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 The herbal chicken Its been a while since we been kayaking anywhere. So, with plans made as early as two months before, we headed to Sungai Perak for a kayaking adventure.On the way there, we decided to stop and try the famous Kampar ‘Chicken in Bread’ at a restaurant called Yau Kee. How did we know which restaurant to go to? We don’t, the GPS did! Continue reading Yau Kee chicken in bread at Kampar-Sungai Perak kayaking trip part I  Spot the trap marker Every wondered how jungle traps, when set are marked to warn others? There are a few Orang Asal villages I have visited that still uses traps as means to hunt game. While some traps like snares are less harmful to human beings, there are other traps that inflicts some serious injuries. In order to mark and warn others about the trap, some of the Semais in Perak fashions a ‘pointy marker’ to do the job.  Hand woven attap made of palm fronds There are some really beautiful and almost undiscovered Orang Asal homes in Perak. Good friend Jan invited me for an exploration trip to a region around near Ipoh to look for a waterfall. I skipped work and went with Jan. It was all worth it. Not only did Jan found his waterfall, but I too was equally amazed with the beauty of the people and the jungle there.  The first river crossing to Chilling falls There were rumors about another waterfall not far from Chilling waterfall. Not one but several waterfalls actually. My friend Jan suggested that we try to track down one of the waterfalls. Early one Saturday morning, Jan, Meun and I made our way there.  The rice field after harvest We had the good fortune of visiting a working Semelai (hill) rice field. Though all the rice stalks have been harvested, some burnt…there were still many things to see and learn here. Even the hut that is poised on the fringe of the rice field was interesting enough. It is authentic and divinely bushcraft. Continue reading A visit to Semelai rice field; (Final) of a kenduri trip  One of the Semelai women cooking up a dish for the kenduri This is my first ever rice harvest feast (kenduri) experience. Good friend Pak Abu told me about an invitation by a Semelai we mutually know to attend his kenduri to celebrate the good harvest of his hill rice. Besides good makan, we also had the good fortune of seeing and learning new things this time around. Continue reading Rice harvest feast with the Semelais; Part I  Sox and Meun walking past a pile of leaves One of the hardest things for us is to find a place close to KL that would be dog friendly. Kota Damansara Community Forest Park is one of the few places that we were told to be dog ‘friendly’. We have our doubts but decided to give it a shot. Whenever Sox walks with us, she would always be on a leash and when we start our walk as early as 7am, the chances are we will be the only ones around! Continue reading Morning walk with our dog Sox at Kota Damansara Community Forest Park  One of the rivers we saw while exploring the jungles near Bentong My friend Jan has been talking about exploring some parts of the jungles near bentong in Pahang for some time now. I always imagined Bentong to be hours of driving from where I live. But as it turns out later, it is only about an hour drive away and the jungle there is surprisingly nice.  My first attempt at rock climbing on a natural surface at Bukit Takun I mustered enough ba**! to go rock climbing on natural surface at Bukit Takun with my friend Chadel. Am not a big fan of rock climbing, I imagined myself like a baby elephant smooching a wall each time I contemplate rock climbing. By no means am I flexible, let alone strong enough to haul myself up the wall. But I told myself I’d at least give it a shot. Continue reading Rock climbing natural surface at Bukit Takun  The handle on the Sarawak parang given by Danny is really good There’s nothing wrong with the parang handle I made as posted earlier. But when I held the Sarawak parangs given by Mr Danny Voon from Kuching, I knew I needed to give my parang handle a make over. I have to do it, the blade after all was purchased for this purpose. |
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