I Met 2 New Frens

9/05/2010 08:27:00 AM Conquest No Comments

it's sunday and i hit the road again with my camera... this time, to Semenyih Dam... the last time i was there, i was mesmerized by the scenic view along the Semenyih Lake and i wanted to see it again ;) or maybe if i could find a spot good enough, then a photo or two perhaps...

getting there is rather easy with the help of my Garmin software on my ageing Samsung i780 phone ;) but then sadly i couldn't find a spot which is good enough for me to stop down and have some photography... :( so all i could do was to drive along the road while admiring the scenic view, it's just amazing view... at least to me hahaha...

so now what???... after a long drive from Shah Alam to here, it's time to head back???... nope hehehe... i drove down further towards Port Dickson to see if i'm lucky enough to have an orange sunset maybe... so from Semenyih Lake, i took the Lekas Highway all the way to Seremban and heading towards Port Dickson... well, it seems that luck wasn't on my side as i couldn't get a view of the sunset as it was too cloudy zzzz... :( however, i found 2 new frens instead while i was strolling along the beach...

on the left is Mun Chiad and the right is Janicee... both are from KL and erm... similar like me drove down all the way from KL to Port Dickson to buzz away from city life... both of them were happily photographing each another and i was requested to help them to take a few shot of them... before they leave, i took the above photo as a remembrance and posted to them when i was back at home...

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Here & There @ Singapore

8/15/2010 07:38:00 AM Conquest No Comments

after a long and fun day yesterday, we got ourselves ready for another long day to tour around SG with our tour guide -ah yc- and -ah josreen-... we rendezvous at Wang Cafe @ Vivo City to had our breakfast and then got into a bus (the first time i took a bus in SG hahaha) and headed towards Hort Park somewhere near my ex-company office last time...

from there we start our foot journey and it was another memorable walking journey... we start our photography session from the park all the way to the steel suspended bridge which is in kilometer length until we reached the Henderson Waves... it was a length walk indeed... zzzz... we took a rest at the Henderson Waves before boarding the cable car at Mount Faber back to Vivo City... what a fun walk hahaha...

by the time we reached Vivo City, our stomach had started an orchestra performance... so it's time again for food!!!... hahaha... we opt for the nyonya restaurant and the food was good hehehe... either that or we were too hungry that time ;p... me, -ah koong- and -ah claire- head back to Marriott for check out while -ah yc- and -ah josreen- head back to their home to pack as -ah josreen- will be boarding the bus back to KL later at 6pm ish...

we then leave our stuff at the hotel and head back to Clarke Quay for our last tour for the day before we decided to head back to Orchard for a drink before heading to the airport... -ah yc- did managed to join us at a small bar at the Orchard after accompanying -ah josreen- to the bus terminal... we left for the airport at 6pm and that concludes our trip down to SG... it was an astonishing trip... ;)

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Universal Studio, Singapore Conquest

8/14/2010 10:19:00 PM Conquest No Comments

i woke up as early as 5am to get myself ready as i will be catching a flight down to Singapore at 8:40am via Air Asia... but then little did i know that i will missed that flight hahahaha... i drove my car to -ah claire-'s house and took the same cab to the LCCT airport... things were pretty smooth as we rendezvous with -ah koong- at the airport and decided to had our breakfast at McDonald... which proves to be the worst decision ever made hahahaha...

it was 7:20am and we finally decided that it's time to get into the boarding gate... and that is where and when our fate are sealed... as we approached the immigration clearance gate, we noticed that there is only 1 counter which is active and this is where and when we heard -ah koong-'s name was announced for immediate boarding hahaha... and we already somehow knew that we are in a deep shit this time... by the time we clear the immigration counter, it was too late... the flight has gone... :(

we tried to convince the Air Asia officer that we were hold up my the long queue at the immigration clearance but that didn't helped... so in the end, we have to buy another air ticket for the next flight down to Singapore hahaha... ou and we need to get -ah koong-'s bag out from the arrival hall as they have pull out his luggage from the flight hahaha...

finally we reached SG and checked in to Marriott at Orchard around noon and later joined by -ah yc- and -ah josreen- before heading our way to Universal Studio... well that sums up the early excitement that we had for the first part of the day even before we reached Universal Studio hahaha... what a day... zzzz....

so now, it's time on Universal Studio... erm... the rides and the shows are excellent and i would say worth the ticket value that i paid for... my fav rides would have to be the Jurassic Park ride (almost 3 storey drop into a river stream hahaha) and the Mummy ride (super fast and twisty coaster)... the most attractive show would have to be the Water World show which they actually re-play the movie on an actual set in front of us... and we got fully wet coz we opt to sit at the Wet Zone hahaha... it was fantastically fun and thank god that we managed to bought the Express pass, if not we will have to queue up for hours before we can have our ride... ;)

the park rides closed at 7:30pm which is rather early, so we decided to head down to the casino to have a look before returning for the fireworks at 10:30pm... nothing much to talk about the casino other than they have a special woman section area which they have barricade out... not sure for what is the reason hahaha... by the time we finished with the fireworks display, we head back to town for our dinner and lucky enough that the kitchen of Brozeit is still open... hehehe... we ordered 2 pork knuckles (we loved it so much that we have to ate 2 of them), salad, and sausage plater coupled with Weissbier to complete our feast hahaha...

by the time we reached back to hotel, it's already 1am+ and it's time for bath... and zzz... hahahaha...

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Batu Dam Conquest

7/24/2010 04:58:00 PM Canon EOS, Conquest No Comments

haha... finally i made it this time kekeke...

an empty horizon

patiently waiting for fish

a Sprite bottle which was left there

things which not supposed to be there?... the empty bottle or the tripod?...

fish trying to escape from being bait... yes, these are baits to catch bigger fish...

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Batu Dam Conquest ~ Failed

7/19/2010 07:16:00 PM Canon EOS, Conquest No Comments

again i set off for another expedition over to a dam... this time it's the Batu Dam which is located on the way to Ulu Yam... getting there is quite easy with a GPS which shows me the nearest route...

however the weather is once again not on my side :( it's gloomy and ends up raining when i reached there... but the view is fantastic not to mention that the road is also superb... twisty uphill and downhill coupled with fast shift corners... absolute mesmerizing to drive on that road beside the Batu Dam...

there is actually 2 small area along the road which you can parked your car and have a stroll beside the lake but then, because of it's small size hahaha... it's not easy to find parking and with the sky started to cry, i decided to head home... but then i shall be back again...

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Kuala Langat Dam Conquest ~ Failed

7/11/2010 07:29:00 PM Canon EOS, Conquest No Comments

i've always wanted to go to the Kuala Langat Dam which is located deep into Kampung Pansoon, somewhere deep inside Hulu Langat... getting there is relatively easy as it's juz one straight road all the way from Batu 11 Cheras... if you've been to Sungai Gabai Waterfall, then it's actually quite near there...

i've tried once the week before but then i didn't managed to reach the Kuala Langat Dam entrance as the last section of the road was blocked by a bus and i was forced to back off by reversing my car out all the way on a very very small hill road... thinking back now, it was a pretty bold move by me hahaha...

this time around, i made up my mind that i will go to the end all the way no matter what's in front... so off i venture into the last section of the hill road and it leads me right to the Kuala Langat Dam entrance... i was once again sad as i've learned that all dams in Malaysia are locked and no visitors are allowed, thus getting a shot from the dam is impossible :( sigh***

to the left of the Kuala Langat Dam, it's actually the starting path towards Gunung Nuang... so i found something else instead hahaha... i parked my car at a proper parking space provided for the hikers and went scouting around the area but then since it's a hiking road towards the Gunung Nuang, hahaha i turned back towards my car ;p

so there goes my conquest to Kuala Langat Dam and again no picture... sad huh...

on my way back home, i decided to drop by to another dam which is quite near... it's the Semenyih Dam and i fired up by GPS to double check on that... indeed i'm pretty near to it... the road which i took is called the B116 and it was a stunning road for those who like to drive hill road with fast sweeping left right corners... and if i tot that the road was mesmerizing enough to occupy me, i was wrong... as soon as i reached to the t-junction of B116 road to B19, i was immediately greeted by the huge lake... it's the Semenyih Dam lake (the lower lake in the picture is the Semenyih Dam while the northern one is the Langat Dam)...

the lake side road, which is the B19 is one hell of a road to drive while enjoying the lake view of the Semenyih Dam... i was denied by the gloomy weather and could not take down any shot of the lake... sigh*** nvm, i will be back for this as... i promised myself...

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