Part One - White Water Rafting

Not long ago someone said live your life,.."Drop everything and GO!". So this is story of one unusual family holiday I’ve spent.

This all started in the early morning off 17-Dec. We decide to go to the Big Bad Wolf Book Fair. Our initial attempt on 15-Dec failed. Then we found out that the book fair was extended until 21-Dec so  why not spend a few hours there. Indeed we did at 1:15 am and we arrived home about 4 am.

Next I packed our stuff. Left the house in God's hand and headed north starting our journey by the old trunk road to Teluk Intan.  It was dark and the road was mostly ruled by huge lorries and trailer containers. As sun started to  rise and  you can see the beautiful formation of clouds and the sun seeping through bring out the beautiful shade of  colors. Along the road we were surrounded by mist. Magnifique!

 

 

We arrived Teluk Intan at 8:30 am. Our first mission was to look for the famous Gerai Pak Ya. Pak Ya’s shop located at No. 10 Jalan Laksamana is quite hidden from passer-by. It was said that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Malaysian Deputy PM) has stopped for breakfast here on several occasions. As we were still unsure of the exact location we decided to park and walk. It just so happens as we stepped out the car we saw a family of three came out for their car and somehow my instinct said "Follow them". Ka-ching!!...and we found Gerai Pak Ya! At least I thought so. There was no signage to confirm my instinct.

Gerai Pak Ya.

 With the leave green colored wall I instantly surfed the internet. Yes this is the right shop! Always follow your first instinct! Gerai Pak Ya’s specialities are the nasi lemak bungkus and half boiled egg. In a day he can sell 300 packets of nasi lemak and 500 eggs.

Nasi lemak bungkus (RM1) for breakfast.

Obviously the expectation was high. The nasi lemak bungkus was fine. My other half said the half boiled eggs were, "Sedappp...hmm sedap..". The teh tarik was supposed to be the main attraction was way too sweet according to my other half. I had kopi susu and again it was very sweet to my liking that it left tingling sensation in my teeth.

Kopi susu was too sweet.

Breakfast was RM14.50 and after I paid we headed to the Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan. After 46 years this is my first visit here….The leaning tower was built in 1885 and it was initially housed a water tank that supply water to the town area. It was also used to report time and serve as a beacon to guide ship into Teluk Anson Port. The tower drew comparison with the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.  So Italy is in my List Things To Do Before I Die. Tak dapat pergi Italy, for now, the one in Teluk Intan will do….hahahaha….After taking pictures and walking around the tower  we decide to make a move.  

The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan.

Our next journey is going to be an exciting one…we will journey up north heading to Parit and making stops along the way.  Why? Well we want to capture towns with interesting or unique names, and our first stop is Chui Chak.

TO BE CONTINUED....