Kuasa Selangor 2006

Muaahahahaaha!!!!!!!! (Evil Laugh)

This part of my photoblog has been under construction for almost a year. (Come on la.... I'm a true Malaysian. I must construct something and take a very long time to finish it.)

Well today (1 May 2007) I will finish it, if I can still remember the day.

I do remember it was a Wesak Day, so it was almost a year to the day. I went to Kuala Selangor with 3 of my friends, planning to spend the night there. The main purpose of going there was to see the fireflies.

When we first arrived we surveyed the firefly park straight away. There were 2 available places there, Kampung Kuantan and another one that I can't remember the name. But the 2nd place has a chalet in the area and more expensive. It looks nice though so we planned to come back here after it gets dark.

In the meantime, we ate lunch that my friend brought and then look for accomodation. After driving around we found a suitable place. It was one of those shophouse hotel but it's okay. I do remember taking the RM90 room. It has a double bed, TV and indoor bathroom. The cheapest room is RM45 I think. It's for 2 person but no TV or indoor bathroom. FYI.

After a quick rest we took a walk to Bukit Melawati which is just at the back of our hotel block. We took a train up. I don't remember the fee but it's not expensive. You can see the photos below.

When it gets dark we headed to the firefly park but damn there were a lot of people. So we decided to go to Kampung Kuantan. Fortunately there were not so many people.

The fee is RM10 per person and it's 4 people per boat. Now, I must say it's one of those wooden boats and it moves via manpower. We were a bit nervous at the beginning but it was okay. We were given lifejackets.

The boatman gave us a nice tour of the area. He gave a lot of information about the nature of the fireflies, the place, the history etc. He also said that it's better to see the fireflies here (Kg. Kuantan) than the other place because they use a big motorboat that fits about 15 people. It would be noisy (with the people and the boat) which I think is true. The trip on the boat was very nice and peaceful. He even brought us very close to shore so that we can touch the fireflies. No way we can do that with the motorboat. All in all, I would recommend you go to Kg. Kuantan.
Sorry no photos. You just have to be there to truly appreciate it. Well... actually you need a really powerful camera to shoot the fireflies.

After that we went for dinner and then we went to sleep. The next morning we went home.

The end.

A beacon of light

On top of Bukit Melawati there's also a lighthouse. After we went to see the fireflies we decided to take a drive up there since cars are not allowed to go up there during the day. There's nothing much to see except for the lighthouse. But obviously this is one thing you have to see for yourself. I'm not a professional photographer so this is the best that you can get.

I promise, this is the last monkey picture.

So... where should we point this thing?

Man... entertainment is such a tiring business.

Pok cik dah tuo...

Guardians of the canons?

Local residents of Bukit Melawati

We also get to meet the other local residents of Bukit Melawati. I don't know what type of monkey this is. I've never seen this type before. So I was a bit jakun jugak la... you will realize this yourself if you scroll up.

A view from the top of Bukit Melawati.

Bukit Melawati in Kuala Selangor was a fort in the olden days. You can see the sea from here. The cannons used then are still there. According to the information wall placed at the foot of the hill, there are also 7 wells, a stone slab claimed to have been used as an execution block and a poisonous well. However we didn't get to see the 7 wells and the stone slab because the area was closed. A worker there told us that the Agong was there on that day. So I guess it was closed off.

However, as I read about the 7 wells and the stone slab, I felt that I've been here before. And when I saw the cannons I was sure I've been here before. So, I did get to see the wells and the stone long long time ago.

We did get to see the poisonous well though. It was situated at a lower level of the hill. No photo, sorry.

On the way to up to Bukit Melawati.