collection of memories: Trip

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Bukit Broga Hike

Bukit Broga hike on 27th Oct 2015 was one of the activity under the Healthy Lifestyle and Fitness Programme for Institut Aminuddin Baki's staff. We started our hike at around 9.30 a.m. and end at around 1.00 p.m.

Bukit Broga, also known as 'Bukit Lalang' - after the local species of grass that grows abundantly here, is a hill in Semenyih, at 400 meters high and 40 minutes away from Kuala Lumpur on the trunk road to Broga. It can be reached a short distance later after University of Nottingham, where the entrance starts at left from an oil palm estate opposite a rabbit park. Famed for its incredibly panoramic views (especially at dawn) along with easy accessibility on foot, the hill is a popular tourist attraction among locals; the estate owner cashes on the glut of visitors during weekends and public holidays by charging MYR2 per vehicle that parks on his grounds.

From the peak, visitors get a spacious view of the plains, coated by a mixture of rainforest, oil palm plantations, villages and towns, along with distant mountains. At dawn, mist rising from the ground from the warmth of the sun envelops the landscape in a carpet of white, evoking a surreal atmosphere. The hike while steep is relatively easy, taking anywhere between 20 and 45 minutes to reach the highest peak depending on one's fitness level, or photo stops. There are three peaks in total, each one ascends above the other through a clear path fringed by tall grass at each side. From the summit, a proper jungle trail leads through primary rainforest to Gunung Tok Wan (675 meters), a roughly one and a half hour hike on meandering slopes

(source: http://www.naturemalaysia.com/broga-hill.htm)

breakfast...

briefing...

warming up....

Yeah...!!

my group

Yeah...!!

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A Day Trip, May 2013

A day trip to KL and Tanjung Sepat on 11 May 2013 with SCMC members was very enjoyable. Our itinerary of the day was ~ Beryl's Chocolate @ Seri Kembangan ~ Muzium Diraja @ KL ~ Galeria Sri Perdana @ KL ~ Istana Negara @ KL ~ Kuala Lumpur City Gallery ~ Lunch @ Dengkil ~ Golden Palm Tree Villas @ Bagan Lalang ~ Tanjung Sepat Jetty ~ Dinner @ Banting ~

Musium Diraja, along Jalan Syed Putra was formerly the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia. It was replaced by a new palace (Istana Negara) as the official residence of the King in year 2011.

Royal guard in a traditional attire, samping

the entrance leading to the museum

Musium Diraja is now open to public with minimum entry fee.

...the main gate of Musium Diraja

This is the entrance leading to Galeria Sri Perdana, was the former official residence of Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. It was Tun's residence from 23 August 1983 to 18 Oct 1999, before it was relocated to Putrajaya. It has been converted to become a gallery. The gallery is located at Jalan Terengganu, Off Jalan Damansara.

The new palace, Istana Negara located at Jalan Duta was opened in December 2011.

... about time for changing mounted royal guard at the main gate.

Kuala Lumpur City Gallery, located in a historical building from 1899 at Merdeka Square, is a free information centre of the history, present and future of Kuala Lumpur. The gallery is operated by ARCH Collection Sdn. Bhd. ARCH is a Malaysian brand that makes collectables and gifts made of wood veneer using laser technology. The ground floor houses a large city map, a history section and the ARCH work shop and gift shop. The first floor holds the large architecture scale mode of Greater Kuala Lumpur.