Kukup

Another sleepy place to do nothing and be lazy.




Catch the sunrise and sunsets. Watch the tide comes and goes. Observe the clouds paint the sky as you waste your time away.

It's a place where time almost comes to a standstill and you can do everything in slow motion.

It's also another place to reclaim my childhood memories. I can still vaguely remember my family trip here in search of seafood. Also tucked in a small corner of my mind is a school trip where I bought keropos home.



Seafood is aplenty there though I suspect the price is inflated by the Singaporean food hunters. What I like about the food options here are the family-run hawker stalls operating right at the verandas of these houses on stilts in this tiny fishing village. Another cheap and yummy option.



The villagers (and tourists) should seriously get into action to retain the rustic charm of this place. They have no qualms about throwing rubbish into the sea at their doorsteps and doing their washing and letting all the detergents flow into the water. It's a miracle that fishes still survive here.

Kota Tinggi waterfalls

It's a trip to reclaim my childhood memories.

When I was a kid, the waterfalls is one of our favourite day trips to escape the heat in Singapore.

20 years down the road, it's good to see that the waterfall is still pretty much the same. I still enjoy having a powerful water massage by one of the rapids in the upstream.

What is sad is that the whole place is almost overtaken by stupid tourist developments in the downstream area. Of course, nothing is free now and we have to pay to enjoy nature.

Other than ugly concrete chalets that eat into the forested areas, construction is also undergoing to build ugly water slides over the stream. Ouch...I can almost feel the rocks crying out in pain for having to shoulder the weight of these metal and concrete structures over them.

The tourism charade is completed by the rows of eateries and souvenir stalls lining the road up to the waterfall.

Sorry, no outside food is allowed, barring people from bringing their own picnic basket.

Sungei Renggit-Teluk Ramunia

For little escapes away from Singapore, we do not have to look far.

It may not be the best beach, but being far from the maddening crowd, it's still a nice little escape.



I enjoy particularly the ride on the sand during low tide. Despite having only a creepy brakeless rented bike, it's still nice to race with the little crabs on the sand. The hermit crabs are most fascinating. While moving back into their little heaven in the sand, they are able to sense me from a distance and pretend to die all of a sudden.

Well, I almost caused the death of one and definitely make it less happy when my friend decided to bring him home. Glad that it is still surviving at least.

Food wise, forget about the pricey seafood in town. The little Malay coffeeshop and satay hawker in the village is definitely tastier and more value-for-money.

Random thoughts

Not that I enjoy writing or write well.
But one of my (numerous) dreams is to become a travel writer, ie to make a living out of travelling and adventures.

While this dream is still a remote possibility, I've decided to take baby steps in documenting my random thoughts during my little adventures.

Hopefully, my dream of embarking on a big adventure will be realised very soon.

The adventure begins...

I'm still exploring bloggersphere and setting up my template, but the adventure has just begun...