land of good food. SMILE!
Back from KL, with Andy, Lai Yee and Yings!
And a trekking-cum-shopping trip ended up as an eating trip instead. But it turned out to be fun, fun and more fun!
From the Chilling Falls which nearly cannot even start, to the good food all around KL Central, to the nice resthouse we have and the cosy lil' room we have to play, it was really great to be with a group of friends.
The waterfalls are great. And we explored the way out ourselves. In a sense, it was an achievement. To be able to get there despite having almost no information from the Backpackers' Travellers Inn. Only managed to squeeze a little information out of the Malaysian Travel Centre (MTC) and off we went, slightly after noon, to the town of Rawang outside KL Central. From there, we took an old bus to Kuala Kota Bahru (KKB), a sleepy lil' town which has no taxis! I was absolutely stunned.
With 2 big bags and 2 small bags (interesting note 1: 3 Deuters, 1 Tatonka), we went to the police station immediately to register our information and tell them that we're going up to the Waterfalls. Walked a whole round before reaching the police station, and the front counter personnel could not speak Malay! But luckily, their superiors could, so everything was settled quickly.
Managed to get a local to drive us in for RM20 using his personal vehicle, and we ended up at the start of the trek. The view of the Selangor Dam was fantastic! Large reservoir, wonderful view. Makes me wanna get down and take some pictures. Yings was feeling slightly unwell, and the winding road complicated matters.
Reception lacking at the start point, we made arrangements with the 'Evo driver' to pick us up the next day, and we started our trek with a packet of 1/2 duck in tow. That packet attracted monkeys, so I placed it in my bag (and my bag smelt of duck thereafter o_O").
The path was clear, the water crossings were fairly okay, but could go pretty high up the knees and thighs. Waterflow was also pretty rapid and we had to find our footings before moving ahead.
Somehow, it reminded me of Berkelah and Lumbong. The land trek, reminded me of Bukit Timah. Haha. The dry trek was very easy and straight forward. We just followed the markings and more or less could get to the destination.
The most magnificent sight of the ENTIRE trip must've been the waterfalls. Simply amazing! A 40m+ waterfall cascading, and walking at the side of it, it just feels so...close. U wish to play in it, yet u realise the dangers of playing with the undercurrents which are present.
Camped lower down, and we managed to cook some decent dishes (together with duck!) before going off for our star-gazing session.
Woke up at 4am to watch stars, but the rest were so soundly asleep, I couldn't bear to wake them up. Went into the outdoors, sat there and stoned. A perfect time to ponder at stuff whilst you look up at the twinkling of stars, hoping that the shooting stars appear. Prepared the tent for rain prior to sleeping, 'cos of flashes of lightning in the distance.
Being in the dark, alone, you seem to be able to think clearer. But the problem is expressing it in words. I've never had a gift in that, and I'm trying my best to bring it across well enough, but not to be shot at. (lol)
The trip, on the whole, was cut short by the Rovers meeting later today, but I've had my share of fun. Re-energized? Yea. But I still wish I had more time to be there, slacking, stoning, having fun. Sure beats the fast paced life there.
Some pics to show...more pics to come ;)
No tripod? Never fear. Mirrors help!
The small and BIG bags.
New cops in town?
Crossing at Chilling Falls
Crossing another fast-flowing river
Us and the Bridge
Me & Yings!
Wonderful food!
Lai Yee & Yings
Well, in the end, you wonder why the 200 SGD you have changed had been reduced to a mere MYR 10. We seem to have found no answer to that as of yet. (haha)
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