| Spending my time in Malaysia, November 2011 |
Dutch friends sometimes ask me, how do your spend your time in Malaysia, your second home?
Here is an answer, for the month of November. As usual a mix of nature, culture and social activities.
In chronological order
4-11 Lunch with several of my Kiara friends in Ulu Yam. It is my (almost) daily routine to have a morning walk in Bukit Kiara with them, after which we adjourn to IKEA for breakfast and (free) coffee. Sometimes we extend our meeting to lunch, as we are all fond of good (and preferably cheap) food.
5-11 A visit of Sabak Bernam, Aric's hometown, to celebrate the birthday of his father.
9-11 Dinner at home with our friends Pat and Wim. Fusion food prepared by Aric
12-11 Of course a waterfall visit every now and them! This time to Jeram Enggang and the Tiga Lapis fall, near Jelebu, with Rani and Grant.
16-11 In IKEA, George and Mary visit us to show their grandchild Darius.
17-11 A trip with Liz Price, to a cave near Ipoh, the Gua Kanthan. Home of a trapdoor spider, that can only be found in this cave.
19-11 Meeting new friends at home, Aisha and Timo, before going out to have dinner in our favourite seafood restaurant
20-11 Our American friend Marcia is in KL to attend a seminar. She was our host a few years ago in Krabi, now we can show her around. We visit the Gabai waterfall and have dinner with her in a restaurant at the Lookout Point
24-11 View from our livingroom. One year ago this was the beautiful, forested slope of Bukit Lanjan, now it has been destroyed by a greedy developer. Click here for more pictures.
(28-30)-11 Visit of Taiping. My "second hometown"...:-) We visit an interesting, very old, Chinese temple in Kamunting, the archeological museum in Lenggong and the Ibrahim fort in Matang. Of course we have also a look at a waterfall and we meet friends. As I said, culture, nature and social. |
 Lunch with my gang in Ulu Yam
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 Celebrating the birthday of Aric's father
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 Dinner with Pat and Wim
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 On our way to Jeram Enggang
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 Jeram Enggang
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 Tiga Lapis waterfall
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 Our hangout spot in IKEA
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 Mary and George showing their grandchild
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 With godfather Henry
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 Gua Kanthan, near Ipoh
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 A Chinese cave temple
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 Many gods
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 Liz at the cave entrance
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 The nickname of the cave is Cathedral Cave
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 There is a river to the right. Scary
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 In the main chamber
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 Beautiful formations
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 The local trapdoor spider
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 The spider is hidden inside
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 Near the cave an egret colony
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 Monitor lizard crossing the road
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 Also here landscape destruction
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 Double rainbow on our way back
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 Dutch friends visiting us
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 Aric and Marcia at Gabai
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 Dinner at the Lookout Point
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 View from our livingroom
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 Lots of erosion of course
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 Slope destruction
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 The Sam Wong Yeh temple in Kamunting
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 Interior
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 The three Emperors
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 The traditional Drum and Gong
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 Beautiful woodcarvings
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 Guardian dragon
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 Our guide Rodney
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 This god will give kids nightmares
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 Decorative tortoise
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 Beautiful inscriptions
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 The bench used by Loke Yew as a bed
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 The Lake gardens, Taiping
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 Always beautiful
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 Visiting Aziz and Asiyah in Suka Suka
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 Jenny with the bridge across Lake Cenderoh
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 The Archelogical Museum of Lenggong
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 Inside the museum
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 The Ikan Bakar restaurant at Tasik Raban
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 Grilled fish is the specialty
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 Tebing Tinggi fall during a downpour
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 Fort Ibrahim at Matang
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 The discovery of tin
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 The trial of the Birch murderers
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 The bungalow of Captain Speedy
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geetee wrote on Dec 7, 2011:
Jan..you should do a pictorial diary like this every month in addition to your occasional more in-depth reports of particular events, As usual...nice pics and stories..in a nutshell |
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Dan wrote on Dec 7, 2011:
:) I see total freedom ..... nice. |
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wrote on Dec 8, 2011:
Jan, I thought I knew enough of my hometown but you gave me so many new glimpses!! Gosh, all your pics are so beautifully taken and make such a delightful viewing as well as interesting reading. Thanks for all the sharing. Really appreciate your effort and precious time in putting all these together. |
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Kwai Loh wrote on Dec 9, 2011:
Hi May, thanks for your compliments..:-) Let's try to meet during my next Taiping visit. |
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wrote on Dec 11, 2011:
Jan, yes, you must visit me the next time you are in Taiping. Maybe can organize a tour for you up Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary if you have not yet been up there.
Hi Liz, I'm not sure your reply was to Jan or me? |
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Liz wrote on Dec 11, 2011:
Is this real? Didn't know it was SO close to you. |
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