Roaring Forties

May 18 – Been there and done it but decided to make another visit to Kuala Selangor last Sunday.

On the way, we decided to check out Pantai Remis.

We found Pantai Remis to be crowded, its waters murky and the beach lined with granite rocks which were put in artifically (can’t think of any reasons for it except to prevent beach erosion). Unless you desperately need some dose of sea air, there is really no reason to go to Pantai Remis.

We then proceed to historic Bukit Malawati where two brightly coloured trains ferry visitors up the hill to a couple of museums,  a lighthouse and remants of an old fort. 

What we find in abundance on Bukit Malawati are the monkeys

People feeding the monkeys

More monkeys

Monkeys manning the cannons

But most of all, the place was absolutely packed with  human kind.

The only peaceful and serene scene was to look into the trees.

After lingering around for about two hours, taking in the sights and the sounds, we have decided that we had enough, we proceeded to the fishing village by the river side looking for serenity and we were faced with the weekend crowds again.

There are three restaurants along the river named River View Restaurant, Jeti Restaurant and Kuala Sungai Restaurant. They all are along the river side and offer the river ambience but they are all equally packed. My recommendation would be the River View Restaurant as it was the original one that I have went to many years ago before the crowd started to get out of hand.

The only silver lining from my visit to the fishing village were two little kids who were fishing oblivious to the crowd. The scene looked like what a fishing village should look like.

We then proceeded to Kampung Kuantan, the famous spot for the fireflies. We were there 7.45 pm and we were faced an extreme long queue for the boat ride to see the fire flies. The crowd was about 150 in number and each boat at RM 40 each could only accommodate 4 persons. We didn’t want to wait to see how long it took to clear a crowd of 150.

Lesson for the day is not to visit Kuala Selangor on a holiday or weekend.

We called it quits and drove to Kapar town for our dinner.

May 19 – Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation from UMNO in a decision which may have shocked many but his resignation comes with the condition that he will rejoin UMNO if Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi quits as the PM and the UMNO President. This is nothing more than a political stunt for himself and for personal glory.

It is no secret that UMNO is ailing, especially in light of the 12th General Election Results. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s move is calculated in which he can claim full credit when we see the end of the reign of Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi whose days are really numbered.

If Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi resigns now, he will be sending the message that one man, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, can determine the entire leadership of the country.

The only thing that Dato Seri Abdullah Badawi can do and should do is call for an early UNMO Election and resolved the party’s leadership problem once and for all.

As a concerned Rakyat, I really do not want to see the whole country being dragged down all these political moves.