The Traveling Month

August proved to be a really happening time period. I'm feel quite accomplished at the fact that I didn't spend an entire week in Selangor. Life went on normally when I was in the office, but whenever it was possible, I took off to feed the yolo travelling desires that have been cooking since the year began.

Kin Tick Orchard Village (20th July - 22nd July)

Drove there on a Sunday right after church. We made a stop at a Chinese restaurant named Xan Ling at Segambut. It was jammed packed with customers and it took us a while before we could find a vacant table despite the fact that it was 1:30pm and the restaurant was the size of a small mall. And the food was good.

We got back on the road and before we knew it, we entered the territory of Bentong which was where our resort was located. We made a pit stop for the famous Bentong ice cream...

...and we reached our destination.

The place was beautiful. Surrounded by greens at every corner. Spent most of the time with my brother filming things and shooting things. The thing about Bentong was that it was high enough to have a hint of the hilly chillness. It was a good recharge. 

Port Dickson Methodist Center (1st - 3rd August)

Attending CUG's annual camp has always been one of the highlights of my year. This year, we
invaded PDMC as Salt and Light. I don't think there's much to say about the camp that hasn't been said. So if you want to read about what we did, head over here, here, or here.

Langkawi (6th - 8th August)

Barely even three days back, before I was out for the next destination. This time with the male colleagues for some berbonding time and since pictures paint a thousand words, I shall let the breathtaking (at least I think they are breathtaking) photos I took, show you my experience. 

There was a lot of good food and good company. The irony of the entire trip was that the bus journey took longer than the plane ride. 

Melaka (15th August)

Trying to keep the traveling spree going, a spontaneous one-day trip was planned Melaka-bound.  

Tons of chicken rice balls after, and we were back within 3 hours.

Thankful for spontaneous colleagues. 

Ipoh (23rd August)

Now with the PJEFC Comms+Media Crew, we took a trip to Ipoh for the sole purpose of shooting things. This was another day trip. Having pulled an all-nighter the night before, I have no pictures of the bus ride because I was dead asleep. 

Genting (31st August - 1st September)

The last stop of the Traveling Month was another spontaneous trip. We didn't even decide on the place until we met up and didn't even decide whether we'd be staying the night until we reached the destination.

*note to self: Always check to see that the cable car lights are working before entering.*

All-in-all, I thoroughly enjoyed the traveling and the company. Whoever says that Malaysia doesn't have anything to offer in terms of traveling destinations is blind. Yes, there are "better" places overseas, but at least, locally, we don't have to pay a bomb.

Now it has been almost a month since I last stepped outside the Klang Valley and I'm very tempted to fly away again.