[Food] Xfrens Restaurant @ Subang Jaya

Simple and nice chinese food. Located at a less crowded area at SS18, this place has awesome Fried Brinjal andd good chinese dishes.

Not that good, a little watery.

Awesome Pumpkin Tofu

Must Try Fried Brinjal

Salted Egg Mantis, hard to go wrong

Nice Sweet and Sour Pork

Vege for balance. Enough said..

Address 

51, Jalan SS18/1B, 40400, Subang Jaya

Hours 

Mon-Fri, 10.30am-3pm, 5.30-10.30pm; weekends from 5pm

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[Food] Garage 51 @ Sunway

     It wasn't that long ago when Subang and surrounding areas did not have any decent coffee nearby. Now with several like Coffea coffee and Flat White opening in SS15, finally Subang has some nice cafes to choose from. SS15 has always been a crowded nightmare, thankfully Coffee Societe has opened a cafe in Sunway instead, amidst the car garages ( thus the name ).

I was there just for coffee, and it was good. I am no expert so I can't tell what beans from where or any other fancy coffee descriptions. For me, it tastes good then it's good :)

Address 

51, Jalan PJS 11/9, Bandar Sunway

46150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Website 

https://www.facebook.com/Garage51MY

Hours 

Tue - Sun: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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[Food] BBQ Thai - Old Klang Road

Tuk-tuk in KL!

   Located on the busy Old Klang Road, right beside Coco Steamboat, BBQ Thai is a beautifully decorated Thai restaurant with good food. I like the deco, simple and nice. A lot of it done with recycled materials, pails for lamps, water containers for a bar.With nice little huts separating the diners it gives a little more privacy to enjoy the meal with your friends.

Deep fried kangkung

Can't go wrong with Salted Egg Squid

Lovely otak-otak

Nice sour tomyam, For me maybe it needs a bit more sweetness.

Amazing pork neck. I would say it is nicer than the one in Awet Thai

The bill came up to around RM 155 for 5 people.

Address

17 Lorong Jugra,Off Batu 3 1/3, Jalan Klang Lama, 58000 Kuala Lumpur

58000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Phone

03-7981 9888

Website

http://www.bbqthai.com.my/

Hours

Mon - Sun: 5:00 pm - 1:00 am

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Conquered Mount Kinabalu!!!

Mount Kinabalu - 4095m

The summit known as Low's Peak I can proudly say I have conquered.

My journey began at the Mesilau Nature Resort. This Mesilau Trail starts higher than the other trail, Timpohon but is 2KM longer. The reason is because Mesilau trail goes down then comes back up and intersects the Timpohon trail with approx. 2 more KM to Laban Rata. The Mesilau trail in total is around 8.7KM from Laban Rata, while the Timpohon trail is 6.7KM away. Mesilau is the scenic route so I took my time enjoying the hike and the accompanying breathtaking views. I made it to Laban Rata in a decent 6.5hours.

LABAN RATA

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It's freaking cold. Temperature is on average 8 degrees! I stayed at Gunting Lagadan which is another 5mins hike upwards from Laban Rata. The worst part about Gunting Lagadan is, when I was there, there was no electric!!! So at around 7pm-ish everyone was walking around with headlights on. And damnnnn bathing is hard. The water is freezing cold, no heater. So you have to boil your own bath water. After you get the boiling water there is another problem, NO PAIL! Only one freaking small one in the toilet. So I filled it up, bathe halfway, badan all sabun then the water finish. Shitz! Have to stand there freezing reload the pail.

TO THE SUMMIT

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At 230am I started my dark, cold journey to the summit. At first catching my breath was difficult. The unkindly cold winds and the high altitude makes breathing really laboured. But it was amazing to see clearly, in all its glory, the starry night skies. Being above the clouds and away from city lights, staring up into the universe was mesmerizing. Endless stars dotted the black skies, a sight few from the cities will ever see. Hiking on the plain granite rocks almost constantly steeply angled, I look forward to rest stops as I get the chance to lay down and stare at the picture perfect skies. As the tinge of day starts to creep up on the horizon, the winds grew fierce and lashed at my face like icy whips. I can feel my face getting number with each gust of wind. Finally after 3hours that felt like eternity, Low's Peak was in sight! I raced the sun to the peak, and at 550am i stood at the top of the world. the sun majestically rising to greet me. I have done it! Mount Kinabalu - conquered!

This sight shall forever be seared in my mind, looking at the clouds below rolling across the neighboring peaks, the sun bathing all I see in an orange glow, I am like a God looking down upon my kingdom! I am overwhelmed by the sense of achievement, that I am fit enough to reach the peak without any problems. This is truly one of the most treasured moments of my life.

Zorbing - Look Ma, I'm a Hamster!

Zorbing @ Titiwangsa along the road right behind the Istana Budaya. Wow! What a experience! There was 2 types of downhill rides, dry one where they just roll you down and another wet one where they add a bit of water inside the ball. I went there on the day it was my bday and they added a few extra perks for me :P My roll down the hill took alot longer to stop and my wet ride was filled with freaking cold water! It wasnt so dizzy actually, it was a lot of fun. Especially that wet one....dang the water splashing around leaving you with barely enough time to breathe, Gushes of cold water slapping you awake. DANGGGG. What a day!
Dry ride - RM15
Wet ride - RM20
Official site : http://firstinmalaysia.com/

Gunung Irau @ Cameron

Located near Brinchang town in Cameron Highlands, the mossy forest, Gunung Irau. Green carpets of moss dot the entire jungle, the cool, gray mist shrouds it in a veil of mystique. These combined with the soft cushion-like ground makes Irau a fantasy world come to life. But do not be fooled, this is a very difficult hike. When i first stepped on the mountain, i am already amazed. The trek starts with a wooden bridge, giving a false sense of tameness. The view from the bridge was breath taking enough, but when the bridge ends, a new world begins. The simplest way to describe it would be, it was like stepping into the pages of Lord Of The Rings.

Gollum!

As I take a few more steps, I notice one of the problems with Irau, the legendary mud. It wasnt raining but most of the ground is muddy. Very muddy. It will suck your shoe of your foot muddy. So if you want to avoid these mud traps you will have to look for roots that you can step on. I did just that and in the end i had really sore feet balancing on those roots. It took me around 3hours+ to reach baby Irau. The peak they(other hikers) say its around 2 more hours of hiking. Since it was already around 1pm I couldnt continue or risk having to hike after sundown. So i had lunch and started the hike down. Just 20mins into the hike back it started to rain! To be honest it was quite interesting hiking in the rain. Its my first time doing this and it was kinda fun. It felt really like an adventure, trekking through the jungle with rain falling around. Man vs Wild! But of course the rain really made things harder, there were more mud, everything was slippery. It took me a little more than 2hours to get back. I feel if you dont mind the mud, and you just walk right into the mudholes you can make much better time. In fact when i was hiking up i was overtaken by a lady wearing just pink slippers! Of course she was nonchalantly dipping her legs into the mudholes like it was just a spa.


All in all it was a interesting hike, but really challenging. Would I come back? hmm.. i would definitely consider. The Baby Irau peak isnt really motivating me there, just wasnt anything there. No view, just rubbish everywhere. For me its always nicer to have something at the end of the hike that was worth hiking all the way. A great view, waterfall etc. This one doesnt look to me like it has any. But the journey in the jungle itself was definitely worth experiencing.

After the hike, we were suppose to stay at something called the MNS hostel which was rm10 per pax and I've heard very rave reviews about it. Unfortunately we couldnt stay there as there was a huge traffic jam. We ended up turning around and staying at a friend's house at Batu Gajah. Would love to try staying here. They say is freaking super freezing cold at night but there's supposedly a Gunung Cantik to hike nearby. The sungai palas tea cafe was another place i'd love to visit.

Gunung Datuk @ Rembau

Located near rembau town. To get there go on north-south and take the pedas/linggi exit. After the toll turn left, at next traffic light turn right. Go straight on (keep left if there is a branch in the road) till you see the signboard to Taman Rekreasi Gunung Datok. From there it will be small roads straight on about 7km till you see a small sign indicating you should turn left. This will lead you to a plantation i guess. There is a branch in the road, just take left. Soon after you will see the taman.


The hike is pretty steep, took us about 1 and a half hours at moderate speeds. At approximately the midpoint you will reach a checkpoint, sort of a clearing you can rest. From then on the trail is less steep but is abit further than the 1st part. At the top there is another big clearing that if you go on you will see these famous ladders on the rocks.

The ladders are abit scary, its shaky and looks unreliable. But its secure and the view beyond it is worth the hike. Cool breeze and almost 360degrees of breath taking view.

(Shit my hair look like AstroBoy)