tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56851713250293576152024-03-19T17:31:10.036+08:00Taking the path less travelled ...A bilingual blog dedicated to ICT savvy, weekend warrior who loves nature n pumps adrenaline, x only doing different things in life but doing things differently; r adventurous, a fighter n young at heart ;)SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.comBlogger208125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-86283439875523176072013-06-24T21:22:00.001+08:002013-06-30T11:20:43.731+08:00Trekking n Camping at KUBANG GAJAH WATERFALL : 22-23 June 2013Last Saturday, 5 trekker buddies (Sir Mart, Sir Azrul, Hj Yahya, Sir Akmal, Alias Zafnat) and i went to Kubang Gajah w/fall .. aka Kemensah w/fall .. aka Sofea Jane w/fall (if you are wondering why they gave it such a name, just Google it) .. My previous 2 trips here were day hikes, but this time we decided to do hiking cum camping .. ;)
As promised we met up at 0830 hrs at ABC Maidin,SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-56432755470591980102013-06-12T00:55:00.000+08:002013-06-16T21:21:54.588+08:00Pine Tree Hill (1448m) & Twin Peak Combo : 8-9 June 2013A quick search in Google will show that PTH-TP is more popular for a day-pack hiking than an overnight trip. But this time my trekker buddies and i decided to do a 2D1N trip instead, so that the mode is more relax and we would have more time to enjoy and appreciate the nature and atmosphere around us .. more time to take pictures and smell the roses so to speak.
So last Friday after Isyak SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-53738676183450487862013-05-20T14:32:00.003+08:002013-05-21T19:35:17.663+08:00Lata Charok Waterfall : 18-19 May 2013Last Saturday morning, I met up and join 9 other Cyber Trekker buddies at KPTMKL Cheras at 0730hrs .. as promised.
From left, Amir and wife, yours truly, Syafiq, Hj Yahya, Faiz, Muhammad, Akmal and Amy. Not in picture are Safwan, Hanafizah with wife and son. After re-packing and distributing our rations into 3 cars we convoy towards Genting Sempah for a simple breakfast ..
I SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-77848639974870574332013-05-02T21:14:00.000+08:002013-05-06T21:23:02.147+08:00My GOUT ExperienceDefinition of Gout >> a painful form of arthritis, caused by inflammatory reaction to precipitation of excess or 'over production' of uric acid in the blood and tissues, which frequently accumulates at large joints of the big toe, although any joint can be affected. Occurs predominantly in men. Tends to run in families.
Patient profile ..
54 yr old male, married with 1 wife and 4 SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-54242497936268218982013-04-24T15:15:00.001+08:002013-05-17T18:54:28.363+08:00Bukit Kutu at 1053m ASL on 21 Apr 2013Alhamdulillah .. last Sunday 21/4/13 i finally conquered Bukit Kutu with 7 other fellow trekkers .. Bukit Kutu (some say that its original name was Bukit Sekutu, aka Treacher's Hill) is located and accessible through Kampung Pertak, just after the Selangor Dam along the Kuala Kubu Baru-Fraser Hill trunk road .. it is a Temuan Orang Asli village with 'modern' chalet-like abodes .. ;)
Four SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-72004683970673707212012-09-20T19:16:00.000+08:002012-09-21T09:25:18.017+08:00Doa buka n tutup majlisAllahumma anta rabbi, laa ilaaha illa anta.. (n seterusnya)
Ya allah, engkaulah yg punyai segala kepujian, engkaulah yg berhak menerima segala kesyukuran, engkaulah yg memiliki segala pemerintahan, dtgn engkau segala kebajikan, kpd engkaulah kembalinya segala urusan.
Allahumma yaa kareem yaa rahiim..
Cucurilah rahmat n rahim mu ke atas majlis (xxxx) yg diadakan pd hari ini. Berkatilah ia dari SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-21117027408937712082012-09-20T19:13:00.000+08:002012-09-21T09:31:31.743+08:00Doa majlis kahwin.. walimatul urusA'udzubillah.. Bismillahi.. Istighfar.. Selawat.. Allahumma anta rabbi..
Ya Allah Ya Rahman, Ampuni lah Dosa-Dosa Kami, Berikanlah Taufik n Hidayah Kpd Jiwa2 Kami n Orang-Orang Yg Kami kasehi.
Ya Allah ya rahim, Tuhan Yg Sgt Byk Memberi, Jgnlah Kamu Memalingkan Hati Kami Setelah Engkau Memberi Petunjuk Kpd Kami n Berikanlah Kami Rahmatmu Yg Besar.
Ya Allah ya razzak, Sesungguhnya SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-66689460585149880542012-08-09T15:52:00.000+08:002012-08-09T15:57:46.900+08:00Doa IstiqorahWahai Tuhanku Yang Maha Lemah-lembut, Maha Mengasihani, Maha Mengetahui, Maha Bijaksana! Daku adalah hamba yang bersifat tergopoh gapah, lemah dan jahil. Daku mempunyai hajat tetapi daku tidak mengetahui kesannya bagiku, sedangkan Engkau Maha Mengetahui. Sekiranya hajatku ini baik kesannya bagi dunia dan akhiratku dan melindungiku dari api neraka maka kurniakan ia kepadaku pada saat yang baik SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-59259436175377108362012-07-16T09:30:00.000+08:002012-07-17T13:19:55.184+08:00Recce Sg Tekala Trekking Trails - 15 Jul 2012
As a closing activity before the arrival of Ramadhan 1433H just next weekend, I decided to go for a day-pack trekking with a trekker friend named Muhammad .. LOCATION ? Sg Tekala Forest Park, near Semenyih, Selangor. HOW TO GET THERE ? Easy access by road.. can take the Semenyih Road via Kajang town, or through Pekan Bt.18 Hulu Langat .. ;)
They have ample parking bays (FOC). Or can also SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-73691246584732608122012-04-01T16:55:00.002+08:002012-09-24T17:07:33.620+08:00XPDC Rafflesia at Ulu Geroh, Gopeng - 31 Mac 2012
Last Saturday I went to Kg Ulu Geroh, Gopeng, Perak with Muhammad Maharoff to join my old buddy Mahathir Azahari .. aka Madard .. whom i've x met since 30 yrs ago .. we used to be in the same Study Group during college yrs at UPM way back in 1979 till early 80's .. ;)
This xpdc was organized by my buddy Madard in search of Rafflesia .. the world largest flower ! How to get there ? From KL we SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com2Gopeng, Perak, Malaysia4.461934 101.1660624.4302730000000006 101.12657999999999 4.493595 101.205544tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-57902335586108746252012-01-29T23:20:00.019+08:002012-02-02T21:45:30.062+08:00Gunung Bunga Buah, Genting Highlands : 28-29 Jan 2012As 'pembuka tirai' for 2012 .. i joined 18 other trekkers to conquer Gunung Bunga Buah (GBB) near Genting Highlands standing at 1430m ASL. The expedition was organized by my trekker buddy - Sdr Sham Castello of Nature Explorer Ent .. (hp 012-6206087) .. hehe, sempat promo kawan kejap ;)
A bit of stats: GBB is 1430m ASL. Gunung Nuang (Hulu Langat) is 1493m ASL. Genting Highlands is 1860m ASL. AllSAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-69764421688139015372011-12-23T12:03:00.004+08:002011-12-23T15:11:59.045+08:00Take-Off Value (TOV) Calculation for Mentor-MenteeBengkel Akademik di De'Palma pada 12-14/8/11 telah bersetuju untuk menggunakan formula berikut (wbp urusetia belum keluarkan minit hasil bengkel secara brtulis) :
Lima (5) subjek2 SPM utk pengiraan TOV adalah brbeza2 brgantung kpd BIDANG prg yg diikuti spt berikut ... :
ENGINEERING (English, Mod Math, Add Math, Chem, Physics)
ACCOUNTING/COMPUTING (Math, English, BM + 2 others)
CORP COMM n TESLSAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-8466313979871795832011-12-15T07:23:00.007+08:002011-12-21T08:36:56.087+08:00My DISC personality profile interpretation ...Last month my employer required all of us to take a Personality Profile Test thru a special profiling tool called DISC. Got the scores as follows : Dominance=75, Influence=80, Steadiness=25, Compliance=28 .. Simply put, I'm in the High Dominance n Influence type... ;) n guess what ? the report also came along with another score ..
"Thanks" to the profiling test, now they say i have a SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-66622557965918421502011-12-01T08:27:00.005+08:002011-12-03T14:05:49.847+08:00Gunung Tok Wan via Broga Hill : 17 May 2011Gunung Tok Wan (GTW) in Semenyih can be reached via Broga Hill. This is my 4th climb to Broga, n 2nd time to GTW. This time MSofian Hashim n Hanafizah (Napi) tagged along ..
Converged at 0630hrs : parked my car by the Semenyih Petronas Petrol Station - near the junction to Broga .. Then i car pooled to Broga foothill with Napi n Sofian .. ;)
Pemandangan yg canteq dari atas Broga !
Green green SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-79291433269961215012011-11-28T23:35:00.024+08:002011-11-30T17:49:12.681+08:00XPDC Mt Kinabalu Thru Mesilau : May 2008On 3rd May 2008, took an AirAsia flight from LCCT to Kota Kinabalu. Upon arrival, we checked-in into Trekkers Lodge in the middle of KK town .. nice, cozy place for budget trekkers n easy access to town area. What more could u ask ?
Next morning : Getting ready to go out for excursion ..
Rented 2 vans with drivers included ..
First stop was Lok Kawi Wildlife Park ..
Then drive up to Monsopiad SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-57437103717365789102011-11-28T19:31:00.003+08:002011-11-28T22:07:00.720+08:00Mulu Caving XPDC : May 2006Trails map of Mulu National Park .. the largest National Park in Sarawak !
This is my 1st xpdc to Mulu Sarawak .. Took a taxi to LCCT very early morning to catch an AirAsia @ 0725hrs flight to Mulu via Miri .. Upon arrival at LCCT airport, solat Subuh dulu kat Surau LCCT .. ;)
Landed at Miri Airport .. on transit to Mulu ..
Rehat seketika kat Miri airport .. tunggu connecting flight ke Mulu ..SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-37650409152898742282011-11-26T22:46:00.047+08:002011-12-12T19:00:21.237+08:00Trans Lambir-Niah-Similajau : 1-5 Dec 2010Trip kali ni agak lama skit .. almost one week from 1-5 Dec 2010. Covering 3 popular eco-tourism destinations in Sarawak - Lambir, Niah n Similajau. Took an AirAsia flight from LCCT n landed at Miri Airport ..
First thing first. Upon arrival n settled with checking out luggage from Miri Airport, we rented 2 vehicles for our transportation .. One 10-seater Ford econovan n 1 Savvy compact car .. ;SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-57291199623430857932011-11-26T21:20:00.002+08:002011-11-26T22:28:30.193+08:00Gunung Berembun : revisited 6-8 Feb 2009The last time I climbed Gunung Berembun was 3 yrs ago .. March 2006 ! Trip kali ni kira revisited lah .. ;)
Spt biase kami camp kat Sg Pauh .. murah, bersih n best of all can sleep under the sky (inside our tents .. of course !) My tent yg warna merah tuh .. by the river ;)
Next morning : Early breakfast .. store energy for the hike .. huhu ;)
Briefings before the hike ..
Here we go .. left SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-23575782680151016432011-11-26T19:20:00.003+08:002011-11-27T07:38:04.008+08:00Gunung Berembun - Cameron Highlands : 3-5 Mac 2006
Upon arrival at Cameron Highlands, dropped by for Strawberry ice cream !
Checked-in at Sg Pauh camp site .. pitched up tent ..
Syukur dpt pondok lokasi kat tepi sungai .. ;)
Early 'simple' dinner .. seronok dpt makan ramai2 .. merapatkan silaturrahiim .. ;)
After Isyak, went out to Brinchang town, ronda2 kat pasar malam .. looking for more dinner .. huhu ;) Jagung bakar .. panas2 beb ! PerghhSAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-49713945567241043122011-11-26T07:23:00.004+08:002011-11-28T06:29:52.797+08:00Gunung Brinchang : 16-18 Sept 2005
The trail map ..
Checked-in at Sg Pauh campsite .. this place is under the jurisdiction of Jabatan Perhutanan Pahang. Entrance fee RM3/person n RM10/camp lot .. not bad as the place is quite clean n well maintained. Ada surau n toilet (air nya sejuk gilerr, esp yg kat dalam kolah tuh) .. plus power outlets at surau n gazebos .. ;)
1st thing to do .. pitching up tents .. pastu pegi mandi kat SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-33454931775499945162011-11-24T14:27:00.004+08:002011-11-24T14:46:02.501+08:00Family outing @ Sg Congkak - Hulu Langat 13 Dec 2009Hutan Rekreasi Sg Congkak is about 40km from Bangi. From Kajang Silk, take exit to Pekan Hulu Langat and drive all the way towards Gunung Nuang (dead end). Sg Congkak (on the left) is just after Pangsun abt 5km before reaching the entrance to Gunung Nuang ..
Parking area is manned by local residents, charging RM3.00 per car. Upon entering the park compound, we stopped by the guard house to pay SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-1017693768846319672011-11-24T13:03:00.002+08:002011-11-24T13:10:55.791+08:00Family Outing @ Sg Tekala 02 Jan 2011Hutan Rekreasi Sg Tekala can be accessed thru Semenyih or Ampang (Hulu Langat) roads .. the road is very popular among cyclists, esp over the weekends.
The main entrance .. Parking is easy, just park along the roadside .. enough parking lots.
Report at Guard post, kena entrance fee RM1.00 per adult n 50sen for children (primary school kids) .. ok la, not bad. After all the place is clean n verySAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-58366784075680586352011-11-24T09:58:00.003+08:002011-11-24T11:06:10.792+08:00Puteri Mandi Waterfall - Jerai 06 Aug 2005Maybe some of u r wondering :How to get here ? Actually there r several routes but i normally take this one. From Alor Setar town u just drive towards Kuala Kedah. Just before reaching Kuala Kedah, turn left towards Yan until u reach the small Titi Hayun town. Look for papan tanda ke Tangga Kenari (on ur left) .. ;)
After parking our cars, we took gp photo before trekking .. Kali ni gabungan SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-8964705696577017872011-11-14T14:08:00.027+08:002011-11-24T13:44:28.246+08:00Kubang Gajah Waterfall - Kemensah : 12 Nov 11This location was first suggested to me by a colleague (NorRosliza Manaf) abt 1 mth ago. After doing some research n gathering enough info from internet (thank u www.jamiesoon.com), i finally decided to recce this waterfall with my trekker friend Muhammad.
So last saturday we met up at ABC Maidin at Shamelin Perkasa, plus 3 other 'new faces' tagging along. After breakfast of roti canai n teh SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5685171325029357615.post-12076204976135870552011-11-10T22:07:00.018+08:002012-09-24T17:09:05.825+08:00My Weekend Training Trails at Sect3 Bandar Baru Bangi
When i don't go trekking or climbing any mountains, i will spend my weekends (morning) power-walking thru' this 'cross-country' trail just 10 minutes away from my home in Sect 3 BBB. The trail is parallel to the river starting from the UKM bridge towards Jalan Reko.
Based on my average standard walking speed of 5km/hr, I would say that the overall trail (to and fro from the starting pt) is SAS - The Semutar Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02090144144982398181noreply@blogger.com0