with ginger.

This restaurant closes on every Thursday, business time is from 11 am to 7 pm but when we were there, it stopped business at 6.15pm already as the fishes they prepared already finished, although they still can catch some from the pond nearby, strange !

Maybe they are the people who get contented easily, that’s why they do not want to earn so much money :)

So, if you want to try, better go early.

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03.29

Meaningful Words !

你不能决定生命的长短,但是你可以控制它的宽度。
You cannot decide the length of the life but you can control its width.

你不能左右天气,但是你可改变心情。
You cannot adjust the weather but you can change your mood.

你不能改变容貌,但是你可以展现笑容。
You cannot change the appearance but you can show your smile.

你不能控制他人,但是你可以掌握自己。
You cannot control others but you can master yourself.

你不能预知明天,但是你可以利用今天。
You cannot predict tomorrow but you can make use of today.

你不能样样胜利,但是你可以事事尽力。
You cannot win everything but you can do your best in everything.

2009
03.16

It has been quite a long time that I have not taken part in the running event.On Sunday morning (15 Mar 2009), I was at Bukit Jalil with another 2 friends to run in the 10KM category, with no consistent jogging now a day, I found it’s very challenging to complete the run but it was a self-fulfillment when crossing the finishing line :)

There are 3 categories for this run ; 10km, 5km and 3km (Family Run). Total participants for this run was about 1,500 and that’s a lot !! I hope more people will get involve in this kind of healthy event as it really is good for our life.

The time that I achieved was 70 minutes, which is longer than the past record of 56 minutes but that does not matter, as the main purpose for me to participating the running events is to maintain a healthy life :)

This is my number that I wore during the race.

And this is the finishing medal for all participants.