family
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PL365: Roam
There’a a magical tie to the land of our home, which the heart cannot break, though the footsteps may roam. ~Eliza Cook
Location: Kuala Selangor Nature Park, Selangor, Malaysia. -
Yassin’s sundial
My son learned about sundial at school yesterday and before going to sleep, he made a sundial by himself using paper, color pencil and cellotape. And before he went to school this afternoon he put it under the sun.
I am glad he practice what he learned at school yesterday because most of the time, he will be creating games using papers. My papers are running out fast.
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School begins tomorrow!
I am changing new cover wrappers to my son’s text books and writing his name on exercise books. I have procrastinated it until today. Gonna stick and iron his badge after this and iron all his school uniforms. 2 pairs each for primary school and agama school. I though I just wanna recycle last year’s uniforms but Yassin cannot fit into them anymore.
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Yassin is 8
Yassin had a blast during his garden birthday party yesterday. He invited the neighbourhood friends but as he invited them in the afternoon, I did not expect for the kids to bring him pressies. “Just come and eat,” I told Yassin to tell them. Without Yassin knowing it, his cousins and me had bought few little things to make it up with the WWF Belt he wanted. I strongly did not agree with the idea of buying WWF belt that cost RM100 ! So we bought books, alarm clock, some small LEGOs to assemble and a wrist watch that cost about the same amount of the belt and wrapped them in different wrappers. Yassin was so happy that he got so many pressies from us!
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An afternoon on top of Gunung Jerai
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“How about we drive up to Gunung Jerai?” my husband said on the way back to Kuala Lumpur from Kedah. My only response was, “Yay!” I had never been to Gunung Jerai and agreed with the idea instantly. Yassin was jumping in the back seat. We stopped by Gurun R&R and got ourselves online to check the route to Gunung Jerai. We were not far as we only needed to get to the next exit to Gurun (K10) from the North-South Highway (E1) which is about 10 minutes from the R&R.The trunk road is currently under construction and we used the diverted road and crossed a railroad to get to Route 1 (I am not sure of the name of the road, the map referred it as Route 1). From Route 1, we took Route K159 which leads to Gunung Jerai. Prominent landmark includes KTM Train Station and Gurun Mosque.
We reached the top in about half an hour. It was only a 12km drive. If you are a traveller, taking the bus or train from Kuala Lumpur to Gurun and the foothill of the mountain, worry not as you will be approached by a tour guide offering a ride up and down for RM60 for two people. We were offered a ride but as we have our car, we saved RM60. Furthermore, driving up is free. The road is quite narrow at certain corners and there are safety mirrors and honking signboards to guide us safely up.
On the way up, there’s a Forestry Museum (Muzium Perhutanan). We did not drop by as we were very eager to reach the top.
When we reached the top, we were not sure where to go. We wanted to go inside the guarded area but we were not allowed in. We learned later, that the area is occupied by The Regency Resort. The resort signboard were too small to notice. Only when we walked in, we could see a bigger sign on the rock.
Yay! We’ve made it to 1200m above sea level! By car! Hehe. The view was indeed great. We could see beautiful panoramic view of paddy fields, two islands (Pulau Bidan and Pulau Telor) and the blue sky.
We had our lunch at The Regency’s cafe while enjoying the fresh air and beautiful view.
If you plan to go for a holiday, this will be a great place. The resort offers activities including jungle trekking. There is also a camping site just a few minutes walk outside the resort. There’s another camping site near the Forestry Museum.
Here are some information about how to get to Gunung Jerai:
Location :
In the district of Yan and Kuala Muda, Kedah.
Coordinates: N 05.79662° E100.43545How to Get There:
On the North-South highway (E1), exit at Gurun Exit (K10). After the toll, turn left and go straight. You’ll see a road diversion as the main road that leads to Route 1 is under construction. You’ll cross a railroad and right after that, the road will lead you to a T-junction. This is where you meet Route 1. Take right and go straight. Keep left and look for a Gunung Jerai signboard in about 15 15-minute drive.Contacts:
Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Kedah
Tel: 04-7333844
www.kedforestry.gov.myThe Regency, Jerai Hill Resort
Tel: 04-4667777
www.theregencyhotel.com.my -
Fairies
We were watching Tinkerbell on Disney the other day and next thing we knew, my son and I took out our papers and started to draw fairies.
yassin’s fairy
my fairy
In the end, my husband watched Tinkerbell until the end, all by himself.
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Yassin loves Auntie Marzie and Uncle B
I met Marzie few days ago to pass her things and we met at Old Town Coffee at Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara to have supper. Uncle B was also there and that was the first time Yassin met Uncle B. They sure clicked right away because Uncle B has so many games on his smartphone. Hehe. Yassin..Yassin…
Photo courtesy of Marzie. Thanks dear!
Yassin is a fan of Upin & Ipin and when Auntie Marzie handed him a bag full of Upin & Ipin’s merchandise items, he could not stop smiling. On the way back, he slept with the stuff and when we reached home, he put them nicely beside him on the bed. He truly treasures the gift.
Thank you so much, Auntie Marzie and Uncle B. We love you!
