Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan Morib

On this trip to Morib, we had decided to try out the "Rumah Peranginan Persekutuan" which is managed by the Property Management Section of the Prime Minister's Department. If you are a government servant you'd be eligible to stay at this nice place. Beside this one in Morib, there are other similar ones in Cameron Highlands, Port Dickson, Bukit Fraser and Tasik Kenyir...It only cost RM50 a night to rent out a nice and cozy 2-bedroom chalet which is a real bargain.

This is the house of the Malaysian Badminton Legend, the Sidek brothers.. 

Historical Melaka May 2011

Melaka has been one of our favourite place to visit. Melaka being the nicknamed the Historic City in Malaysia is bestowed the World Heritage City by UNESCO in  July 2008. Here's a bit about the history of Melaka that I was able to pick up from the world wide web....

 

Port Dickson 13th March 2011

It has been quite a while since we visited Port Dickson. The last time we were in Port Dickson was sometime in June 2010. We stayed at Le Paris Hotel then. This time though we wanted to try out another hotel cum resort. We made booking for the Bayu Beach Resort about a week earlier.

The road near the arch welcoming visitors to Port Dickson

Port Dickson beaches especially the stretch in Bt 4 is especially popular with campers

Port Dickson is located in Negeri Sembilan (The Land of Nine) and located about 34Km from Seremban, the capital. Driving from Kuala Lumpur takes about 1 1/2 hours drive and it is basically a favourite spot amongst those staying in the West part of the Peninsular. The place boasts of 18Km of sandy white beaches. Here's a bit of history of Port Dickson that I picked up from the internet :

MATTA Fair March 2011....

MATTA FAIR 2011 held at Putra World Trade Centre is held from 11th till 13th March 2011. As usual, we arrived at the venue around 10am and already people were flocking the entrance. Each visitor is charged RM3.00 for adults and free for children below the age of 12. Upon paying the entry fee, you'd be provided with a bag that would be useful to hold all the pamphlets and hand-outs which you received as you walk from booth to booth. 

An Evening In Genting Highlands....

It has been quite a while since we have been to Genting Highlands. Almost a year I suppose if not longer. Well we were there last weekend but this time we drove our Viva. We actually wanted to test out how our Viva 1.0 would fare out climbing the steep ascent up the Genting slopes. Well it did farely well for a small car....

Gateway to Genting Highlands...

Our travelling trusted friend....

All along our travel within Malaysia, we have been relying much on this device to guide us along. Most will regard a credit card as their trusted friend but I would say, our Global Positioning System Navigator is our best and trusted friend. Since having this gadget, we have yet to lose our way anywhere we go. However, sometimes it would not recognize short cuts and we would end up going the longer route.Nevertheless, the main point and objective is to get us where we would like to go and not ending up elsewhere !!!

Bagan Lalang, Selangor

 Bagan Lalang is an alternative holiday spot in the coastal Selangor other than Morib. It is actually located in Kampung Sungai Pelek which is within the district of Sepang. It is easily accessible via the North South Highway, The LEKAS Highway which leads initially to the town of Nilai. After about 45 minuts drive you will eventually come to the Sungai Pelek town and a further 10-15 minutes drive will lead you to the Bagan Lalang Beach.

A view of the LEKAS Highway .....

The town of Sungai Pelek....

We left home about 11.00 am and reached our destination about 2 hours later. The last time we were in Seri Malaysia Bagan Lalang was about two years ago. Not much had changed since then. Upon arrival we checked in at the Seri Malaysia Hotel. Checking in was not a problem as we would normally pre-book our hotel much earlier. The rate for a family room is RM160.00 as it was not a weekend rate nor peak season.

The signage to Seri Malaysia (above) and the front gate (below)...