Journey To The West (Journal)

Yesterday was awesome... Went to singapore yesterday with my mother, younger sister with her husband and daughter... and with my brother with his wife and his daughter too... huh.. getting my moleskine at VIVO city. It's very rare for me NOW to spend that much time with my parents... but I like it so much. Looking forward to do it again. :) traveling perhaps. ;)

Marking yesterday on 8:45pm November 22, 2011... is the first entry for 'Journey To The West' Journal... kinda excited to write again. Observe and experience surroundings will be the most compelling events for me. Write it down... is something that I look forward to. The goal is share the experience... as much as I can.

I really miss the smells, the difficulties, the confusion, wasting time... observe as much that I can, for the chances that I get. Meet a lot of people... never ending helping hand and smiles. The long pause... looking out from the train or bus window and wondering what is it like to grew up at each and every places passing by... I really2 miss that.

Not forgetting food. :P

time passing by very fast... the time has come for me to venture vast land and unknown culture.
I will write this blog during my journey whenever I can...

Excited... yes...
Worried.. definitely yes..
Bless... yes...
thankful... definitely yes..

Journey To The West (PacSafe)

Aku rasa... one of the reason orang tknak travel pakai backpack ni sbb safety.. aku pun pernah kena jgk barang hilang kalau check in backpack masa naik flight... notice tak banyak kocek2 kat atas bag dgn depan bag kan... prone to theft. 

So, bila aku beli bag northface ni bertahun yg dulu... aku jumpa salution dia.. dan tk ada lagi masalah serupa sehingga kini. hehehe.. pakai PacSafe... PacSafe backpack protector... 

Backpack...

Backpack + raincover

Backpack + raincover

Backpack + raincover + PacSafe backpack protector

Backpack + raincover + PacSafe backpack protector

ada orang suka balut jer PacSafe backpack protector tu tkde rain cover... tapi aku suka balut dgn rain cover dulu.. sebelum balut dgn PacSafe backpack protector tuh... sbb kocek2 yg ber'zip smue tertutup dgn rain cover... orang tk bleh ler seluk.. menyeluk... hehe

lock

lock

Backpack + raincover + PacSafe backpack protector

jadik mcm tu ler aku meng'security kan bag travel tika nak check in flight.. hand carry tk payah ler... :)

harap dapat membantu...

terima kasih kerana membaca...

Journey To The West.. Packing version II

Rasa2 nak tau barang2 apa yg biasa aku bawak bila travel... aku akan explain secara panjang lebar. Like I said before, each an everyone of you have personal preferences... jadi, mana yg rasa nak ikut... dipersilakan. Ini adalah barang2 yang aku bawak bila travel jauh2... especially ke tempat2 yg sejuk.

Ini ler barang2 nyer.

dari kiri bawah: gadget2 (charger, HDD, etc), buff, boxer, winter socks, glove, base layer, toiletries, sleeping bag, kasut/slipar.

dari kiri atas: camera bag, tri-climate jacket, clothing, buku2 travel, main bag.

Kebiasaan barang2 yg aku bawak ni berbeza antara satu travel dgn travel yg lain... tapi aku akan pastikan aku bawak 2 bag. Satu besar... yg merah tu.. satu kecik utk day trip. Since, dah ada camera ala2 poyo hi-tech nih... beg kecik tu merangkap beg camera jgk lah...

so, secara kasar'nya daripada gambar diatas ye... bermula dari kanan/bawah..

Marell, Goretex The North Face, slipar jepang

antara bende2 wajib utk aku... selipar mesti kena ada.. pastu kasut tengah tu aku punyer main travel shoe... merangkap hiking boots, during journey shoe... perjalanan antara satu bandar/pekan ke bandar/pekan yg lain... yg belah kiri tu... standby... akan dipakai kat tempat2 yg kurang sejuk... pasal tu tk payah pakai stokin.. senang nak bukak bila visit tempat2 yg nak kena bukak kasut.. mcm mesjid, temples...

Sleeping Bags

Pastu sleeping bag... sleeping bag ni aku bawak g memana.. Driving/road trip pun bawak just in case. Tapi utk trip ni sebenarnya sleeping bag ni tak sesuai.. kalau korang perasan temprature comfort zone dia +18c... ikut kan aku kena pakai yg -15c sbb rata2 tempat aku pegi paling panas pun +15... paling sejuk -20c... hehe.. tapi budget tkde... terpaksa redha.. lagi pun aku tkde plan nak camping pun... jgn jadi macam kat Gunung Hua tahun lepas... sejuk giler terlajak nak mampus.. tido atas gunung dgn sleeping bag ni... hehe... kalau korang ada budget beli yg proper punyer.. ni aku terpaksa gamble katak..

Toiletries

Dalam banyak2 barang travel... bag toiletries ni yg paling lama sekalik. Pada aku.. mende paling praktikal dalam hidup2 berkelana aku nih... bende2 berair nih di satukan dalam satu bag.. pastu dia boleh gantung.. nak mandi senang.. berus gigi senang.. senang ler dalam toilet tuh.. hehe.. :D sangat recommend.

Winter clothing

hah.. barang2 ni nak kena ada bila pegi tempat bawah takat beku... bawah 10c pun rasa2 relevant. Utk trip ni aku bawak 2 stokin, 2 base layer kaki... dgn satu glove... pastu letak dalam beg separator merah macam kat gambar bawah..

yg hitam tu boxer, stokin nipis... dgn buff.. merah tu kira barang2 winter tu ler... senang nak capai. Tapi aku mcm nak jadi kan satu beg.. nak kurangkan barang... tgk lah.

Gadget2 kecik

nil er gadget2 kecik yg aku bawak... mungkin ada yg kena transfer kat beg kuning.. dan ada yg kena stay bag merah... antara barang2 itu adalah..

Sunblock, lips + face cream

tempat2 sejuk ni... awan kurang... jadi UV terus ke kulit... atas antara barang paling penting.. tempat sejuk yg nak pegi ni sejuk dan kering... aku pernah kat Xi'an, Shaanxi CHINA... hujung2 jari pecah2 sebab terlampau sejuk + kering... walaupun pakai glove... pastu time jalan2 jgn nampak kan muka pucat sangat... kasik hansome sikit... :) kekeke krim elak kulit kering... banana boat tak jalan sangat... :P yg ni terbaeeekk..

Solat.

apa2 pun aku buat kerana DIA.

Hard disk... 

aku kalau boleh tkmo bawak notebook... jadi HDD ni tempat aku simpan gamba dgn video masa perjalanan nanti.. rata2 journal aku lagi selesa tulis kat buku... tapi kalau aku bawak notebook pun aku bawak mende ni jgk... :)

Ampaian.

bende ni... ampaian.. utk gantung baju... seluar.. kat katil hostel.. dalam bilik ke yg tkde tempat sangkut baju... senang.. :) sapa2 pernah jalan2 dgn aku/road trip pernah nampak bende ni... kemana2 aku bawak...

Charger Ipod dng Iphone

mana tau terasa nak dengar TRAGEDY kat gunung HIMALAYA tuh...

Head lamp...

bag berbondong2... pastu nak kena pegang torchlight tika waktu memerlukan cahaya... sungguh tak sesuai.. jadi sangkut kat kepala sudeh... pastu kalau nak pegi toilet yg tkde lampu... nak kencing lagik.. nak pegang torchlight lagik.. sangat tak sesuaii...

powerbalance

tak tau sejauh mana kebenarannya.. dah lama ada... cuma jarang pakai.. jadi.. bawak just incase dalat membantu...

jadi semua gadget2 tu.. aku masuk kan kat beg separator quarter dibawah... yg kaler hitam tu polarized spectacles..

gadget bag.

yg ni plak... bag smpan barang2 camera.. charger.. lens cleaner... dgn usb cable.

pastu barang2 camera... dan gadget2 tu aku masuk kan dalam bag kuning nih...

Lowpro Sport 200 AW

sebelum ni aku pakai ClikElite Sport... bila lens dah tertambah ni.. terpaksa carik yg besar sikit.. beg yg ni lagi senang nak sangkut tripod. Bag kuning ni akan jadi day trip bag... bende2 penting jer aku bawak dalam ni... :)

tri-climate jacket

jacket ni sangat2 penting utk trip ni... mengelakkan badan dari menjadi beku... hehe.. tr-climate sbb dalam hard shell jacket ni ada fleece... fleece tu boleh bukak utk pakai kat tempat yg tak berapa sejuk... kalau al-terlampau giler babi sejuk.. pakai ler dua2... pastu dia waterproof.. :)

Baju, tuala... 

berapa banyak baju nak bawak eh?? hah.. aku bawak baju 3 helai jer (semua lengan panjang).. dgn seluar 4 helai.. 2 panjang... 1 3/4... satu short.. kesemua baju dgn seluar ni senang kering... pastu tuala tek towel pun senang kering.. dan odorless.. kadang2 tak sempat tunggu kering dah kena packing kan... jadi.. mmg towel travel pun... pastu atas buku2 rujukan.. :D

Separator bag utk baju/seluar

jadi semua baju2 dan seluar tu aku masuk kan dalam separator bag sebelum masuk dalam main travel bag...

Main travel bag

last sekali... main travel bag.. ini ler travel bag kebanggaan aku.. :) aku mmg suka pakai hiking bag sbb dia mmg design utk bagi keselesaan kat pemakai bila kena jalan kaki jauh... bawak berat2 pun still ok.. tapi disadvantages dia.. kecik ler.. yg ni 60ltr. make sure travel bag tu ada rain cover... cuaca kite tk tau kan... pastu dawai melingkar kat atas beg tu.. pac safe utk ikat dan secure kan travel bag kite bila kite check in flight nanti... jadi dorg tk ler ngada2 ambik barang kat dalam bag... itu aku akan explain kat post lagi satu ok...

secara panjang lebarnya.. itu ler barang2 yg aku bawak... ada orang suka bawak barang banyak2... ada suka sikit.. aku mcm ni ler... so, sapa yg pernah travel buat bende lain.. share lah... okeh...

terima kasih kerana sudi membaca.. :)

tata.

10 days...

Another 10 days to go.

Travel... despite of having limited time, envying each and every soul who travel the world for the rest of their life. I'm really grateful for the chances that I posses. It always playing in my mind that 'if I can do that' thought... experiencing different public transport, different house motifs and architecture, different culture, different religious places, different languages, different faces... etcetera and etcetera. This life manifestation teasing my thoughts everyday... can that consider to be a goal in life? in reality... can it be done? will it be a profession?

Whatever I do... It always comes out trying to reach the best place that the creator and the prophet had to offer. Soul searching... maybe. I admit that I'm NOT a good person past, present and maybe future... trying hard to be high-minded person. But, the journey towards that NOT always smooth, as desire for everything is like a wind that always murmurs through the trees. Sometimes it blew hard and almost instantly you felt it... but always it is like a breeze touches every twig and every leaves in between.

This daunting enigma always fidgeting my mind, whenever I fell asleep, working, laying down looking at my guitar figuring chords and tunes... not a single freedom achieve, not a single words transcends... keeping in my mind NOW trying hard to always leveled with life. Being virtuous is bleak... however, by maintaining soul could possibly or definitely the answer towards hope. Each and every steps taken brings confrontation between logic and faith together.

The journey between places always have something to offer. Always teaches me about life and about sincerity. Luckily most of my travels give me endless thought of how I should live my life. By far, it is the best way to learn about the world and most importantly about yourself... Experiencing it first-hand.

The sights.
The sounds.
The smells.

It's like hyperactive kid running around your state of mind... :P insane.
Now I can see mountains...

Weken POst..

Last weekend was extremely awesome. 

On 11th Nov, I took half day off to accompany one of my best-friend IPIN wedding. Azmal took one and a half medical leave to join in the fun. :) after friday prayer Arab (plague guitarist), Azmal, me and bridegroom headed to taman kemas at kempas for the ceremony. We stayed over the evening between nausad house and the brides house. It's a form of plague gathering... it's has been awhile since I met azmal... 

Slamat pengantin Baru!

Saturday... azmal and I drove to singapore to buy my new camera bag. Its the last shopping spree before I headed for my 'Journey To The West'. Changing one of my lens filter... a new tripod. hurm... luckily this is my second time traveling to freezing cold country... so, I didn't spent that much on equipment.

I'm about an inch far of buying the Sunnto Core watch... lucky I didn't. I cost about SGD600 and I only travel once a year... so its NOT a good investment. :P

We wondering around singapore until 5pm... and miss 2 wedding ceremony and 1 birthday party. huh. :P sorry guys... need to set my travel up on my top list priority. Preparation is one of the most important things that need to done properly.

Lowepro Sport 200 All Weather. (AW)

After that I rush back to Pasir Gudang for Plentong Epic ride preparation. I supposed to bring the club generator and canopy, and abg ali waited me for hours... sorry. :( 

I reached the base (Check Point Three) at 11pm... haish.. but that night we have a great time. Myself, Wak Leh and Abg Ali camp at the check point for the day to take care of the base supplies.

Credit to: Mlake ( Mohd Alfishahrin)

Woke up around 6am... It was beautiful up here in the morning. The guys from HQ bring 'nasi lemak' and 'nasi goreng' for breakfast... thanks!... added with abg ali coffee... huh.. it does make everybody at check point three kind a hype.

Lond, CikMan and Atoi having fun under the blazing sun. Credit to: Mlake ( Mohd Alfishahrin)

The close up for Check Point three ended at 1:30pm... it was extremely fun!. Everybody have a good time.. I return home straight after that exhausted. :)

Check Point Three! Credit to: Mlake ( Mohd Alfishahrin)

Journey To The West (The Camera)

I miss writing in Malay... :P this time will be a mixture of malay and english yah...Introducing camera aku. Sebelum aku start balik backpacking last Nov 2010, tak pernah terbayang pun nak ada camera mcm nih. :P. But, I'm determine to share my experiance with everbody... masa dulu2, bila tunjuk kat member2 jer.. kena bahan... 'Biasa jer nas tempat nih'... @ 'eleh kat masai pun ada tempat mcm nih... hehehe'... huh.. agak tension jgk kan.. macam mana nak encourage orang pegi travel kalau dapat komen2 mcm tu...

Previously aku travel pakai handycam, camera-setiap-3jam-kena-tukar-bateri, pastu point-and-shoot camera yg tk boleh extend dia punyer lens view... sony apa ntah... yg sony tu boleh lah jgk.. bateri tahan, gambar ok.. compaq dan senang nak bawak g memana... tapi nak ambik gambar ada limitation.

Selain daripada aku punyer minat yg mendalam kat beskal + music... aku sangat berhati2 nak membeli. For example... nak beli camera ni nak kena fill in few criteria. Aku suka wide lens... kebanyakan gambar yang aku nak ambik semua berkenaan pemandangan... jadi wide lens mcm best... Compaq jgk.. since aku kadang2 cycle tour... camera, lens, accessory boleh muat dalam handle bar bag aku... gambarajah seperti dibawah...

Aku rasa ni kat area2 sebelum kuala rompin.

dan aku nak camera tu boleh shot video HD... memory card yg agak senang nak carik... bergaya, tk bulky (ni aku dah komen kot sblm nih)... senang nak operate.. software camera yg senang nak operate jugak... banyak functions utk beginner mcm aku nih... kalau hilang boleh balik rumah sendiri (mcm kucing plak)... kalau sorang2 bleh ajak bebual.. dan kalau sedih.. dia boleh buat lawak... huh...

pusing punyer pusing... compare punyer compare... melihat segala review di internet... dan pendapat kawan2... tertarik nak menarik aku kat Panasonic Lumix nih... masa tu Lumix GF1. So inilah camera aku... :) sila rujuh gambarajah dibawah..

The Camera (gambar pakai iphone lama jer)

Nasib baik aku banyak kawan2 yg banyak experience dalam bidang2 camera nih... especially Azmal (Plague sax player) dgn Jimbo (Pohon Minda). Masa aku nak beli camera ni pun circle of friends kat JB mmg avid photographer... so, aku rasa aku dapat galakan dan tunjuk ajar yg betul dalam meng'decide membeli nih... tenkiu yea... untuk semua.. chaiwah... :)
Apa yg korang nampak kat dalam gambar camera tuh... itu ler akan aku bawak untuk travel 'Journey To The West' aku. Mcm ada ura2 nak beli LX5... tp relex dulu. Aku ni tkler professional... amatur pun bukan.. sekadar berkongsi... ni consider sikit kalau nak di bandingkan dgn kawan2 yg memang dah lama dalam bidang nih.. cuma ini daripada aku lah...
Sebenarnya kalau korang tgk gambar tu betul2 aku ada label (A) sampai (H)... utk explain... korang try ler download ker.. expand gambar tu... kat sini kecik sangat... :P

So here goes.
(A) Panasonic Lumix GF1... format micro four third. atau biasa orang tulis M4/3 camera... click ler link tu nak tau lebih lanjut. aku tk tau nak explain... yg aku tau.. kalau aku pakai lens 14mm M 4/3... dia sama dgn 28mm full frame... eh.. ker salah.. belasah.. hehe...
(B) Lumix G 20mm/f1.7... yeye kelapa ayam kan... keke.. aku beli lens ni pun dgn body dia.. sengal aku tk tau masa aku beli dulu... ruper2 nyer... bila f (aperature) tu besar... dia lagi sensitive dgn cahaya... jadi bagus ler buat ambik gambo malam... aku dah lah bute kayu ambik gambar malam + tk pendai pakai flash.. jadi lens ni banyak membantu... pastu brader2 phot kan selalu cakap bokeh2 kan... yg belakang blur2 tuh... hah yg ni boleh buat sikit. :)
(C) Lumix G Vario 45-200mm/f4.0-f5.6/Mega O.I.S. mcm nama scientific specis ikan ye tak.. panjang nak mampus.. hah ni recently jer aku beli... telephoto lens.. boleh ler mengendap2 sikit... masa aku travel dulu... aku bawak wide dgn 20mm tu jer... nak ambik gamba orang depan2 malu... lagi satu takut kena kicap.. jadi telephoto lens ni... boleh ler serang hendap sikit.. tak banyak.. sikit jer... :)

(D) Lumix G Vario 7-14mm/f4.0/ASPH. nak tau ASPH tu apa... g ler click link tu... hehe. ni lah Wide lens kebanggaan aku... mahal ok... 2x dapat beskal freeride dah.. huh.. tapi kebanyakan gambar2 aku masa aku travel China 2010... aku pakai lens ni.. ambik video pun pakai lens ni. sbb tu korang pening tgk video aku... best lah.. gambar2 dia sangat2 ok.. memandangkan aku yg tak reti ni kan... hehehe...

(E) WonderLust Pinwide (M4/3) hah yg ni di introduce kan oleh MEL... ol timer photographer jgk... pinwide ni slah satu project kat KICKSTARTER ... aku tktau apa mende ni sebenarnya... since wonderlust promote the widest pinwide for micro 4/3... aku terus jadik backer... sbb ada keyword 'wide' kekeke... poya kan aku ni... :P tapi lens ni giler sangat2 cool... cuma aku jer tk penyabor.. dia punyer aperature dia sangat2 kecik... nak kena suasana terang baru best ambik.. aku jarang2 ambik sbb tak pandai lagi... masih mencuba lagi...

(F) Spare bateri... kena bawak spare bateri, ada perjalanan dijangka tak ada elektrik selama 2~3 hari... kat remote area lah kite nak kena ambik gamba kan.. sbb rare... jadik kena standby.. lupa plak letak charger atas meja nih.. huh.. kena bawak charger bateri ni jgk...
(G) Memory card... aku pakai 16GB dua keping... class 10... sbb nak mabik video HD jgk.. kata Syed lagi besar no. class... lagii KELASSSS... hehehe..

(F) ClikElite Sport. disebakan iklan dia banyak gambar orang tgh cycling + snowboarding + hiking... terus teruja aku nak beli beg ni... kekeke (banyak sangat terpengaruh).. found out that.. sangat2 convinient... nak ambik camera pun senang... yg aku rasa kurang... bila dah ada 2 lens besar satu terpaksa berkorban duduk dalam compartment atas beg.. pastu compartment dia tk berapa besar... patut aku beli yg besar sikit... + susah nak letak tripod... tapi aku dah modify buat senang... hehe...

Aku lupa plak nak ambik gambar tripod sekali... aku pakai trpiod apa ntah... tripod idaman tk dpt beli lagi.. sbb mahal giler nak mampos.. :P jadi tunggu dulu... beli beskal trail dulu.. :)

Dibawah adalah contoh gambar2 yg diambil menggunakan lens2 diatas besama body GF1 itu ye anak2... sila lah enjoy.. kalau tknak duduk diam2... :P

yg ni pakai Lumix G 20mm/f1.7 (pancake lens)

yg ni pakai Lumix G Vario 45-200mm/f4-f5.6

yg ni pakai Lumix G Vario 7-14mm/f4.0

yg ni pakai Wunderlust Pinwide

banyak bende lagi aku nak kena belajar ni... ambik video pun minat jgk.. tapi aku rasa utk 'Journey To The West' aku banyak ambik gambo kot dari video.. sbb aku pemalas nak edit balik... :P tgk lah nanti... tgk mood. :)

Hopefully dgn tambahan telephoto ni lengkap ler lens... try nak jadik phot journalist... tapi tk menjadi.. hehe jadi apa2 jer lah... janji ada gambo...

itu jer kot entry kali ni... aku nak explain beg dgn equipment untuk 'Journey To The West' ni pun tk terbuat2... tunggu yea..

thanks membaca... korang jaga diri.. slamat!

AwanMulan

AwanMulan

Never been there... just recently get the info from my lovely sista' EmceeJalanan. I'm speechless with AwanMulan pictures and chalet concept. It really2 blew me away... this open concept through the valley is something that I dream for. Lucky enough it's just a few hours away from Johor Bahru.

I'm going to check them out before headed for 'Journey To The West'... :) we will see.

Zen

Teratai

Kesidang

Sunrise

Chalet along the valley... NICE. :)