tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4412528868219460482024-03-13T23:17:28.872-07:00Life is like an odometerOnce you have reached certain mileage, can never turn back... So plan well to achieve every mileage at the right time.Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-21090162635704148292018-11-09T21:44:00.003-08:002018-11-09T21:44:58.671-08:00MY LIFE IN ALOR SETAR (2013 - 2016)
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">My much-travelled life
journey moved on to a new place in June 2013. I reported duty at Hospital
Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar on 4/6/13. My second stint in Kedah. Though JKN
Kedah was never my favourite, I had no better choice at that point of time. My
1<sup>st</sup> choice for Masters out-campus was Kota Kinabalu in fact. But
thinking back, I feel it was a blessing in disguise as UKM did not endorse
training at KK. Hence, I resorted to Alor Setar…and I never regretted this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">I was truly blessed
to have Subasni and reunion with Rabeah for out-campus Masters in HSB. Of
course we had Gan as well in our group. We were joined by my good friend Sopian
& new friend, Sasi (Suba’s husband) – they were Orthopods candidates. Last
but not least, I reunited with my hiking buddy, Hasan – pharmacist !</span></div>
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days (2013)</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I stayed at En.Asri’s (my
senior MA at HSJ; who was kind enough to offer his house at Alor Setar) house
for 3 months. Reluctantly he accepted rental at a reduced rate. His house was
at Taman Kelisa – Mergong. I spent that year’s Ramadhan in this house. Occasionally
joined by my parents. On 2<sup>nd</sup> month, I was joined by 3 MAs; whom I
had worked with at HSJ – they came for post basic training.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I found a house very near
to hospital, after a tough search. However, the house was not really up to my
expectation. Looked almost dilapidated. At the same time, my friend Ruben
(Surgical MO) told me that his quarters have an empty room. I applied to stay
there but the reply from person in-charge was always negative…”meeting not been
fixed yet” Hence, I made a decision to just move in to the house (illegally) in
November 2013. In December, Ruben left to KL for 6/12 attachment. So there I
go, alone in the house..literally squatting, awaiting approval. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I decided to forego my
deposit for the “dilapidated” house. I stayed on at the quarters until July
2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Starting at a new place
is always tough. So as when we started at HSB. Acclimatization is not always
smooth. Junior colleagues gave us the toughest challenge. Being a senior in
service, but junior at a new work place, we had to endure lack of respect from certain
junior colleagues. The worst experience was with on call roster. The
irresponsible roster-maker will give himself and his cronies light on calls as
compared to us and other non-cronies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Certainly there were
clans among MOs in the department & team-work was lacking. Alhamdulillah
not all were like this. Some of them were good and exhibited good team-work
& respect to each other. Nevertheless this was the first time im working in
a department with 25-3- MOs! So was quite a rude culture-shock I would say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Fortunately, most of them
were nice…especially consultants. The eye opener and embarrassing part was that
some of the specialists were in fact my batch of House-Officers or just a year
senior to me. So I know how badly delayed I was in pursue of postgraduate
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As usual, I will start
with ward rounds/clinics.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Here in HSB,
we have clinics everyday – either morning of afternoon. On calls will be 5-6x /
month. We had 4 on calls/day + 1 cardio call – mainly done by those in cardio
dept.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In a nut shell, life was
busy; not really enjoyable the first few months. Having Suba, Rabeah was a huge
relief. We tend to vent out our emotional distress, to each other. Occasionally
with Sopian as well. Alhamdulillah, I was spared the traffic jam since moving
into quarters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Night time will be my
study time. Back to Uni time..staying up late or waking up early to read. I was
well determined to prepare myself for MRCP & MMed exams. I decided to go
for MRCP after a few months in HSB. So I signed up for part 1- 1<sup>st</sup>
diet in Singapore (Jan 2014)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">On weekends which I am
not on call, I will come back Penang, that will be like twice a month.
Sometimes parents will come over to Alor Setar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After all the
relationship setbacks I faced in 2011/2012, I felt more relaxed, being
unattached & was fully focused on my studies & work. Alhamdulillah</span></div>
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chapter (2014)</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Jan 2014 – took a week
break. Thanks to my understanding colleagues in my ward at that time..Yeoh CH,
Ng BH & Hani.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Flew to Singapore for my
Part 1. It was my first exam since May 2006 </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> Check out my
entry on this trip : <span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2014/09/finally-i-am-here.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2014/09/finally-i-am-here.html</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Between Jan – May 2014, I
sat for 2 written exams & 1 clinical exam. There was another in July 2014
(MRCP Part 2). Check out on these trips here : <span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2014/12/finally-i-am-herecontinuation.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2014/12/finally-i-am-herecontinuation.html</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In June 2014, I was
officially in 2<sup>nd</sup> year of MMed. Hence, started my sub-speciality
postings. Started with Endocrine : June-Aug. During which I attended 2 drug co
sponsored talks in KL (it was a back-to-back talks on one weekend) One on GH,
the other on insulin at Le Meridien & Park Royal respectively. Brought
along my parents; and yeah brought them to meet my brother too. These are the
maiden talks I have attended outside of Kedah (since 2011). In fact, only my 2<sup>nd</sup>
& 3<sup>rd</sup> drug co-sponsored talks in my entire career. Thanks to Dr
Shafinaz – my kind-hearted endocrinologist & my guru!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I started visiting old
folks home/orphanage on this year. During Ramadhan in July 2014, me along with
Suba & Sasi visited Bethel home at Pokok Sena. And I went to another home
at Padang Terap just a day before Raya.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In August I have moved
out of quarters as my friend Ruben quit his Masters programme and decided to
return to KL. Hence, I can no longer stay at the quarters. I stayed a month at
a homestay in Kuala Kedah. Only in Sept 2014, I managed to get a house for
rental in Kepala Batas, Kedah. It cost me RM450/month – unfurnished. Moved in
there, bought some furnitures. It was a mere 15 mins drive to HSB. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">It was during my stay
here, I got Dengue! <span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2014/12/dengue-and-i.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2014/12/dengue-and-i.html</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Life after July 2014 was
more relaxing as I am done with all my exams (for now) and more focused in my
works. However, life after 5 was more unmeaningful. Come back home to an empty
house. I went back Penang every weekend. I joined several running events too
this year..after a long break.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Sept-Nov : I switched to
Respiratory posting to<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>get a break from
busy general medicine calls. Was quite fun, doing bronchoscopes &
Pleuroscopes, as well as being able to go home on time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I was determined to go
for my PACES the same year.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I had my
first go at comm.skills & History taking as per PACES format while I was in
Respi posting. My great buddy Yew Yan Xi guided me & we practiced together.
As was being encouraged by my top guru, Kantha. I tried for the 3<sup>rd</sup>
diet in Brunei/Myanmar but were unable to secure a place. Being in the right
environment, with right people really helps to boost our confidence &
determination!</span></div>
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Chapter (2015)</span></u></b></div>
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was back to mainstream general medicine – this time for Gastro posting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I was in ward I1 (male
chronic ward in old hospital) and would attend all gastro procedure days. Got
my hand at the scopes a few times. Attended all Gastro clinics. Had a great
time particularly under Dr Kiew & Dr Zalwani. Of course the ever
encouraging Datuk Radzi was there too. He sent me for a MSGH conference in
Kuantan under Gastro budget in Feb 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">End of Feb, was supposed
to be my final month in HSB. Prepared a farewell for everyone at MOPD (having
given a treat in June 2014 – with Suba after passing our exams). Was off to KL
the last day of the month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">March – went to KL with
my mom. As she was adamant to follow me & to stay at my brother’s place.
So, took her along, stayed there for a week; while I started my life at IJN.
First one week, I would go along my bro – in one car; either his or my PKG
6050. Morning trips will take average 1hr 15 mins. Longest being 2 hours!
Coming back will be similar. As we leave a bit earlier, around 4.30pm, we were
fortunate to reach in less than 1 hr 30mins most of the days. In mean time, I
managed to get a room for rental in PV Platinum Lake Condo, Setapak. A room
with shared bathroom for RM520/month! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Life in KL/IJN was pretty
much routine, though relaxing. Routine weekdays will be; to leave home by
6.45am. Reach IJN about 45 minutes later. The later I leave, the longer I’ll
have to be on road. Usually a quick breakfast, followed by ward rounds. Later
rounds with trainee & consultants. Then go for a big breakfast with my
fellow attachment buddies (Kumutha, Pradeep & Tharshini). Actually, there
were 6 of us. I was particularly close with these 3. After that, settle ward
works (rarely have any) or go to ICL lab to observe or run clinic. Clinics for
us were like once in a fortnight. Best part of clinic must be the flask of
coffee they give us. Certainly, the best coffee I have ever tasted! If nothing
in ward, ICL or clinics, I would spend time in library or ECHO room. Lunch will
be at IJN café or the stalls outside IJN. Prayers (including Jummah) will be
at<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>IJN Surau at level 7.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Usually we will leave by
4.30pm. The journey back to my apartment will take max 15 minutes only! As
compared to minimum 45minutes in the morning. Back home, after Asar, will be
mostly at home. Will spend Maghrib-Isya at near by Surau.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I made one of the most
important decision of life while at IJN. That was to go for PACES in UK! I met
3 trainees whom went to UK for PACES without attending courses there. Then I thought
if they can make it, why not me? I was very skeptical of going UK for PACES
before this. But since I did not get a place even after twice application to
sit in KL / Brunei, I considered UK; and the words from these guys really
pumped me up to go for it. Then I got to know my friend, Syamir is applying for
UK as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So I applied and alas!
Got a place via Edinburgh College, to sit for exam at Bishop Auckland Hospital
(a district hospital). I got to know this barely 2 months prior to exam. My
exam is slated to be on 2 JULY 2017! I spent more time on the books since
registering for PACES. What I lacked was, practice time & partner. And
course as well. I never attended any form of PACES course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So, I applied to attend a
one-day course and mock exam (as observer) in Hospital Batu Pahat. Thanks to
Shartiyah, manage to get a place. Things were so difficult at that time, even
to get a place to attend courses/mock exams! Everything needed an inside
person. As the one in Batu Pahat was more of a mock exam, I felt that I needed
a proper course and decided to head to Hydrebad – for a 4 days course (in May
2015) Initially planned to go Calcutta, but had to change as could not prepare
visas etc in time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So, left to Hydrebad with
my mother. Since taking my mom along, I decided to stay 3 more days…making it a
week’s trip to Hydrebad. The course in Hydrebad was not up to expectation. A 4
days course without Mock Exams. And we managed to see only 30 pts in total.
However, it was in Hydrebad where I met Joyce, whom had been a great
practice-buddy to me. Back to KL, every day after work & every weekend, we
will meet up to practice. I’ll go to her place and often we meet up at HKL or
even at dining place at times. It was also in May when I made 2 trips to HSB
(during weekends) to practice with my buddies, Yew YX & Chin. Really
grateful to them. I would just stay overnight at HSB during weekends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">At the end of May, I made
another moment-defining decision, to defer my Masters by 6 months. My intention
being, I need to get back to HSB to prepare for PACES intensively & to quit
Masters for good if I’m able to pass my PACES. So, I made a U turn, back to HSB
on 2<sup>nd</sup> June 2015. Dr.Zal allowed me to choose which ward I want to
be. Hence, I chose 5c…which has always been a sanctuary for lots of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">First few days were
tiring explaining to people why I am back to HSB. I had one month before PACES.
No place to stay at Alor Setar. So, I would travel daily Bertam-Alor Setar (I
got my Bertam house key in Dec 2014). Weekends I would stay at Alor Setar (on
call quarters); practice with Yew YX & Chin. I even did 4 calls in this one
month. Mid of June, Ramadhan started. Life was quite taxing..travelling
Bertam-Alor Setar daily & staying up late night to study. But no pain no
gain yeah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I flew to Edinburgh 6
days before my exam date : <span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2016/02/my-journey-to-west-part-1.html"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://aslam1403.blogspot.my/2016/02/my-journey-to-west-part-1.html</span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The best moment of my
life came 3 days before Aidilfitri on that year, when I got to know my PACES
result. The ensuing months were good at work, but not my personal life. Again,
mom stood between me & my hope of marrying my girl of choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I started doing specialist
work & on call in October 2015. Attended placement meeting the same month,
given Kulim as I requested. But due to request by Datuk Radzi, I stayed put in
HSB. Life was pretty much routine till end of the year. I commuted from Bertam
daily. Tried to find a house to buy in Alor Setar, but failed due to “malay
reserved” status of houses near by HSB.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Final
Chapter (2016)</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After spending 2 months
in Hemato ward, at the end of 2015, I was placed in ward 4c (a general male
medical ward; with ID consultants as the heads) Nothing much to talk about in
the beginning. Entered 2016 with a hope of staying in Alor Setar for long.
However, after multiple attempts to buy a house failed, I reluctantly started
to think of applying for transfer to Kulim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Finally made up my mind
to request for transfer after I met with an accident in April 2016. An accident
on highway, involving 5 cars; mine being the front most. My car’s back bumper
was badly damaged. So, I went to see Datuk Radzi & Alhamdulillah, he was
supportive, though a bit reluctant to sign my transfer letter </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Fast forward…got my
transfer by July. But upon Datuk’s request, was delayed till September 2016.
Officially I reported duty at Kulim on 18 September 2016…on the day, 10 years
ago I reported to QEH as a houseofficer.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">3
years 3 months : this was my time in Alor Setar. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Alor Setar will forever
be close to me. The people were amazing; particularly patients! Working in HSB
was an eye opener. Despite my disagreement with certain colleagues, overall was
superb & really miss them. Bosses were fantastic & approachable (at
least most of them). Not much of issues when it comes to inter-department
relations (except with Anaes..haha)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The town was more
relaxing, slow paced. Of course you can’t stand the pace of Alor Setar
drivers..super slow! Food was mediocre. Nothing to shout about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I achieved my goal of
coming to Alor Setar..which was to pass my MRCP. Gained invaluable medical
experience along the way. Worked with some great consultants & colleagues.
Experienced working with difficult colleagues. Endured sleepless on call
nights. Did stay-in specialist on calls. Shifted house 4 times. Life was not
easy, but towards the end, became enjoyable. I left HSB & Alor Setar with
my head up, feeling satisfied. Hopefully I have done to the best of my ability
to all the patients I met & treated. A move back to HSB is not to be ruled
out </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-24958475817661733072018-10-21T22:17:00.002-07:002018-10-21T22:17:25.749-07:00Escape to the Phillipines<br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">"<b>Tidakkah mereka perhatikan, bagaimana Allah memulai ciptaan kemudian mengulanginya? Sesungguhnya yang demikian itu mudah saja bagi Allah. Katakanlah:'Berjalanlah di muka bumi dan perhatikanlah, bagaimana Allah memulai ciptaan, kemudian Ia mengulangi penciptaan itu sekali lagi. Sesungguhnya Tuhan Berkuasa atas segala sesuatu." (An-Naml:19-20)</b></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #666666; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>"Berjalanlah kamu di atas muka bumi, kemudian lihatlah bagaimana kesudahan orang yang mendustakan itu." (Al An'am: 11)</b></span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12.8px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Day 1 - Take off</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Met up with my long-lost
buddy, Peter J at KK airport & flew together to Manila. He took flight from
Kuching. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17.33px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">He
looked the same youthful Peter whom I met when we were 18 @ KMPP. Gosh it has
been 18 years since we got to know each other!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Meanwhile, I arrived a day earlier to KK & had some catch ups with
my good friends, Suba & hubby, Sasi ; then my machan, Param. Have not met
him for ages! </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Lunch with Suba &
Sasi at Lucy’s Kitchen, Tanjung Aru; then Dinner at Hard Rock Café @ Oceanus
with Paramendra. Had wonderful time catching up with them, has been yearning
for a meet up with good old friends. Slept at Param’s new condo at Likas. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Next day, Param sent me
to KK airport. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Flight A.Asia left to KK
at 11.40am, slightly delayed. Nevertheless, the journey was smooth, Alhamdulillah.
Touched down Pinoy Aquino International Airport (Terminal 1) at 1.40pm. We are
supposed to check in for our next flight to Puerto Princessa, Palawan. As we
approached the departure area, we were told that flights to Palawan departs
from Terminal 3. It was 3pm & our flight is scheduled at 5.50pm. We rushed
to the transit area, where they were supposed to provide transit bus to carry
passengers to Terminal 3. Unfortunately, we were told that the bus is “delayed”
and we may have to wait 45 minutes. The journey may take 30 minutes depending
on traffic condition. Worried about their efficiency, we decided to take a Grab
car and rushed to taxi waiting area. But to our dismay, no Grab car available!
Suddenly a guy approached us in an unassuming manner offering us Taxi to ferry
us to Terminal 3. He literally said he is not sure of the fare, when I asked
him. He took us to an Innova & got our luggage to the car boot, before flashing
us a price list showing that the charge for this trip is 1900 PHP! When we
checked on google map, the journey is only 2.4km and we were like WTH…our
pockets were slaughtered mercilessly! FIRST UNPLEASANT ENCOUNTER ON PINOY SOIL…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Nevertheless, life has to
go on. We checked in at Terminal 3 & waited for the flight patiently. No
delays. I did my zohor-asar in a musolla prepared at this Terminal 3. Met a
Saudi guy whom was travelling to Palawan as well. He spoke little English,
while I spoke no Arabic…so we communicated via google translate </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">
He is going Palawan to visit an Islamic Foundation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">At 7pm, we reached Puerto
Princessa Airport safely. A guy from the lodge I booked, was waiting for us
holding a placard. Took us about 15 minutes to reach by the bay, Jacana Bed
& Breakfast. Quite a secluded place. Checked in, took shower & left to
town looking for food. We have not had our dinner & nowhere to eat near
this lodge. The lodge owner helped to call a tricycle ( a passenger vehicle,
where by seats attached to a motorbike).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">As expected, all the
eateries we came across sold pork. Hence I had a coke, while Peter J had his
dinner. Later at the lodge, I supplemented with cookies & breads I packed
from KK</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Day 2 – River Cruise</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We did the Underground
River Cruise on Day 2 (one of the seven nature-wonders of the world)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Our day started with
breakfast at the lodge (cookies & breads for me). At around 7.30am, the van
came to pick us up. And stopped at few other lodges to pick up our fellow
trip-mates. Our bubbly guide, Jake gave some briefing throughout the journey.
Together with us were a family of 4 from the Netherlands, a family of 3 from Manila,
a guy from Morocco with his Pinoy gf and a Korean family. The journey took us
1.5 hours to reach the Sabang shore. From here, we got into a boat (30 minutes
ride) to reach the Underground River Cruise starting area. We had to wait for
1.5 hrs to get into this boat. So, we thought of trying the Zipline before
getting into the boat, but unfortunately the Zipline was malfunctioned that
day. We had our lunch here; but not for me </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">L</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The waiting time for the
Underground River Cruise was agonizing. We waited almost 2 hours. The cruise
itself took us about 1 hour. They provided us with radio & headphone to
listen to the narration while we were peddled along the river. The boatman was
helpful as well in showing us the peculiar shapes of every stalagmite &
stalactite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We left in the manner of
how we came. Reached our lodge around 5pm. After Solat & freshening up, we left
for another tour, the Iwahig firefly watching. Dinner was part of the package,
but of course again pork was served! We finished our tour at about 10pm. This
was a mere waste of time, as the waiting time to get onto the boat was
horrendous. The only plus point was that the boatman was super informative and
was talking as if he was reading a script.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Day 3 – Honda Bay </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Started as the day
before. Our tour guide remained the same. Today we were joined by 2 Korean
girls, a family from Manila and a couple from Manila. Honda Bay is quite near
to Puerto Princessa town, just a mere 45 minutes’ drive. From the shore, we got
onto a boat for Island hopping. First stop, Starfish Island. Where we did
snorkeling & posed with dead starfishes. Next was Luli Island, where we
also snorkeled & I did some nonsense poses. Third & the final one was
Cowrie Island, where we had our lunch (finally no pork served). I had rice with
mussels & kangkong. I did not take the meat for obvious reasons. Here we
could do some water activities e.g jetski, banana boat. Peter & I did
banana boat while the Korean girls took pictures of us on the boat. Soon after,
it was time to leave. We arrived at the lodge quite early at about 4pm. After
cleaning ourselves, we got off to town. We visited the POW memorial & the one opposite cathedral. Then we walked to Puerto Princessa bay walk & some
souvenier shops nearby, before we walked a mile to the Robinson Mall. It was
here where I finally found a place which does not serve pork; Coffee Bean! Had
my seafood meal & a pleasant cup of coffee. As tonight is our last in
Palawan, we headed for a supper at Hadramawt (Arab) restaurant, where I had another
cup of coffee & some ice cream. This place serves alcohol (expected la kan)
and hookah. But no trying hookah, as I am out with quit-smoking co-ordinator
for the district of Lubuk Antu…haha. Hah, on another note, the waiter is a
Sabahan (born in Sabah, but no IC), hence had a good time talking “Sabah bah”
with him</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Day 4 – The End of
Palawan & Mabuhay Manila !</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Our flight to Manila scheduled at 12noon. Jacana owner’s husband sent us to Airport. He’s a friendly
chap, hence we were talking all along the way about Manila & encouraged him
to visit Sabah. (I’m a bit biased perhaps, but of course I always promote Sabah
before any other states in Malaysia </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> Since we checked
in way ahead of time, I decided to take a ride to visit the Islamic Foundation.
Peter J did not want to follow as he’s<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
skema</i> & worried might miss the flight…hahaha. This place is a mere
10 minutes ride from the Airport. Met with few bros there, who are actively engaged
in dakwah & islah activities in the island of Palawan. I was briefed about
the activities of this foundation & about the Muslim community in Palawan.
Muslim population on this island accounts to approx. 5%, and they mainly reside
at the southern part of the island. By the way, I got to know about this
foundation from the Saudi Syeikh whom I met at Pinoy Aquino (Terminal 3)
Airport. Later I found out that this Syeikh is the one who started this foundation
and has been actively garnering funds to run this place & carry out
activities. Memang tabik spring la kat depa ni…steadfastly carrying out activities
of dakwah & islah. May Allah ease their work! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After about 40 minutes
here, I got back on the tricycle back to Airport. The tricycle guy in fact
waited for me & he thought I am a “muslim-minister” cause I visited this
foundation.hehe</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Ok, fast forward; we
arrived at Manila Airport as scheduled. Took a cab to our hotel, City Garden Suites
Hotel at Mabini St, Ermita (somewhere near Malate). Due to terrible jam, it
took us around 35 minutes to reach this place. Thank god, not cheated this
time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The hotel room was clean
and comfy, but the toilet is a bit small. But ya, that does not really matter
as we are not gonna sleep in the toilet, kan? Guess what was the first thing I
did after that??? To hunt for proper convincing lunch! After some googling
(which Ive already done while in Palawan), I found a few halal restaurants. As
I had planned, we headed to Gayyah Restaurant, but our dismay the service was
atrocious, hence we left the place and headed a bit further to an Arab
restaurant (Asy-Shams). A cozy place with reasonable price. Had my kebab &
had to finish Peter’s nasi mendy..walla! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Ok, I have to tell about
our 1<sup>st</sup> night in Manila… we wanted to buy souveniers. Hence after
some googling, found this bazar called “Divisoria”, which is apparently open
till late night. So, took a tricycle and headed to this place with lot of
expectation, but sadly…ended with disappointment as this place looks like a
fish market and obviously not open at night. The tricycle guy changed direction
and took us to another “night market” without asking us. He dropped us here and
demanded for double the fare as was agreed upon initially. Despite heated
arguments (of course he did not understand much of what I was saying), we paid
up a little less than the fare he wanted. And this so-called night market is
indeed like our pasar malam, selling tid-bits, clothes, underwears…haih. No
souveniers & not even the Phillipines based t-shirts available here! After
a while, we left the place on a tricycle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Day 6 – the Adventure</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Based on initial
itinerary, today is for us to visit Taal Lake Volcano. However, after we failed
to get a convincing tour plan from any of the tour companies we visited
yesterday, we almost cancelled this trip. However, I did not give up &
googled on “how to make the trip to Taal, on your own” And of course our mat
saleh dudes have written a number of articles on this. Hence, I felt inspired
by these articles & decided to go on our own..hahaha. Nevertheless, my
Peter decided to stay put in Manila. So, solo trip lor…sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">I was out of hotel before
7.30AM. Took a cab to the <b>Buendia bus station.</b> From here, took an express bus
to Olivarez in Tagaytay. Took me almost 2.5 hours to reach <b>Olivarez (Tagaytay</b>).
The traffic was horrible! A young chap (forgot his name) was waiting to ferry me to
Talisay, on a bukyo (something like “äuto” in India). I managed to pack some
drinks & Dunkin donuts at Olivarez, as food at Taal was told to be
expensive. OK, before leaving Manila, I called this guy named Bryan (whose
number was mentioned in one the articles I read). SO, this Bryan arranged this
bukyo for me to get to his place at Taal Lake. He even gave an alternative
route to get to his place from Manila, but it was rather confusing, so I stick
to the route I read in the article.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Upon arrival at Bryan’s
place (he is a boat operator), he gave short briefing about the trip. Very
soon, I was on the boat to cross a river/lake (tak pasti) to get to Taal Lake
Volcano (an Island within an Island, within an Island). The boat trip took me
30 minutes. At the island, I was introduced to Mary Jane (guide is mandatory
for foreign tourist it seems…) With no further a due, we started to hike up.
Was not too difficult. Got 14 checkpoints. Reached peak in 25 minutes. Spent a
good one hour at the peak. Mary Jane was very helpful in helping me to get
shots of me along the way & at the peak. By the way, she’s a single mom
with 2 school-going children (husband passed away months ago). She should be in
her mid-30s. Earns her living by being a guide. Gets about PHP 200-300/tour.
Apparently most of the visitors to Taal, use horse to hike up. Only a handful
of tourists will use their legs..sigh. Kesian the horses. Horse rides are not covered by these guides. They have separate owners/association</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Hike down was even
faster, and straight to the boat to ferry me back to Bryan’s jetty. Had a nice
coconut drink (they call it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">buko</i>),
before leaving back to Tagaytay in the same<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
bukyo</i> which I was in earlier. The young chap was very friendly & spoke
good English, hence communication was much easier. On the way, I stopped to buy
Avocado – which was priced RM4/kg (after conversion)-dirt cheap as compared to
Semanjung (RM5-7/piece!). So, I sapu everything the makcik had ~ 2kg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">At <b>Tagaytay</b>, had my
Zohor-Asar prayers at <b>Masjid Al-Huda</b> (just opposite the bus stop). Met a
tabligh guy from Mindanao, named Noor. Too friendly as he kept talking in
sabahan malay in fact. Wished I had more time to spend, but unfortunately no;
hence had to cut the conversion & hurried away to the bus stop, after
exchanging FB contact with this guy. Bus came within 5 minutes, and another 2+
hours to Manila. I took a bus of different company this time and only upon reaching
Manila, I got to know that this one will only pass by Buendia Train Station,
not the bus station. Hence, I just alighted somewhere at Makati & had to
take a cab (PHP 150) to reach my hotel ~hence an additional 45 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">6.30 PM : Finally arrived
at my hotel room; tired and broke, but felt happy & satisfied with what I
experienced today. Peter J was in the room, having shopped handsomely the whole
day…haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After a quick bath, Peter
& I left for dinner (at <b>Dulang – a Muslim restaurant</b>, serving apparently
local dishes; but did not really appear very local), followed by hunt for
souveniers. This time we walked to Quaipo Market! I repeat, we walked! The
place is about 2.5km from our place. Since Manila is known for its massive
congestion, google map reported that, it will take 40minutes to reach our
destination regardless we take a cab or foot. Hence, we decided to go on our
foot (despite some hesitancy from Peter J..haha) But again, we got
disappointed, as this Quaipo Market is in fact a pasar malam, selling veggies!
So, we went home again feeling dillusioned. But, it was still early! So, we
were left with 2 options, to watch live bands at any restaurants/bars or movie
at the Robinson’s Mall. Peter J opted for movie, so we went for Skyscraper and
I fell asleep towards the end…haha. I was super tired & sitting down to
focus on the movie was a difficult task for me. This Robinson’s Mall is
walkable from our hotel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Summary (how to do Taal on your own)</b></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><i>Buendia bus station (Manila) to Olivarez (in Tagaytay) 2.5 hrs</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Take <i>bukyo</i> to jetty at Talisay (4o minutes)</b></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Boat ride to Taal Lake Volcano (island) (30 minutes)</i></span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Hike up (20-30 minutes)</b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">*Bryan's no : +63 9172032792</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; text-align: left;">
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</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Day 7 – the end</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">After breakfast at the
hotel, we took a cab & reached Ninoy Aquino Airport well ahead of time. But
again, this Manila airport confused us, as we reached Terminal 1 & got to
know that the Air Asia flights will depart from Terminal 4! So ridiculous…the
other day, A.Asia landed at Terminal 1, but out-going flights will depart from
Terminal 4…just cant fathom their system. As we tried to look for another cab
to take us to Terminal 4, a guy approached us and carried our luggage into his
cab, offering to send us to Terminal 4, again without telling us the fare!
After some metres of travel, he said this trip gonna cost us PHP 500! I just
lost my cool & ranted at him. So much so, he stopped by the roadside and we
got off his cab! It feels so horrendous looking at how they con tourists (and
maybe locals as well) to get easy money! As we were waiting by the jammed
roadside, a cab pakcik came along and after some haggling, agreed for PHP 200
(plus toll fare) to send us to Terminal 4 (still expensive, considering the
distance is only 2km). At least this pakcik was very decent & thoughtful.
The flight back to KK was uneventful. A little hiccup at KK Airport, as customs
initially wanted to check on my Avocado – but the higher officer cleared me to
go as I was carrying only 2kg…bukan nak pi niaga kat pasaq malam pun! At KK
airport, the kereta sewa that we hired via Param was waiting for us.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>We checked into Grand Borneo Hotel @ One
Borneo. Met Daphne (our batchmate in uNIMAS) there, after 12 years! She’s a
plastic surgeon in SGH.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Spent 2 more nights in
KK, before going back to our kampungs </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">WHAT
TO DO/EXPECT</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Palawan</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">
– Puerto Princessa town is the centre here. So, find a place to stay near town
area. Perhaps can use Robinson’s Mall or Plaza Palawan as the landmark. The
other places to go in Palawan (besides the ones I mentioned above) would of
course be Coron & El Nido. However, these are far away places. El Nido is
about 6 hours drive from Puerto Princessa & you will need to overnight
there if were to enjoy El Nido. As for Coron, you need to take a flight or go
on a boat from El Nido. If you are an avid snorkeler or diver, Coron +/- El
Nido are must go places for you. Of course, you will need to spend longer
period of time in Palawan if you were to go these places.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Manila</span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">
– basically is a city for nightlife. If you are not keen for booze, “massage
++” or night clubs then don’t waste time in Manila, as it is not the place for
you. Probably can spend a night or two, that is all. Most you can do is to
listen to their live bands at a relatively decent bar/restaurants or go for
movies (as what we did..haha). I would suggest you to explore Northern Luzon or
Southern Luzon (where Tagaytay is located) There are a few nice volcanic
mountains to go (e.g. Pinatubo, Taal) if you are an avid hiker/nature freak.
There are some historical monuments/places to visit, but that will be kind of a
boring stuff to do if you are not into these histories.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">TRANSPORTATION</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Be careful on which Airport Terminal you
supposed to be! Read properly what is written on your ticket in regard to
departing/arrival Terminals. There are 4 terminals in Ninoy Aquino Airport, and
you need transfer buses to move from one terminal to another. Bear in mind
these transfer buses might not be punctual and be prepared to take proper cab.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">NEVER rely on Grab cars in Manila!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">LOOK FOR only cabs with meters, to avoid
getting cheated. If the driver does not want to use the meter (for instance
when the road is terribly jammed), confirm the exact fare before getting into
his cab</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Explore express buses (so-called express)
for long distanced travel. It is a cheaper option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Intra-city LRT available in Manila, which
I did not get to try</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In Palawan as well as Manila, you can get
connected from one place to another by tricycle. Haggle the price before you
get in. I find these tricycle riders in Palawan more decent & do not cheat.
In Manila, tricycle fare can be similar to taxi fare. So, consider using
metered-taxi unless not available.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">FOOD</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">This is a big problem, particularly in
Palawan. Almost all (except one veggie restaurant & Coffee Bean at
Robinsons Mall) serve pork & alcohol. Since pork is on the menu, no option
for you to eat anything convincingly (including seafoods) Bring along breads,
cookies to avoid starvation & ketosis.hahaha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Manila – easier to find proper halal food.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Even McD has bacon sauce </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">L</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Dunkin Donuts got sliced pork </span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Beverages – not an issue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">6)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Price – pricey if you go to
air-conditioned eateries, or else the price is quite OK. In Palawan, I did not
really enjoyed the foods, except that one night at Coffee Bean</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">TIME</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Similar time zone with Malaysia, so need
not adjust ur watch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Solat time, as in Sabah (in fact 20-30
minutes earlier for certain prayers)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"> </span></div>
<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">EXCHANGE
RATE</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Can change at KK (if you are flying from
KK). I find the rates a bit better as compared to what I got in Penang</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">PHP 10 = 80cents</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">PHP
50 = RM4</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">PHP
100 = RM8</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">EXPENDITURES</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Accomodation (for 6 nights)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">PHP
3926 / per person (RM300)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt "Times New Roman"; margin: 0px;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Taal Trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">PHP
3400 (RM260) (could be lesser if more people were to join)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>I paid all in all this much because it was a
solo trip</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">b/down
: taxi to Buendia bus station (Manila) PHP 85</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Bus to Olivarez (Tagaytay)<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP 83</span></div>
<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Bukyo to Talisay (Jetty) to
& fro<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP 500</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;">
</span>Tour (boat, guide & entrance fee,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Boat parking at the
dock<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP 2150<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Guide tips<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP
300</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Red lava<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP
50</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Bus back to Buendia<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP 82</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Taxi to hotel<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>PHP 150</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Other trips and related expenses (e.g. river tour, Iwahig & Island hopping)</span><br />
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4750 (RM360)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">PHP
1390 (shared) (RM105)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Approx
RM800 (Penang – KK, KK – Manila, Manila – Palawan & return in the similar
manner)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ceiling view at the first place we went for dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of the hedonisme site at Palawan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sabang beach - it is from here we take a boat to Underground river cruise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cave entrance ( river cruise)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starfish Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with the starfish at their Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">swallowed 17 ketul mussels with nasi...after 2 days no nasi @ Cowrie Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Korean girls at Cowrie Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">starfish egg it seems, held by Korean model</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masjid Dawah @ Palawan</td></tr>
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Islamic Development Foundation - next to Masjid Dawah</div>
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MANILA</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night Market @ Manila</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeepney - ala2 minibus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">even Batman has his own bus here</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taal Lake Volcano from a distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with the boy who took me to Talisay (jetty) from Tagaytay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captivating Taal Lake Volcano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">part of the track need to be traversed to reach Taal peak </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nampak tak asap??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">with macik jual Avocado (Rm3-4/kg)!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustrated overview of Taal Lake Volcano</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some sweet local keuh I had in Dulang Restaurant </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dulang restaurant - run by local Muslim (3* jak for the food)</td></tr>
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inside Masjid Huda @ Tagaytay (a tabligh jamaah were camping here at that time)</div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike>Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-28297676377919512542018-05-06T06:15:00.001-07:002018-05-06T06:15:23.375-07:00Gerah-Bilah-Bieh mountaineering<div style="text-align: justify;">
My last mountaineering was in 2013! So when Hasan asked me to join this trip, I was hesitant in the beginning. But determined to take up the challenge, I paid up & made my way to this place!</div>
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28 APRIL 2018 (Day 1)</h3>
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5.15AM : Left Bertam (my house) with Hasan; stopped by at R&R Gng.Semanggol for Subuh. There are 2 ways to get to here, either exit Ipoh or exit Kuala Kangsar</div>
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8.00AM : Arrived at Masjid Bawong</div>
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7.45AM: Left Kem Sungai Y (after b/fast - meehoon goreng). Our destination for today : Kem Perodua</div>
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- Had to ascend & descend Puncak Bongok (the trail was really trying, but the puncak did not appear like one proper peak; perhaps the reason being called Puncak Bongok. The descend from Puncak Bongok was treacherous. I literally slid down at 4-5 places.</div>
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- Stopped at Kem Sg.Agek for lunch (Nasi with Ikan Masih masak lemak) Topped up our water bottles here.</div>
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As we were lepaking at the peak, Rajesh @ Ironman became the first to arrive. I waited for Hasan and continued journey to the next peak, Gunung Bieh. Had our packed lunch at Gerah peak.</div>
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<b>1.50PM : Reached Bieh peak ( 1 hour from Gerah peak) Elevation : 2071m</b></div>
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No words to describe how difficult the journey back was. We were literally lacking sleep, and just conquered 3 peaks (2 for me :) and we still have to walk roughly another 14km to get back to Kem Perodua (our campsite)</div>
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'Hundreds' of pit stops for me. I followed two experienced hikers on my way back..Mr.Jimmy & Mr.Alan (both in 50s I guess). They patiently waited for me and we walked the journey together till we reached campsite at 8.30pm. Really owe them a bunch.</div>
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The last 1.5hrs of the journey was no joke...walking in the darkness of jungle, aided only by your headlamps and accompanied by eerie sounds of jungle creatures really sent chills down my spine.</div>
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Back to campsite, ultra-tired, filthy and hungry! Took a quick shower (this time did not immerse myself into the stream), then dinner....before going straight to sleeping bag. The last group arrived at 10pm</div>
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<b>{Highlights: No river crossing, Total Distance : 31.89km (30km for me), Highest elevation : 2103m - Gerah, Total time taken : 18 hours}</b></div>
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Day 4 aka Freedom day</h3>
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8.40AM : Left Kem Perodua ( after b/fast & dismantling our tents). Destination : balik kampong!</div>
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Pit stops (the main ones) : Kem Sg. Agek, Puncak Bongok, Kem Sg.Y) Lunch at Puncak Bongok & solat at Kem Sg.Y</div>
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Killer trail : from Kem Sg.Agek to Puncak Bongok - 4 ascending trails which almost caused VT in me! These were the trails I slid down on Day 2 - when were we heading to Kem Perodua</div>
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<b>{Highlights : Crossed 8 rivers, one of them was mid-thigh level tide, Total distance : 18.85km, Total time : 8 hrs 20mins}</b></div>
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5.40PM : Left Kg.Lelar on 4WD. For all the blessings of no rain while we stayed in the jungle, we nicely collected maximal rainfall on our way back to Masjid Bawong. Sitting in the open cabin, we were 'blessed' with rain continuously for 3 hours. </div>
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9PM : Arrived at Masjid Bawong. After cleaning up and some farewell salams, we left to look for food. Found a place called Amira Tomyam. Sara joined Hasan & I for dinner/supper here.<br />
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<b>Summary:</b><br />
1) Cost : RM290 (inclusive of 4WD fee, organizers' fee & food)<br />
2) Total distance : 69.7km<br />
3) Elevation gain : 4593m<br />
4) Max.elevation : 2103m<br />
5) Total hiking/walking time : 37 hours 05 minutes (this time might vary based on our endurance :)<br />
6) Difficulty scale : 10/10 (my rating ye :)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the last Orang Asli village-before we started to hike</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside our tent - 1st dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Briefing @ Kem Sg.Y</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st river we crossed</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cat nap at Puncak Bongok </td></tr>
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This bro is the caretaker of a small veggie farm located after Kem Sg.Agek.</div>
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Uncle - started climbing after the age of 60 - source of inspiration!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Why you so Jonah eh? Every
person in medical field in Malaysia must have heard this word, Jonah. Doctors
commonly are labelled being Jonah or some anti-Jonah (fondly mentioned as
anti-J). Doctors & nurses would understand what I am saying </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">But lots of time, when I
ask my colleagues do you know what/who is Jonah….the answer would be negative.
So I shall try to write on this briefly.</span></div>
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JONAH IS DEFINED IN THE DICTIONARY</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">According
to collinsdictionary.com :</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">1(a) </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 15pt; margin: 0px;">a Hebrew prophet: thrown
overboard in a <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/storm" title="Definition of storm"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">storm</span></a> <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/send" title="Definition of sent"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">sent</span></a> because he had <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/disobey" title="Definition of disobeyed"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">disobeyed</span></a> God, he
was swallowed by a <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/big" title="Definition of big"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">big</span></a> fish, but three
days later was <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/cast" title="Definition of cast"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">cast</span></a> up on the <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/shear" title="Definition of shore"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">shore</span></a> <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/unharmed" title="Definition of unharmed"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">unharmed</span></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">(b) </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 15pt; margin: 0px;">the book <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/tell" title="Definition of telling"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">telling</span></a> Jonah's <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/story_1" title="Definition of story"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">story</span></a></span></div>
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<b><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 13pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">2. </span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "&quot",serif; font-size: 15pt; margin: 0px;">any person <a href="https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/said" title="Definition of said"><span style="border-image: none; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;">said</span></a> to bring bad
luck by being </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Jonah @ Yunus (alaihis-salam)
is a revered prophet mentioned in Old Testament & the Qurán.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Yes, he is a prophet
believed by Muslims as well as Jewish & Christians. I’m not going to talk
about the differences in how Muslims / Jewish / Christians beliefs regarding
his prophethood. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Prophet Yunus is one of
the 25 Rasul known to Muslims. He is the 21<sup>st</sup> in the list. He was
sent to a place named Ninawa (somewhere in Iraq) to get them to worship Allah as the only god.
After years of preaching (da’wah), Yunus (as) was so disappointed as only a
handful of Ninawa people accepted his teachings & prayed to Allah. Majority
belittled him & challenged him to call upon his god to send the
destructions that he has always been saying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Yunus (as) became disillusioned
& left his people before Allah’s order came. His journey took him to shore
and boarded a loaded ship. In meantime, signs of destruction has arrived at
Ninawa & people of Ninawa started to repent were looking for Yunus to guide
them back to the right path. Nevertheless, their search were in vain as Yunus
(as) has already boarded the ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Meanwhile, the ship Yunus
(as) was in started to encounter rough sea. The captain of the ship made a
decision to remove someone in order to reduce load in the ship. They
unanimously agreed to draw lots. Thrice Yunus’name was drawn & he believed
that this is Allah’s will & jumped off the ship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">On Allah’s order, a big
fish (whale) swallowed Yunus and he stayed in its stomach & never stopped
repenting to Allah as he felt that he made a sin by leaving his people without
Allah’consent. The doá that Yunus recited was well captured in the Qurán (surah
Al-Anbiya’ : verse 87).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So eventually his act of
repentance was accepted by Allah & Yunus (as) was thrown out of the whale’s
stomach. He went back to his people and guided the right path.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">*Story of Jonah is
depicted in bible (old testament) as well – book of Jonah.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">SO
WHY JONAH BEING IMPLICATED AS SOMEONE WHO BRINGS BAD LUCK/JINXED? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Yunus (as) @ Jonah was
removed from the ship not because he brought bad luck, but it was merely meant
to reduce load in the ship as the sea was getting rough and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">above all it was God’s will</b>. So why is
Jonah being implicated as someone with bad luck? Jonah left his people before
Allah’s command came & this incident served to be a reminder to Jonah &
all of us to be patient and seek guidance from Allah in the period of hardships.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">OK, people might say..hey
this is just for fun! True we can take it that way, but as a practicing Muslim or Jewish/Christian alike, we should try to avoid using terms that belittles
our prophets. It sounds cool to be updated about vocabs & idioms in English
but will be good to know why certain terms/words are used and whether are they
appropriate or less appropriate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">We can probably use other
words like, Im ‘jinxed’, that is why my oncalls are always busy & I’m ‘blessed’
that is why my oncalls are always cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">So, think about it peeps.
Just my two-cents.. Adios!</span></div>
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7.30 AM : Left to Cameron (from Jelutong), with my parents, sister & nephew Ameer.</div>
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It was a smooth drive up to PLUS highway, where we exited at exit 137, Simpang Pulai. Of course we did stop by at Sg.Perak R&R for approx. 30 minutes. From there we headed towards Cameron Highlands as directed by googlemap,. In fact the route is not that difficult as signage are well placed and the route does not involve lots of turnings. Only swerving and curving all the way up.</div>
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11 AM : We were at Cameron Highland Lavender Farm, which is only about 3-4 km from Brinchang town. We did not enter this place as the tickets were quite pricey just to watch flowers.</div>
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<b>Bee Farm</b> - was the first place we entered. A 3 storey building locating shops, small café & bee hives at the ground floor (open space). Nothing to shout about; perhaps can grab some honey if you are a honey lover</div>
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<b>Sg.Palas Boh Tea Plantation</b> - the hilly road leading to this plantation is just opposite Bee Farm. OK, this 3.5km route can be quite frustrating as it is one way on most parts of it; and better still no one to control traffic flow. So, what can happen is that you can just get stranded in the middle, awaiting to opposite coming vehicle to reverse or you have to reverse. It took us about 30minutes to get down this 3.5km road! The other thing that I am not happy is that parking to go to the café & sales centre at this area is placed way down the hill. They do not allow people to park right in front of the café (not enough parking area). Hence, we had to park & climb stairs of like 500metres length! Just impractical for those travelling with elderlies & toddlers. </div>
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The café was packed on the day we went (expected as it was a Sunday of school holidays) They sold tea-based beverages (of course) and cakes, muffins etc. Prices were OK (RM3.90 for a mug of Teh-O at a tea plantation site...expected lor..) They had all sorts of Boh products at sales area. Mind you, prices in fact were a bit more than what you can at supermarkets elsewhere. Good thing is that you could buy products not available elsewhere. </div>
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3.30 PM : Checked in to <b>SA Apartment @ Crown Imperial Plaza</b>. It is an apartment turned into a homestay. Located right at Brinchang town. Very spacious. SA Apartment @ Crown Imperial Plaza :</div>
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- can cook (stoves provided)</div>
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2. points against - no WIFI</div>
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- Astro : only NJoi available</div>
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- bathroom taps not satisfactory</div>
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After a short break, we left to <b>Brinchang night market</b> (aka coldest pasar malam in Malaysia). After had enough at the market, then came the most difficult task....to find a dining place which shall suit my mom! So, I went straight to Masjid Abu Bakar to Jama' first, before going for dinner hunt. </div>
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Drove to Tanah Rata, to Abang Strawberry Restaurant; but unfortunately they serve only grilles & steamboat for dinner. So, decided to go Singh Chapati. Had some paratha & chapatti. This area reminisced me about Hydrebad, where we had to buy paratha/chapatti & dhal separately :)</div>
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After dinner, back home and Zzzzz...</div>
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<b>4 DECEMBER 2017 (hari kedua & terakhir)</b></div>
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Memandangkan tak bercadang nak p banyak tempat, kami keluaq rumah dalam 8.30 AM. P cari sarapan (macam biasa...Indian food lagi), makan kat Restoran Sri Sentosa</div>
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Lepas makan, pi cari tempat nak beli strawberry-petik sendiri. P kawasan Taman Sedia. Ada beberapa kedai kat sini. Mula p AZ Agro..dia kata xdak strawberry dah. Pastu nak p Abang Strawberry (ni cawangan restaurant kat Tanah Rata yang kami p semalam); tapi Nampak <b>Opah Strawberries & Jam</b> dulu. Maka berhenti kat sini dan p Tanya pasal strawberry; dia kata bole petik sendiri, tapi tak banyak yang tinggai (sebab musim cuti skolah...dah banyak dah kena 'kebas') Jadi kami pun p la masuk garden dia petik sepuas2. Dapat la dlm 970gm! RM35 only (plg murah kot) Kat Opah strawberries ni ada gak simple café, juai scones & muffins & beverages. Boleh la nak try. Betoi2 ada opah yang buat bisnes kat sini..and I think she has Parkinsonism...tapi kegigihan opah ni layan customers memang admirable!</div>
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PAs keluaq dari Opah ni baru perasan rupanya Abang Strawberry tu sebelah ja.. P singgah gak la..tanya2 harga. Depa ada Grade A berries...yang dah siap petik, RM50/kg. Yg petik sendiri RM70/kg. Grades denote size I guess.. So, what we got is still a good bargain I guess, nak rasa petik sendiri ja pun..tu yg ada excitement :) Abang Strawberry ni ada café gak, bernama Abang 200 Seeds selling full meals for b.fast & lunch. So I decided to come back for lunch there.</div>
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Next stop, <b>Bharat Tea Plantation</b>. Bharat ni product dia nama Cameron Valley. Not so popular outside Cameron, tapi Nampak plantation dia besaq gak (ada 2 kat Cameron; 1 tu lepas Tanah Rata, jalan nak p Ringlet); 1 lagi sebelum Brinchang. Kami p yang lepas Tanah Rata tu. Far better road & parking space berbanding dengan Sg.Palas Boh. Lepas membeli; kami pun belah...balik ke Tanah Rata, nak p makan kat Abang 200 Seeds. Tapi singgah sat kat <b>Big Red Strawberry Farm</b>. Tempat ni banyak disarankan dalam google map; maka singgah gak la. Jalan dia memang mencanang! Tempat dia ada gak strawberry petik sendiri, café, mart selling all sorts of strawberry-based products & fresh veggies (chillies, salads only). X beli sangat kat sini. </div>
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Lunch @ <b>Abang 200 Seeds Restaurant</b>. RM57 for 5 pax...kira OK. Mee Kari dia mantap!</div>
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Then is way back home. Since my mom was so eager to buy fresh veggies, I googled and found lots of people recommended Kea Farm. Kea Farm is on the way out of Cameron, few km after Brinchang town. The road heading out of Cameron was quite jammed (I guess better than Saturdays). The parking area at <b>Kea Market</b> (yeah..it is actually a market...I did not see any Farms there!)was miserable. Bought some veggies. Perhaps the best bargain was jagung - you can get 16-20 pieces for RM10.</div>
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After that, it was all the way home. Arrival was very much delayed due to some road works on highway ( at 2 separate locations). Took us almost 5 hours as compared to only 3 hours yesterday.</div>
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1. You can reach Cameron in 3 hours...from Penang Island; provided you leave early (by 7.30AM), the sky is clear & no long stops on highway.</div>
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2. Be assured; the road up to Cameron via Simpang Pulai is excellent...not as what I have heard before.</div>
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3. Avoid going up there on Saturdays (moreover if it is during school holidays)</div>
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4. Bring socks to wear at night...the coldness could be piercing your bones.</div>
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5. Avoid Sg.Palas Boh Plantation. Do visit Bharat Plantation instead for a similar experience. (Not sure about Boh Ringlet plantation)</div>
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6. Make sure you try self-plucking of strawberries!</div>
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7. Stay at Tanah Rata or Brinchang. Ringlet has nothing much here.<br />
8. In a nutshell, Cameron Highlands is a must-visit place (at least once in a lifetime) for all Malaysians. Good place for family hangouts & couples. But not really of a friends outing place; unless you have a group of avid hikers as friends. You can try out Mossy Forest & Gunung Irau.<br />
Insyaallah shall come back for these 2 mountains.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An "aerial" view of the never-ending staircase leading to Sg.Palas Boh Cafe</td></tr>
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Self-plucking strawberry @ Opah Strawberries</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bharat Tea - Café & Plantation (right after Tanah Rata - towards Ringlet)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ameer at the staircase leading down to the Bharat Tea Plantation</td></tr>
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I've been to Lumut only once, back in 2012 & in fact it was a brief stop by with my friend Hasan. So this trip worth calling my "first" trip to Lumut.</div>
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<b><u>11 August 2017</u></b></div>
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Left Penang at 9.20am; parents as my trip "accomplice". <b>Exited Taiping/Changkat Jering </b>about an hour later.</div>
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Then endured one and a half hour of almost network-less journey along oil palm plantations en route to Lumut. I relied on signboards; passed by places like <b>Terong & Beruas</b>. Encountered turns to Manjung & Sitiawan at the later part of my drive. Only later on I found out there is another road via Pantai Remis; where by motorists have to take Right turning after rows of shops at Terong.</div>
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Finally checked in to <b>Ritz Inn Lumut</b> @ 12 noon. Had our home made Briyani at hotel room; before heading to <b>Masjid Al-Adly</b> for Jummah prayers.</div>
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<b>Lumut:</b></div>
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Started as a small fishing village, which later thrived after being made base for Malaysian Royal Navy. There is even a military hospital at Lumut. KKM hospital is at Manjung. </div>
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In my perspective, Lumut is a small, quiet town which serves as a gateway to Pangkor Island. I guess it will only appear busy during school holidays. </div>
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Business here mainly about selling dried seafood products (e.g. ikan masin, sotong masin, keropok etc) Noticed a few Mamak restaurants as well as KFC & Domino's.</div>
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Sitiawan is a mere 10km drive and Manjung town is not too far. Hence people of Lumut has no problems getting to these places to hang out.</div>
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As I had no idea as to where I shall take my parents to, I brought them to a "pasar malam" not too far from Lumut town (noticed this place when Hasan & I went to Marina Island earlier to get race kit)</div>
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It is just a normal "pasar malam"like elsewhere, but the eye-catching matter is the price of "äthirasam" @ kuih peniram. Sold at RM1 for 10 pieces. The taste was superb; hence we bought 70 pieces :)</div>
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There were quite a number of restaurants at Lumut town as well as a bit farther; but did not try any as did not want to stuff myself too much prior to my run next day.</div>
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<b><u>12 August 2017</u></b></div>
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<b>Silverman Half Marathon:</b></div>
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This is the inaugural event held in Marina Island, organised by warrior-quest. The run starts at Marina Island, a man-made Island on reclaimed land (privately owned :) Again I am with my running buddy, Hasan..who drove all the way from Aloq Setaq with his family.</div>
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The kick-off was punctual; at 7.15am. We had to run 2 loops of 10.5km each loop. Of course into roads of Lumut and back to Marina Island. The track was quite challenging - <b>going up the slope 8 times!</b></div>
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As I was ill-prepared, of course some minor cramps started during the second loop & overall performance was unsatisfactory. Finished at 3:03 hours.</div>
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Post-run, breakfast provided & finisher tee given. The only draw back is that throughout the run, no isotonic drinks provided. Only given power-root cans. Something the organizer has to improve on.</div>
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Checked out at 12 noon & headed straight to KL, solely relying on my unreliable waze & googlemap (connected via U mobile).</div>
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The nearest road to get to highway Utara-Selatan is supposed to be via Teluk Intan. Unfortunately one bridge that has to be passed by to get to Teluk Intan gave way & had to be closed for repairing works. Hence we had to take a longer route to reach highway. This longer route opened up an option of getting into highway via Tapah or Teluk Intan; and I opted for Tapah. Stopped at Tapah for lunch.</div>
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My first time in Tapah though..haha.</div>
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Checked in to Shangri La at 4.30pm. Was at the Spiolto launching & dinner from 5.30 - 8.30.</div>
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Foods were superb - pre&post launching.</div>
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<b><u>13 August 2017</u></b></div>
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Not much plans for today, except that going to Amcorp Mall, PJ. Check out at 12noon. Went for lunch at Setapak (near apartment I used to stay in 2015). Then straight to Amcorp Mall. Unfortunately the shop we were supposed to go to sell our old books & CDs has shut down. The whole floor looked a lot different. too many "stalls" selling old staff...right from books, records, CDs and even old toys.</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-66093172346211478862017-04-16T09:10:00.002-07:002017-04-16T09:10:27.561-07:00Singapore Sundown RUNCATION<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">25 - 27 MARCH 2017</span></b></div>
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Has been a year since I wrote in this blog. Hope to share more this year..haha (sounds ambitious)</div>
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my second trip to Singapore in 3 years. This time of course it is not for exams but for <b>RUNCATION</b>. A new terminology for those going for a run event + vacation. I was accompanied by my school-time friend, Zhafran who currently resides in KL.</div>
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<b>25 MARCH 2017</b></div>
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10 am : flight Tiger Air from Penang to Singapore. Departed about 20mins late from scheduled time.</div>
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(took a GrabCar to the airport as I was kind of late. My first time trying out Grab)</div>
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11.30 am : arrived at Changi Airport.</div>
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Took MRT to Clarke Quay (took us approx. 40 mins to reach station) The City Backpackers Hotel is just a mere 4 minutes walk from this station.</div>
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We were welcomed by the receptionist with warm smile & she allowed us to check in 30mins bfr time. </div>
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After settling our luggage, we took a walk to find a Masjid, a makan place & iPhone outlet. Manage to find the former two, but the latter was quite a distance from our place & as it was already 6pm, we decided to get ourselves to the Run Village to collect race kit & to get back to hotel to take some rest before the run tonight. We took GrabCar to & fro the Race Village.</div>
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After Solat, slept for an hour plus. Woke up lazily to get myself ready to go to the run village. As we had got into GrabCar, I realized that my runner's bib is not with me...haiya!!! Asked the driver to make a return to Hotel to get it & of course he charged extra SGD6 for that!!</div>
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Arrived at RunVillage in time. Our start off time is 1am; though they actually let us start only at 1.20am</div>
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Feeling nervous & "national pride" at stake, I made my way cautiously. Only my second HM in life, and the first in 5 yrs! My aim was just to complete within 4 hrs. After some struggles with pain over quadriceps & calves, manage to complete in <b>3 hrs 27 mins</b>..Alhamdulillah! In fact I crossed 10km mark at 84mins - which is a new time for me (though I did ran faster when I was 17..haha)</div>
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It was fun but exhausting & painful.</div>
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We had no choice but to find a transport back to hotel (though it is only 2.5km from our hotel, the idea of walking back is out of question!) Only now we realized there is an MRT station (Promenade) - 300m from the Run Village. If only knew this earlier, could have saved some money by not going on Grab! Nevertheless we did not take the MRT as we were holding SGD 50 note, the MRT ticket machine does not accept that; yet no counters were upon yet at 6am & no shops either. Hence we resorted to Grab, and manage to get one at 6.30</div>
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<b>26 MARCH 2017</b></div>
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6.45am : reached Hotel. Had our Subuh.</div>
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Then it was ZZzzzz!</div>
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Only woke up at 11am. After shower, made my way to Masjid Omar (the one we went yesterday). Had Zohor-Asar Jama' there. They had some ceramah just before Zohor & were having a luncheon after Zohor, but I did not wait..segan la konon..haha.</div>
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2pm : went out for a quick lunch at near by 24hours outlet called Teh Tarik. Then took MRT to Bugis. Strolled around at Bugis Street, Junction & Bugis+. Bought some souveniers. had our early dinner at famed ZamZam Restaurant (the same place I had Briyani in 2014), went to Malay Cultural House (which was already closed), strolled around Arab Street. Then walked to Little India, which is a mere 15-20mins walk from Arab Street.</div>
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Mustafa Centre - is the talk of Little India. Had our Maghrib-Isya Jama' at Masjid Abdul Gaffoor before starting shopping at Mustafa. We spent a good 2 hours n this place. At 10 something, wth hands full of shopping bags, we took an MRT to get back to our Hotel.</div>
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<b>27 MARCH 2017</b></div>
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Final day in Singapore. Checked out early at about 10 something. Headed to VivoCity Mall (the largest mall here) which is a mere 545m boardwalk to the famed Sentosa Island. So we did set foot on Sentosa Island, just for photography purpose..haha.</div>
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Next stop was Orchard Road - famed for multiple shopping malls. It was raining and we could not find an eatery (initially), but manage to spot Masjid Al-Falah. Stopped by for Solat & simple lunch at the Masjid's cafeteria. Then Zhafran & I parted ways, as he wanted to visit Expo ( another shopping mall, which is a station before Changi Airport), where by I was tired of going malls..haha.</div>
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We prted at the Sommerset MRT station. I went to an Indonesian Restaurant to try out "Durian Martabak" as was promoted on nets, before heading to Airport.</div>
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My flight is at 6.55pm. I reached Airport 2 hours early. Submitted GST refund thing at the Airport (on Zhafran's behalf - as he did the most shopping, my refund claim was less than SGD 2..haha)Checked in with no luggage & just wandered around till the departure time. (Also delayed by 30mins - Tiger Air) Safe home by 9pm.</div>
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<b>FLIGHT</b></div>
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1st time on Tiger Air. Decent cabin environment. Crew : average. Experienced delayed departure after already onboard on both flights. Reason : unclear. <b>I would give 2.5/5 for this</b></div>
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<b>HOTEL</b></div>
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- Receptionist : good looks :), but not so informative in terms of directions & public transportation</div>
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- Room : decent, clean, good functioning a.cond, 2 twin beds as promised</div>
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- Price : decent (SGD 130.68 - for 2 nights , reasonable for Singapore!)</div>
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- B/fast : bread & coffee/tea. Free flow coffee/tea all day long (but I dare not take - still in the aftermath of severe indigestion & AGE!)</div>
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- Laundry : available. </div>
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- Toilet : the only problematic area. Though clean, it is so small. Anyone wth BMI more than 24 will have difficulties!</div>
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<b>I would give 4/5 for this</b></div>
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<b>EVENT - SUNDOWN MARATHON (10th EDITION)</b><br />
<b>Points for:</b><br />
1. Well advertised. Fees & venue well publicized as early as 6 months prior to event<br />
2. Number of participants kind of limited, avoiding overcrowding at Run Village<br />
3. International runners were allowed to get Race Kit even 1 hour prior to race<br />
4. Race Village in fact reasonably near to MRT station<br />
5. Placards displaying distance ran placed appropriately at almost every 1 KM<br />
6. Hydration stations well prepared<br />
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<b>Points against:</b><br />
1. For SGD 68, organizers could have prepared more for participants (i.e. Finisher T for 21KM, simple cereals or light meals post run)<br />
2. First aid & sprays not adequately available<br />
3. Run start off delayed by 20mins as runners were being released in batches.<br />
4. A narrow passage at least for the first 2 KM, causing "human jam"<br />
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<b>Overall : 3/5</b><br />
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<b>TRANSPORTATION</b></div>
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<b>- </b>needless to talk about this in Singapore. </div>
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<b>I would give 4/5 for MRT</b> (not giving full as I find the staffs at MRT counters are less helpful & no counters open yet at 6am - unlike in Malaysia)</div>
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- Of course GrabCar is an alterntive. But in order to use this you will need data. Data here dose not come cheap. We had experience with 4 different drivers. 2 were friendly, the other 2 quite serious. One of them spoke highly about Singapore policies and bragged about Singapore being "crime-free". A Singaporean malay, an ex-army. Well, not surprised as Singaporeans are nurtured in that manner I guess :)</div>
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<b>FOOD</b></div>
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- as we stayed near to Chinatown, was a bit difficult to find Halal food in abundance. The nearest to our Hotel is 24hours Teh Tarik (IM place). But if near Geylang, Bugis or Little India, would be a lot easier.</div>
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- eateries at Arab Street. Beware, not all Arab restaurants are halal! Watch where you go</div>
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<b>ZamZam Briyani - 4/5. Murtabak : 5/5</b></div>
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<b>My 5/5 Briyani remains for my mom's & Ajmeer's (Sandakan) :)</b><br />
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<b>MASJID</b><br />
1. Masjid Omar, Kampung Melaka (near Clarke Quay)<br />
2. Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (Little India)<br />
3. Masjid Al-Falah (Orchard Road)<br />
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<b>BUDGET</b><br />
<b>Run fee : SGD 68</b><br />
<b>Flight : RM185</b><br />
<b>Hotel SGD 130 (shared by two of us)</b><br />
<b>GrabCar : SGD 15</b><br />
<b>MRT : SGD 10</b><br />
<b>Food & Souveniers - not mentioned here :)</b><br />
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<b>PICTORIAL</b><br />
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Inside of Masjid Omar</div>
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Starting point</div>
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After the RUN!</div>
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Finisher Medal </div>
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the Junction showing Masjid Sultan which is opposite to the famed ZamZam Restaurant</div>
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Masjid Abdul Gaffoor @ Little India</div>
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Forever busy - Little India. This is at 10pm!</div>
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Another Masjid in the Little India vicinity</div>
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Wefie with the Sentosa Island at the background</div>
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We set foot on Sentosa Island!</div>
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Inside of Masjid Al-Falah, Orchard Road</div>
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Martabak Durian : Last meal on Singapore soil - at J Café (opposite walkway to Sommerset MRT station)</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-11542374760122102552016-03-13T09:24:00.001-07:002016-03-13T09:24:54.308-07:00Making of a kitchenFinally my kitchen cabinet done..after almost 8 weeks of construction. Yeah..I know it is TOO LONG for a standard kitchen cabinet.<br />
Wish to share the build-up to it till its completion...<br />
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I was reluctant to build initially; as I know there will a lot of hassle in it; considering my unpredictable timing to be in Bertam, as well as anticipated interuption by my mom...haha.<br />
Nevertheless I took up the effort to find a suitable contractor with reasonable pricing after constant "nagging" by my mom.<br />
Found this guy on FB. Actually I contacted him, thinking it was the guy from Kulim who renovated a house near by my place. Turned out to be it was some other apek. He was quite desperate (from the way he showed "eagerness" to get this contract) Due to indecisiveness on my mom's part, I decided to give this guy the job.<br />
and he promised to get the job done in ONE WEEK! U can guess it was a big lie :)<br />
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And the work started : 1 st week of November 2015.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"menembak" dinding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mengukur - guna "laser"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"table-top" sudah naik</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">defects - kena panggil balik suroh dia betulkan</td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: lime;">Next : the final outcome. Just to mind all readers. He took almost 6 weeks to come to this stage</span></b><br />
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<b>Finally completed : 1st week of Jan 2016!</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: lime;">THINGS I LEARNED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: lime;">AT THE AGE OF 33...THIS IS MY FIRST KITCHEN CABINET ;)</span></b><br />
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<li><b style="color: #cc0000;">have your design illustrated on a piece of paper.Best is to get your contractor to do it & adjust according to what you have in your mind. Make sure both of you understand what has been drawn on paper :)</b></li>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>**Never ever just imagine!!!</b></span><br />
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<li><b style="color: #cc0000;">make up you mind : either you want it on the floor only, or you want a hanging cabinet too, or you want a tall cabinet. Decide before your contractor starts his work. </b></li>
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<li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>wash basin : talk to your contractor & tell him straight that you want to choose your own basin. Or else he would buy a cheap one and there goes your money. Go do some surveys and decide on basin of what quality you want. Tell him the price. If he declines, TELL HIM OFF! (of course be reasonable...a standard basin as mine, would cost somewhere around RM250 - 350)</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>mosaic price & type : Again, do your survey & decide what type you want and whether your contractor agrees to the price of the mosaic.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>table top : same advice</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>door & drawer material : What I understand, there are 2 types, one is chipboard wth melamine wrap externally. The other is "dunno" what wood wth "lamica" layer externally. ("lamica" is the type that appears shiny ... not sure if I spelled it correctly..:) This "lamica" is a bit more pricey as compared to melamine wrap. I chose melamine as the contractor did not offer any other option and I was too lazy to go around to look for other types.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Get a quotation : calculate your cabinet as per square foot (includes mosaic, table top, door, drawer). Mine was about RM270/square foot. Hanging cabinet is pricier. DO NEGOTIATE KAWKAW on pricing!!</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Give the job to "single contractor". Make sure your contractor has the means to get the job done. Unlike mine; he did the cabinet and got his friend to do the doors & drawer. The worst part is that, he is not bothered to get his friend to do the job quickly. resulting in waiting for 3 weeks only for the doors & drawers done!</b></span></li>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">Total : RM6,300</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">- 27 square feet</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">- basin cost me RM280 (included in the price)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">**actual payment agreed initially was RM6,500. But due to the apek's unimaginable delay, I told him I'm gonna deduct a mere RM200, for which he agreed</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #e06666;">- paid in 3 installments ; though initially he said pay before and upon completion of work only.</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Breathtaking scenaries along the way (while on the train)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Stewart Suite - Park Head Hotel in Bishop Auckland - din know I booked a suite :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Park Head Hotel ( Bishop Auckland) - view from a distance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Black & white crows - a common sight in Durham city; but not Edinburgh ( where Seagulls dominate)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Captured this while on the transit train from one terminal to another at Frankfurt Airport (my Transit Airport)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Surau @ Frankfurt Airport<br />
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MY EXPENDITURES:<br />
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Flight ticket - approx. RM3400 (to & fro)<br />
Cab (Airport to Euro Hostel) 20 pound<br />
Room & bag keep 102<br />
Food bought 6.50<br />
Milk & sweets 3.09<br />
bus 20<br />
souveniers 17<br />
Miscellaneous 17.40<br />
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**Train ticket not included here**<br />
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**FOREX :1 pound = RM5.90**<br />
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I brought 300pounds; used up 196pounds. Brought back 104 pounds<br />
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-4019630908693980932016-02-28T07:25:00.001-08:002016-02-28T07:33:52.792-08:00My Journey to the West - PART 1I am writing this on the auspicious day of Aidilfitri 1436. A journey which I shall call it "A journey of my life" took place a couple of weeks ago.<br />
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<b><u>25 JUNE 2015 / 8 RAMADHAN 1436</u></b></div>
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Departed to KL via Air Asia flight. Arrived in KLIA2 just before buka puasa time. Made my way to the food court, ordered a cold cham drink to accompany a pack of rice with sambal udang (packed by mom) for buka puasa. Made my way to KLIA (via Train) after prayers. Checked in soon after reaching KLIA. Flight Lufthansa KL to Frankfurt ; Frankfurt to Edinburgh. I am going to Europe..huh..I still cant believe this! I checked in luggage & another hand carriage.</div>
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Security checking & boarding was uneventful.</div>
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<b>The Long Flight</b></div>
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My total travel time was estimated to be 19 hours 10 minutes (including 4 hours layoff time in Frankfurt) Flight left KLIA at 12.45am (instead of 12.05am) and the caucasian pilot sarcastically attributed the delay to a MAS flight leaving before ours.</div>
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Lufthansa in-flight service was mediocre...not as good as MAS (before the dissolution of MAS of course). They provided 2 meals. Juices prn basis. and of course aplenty of the "haram beverages". Meal was prepared by MAS (so ditanggung halal la)<br />
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It was a unique experience of doing sahur in the sky :)</div>
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Arrived in Frankfurt on 26 JUNE @ 7am (local time). German security was stupid I would say...not sure for what reason they wanted to record down the ophtalmoscope I was carrying. Nevertheless nothing eventful. The next flight to Edinburgh also departed slightly delayed by 20 minutes.</div>
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<b>Edinburgh - Here I come</b></div>
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Arrived in Edinburgh Airport at around 12.45 noon (local time). It was drizzling & quite cold (though it is summer). Immigration clearance was not a hassle at all. The guy did not even bother to ask for my examination admission letter. He only asked why am I here & wished me the best when I told him I am here for an examination. </div>
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Took a cab and cost me 20.90 pounds!! (paid 20 only). Took me 30 minutes to reach my hostel.."Euro Hostel" The receptionists were friendly but really I had to squeeze my ears to understand their accent. I can only check in at 3pm & it was only 1.30pm. So I wandered around there, looking for the Edinburgh Central Mosque and finally found the masjid at 2.30 and Jumuah prayers were over by then. Made my way back to to Euro Hostel at about 2.45pm.</div>
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<b><i>Accomodation I : Euro Hostel </i></b></div>
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Stayed for 4 nights - made booking via booking.com. Paid an average of 25pounds/night. A clean, cozy place offering private room with shared bathroom, shared kitchen (with toaster, fridge & water boiler). Everything was ok except :<br />
1) there was a mice which will freely run in & out of the room</div>
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2) usually in the evening for about 1-2 hours, there will be a group of girls making noise at the outside of hotel while having their drinks (loud enough, can be heard on 4th floor - where I was staying</div>
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3) No lift</div>
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<i><b>Weather (in Edinburgh)</b></i><br />
It was pretty chill & ya I guess I was the only one walking with gloves on in summer. I can't stand the cold even when I am inside my hostel room</div>
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<i><b>Food</b></i><br />
I stayed at "the old town" (as they call it), which is only 10 minutes walk away from the Edinburgh Central Mosque. Aplenty of Muslim food restaurants around this mosque. So food was not really an issue; though my meals were mainly breads/canned sardine/ peanut butter I brought from home (to cut cost) I only bought outside food 3x throughout my stay here. they were all either Arab or Indian food. Restaurant I went to : Mosque Kitchen (there were 2 different shops with the same name but definitely they are not owned by the same person; as each of them acclaims to "the only original Mosque Kitchen" on banners). There were few other eateries as well quite near by to each other, but I did not actually enter all the places<br />
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<i><b>Where I went in Edinburgh</b></i><br />
I was in Edinburgh for 4 consecutive nights; then in Bishop Auckland for another 2 nights before heading back to Edinburgh on my final night.<br />
My routine in Edinburgh were pretty simple. I'll iftor at 10.30pm; then prayers +/- study and continuous eating until Subuh (2.30am). After Subuh I'll sleep till about 7 or 8. Then wake up & study for a while before I start dreaming in my room. Either noon time or around 5pm I'll get out of my room & walk around. Only on my final day in Edinburgh I met up with Joyce (my PACES training buddy); we took a bus to look around at her exam place (Western General Hosp) & walked around sight seeing, as well as going to the "tourist shopping area" (which is quite near by) Joyce stayed in Tune Hotel (which is a train station away from my place)<br />
<b>Edinburgh Central Mosque</b> - has been my favourite place. I went for night prayers on most of the nights. Tarawih starts at 11.45 and ends at around 1.15am! Imagine 8 rakaat + Witir (3) in 1 1/2 hrs. And guess what, the sof maintaned as how it began! That is something I had never seen in Malaysia. It is so enthralling to see Muslims here! At least 80% will be back to the Mosque 1 hour later for congregatory Subuh prayers.<br />
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<b><i>Off to Bishop Auckland (30 June 2015)</i></b><br />
My exam was at a distant town call Bishop Auckland, which is about 2.5 hrs by train (approx 330km) from Edinburgh town. And it is actually in England (which I only knew when I was about to leave the town..hehe). Took "Virgin Train"...that is what the train is called as; from Edinburgh Waverley station (which is 15 minutes walk from my hostel). Left at 6.45am (punctual). Quite a classy train I would say, as the seats were cozy they serve food using the small push cart (just like in flights) err..of course you need to pay for the food. U can buy train tickets online (which offers cheaper price) & print the tickets at the station. Quite convenient. It stopped at several stations (3 I think) and I got off at Darlington, as had to take connecting train heading to Bishop Auckland.<br />
I arrived at Bishop Auckland at 10 past 9. Whew...it was a small quite town with lots of geriartics population (was so apparent the moment I stepped on Bishop Auckland soil) The station was like 5 minutes walk to the hospital (my exam place) Took a bus towards Park Head Country Hotel. Bus driver and senior commuters were very helpful. It is only about 15 minutes to the get to the Hotel<br />
Reached the hotel at 9.45am & the receptionist swiftly checked me in though I was like 4 hours early than the scheduled check-in time. The gave a "suite"...huhu. (No wonder I paid 135pounds for 3 nights!) Weather here was perfect. I can see the sun & no more "Raynauds" for me.<br />
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Bishop Auckland is a town in the Durham district (England). A quiet but lively town I would say. I noticed a hypermarket (Morrisons) and the hospital is a district specialist hospital. Nevertheless none of the buildings were more than 2 storeys. Saw a few Chinese and Indian eateries, but did not try any. I "survived" on breads & canned food I brought all the from Malaysia...huhu. No place to cook in this hotel, so I just had to heat up sardines using boiled water.<br />
On my second day I took a bus to the Morrisons and had a peak at the hospital. My stress level has reached max I guess...cant really read anything in peace.<br />
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<b><i><u>2 July 2015 - 'D' Day</u></i></b><br />
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<u>I </u>cant really put into words of how I felt the night before the exam & the morning of the exam. Only Allah knows how I felt. Called home while I waited for the bus to go hospital.<br />
Reached the exam place at about 8am. Exam scheduled to start at 9am. I was the second candidate to reach. There was one Hindustani girl (working in Edinburgh) there even before me. After me came the other 3 (all were Asians except for one girl). There was even a guy from Kelantan who has been working in Glasgow for the past 9 years. The exam co-ordinators were friendly. Approximately 9.30 : the game started!<br />
<b>1) Hx taking</b> : 35 y.o /lady with Cluster Headache. Given hx was quite straight forward & discussion was not too difficult but somehow my mind blanked out when asked about treatment.<br />
<b>2) CNS & CVS</b>. CNS was a 40 something aged chap with LL weakness for many years. Paraparesis with sensory level (likely spastic, but I did not dare to say)as the reflexes...were not hyper, in fact hypo! Gave some differentials. Examiner asked about investigations.<br />
CVS : a middle-aged lady with dual valve replacement.<br />
<b>3) Comm.skil</b>l. A total failure. Was given the task of breaking the news to a patient with mesothelioma. Instruction given on paper was that pt attending his appt to know his biopsy result etc. However pt said he has come today as he felt chest pain. His actual appt (to see the consultant) is next week. Did not do enough to satisfy the examiner (who was clearly unhappy); I did not tell the pt that he got this because he used to work in shipyard & he is eligible for Industrial Claim Benefit (though I voluntarily mentioned this during the discussion) Examiner was also unhappy as I said I will arrange an appt to see the oncologist. He wanted me to say that this will be discussed with my consultant.<br />
<b>4) STATION 5 </b>: Partial disaster<br />
1st case : 60 y.o lady wth violaceoes macularpapular confluent rashes on nose, face, forearms, buttocks, knees. (Mind you, it is not Heliotrope or butterfly or DLE rashes. Not psoriatic neither!<br />
Stem was : She has got these rashes for 4/12 - on treatment under skin. Now has come with worsening dyspnoea for 2/12. SPO2 on air : 94%.<br />
O/E : not in failure, Lungs : clear, Not clubbed. SHE HAS ORAL THRUSH. I suspected she is on some immunosuppressant drugs, but she said she can't reveal that to me! I was clueless.<br />
I simply said could pulmonary-vasculitic syndrome, opportunistic infection, Pulmonary HPT. The lady examiner did not appear that happy. (RETROSPECTIVELY : I think she has sarcoidosis with lupus pernio & lung involvement)<br />
2nd case : 60 y.o / lady wth Lt sided headache & partial ptosis of Lt eye for 3/52.<br />
O/E : CN IV, VI intact. only partial ptosis. Pupil : normal size<br />
My dy/dx : Temporal arteritis. The examiner accepted, but asked what else I would think of? I said need TRO CN III lesion (.e.g. compression/ mononeuritis) Do MRI/MRA.<br />
<b>5) Respi & Abdo :</b><br />
Respi : a lady wth Lt mastectomy scar. Findings: consistent with B/L bronchiectasis. Questions asked: what are your differentials. CXR finding in bronchiectasis. Spirometry findings.<br />
Abdo : a guy wth mid-sternotomy scar, LIF & RIF scar, a weird looking semi-horizontal abdominal scar & B/L BKA! Actually he has got a tranplanted kidney (which I missed out initially: but thank Allah I had 1 minute remaining for examination, thus the examiner offered me to use up the one minute and it was during this 1 minute I found out he has got a transplanted kidney on LIF!)<br />
And he final bell rang... Was a tensed 2 hours of my life.<br />
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Honestly I was not happy with my performance. Went back to ParkHead Hotel and just slept till 5pm (though cant really sleep) No mood to explore Durham town (as planned earlier). Checked out at 5 something. Ran down to catch a bus to Durham Railway station (30 minutes away) Reached the station in time. Btw I think I boarded the wrong train (mine was Cross-Country, but I boarded Virgin Train..thinking both are the same)<br />
Reached Edinburgh Waverley Station about an hour before Iftor. Quickly walked to Mosque Kitchen & packed up Kebab for 3 pounds. (Left my luggages at Euro Hostel on the way to Mosque Kitchen)<br />
Iftor at the Masjid. Then had my Kebab after maghrib (It was too much, I had to eat at 3 separate times) Stayed on at the Masjid till the end of tarawih. Then walked back to Euro Hostel, slept for a while at the reception, before going back to Masjid for Subuh. I spent the whole night walking and catching a nap intermittently at the Euro Hostel until about 7am.<br />
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<b><i><u>3 July 2015 (FINAL day)</u></i></b><br />
My last day in Edinburgh. Walked in & out of gift shos & "kedai 1 pound". Bought some souveniers & some biscuits (sold at 1 pound per box) I was like a zombie as of course literally I did not have a place to sleep last night. (I paid to stay in ParkHead but decided to leave earlier as I might miss the flight if were to stay there another night)<br />
At about 10am, took airport coach (4.50 pound). Checked-in uneventfully (except that the guard did not allow me to carry a litre of juice in hand carry).<br />
Flight to Frankfurt departed at 1.30pm (ontime)<br />
Lay-off in Frankfurt supposedly only 1 hour, but delayed to two hours. Tried to spend my remaining 4 pounds,but none of the merchants wanted to accept "coin form"<br />
Endured another long-flight & reached Bangkok on time. (My return flight was EDIN to Frankfurt; Frankfurt to Bangkok ; then Bangkok to KL (by MAS) Lufthansa personnel was waiting for me at the arrival gate & swiftly took me to boarding gate.<br />
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Finally I am back<br />
Took a bus to Penang & reached late night (almost midnight)<br />
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<b><i><u>WHAT I LEARNED</u></i></b><br />
1. Sitting for an exam (moreover practical/viva exam) in a foreign land IS NOT EASY. Especially when you are never exposed to their culture/practice. Believe me..i was there and take my words. Be there early (at least a good 4 days earlier than exam date to acclimatize yourself with the weather, environment and to calm your nerves..to certain extent)<br />
2. Plan your trip well (especially accomodation and how are you gonna travel from one city to another (if needed)<br />
3. Survey food places and prices. Bring along some canned food which you could heat up. Saved me a lot. I bought only 3 meals during my 1 week stay. The rest, I relied on food I brought from home (including mom-made nasi with mutton; which stayed afresh even after 26 hours!<br />
4. Experienced Ramadhan in a far away land. I observed fasting for a total of 8 days in Edinburgh. Each day approx. 19 hours of fasting (except the first day; 23 hours as I took safe side by not eating after 4hours into plane) Subhanallah...the 19 hours of fasting was not bad at all. Perhaps fasting in Malaysia could be a little tiring at times; but never in Edinburgh! Perhaps the weather, but I really dont know why.<br />
5. Accomodation - try to go for hostels with separate rooms (shared bathroom is fine); as they provide place to cook and relatively affordable as compared to hotels/apartments.<br />
6. The InterCiy Trains were extraordinary. Frequent travel times. Basically can go anywhere in UK by just boarding the train. Reasonably punctual. Something our KTM must emulate if there is any hope in improving public transportation in Malaysia.<br />
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PACES tips:<br />
1. It is still better to sit for PACES in our own place or at leasdt near by places i.e. Brunei. Going UK can be "intimidating", scarry (unless you did undergraduate in UK)<br />
2. Having said that, if the inevitable happens, you still have to go UK; or else you may end up waiting for a place in Malaysia, where as your juniors have started doing sub-speciality training... 9as what happened to me :) I have a colleague (same HO batch; who is a Nephrologist now ;)<br />
3. If you are going UK, do learn how they approach patients. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. It is a bit different than how we do it the Malaysian style. If you have plenty of money, attend a course or two in UK. If not much money (like me), just prescribe the PasTest videos. Learn from the videos. The video is not much of a use if you are attending exam in Malaysia.<br />
4. Books :<br />
- Pacing the PaCES (by PGMES Penang) : for Neurology<br />
- Oxford by Iqbal Mehta : for Clinical topics (read selectively)<br />
- Ryder : for Comm.Skill/ Hx taking and Volume 3 for Station 5<br />
INI CUKUP. Dont read too much<br />
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5. Practise daily 1-2 cases. Or else EOD, but make full use of your weekends. Get good training buddies.<br />
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6. Attend at least one proper course before you go for the exam (Mock is not really important - but good if u get an opportunity) In my case, I managed to go Batu Pahat as an observer ( for a short course & Mock exam) and another in Hydrebad (which was quite disappointing!) If you want to go for courses in India, go to a course held at teaching HOSPITALS not at some private clinics...mind you! Nevertheless, the Hydrebad course was good for Comm.skill & History taking (at least something :)<br />
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Finally I would like to say that I am grateful to have Joyce (whom I met during my preparatory Course in Hydrebad in May 2015), Chin (my junior in UNIMAS) and Yew YX. These 3 were extremely helpful and I shall help them too when their turn to sit for exams. I go Skype to practise comm.skill, Hx and station 5 - with Joyce. Besides I am also thankful to have some words of wisdom from my sifu, Kantha Rao; whom I emulated by finishing MRCP in 1.5yrs; as well as my colleague, Arvind who took me for a few History sessions.<br />
Last but not least, my training buddies during Masters Part 1 exam - Suba,Rabeah, Salina & Gan. These are the people with whom I " held hand-in-hand" as we polished our clinical skills bit by bit from basics (as it was all rusted back in April 2014; when we were preparing for Part 1 exams)<br />
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ALHAMDULILLAH - all praises to ALLAH. I got my results 3 nights before Aidilfitri. I PASSED!<br />
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Mohamed Azlam bin Mohamed Micdhadhu<br />
MD (UNIMAS), MRCP (UK)</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-4079798264695795662015-04-09T04:09:00.001-07:002015-04-09T04:09:56.969-07:00Terrible Experiences with Bertam PropertiesWould like to share a series of bad experiences with this developer called Bertam Properties.<br />
Saya membeli sebuah DSSD house dengan depa ini dan telah mendapat kunci pada minggu kedua Dec 2014 - well ahead of the scheduled completion in Feb 2015. Was impressed initially.<br />
Jadi macam biasa, dah dapat kunci, pi lah tgk rumah...dan catatkan segala defect yang ada. Tgk punya tgk, adalah dlm 25-30 defect...ada yang major (sliding door tak leh kunci), ada gak la yang minor. OK la..xpa...biasa la defect2 ni bila beli rumah baru.<br />
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Pi lah hantaq defect form ni kat office Bertam, pada keesokkan hari. Jumpa la sorang staf dia ni nama H***a*...muka nampak cool & beriman. Katanya dalam 4 minggu boleh siap lah segala defect. Minggu ke-3, pi balik rumah, tgk apa depa dah buat...takat pasanag kepala paip kat bahagian dapoq saja (kepala paip asai tu depa dah ilangkan). Defect2 lain...tetap status quo. Call la balik mamat muka"beriman" ini...katanya bagi masa lagi...kontraktor x sempat2 buat lagi (dasar pemaju Ali Baba...kerja pembaikan bagi kontraktor lain...tp xdak penyeliaan pun) Siap suro aku lak kontek Kontraktor tu...nama Salizan ka apa ntah....kol2 bukan jawab pun..<br />
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Minggu ke-5, pi lah tgk lagi....satu haram x buat. Kol balik mamat muka "beriman" kata nak ambik balik kunci, pasai nak pasang grille & habaq dah kecewa dengan Bertam Prop sebab daripada 20+ defect tu, baru buat dalam 10....selepas 5 MINGGU!!! Dia pn kata, xpa..en boleh buat aduan kat CEO,Dato Roslan.<br />
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Aku malas nak panjangkan cerita, carry on la dengan kerja2 pemasangan grille (NI satu lagi cakap putar alam oleh Bumi so-called-muslim contractor)...I wont go into details of this :(<br />
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Sementara tu, 2/3/15 aku dah mula attachment kat IJN...jadi x leh la kerap nak ke Bertam ni.. Al-kisahnya, 29.3.15...pi lah tgk rumah kat Bertam (masa tu dok balik cuti seminggu). Nak tgk la apa macam finishing Bumi so-called Muslim contractors ni.. Macam hampeh gak...pasang grille, payah nak bukak..tempat kunci & tebing grille tu letak cukup punya rapat. Sampah satu haram x clear. Tapi duit dah minta awai lagi...masa keja x siap lagi pun.. haih..kata "ana Muslim" tapi mutu kerja & cakap x serupa bikin...macam.....(malas nak sambung) Buat malu saja..<br />
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OK back to topik asai...climax kekecewaan aku dengan Bertam Properties ni... P naik tingkat atas..tgk siling ruang tamu atas..abih lencun. Ayaq dok mencurah ntah brapa hari dah...abis lantai terrazo terkopek skali pasai ayaq dok bertakung. Pi la call PIC bahagian defect ni. Kol sorang..."saya cuti hari ini". Sorang lagi...7x x jawab fon. LAst kali jawab la sorang "ana Muslim" gak..nama A***..."hari ini Ahad, x leh mai tengok, sok baru bole" Aku pn,,,OK la jumpa sok.<br />
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Soknya pi lah Bertam skali lagi...depa pn mai la dalam 9.30am. Kontraktor nama Khairul pun mai skali. Tgk2 punya tgk...rupanya tangki atas bocor. Janjinya petang tu gak plumber akan mai..repair tangki & pastu akan tukar siling & lantai terrazo tu dalam tempoh 1-2 minggu.<br />
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Seminggu berlalu. Mak & kak aku pi tengok, siling & tangki dah ok la...tapi lantai tak terusik lagi. Kol la mamat nam A*** ni...dia kata, "saya pun x pasti apa dah buat setakat ini" Tu supervisor bahagian defect untuk Bertam Properties, claims to be a Muslim..tapi langsung xdak rasa tanggungjawab. Gaji bulan2 on time...apa yang masuk dalam perut...pikiaq la sendiri!<br />
Aku pun...OK...fine...mintak la tolong percepatkan sebab nak move in dah ni.. Bole2 dia jawab, "en x bole kata dah 4 bulan, sebab tangki bocor & siling runtuh & lantai terkopek ni baru jadi" Mmg macam HA-RO-MEEM!<br />
Terus aku kol PA CEO, mtk appt nak jmpa CEO. PA dia nama Norlela lak kata, dia akan mtk customer service contact balik dan ni dah hari kedua..aku masih menunggu panggilan balas daripada Customer Service.<br />
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Bad quality of work, bad service & terrible people working here. The worst part is they call themselves Muslims. Hope ALLAH puts some insight into them and hope they will be responsible in their jobs and work towards making their "hard-earned" money truly halal.<br />
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Wallhu 'Alam<br />
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Semalam berlaku gerhana bulan penuh yang dilaporkan telah dapat disaksikan di Malaysia. Satu perkara yang menarik perhatian saya adalah berkenaan anjuran Islam untuk kita adakan SOLAH SUNAH GERHANA. Ini menyebabkan saya terfikir, kejadian gerhana2 ini...yang kian kerap kebelakangan ini, pasti ada sebab musabab & rahsia unik disebaliknya. Memang benar ia adalah suatu petanda kekuasaan ALLAH; namun saya kira pasti ada sesuatu yang ALLAH ingin kita ketahui daripada peristiwa sebegini...cuma mungkin aqal kita terbatas untuk memikirkan lebih jauh.</div>
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Semalam juga merupakan kali pertama saya berpeluang menyertai solah sunah gerhana serta khutbah. Saya langsung terlupa akan solah ini dan hanya teringat apabila tiba di Surau Al-Falah, Danau Kota. Di sini saya letakkan link tentang kaifiat solah ini : <span id="goog_563504119"></span><span id="goog_563504120"></span><a href="http://jheatweb.terengganu.gov.my/maxc2020/appshare/widget/pb_img/37/PanduanGerhanaBulan.pdf">SOLAH SUNAH GERHANA</a>.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></div>
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Saya juga tergerak untuk membaca lebih lanjut mengenai fenomena ini dan mendapati web ini agak informatif : <a href="http://falakonline.net/semesta/2015/03/persoalan-penting-berkenaan-gerhana-bulan-penuh-4-april-2015-nanti/">INFO ON ECLIPSE</a>.</div>
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Seterusnya satu hadith daripada kitab Al-Lu'Lu; Wal Marjan...daripada bab Solah Gerhana</div>
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<b>"Abdullah bin Abbas berkata; Telah terjadi gerhana matahari pada zaman Rasulullah. Maka Rasulullah mendirikan solah.Baginda berdiri terlalu lama, setara waktu membaca surah Al-Baqoroh. Lalu ruku' dengan ruku' yang lama; seraya mengangkat kepala dan berdiri lama, namun tidak selama yang pertama.</b></div>
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<b>Kemudian Rasulullah ruku' kembali dengan ruku' yang lama, namun tidak selama ruku' yang pertama; kemudian sujud. </b></div>
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<b>Kemudian Rasulullah berdiri kembali waktu yang lama, namun tidak selama yang pertama. Lalu ruku' lama, namun tidak selama yang pertama. Lalu mengangkat kepala dan berdiri lama, namun tidak selama yang pertama.</b></div>
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<b>Kemudian Rasulullah ruku' kembali dengan ruku' yang lama, namaun tidak selama yang pertama dan kemudia sujud. Kemudian baginda selesai solah sementara matahari tampak kembali. Baginda bersabda:</b></div>
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<b>Sesungguhnya matahari dan bulan adalah dua tanda dari tanda2 kebesaran ALLAH. Gerhana terjadi nukan kerana mati atau hidupnya seseorang. Jika kalian melihatnya, banyaklah mengingati ALLAH.</b></div>
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<b>Ada sahabah bertanya; Wahai Rasulullah kami melihat anda hendak meraih sesuatu di tempat anda itu. Kami juga melihat anda menahan ketakutan.</b></div>
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<b>Rasulullah menjawab, "Sungguh aku melihat syurga, lalu aku hendak meraih setandan anggur. Seandainya aku dapat meraihnya, pastikalian akan memakannya selama dunia masih ada. Kemudian aku melihat neraka; aku belum pernah melihat suatu pemandangan yang mengerikan dibanding itu. Dan aku melihat kebanyakan penghuninya wanita."</b></div>
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<b>Sahabah bertanya lagi, "Mengapa begitu ya Rasulullah?"</b></div>
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<b>Rasulullah menjawab :Kerana mereka berbuat kufur (ingkar)"</b></div>
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<b>Sahabah : " Apakah mereka kufur pada ALLAH?"</b></div>
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<b>Rasulullah : "Mereka mengingkari pemberian suami dan mengingkari kebaikannya. Seandainya kamu bernuat kebaikan kepada salah seorang dari mereka sepanjang masa,lalu ia melihat sedikit saja keburukan darimu maka ia akan mengatakan. "tidak pernah aku melihat kebaikan darimu sedikit pun"</b></div>
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_HR Bukhari & Muslim_</div>
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FYI, Kitab Lu'Lu' Wal MArjan is a book which compiles hadis recorded by Bukhari as well as Muslim; hence THE MOST authentic hadis book we have. </div>
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Ada beberapa lagi hadis berkenaan Gerhana ini, namun atas kekanagan ruang dan masa, saya tidak memuatkannya di sini.</div>
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Wallahu 'Alam<br />
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Credits to : alfalakonline & jabatan hal-ehwal agama Terengganu</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-72728141644115286002015-03-28T09:13:00.001-07:002015-03-28T09:13:04.109-07:00Saigon @ Thành phố Ho Chi Minh - PART 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
29th JANUARY to 2nd FEBRUARY 2015</div>
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Finally I've made it to Saigon..Alhamdulillah. It was a trip scheduled in May 2013; before Najib announced elections exactly during that week; much to our dismay. Lost in terms of flight fares & hotel bookings...sigh.. Ok, put that a side.</div>
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This time it was only Awang & I. No one else available & I did not extend invitations to friends with children commitments..will be difficult for them.</div>
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I took off from Penang on night of 28th Jan, to spend overnight at Awang's place...before we head back to KLIA2 the next morning. Flight AK departed punctually & landed in HCM @ 9.15am (local time). (Vietnam time = malaysian time - 1 hour). It took us only 1 hour 45 minutes.</div>
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The airport is called Tan Son Nhat I'national Airport. Took a taxi to reach our hotel, Tulips Saigon Hotel @ Lu Ty Trong Road (dont ask me how to pronounce that...huhu)</div>
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I would say Saigon is synonymous to Ben Thanh Market to many Malaysians. Being avid shoppers, Malaysians cannot resist this place. But I find Saigon is more than just this. Lots of places to explore if you are an adventurous person.</div>
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<b>PLACES OF INTEREST : </b></div>
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1. Saigon Zoo & Botanical Garden</div>
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3. Cu Chi Tunnel</div>
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3. Mekong Delta</div>
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4. Indian Jamia Mosque</div>
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5. War Remnant Museum</div>
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6. Water Puppet Show</div>
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I did not put the whole list here. These are mostly places that we went & commonly frequented by travelers. Shopping avenues will be mentioned later. Cu Chi Tunnel & Mekong Delta warrants a little bit more explanation.</div>
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<b>Cu Chi Tunnel</b> is approximately an hour drive from Saigon. It was built by Viet-Kong during the US aggression to protect & safeguard their place from the "superhero" US armies. I find it rather astounding and amazing to how they could have built such a delicate and well planned underground tunnel with not much sophisticated tools. We had our try through the tunnel (they open for tourists only a length of about 60 metres I guess), which caused me quadriceps strain for the next 4 days! People actually lived in this underground hut & used this tunnel daily. Imagine how determined they were to fight off outsiders. We booked our trip through the hotel; which cost us VD 240K (including entrance fee of 90K). You can actually go to this place on your on by taking a public bus.</div>
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<b>Mekong Delta</b> is a must for those coming to Saigon for the first time. OK, do read something about this delta before you decide on which trip you want to take. Basically there are few towns (some can even be called cities) along this delta (Don't think deltas are just paddy field along the river...)</div>
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Nearest is called <b>My Tho</b> (Mee-Tow), followed by <b>Vinh Long</b>, <b>Can Tho</b> & <b>Chau Doc</b>. Mind you, to get to My Tho (from Saigon), it takes 1.5 - 2 hours bus ride & to get to Chau Doc (the farthest city) IS 4-5 HOURS! What are the attractions? Cai Be floating market, Cai Rang floating market, Honey farm, some local snack-making factories, visit to muslim Champa village, Sam Mountain, Snake farm. That is a long list. The one we went was straight to Cai Be (from Saigon). Cai Be is a small jetty area, from where they took us (by boat) along the so-called floating market (trading starts at 5am, finishes by 10am; and they only brought us there at 11am+) to see some floating boats instead! We stopped by at Honey farm, pop-rice, pop-noodle & a type of rice kerepek making factories. They also demonstrated how they prepare rice wine. They capped the tour with some local music show. After a while, it was lunch time, which I did not take as "kehalalan diragui" (I did not pay for the food either). The lunch was served at a small island called An Binh. Met a pakcik while I was walking around the place (the soil was so fertile that you could see aplenty of nangka, pisang, belimbing trees which were bearing fruits - nice view) who gave me a belimbing and spoke something in his language in a jolly mood & asked me to take a photo of him beside a pokok pisang & he kissed me on cheek too..err..dont know why he was too friendly...That shall remain mysterious...huhu. We were back to Jetty by 2.30 and the bus to take us back to Saigon was awaiting. Reached Saigon at 5.45pm.</div>
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OK..that was my experience in Mekong Delta, which I did not find as interesting as it sounds... Please read later segments on my suggestions.</div>
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Saigon Zoo is more of picnic park for the locals...you can see ppl picnicking in the middle of the zoo. Well nothing to shout about this place. Entrance fee was only 50K</div>
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War Remnant Museum was the first place we visited (err...after Ben Thanh). It is a museum glorifying Southern Vietnamese's achievements & also portraying their sufferings during US aggression. US were extremely cruel when they used the dioxide bombs, which they nicknamed "agent orange" to kind of eradicate Vietnamese population. Children of those exposed to the chemicals are seen nowadays with no limbs / mentally retarded/ blind...effects still manifested up to the 3rd generation.</div>
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Btw, Saigon has at least 7 museums. Anyone for more museums??</div>
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Indian Jamia Masjid. Sounds peculiar...what Indians were doing in Saigon? Probably there were Indian traders before in Saigon. It is a beautiful Masjid just beside the Sheraton Hotel at Dong Du Street. About 1 kilometer from our hotel.</div>
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Water Puppet Show : kind of famous among tourists, but we did not go.</div>
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<b>WHERE TO STAY : </b></div>
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Saigon offers aplenty of hotels to choose from. To be near to Halal food, easy access to public transportation & shopping arcade, get a hotel along these roads...Lu Ty Trong Road, Le Thanh Ton Road, Nguyen An Ninh. Avoid Pham Ngu Lau..as this road is full of pubs. Just look into google map. Anywhere within 500-600metre radius from Ben Thanh Market is just nice. Nguyen An Ninh is nicknamed "Malaysian road" (it is a self-proclaimed nickname...Vietnamese does not know about that) because you will see familiar faces along this road and most of the Halal restaurants are here. It is a short road of only about 150 meters distance. Hotels here are of higher demand among Malaysians.</div>
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We stayed in Tulips Saigon Hotel in Lu Ty Trong Road...about 500 meters from Ben Thanh Market. Was a pleasant place to stay. Cost us about RM85/night (for a twin-bedded room).</div>
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<b>FOOD : </b></div>
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Halal foods are not difficult to find in Saigon. But for those who crave to taste truely Vietnamese delicacies, forget it! All these halal restaurants has Malaysian-style food occupying 95% of their menu list. The only prominent Vietnamese dish on their menu would be "Vietnamese Beef noodle". That is the disappointing part, as for me, we should try local delicacies as much as possible when travelling. Btw, some of these restaurants are actually owned by Malaysians. Kindly be reminded, prices of these food are a bit dear....a piece of roti canai is 25K - 30K Dong :)</div>
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Restoran Kampung Melayu (or Malaysia ... cant recall)</div>
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Nabil Briyani House</div>
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The Leaf Restaurant (opposite the hotel we stayed)</div>
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(the places in <b>bold</b> are very near to Indian Jamia Masjid on Dong Du Road; while the rest are basically surrounding Ben Thanh. There are a few more near by Ben Thanh..I can't recall. Do explore and you will find them. But all these places have more less similar menu & does not differ much in terms of price; except for Nabil Briyani & Saigon Halal which are a bit more pricey than the rest.</div>
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This is the main agenda for many Malaysians and I understand why they cant resist. We did some shopping too..well but did not require us to buy a luggage to fit in our shopping items. Ok, Ben Thanh Market @ Cho Ben Thanh is most popular place when it comes to shopping. Bear in mind, Ben Thanh has many entrances..so remember your door number! Items of interest include :</div>
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<b>- kain baju (3.5 or 4 metres) - Vietnam silk, English cotton</b></div>
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<b>- kain jubah 2.5metres</b></div>
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<b>- travelling/hiking bags </b>(e.g. Deuter / North Face)</div>
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Another place which people tend not to explore is the <b>Bin Tayh Market @ Chinatown Market.</b> As the name implies, most of the traders are Chinese. This place is about 6-7km away from Ben Thanh Market. We took a public bus to get there (only 5K Dong/trip). It is mainly a wholesale market & the items sold there are more vast..u can practically get anything.. Though I did not buy anything here,(as I was in deep economic recession on Day 3 onwards), I find the prices are a bit cheaper & not much Malaysians here, so you can bargain better I guess. Mind you, Ben Thanh can be a difficult place to bargain if you go during peak "Malaysian season". (We went during the thaipusam-federal day long weekend, so you can imagine Ben Thanh was like Jalan Masjid India, KL at that time and these traders know Malaysians' buying power...so they don't mind if you don't buy, as they know the next Malaysian who walks in will clear at least 1/8 of their stock :)</div>
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<b>TRANSPORTS WITHIN & TO OUT OF SAIGON : </b></div>
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OK now I've come to the most exciting part of my story. Moving within & out of Saigon. There is central bus stop just opposite Ben Thanh Market (exit door #1 and you will not miss it). This is the place where you can take buses to Bin Tayh, Cu Chi Tunnel (if you want to go there on your own). One can even go to Mekong Delta on their own...NEED NOT FOLLOW "ARRANGED TOURS". You may take bus #2 or #39 and get down at Maw Tay Station, which is a station for you to get buses to any of the cities in Mekong. For instance, bus to My Tho city will cost you 100K Dong/person. Time spent from Saigon to My Tho will be about 2- 2.5 hours. You must have pre-booked a hotel in My Tho (or at any other cities in Mekong you wish to visit). If you plan to go Chau Doc, you may even take a flight, as you will have to spend 4-5 hours on the road, if you were to travel by bus. In my opinion, we should try something different for every trip we go. It will be dull if we just follow the usual routine trips already prepared via packages. Of course if there is no other means or if you are travelling in extra-large groups or with parents/small children, you have no option but to hop onto the readily available tour packages which booking can be made through most of the hotels.</div>
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<b>MY SUGGESTIONS : </b></div>
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Terima kasih atas kesudian & kesabaran membaca segala leteranku setakat ini. It is rather incomplete if I don't end my story with my two-cents worth of suggestions/advices :)</div>
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1) Book your hotel at some where around Ben Thanh Market. It is not only for convenience of shopping, but for so many other reasons as well - esp food.</div>
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2) Do visit Masjid Jamia there & Explore a bit further from Ben Thanh Market. It is nice to walk around in a foreign country. <b>But avoid walking after 12 MN or before sun is up.</b> I had an unpleasant encounter when I was walking to Masjid one morning for solah subuh (just wanted to see how are things in Masjid on a muslim-minority place) Nothing bad happened, but I would discourage going out during that period.</div>
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* Masjid Jamia is fairly near to Saigon River</div>
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3) Bring along some instant noodles / gardenia breads/buns in case of emergencies & if you wish to save money..hehe. (I have few pictures of the menu & their prices)</div>
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4) Bring xtra bag to carry your things later (Im sure you will need xtra) and make sure you buy xtra check-in luggage from A.Asia!) Or if you think you need a travelling/hiking bag, just get one in Ben Thanh and stuff in the other things you buy.</div>
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5) Avoid coming here during long weekend off in Malaysia...if you wish to buy things at a better bargain :)</div>
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6) Best duration of trip depends on you. I recommend :</div>
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---> 3 good days in Saigon (visit War Museum, Cu Chi Tunnel, stroll around the town & shop till u break); 2 days & 1 night to Mekong Delta. Here go direct to Can Tho (take noon or evening bus). Next morning to Cai Rang floating market & arrange for other trips with local (in Can Tho) tour agent. If you are not keen to see Floating market, just go My Tho & Ben Tre (activities are confined to sitting on sampan to the canals & visit to local small scale industries)</div>
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---> BETTER OPTION. Go for a one week trip! You land in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), after 1 or 2 days, come to Chau Doc (by boat), overnight there. Visit Cham Muslim village & do some local activities there. Then head to Saigon. 1 or 2 nights in P.Penh; 2 nights in Mekong (Chau Doc), 2 nights in Saigon. OR you may also do the reverse. </div>
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<b>FYI, Chau Doc is the town at Cambodia-Vietnam border & is easy to find halal foods as a lot of Cham Muslims here.</b></div>
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7) Tukar duit siap2 kat money changer di Malaysia. Kalau x sempat (macam aku), at least tukar di KLIA2 (tempat CIMB - better rate). I spotted only one money changer in Saigon, adjacent to "Malaysian Road" @ Nguyen An Ninh & of course the conversion is not favorable to us.</div>
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<b>Conversion rate</b> (may change depending on current FOREX rate)</div>
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8) Tulis siap2 atas kertas kecik...jadual conversion. Senang nak rujuk bila pekedai bagi harga dalam Dong (this was idea from Awang :) Trust me....very helpful. Macam kat atas tu : 10000 Dong = ?RM etc<br />
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9) All in all...Vietnam has huge potential to be an economic force to be reckoned in future. And it will interesting to see how Vietnam will look like in 10yrs to come.</div>
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9) For further readings :</div>
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www.saigonmuslimtours.com/Saigon-Tourist-Attractions/vietnam-mekong-river-delta/</div>
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www.dulichvietphongcaibe.com (this one is in Vietnamese)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: start;">www.frommers.com/destinations/can-tho#sthash.E6ebP8OV.dpbs (this one is pretty detail)</span></div>
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Disclaimer : I am not promoting tours by these companies, but read their articles to know what are the available tour options. The latter website is by a company operating near Cai Be Jetty. Just to reiterate, <b>you may go Mekong Delta on your own</b> & arrange trips around the delta directly with the operating tour companies there. Tours arranged by guides in Saigon are NOT the only available option.</div>
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That is all folks! I'll post pics & expenditures on my next entry...bila entah la...</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-19811359748386774722015-03-28T09:05:00.000-07:002015-03-28T09:13:54.302-07:00TP Ho Chi Minh PART 2 _(in pictures)<h2>
<b>Around Saigon</b></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Ben Thanh Market yang menjadi kegilaan Malaysians</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">War Remnant Museum<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Some of the arsenal on display in War Remnant Museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A common sight in HCM..men & women carrying baskets selling coconut and other refreshments</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our room..cosy but toilet is a bit off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">one commendable matter about HCM is at every junction/turning, the road's name will be clearly stated. Duong = Road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Ini pelancong tempatan :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Kain buat seluar slack & baju kemeja...reasonably cheap & good quality</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Ni simpang paling gila aku penah jumpa...menghala ke stesen bus Saigon.. Bole nampak ni dari Ben Thanh pintu #1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Indian Jamia Masjid, Dong Du Street. Bangunan tinggi sebelah kiri tu Sheraton</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Brother jual eskrem roti di Dong Du Road luar Masjid India. Bole kecek Melayu deh..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This bus (#1) will take you to Binh Tay Market. All town buses are run by government. So just remember the number. Colour of the buses may vary</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Tengok la harga dier...and convert la sendiri :) Mee goreng = RM12.50! This is price for a normal one plate portion. This is at Restoran Aysah<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kereta kebal di Cu Chi </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the tunnel<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Awang masuk tunnel<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">One of the many "bumi-traps" set by Viet-Kong to halt US</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">This is not acting...I'm absolutely exhausted after trying that tunnel...whew!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Cai Be Jetty - the arrival<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">contoh bot jual sayur di Floating market Cai Be<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">inside of boat<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Petrol pump in the river<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Entrance to the gift shop / local pop-rice etc making place</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">with our guide at the honey bee farm....macam di Kudat tu..</td></tr>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-65975743399480007952014-12-25T08:34:00.000-08:002014-12-25T08:34:25.837-08:00Finally I am here..continuationI am late again...huhu.<br />
Well I went for 3 more exams after the Part 1 in Singapore (Jan 2014). I sat for M.Med Masters written & clinical exams in April & May respectively. Followed by MRCP Part 2a written on 9th & 10th July 2014.<br />
All these exams were in KL - Masters being in HUKM, whereby MRCP in UM.<br />
The trips to M.Med exams was with Rabeah; while for the on in July, I brought along my parents & little nephew, Ameer - just to take them for a trip. For exams in HUKM, on the first trip we (Suba, Rabeah and I - of course separate rooms :) stayed in a not so cozy budget hotel called "The Room Hotel" ; but on 2nd trip, we switched back to Maple Inn - which cost us RM90/room. Maple Inn was the place we stayed during Intensive Course in March.<br />
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Just to share in regards to the clinical exams which was really a "mental torture"...huhu. We (about 60 of us) were separated into few groups. I was in the so-called 2nd session group ~ which means we had to go through a period of 3 hours of quarantine prior to the exam. Whew..that was really tormenting. 3 hours of wait in a small room for an exam which is only 40minutes. I had 4 patients (just like everyone else)<br />
1) Hepatosplenomegaly with hyperpigmentation (I think he was a Thalassemic pt)<br />
2) B/L cerebellar disease with RT side being more dominant - really dunno what was it<br />
3) Psoariatic arthropathy<br />
4) MR with functional TR in failure<br />
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MRCP - Part 2 written was an exhausting exam & the questions were out of this world !!!<br />
Firstly, all the papers only started in the evening - which is actually time to take a nap or even a good sleep! In fact 2 of the papers started at 6pm! Each lasted 3 hours & consist of 90 questions. Questions were generally long with at least 30% of them having an additional attachment (ECG, CXR, myocardial perfusion image) which we must refer to. So flipping here, flipping there. Good thing was, I did not fall asleep (as during Part 1) & I went to toilet only during one paper. As it was Ramadhan, was something memorable & enjoyable to break-fast as I answer questions. As usual, my good companions gardenia bun & soya milk were there with me.<br />
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Exams being exams are not without stress, emotional distress etc.
Especially the run-in to M.Med exams were really suffocating. Thank
Allah for helping me to prepare for them & as well as for giving me success in these exams.<br />
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So relieved after 10th July 2014 (that night was live telecast of Argentina vs Holland - WC Semi Final); that I was so determined to stay up & watch the match, but I slept off by half time as the game was dull & was like a lullaby to me.<br />
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Now I am taking a short break after a marathon of exams. Insyaallah shall start preparing for Paces very soon & hope can get a place next year Feb, mac or April...and hope for the best...Insyaallah.<br />
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<i><b>"Cukuplah bagiku Allah (yang menolong & memeliharaku); tiada Tuhan yang berhak disembah melainkan Allah. kepada-Nya aku berserah diri & Dialah yang mempunyai arasy yang besar"</b></i><br />
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<br />Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-92156516003041699532014-12-25T08:32:00.000-08:002014-12-25T08:32:40.283-08:00Dengue and IIm writing about something which happened almost 3 months ago. Regarding my own encounter with "the DENGUE VIRUS". All of us know this virus can be fatal. I've got experience treating dengue patients; but when it comes to the fact I myself having dengue in me is a whole different story...huhu<br />
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I was back in Penang on 3/10/14 morning for Aidiladha break & was in the mood of travelling to KK 4 days later. 1st day at home was fine, I even managed to assemble the "katil kayu jati" which has been stranded for no use since 2011.<br />
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On 4/10/14 (after maghrib)- malam raya, I started to sense something a miss with my body. It started with a backache and soon temperature of my body shot up. I knew it was different from a "normal fever" but I did not bother much.<br />
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The next day, I woke up early; but fever and chills were terrible; forcing me to skip Aidiladha prayers at the masjid. Was still able to taste briyani my mother made (though relatively small quantity)<br />
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I did not take take heed to what was actually going on inside me until the third day of illness. When I finally accepted this is some form of bad viral fever....DENGUE! Went to OPD in GH and alas! TWC : 2.7 ; plt : 104 , Hct was pretty much ok @ 45%<br />
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Then started the daily routine of going for FBC checks until Day 7 of illness. The illness was really terrible; especially the headache. I wanted to sleep, but could not. Tried sitting but cant stay for long. Thank Allah, my mom & sister was always there to get me drinks, PCM & put blankets on me. I survived on juices, 100+ & plain water for one whole week. On day 5 particularly, I really felt tired & miserable, thus went to ED in hope of getting myself admitted; but they discharged me after 3 pints of IVD...huhu. But I felt better a bit after those drips.<br />
Then there was this one young lady doctor in KK Jalan Perak (I went here on Day 4, as it is nearer to my house), who palpated my abdomen as if she was doughing capati... I was really lost for words..huh. . To make matters worse, after getting blood sampling, they dare to say, machine broke down! Poor service & arrogant attitude. Never ever coming here again<br />
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My febrile phase was stretched to exactly 7 days. My last plt count was 14! But kudos to GH PP doctors, who were too bold to still discharge me. (Unlike their counterparts in HSB ED - who will admit a patient nicely whacking nasi lemak; saying "the patient has "warning sign - persistent vomiting")<br />
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Alhamdulillah...Day 8 started defervescence. I was back to work on 14th (oncall). Nevertheless the entire recovery to my normal self took exactly another week.<br />
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Just a graph to show natural history of dengue<br />
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Looking at this , day critical phase strats around day 3-4, but mine started around Day 7- 8 . So the duration of the phases could differ by a day or 2.<br />
My Sabah trip inevitably cancelled. I believe there are blessings in disguise.<br />
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In conclusion - dont take dengue lightly....Im serious about this. You will not want to"feel the dengue"<br />
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<br />Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-50306692536713365602014-09-28T08:28:00.001-07:002014-09-28T08:28:42.431-07:00Finally I am here...<div style="text-align: justify;">
14.1.14 - shall be a memorable day for me; no matter what happens in my career path. Finally..after 7 years & 8 months, I really sat for an examination! It was truly an exhilarating feeling mixed with some regrets (which is of course is of no use) to have sat for an exam to further advance my career. An exam which I first thought of sitting in 2010. Due to "distractions", failure to plan, failure to prioritize and failure to look at future; I delayed & almost lost direction in career & life.</div>
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Allah is Great...Allah guided & re-routed me to the right path and I am happy to at least have found some direction & to have kick-started my journey to propel my career.</div>
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At this point of life, I learned an important lesson; Allah is always with us..be close to Allah. No humans can be as close as Allah is. Humans may disappoint us & never bother about us...but Allah is always there for us. Never lose hope.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Allah will give us the guidance. If we get distracted from the path & face difficulties...get back to Allah...Allah is ever-willing to forgive and guide us back to correct path. But we humans are just too arrogant & ignorant.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just to cap; I sat for Part 1 MRCP (this is THE EXAM I was mentioning earlier) in Singapore (my first time entry to this city). Took a direct flight from Penang. Arrived at around 5pm. They have an excellent MRT/ERL system which practically connects you to every corner of Singapore. I took this MRT from the airport, <b>down to Terminal 3 (if I remember correctly). There on I took another MRT & disembarked at Al-Junied station..somewhere in Geylang</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">There starts my headache.... I wandered around the area for almost 2 hours, before finding my "unnnamed" hotel, with the help of a waitress in a bar-cum-restaurant just opposite this so-called hotel. The direction they gave when I booked online was correct; but the signboard was not there. It is basically a budget hotel on 2nd & 3rd floor of a grocery shop. From outside, it looks suspicious (like one of those hotels where you can stay 2-3 hours to get "the job" done.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I booked a room for my own & they gave me a small room with 2 double-deckers inside; but with reassurance of that no one will be staying with me. Was really damn tired (I guess I would have walked at least about 2km to locate this place).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I started the next day quite early, at 5am. Went for Subuh in a masjid named <b>Khadijah Mosque</b> (approx. 800m walk from my hotel) *I noticed that azan was not heard there (I suppose not allowed in this secular city)* I admire muslims living in this city as a minority group; yet upholding Islamic values. In fact I saw a banner whereby one of the mosques I went, were promoting a kind of "weekly charity work at old-folks home"; something which I have never come across in Malaysia (or perhaps I might be unaware of any such programmes)</span></div>
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Well, by 8am I was out of the hotel & went straight to the MRT station. My b/fast being gardenia breads which I had tapau from our airport. MRT took me about 40minutes to reach <b>Kent Ridge station (at NUS</b>). However, the exam is somewhere on the other part of NUS; thus had to take a shuttle bus (provided by NUS) to reach there. Was a bit confusing & tiring to finally reach the exam place at about 10 (there is still a good 2 hours for the exams to start; which finally started after an hour delay) Just wandered around; met 2 housemen of mine (back in Kulim & HSJ). There were quite a number of ppl from other places besides Malaysia & Singapore. But I guess I am the oldest of them all...hahahaha...</div>
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Finally they called to enter the hall at 12 and after a long queue of verification (they want to see passport with photo & signature attached on it)</div>
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<b>Exam started soon after we settled down</b>. <b>100 questions of ONE BEST ANSWERED in 3 hours.</b>.. That was a really looong 3 hours. Dizzy with the questions; my brain became hypoxic, requiring me to go toilet to reventilate. A gap of 45minutes were given (during which I quickly had my Zohor & Asar Jama' in a basement room - courtesy of an Indian gentleman working as labourer in NUS) ; before we were in again for Paper 2 (another 100 questions ~ which was tougher!!!)</div>
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When we left the hall, it was already dark. Went back to MRT station by taking a shuttle bus from <b>Prince George Park's Residence</b>. Disembarked at Bugis station. Wandered around the place looking for the place to get a bus ticket to LCCT. Finally found the place and the bus was scheduled to be at 12MN.</div>
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I meantime, went to a nearby Masjid & just opposite there was a "Malayali" shop, where I had a nice chicken briyani (which cost me SD 6 only - reasonable) & teh halia (SD 1.50)</div>
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Boarded the bus at 12MN & reached LCCT at around 5.30 (transit at Pudu).</div>
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Was home sweet home by 10.30am (delay being the wait for a bus from Penang Airport to Jelutong - as usual unreliable Penang public transport)</div>
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Alhamdulillah 3 weeks later the reult was out & I passed. Felt happy; "looking forward" for following exams which are in line for me (I shall write on my experiences with the following exams soon). </div>
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Appreaciate my colleagues' contribution (in Ward 5c) for covering me when I was away with study leave & exam.<br />
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*This story was written in March 2014 (approx. 2 months after the event)* but I only "found time" to post today...hi3</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-5396778940932180672014-09-28T08:24:00.000-07:002014-09-28T08:24:26.009-07:00Tafsir Ad-Dhuha &Al-Insyiroh<div style="text-align: justify;">
Has been MONTHS since my last post... Gosh..I am lazy. So to motivate myself, I looked at the ultimate revelation..the Qur'an & wish to share some verses here<br />
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These translations were taken from 'Amazing" Qur'an Tafsir published by Karya Bistari. An Indonesian translation.</div>
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Ad-Dhuha (Chapter 93 : Verse 1 - 11)</div>
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1. Demi waktu dhuha (tatkala matahari naik segalah)</div>
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2. Dan demi malam apabila telah sunyi</div>
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<b>3. Tuhanmu tidak meninggalkan engkau (wahai Muhammad) dan tidak pula membencimu</b></div>
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<b>4. Sesungguhnya kesudahan itu lebih baik bagimu daripada permulaan</b></div>
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5. Dan sesungguhnya Tuhanmu pasti memberi kurniaan-Nya padamu, sehingga engkau redha-berpuas hati</div>
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6. Bukankah dia mendapatimu sebagai seorang yatim lalu Dia melindungimu</div>
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7. Dan Dia mendapatimu seorang yang kebingungan, lalu Dia memberikan petunjuk</div>
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8. Dan Dia mendapatimu sebagai seorang kekurangan, lalu Dia memberikan kecukupan</div>
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9. Maka terhadap anak yatim,janganlah engkau berlaku sewenang-wenangnya.</div>
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10. Dan terhadap orang yang meminta-minta, janganlah kau mengherdiknya.</div>
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11. Dan terhadap ni'mat Tuhanmu hendaklah kau nyatakan (dengan bersyukur)</div>
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Al- Insyiroh (Chapter 94 : Verse 1 - 8) </div>
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2. Dan kami juga telah menurunkan bebanmu (Muhammad)</div>
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3. yang memberatkan belakangmu</div>
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4. Dan Kami tinggikan bagimu sebutan namamu</div>
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<b>7. Maka apabila engkau telah selesai (sesuatu urusan), tetaplah bekerja keras (untuk urusan lain)</b></div>
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These verses (especially those I've bold) really touches me. Allah has reminded us not to give hope when you feel helpless. For which Allah is always there for us. When you had no one to turn to, enough for you to turn to only Allah. Turn to Allah, get back to Allah!</div>
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This is really an anti-dote for depression. If only we put full faith in Allah, everything shall be fine in life. We shall be in a position where by when met with failures & casualties, we will persevere as we know Allah is there guiding & watching over us.</div>
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Another point for motivation, don't rest on our laurels when we feel we have done/achieved something (of course we can feel satisfied & happy with the achievement) but nevertheless must never stop. As Islam encourages us to propel forward in life; as if we are going to live in this world forever; BUT with humility & syukur to what Allah has bestowed upon us.</div>
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"No soul can save us from hardship; only Allah"<br />
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I've not gone into asbabun-nuzulof these verses (shall do so next time)</div>
Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-87087125376754635662014-04-21T09:28:00.000-07:002014-04-21T09:28:49.275-07:00Dining out In Jitra - 21.4.2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
21 APRIL 2014</div>
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Whew! I am finally writing after almost a year. Has been quite hooked up to books & work since joining masters in June 2013. (I shall talk about this past one year in some other entries)</div>
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I was to meet Miao2 & Pratab some where in Bandar Darulaman to go for dinner. Miao2 (as usual) was on his "food trip" across Northern part of Malaysia.</div>
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Well..this town is not a place I have been before, though it is only like 5 minutes drive to Jitra. Hmm..after looking at the place, I would rather just call it a "taman" rather than "bandar"</div>
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Anyways, by 7.30pm we were at this place called<span style="color: red;"> Haji Shahril Low Restaurant,</span> very near to Jitra Mall. We were "navigated" to here by Pratab's wife who is a Dentist in this town.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Overall the place offered variety of food & beverages.</span> Menus were mainly Chinese food (or at least had Chinese name..) which was quite exciting for me, as it is not that easy to find pure Chinese food which is halal. It was not too hard to find the place (just about 15 minutes drive from Hosp Bahiyah (A.Setar)</div>
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It was really tough on my stomach to contain all those food after so long not being on eating spree (like those younger days...huhu)</div>
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All the best to both of you guys in joining masters. It is time to be in close contacts with books...huhuhu...</div>
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P/S: Just found out that this restaurant has a branch in Kajang.</div>
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Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0Jitra, Kedah, Malaysia6.266293 100.427083900000076.013776 100.10436040000008 6.51881 100.74980740000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-73951245933042079712013-05-21T22:35:00.001-07:002013-05-21T22:36:19.607-07:00PRU13 - Malaysia heading towards dawn or dusk?I am no hardcore political party supporter or an avid follower of our politics but I am a strong supporter of Malaysia having two-party politics (not sole party domination as we have witnessed all this while). Thus I stayed up alone awaiting PRU results announcement and as soon as it was announced...BN won federal government, I became disappointed and went to sleep.<br />
At one glance, it appeared as PR's show in 2008 was far better than 2013; winning 5 states & declined BN 2/3rd majority in Parliament.This time, there is only 3 states to show & additional 7 parliament seats. But if we detail the inroads PR has made, it is indeed an election with better success for PR & Malaysians particularly.<br />
Take a look at Selangor, where PR successfully returned to power with greater mandate. 44 out of 56 seats were delivered to PR (additional 8 seats). 10 new seats - <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Sabak, Kuala Kubu Baru, Taman Templer, Dusun Tua, Seri Serdang, Paya Jaras, Sementa, Morib, Tanjung Sepat, and Sungai Pelek) They also lost previously won Kota Damansara due to failure to reach an agreement between PKR & PAS) & Semenyih. Most of these seats are Malay-majority constituencies & semi-urban. While DAP had an excellent election, PAS relatively had a quiet run except in Selangor, where they won 15 seats (compared to 8 in last PRU).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">What does this shows? Najib's claim of Chinese tsunami is a mere racist statement by the so-called 1Malaysia champion. Malaysians of Chinese descend rejected BN. They indeed voted for PR. Another aspect is support towards PR & PAS among urban & semi-urban Malay voters are indeed great. But then why rural & semi-rural Malays somehow rejected PAS (esp in Kedah)?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Is Racial </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">sentiment played by BN contributed to this?....A VOTE FOR PAS is A VOTE FOR DAP... DAP WILL END MALAY SUPREMACY, SPECIAL RIGHTS etc. (WE were able to see this wordings on newspaper all along that campaign period. Who is racist bro..PR ka BN?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">There are areas of Chinese majority, where non-Chinese candidates of PR prevailed over Chinese candidates of BN (i.e. Raub, Mentakab, Pandan).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Now that PRU is over, can we get back to work, propel the nation forward & ensure wealth is fairly distributed? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>To PR leaders & supporters</b> : Yes..they won with some flaws & cheats...Fine if you want to expose them. Do it by legal means; though we might not get the justice. Be a good cop for rakyat by exposing BN's wrongdoings & create more awareness among Malaysians that they deserve more than BRIM, KRIM etc. Prove to rakyat, you can be a better government. Most importantly, never become big-headed once you are in power!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>To BN leaders & supporters</b> : Stop inciting racial tensions...face the fact than you are losing faith among majority of rakyat. Stop the irritating money politics! If you repent & do a lot more things (as u should have done) to rakyat, you might regain rakyat's faith.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>To some Malay NGOs</b> : stop being a bull dog by boycotting Chinese products. Islam never taught us to do this. Remember, even Nabi Muhammad did business deals with the Jews & only went against them when these Jews betrayed & threatened Muslims. Even that is after Nabi has preached to them about Islam. Have we preached to our Chinese not-yet muslim friends about Islam? Do you have evidences that they are against Islam? The answer is no to both i guess :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><b>Let us reconcile</b> & contribute towards development of the country for all. Uphold Islam in all aspects & no one will be sidelined..as Islam came as a guidance to mankind of all races! Take heed of Nabi Muhammad's example of creating a nation called Madina & the rules in Madina Shield (Piagam Madinah); where in rights of every citizen (Muslims, Jews, Christians & Pagans) were taken into consideration & upheld with no compromise & unjust.</span>Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-25133011153132965672013-04-13T09:43:00.000-07:002013-04-13T10:16:04.544-07:00STONG @ 1420m - A painful yet satisfying comeback<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"HAVE ALLAH NOT MADE EARTH AS A WIDE EXPANSE AND THE MOUNTAIN AS PEGS" - Al-Qur'an (Chapter 78, Verse 6&7) </h3>
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- ayat ni telah diturunkan sebagai satu peringatan kepada mereka yang sangsi terhadap hari kebangkitan (Resurrection/Judgement Day), di mana dalam ayat ini Allah mengingatkan tentang fakta kejadian bumi & gunung-ganang. Dengan indahnya Allah menyatakan gunung-ganang sebagai "<i><b>pegs</b></i>" which means pasak. In other words, mountains are well indented into the earth, in order to support the earth. Modern science has revealed how true this verse is. </h3>
MOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED <b><u>49 TIMES IN QUR'AN</u></b> ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS.<br />
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My last climb to any place that is rightfully called mountain or hill was back in July 2010. That is enough to hint how well I could do this time..a trip I had tried to get on since last year but failed on every occasion..</div>
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However, Thank Allah, I was able to get a group finally and on 4.4.13 we headed to Dabong where this gunung is situated.</div>
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Left Seberang Jaya at 6.30pm with 3 guys..Jeevin, Hafiz & Sofri. A slight twist to the earlier plan; we had to go further north (Alor Setar) to fetch Hasan the Otai, as bus to Baling (the initial meet up place) was rather later than expected. So we met up at Tesco Stargate, Alor Setar (nearby AS (S) toll exit). Had our dinner & Jama' prayers before leaving to Dabong at 8.30. </div>
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We headed back to highway, exiting at Sik, Jeniang & made our way to Baling via Kuala Pegang. The motorists along this road were "superb" as most of them had no rear lights. We did not stop until into Jeli district, when it was 11.30pm. A non-stop 3hrs drive was really aching!</div>
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Then at around 12.15am, some 25km before Dabong town THE incident happened, whereby a poor creature hit my car on the right fender leaving me with some repairing work to do when I get back home :(</div>
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Kami pun check out lah jam 9. Pastu pi buat report polis di Balai Dabong. Rupanya kes pelanggaran oleh makhluk tuhan yang langgar kami mlm tadi mmg biasa di kawasan ni...hmmm....</div>
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Dekat jam 10 barulah p sarap & tapau utk lunch. Sampai perkarangan TAMAN NEGERI GUNUNG STONG (akhirnya....pada jam 10.30). Pas pendaftaran & peregangan otot sikit ala kadar, 11.10am; kami pun mula lah mendaki. Setelah setengah mendaki, hasrat di hati ingin ke puncak hari ini juga terpadam & kami sebulat/sesegitiga & apa2 saja bentuk suara, bersetuju untuk bermalam di Baha Camp & naik ke puncak dengan muatan minima keesokkan sahaja. Sebab dia....paham2 je la..huhu.</div>
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Kami amik masa 2 jam utk sampai di Kem Baha. Terus Kapten Hasan memasang khemah & aktiviti seterusnya bebas. Backdrop camping site kami adalah air terjun..lawa o.. I was quick to eat my tapau & sleep</div>
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Entah napa..masa dok tidoq, termimpi lak naik Tambuyukon mountain (which was my last climb with lots of sweet memories :( </div>
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Petang; pi mandi air terjun & dinner we had maggi goreng dgn teh tarik. Malam, kol 8.30 da siap2 nak tidoq...walaupun xngantok. Akhirnya smpai ke kol 12 xdpt tidoq sebab hujan lebat, tempias menyebabkan ayaq terkumpul dlm khemah, kena lap buang. Jadi, buat lagi teh tarik utk supper.</div>
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Woke up early at 6.50am..huhu. Hafiz & Sofri went to do get some sunrise photoshoots. Did our Suboh on the rocks while awaiting sunrise. Started preparing b/fast (sandwich sardin-telor) & lunch (macaroni wth carbonara sauce...macam gempaq..Prego jer..)</div>
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<b>9am</b> : Started our Day 2 journey to conquer Stong. (Though planned to go at 7.15 actually...sigh)</div>
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There were 5 "checkpoints" before we reach the summit. Route from checkpoint 4 to summit was horrible..I almost gave up..huhu.</div>
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<b>1.15pm</b> : We finally conquered the summit..Alhamdulillah! Spent about an hour there, photographing, feeding a squirrel (dunno wat it was doing up there), had our lunch (macaroni thingy).</div>
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Had a round of teh tarik & some last immerse in waterfalls before we packed up & started our last descend to car park.</div>
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Finally we reached to the point where we started at 7pm. (took us an hour to reach here from Baha Camp).</div>
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Stopped by at Gerik for a roti canai & coffee, before heading onto BKE to send the 3 eligible bachelors at HSJ & further north to A.Setar to send Hasan. I checked into a hotel there at 2.45am...as I had enough of driving with sore legs!</div>
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Despite an accident and very tiring walk up & down the summit; plus an immediate long drive back, the trip was satisfying & looking forward for another hiking soon...</div>
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1. Guide & Camp site = RM325 (can go up to 13pax/guide) - for 2 days</div>
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1. If you are driving, NEVER drive to Kelantan at night!</div>
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2. For a 2 days & a night trip like us, u can start your climb to Kem Baha after 12 noon. Plan so that you arrive in Dabong only that morning..need not overnight in Dabong. But if you wanna do Ayam & Stong, then it is different. If anyhow you need to overnight in Kelantan the day before, try to get a place in Jeli, as there is only a homestay in Dabong & if that house is occupied, u might have to overnight in your cars.</div>
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3. Possibly bring a closed tent to camp there. (I saw a scorpion & a small snake (dunno what type) outside our camp the next morning :)</div>
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4. Train well before coming :) I would rate this moutain as 6.5/10 in toughness. (I am an amateur saja)</div>
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5. There are 6 peaks here; namely Ayam, Stong, Baha (bukan Kem Baha ye), Kob, Mat Tahir & ntah apa 1 lagi. But usually ppl will ascend Stong & Ayam only. Ayam peak is said to offer more scenic views than Stong.</div>
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6. Stong Waterfalls are said to have seven levels & thus the highest in South-East Asia. However climbers usually dont hike up to 7th level, as it is of different route though much lower to the summit of Stong or Ayam. The waterfall that makes the backdrop of our campsite is at Level 2.It is the convergence of waterfalls from Stong & Ayam; which converge at much higher level (the 7th level I suppose)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where the trio youngsters trained before coming to Stong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The damage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packing up at Abe Din Home Stay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeeve setting up some fire for rituals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All smiles..ni baru nak start. Odie (our guide at the back)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the stream we crossed along the way to Baha Camp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contoh jalan ke Kem Baha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sofri konon2 menyambut ketibaan tetamu di Kem Baha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View dari Kem Baha (corresponding to Level 2 waterfalls)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pemasangan khemah diketuai oleh Otai@Hasan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfalls at Level 2...air tak deras time nie. Klo hujan..perghhh..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photographer beriman sedang meni'mati keindahan alam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise...MasyaAllah..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr Scorpio</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checkpoint #2 (Kem Baha to summit)- bole gak camp kat sini, kalo xnak tgk Sunrise. Tapi air jauh sikit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sg.Selar - last water point (after checkpoint #3-Bogor)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checkpoint #4 - batu besar & kayu sendeng</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checkpoint #4 - batu besar & kayu sendeng - a lateral view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the squirrel di puncak</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Macaroni wth carbonara sauce di puncak, Bakpo Sofri tue??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stong dari jauh</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pemandangan dari Puncak Stong</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After absense of more than 2 yrs; i'm back to share my travelling experience...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">18.1.13 : Left home at 6.10 am, just minutes before Subuh azan. Driving my
PKG6050, leaving behind my longtime travel love..PDF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is my only 2<sup>nd</sup> roadtrip in 2
years after leaving beloved Sabah. Road trips have been so nostalgic to me…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Reached Changlun at 8am (Penang-Changlun 1.5 hrs). After breakfast
we left in 2 cars (the other being Haqul’s brand new Chevrolet). Filled
up car tank; then stopped at Naluri Aman duty free shop; where we did our 3<sup>rd</sup>
party Insurans (RM14) & visa(WhiteCard)-supposedly free, but they charged
(RM1).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Arrived at
border at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 11.30am</span>. Took almost 1 hour to get
pass Thai border due to inefficiency of Thai immigration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Arrived in
HatYai within an hour. Checked in to Emperor Hotel..don’t be deceived by the “grand”
name. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Had lunch at
restoran Kak Sah..where everyone there can kecek Kelate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then planned
to see Ice Dome HatYai, but got lost to Songkhla town! Best part is none of
those who met can give us direction due to language barrier..including varsity
girls & Nissan sales girls! However managed to find our way back to Ice
Dome in HatYai CityPark (which was actually only 5-6km away from our hotel)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Night, we went to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pe Thai</i> (night
market), as way to floating market seems too confusing. Pe Thai had nothing but
some food stalls & stalls selling skimpy dresses… Not worth going! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 2</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Woke up
early & breakfast at Kak Sah. Went around looking for Map and got it at a<sup></sup>7-eleven (RM12). Departed to Songkhla, visited the bronze mermaid
at Samila Beach. Bought souveniers at the beach. Lunch at a stretch with lots
of Muslim stalls. Solat at a nearby Masjid </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bronze Mermaid @ Samila Beach</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Left
Songkhla at 2.30. KRABI here we come! <b>Via route to Phattalung (though not into
Phattalung town). Then Trang –KhlongPhon- KhlongThom-Ao Nang</b>. That is rite…not
Krabi town…we are going to AoNang (16km away from town). Reached almost 8pm
(after some series of lost directions) Then auntie at Ao Nang Miti Resort buat
lawak la…kata ada 1 room only. After about 1 hour, baru la another person said
they have another room..huh. Must be careful when booking via Agoda..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Checked in,
showered & went for Dinner at an unnamed stall, where we had Keow toeow
soup & Pancake! </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We strolled along Ao Nang beach
where actually thing were happening (only about 5 minutes drive from our hotel)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping @ Samila</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the way to Krabi. This girl can speak reasonable english</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bedroom in AoNang Miti Resort</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 3</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Next day
started late for us. Had American breakfast kunun at Hasna Palace before going
for trip along AoNang beach. 11am sharp we left for Elephant trekking. The most
enjoyable activity (for me) throughout my visit to Thailand! And I learned a
new diagnosis “Elephant sickness” which hit one of our expedition member.</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Came back at around 1.30pm & had
lunch in Hasna Palace. 2.30 we left to PAN Beach Bungalow in Khlong Mueng Beach
(again only indah khabar dari nama!) Place was terrible..electricity only
6pm-6am), dogs are everywhere and tend to chase after cars & they might
even swim with you if you go to the sea, toilets are way below standard! Only
plus point was beautiful beach & sea scenery (mmg dia resort kat pantai),
even which, was full with couples in swimwear..huh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Had dinner
(light) at A-Hud Seafood, before going to Ao Nang beach to book island
trip..the agent we met was Ms.Azizah. The price we got was RM100/person. Again
to town for sight seeing-went to Krabi Night Walk (ala2 pasar minggu at night- only open from fridays-sundays) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Left PAN at
7.30. B/fast at a new place (nice food). Our pick-up was already waiting at
Hasna Palace. They brought to Nopparathara Beach where the pier is. Anyhow the
boat only left at 9.30am.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtpKOslk8N9NiYO6RerXZPlwwPXZvUW0nYOlMkY1QyPq_cZgl5Du_9giV_PeJLubN7iH86TAzIu2SYNZa4yK9NV0Fy10nIWmd3cevrioflyPsJhgLVBs4gthHFwKpB2ZSuJm4aWJj4w/s1600/IMG_3157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtpKOslk8N9NiYO6RerXZPlwwPXZvUW0nYOlMkY1QyPq_cZgl5Du_9giV_PeJLubN7iH86TAzIu2SYNZa4yK9NV0Fy10nIWmd3cevrioflyPsJhgLVBs4gthHFwKpB2ZSuJm4aWJj4w/s200/IMG_3157.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The whole
island hopping thing did not excite me. Basically only 2 islands to visit –
Bamboo & Phi2. We stopped at Moonbay (a beachside of Phi2) & another
place where we could take photos of baboons (The!!!) Had lunch at Phi2
Island..was nice. Well u could do some quick shopping too at Phi2 island.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We were back
at hotel (Hasna Palace) by 4.30pm. Night were well spent at Krabi town</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sungai Krabi</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We left Ao
Nang at about 12 noon & found a place to stay in Krabi town at about 2.30pm
(City Hotel). Went for Krabi River cruise (not forgetting the “noname” Cave
which we had to pay extra RM2). The trip cost us RM40/boat. Went around town to
do some shopping. Had a good dinner at a
stall in night market (Gerai Ibrahim) where the boss & all his workers can
speak reasonable English. Cost us only RM4/head. Went to Ao Nang again, had our
Last Supper in Thailand at Shareefah’s stall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">DAY 6
(final)</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulOM87hfE1yBYOSAsfZXTBhPkNQdjh0JcS1jTdmgxJqrjSIltzfSaigWYa2w_sTyfFnO1eTgggQQ28m7AhszEnVkhdWw6hBcEvhcYUIaIZ_eOCLt6Qu0k3ozxgeFQFO0SQiHAaksZ1g/s1600/IMG_3272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulOM87hfE1yBYOSAsfZXTBhPkNQdjh0JcS1jTdmgxJqrjSIltzfSaigWYa2w_sTyfFnO1eTgggQQ28m7AhszEnVkhdWw6hBcEvhcYUIaIZ_eOCLt6Qu0k3ozxgeFQFO0SQiHAaksZ1g/s200/IMG_3272.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Went to
morning market alone, as the others were still asleep. Checked out by 9am. Had breakfast nasi campur. Fuelled up our cars (B750) & off we go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Along the
way, stopped by at Hot Spring Waterfall (RM9/entrance);<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Khlong Phon town to get some durians (RM10/2
bijik). Took home 6. Trang was were we stopped for lunch & Jama’
Zohor-Asar.Then there was no more stopping till we reached border. But we did
stop at Dannok town for our Last Tomyam in Thailand. It was 8.30 Malaysian time
when we reached border. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then Haqul
parted ways with us; he has got another 450km to drive.huhu. We stopped at Gurun R&R to Jama’ Maghrib-Isya’. I reached home at 12MN. Haqul was at Tapah at that time
(reports from Whats App)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: red;"><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">EXPENDITURES</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tranportation </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fuel </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">– RM 280</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Insurans
(Siam 3<sup>rd</sup> party) RM 14</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fee
to Enter & leave Thailand – RM 2</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Accomodation (shared by 3 persons)</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Emperor
Hotel (HatYai) RM43.50</span></span></div>
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Miti Resort RM128.00</span></span></div>
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Bungalow RM102.00</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hasna
Palace RM160.00</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">City
Hotel RM120.00</span></span><br />
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(HatYai) RM30</span></span></div>
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Trekking RM 7/pax</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Island
Hopping RM100</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Krabi
River RM40/boat (RM15/pax) </span></span></div>
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Spring Waterfall (RM9)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ALL in ALL I spent about RM950 for everything including food & souveniers) </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pastikan tank minyak keta penuh sebelum masuk Thailand </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Park your car at a parking space on your LEFT just before u reach immigration lanes at Thai border; as if u don't, they will make u make a U-turn at a point 500m away. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At Thai border, must queue twice (one is for individual visa clearance; another is for the car customs clearance) For visa, if u did not make earlier, pls fill up the"white card" first at the immigration office at the border.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Make sure u prepare the 3rd party Thai car insurance bfr u reach border (can do at the Naluri Aman shop in BKH)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HatYai - can visit IceDome at Municipal Office Park. Eat at Kak Sah. Shop at Diane Shopping Centre.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Songkhla - nothing much...only Samila Beach (where the duyung is), Songkhla Zoo (xtau best ke tak)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sepanjang jln ke Krabi (in between Trang-Krabi) ada banyak fruit stalls...jangan lupa singgah.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Also we u want to have lunch, stop at Khlong Phom (easier to find halal foods compared to in Trang) </span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Krabi - make sure u stay in AoNang, not Krabi town (if u plan to see the beaches)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Krabi - ACTIVITIES available</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">elephant trekking. </span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Canoeing - sea & stream.</span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Island hopping...got few trips (James Bond Island, Phi2 & Bamboo Island and 4 islands visit) Famous one is the Phi2 & Bamboo. In my opinion..not so exciting, as nothing much to see & even snorkelling at only 2 places.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cobra & monkey show</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Go-kart (told to be quite expensive) </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Krabi - pls do shopping at Krabi town, NOT Ao Nang town, as things are much cheaper at the former place.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Carry a map & reliable GPS with u. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Learn some basic Thai phrases to make your life easier & stay more pleasant :)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bring along Stemetil & Maxolon if u might experience "elephant sickness" - something like motion sickness.</span></span></li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mind your language</td></tr>
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<br />Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-72375971117607630292013-02-18T20:35:00.001-08:002013-02-18T20:36:21.452-08:00Blogging comeback?Hi to everyone & myself...<br />
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It has been more than 2 yrs since my last post to this blog. 2011 & 2012 have been my year of sadness; things happened unexpectedly. Beginning with my transfer back to West Malaysia; which subsequently contributed partly to losing the love of my life; leaving a big hole in my heart & ever-present sorrow. Suddenly I was alone in a big world. I've learnt from my mistakes & yeah...i can't rewind them.<br />
Nevertheless, as ppl always say...life must go on. So I've got no options but to move on; with Allah by my side...insyaallah I shall be able to overcome & succeed. May Allah show my loved one the true path & give her happiness in this world & hereafter.<br />
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<br />Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441252886821946048.post-52681156809895731502010-09-08T11:31:00.000-07:002010-09-08T11:31:19.632-07:00Tambuyukon voyage - an electrifying thrill!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>My phone clock showed 10pm, and we realized we are still in Neren's farewell party..gosh! Rin, Hasan & I have Poring to catch tonite! Quickly we "escaped" the party and made our way home for final packing. (But still managed to snap few final shots inside & outside Swiss Inn before we rushed home.hehe)<br />
11.15pm : Finally departed Sandakan. After 3 1/2 hrs of non-stop "flight"..we reached PoringLodge (some 500m from the Hot Spring) Went straight to bed and unconscious immediately.<br />
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<b>24 July 2010 (Saturday)</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">6am : "Hasan, kul brapa nak gerak?" Hasan replied..."kejap lagi" (Both continued sleeping)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">7am : "Hasan, bangun...dah kol 7" Hasan replied..."ok,kejap lagi" </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Akhirnya, jam 10.30, setelah mengagih2kan brg2 & mknan; kami bertolak ke Hot Spring. (Another friend of us who's supposed to join from KK pulled out at eleventh hour...leaving us wth more luggages to carry.huh) Anyhow...was not too bad:)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Selepas menempuhi perjalanan yang agak menarik selama 1 1/2 jam (dengan merentasi dua sungai), kami pun tiba di Sub-stesen Monggis (sebahagian drp Taman Kinabalu)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1.30pm : Kick-off! Pendakian bermula (bermulalah suatu perjalanan yg "getir" untk hasan, azniza, rinelda, aziatun & aslam)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4 pm : Sampai di Kem Kera (KM.4) Berkhemah di sini dengan tenang bersama pacat dan sedikit agas2. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">(Makan malam : Nasi, sardin & cucur adabi)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>25 July 2010 (Ahad)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9.15 am : We left Kera Camp with full determination (of course, can't help with the departure time..hehe) KM.4-6 was horrible and I graded as the worst section of the whole track (changed my mind after I saw the last 4Km...hehe) The track was slippery and I had humpty-dumpty falls numerous times (till I lost count huh!)and I just skid down on several places (skidding was much faster). Moreover my shoes & balancing failed me on many occasions here!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 pm : We reached Kem Wuluh, which has the Wuluh River running by its side. We had to descend an "awesome" "mini waterfall" of about 25 metres to reach this camp.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We cleaned & fed ourselves while thinking "is it too late for us to return back to Monggis?huhu"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After about 45 mins breather, we continued another 2km of relatively better track to reach Kem Sg. Kepuakan..Km8 (da name sounds spooky, rite?hehe); where da soothing Kepuakan River runs. We had our Zohor & Asar there, before crossing the river & endured into last "never ending" 2km of the day; which was literally almost 90% of climbing at >30 degrees!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6.15pm : FINALLY we reached Kem Musang (KM 10.7) We only found out on the last day that we were <i>buyok-ed</i> by Leron & Messi, who told us that this camp is placed at KM 10! (Kununnya mau kasi kami semangat supaya teruskan perjalanan dari KM 8 ke Kem Musang.huh!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quickly we set up camps under Mejar Hasan's orders & agas2 were even faster than us when it comes to their "feeding" time. They mercilessly "fed" on us leaving us to scratch the whole nite! And a <i>pacat</i> on my waistline, woke me up in the middle of da nite! </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hah...one interesting fact about this camp site is that, the water source is situated merely 80 metres down the hill...AND this 80 metres takes us about 20mins to reach (if u dont get lost:)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">(Makan malam : Nasi goreng ikan masin, sayur campoq sweet& sour, kobis wth salted sardin, hupseng wth teh tarik kunun) I was chef-de-mission & wat made me <i>girigitan</i> was...I alone had to eat 3 plates of nasi but my other 4 beloved friends took only 2 plates among them! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>26 July 2010 (Isnin)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6am : Kami bangun dgn iltizam tinggi untuk memberi persembahan terbaik pd hari ke-3 pendakian; seterusnya untuk mencapai puncak.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">9.30am : Mula berjalan (seperti biasa...kami saaangat menepati masa!)Sempat mengemas tempat khemah kat Kem Musang dgn pengharapan malam kang, dpt berkhemah di Kepuakan (mmg kunun2 jak la akhirnya...:)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sangat pantas kami sampai di papan tanda KM 11...(masa tu blom tau lagi pasal <i>pembuyokan </i>si liron & messi!) Kami pun pikir..ni mcm harapan cerah nak sampai puncak & turun balik sblom senja! Tapi...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">KM 11 ke KM 12 .. kami jalan punya jalan...xsampai2 gak. Nasib baik ada satu kawasan landai sejauh +/- 70 meter sekitar General Camp..yang memberi sedikit kelegaan dan semangat!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">KM 12 ke 13 .. huh...speechless!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">KM 13 ke 14 .. huhuhu ...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">KM 11 ke 14 adalah trail yg saaaaaagat menarik...cerun sahaja...tiada maaf, tiada ampun! (kecuali 70 meter di sekitar General Camp)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I stopped at 13.6km..as it was almost 2pm and in front there's another stunning 400m trail which may take us anther 1hr plus to reach the summit. If we were to continue, we may end up climbing down in dark & rain) We "picnicked" at Km13.6, relaxing & posing; while waiting for other friends to come back from the summit. It was fun there...relaxing on the rocks, looking at the sky...the feel was like floating in the sky:)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last 800 metres is astounding indeed..in terms of the trail & the views. It was made up of rocks, "pokok2 renek" took over the big trees; and there are 7 "false" peaks before u reach the real peak...hence the name "Tambuyukon" heralded! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">4pm : Started our descend and we reached Kem Musang at 6.30pm..all wet, as the final 2 hrs we were blessed with rain:)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6.30pm : In darkness, cold breeze, wet attires & "soothing" <i>agas2</i> attack, we rebuilt our tent (luckily we only dissembled one tent bfr we left Musang earlier)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All my attires were wet (including underwears!)...my sleeping bag too. After Solat, we had Maggi soup for dinner..made by..hasan & rinelda (I refused to cook becoz of wat happened last nite!)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though it was wet, I still slept wth my sleeping bag & partially dried up attires.huhu. And the most wonderful thing was...i was kissed on my lips by a <i>pacat</i>..sory to my wife-to-be...u wil not be da first to kiss me..haha.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>27 July 2010 (Selasa)</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Last day for us...mixed feelings of sadness & happiness..<br />
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Woke up as early as 6am (awal la kunun).. 6.30am turun p tpt ayaq...nak BO utk kali petama dlm 4 hari.haha!<br />
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Lepaih kemaih2, 9.15am mula la turun...ikut trail yg sama & sekali lg KM 6-4 mengecewakan dgn belaku byk "tackling" ...seluaq putih aku menjadi coklat begemerlapan! <br />
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Alhamdulillah, it was an uneventful descend...we stopped at 4 spots (Kem Kepuakan, Wuluh, Kera & Kikulat) and was at Monggis by 6.15pm. <br />
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Lepak2 sat kat Kem Monggis..kol 8.30pm bertolak balik ke Poring Hot Spring, pastu pi mkn sat kat Ranau...12MD, left to Sandakan. 3.45am, smpai Sandakan & 8am smpai hospital...nak oncall.hehe.<br />
The trip was really a wonderful experience for all of us.<br />
The adventure was tremendous, the thrill & fun we had was magnificent!<br />
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For those adventure junkies who's itching to try this place, few guidelines:<br />
<ol><li>Try to get the best suggested month to hike (dry period la kunun). Around October according to our guides.</li>
<li>Call up Sabah Park & send a letter of permit application detailing # of participants, time u want to be there. Ensure you follow up regularly...if not they might just wait till the eleventh hour to give u the green lite..</li>
<li>Plan your trip well (especially those from out of Sabah) I suggest 4days 3 nights. The night before you start, try to get accomodation at Sub-Stesyen Monggis. Day 1 start hiking latest by 7 am and aim to overnite at Kem Kepuakan (KM 8). This may take you at leisure about 10 hours. </li>
<li>Day 2 : Hit straight to General Camp (KM 11.5) which might take you only about 5-6 hrs the most. (The only thing is you've to carry adequate water to the camp from Musang Camp (KM 10.8 + 80 metres)</li>
<li>Day 3 : Start from General Camp at about 6am (SHARP!) and shoot up to the peak in about 4-5 hours. Spend 1hour or less at the peak and descend all the way to Musang Camp in 4hours. Leave everything behind, except camera, raincoat, drinking water and some snacks when you shoot up to the peak. Forget about plans to cook at the peak...you will regret later:) When you start at 6am, leave your tents...you can pack up later when you descend. Do not waste your time packing up things that morning. Be sharp..start climbing at 6am. According to our guides, best time to be at the peak is latest by 9am..well you will need a mammoth's stamina to reach the peak from General Camp in less than 3 hours.huh. The other way is start climbing before dawn kalo berani to climb in dark..(not recommended) Seriously it is a tough ride! </li>
<li>Day 4 : Wakey from Musang Camp at start descending latest by 9am. 8-9 hours should be sufficient for you to home sweet home back at Monggis.</li>
<li>Make sure you bring all necessary stuff & everything to combat pacat all along till KM12 + agas2 at nite!</li>
</ol>Here are some pics that we captured...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the road we endured on the way to S.S Monggis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santik kan? New Ranau-KM road under cons</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pacik bwak tong gas rilek jak lintas sungai</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KD Pinawantai - the only KD along the way- Poring to Monggis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The early part of the hike</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nun di sana ada cahya harapan!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my KM14 sign - Az at The Peak </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rocky Trail..KM13.2 onwards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rin da pinky & Az at Pondok Kikulat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hingus gal:) at KM3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huhu...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st night at Kem Kera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pacat by the lovely pedicure :p</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice to see jamban in jungle..at Kem Kera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely capture. Tribute to da photographer:)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ooops..Az looking at a "lovely" view in the jungle?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Packing up at Kem Musang (Day3)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Periuk kera..found in abundance from Km11 onwards</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mambang kuning & pinky at KM10 (800m lg smpai Kem Musang)</td></tr>
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The euphoric feel of reaching a place I've never been bfore was there, but manage to keep it at bay. The tiring journey from Sandakan took us almost 12 hrs to reach Senai Airport (including the freaking 6hrs transit period in KK)<br />Nevertheless there were we (Pojie, Alex, Sam & I) at BlueWave Hotel (took us another hour to reach here...) cost us RM178/night...but worth it...spacious & magnificent view of sunrise at singapore from our room! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SB8o7f94Z3DsS8Ue8CzsnNgrR-fY1-9fy2sI2HU6hsnok3HYHKsJBKaZyhtlnpYCOxg-0hA81vFPk-x00UbDg-AJuJzZLODzzFofGNwovNXEbC-mXHpTkXA1W6jdvIkW3tiR3C6QUw/s1600/Sunrise+at+Sgpore.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SB8o7f94Z3DsS8Ue8CzsnNgrR-fY1-9fy2sI2HU6hsnok3HYHKsJBKaZyhtlnpYCOxg-0hA81vFPk-x00UbDg-AJuJzZLODzzFofGNwovNXEbC-mXHpTkXA1W6jdvIkW3tiR3C6QUw/s320/Sunrise+at+Sgpore.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469689559834305074" /></a><br /><b><br />22-25 April 2010</b> - The congress days<br />Though daytime was packed with talks & food in between talks, we managed to see JB at night (well at least a one eighth of it perhaps.ahaks)And I created my own record of time spent in shopping mall...an unbelievable time for me! And some shopping spree as well...even ladies could have been surprised with our "achievement"hak3.<br /><br />The Venue: The Zon Regency Hotel; adhered to hosts of "majestic mansions" of night clubs, pubs, discotheque. This vicinity is basically duty free zone & of course liquors & cigarettes are the topmost items on the list. Sort of heaven for hedonisme party-goers! I was further mesmerised to witness such "great developments" in my beloved nation...not that I've never seen bfore; but just that these mansions were just too WOW! (There is a school just 500m away, a surau 200m away & a church 700m away!) Where is our respect to these respected noble places? Sad to say...but "the mansions" have been given the icon status for JB. Name The Zon...and what strikes to your mind are these "mansions". <br />Generally the main course of these places is LIQUOR! What liquor-mother of all sins has to offer?<br />1. Waste of money<br />2. Addictions<br />3. Loss of conscience<br />3. Health hazards (when addiction kicks in)<br />It just took to my nerve if to imagine how many of our youths will be in these "mansions" every night with liquour indulgence and hedonisme partying as their interpretation of enjoyment :( <br /><br />What took place inside The Zon Hotel was "eye-catching" as well. On 23 April, we had our Congress Dinner at the Ballroom (Level 6) But I depict what we saw at foyer of Level 4 in picture form - such an inappropriate view in a open space. (I don't bother if they had behind the doors) HOW MUCH OF FREEDOM ARE WE TRYING TO ATTAIN? Don't we have the conscience that this is NOT OUR CULTURE. If ever they want to enjoy such a thing, get within 4 walls & "enjoy the show"...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLYNukh_rW6qzeK3TjySTXqzmuGKTYBqxdTjLrueFn605vJwhX96RECmNU3gcjArhRbtzQnEp6vaBzekR10oNHVXvoJ4xv9skRKZcgKLSV2VAdsTACFCcth_oNJzDTrTF4XJXnBL_eg/s1600/open+show+at+open+space.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLYNukh_rW6qzeK3TjySTXqzmuGKTYBqxdTjLrueFn605vJwhX96RECmNU3gcjArhRbtzQnEp6vaBzekR10oNHVXvoJ4xv9skRKZcgKLSV2VAdsTACFCcth_oNJzDTrTF4XJXnBL_eg/s200/open+show+at+open+space.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469687385253893154" /></a> The open show at an open space:)<br /><br />The trip served to be an "escape" for me, away from calls, OT & hopefully can appear rejuvenated (i repeat..hopefully.hehe). But nevertheless, had other experiences too.<br />Having to see sights of indecency <b>booming</b> is a lot to bear...and "scarry" to think about it. The authorities really have to control this blossom...though it already appears to be quite late. Having an outlet of night spot might be acceptable...but having "mansions" are ridiculuos & disastrous! And we do have our roles...not to forget that.<br /><br />On my way back, slept over in KK & met Param; who's going off to UM soon.<br /><br />Here are some photos of what i've been rumbling about...<br />The "mansions" - only showing part of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIm_jBY_tVW5onsK9GhEleQ6MANeTRjcHcOxVvs6_wIpOfgi7yiTztZuKu6JYutyeaExRyJFgK8xMfWNFJwSl27cVEHuvk7j4uODjWuOhs-O_NTX69kIPJLORX8hACuXph5PEnaEEXw/s1600/DSC00828.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIm_jBY_tVW5onsK9GhEleQ6MANeTRjcHcOxVvs6_wIpOfgi7yiTztZuKu6JYutyeaExRyJFgK8xMfWNFJwSl27cVEHuvk7j4uODjWuOhs-O_NTX69kIPJLORX8hACuXph5PEnaEEXw/s320/DSC00828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469688310638830162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1sdRN2euHSlgyMIpLWTIIDl6sQW6sLFoOTniKMDHgobXERgCHqAz-P2W2q3pNVfaG3vfhXYccriz0yvBroXPY4JK2G30JVVK1xw78r765_J3xCSNK5gJ02F1dtnSS4wF0VoMNbRHdA/s1600/DSC00830.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1sdRN2euHSlgyMIpLWTIIDl6sQW6sLFoOTniKMDHgobXERgCHqAz-P2W2q3pNVfaG3vfhXYccriz0yvBroXPY4JK2G30JVVK1xw78r765_J3xCSNK5gJ02F1dtnSS4wF0VoMNbRHdA/s320/DSC00830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469688858168791970" /></a>Aslam1403http://www.blogger.com/profile/01581828180421422439noreply@blogger.com0