I met CL while on the hike to the Foon Yew Blue Lake and have since been hiking with her and her husband. As we normally start at 4.30pm, it's imperative for us to return to the main road by 6.30pm before it gets dark. For CL and her husband who have been hiking almost daily for the past 3 years, the 2-hour hike through different terrains in Plentong / Seri Alam is like a stroll in the park. But it's a boot camp for someone like me. I can't even catch up to them on flat ground! 😂 Thankfully, they and their other hiking buddies are extremely patient. Someone would always walk with me at the end of the line.
Even though it's the year-end monsoon season, CL's motto is: "As long as it's not raining when I step out of my house, I'll go hiking!"
So here we were hiking to the Plentong Blue Lake despite the looming clouds.
Just about 15 min into our hike, the rain moved in fast from Bukit Lunchu area. We quickly took out our umbrellas. Within seconds, raindrops hit us like liquid bullets.
Crossing the ford with Bukit Lunchu and the Blue Lake on far right.
Water gushing down the cliffs of Bukit Lunchu.
Awe-inspiring
For comparison: on a normal day.
No umbrella is big enough for the downpour. I ditched my umbrella and put on a raincoat.
We decided to retreat via the palm plantation.
This was supposed to be a footpath! 😂
Submerged!
Another 100 meter to the main road!
The main road was flooded as well with cow dung and palm leaves washed off from the plantation.
Many of us were drenched from head to toe. Luckily my raincoat kept my upper body relatively dry. We all made it back to our cars safe and sound.
As a Foon Yew High School alumnus, I was excited to visit the quarry lake next to the new Foon Yew High School located in Seri Alam. After walking through bushes of ferns and prickly vines for about 20 min, we reached the Foon Yew Blue Lake. Morning sun over the Foon Yew Blue Lake at 7.17am Perfect Mirror Many avid hikers firmly believe there are mountain gods and water gods in the wild. They say if you rotate the photo vertically, you'll see images resembling faces. They believe these are faces of the mountain gods and water gods. As this is a quarry site, there are rocks of different shapes and colors everywhere. Yellow Rocks Pink Rocks "Leaf Rock" Tiny Wild Orchids The new Foon Yew High School in the background. View from a higher angle. Nothing but gratitude for this beauty.
After a long pause of 3.5 years, I felt the urge to go hiking again. As I've been warned that it's not safe to hike alone in Malaysia, I contacted my cousin who hikes weekly with his family. He recommended Bukit Kangkar Pulai 佛莱山. The hill is located in Pulai where I seldom visit. Following the navigation app, I was led to a blocked road under construction. After some turns and a phone call with my cousin, I finally found the entrance! My cousin shared with me the three most important rules when hiking: (1) Don't take anything from the wild (everything in the wild belongs to the spirits). (2) Don't say each other's name (so that the spirits cannot track us). (3) Don't curse and speak nonsense (so that the spirits are not offended). As I tried to focus on the treks, I didn't take many photos. Here are a few when the trails were more manageable. Blue Lake One of the four rest stops. ...
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