Mossy Forest @ Cameron Highland

I felt like I was in the LOTR movie! Why didn't they shoot the movie in this location?! Mossy Forest is amazing!

First thing first... I went to Mossi Forest on May,2013.
Why didn't I write about it here? How could I missed it?! How could I?!

Arrrgghhhh...

Anyway, if you plan or by chance went to Cameron Highland, please... pleaseeeee do not miss the opportunity to explore the Mossy Forest. We followed a travel agent there. Naturally, the agent thought we were foreigners, because local wouldn't need a guide (despite my face yang memang confirm la Melayu kannnnn... although, there were incidents where people in China thought I was Chinese... so, the agent have a good reason to doubt my ethnicity).

Sorry bro... I jarang- jarang masuk hutan. Takut nak masuk sendiri- sendiri... ngeeee...

So, back to Mossy Forest.

Eh, you can read about it here lah... http://www.cameronhighland.net/mossy-forest.htm

I only want to share the pictures we took of the marvelous time we had there...

Our guide, Michael... betul bro... memang best tempat ni. I agree with you :)

You'll be standing on 2000 M above sea level...

On the border of Pahang and Perak...

Overlooking this view... aaaaa... niceeee...

... and on the path, you'll be experiencing these...

This could be a good movie location right? LOTR, The Hobbit, Indiana Jones... Pirates of the Caribbean (although we are not in the Caribbean...) Who cares?!

Frodo and Sam could rest here... and enjoy more of their special Lembas bread :P

Sharing the fun with some tourists from China... good times are better shared right?

We took off our shoes to experience the mossiness of Mossy Forest. Plus, it's more fun that way... But, some ang mo looked at us in disgust... errrrr... come on la bro! But didn't mind them... it was obvious that we were having much more fun... wayyyyy much :)

If you went for a walk in Mossy Forest, take off your shoes... the ground was soft and mushy and wet and cold... kekekeeeee...

Luckily, we had no incident with the local fauna :P

So, remember... CAMERON HIGHLAND... MOSSY FOREST.

MUST VISIT :)

Ciao y'alls! Have an inspired day tomorrow!

See you guys next time!

Paragliding @ Jugra... such an awesome experience!

Y'alls! I went paragliding today!
Such an awesome experience. So, so awesome. Loved it!

I'm sooooo like a little girl with a maximum level of sugar overdosed :P
Feeling so happy and excited and accomplished after my first and second paragliding experience today.

I went with my friend, Siti who is such an adventurous girl. She's done this before and she was so sweet to come & support me on my first try. But, she ended up doing it, again...

See... paragliding can be addictive :P

That's my buddy, Siti... flying... niceeee...

The feelings? Mixed... Excited, nervous (of course...), confident, happy... and nervous... again... and again... hahahaaa... I'm not trying to scare you guys. I'm just being honest... ngeeee...

Luckily I have been mentally prepared, so I was not as nervous as I usually would be. Phewwww...

That's me... in the air.. yippeeeeee...

And if you look carefully at the picture, the people on the ground, they are actually rescuing someone who had an incident during his take-off. That definitely added to my nervousness...

But still, I did the paragliding twice.

Told you it can be addictive.

Flying tandem with Captain Ikhwan :) You can't be thinking that I was flying solo :P

I highly recommend flying tandem with Captain Ikhwan... but other guides (not sure if that's what they are called) are qualified too.

So, if you have been thinking of doing paragliding, or thinking of doing something different and awesome, or craving for some adrenalin rush... or simply looking for a simple yet awesome adventure, just head off to the Paragliding Flight Park @ Jugra.

I hope you'll have an awesome experience... Just like I did!

Awesome is my favourite word of the day.

Coz, everything IS awesome!

Ahaks!

Nite nite y'alls! I wish you guys a wonderful day, everyday!

Kuala Lumpur 2014 (1)

This year I want to take photos of my beloved Kuala Lumpur as much as I can. Growing up, I realized that my beloved city have gone through so many changes. I wish I have the photo of every changes... but I don't.

So, that's what started the mission :)

I hope you enjoy the photos although it was taken by my not so 'canggih' phone camera. Unfortunately, as much as I love photography, I dread carrying the big camera around...
I'll try to be a more dedicated photographer... ngeee...

 

These pictures are already on my instagram. Reuploading them here :)

Enjoy!

The Petronas Twin Towers.

Photo taken from the best position to view the tower :)

National Mosque @ dusk.

Entering Kuala Lumpur from the North via PLUS Highway.

It was a sunny & windy day at Menara TM.

The iconic Masjid Jamek Kuala Lumpur

 Colourful shop lots in the middle of the city.

Giving new life to the old buildings.

Menara TM in the evening.

Dato' Keramat Lake Garden in the morning.

 KLCC garden in the evening.

View from the Suria KLCC food court.

 Titiwangsa Lake Garden in the morning.

Colourful water fountain @ KLCC

Beautiful sky & the Jelatek parking lot.

View from in front of Menara TM.

Pasar Dato' Keramat.

Old & new in one picture :)

P/S: Don't say anything...  I know... I'll start lugging that big camera around... :P
Are those horizons not horizontal? Another thing to improve... hmmm...

Muslim Women & Hijab... A mighty challenge..

Lately, I saw a lot of comments in Facebook on the hijab of muslimat (muslim women). I agree with all the comments because they are all about the truth. But, I also acknowledge the challenges that we face, as muslim women in complying with the actual definition of hijab.

* Most of the captions in the images are in Malay... let me know if you need translation :)

What we naturally like, as women is as in the picture on the left while what is required from us is like the picture on the right.

 

So, this is where the challenges begin. 

Where all the tests of our iman is put on us... 

The tests which required all the strengths (of heart) that we have..

TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

 

As someone who has been up & down the stages 2-7 all my life (but most of it is at stage 5) and I have only been consistently staying at the stage 6-7 for the past 3-4 years, I can say that I understand these challenges.

We women like to look beautiful & stylish...

We also like to be praised for it, even though we sometimes deny this :)

But, this is the truth.

And this is also the reason why we have a lot of challenges in fulfilling the requirement of hijab.

 

Plus, there are so many female fashions out there that is not syariah compliant.

The fashions, they look beautiful, so stylish, so fashionable, so modern, so tempting...

and our weak heart always fell for it...

So, what can we do about this?

What can we do so that we comply with the requirement of hijab, but also look presentable?

First thing first, we do not want to be like what is captioned in the image below:

and please avoid the extremes...

• Extremely tight (leggings, skinnies are definitely a no-no)
• See through clothing (because it just defeat the purpose)

In this case, I guess what we need to learn first, is the actual definition of hijab.

The image below summarized the definition quite nicely (except we don't have to look like we're marching when we walk... just don't sway too much)

 

Then, find some of the examples out there... the examples of muslimat who dress up nicely & still syariah compliant :) We have a lot of professional muslimat to look up to...

All pretty & successful...

Whatever it is... moderation is the key.

Not too much, not too little... 
Please also remember that, sloppy is not equal to moderate :P

We can do this you know... be syariah compliant.
All we need is the strength of the heart.
And we women are already a strong creation...
This should not be such a big challenge to us until we cannot improve ourselves even bit by bit.
Just put our heart into the determination to climb up the stages.
And...
Find the circle of friends who will support us with this cause :)

To those who are still looking for the strength to take on the first step of hijab, I hope the answer from Ustaz Azhar Idrus in the image below will open your heart.

We can do this! Lets beat these challenges together!

Speechless still climbing...
Pray for me.

As usual, please correct me whenever I am wrong...

Thank you! Love y'all! Muah mmmuahhhhh!!!

*Images credit from FB & Internet...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Easily the best movie of 2013...

It has everything... adventures, actions, humours, wits, courage... and even a love story... auwwww...

This movie adaptation made me want to read the book...

Tauriel, Legolas & Bard made me want to sign up for an archery class...

and the landscapes made me want to book a flight to New Zealand like, right now!

Gosh!

Please just go watch it!

Chef Michael Smith...

always gets me into a cooking mode :)
'Chef Michael's Kitchen' is definitely my favourite TV show for the moment.
The way he cooks is so simple and he showed us how we can be creative in the kitchen.
I love it!
I can't wait to get his cookbook... hihihiiiii...

Chef Michael with his desirable spice rack :)

So, we won't forget...

I have had enough with all these nonsense...
Nonsense answers...
We are all well educated people, yet they tried to treat us like idiots...

This entry is not specific to any political party...
Instead, this is a reminder to all leaders...

DON'T SAY STUPID THINGS!
WE, THE CITIZENS, ARE NOT STUPID PEOPLE!

 

 

 

 

Seems like, since the latest election, a lot of prices went up...
Petrol, sugar, property assessment tax in KL... (http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/commentary/263279-tong-kooi-ong-blogs-dbkls-200-assessment-hike-is-not-right.html)
Next is LRT & monorel...

All in less than a year...
After this, what's next?

With all these prices going up & up, added with all the ridiculous answers from the ministers, my blood pressure is definitely going up too... up to a boiling point.

I don't even want to talk about property price, crime rate, social problems... Malaysian education...

 

There is a saying... 'MELAYU MUDAH LUPA'...
So, I'm putting these few examples in here because we really need to remember this...
So we shall not forget in lets say, the next 5 years?

We shall not easily forget this... not until this kind of stupidity stops...

Hopefully things will change for the better soon...
Hopefully all these cockiness & selfishness will stop soon too..

P/S: I know the examples I put in here are from one side only, but for the other side... don't be too proud of yourself. You are just '2 X 5'.

Thank you very much.