A journey of my life

I have been dreaming of going on a honeymoon in Bali since the day I got married... I mean since my first marriage in 1999. But I never had a chance to go until the second marriage, although it was 16 months after the actual ceremony...hehe. It was an impromptu action, Fiza decided to go and I just follow her along. She said, let it be a birthday treat for me. The place was so beautiful, we had so much fun together there and we fell in love with each other all over again. People said Nusa Penida is like Bali before it was commercialized. Not many tourists come here, and to get to the tourist spots you have to ride a motorbike or car very far on the treacherous long winding bumpy road. If you never ride a motorcycle, it is not advisable to ride one here, better hire a driver. You also need to be physically fit to explore these places which involved hiking through dangerous steep slopes and stairs. But the view was breathtaking and you forgot all the struggles once you reached the spo...

Impulse decision for a family ride to Taman Negara. We started the journey from home in the afternoon and arrived at Kuala Tahan around 9pm. The access road from the main road near Jerantut to Kuala Tahan was about 50km distance and it was a scary experience to ride a motorcycle in a dark deep jungle. We rode to Taman Negara Cross Sungai Tembeling to Taman Negara Hiking up Bukit Teresek Boat ride at Sungai Tahan Fish Sanctuary & Lata Berkoh Let's go home!

Since our earlier plan was canceled because we have to take Auni & Harraz for school holidays, we decided to go for a honeymoon ride to Cameron Highland instead. I was told one of the best routes to ride our Duke 690R is Sg. Koyan - Ringlet Road. An empty road with many corners and beautiful scenery is the best kind of route for single-cylinder supermotard type of bikes. From KL to Sg. Koyan via Raub is quite a long journey and the full exhilaration starts from the junction at Sg Koyan to Ringlet.  We arrived at Tanah Rata quite late in the afternoon and it was a tropical storm all the way from the dam area until Tanah Rata. We were completely soaked and most of our clothes were also wet. Therefore, we don't have photos near the end before Ringlet & Tanah Rata. We only go out the next day and the traffic was so terrible due to the school holidays. Luckily, we rode our bikes and we can just zigzag in between traffics. BOH Sungai Palas Tea Plantation So ...

Fiza & I planned to go on a honeymoon immediately after the wedding but somehow Fiza's kids have to tag along because their father canceled their school holiday trip together. We felt bad for them, so we decided to cancel the honeymoon and bring them to The Haven in Ipoh instead. There were 3 blocks here and one of them is managed by a hotel, there was an infinity pool overlooking a lake and a wooded limestone hill. Our unit faced the lake and the view was fantastic. The unit was huge but a bit expensive if booked at the hotel. Better check Airbnb for a cheaper option. We should have brought along our other 2 kids Ian & Dmi but they were having fun in Italy with the other side of the family.  Peaceful surrounding The place suitable for a family trip Most of the time spent in the pool

My last visit to China was 13-14 years ago when I was still working in PERNEC. At that time I went to Shanghai and Nanjing. This time around I went to Guangzhou following Fiza on her business trip.  Verdict from the trip. China yang dulu bukanlah yang sekarang. Yang dulu kotor, sekarang dah bersih sikit. Yang dulu under develop, sekarang dah makin canggih. The country almost like Japan in term of infrastructure except for the people's attitude. They work hard but lack of manners. Not all, but some of them. However, the trip was a pleasant one. Thanks to Yuss & Fahmi for guiding us around the city. It is still ok to go there even if you don't speak Mandarin. Some can converse in good English. Just be careful when dealing with them. Some not so honest, they don't care about cheating as long as they got the money. I still think China is a great country and wish to come back again soon. 

I never been to Perlis in my entire life. It was my first visit to a little state up north of Peninsular Malaysia which famous with her mango Harum Manis that can fetch up to RM40 per kilogram. First time also took ETS Thanks to Izzaty & family for being great host Visit to Padang Besar border with Thailand Awesome seafood treat in Kuala Perlis Half Marathon race

Flight to Siem Reap The flight was early morning, and I had to bother my next door neighbor to send me off to KL Sentral to catch first ERL to KLIA2.  Beautiful morning at KLIA2 Caught a rainbow Siem Reap airport Sakara Villa Nice place with great service and the owner was very pleasant Siem Reap City A small river in the middle of Siem Reap Angkor National Museum Tour to temples Angkor Wat First thing to do is purchase the entry pass I bought one day pass cost me USD20 What I read, this wall was coated with gold before. I really appreciate the intricacy art Structure in the middle of the temple the climb was quite steep At one of the corners in temple ground horizon many women sculptures around the temple Bayon Bayon is one of my two favourite temples. The distinctive feature is multitude massive of stone faces on the towers. Those individua...