Sick and tired of fucking pieces of shit on the road.
This time fucking retarted malay boys on the motorcycle lanes are what are really grinding my gears.
Imagine a small motorcycle lane. Right hand side motorcycles are about to exit to go to Sunway. Since the exit is even more narrow, the bikes naturally slow down and we get a "queue". The crowding makes it difficult to see what are beyond those motorbikes. But what does it matter, all you need to do is stick to the left to keep going right? Read on.
A motorcycle (..malay retard rider with his minah girlfriend) ENTERS the motorcycle lane. YOU CANNOT ENTER AN EXIT!
Fine
HE ENTERS NOT PARALLEL TO US, BUT OPPOSITE. So obviously to go the right way he was to turn. Yes, he does so, ignoring me. Cutting off my left lane and giving me no space.
1. Its wet
2. I'm going at 60 kmph.
3. I am going to die or at least break my neck falling into the drain from skidding.
But did not as you can already tell.
FUCKING ASSHOLE. I turned my head around giving him the "WHAT THE FUCK? gesture" (no not the middle finger but the 5 fingers shaped like "i wanna eat" gesture.
I saw his face and all he could afford was a grin like a retarded donkey on crack.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
lalala
The failed Lady Gaga look
(Lady Gaga if you read this please dont sue me or anything. Its not meant to be taken seriously. But I would love tickets to go to your next concert.)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The foreigner and Expatriate guide to driving in Malaysia
A couple of friends from overseas have emailed me to ask where they can rent cars and perhaps have a copy of the Malaysian Road Rules book. This stumped me as I searched high and low but seems that said book does not exist. However I have heard from a few villagers that the legendary book is around but has not been sighted since 1904.
Hence for the benefit of those interested in driving in Malaysia for the first time I have come up with a short FAQ to make your experience a pleasurable one. These set of rules have been adopted since 1901. No that is not a typo.
Q. What is the number one rule to observe?
A. The most important rule to observe is that you must be ahead of all cars regardless of your destination. All other rules subservient to this rule.
Q. Does Malaysia follow the UK (left side of the road) or US (right side of the road) to drive on?
A. Drivers drive on the left side. However only 99% follow this rule. 0.8% of drivers drive on the right side. And the remaining 0.2% are on the left most side, reversing because they missed their turning.
Q. What are the white lines painted on the road for?
A. These back during British colonial days were to help drivers stay in a straight line. Today in modern Malaysia, these lines are decorations because Malaysia is pretty and the government gladly uses up millions of Ringgit each year to decorate Malaysia Truly Asia.
Q. What are double lines painted on the road for?
A. These indicate that you may overtake when you are getting impatient because the car in front of you is too slow. Hence you can achieve the number 1 rule: Drivers must be infront at all times.
Q. I see Malaysia also have Emergency lanes on highways. What are they for?
A. This lane is only to be used during an emergency. Example you are late for work, late for class, your wife is about to give birth but is already safely at the hospital, you need to go to the toilet because of all that curry chicken you had for lunch. Driving on this lane permits you to drive at double the speed of other cars.
Q. Do traffic lights follow the rules in other countries?
A. Almost.
Green light means you can go.
Yellow/Amber means you must step on the pedal to accelerate.
Red means you must stop but only if there are other cars or a suspicious looking white vehicle parked near the lights. If not you may zoom as though the lights are green.
Q. What does "Dilarang masuk mean" ?
A. In Malay in means No Entry. It simply translates to "short-cut". Use this route to get to a parking spot the quickest way.
Q. On the highway, what does "pandu cermat" mean?
A. It translates to drive smart. You must drive as close as possible to the car infront so that other cars may not slip in. This also gives you an advantage because you will be close enough to overtake so you can achieve rule no 1. If you cannot see the drivers face, no if you cannot see the chili stuck between the drivers teeth in their rear view mirror you are not driving close enough.
Q. What is the speed limit on Malaysian highways?
A. The what?
Q. What are the road signs with the numbers 60, 80, 110 on your highways?
A. Those indicate the amount of money you have to pay a police officer in case they stop you. If you ask the police officer what was your offense, he or she may not know because no one really does. But just in case, slip that amount of money towards them give or take a few ringgit. This fine is then declared paid on the spot.
Q. Is that not a bribe?
A. No it is not. That is all. Now shooh! or "Jalan" as they say in Malaysia.
Q. Does a car need some form of WOF/COF roadworthy certificate to be able to drive it?
A. No a car does not need a WOF or COF or WTF or some type of certificate to drive it. As long as you have a valid drivers licence and valid road tax sticker you can drive the vehicle in any condition it is in. You must place as many cushions and plush toys at the back as you can to block your view outside the rear window.
Q. At some junctions, there are yellow boxes filled with diagonal lines. What are these for?
A .When traffic is building up, you cannot leave this box empty. You must drive your car onto this box and not allow any car to turn into the junction because if you are not able to be infront of others you must not allow other cars to reach their destination.
Q. Are handsfree headsets required when you need to asnwer phone calls while driving?
A. No. Handsfree sets are not required. You must answer the call to discuss with your kerlig (colleague) the limitations of the GXXS system because it cannot tally with the YXVVR system other companies use because your boss did not approve of the signing of the SSATP form 4 years ago. You were not able to voice out your concerns because your boss was a big fat tyrant and will have had you terminated if you did not go and pick up his children from their triangle music class.
Q. At a junction, is there a queue system?
A. No. It is optional to queue up. If you see any space avaible infront of that car, you may proceed to the very front of the queue because hey, you have to be at the front (see rule 1)
Hence for the benefit of those interested in driving in Malaysia for the first time I have come up with a short FAQ to make your experience a pleasurable one. These set of rules have been adopted since 1901. No that is not a typo.
Q. What is the number one rule to observe?
A. The most important rule to observe is that you must be ahead of all cars regardless of your destination. All other rules subservient to this rule.
Q. Does Malaysia follow the UK (left side of the road) or US (right side of the road) to drive on?
A. Drivers drive on the left side. However only 99% follow this rule. 0.8% of drivers drive on the right side. And the remaining 0.2% are on the left most side, reversing because they missed their turning.
Q. What are the white lines painted on the road for?
A. These back during British colonial days were to help drivers stay in a straight line. Today in modern Malaysia, these lines are decorations because Malaysia is pretty and the government gladly uses up millions of Ringgit each year to decorate Malaysia Truly Asia.
Q. What are double lines painted on the road for?
A. These indicate that you may overtake when you are getting impatient because the car in front of you is too slow. Hence you can achieve the number 1 rule: Drivers must be infront at all times.
Q. I see Malaysia also have Emergency lanes on highways. What are they for?
A. This lane is only to be used during an emergency. Example you are late for work, late for class, your wife is about to give birth but is already safely at the hospital, you need to go to the toilet because of all that curry chicken you had for lunch. Driving on this lane permits you to drive at double the speed of other cars.
Q. Do traffic lights follow the rules in other countries?
A. Almost.
Green light means you can go.
Yellow/Amber means you must step on the pedal to accelerate.
Red means you must stop but only if there are other cars or a suspicious looking white vehicle parked near the lights. If not you may zoom as though the lights are green.
Q. What does "Dilarang masuk mean" ?
A. In Malay in means No Entry. It simply translates to "short-cut". Use this route to get to a parking spot the quickest way.
Q. On the highway, what does "pandu cermat" mean?
A. It translates to drive smart. You must drive as close as possible to the car infront so that other cars may not slip in. This also gives you an advantage because you will be close enough to overtake so you can achieve rule no 1. If you cannot see the drivers face, no if you cannot see the chili stuck between the drivers teeth in their rear view mirror you are not driving close enough.
Q. What is the speed limit on Malaysian highways?
A. The what?
Q. What are the road signs with the numbers 60, 80, 110 on your highways?
A. Those indicate the amount of money you have to pay a police officer in case they stop you. If you ask the police officer what was your offense, he or she may not know because no one really does. But just in case, slip that amount of money towards them give or take a few ringgit. This fine is then declared paid on the spot.
Q. Is that not a bribe?
A. No it is not. That is all. Now shooh! or "Jalan" as they say in Malaysia.
Q. Does a car need some form of WOF/COF roadworthy certificate to be able to drive it?
A. No a car does not need a WOF or COF or WTF or some type of certificate to drive it. As long as you have a valid drivers licence and valid road tax sticker you can drive the vehicle in any condition it is in. You must place as many cushions and plush toys at the back as you can to block your view outside the rear window.
Q. At some junctions, there are yellow boxes filled with diagonal lines. What are these for?
A .When traffic is building up, you cannot leave this box empty. You must drive your car onto this box and not allow any car to turn into the junction because if you are not able to be infront of others you must not allow other cars to reach their destination.
Q. Are handsfree headsets required when you need to asnwer phone calls while driving?
A. No. Handsfree sets are not required. You must answer the call to discuss with your kerlig (colleague) the limitations of the GXXS system because it cannot tally with the YXVVR system other companies use because your boss did not approve of the signing of the SSATP form 4 years ago. You were not able to voice out your concerns because your boss was a big fat tyrant and will have had you terminated if you did not go and pick up his children from their triangle music class.
Q. At a junction, is there a queue system?
A. No. It is optional to queue up. If you see any space avaible infront of that car, you may proceed to the very front of the queue because hey, you have to be at the front (see rule 1)
Sweet Escape part 1.5
I just realised I lost a day while posting my Sweet Escape series.
My gf and I woke up early on a Sunday morning (ppftt well, early enough for me anyway)
and we drove to Sime Darby Convention Centre Mount Kiara.
Here I gave my Gf her first lesson in driving a manual car.
The convention centre has a fairly empty car park particularly on a Sunday. hey, if you were there that day and you saw a red car with stripes going round and round that was me! *wavess*
I tought her how to use the manual transmission because over in New Zealand, you can use any car you like to take the drivers test. Ideally, Malaysians if given a choice would surely use an automatic but no, in Malaysia we have to use silly manual Perodua's for the examination.
Okay okay mission successful although we only had time to use 1st and 2nd gear and no time to go on the real road. (hehehe I think i was too terrified anyway)
My gf was starving after about 1 hour of lessons and we plonked ourselves in Sri Hartamas for breakfast. Delicious Tosai, bryani with honey chicken and maggi goreng. I swear we were eating for 3 people.
My gf and I woke up early on a Sunday morning (ppftt well, early enough for me anyway)
and we drove to Sime Darby Convention Centre Mount Kiara.
Here I gave my Gf her first lesson in driving a manual car.
The convention centre has a fairly empty car park particularly on a Sunday. hey, if you were there that day and you saw a red car with stripes going round and round that was me! *wavess*
I tought her how to use the manual transmission because over in New Zealand, you can use any car you like to take the drivers test. Ideally, Malaysians if given a choice would surely use an automatic but no, in Malaysia we have to use silly manual Perodua's for the examination.
Okay okay mission successful although we only had time to use 1st and 2nd gear and no time to go on the real road. (hehehe I think i was too terrified anyway)
My gf was starving after about 1 hour of lessons and we plonked ourselves in Sri Hartamas for breakfast. Delicious Tosai, bryani with honey chicken and maggi goreng. I swear we were eating for 3 people.
Monday, June 15, 2009
How to speak Malaysian
Here is a short summary on how to speak the Malaysian language. Now as there is no such thing, Malaysian is really a mix and match of the dialects and languages spoken in Malaysia.
For the benefit of foreigners, you may use these tips while you're on holiday here. I know there's that phrase "be your self" yada yada bullshit, but its always nice to blend in and mix with other cultures. Say you're in Kiwiland, say "aye" at the end of your sentence.
If you're in Australia raise your voice at the end of your sentence to make it sound like you're asking question.
In England just lift your heels while having a standing conversation from time to time.
In Japan just bow as much as possible you should get by.
Here in Malaysia:
1. Dont over pronounce each word. Eg.
To say : I need to speak with the person in charge of this operation.
Malaysian : I nid to spik wit de person in chage of dis opratn.
The words sound the same only you pronounce them as quick as possible like you're tap dancing with your mouth.
2. When you're at a mamak stall ( a malaysian style outdoorsy cafe mostly serving southern indian food) and to grab the attention of a waiter:
make smooching sounds with your lips. He'll then take your order.
3. At a supermarket, don bother saying hello to the cashier, just snap your fingers and say "eh, count"
If you so much as greet them by saying hello and smile, they might cower behind the counter and all of sudden get the fits. Of course you might be lucky and they will smile back.
4. if you need to drive the point home , use LAH at the end of your sentence.
To say: I'm hungry.
Malaysian: I'm hungry LAH.
To say: Now why did you go and do that for?
Malaysian: Whaaaat LAH you.
To say: Lend you some money my big fat aunt!
Malaysian: Lend you money your head LAH.
To say: Pardon me, I need to use the ladies/gents/lavoratory.
Malaysian: wait ah, toilet.
5. You can call any guy Joe or Mat (not like Matt or Pat, but like Bart). If he's fat or a little bit chubby, you can call him Bob.
If he's chinese you can call him, leng chai which means handsome dude. He wont think you're gay.
6.
Fried =Goreng
Rice =Nasi
Ice = Ais
Chicken Rice = Nasi Ayam
Fried Rice = Nasi Goreng
Iced tea = Teh Ais
Iced Milo = Milo Ais
Sickly sweet hot white tea with foam = Teh Tarik (Tah-rick)
Iced tea with no milk = teh O Ais
iced milo with no milk = Milo O Ais
Souther Indian pancakes = roti chanai
dhall sauce or curry sauce = dhall or kari
Fried noodles = mee goreng
Thats only scratching the surface of speaking Malaysian. Some of these tips work when you visit Singapore too. However drop the LAH at the end of your sentences, but use LEH or MEH from time to time. If you are unsure how to use them, listen how the locals speak. You will get it in no time.
Right now its lunch time.
I'd like to have the fried noodles with a cup of iced tea and I will have it takeaway as I shall eat it at my table.
Malaysian: Lunch! I wan mee goreng wit teh ais. Tarpau ah!
For the benefit of foreigners, you may use these tips while you're on holiday here. I know there's that phrase "be your self" yada yada bullshit, but its always nice to blend in and mix with other cultures. Say you're in Kiwiland, say "aye" at the end of your sentence.
If you're in Australia raise your voice at the end of your sentence to make it sound like you're asking question.
In England just lift your heels while having a standing conversation from time to time.
In Japan just bow as much as possible you should get by.
Here in Malaysia:
1. Dont over pronounce each word. Eg.
To say : I need to speak with the person in charge of this operation.
Malaysian : I nid to spik wit de person in chage of dis opratn.
The words sound the same only you pronounce them as quick as possible like you're tap dancing with your mouth.
2. When you're at a mamak stall ( a malaysian style outdoorsy cafe mostly serving southern indian food) and to grab the attention of a waiter:
make smooching sounds with your lips. He'll then take your order.
3. At a supermarket, don bother saying hello to the cashier, just snap your fingers and say "eh, count"
If you so much as greet them by saying hello and smile, they might cower behind the counter and all of sudden get the fits. Of course you might be lucky and they will smile back.
4. if you need to drive the point home , use LAH at the end of your sentence.
To say: I'm hungry.
Malaysian: I'm hungry LAH.
To say: Now why did you go and do that for?
Malaysian: Whaaaat LAH you.
To say: Lend you some money my big fat aunt!
Malaysian: Lend you money your head LAH.
To say: Pardon me, I need to use the ladies/gents/lavoratory.
Malaysian: wait ah, toilet.
5. You can call any guy Joe or Mat (not like Matt or Pat, but like Bart). If he's fat or a little bit chubby, you can call him Bob.
If he's chinese you can call him, leng chai which means handsome dude. He wont think you're gay.
6.
Fried =Goreng
Rice =Nasi
Ice = Ais
Chicken Rice = Nasi Ayam
Fried Rice = Nasi Goreng
Iced tea = Teh Ais
Iced Milo = Milo Ais
Sickly sweet hot white tea with foam = Teh Tarik (Tah-rick)
Iced tea with no milk = teh O Ais
iced milo with no milk = Milo O Ais
Souther Indian pancakes = roti chanai
dhall sauce or curry sauce = dhall or kari
Fried noodles = mee goreng
Thats only scratching the surface of speaking Malaysian. Some of these tips work when you visit Singapore too. However drop the LAH at the end of your sentences, but use LEH or MEH from time to time. If you are unsure how to use them, listen how the locals speak. You will get it in no time.
Right now its lunch time.
I'd like to have the fried noodles with a cup of iced tea and I will have it takeaway as I shall eat it at my table.
Malaysian: Lunch! I wan mee goreng wit teh ais. Tarpau ah!
Yup, its a woman.
Still cant park for shit. How difficult it is to turn your handlebar to the right, and park between the yellow lines?Saturday, June 13, 2009
Sweet Escape Part 3.2
Some of these photos are not in order. But it doesnt matter as the backdrop is still Sentosa Island. Here we are in the garden area.You can probably tell which flowers are fake.
*my favourite photo*
*my favourite photo*Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sweet Escape Part 3
The next day we decided to walk a little and find the majestic Merlion on the Island of Sentosa. Err....Sentosa is a little bit far from our hotel so we took the MRT but turns out the harbour was just 2 stops away. Aiya.
Here I am goofing around outside the steps to the Merlion.
This will be my facebook profile photo
More photos when I have more time.
Someone had fun watching the office ladies go by.
No photos for that.
We found the cable car building that takes us out onto Sentosa Island. The view would have been great if not for the hidious construction taking place on the Island.
[pic to go here]
Once again we didnt have much time to spend so we made the most of it by taking photos near the fountains, the flowers (as well as the fake flowers). There were rides to go on, no not real ones but simulations. One of the rides however, broke down 3 times before it finally decided to run properly!
a) The ride will not work if someone had taken off their seatbelt. (hmmm more cars should have this technology)
b) the ride will not work as one of the "cars" was faulty and must not have any passengers on board.
All in all it was a good day. My favourite bit was taking candid shots of The Gf doing silly things. Of course those photos are tucked away in my computer as I will be killed on sight if I even think of posting them here. =p
Here I am goofing around outside the steps to the Merlion.
This will be my facebook profile photo
More photos when I have more time.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sweet Escape Part 2
1st June
Off to Singapore
The day started early although trying to pack extremely large suitcases into my car is no easy feat. Its a blistering hot day and I hadnt even started the car my sweat glands began gushing torrents of amoniacal beads onto my forehead, tummy, neck and underarms.
Started the car and I didnt care if turning on the air-con immediately is bad for health I just wanted to drive in comfort. The car quickly cooled down thanks to protons new batch of over eager air conditioning freezing us over in a matter of minutes.
The drive south was pleasant although I would prefered if it looked like the drive up North. Southbound you drive along a boring 3 lane expressway occasionally passing an orchard but otherwise oil palms are all you see.
We turned off the E2 expressway and entered the E3. This route (rhymes with spout) takes you to Gelang Patah (Malaysia side) and then onto Tuas checkpoint (Singapore side).
Alas! My spanking new laptop failed on me. I downloaded the map of singapore but I couldnt view it off line. We ended up reaching our hotel very late and did not have time to watch the Magic Show at The Arena @ Clarke Quay.
Still, we managed to call a taxi from our hotel and it sped off to our 2nd item on the agenda the Night Safari.
Its quite pricey for the average Malaysian but its very worth it. We were only there for about 4 hours but I'd say add another 90 minutes and you can explore the entire park at a nice pace. The food there was delicious too AND they have Ben n Jerry's!!
Sorry about the poor night photos. I didnt want to turn on the flash.
The highlight of the nite for me was when the indian wolves made a lot of noise howling and barking at one point. Something might have spooked them or perhaps the full moon was out.
All of a sudden we heard really loud thunder but the sky wasnt cloudy! Turns out the lions were rudely awakened at started roaring back at the wolves to shut them up. LOL
It worked, the lions went back to sleep after that.
Went back to our hotel and I fell fast asleep after many hours of driving.
Off to Singapore
The day started early although trying to pack extremely large suitcases into my car is no easy feat. Its a blistering hot day and I hadnt even started the car my sweat glands began gushing torrents of amoniacal beads onto my forehead, tummy, neck and underarms.
Started the car and I didnt care if turning on the air-con immediately is bad for health I just wanted to drive in comfort. The car quickly cooled down thanks to protons new batch of over eager air conditioning freezing us over in a matter of minutes.
The drive south was pleasant although I would prefered if it looked like the drive up North. Southbound you drive along a boring 3 lane expressway occasionally passing an orchard but otherwise oil palms are all you see.
We turned off the E2 expressway and entered the E3. This route (rhymes with spout) takes you to Gelang Patah (Malaysia side) and then onto Tuas checkpoint (Singapore side).
Alas! My spanking new laptop failed on me. I downloaded the map of singapore but I couldnt view it off line. We ended up reaching our hotel very late and did not have time to watch the Magic Show at The Arena @ Clarke Quay.
Still, we managed to call a taxi from our hotel and it sped off to our 2nd item on the agenda the Night Safari.
Its quite pricey for the average Malaysian but its very worth it. We were only there for about 4 hours but I'd say add another 90 minutes and you can explore the entire park at a nice pace. The food there was delicious too AND they have Ben n Jerry's!!
Sorry about the poor night photos. I didnt want to turn on the flash.The highlight of the nite for me was when the indian wolves made a lot of noise howling and barking at one point. Something might have spooked them or perhaps the full moon was out.
All of a sudden we heard really loud thunder but the sky wasnt cloudy! Turns out the lions were rudely awakened at started roaring back at the wolves to shut them up. LOL
It worked, the lions went back to sleep after that.
Went back to our hotel and I fell fast asleep after many hours of driving.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Sweet Escape
As I didnt really escape from the cold of winter or the heat of summer
(Malaysia is hot all year round so I'm hopping from hot place to any other basically)
this post will feature my little holiday away from the schedule of my hectic job (har.har.har.har)
29th May
I dashed off to the airport after work (no actually after I had my shower coz I cant go out till I've had my shower) to pick up Ty. oooops I expected the flight to be a little later at touching down, but turns out it was on time. I got whacked in the arm many many times for this. Something I'm quite used to. Reached my brothers house early and fell asleep straight away.
I was so tired from my trip to Taiping the previous day.
30th May
Spent the day at One Utama for a little spot of shopping. Actually I didnt buy anything as shopping for clothes is not my thing. I only shop for what I need. I dont need 24 pairs of pants nor 24 pairs of black shoes.
After walking around the mall we worked up an appetite and where better to go than to feast on Korean Bbq.
The restaurant called Seoul Garden is really really cheap for the amount of food you get (its buffet) so for people like me who can really eat, head to Seoul Garden for bbq chicken, bbq beef, szechuan style, lemon sauce style, kimchi soup with free refils, Ice kacang, ice cream I trust you wont need dinner after that.
In the evening we headed to Kuala Selangor to see the fireflies at Kampung Kuantan. The bike ride from Klang town to Kg. Kuantan took roughly 70 minutes. The fireflies are said to die out in the next 12 months or so but I do have reasons to doubt this as fireflies dont simply extinguish out if their habitats and food do not get taken away.
Its possible that the fireflies would move deeper into the bush rather than stay by the river. Nevertheless, the trees along the river were covered in little sparkles kinda like those you see on ppls trees during Hari Raya or Christmas.
(getting there from Klang town: head onto Jalan Kapar. This is highway 5 and it takes you all the way to K. Selangor. Dont turn off anywhere. Once you reach Kuala Selangor look for Kampung Kuantan sign board. Turn into kampung kuantan, and follow the signs showing "Kelip Kelip" which means firefly. Admission is Rm 40 per boat max of 4 ppl. So fill up that boat and it will only cost you Rm 10)
Headed back home but stopped by my fav mamak stall for roti chanai banjir, maggi goreng, roti kertas and milo ais.
(Malaysia is hot all year round so I'm hopping from hot place to any other basically)
this post will feature my little holiday away from the schedule of my hectic job (har.har.har.har)
29th May
I dashed off to the airport after work (no actually after I had my shower coz I cant go out till I've had my shower) to pick up Ty. oooops I expected the flight to be a little later at touching down, but turns out it was on time. I got whacked in the arm many many times for this. Something I'm quite used to. Reached my brothers house early and fell asleep straight away.
I was so tired from my trip to Taiping the previous day.
30th May
Spent the day at One Utama for a little spot of shopping. Actually I didnt buy anything as shopping for clothes is not my thing. I only shop for what I need. I dont need 24 pairs of pants nor 24 pairs of black shoes.
After walking around the mall we worked up an appetite and where better to go than to feast on Korean Bbq.
The restaurant called Seoul Garden is really really cheap for the amount of food you get (its buffet) so for people like me who can really eat, head to Seoul Garden for bbq chicken, bbq beef, szechuan style, lemon sauce style, kimchi soup with free refils, Ice kacang, ice cream I trust you wont need dinner after that.
In the evening we headed to Kuala Selangor to see the fireflies at Kampung Kuantan. The bike ride from Klang town to Kg. Kuantan took roughly 70 minutes. The fireflies are said to die out in the next 12 months or so but I do have reasons to doubt this as fireflies dont simply extinguish out if their habitats and food do not get taken away.
Its possible that the fireflies would move deeper into the bush rather than stay by the river. Nevertheless, the trees along the river were covered in little sparkles kinda like those you see on ppls trees during Hari Raya or Christmas.
(getting there from Klang town: head onto Jalan Kapar. This is highway 5 and it takes you all the way to K. Selangor. Dont turn off anywhere. Once you reach Kuala Selangor look for Kampung Kuantan sign board. Turn into kampung kuantan, and follow the signs showing "Kelip Kelip" which means firefly. Admission is Rm 40 per boat max of 4 ppl. So fill up that boat and it will only cost you Rm 10)
Headed back home but stopped by my fav mamak stall for roti chanai banjir, maggi goreng, roti kertas and milo ais.
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