Perhentian Island (Father & Son Vacation)

Last week, i took off for a week and went to Perhentian Island to chill with my dad. I've been here once with three of my friends (3 Hafizs) last year and it was such a gorgeous place. So I figured I should take my dad there just for a quality-time-father-and-son-vacation. I'm not gona describe more about the place, just let the pictures tell you the story. For those who never been there, there are a few tips I would like to offer:

• You'll get cheaper price if u book earliear and look for the package. Go in groups as you'll get even cheaper.
• Two ways to go there, by plane or bus. I recomend taking the plane , less bumpier and less time (50 minutes vs 7 hours). Both should stop at Kota Bahru, from there you'll need to take a cab to Kuala Besut jetty (45 minutes trip). It should cost you only 40-50 ringgit. Don't pay if its more than that.
• You can check-in into cheap motel around KB, there's one that situated right opposite the cab station for only 65 ringgit per night.
• Boat transfer cost you 40 ringgit per trip per pax, if you take package, they all should be included.
• Bring a lot of water and lotion; u dont wanna risk of getting skin cancer and the water quality there is really poor. You don't want to get dehydrated under the scorching hot sun.
• You can rent snorkling gears for mask : RM 10, life jacket: RM 5. Now they forbid using fin or flipper coz a lot of the coral are dying. If u wanna go snorkling spots hopping, you have to pay RM 40 per trip and they usually have twice a day at perhentian besar.
• Have fun...

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Klang Gates 101 - Bukit Tabuh Where It Begins (Part 2)

So many things happened during the last couple of weeks that I didn't have chance to update my blog. I went to new place for hiking trip (will update u guys) and made some new friends. I must finish this posting before I can start a new one. So, let's continue..

In my last post, the two points mentioned were the toughest (sort of), after this the hiking should be easier as you are going up and down the peaks. 4 more to go ...(see guys, people always ask me how many peaks to go and each time i will tell them less than the actual number, cause frankly, i'm not sure myself, they all look the same. see them for yourself...

Peak

Another Peak

Another Peak...Sigh

Time to wrap it up, when you get to the final peak, you'll meet some clearings on your way down, turn to left and you'll see some ropes hanging on the trees going down the hill. That's the end of your hiking. The path down is a regular walking with up and down mode. Its pretty muddy and slippery but not as dangerous as when you are on top. You'll meet this house at the end of the path and just continue your way down. Happy Trekking!!!

The house with lots of dogs..hehe

To my friends who I brought here, please comment of what did u think of this place..My ratings:

• In 1 to 10 scale for difficulty : 6.5/10
• In 1 to 10 scale for scenery : 7/10
• In 1 to 10 scale for stamina : 6/10

If you have any question, drop a comment or you can mail me at fireflaker@yahoo.com. Chow!