Hot & Hot

A nice big hot chili during a really hot day.

Pango

(Pango aka PangGo aka Pingo)

Or also known as a cat or monkey

Banana Falls

Ok, it's actually known as Pisang Falls. I don’t think there is an English translation for it. I can’t remember why it was called Pisang Falls? It really made me ponder since I don’t see much banana trees around. 

It was my turn to drive this time round. Milo drove to Fraser so I volunteered. Milo house was on the way to the falls so it was more convenience for me to drive anyway. After fetching my darling, we headed on to Milo’s house. GPS reception on my phone was crappy that day. It was so frustrating to hear the ‘Lost satellite connection’ especially when you approach a junction.  I manage to reach Milo house anyway, though a few minutes late.  We switch to his dedicated GPS for more accurate navigation. 

Breakfast was Mcdonalds. We drove thru since the queue inside was really long due to the 2 free big breakfast promotion. Even so, we waited in the car for nearly 30 minutes. We headed on after that to our rendezvous point at around 0810hours. There while waiting for the rest to come, we had our lovely breakfast. There were 7 of us, in 3 cars. Cybershack lead the way to the falls. We had to park our car at the underpass point of E8 Karak Highway. If you drive further up, you will reach an Orang Asli settlement. 

Pisang Falls is not visible from the highway. We had to do some tracking to get to the falls. It’s quite an easy hike, but the place is crawling with leaches. Probably because of the rain a few days ago. There are two ways to reach Pisang falls, one with river crossing, and the other one without (easier). We took the one without.

Karak highway is on the left

Walking on the shoulder of Karak highway

Trail to Pisang Falls

About 15minutes of hiking, we reach the falls. The easier trail leads us directly opposite Pisang Falls. There we had a top down view and it’s absolutely amazing. We hike further up and secure a spot near a smaller waterfall. I shall call it Mini Pisang Falls. There the fun begins.  Load of diving and water splashing.

Mini Pisang Waterfall

Mini Pisang Waterfall. Our diving spot

Woo Hoo! A leap to glory

And a triple leap to glory

Lunch

Our picnic spot. See cybershack hammock at the back? Perfect for an afternoon nap

Besides the waterfall, there were load of photography subject. However, I think the waterfall will be enough to keep you occupied throughout the day. Here's some of mine.

Froggie.

Yellow Flower

A green dragonfly damselfly
(Thank You Cybershack)

Butterfly

My tripod submerge in the river. It was constantly abuse throughout the trip.

Mini Pisang Falls.

Pisang Falls

Fraser's Hill Day 2 - 13 March 2011

Here's some next day photos.

Panoramic view from the balcony of the apartment we stayed

Leaf Monkey

Little Pied Flycatchers

Leaf Monkey

A leaf monkey stuffing itself with food meant for the birds. Greedy lil fella.

Red-headed Trogon (Female)

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

The tarantula webbing the entrance of their burrow in the day time.

Trap Door Spider burrow. Difficult to spot unless you look closely.

Trap Door Spider.

(The spider was not harm in anyway and was handled by a professional.)

Moth (arguda insulindiana)

On the way home

We had 3 Tripods in the car and non of us brought it down.

All of Us

(cybershack as the photographer)

All of Us

(Milo as the photographer)

Crab Spider feeding on a queen weaver ant.

Land planarians

A Cicada emerging from its exoskeleton 

A waterfall on the way towards Fraser's

And one for the record

Fraser's Hill Day 1 - 12 March 2011

The only memory I had on Fraser Hill is this particular ‘nothing’. The last time I was in Fraser’s Hill was like twenty odd years ago, when I could still hang upside down on an uncle’s arm. I had no recollection whatsoever on Fraser Hill. The journey up Fraser’s Hill was a windy and narrow one. The lower and upper gates controls the up and down traffic to Fraser’s. Most part of the roads only allow one car to pass.

We left early so we could make it for the 7am entry

Reaching above, we were greeted with the beautiful sound of nature. There were lots of birds chirping. It was like heaven to bird lovers. So I present to you my shots from Fraser's Hill.

Silver-eared Mesia

Malayan Laughingthrush

Long-tailed Sibia

Long-tailed Sibia

Long-tailed Sibia

Malayan Laughingthrush

Fire-tufted Barbet

Acusilas Malaccensis

Streaked Spiderhunter

Black-Throated Sunbird

Whoo Hoo!! Lunch  Dinner Time!! Thank You Lisa and Maureen for preparing lunch
(Thanks Cybershack for the correction)

On our way out to 'capture' some Tarantulas. (Taking photo of course)

The Tarantula retreating back into it's hole

If you notice, most of my photos are labeled. Many thanks to Andy, Cybershack and Milo