My Beautiful Adventures

    Gunung Datuk – A must place to climb for Hikers   Gunung Datuk is one of the two most popular mountains (beside Gunung Angsi) in Negeri Sembilan.  It is very popular with many hikers, both locals as well as from the Klang Valley especially every weekend and public holiday. It is located about two hours’ drive from Kuala Lumpur, the mountain is 883.92 meters above sea level, attracting enthusiastic climbers for its beautiful scenery in Rembau district, besides being able to see the Straits of Melaka from its peak if the weather is good. According to history, the top of this mountain was used by Datuk Perpatih Nan Sebatang, an important figure who compiled Adat Perpatih in the state, as a gathering place for all customary chiefs and the declaration of titles and the name of the incumbent Datuk Lembaga Adat in 1372. For some climbers, this mountain is one of the 'collections' of mountains that need to be climbed to add to the list of peaks that have been conque...

Family weekend gateway @Forest Reserve Bukit Gasing - Forest Within The City 19 July 2020 After preparing the breakfast supplies and putting everything inside the bags - fried mee hoon, pau, and cherries (bought yesterday at IOI Putrajaya), we headed to the Bukit Gasing Forest Reserve in Petaling Jaya. "We" this time were ibu, Ariff, Anis, and Alin. Starting the journey at 7.26 am from Putrajaya, the hiking/trekking started from the Bukit Gasing Entrance at around 8.04 am. There was a little difficulty finding a space to park our car because too many people had started trekking early in the morning. The designated car park was full and therefore we have to find a place along the road of the residential areas. Based on Google, there are actually 2 entrances to Bukit Gasing. The most common one has an arch, the one that we started, and is located in Petaling Jaya while the "back entrance" is on the KL side.  Another recommended starting point is fro...