Saturday, December 26, 2009

Broga Hill-ing

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(A LOVEly cloud!)

It was quite a spontaneous morning hike with Meng Hui, since she wanted to go hiking and i'm still hunting for sunrise pictures. Thanks to the trusty GPS, finding the place was quite a breeze. But basically its just going along the Kajang highway and turn in upon seeing the Semenyih exit. After that would be going straight and make a left turn at one of the traffic light in the town area. Just head towards Nottingham (not the one in another continent) and till you reach a more isolated road.

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Honestly the entire stretch of road beside palm oil plantation is pretty scary, especially in the wee morning. Just go along till you can spot the rabbit farm on your right and you shall turn left into a dirt road and park there inside the plantation. Yes, that's another spooky spot as well. Torch lights are mandatory.

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The hike up was alright, easier than what i did in Sungai Lembing which was around 45 mins as well. Just that it will be quite easy to slip since half of the part are quite steep and the ground dirt are rather loose. Not to forget there's couple of paths, btu i believe most of it will lead you to the top. Just make sure you remember which path you took.

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My strategy was just keep on taking the right. Lol. Quite a lot of split roads. But of course it will be dumb to take a right turn which leads downhill instead.

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Unfortunately no clear sunrise, still rather cloudy on the horizon. But the breeze was wonderful :)

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Below is the known as the first check-point. Best spot for sunrise watching

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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Kuching Town

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Its another outstation work trip and this time its all the way to East Malaysia! And i'm proud to say that I've been to every state in Malaysia *grin* In a nutshell, Kuching seemed to be a small and simple town. Not too much of a busy and occupied environment. Maybe KL's rush hour traffic jam is just bad for mentality.

Took me a few tries to get this shot right. Ever noticed those gift shops where they don't allow photographing? Yeah, I did that anyway, since I have no intention of stealing their 'interior' or souvenier designs. Its the same damn friggin keychain in every shop. Anyway, just hang the camera around your neck and rest both of your palms on top of it. Now just pretend you're looking closely at an item while you use you index finger to autofocus and press the shutter release. Of course you must turn off your AF-assist light.
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(Yeah, 2nd pic and i'm already showing you a random crack on the wall/pillar)

This is Waterfront...because its in front of the river. Nvm that, but seriously thats the name of the place.
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He's practically there the entire day. I thought he have a day time job when I first saw him playin at night. You know, IT technician by day, street rockstar by night
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A 50 cents boat ride across the river(the one beside Waterfront). Same rate as crossing to Taman Negara at Pahang. DIfference is that this ride seemed more worth while
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Postcard shot
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Nearby shop/hut after crossing the river
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Tadaa...Fort Magherita. Brooke's holiday house
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The 'insert inspirational quote here' shot
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Memorial for his wife...i think. She better not be burried under, since we're just walking everywhere over it
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And I end it with a letterbox 16:9 movie style pic of...clouds!
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