This is a pictorial report of a trip with my brother Pim around Malaysia (Sept 16-27). He had been here before, but never visited the East Coast.
I hope this report will give an impression of the beauty of the country, in many respects, both nature, culture and people. Never a dull moment!
Our itinerary:
Day 1: Visit of KL
Day 2: To Kuala Terengganu
Day 3: To Pulau Redang, first snorkeling trips
Day 4: Pulau Redang, more snorkeling (and severe sunburn...)
Day 5: Visit of a school in Setiu. Once a teacher, always a teacher..;-)
Day 6: The Jeram Pasu fall in Kelantan. After that via the East-West highway to Kuala Kangsar
Day 7: To Taiping, meeting friend George. In the afternoon trip to Kuala Sepetang
Day 8: Back home to Damansara Perdana.
Day 9: Just relaxing and recuperating
Day 10: Trip to Perting Fall and Bukit Tinggi
Day 11: Expedition to the Chiling Falls
Day 12: Meeting the Kiara Bunch |
 The Petronas Towers
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 The KLCC park
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 Common Myna
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 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
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 Sultan Abdul Samad Building
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 The Ultimate Warrior street race
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 Sea Food Restaurant
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 Masjid Tengku Tengah Zaharah
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 Chinatown
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 Arrival at Pulau Redang
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 Redang Holiday Resort
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 Chalet with a view
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 Snorkeling trip
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 East and West meet
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 Raedy for action
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 Feeding the fish
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 Lizard
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 Squirrel
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 Frog
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 Back to the mainland
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 School in Setiu
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 School Children
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 Elephants
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 Jeram Pasu
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 A very developed fall
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 Playtime
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 Gunung Reng
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 Hibiscus
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 Banding Island
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 Resthouse Kuala Kangsar
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 Tuan Belanda
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 Room with a view
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 Ubudiah Mosque
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 Istana Kenangan
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 Malay College
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 Matang Forest Reserve
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 Mangroves
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 Ashy Drongo
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 Cockle Fishing
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 Cockle Washing
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 Breakfast in Taiping
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 Muzium Perak, Taiping
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 Museum visitors
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 More museum visitors
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 The Lake Gardens, Taiping
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 Composition in Green
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 Yellow-vented Bulbul
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 Flower
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 Perak Tong, Ipoh
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 Gods
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 On our way to Perting Fall
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 Rainforest
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 Climbing down the ravine
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 Perting Waterfall
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 Common Bluebottle
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 Caterpillar
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 Fungi
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 Colmar Tropicale
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 Market Square, Colmar Tropicale
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 Japanese Tea Gardens
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 Common Mock Viper
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 Chiling expedition
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 River Crossing
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 and again...
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 Chiling Waterfall
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 The Kiara Bunch
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 More monkeys
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 Celebration Lunch
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 Malaysia, Terima Kasi!
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wrote on Sep 30, 2006:
Very lucky man- with beautiful ladies all around |
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wrote on Sep 30, 2006:
See that you made it to the fall too. |
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wrote on Sep 30, 2006:
Not remembering seeing this building! Must be years now since I last went there. |
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lightlingmk2 wrote on Sep 30, 2006:
Hi Jan I remember this tree. |
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wrote on Sep 30, 2006:
Looks like the Common Bluebottle (Graphium sarpedon) |
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wrote on Sep 30, 2006:
Beautiful Malaysia's last bastion? |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
you guys have special journey in Semenjung !
The Jeram Pasu !! been there since secondary school. Welcome to my hometown ;) |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Hi Jan! This is a beautiful shot of St. Andrew's. You must shoot St.Mary's next...near the Dataran Merdeka... |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
This may be a Sharp-snouted Bush Frog (Philautus ingeri Dring). Could also be a Giant River Frog (Limnonectes Leporinus (Anderson) if it meaures 90- 175 mm....with dark markings. So difficult to tell. |
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Kwai Loh wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
It was a small frog, not more than 4-5 cm |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Always love this museum...what was an old palace...no nails on the structure man! Never miss this site if I'm passing thru Kuala Kangsar. |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Love this caterpillar....try to look at my insect book....sorry can't help...will keep looking. |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Beautiful shot Jan. Like the curl. I think it is called the "Dusky Mock Viper (psammodynastes pulverulentus)"...a small snake with a short tail. maximum length is about 60cm, with the tail accounting for one-fifth. The head is enlarged and viper-like, with a flat top and vertical sides to the snout. Heavily speckled with darker pigment. |
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Kwai Loh wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Yes, it is indeed a psammodynastes pulverulentus, but the name "dusky mock viper" is unknown to me.... This one was very small (less than 15 cm) |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
This is a scene I'm familiar with....the die-hards at a conference in a natural habitat.....under the shade! Then, its a sumptuous breakfast somewhere, somehow, somewhat and something. Cheers fellas! They are talking the walk...many are talking the talk, few are walking the talk, while even fewer are walking the walk. |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Looks more like an outdoor lecture (on birding! ) |
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wrote on Oct 1, 2006:
Great happenings...you all are real role models....Hello Pim! Another "Flying Dutchman." Aha! Sumptuous lunch...told you so! |
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Kwai Loh wrote on Oct 17, 2006:
Pasir Puteh is your hometown?
I have added the Jeram Pasu fall to the Waterfalls of Malaysia website. |
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wrote on Oct 17, 2006:
no, kelantan is my hometown. been to jeram pasu since 17 yrs old. :) |
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wrote on Dec 8, 2006:
Spectacular architecture! Not even quite as old as I am. |
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wrote on Dec 8, 2006:
Certainly one wouldn't want to have dirty cockles! :-) |
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wrote on Dec 8, 2006:
Must have been out of Wheaties, eh? |
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