tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20740744788908897062024-02-19T18:42:17.216-08:00Kids EXPLORINGWhere Kids Explore the Beauty of Malaysia's Great Outdoors.Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-34555642909554872792013-04-12T19:11:00.000-07:002013-04-12T19:11:26.135-07:00UPM Milking Farm and Museum of AnatomyWow, it's been so long since I've updated this blog. If you'd like to catch up with us, I mostly post on my other blog now. We visited UPM's milking farm and Museum of Anatomy recently. TO read more, please visit my link <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2013/04/visit-to-upm-milking-farm-and-museum-of.html">here.</a> <br />
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@poundthegarlic.blogspot.com 2012Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-33755703222532291742012-11-17T21:38:00.002-08:002012-11-20T21:44:56.064-08:00Visit to KL Bird ParkPost Found here <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/11/kl-bird-park.html">KL BIRD PARK</a>.<br />
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Daily operating hours: 9am to 6pm <br />
Ticket prices for Mykad holders: Adult Rm25, children Rm12 <br />
Ticket prices for non card holders: A -Rm48, C-Rm38
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. Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-81741240626428140432012-08-07T19:15:00.001-07:002012-11-20T22:18:14.826-08:00Road Trip to Johore<br />
We recently had a wonderful roadtrip to Johore. There are 3 parts to this post,<br />
1) the first was to Noah's Ark. To read about our visit to Noah's Ark Sanctuary, please visit my other blog here <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/08/roadtrip-johor-nanas.html">Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary</a><br />
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2)The Second part of the journey was a wonderful learning adventure about seahorses. To read the post, please click here --> <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/08/road-trip-johor-in-search-of-seahorses.html">In search of Seahorses</a>.<br />
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3) A visit to <a href="http://www.poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/08/road-trip-johor-some-other-places.html">Other random places in Johor.</a><br />
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. Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-29264715737992147172012-05-07T23:51:00.000-07:002012-05-08T00:01:21.135-07:00Sky Trex Shah Alam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We joined a friend of ours for a SkyTrex adventure. Since I am afraid of heights, I didn't sign up personally, but signed my kids up. :)<br />
Well, later after looking at the children's circuit, I wished I did coz it sure looked like a lot of fun, and the circuit wasn't too high up. Anyway, SkyTrex is basically an obstacle course in the sky, well trees really. The children's one takes about 1 hour to finish (partially because you have to wait for those ahead of you.) Most kids who went with us loved it so much they each went several rounds. Here, I'll just be lazy and copy and paste from the Skytrex link<br />
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" <i><span class="style2">This little circuit consists of 23 adventure challenges with difficulty level ranging from “easy“ <br />
to “difficult“. The challenges are named after common animals behavior
such as “Rubah Terbang“ (Flying Fox), “Tulang Naga“ (Dragon Bones),
“Jungkit Arnab“ (Rabbit Flip-Flop) and many more. End the activity with
the “70m flying fox “ which takes you across 2 lakes to the finishing
point. The various challenges is guaranteed to keep the children, and
also the less adventurous adults, busy but happy throughout the day.
Platform height between 3m to 5m. <br />
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<b>Time to complete: </b>Approximately 0.5 hour for each round. Each group is entitled to 2 hours (max) of unlimited rounds
<b> <br />Minimum height requirement: </b>1.1 m </span> <br /><b> <br /> WARNING: Kids below 8 Years Old MUST be accompanied by an Adult climbing: </b></i>
<i>1 Adult for max 2 Kids below 8 Years Old <br /><b> <br /> Maximum weight: </b></i>
<i> 100 kg "</i></div>
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Well, let me conclude by saying that my children REALLy REALLY enjoyed it all!! They are already asking to go again!! The adults might try the Extreme Challenge, but I think I'll stay with my feet firmly planted on the ground. </div>
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<span class="style2"><b>Entrance time: </b></span><br />
<span class="style2"><b>Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays*.</b><br />
From 8.30am onwards.<br />
No minimum number of pax required.<br />
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<b>Weekdays</b> <br />
Park will only be opened for group bookings with a minimum of 25 pax.<br />
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<b>Rates</b>: RM 35 for little Circuit, RM 45-55 for the adult circuit.<br />
<br />Tel: +601 3276 9841 <br />
Fax: +603 7960 8290<br />
Email: skytrex@skytrex-adventure.com<br />
Website: <a href="http://www.skytrex-adventure.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.skytrex-adventure.com</a><br />
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.Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-10070960834309800642012-05-07T23:23:00.002-07:002012-05-07T23:26:43.867-07:00National Mail Center, Shah AlamSeveral weeks ago, we visited the National Mail Center (Pos Malaysia) in Shah Alam. It was a very enjoyable and educational tour. The staff there were really friendly and children had a lot of hands on activities to help them understand the whole process of sorting mail before they're sent to various district post offices for delivery. To end the tour, refreshments (milo and nuggets were provided!), and everyone received a beautiful set of stamps as door gifts! I highly recommend this tour.<br />
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To organize a tour there yourself, here's the contact info. (Whole tour takes about 11/2 to 2 hours.)<br />
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Below, just a few shots...of just some of the machines. To view entire process do visit the place yourself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of us were fascinated with this machine. Envelopes zoomed by at super speed. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letters that somehow weren't processed coz stamps weren't in the correct space are processed by this machine (after a staff arranges them in order)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mail addresses are scanned and read by a machine, and then a postcode bar is printed on. The machines then drop letters into various compartments based on postcode. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our kids helped place tags into the boxes below before placing them in right compartments to "collect" letters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mails that have been placed in correct boxes are sent on the ramp..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">where it goes up to who knows where coz I wasn't paying attention here. Sorry. :| </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mail ready to be delivered to district post offices. Mails to East Malaysia are placed in bags.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-76654349667968284012012-04-23T04:40:00.000-07:002012-11-20T21:50:47.602-08:00Kuala LumpurWe decided to visit hitorical places within Kuala Lumpur. To read more about our trip, visit my other blog here <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/04/visiting-kl.html">I am Malaysian: visiting Kuala Lumpur</a>.<br />
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@MarthaMartha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-83427838857556910602012-03-19T03:48:00.000-07:002012-11-20T21:55:10.830-08:00Camping- Tanjung Tuan PD (Raptor Watch)We had a really awesome time camping at Tanjung Tuan during the MNS organized Raptor Watch.<br />
For whole story and more pictures, please visit my personal blog here--> <a href="http://www.poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/03/we-especially-children-had-lovely.html">Raptor Watch Camping Trip</a>.<br />
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To camp in this area, you're required to obtain special permit from Perhilitan in advance.<br />
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The trail from our car to campsite takes us through this beach. Walk from carpark to campsite is approx 20 mins, so pack light.<br />
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We hiked up to the lighthouse from where we saw hundreds of raptors! Amazing sight indeed!<br />
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@MarthaMartha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-35961334464845714292012-03-19T03:34:00.000-07:002012-03-19T03:34:38.416-07:00I never knew that they allowed visitors into a mosque till we were invited by a group of schoolers. It was certainly an interesting experience viewing the architecture from the inside on a guided tour.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Taken from the Wikipedia: <i>The mosque was commissioned by the late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan" title="Sultan">Sultan</a> <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salahu%E2%80%99d-Din_of_Malaysia" title="Salahu’d-Din of Malaysia">Salahuddin Abdul Aziz</a>, when he declared Shah Alam as the new capital of Selangor on 14 February, 1974. Construction began in 1982 and finished on 11 March, 1988. The Mosque is also known as the Blue Mosque owing to its blue <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome" title="Dome">dome</a>. The building has the distinction of having the largest religious dome in the world, it measures 51.2 m (167 ft) in diameter and reaches 106.7 m (350 ft) above ground level.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Mosque#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> The four minarets, each reaching 142.3 m (460 ft) above ground level<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Mosque#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> are the 2nd tallest in the world, the distinction of the world's highest being held by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_II_Mosque" title="Hassan II Mosque">Hassan II Mosque</a> (Arabic: مسجد الحسن الثاني) in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca" title="Casablanca">Casablanca</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco" title="Morocco">Morocco</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Mosque#cite_note-4"><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup> In its early years, the mosque was listed in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> as having the tallest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret" title="Minaret">minaret</a> in the world before being supplanted by the 210 m (689 ft) at the Hassan II Mosque<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Salahuddin_Abdul_Aziz_Mosque#cite_note-5"><span>[</span>6<span>]</span></a></sup> when that structure was inaugurated in August 1993. The Blue Mosque (Masjid Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz) does however still maintain the distinction of having the world's tallest </i><i>group of minarets as the set of four each stand at 106.7 m (350 ft) above ground level.</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The first imam that lead the first prayer in this mosque was Imam Dzulkhairi Tajuddin Mustaffa which was a graduate from Universiti Kerajaan Langit."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very colourful Quran. My girls discovered that it is written in Arabic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Prayer room where the men gather to pray.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-33509191108826649822012-03-19T03:06:00.000-07:002012-03-19T03:06:32.519-07:00Taman Warisan Pertanian PutraJayaWe recently organized a field trip to learn about rubber tapping and processing. It was certainly an informative and enjoyable tour. If you plan on going, do book ahead of time to reserve the buggies. Thankfully we did! With buggies, our tour took us almost 2 and a half hours. Imagine walking that and longer in the hot hot sun! We arrived by 9am, started by touring the orchard, getting off almost every stop to touch, feel and learn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower from the "asam keping" tree. When the fruit is not in season, the red shoots (as seen behind flower) can be used to enhance flavour in tomyam. We bit it, and it is sour!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White or Black Pepper? Well..both come from the same fruit. When dried in hot sun, it's packed as black pepper. If soaked in water, that;s white pepper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was Jo's favourite part, seeing the cocoa fruit. She took a whole fruit home and has been keenly researching how to make chocolates!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A worker there tapped rubber for us to see and feel what fresh rubber feels like</td></tr>
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@Martha 2012Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-57963485493370106882012-02-03T21:03:00.000-08:002012-05-21T22:00:11.146-07:00Pottery shop/factory 7th mile KuchingWe've been for several <a href="http://flourpaint.blogspot.com/search/label/pottery">pottery</a> lessons before and love it each time we go. Well, this CNY hols, we decided to revisit a larger pottery store/factory in Kuching. For full post click on title or visit my other blog - <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/02/visiting-pottery-factory-7th-mile.html">Visit to Kuching Pottery </a>. (As long as shop is opened, just tell the owner you'd like to see the factory, and go visit. It's located right behind the store. If he's free, he'll even give you a proper tour. ) :)<br />
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@Martha , 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-62033009581494891692012-01-31T09:26:00.000-08:002012-11-20T22:00:19.057-08:00Kuching RiverfrontWe always enjoy walking at the riverfront looking for odd knick knacks. <br />
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To read more of our recent visit here, please click <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-i-love-riverfront-in-kuching.html">Here for post on my personal blog.</a><br />
@Martha , 2012Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-34964519296594902102012-01-26T17:20:00.000-08:002012-05-21T22:00:57.087-07:00Padi Planting -Tanjung Karang and Padi Factory-SekinchanWent Padi Planting, for full post please click <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2012/01/planting-padi-tanjung-karang.html">here</a> for link to my personal blog.<br />
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@Martha , 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-15394662459339604282012-01-18T03:52:00.000-08:002012-01-18T03:56:53.582-08:00Port Dickson Army MuseumFun place to visit :). Children explored old planes, jeeps, helicopters, steam engines, canons, motorbikes and even got into a tanker!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very nice exhibits about the era of Melaka Sultans</td></tr>
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<a href="http://portdickson.info/army-museum.htm">PortDickson-Army Museum</a><br />
<a href="http://www.armymuseumpd.gov.my/new2010/index.php">armymuseumpd.gov.my</a>Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-64057560603547178182012-01-15T20:16:00.000-08:002012-01-18T03:54:46.599-08:00Visit to GardeniaWe've done visit to various factories, but always without my camera. This one without too, but we had a souvenir to prove we went. haha...For whole story visit link on my other blog here: <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/12/visit-to-gardenia.html">Visit to Gardenia</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gardenia gave each participant these items.</td></tr>
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@Martha<a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/12/visit-to-gardenia.html">Visit to Gardenia</a> 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-36397862238843886132012-01-15T20:09:00.000-08:002012-05-10T19:52:36.168-07:00Turtle watchingFor more info about or field trips to Terengganu and Kuantan, please visit my personal blog at these links: <br />
<a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/08/turtle-watching-again-heyif-i-could-id.html">Turtle Watching (Kuantan) and Field trip in Terengganu</a><br />
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and <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/06/watching-turtles-in-wild.html">Terrapin Hatchery and Turtle Watching</a><br />
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</tbody></table>@Martha J., 2012Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-35498150706378148262011-11-28T18:22:00.000-08:002011-11-29T20:57:45.226-08:00Taiping MuseumDecided to drop by the museum in Taiping after our visit to <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-children-and-i-love-hands-on.html">Kuala Gula</a>. and <a href="http://flourpaint.blogspot.com/2011/11/mr-chuahs-charcoal-factory.html">Charcoal Factory</a>. Like most museums here, half the museum consisted of skeletons and stuffed animals. And then there was a small but interesting section on culture.<br />
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@MarthaMartha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-53656574022399936732011-11-28T18:07:00.000-08:002012-05-21T22:02:09.641-07:00Mr. Chuah's Charcoal FactoryIf you're in Taiping, do head towards Kuala Sepetang and visit Mr. Chuah's Charcoal Factory. Call ahead for a guided tour (RM5 per person.)<br />
To read more about our trip please visit link on my other blogpost <b> <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-children-and-i-love-hands-on.html">Mangrove Study(KGula and Charcoal Factory)</a></b>. <br />
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To make a booking for a tour, call 0125739563. Getting there is pretty
easy, it's located just about half hour from Taiping. Head towards
Kuala Sepetang, and on the main road you'll see a large signboard
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@Martha , 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-62517593106022179252011-11-28T17:59:00.000-08:002012-05-21T22:05:45.682-07:00Kuala Gula- PerakKuala Gula, situated in Nothern Perak consists of mangrove, mudflats and estuaries. It's really a lovely place for bird watching. Highly recommended that you book a boat with a guide to enjoy your trip. :) We went as part of our study on <b><a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-children-and-i-love-hands-on.html">Mangrove</a></b>. (Please visit link to read about the whole trip, this page is just an excerpt.)<br />
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After driving for almost 8 km, turn left <span class="text_exposed_show">onto Jalan Gula (signboards will be there).<br />
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@Martha 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-75384235849272022642011-11-12T16:16:00.000-08:002011-11-12T16:16:16.645-08:00Kids visit Petaling StreetFor the fun of it, hubby decided we'd visit Petaling Street with our kids. I was a little apprehensive at first, then thought why not. So we went. As usual, Petaling Street or China Town in Kuala Lumpur, was extremely crowded. Hubby carried the younger, and I had the older tightly in my grip, so as not to loose any of them in the narrow, crowded lanes.<br />
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It was nice, kids enjoyed it. We learnt all about imitation goods and haggling. heh heh... I saw a salesman "rip off" a tourist, selling her imitation Coach for a whopping RM200! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aha...imitation LeSac. Be careful with quality. Some sell really bad quality stuff, and some very good ones. Check properly before buying.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>@Martha, 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-10468246071772443862011-11-12T15:48:00.000-08:002012-05-21T22:03:55.634-07:00GCC Farm Bentong<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A relatively new farm in Bentong is the GCC Farm. It's a fairly new farm, with lots of work to be done. </div>
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Just a few random shots below, followed by 2 videos of goats which I enjoyed taking. :)</div>
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The area surrounding the farm, lovely and serene.</div>
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We visited the goat pen, and this goat said "Yo mama..ain't I handsome or what!" </div>
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This one called out to me and said "yo mama...me likes you. You like me smile? I got nice teeth. yeah!"</div>
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and here's the same fella with his silly grin. hahaha..</div>
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And then em females came out and said "Yo mama leave our men alone and go find your own kind." hehe...<br />
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Video 1-Sneezing Goat.<br />
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Video 2- Testing goat reaction. hehehe..I had fun doing this, don't go thinking I'm mad now, coz i'm not..but just having fun. :) Enjoy.<br />
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Finally, if looking for no-kill Bentong Farm Sanctuary, click on following post <a href="http://flourpaint.blogspot.com/2011/07/bentong-farm-sanctuary.html">Bentong Sanctuary Farm (LLFarm)</a> or <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/07/revisiting-bentong-farm.html"> Liberation Farm</a>. @Martha , 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-5492956271349714912011-10-29T09:42:00.000-07:002012-05-21T22:04:28.541-07:00Bird watching again, more than 10,000 birds this time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unsatisfied with last bird watching we decided to try again. Amazing, estimated about 10,000 birds, and with a great variety of birds this time! Just simply breathtaking. This place unfortunately is off limits, but you may go in when Pesta Sayap is on, or with written request ahead of time.<br />
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For the full post, with videos of the amazing sight, kindly visit my other blog here <b><a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/10/kapar-power-bird-watching-again.html">Bird Watching Again</a></b><br />
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Address if you'd like to write in for permission:<br />
<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Tn. Hj Sohaimi Subahir<br />
Stesen Janaelektrik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz,<br />
Beg Berkunci 220,<br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"> Jalan Tok Muda<br />
42200 Kapar,<br />
Selangor Darul Ehsan.</span></span><br />
@Martha, 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-32687055509928153602011-10-25T20:32:00.000-07:002011-10-25T20:32:38.676-07:00Bird Watching Kapar Power StationKapar Power Station opens once a year during the Festival of Wings. For more pics, hop over to my other blog here at <a href="http://poundthegarlic.blogspot.com/2011/10/bird-watching.html">BIrd Watching KaparPS</a><br />
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@Martha , 2011Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-6766010236365601192011-10-19T01:38:00.000-07:002012-11-20T22:44:10.493-08:00Children exploring Jelita Ostrich Farm, Seremban<div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">We've been to Jelita Ostrich Farm in Seremban twice in 2010, and both times we loved it. What I like about it is that it is huge with acres of green green grass. If you book ahead, they'll provide a tour guide who'll take you on an educational tour, all about ostriches. For instance, I learned that a male ostrich has a red line on its beak, as if wearing lipstick; and that ostriches are the only birds with only 2 toes (and Emu has 3).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">They've also got ostriches of different ages, and of course my girls went oooh and aaahhs over the baby ostriches. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">On a non crowded day, one may choose to ride an ostrich. Children must be always held by an adult as a tumble from an ostrich can be nasty! Though I felt uncomfortable about riding an ostrich, I gave it a shot since I was dared. Well, they taught me how to balance on an ostrich, which is to hang on to the feathers and sit really way back on the ostrich, slouching forward, then balance. This went against my instinct which was to sit close to the ostrich's neck to avoid falling off the back. Well..it was quite a ride!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">If you go on a crowded day, they'll just put people off and on the ostrich just for photo shoot. (poor ostrich I know..)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">Finally, if you do go, go early in the morning as it can get very hot. They also sell Ostrich Satay, omelet and other skin care and health products, all derived from the ostrich in some way.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Testing the strength of Ostrich Eggs. However, the guide said, there's no guarantee the eggs will not break. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Feeding baby Ostrich. Be careful though, once an adult ostrich started running towards Lil Jo, who panicked a little. (hehe..) And yeah, standing among the tall ostriches had me imagining for a moment that I was among dinosaurs!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">Entrance fee: Adult (RM8), Child (RM6) </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="ltr">Opening Hours: 9am to 5pm </span></span><br />
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Lot 1504, Batu 6, Mukim Pantai, Jalan Jelebu,, 71770 Seremban, Malaysia</div>
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Martha Jinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471552594693298200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2074074478890889706.post-41745568968223053432011-10-17T05:09:00.000-07:002011-11-11T23:00:51.065-08:00Children at FRIM canopy Walkway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>We enjoy going to FRIM. . We've been there several times and usually we head out there really early morning before it gets too crowded. A nice place to hang out is at their little waterfall, shallow and like all waterfalls, refreshing. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Canopy Walk itself. For more info visit <a href="http://www.frim.gov.my/?page_id=839">FRIM.Gov.my</a></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Canopy Walkway at FRIM is definitely worth a visit. Just be warned that it can get very crowded on weekends and you might have to queue. Do take note that the opening hours are <span style="background-color: #fce5cd;">9.30am – 2.30 pm</span> <u>except</u> on Mondays and Fridays and the last registration is at 1.30 pm. You'll have to purchase a ticket at the office before trekking to the start of the walk. To get to the canopy walk, you'll have to hike/trek uphill for about half hour to 11/2 hours (depending on your fitness level), some parts may be quite steep for the unfit. As always, I had super bribes to get my youngest going. *wink* It also helps to have other families or friends come along and that always motivates the kids to walk happily without whining. :)<br />
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Apart from trekking to the canopy walk, one can also take a long, beautiful walk to the waterfall instead of driving right to it. We always enjoy that walk, and once we walked that path with some good friends from France, in pouring rain! A day I will never forget, certainly filled with laughter, for how often does one get to walk in rain with good friends. :) <i> (To read more, click on READ More link below)</i><br />
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Finally some shots, actually just 3, coz I somehow do not have many of the place. Perhaps too busy chatting with good friends. :)<br />
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