Time Out Away From The City
Cut the trees, chop down the forest, clear the bushes. As nature gets victimized in the name of development, there's only so much of rainforest coverage for us to enjoy. Green, green foliage will be reduced to concrete if humans get their way. Make way for more buildings and homes, humans with their insatiable demand for destruction.
Anyways, we make it a point to relish whatever's left of the rainforest while it's still standing. So, to the jungles we went over the weekend and get some fresh air, away from the pollution in the city. The heaven on this part of the state, isn't located that far way, being only about 55 km from where we are staying. And take a look at the photo to the right - isn't this place awesome, if not inviting your presence just by the sight of it?
Surrounded by the forest, this quaint little wooden house aptly called Taman Sari (https://tamansarimalaysia.wordpress.com/), is standing on stilts at the edge of the forest, offering a great view of the green foliage surrounding the area. Sans wifi or any other electronic devices that is the good old television set, you'll be on your own or in other words, find real life activities to fill up your time here. And the kids had their drawing tools and board games to occupy themselves over the night.
After unloading our stuff, off we went to discover the locality of Ulu Langat. So, off to driving around we went and we chanced upon this fishing pond which is located about 10 km from Taman Sari. If you'd prefer spending the night fishing, then the other option would be to rent a room here instead. But us, being not the fishing type, decided that this is definitely not for us. Why catch fish which is thrown into this man-made pond? Surely, it's not natural, right?
For dinner, a short drive to the Thai Vege Fish Farm (http://www.fishfarmthai.com.my/) which is near the derelict Lookout Point, gets us good Thai food and hospitality. A Thai restaurant, the raw supplies of which comes from their own vegetable and fish farm, is a really unique offering by the very entrepreneurial business partners of this business venture. Along the way, get fresh fruits other vegetable fresh produce from the stalls lining the road. We had our share of kampung durians after dinner at RM10.00 for 3. As nightfall dawned later into the night, the plush bed and sofa looks inviting enough for us to call it a day, with the chirping of insects and howling of the primates lulling us to sleep, random calls of the nocturnal animals in the background.
In the morning, we were greeted by Lulu the cat. As you greet Lulu, she will reciprocate by climbing onto your lap as you bask in the early morning sun whose rays peek in from the little spaces between the trees. After she gets comfortable with you, she'll follow you everywhere you go. Yes, that's what happened to me, anyways. Your level of cat-ness will determine how close you'll get to her or rather, how close she wants to get with you.
The morning is never complete with a read. This is one book which I got from the Big Bad Wolf book sale and love it. It'll explain the technicalities of driving and once you understand the dynamics of controlled motion, you'd appreciate your car better. For example, I didn't know that to make for more effective braking, you'd stomp on the brakes just to transfer the car's weight to the front wheels so that it'll get a better grip and will steer you out of harm's way. I'd bet you didn't know this either, right? Life is so much of learnings, this being just one of the many lessons. The owner of the B&B delivered home cooked nasi lemak for breakfast and we relished the good food, in the super cool atmosphere of the jungle, absolutely no need for air conditioning, the temperature was a cool 23 degrees!
With an excellent view of the forest out the window, it's just one of those great moments in life, to accept and enjoy life's greatest treasure offerings. Just take a moment to put aside the demands of Life and absorb the luxury that plain old nature has to offer. Looking out the verandah, squirrels were seen scurrying down the bamboo trees. Not one or two, but a team of 5. Ah, the simple pleasures in Life is free of charge. And the primates are howling again as they call to each other, as they begin their forage for food in yet another day of the life. Who needs a television when you have nature, right? No, I have my smartphone with data plan, to update Whatsapp and Facebook, of course! Ho ho ho ... Need to share this pleasure with the rest of you folks out there.
All in all, it was a pleasant experience in the laid back style of the countryside. Exposure of the kids to the simple pleasures of nature, will hopefully generate a love for Life and did I miss the part of the natural hotspring located nearby? Having a dip in the warm, natural spring for the sulphur seems to be a weekly activity for the retirees, at least. So, there we have it - the cool of the forest in the morning, balanced by the heat of the hotspring. Yin and Yang. Balance, that's what the intent of Life is. Never too extreme, never too relaxed. Suffer so that you can find relaxation. Good and evil, day and night. Till the next adventure in Life, hope that you'd also find satisfaction in running through this adventure called Life.
Anyways, we make it a point to relish whatever's left of the rainforest while it's still standing. So, to the jungles we went over the weekend and get some fresh air, away from the pollution in the city. The heaven on this part of the state, isn't located that far way, being only about 55 km from where we are staying. And take a look at the photo to the right - isn't this place awesome, if not inviting your presence just by the sight of it?
For dinner, a short drive to the Thai Vege Fish Farm (http://www.fishfarmthai.com.my/) which is near the derelict Lookout Point, gets us good Thai food and hospitality. A Thai restaurant, the raw supplies of which comes from their own vegetable and fish farm, is a really unique offering by the very entrepreneurial business partners of this business venture. Along the way, get fresh fruits other vegetable fresh produce from the stalls lining the road. We had our share of kampung durians after dinner at RM10.00 for 3. As nightfall dawned later into the night, the plush bed and sofa looks inviting enough for us to call it a day, with the chirping of insects and howling of the primates lulling us to sleep, random calls of the nocturnal animals in the background.
All in all, it was a pleasant experience in the laid back style of the countryside. Exposure of the kids to the simple pleasures of nature, will hopefully generate a love for Life and did I miss the part of the natural hotspring located nearby? Having a dip in the warm, natural spring for the sulphur seems to be a weekly activity for the retirees, at least. So, there we have it - the cool of the forest in the morning, balanced by the heat of the hotspring. Yin and Yang. Balance, that's what the intent of Life is. Never too extreme, never too relaxed. Suffer so that you can find relaxation. Good and evil, day and night. Till the next adventure in Life, hope that you'd also find satisfaction in running through this adventure called Life.
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