Saturday, February 11, 2012

~ Spooky Genting Highlands ~



Genting Highlands is one of the most famous tourist destination in Malaysia. Dubbed as the city of entertainment, this tourist attraction is located above the hill range of Titiwangsa, which is about 6000 feet above sea level. However, some unaware visitors that had been to the place did mention of their strange encounters while staying there. Some people believe that this place is haunted by the spirits of the dead. It is a no surprise, as there are many cases of people committing suicide after losing in their gambling in the casino. To add to its creepy-ness, you may even spot yellowish, and sometime reddish threads that are hanged on the tree branches along the way from Batang Kali to Genting Highlands (it is said that these threads are used for some ritual purposes). An anonymous who had been to one of the hotel was completely shocked after finding a dead body laid in the closet in his hotel room, only to find out that the person was dead few hours ago after committing suicide, and the hotel paid him RM5K handsomely to shut his mouth. Below are some of the stories that I have collected from the internet based on the true experiences of the strange encounters in Genting Highland Resort. Believe it, or not? It is up to you to decide. :)




The scenic aerial view of Genting Highlands Resort


Captivating view of Genting Highlands Resort from afar


The HotelClub Travel Blog.Com, in their website ranked First World Hotel in Genting Highlands as the second most haunted Hotel in Asia:

Top 5 Ghost Hotels in Asia - by HotelClub Travel Blog.Com

5th place: Yu Shan Fan Dian, Cheng De, China

4th place: Asia Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

3rd place: The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, India

2nd place: First World Hotel, Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Genting Highlands, the famous hill resort in Malaysia, is also known as one of the most haunted places in Malaysia. Paranormal incidents have been reported at the First World Hotel. Given that it is a casino resort, a lot of gambling-related suicides have happened over the years. There are eerie sounds in the middle of the night as well as apparitions of restless spirits. Locals even claim that some hotel rooms are never rented out even if the hotel is fully booked because occupants fall sick after their stay.

1st place: Grand Hyatt, Taipei, Taiwan



Below are some of the accounts of visitors that claimed they had encountered with the paranormal entities while staying in Genting Highlands, I only did some editing without changing the original contents of the stories. Enjoy.


1) The Pontianak of Genting Highland - as told by anonymous


I wonder if anyone have heard about this story before. It was a horrifying story some years ago about an encounter with a pontianak.

One late night on the old road to Genting Highlands, before the new road was opened, a couple, husband and wife were driving downward heading to their home after having their holidays. After passing a tunnel, weird sound started to appear under the hood of their car. Feeling curious, the husband decided to stop on the roadside to check the car's engine. There was no other car travelling on the road as it was late at night. The husband opened the hood of the car and began examining the engine with his torchlight.

While the husband was busy finding out what was wrong with his car, his wife sat quitely in the car waiting for him. After quite some time the husband was still busy with his car's checking. His wife just sat there patiently, and was wondering what had took him so long. The eerie silence was a little too much for her as there was not a single sound at all.

Suddenly, she heard a loud motorcycle's sound coming towards her car. In need of help, she called out the motorcyclist, who appeared to be a policeman. She was shocked as the policeman rushed to her, opened her car's door, and ordered her to quickly jump onto his bike. The wife hesitated at first, but seeing the policeman was in a state of shock, she obliged to his instruction.

Jumped onto his bike, she asked the policeman what was happening. The policemen didn’t give any reply back, but ordered her not to ever look back to her car. As they sped down the road, the woman took a peek at the side mirror of the motorcycle, and there she saw the most horrifying thing in her life— a pontianak with long hair and dressed in white was sucking her husband blood at the top of the car!

Her husband's corpse was found on the next day exactly on the same spot... but headless.

This story happened years ago, when the old road to Genting was still in use. Now that the new road is opened and there are more cars than last time, the road isn’t as deserted as before, so do not worry about the pontianak. However, do take precautions, especially when you hear some weird noises out of your car……





2) Who is Licking My Feet?? - as told by Shan Nair


Here’s my story of Genting Highlands. I am an insurance agent. My Insurance company would have conventions every year at any hotels in Malaysia. In the Year 2009, We (my company) held it at Genting Highlands . We were staying in First World Hotel during the convention. Me and my room mate Harun attended this convention and was enjoying every bit of it. The final event was a free for all where you can have as much of beer as you want and dance all night long. I had few mugs of Carlsberg to be honest more than my body could tolerate. I felt dizzy and extremely tired so I went back to my room leaving my room mate Harun in the crowd. Harun didn’t want to follow me to the room as he was enjoying himself with the party.We had our own separate key cards. I got to my room and dozed off. 

Roughly about 2 hours of sleep or so, I was awaken by a feeling of ‘ TOUCH’. I could feel somebody licking the soles of my feet. In fact, I could feel the tongue licking the entire soles of my feet. I got full control of my senses and tried to justify the thing that was happening to me at that time. I was asking myself 100 questions, what on earth is the thing that is licking my feet? I dare not look at the ‘ PERSON’. After about 20 minutes, I braved myself and slowly raised my body and look at the ‘PERSON’ who was still, LICKING THE SOLES OF MY FEET. I could see it very clearly, as one wall lamp was still on , and the room is not so dark.To my greatest surprise, I saw my room mate Harun licking the soles of my feet as if he was licking a very delicious ice cream. I stared at him, he stared at me too and still kept on licking my feet.

A few seconds later he smiled at me, and I smiled back at him. I didn’t know what to do, how to stop him or the next course of action. I was not in full control of myself, as I have said earlier I was a bit drunk. Suddenly, I heard someone opening my room door, this is the CLIMAX of my experience , HARUN came in and switched on the main light of our room. The HARUN who was LICKING THE SOLES OF MY FEET for more than an hour just VANISHED. I didn’t tell anyone about the incident until we reached our home. That particular day, I didn’t sleep at all. The alcohol that I consumed earlier diluted as fresh mineral water inside my body when I saw my room mate, THE REAL HARUN entering my room. This was my real life experience that I am sharing with everyone. I could not give any advice to anybody on how to be extra careful or whatsoever, if any of this THINGS happened to you, you are on your own. Either you play along unknowingly or just keep your eyes close and let those things just pass by you. There is no Wrong or Right in anything that you may have done at that particular time. Bye.




3) The Screaming Lady of Amber Court - as told by Shelyn Lim

It was really cold and damp that afternoon. We stopped at the main entrance of Amber Court and gave second thoughts whether we should enter. Thanks to Wayne, he suggested we should have a look first since we've driven all the way here. As we entered the lobby, there was only one receptionist at the counter. The rest of the area was empty and hollow, all sundry shops were closed down, as if I have just entered a building under renovation. The entire building was so vacant you could listen to your echo traveling through the hallway. We asked to check in, and guess which floor we were given? It was freaking the 14th floor! According to Chinese superstition number 14 signifies a bad omen. I wanted to change to a lower level but the receptionist insisted it can't be done. I was thinking, there are no guests in this apartment so why the fuck is he being a bitch. It was his intention to get rid of us by giving us the haunted room I believe.

We took the lift up to the 14th floor, as doors opened and we saw no one, as it should be. Quiet and cold, we walked towards our room and Wayne inserted the keys. What a surprise, the door had padlocks, hm... weird. It took him awhile struggling to open the door, and out of no where I suddenly heard a girl howl like a wolf. It wasn't like someone getting raped yelling for help. It was the ideal howling of a female ghost. The howling lasted 5 seconds long and I swear I was not hallucinating. I didn't know where the scream came from so I looked around and everywhere, wondering where's the source of it. It was so weird, didn't seem to come from above or below. It was like a surround sound which went like "Aaaaaaaaaa......." with a long echo following. When it stopped, I turned around and asked the guys, "Did you hear what I just heard..?" With a pause, they nodded. Right away, I felt as though my legs were crippling.




Moments later, Wayne managed to open the door. I had no idea why we still wanted to check out the room after hearing noises. He pushed it open, it opened slowly with creeky noises. And, Eric the smart said, "Omg. Why is the fridge opened?" It was nothing really but his reaction caused panic in all of us so Wayne shut the door and all of us walked quickly to the lift and checked out. Lol. We wanted to run but the guys were pretending to stay cool and calm. When I returned the keys back to the receptionist, he did not question me at all. He obviously knows this place too well. It was barely 5 minutes and we heard voices already, let alone staying for the night. I still remember that scream so clearly in my head. I never believed in after life till then, although it was only a scream but it couldn't possibly occur in that situation which made me believe. We drove away as fast as we could. I will never ever go back to Amber Court, even if I get paid a thousand bucks! Ask anyone who knows, this place is truly haunted.


The sight of the entrance of Amber Court

The stained wall alone could make the visitors to think twice before staying here


4) An Unforgettable Experience - as told by Aisha (a British citizen who was travelling to Malaysia)

In 2007 I went to Malaysia on holiday, and myself and my husband decided to take a weekend trip up with 2 of our friends to this place called Genting Highlands. It is a resort that is built in the mountains about an hour away from the capital. It has a few rides and attractions, so a lot of families come up to get some fresh air. So we took off early in the morning and got the coach up there. On the way up I suddenly got very sick and was not feeling too great (T.O.M), so I was not in a good mood. Also this place is cold compared to normal land height, it is usually around 17C but this weekend it was around 11C, and it is incredibly misty!
Anyway so we hadn't reserved a hotel place, and there was nothing available that we could afford, so we asked around and managed to find a hotel that did have space, only it was about a 15 minute drive from the main park. So at 200 ringgit a night we agreed!

We all piled into this minivan and started to make our way to our hotel, and we starting passing all kinds of creepy stuff, like completely abandoned buildings and building projects that had been left. The van was totally quiet and we had to stop a couple of times to wait for the fog to clear. I can't really describe what that road up there was like, apart from maybe it was like post-zombie apocalypse meets the shining?
So we finally pull up to our hotel and i was not a happy bunny.

Saying this place was creepy is the understatement of the century!!! I knew from the moment I looked at it that there was something very wrong about it all. I don't want to sound like a weirdo, but lets just say I have very good intuition. I am very perceptive of my environment, and can definitely feel certain things...
The place was deserted, and I honestly mean that. I think we must have been one of the only people in that place...we got into this creepy-ass elevator and got to our level and thats where the real fun began. Inside the apartment there was a kitchen and living room, and then 2 separate bedrooms with their own en-suites. You could not see anything out of the window as it was sooo misty! A bit like being inside a cloud :s the entire place groaned and the wind made the worst kind of noise against the windows, real howling!

I wanted to take a shower but the water was freezing and stopped after a while..i was really moody at this point and hungry so my hubby and his mate decided to go downstairs to see if there was a shop or something and left me and my gf alone. We were in the living room chilling and then my friend suddenly said that she was a bit tired and feeling a bit ill so she went to lie down in her bed. I went into my room to put some makeup on and I left my bedroom door open. So i was messing about in my room and I heard the guys come in and make noise in the kitchen, moving stuff around so I was happy cos i thought they had brought some food.


So you said you would like to spend a night here?


Anyway I went out and they weren't in the main room! I thought they had maybe gone into the other bedroom but i looked inside and my friend looked up from her bed looking all puzzled. I asked her where the guys were and she looked a bit confused and said that she guessed they were still downstairs..at this point i was very scared so i sat down on the sofa in the living room going over what i just heard. i was 100% sure i had heard noises from the living room as my door was wide open! i then looked down at my fingernails and I remember that they had turned blue! Then this the freaky part...I really hate heights, I freak out over it and have a panic attack. But i looked at the window and for some reason I wanted to look out. I walked over and opened the window, and felt the cold air and mist. I looked down and it looked like a very long drop, and I kept on thinking how easily I could fall out..and suddenly i felt like something was glaring at me, and I kind of snapped out of it and shut the window and spun round.

At that moment the guys came back with some food and they were laughing and joking. I asked my husband if he had gone out twice, to which he replied no, so i pushed all that creepiness to one side, thinking i was probably a little sleepy and imagining things. We left the hotel and went to the main park, and returned later that night. With all that crazy fog im really surprised we did not get lost in those highlands. That night was uneventful, though i did wake up a couple of times in the night but buried myself under the covers!

I told my hubby my story a while after we stayed and looked very concerned. He isn't into ghost stories and stuff but he seemed to think that i might have been drawn towards the window?! and that he had heard that the whole area up there was haunted...greatttt cos I didn't know any of this stuff but if i had I would have paid more to stay at another hotel! I really don't like scary stuff...


Amber Court; many of its units are available for sales at low price now!


5) Chained Secret Room - as told by blackdra 19



I've heard friends saying that, during their stay in an Ria Apartment in Genting Highlands, they came across this mysterious lift that was accessible to a secret floor and rooms! OK, the story goes like this -> One night after supper, they were heading back to their room and, while waiting for the elevator, they lost their patience as it took so long for the lift to come down. As a result, they took a staff elevator. The staff elevator is usually locked to prevent the public from using it but not that night!

As they stepped into the elevator, they saw an unusual floor number button and, out of curiosity, they pressed that strange button and it brought them to a dark, secret floor. Once the lift door was opened, what they saw totally scared the **** out of them! The door right in front of them ... was totally chained up and filled with amulets or "fu" and there were even red candles beside the door. Without any hesitation, they quickly closed the elevator door and before doing so, one of my friend took a peek out of the elevator. Apparently this floor was unoccupied and deserted.

Till these days we simply can't understand why on earth the whole floor of the apartment was left deserted and unoccupied??





Lets take a break for a while, I found an interesting article from The Star Online, dated January 17th 2009, about a Singaporean granny who went missing in Genting Highlands for a week - only to be found at Singapore later on. The strange thing is that the granny managed to cross the Malaysia - Singapore border without any travel documents or bus ticket. Surely she wouldn't have swim across the Malacca Straits either as she was already 73 years old during the time of her disappearance. Security loopholes? Or she was actually guided by "something" throughout her journey back home?

I quoted this from The Star Online:

"SINGAPORE: A grandmother who went missing in Genting Highlands a week ago has been found – in Singapore.

The 73-year-old, who suffers from mild dementia and depression, somehow managed to travel more than 400km south and across the border without her passport and bus ticket, and with a handbag containing less than $20 in Singapore currency.

After almost six days of frantic searching, the family of Voon Choot Yin finally found her waiting for them at a police station in Tanglin yesterday. However, she could not tell them how she made her way back from Genting Highlands. Her sandals, bag and watch were missing.

She was spotted at 3.30am yesterday by Tommy Lin, 34, a resident of Kim Yam Heights in River Valley."




The Article from The Star Online News, January 17th 2009


6) The Uninvited Guest of Ria Apartment - as told by Heibaiwuchang

It's time for me to share the experience that I once have promised to share it out...

In the last mid autumn festival, my family had decided for a trip to Genting Highlands for 2 days and I helped them to book an unit of Ria Apartment. I rented the apartment as it was located nearby my hostel and I haven't heard any complaint about it before. The apartment is in Pahang Tower, room number 19406 and it is on 19th floor...


Apartment Ria : Pahang Tower


During the first day I rented it, I checked the room by myself to make sure everything is fine and safe for my parents and family members to stay and I found out everything to be perfectly normal. I brought them to enter the apartment, let them have a rest and prepared for the lunch.. So far everything was fine during the first day of our stay there...

Everything is about to change on the second day. We finished our breakfast early in the morning, and decided to play at the outdoor and indoor theme park until evening (about 3-4p.m). The weather began to change and it was raining soon after that. My second brother and his wife, my nephew and my mom decided to head back to our apartment while me, my sister and my girlfriend were to continue our rides in the indoor theme park. Strange things happened that day when my family arrived back into the apartment...


Ria Apartment : looks much better than Amber Court? (pictured as advertised)


While my sister in law was napping in one of our room, suddenly she heard a man's voice whispering beside her ear, saying " Why so fast to leave? Why don't stay a little bit longer here?" in Cantonese. My sister in law ignored the voice and continued her nap. She kept this strange occurrence to herself and only told us about it after she left the place, as she didn't want to frighten my girlfriend that was staying with us.  

That night my girlfriend was hanging out with her friends, and my family had already left the place. It was me all alone staying in the apartment. I decided to take a bath to ease myself after a day long activities. All of a sudden, I could feel a strong wind blew at my back and the mop in the toilet suddenly fall down to the floor. I was freaked out as if someone was purposely pushing the mop to the floor, I was nervous and started scolding towards the "unknown" entities. I yelled hash words by saying "I'm just taking my bath and not going to disturb you stupid F**ker!!" After finishing my bath, I headed back to my room as I kept all of my powerful amulets there and began to recite some mantras which I believe have driven away the evil force. After that, I burnt some joss stick and made some offerings outside the main door...

 P/s : My conclusion is that the room number 19406 of Pahang Tower At Ria Apartment is haunted... Stay alert people.


The sight of Ria Apartment from afar



This picture was taken by a visitor who believed that he had captured a ghostly image while staying in Ria Apartment.

Another picture that was taken in Apartment Ria by the visitor



A cartoon depicting a Genting Highland's hotel customer who removed his upper bed only to find out a corpse laid at the bottom of his bed. Such incidences are reportedly occurred frequently; often ended up by a sum of huge payment made to the customer to shut their mouth of what they have seen


7) The Phantom of Genting Highlands Hill - as told by getah

This case happened to us when we were still studying in a local University years ago.

My friend's girlfriend decided to have a birthday party with her ex in Genting Highlands ( i know that sound weird but that was the thing that exactly happened! ). We had actually warned her earlier to never go to the place but she refused to listen. My friend (who was her boyfriend) reluctantly allowed her to celebrate her birthday on the hill but with one condition; she must be back to KL before 9pm at the same night.

That night, my friend was anxious as there was still no news from her girlfriend. The clock struck 11pm at night and finally his girlfriend gave him a call, asking him to fetch her back to KL as she had no transportation there. Without any choice left, we companied him to fetch her girlfriend back from Genting Highlands by driving a Proton Wira.

There were four of us on the car. It was dark at night. The car was quite old and we were not really sure whether the car could make it to the top of the hill. One of my friend asked the driver whether his car was still in the good condition to reach Genting Highlands. The driver who was a friend of us, who was known to be boastful said : "Apasal tak larat pulak, walaupun turbo takde tapi kalau setakat nak berlumba dengan antu goh tong tu lepas lah.. ( trans: Why do you think my car can't make it? Even though my car doesn't have a turbo but it is still capable of racing with the spirits living there )* We were already at the junction heading towards Genting Highland by that time.

During our journey heading to the top of the mountain, the driver suddenly became quiet. The car was climbing the hill slowly. We had been thinking it must be because of our weight that had made the car to travel so slow. We spend our time by listening to the radio in the car. All of a sudden, the driver suddenly pulled the emergency brake. We were surprised at first as there was no heavy mist around, even the weather was good that night. We safely reached Genting Highlands at 1a.m, picked up my friend's girlfriend and left the place immediately to KL.

We didn't make our way straight back to our home, instead we dropped by at a cafe in Ampang as our driver was looking exhausted. It was only at this time the driver told us about his ghostly encounter while driving along the hill just now. It appeared that while he was boasting that his car could easily race with the spirits that living there, suddenly a "white figure" passed by right beside his car which shock him and made him stay silent along the journey.  A few moment later he saw the same "white figure", this time standing still on the middle of the road towards the Highlands blocking the way (as if like the "white figure" was purposely challenging the driver to race with it!), and that was the time that the driver pulled off the emergency brake. To our surprise none of us sitting in the car saw the "white figure" except than the driver himself...    




8) Mummy... Jie Jie Takes Thing and Eat from the Dustbin - as told by EDC Roch

This incident happened about five years ago when we decided to go for a weekend break away together with a few of our office colleagues to Genting Highland. Two of our colleagues, Tim and Dexter brought along their wife and kids. The only available accommodation that weekend was at the Ria Apartment due to the school holiday. Luckily enough, we got two units not far from each other. Dexter suggested that we tried our luck in the casino. Tim’s and Dexter’s wives, Ginny and Debra, however, decided to stay back with the kids to cook the dinner for all of us and so off we went with the rest of the girls and guys.

After a few hours of bets, we walked back to our apartment hungrily. Boy we were happy to find the dinner was ready. I could remember clearly that the dinner for the night was nasi lemak served together with other dishes that are most suitable for the cold weather. Throughout the night, I had noticed Ginny whispering to Tim a lot since we came back from the casino but Tim was cool all the time. Since everyone was pretty full after the dinner, we decided to spend the rest of the night gambling in the hall. We made a circle and Dexter was the banker since he won some money at the casino earlier. After a few rounds, we noticed Dexter’s young son, whom we call Ah Boy, aged 5 years old, kept standing near the kitchen and peering inside. All of us noticed that although no one had made any comment about it.

When Dexter noticed that, he called to Ah Boy to come over to us but Ah Boy did not bother responding. When his mum, Debra, called out loud to him once again and asked what is he doing there, he simply replied, “Mummy, jie jie take thing and eat from the dustbin!!”. At that point of time everyone of us froze and I felt shivers down my spine. Right immediately, we saw Ah Boy stepped backwards and shouted, “No!” and ran back to Debra hugging her closely. Still maintaining a very cool composure, Debra softly smacked Ah Boy’s butt asking him not to talk nonsense. Dexter, on the other hand, walked calmly to the kitchen but walked back saying nothing.

One of our colleague, Stacey began sobbing and suggested that we should leave the place. Dexter and Tim agreed and told us to go and pack up our things. We gathered downstairs and told everyone to go get our cars and meet up at McDonald’s Genting Sempah. As we left, we saw Dexter and Debra talking to someone at the reception . No one said anything throughout the whole journey downhill until we meet up again at McDonald’s. As we all gathered our thoughts trying to recover from the shock, it was not only until moments later when we started to relax are we able to discuss the incident again. According to Debra, Ah Boy saw a lady sitting on the kitchen floor picking up and eating the left over food from the trash bin. She even tried asking Ah Boy to come closer to her.

Then Tim start telling us that Ginny had told him that while they were cooking, she kept hearing a girl’s voice whispering behind her but could not hear exactly what she said. When she turned around, she could see no one behind her except Debra. When she asked Debra a few times what she said, Debra looked at her funnily and asked Ginny why she asked her that. At that point, Debra commented that she now only know why Ginny kept asking her what she said! Ginny then said she kept seeing a shadow walking around the hall but she thought she was having illusions. What freaked her out the most was when she saw someone standing behind her through the reflecting mosaic wall in the kitchen.

After some small talks, we all went out own way home cutting the weekend break short. It was indeed a freaky incident at Ria Apartment, Genting Highlands!


A Peek into Amber Court, Genting Highlands

*The photos below are obtained from Joshua Ong, who had been staying in Amber Court with his friends a couple of years ago. 


The door of the room that is right beside their room; blocked by the wood for unknown reason


 In the picture above you can see how close is their room with the "mysterious" room


Most of the shop lots are deserted; creepy atmosphere is always on the air



Wondering why some of the buildings were burnt and left abandoned after that

Why the door was blocked by the wood to prevent anyone from entering it? This question was asked earlier by a guy to a security guard that worked in the area, and here is his story...

" Many years ago a Chinese man rented this apartment unit. One day he decided to try his luck in the Casino on the hill, and turned out that he lost all of his gambling money. Heart broken, he lost his mind and decided to take his life into his own hand. That night he slit himself with a knife, and his dead body was found by the staff on the other day. Soon after his death a lot people that stayed in the room reported they saw the gruesome images of a man slitting his body, bleeding profusely in the room. It was like a video playback, as the horror scene repeated over and over again in front of them. That is why the hotel management finally decided to seal the room to prevent any hotel guest from entering it. "


9)  A Visit Through A Dream - as told by ummi_aiman

My husband swears that he will never step into Genting Highlands again! It was because of an incident that happened to us while we were staying in the First World Hotel a few years ago. 

The window of our hotel room was facing the inner side of the hotel. That night my husband dreamt that someone was knocking the door from the outside of our room. Surprisingly, in the dream he saw me and our child were laying in the same position exactly as we were sleeping earlier. The door suddenly opened by itself, and an old Chinese woman appeared in front of him. In his dream, the lady was asking for a help from my husband, but somehow my husband seems to understand the request of the lady although they didn't talk to each other.

And guess what... the old lady was asking a favour from my husband to find the missing head of her child!

At the same moment after she mentioned of her request, her child climbed up from the window into our hotel room, wearing white clothes... with no head. The old woman begged my husband over and over to help her to find the missing head of her child ( my husband was scared, but still able to control his nerve by that time ). In the dream my husband replied politely to the old woman, saying that he couldn't do any favours, and asked her to find somebody else to help her. After a while later, the old woman and her child left my husband by saying thank you to him...

My husband only mentioned of his dream a week after we were back from Genting Highlands...   




10) Never Travel Alone in Genting! - as told by hatesjaret

I was staying in First World Hotel in Genting Highland back then in the year 2009, on level 8 (I couldn't remember the room number anymore). I purposely went there without telling my friends as I want to experience what it's like to travel alone. I stayed there for three days two nights.

During my first night of staying there, I felt like the room was so hot although the air-conditioner was running as usual. I felt like my whole body was itchy after I laid on the bed ( maybe because the bed was dirty ). I was suddenly awaken at about 3 a.m by the voice of people talking. It sounds like people whispering out from the door. At first I didn't bother so much about it until the voice became louder and louder. I opened the door and surprisingly no body was at outside. I closed it back and took a cigarette out from my pocket to cool down myself. All of a sudden I could feel the wind blew towards my face and It caused the glass on the small table in my room to drop to the floor. 

I was panicked by that time. Acting like everything was normal, I sat back on my bed looking at every corner of my hotel room. I spotted nothing weird and fall asleep back when the clock struck 4 a.m. I managed to catch a rest until the following morning.

On the following night as I was about to sleep, I was awaken once again around the same time as I felt someone was stepping on my legs. And guess what, as soon as I opened my eyes I could see a strange "figure" standing right at the end of my bed. That "figure" had a messy long hair that could touch the ground, but I couldn't see its face. It was wearing a slightly yellowish - stained white clothes ( the clothes looks like it had been buried for a long time under the soil ). I tried to scream but my voice was stuck under my throat. I was blurred and lost for a few while. The "figure" was so tall that it almost touches the ceiling of my hotel room. Mustering all of my courage, I grabbed my blanket and covered my face slowly. It disappeared from my room a few while later.

As soon as it disappeared,  I could hear the voice of people laughing. I thought my nightmare was already over until I heard the sound of the water tap running in the toilet of my hotel room. I was already like "what the fuck?!" and the tv near me suddenly switched on and off itself repeatedly. I was angry this time as I felt like I was being fooled by the "thing". I checked the toilet and there was not even a single drip of water in the sink. I even plugged off the tv to avoid it from being turned on again. It was at this time the door was knocked and the wind blew towards my face again. I took the towel and began whipping towards the wall of my hotel room like a mad men, hoping that I could scare it away.

I couldn't sleep at all that night. I complaint to the receptionist at the hotel lobby when I checked out on the next day, but she replied me back by just saying: " Biasalah."!!!



      
*The stories above are all of the compilation of the true stories of the ghostly encounters that reported to occur in Genting Highlands' hotel and apartments. A friend of mine who had worked part time in one of the hotel in Genting Highland resort before said it was pretty common to hear the sound of the door being knocked (only to find out there was nobody at outside later ) and they have already get used to the disturbance that are happening there. Suicide and homicide cases occurred always and often corpses are discovered under the mattress of the unlucky hotel guest. There was a story about a hotel staff spotted a strange black suitcase while cleaning one of the hotel room. The heavy stench from the suitcase was so awful and they soon discovered the remains of a rotten hand laid in it.  

The legend of Genting Highlands simply doesn't stop here, It is said that the Karak Highway which is located right below the hill shared its horror as well.. Take a look at the picture below that was captured by a journalist after an accident that happened in Karak tunnel.


Focus on the red circle.. still can't see anything yet?


Let's zoom in the picture; now you know what we are talking ;)


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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Welcome to Kuantan!


* I dedicated this blog to travelers that are coming to Kuantan for a visit. I would welcome any comments, suggestions or questions and please submit to me at laiyewchong1989@outlook.com. No one knows best about Kuantan except for their own citizen :)


Introduction

Kuantan is a city that is located on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia in Pahang state, which is about three hours (254 km) of bus journey from the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Pahang is well known for its natural beauty, as it possessed some of the idyllic islands (Pulau Perhentian, Pulau Redang, Pulau Tioman and many more) and beautiful beaches. Not to mention the endless number of natural waterfalls as well. The closest island to Kuantan is Pulau Tioman which is about two hours of driving journey (160 km) from Kuantan. Pulau Tioman is well-known in the world for being one of the scuba-diving heaven and its perfectly crystal-clear water. 

The main attraction in Kuantan is the small town of Sungai Lembing (about 40 km from the city). Sungai Lembing was once known as the site of one of the world's largest Tin Mine but was closed in late 1980's as the price of the tin dropped significantly. It is dubbed as the town where "the clock stops ticking" as everything in town seems to have come to a halt. There was hardly any development and progress taking place within the town from the day when the mine was closed right until 2011 where the local city council decided to turn this place into a tourist spot. This place is suitable for people that looking for a calm and peaceful gate away or for people that are interested in the rich historical value of the Tin Mining town. 

Teluk Chempedak beach is the most popular beach within Kuantan city. However a rapid development which take place has turned the beach into a fast food hub (some beach go-er may get annoyed by this fact). This place has become heavily commercialized recently thus you may want to visit other quiet & peaceful beach such as Pantai Balok or Cherating. Cherating beach is also known as the home of Club Meds. 

The legendary Lake Chini that is located at the outskirts of Kuantan city is famous for the folklore of the naga Tasik Gumum (dragon of Gumum lake). The villagers living nearby believed that the lake was the home of the sunken Khmer-city and it is said that a dragon (a huge snake) is still living beneath the lake till now.


The list of the places of interest in Kuantan that are discussed here:

- In the vicinity of Sungai Lembing (about 30km from Kuantan)

1) Mount Panorama

2) Rainbow Waterfall

3) Sg. Lembing Tin Mine (by Pahang Consolidated Company Limited, P.C.C.L, 1906-1986)

4) The Hanging Bridge

5) Gua Charas

6) Pandan Waterfall


- In the vicinity of Kuantan town (within 20km radius, except Lake Chini):

7) Telok Chempedak (Palm Beach)

8) Taman Gelora

9) Pantai Balok


10) Cherating Beach

11) Black Stone Beach

12) Esplanade

13) Lake Chini *(located about 100km from Kuantan)

14) Zoo Mini Teruntum 




Sungai Lembing - the Town where the Clock stops ticking




My friends posing in front of a Chinese Primary School in Sungai Lembing :)

Sg.Lembing town, the town that was once called as "little Hong Kong" in the late 60's that is situated in the suburb of Kuantan. Most of the buildings that are seen here are in fact exactly in the same condition as they were many years ago. The place hardly undergone any development, except for the appearance of some newly established chalets that could be seen around the town. Sg.Lembing was once famous for it's tin mining, which held the reputation as the deepest tin mine in the world (the total tunnel length is said to be around 300+km, and the mine is divided into several levels below the ground). It was operated under the name of Pahang Consolidated Company Limited (P.C.C.L), which was under British control by the time. During it's heyday, it was the richest town near Kuantan (richer than Kuantan itself). It has about 1000+ of total workers,and most of them were working as the tin miners. After the downfall of the price of tin in the late 80's, Many of its residents moving in to Kuantan as to find a better future and working opportunities, thus turning the place into a ghost town. Most of its residents nowadays are old folks, and the place attracts a huge crowd (mostly tourist) during public holidays and weekends.


On the way downhill from the Museum of Sungai Lembing




A small town that was once thrived in the early 80's is now a sleepy town






Khek Association building that was established in 1964, located beside the building of Hainan Association




People that refused to leave the town set up their own small business here; leading a simple and peaceful life



Overlooking the Chinese Primary School from the hill of Mt. Panorama, courtesy of http://weikeanzone.blogspot.com/2010/10/escapade-to-sungai-lembing-small-tin.html



The Tin Mine Museum of Sungai Lembing, courtesy of  http://lookat.my/blog/2009/03/12/friendly-people-good-food-fantastic-sunrise-a-small-and-colourful-town-call-sungai-lembing/



Transportation to Sungai Lembing

Visitors can hop into Rapid Kuantan (bus no. 500) to get to Sg. Lembing from Hentian Bandar Kuantan. The routine bus journey started as early as 6.20 a.m in the morning (from Kuantan) and end at 7.20 p.m (from Sg. Lembing). However it is advisable for the travelers to have their own transportation as some of the places of interest (Sg.Pandan Waterfall, Tin Mine Museum, Sg.Lembing Hanging Bridge, Gua Charas) are quite far away from the town.


What to do in Sungai Lembing?


1) Watching Sun Rise from the Peak of Mount Panorama


The main attraction of Sg.Lembing, where the visitors can have the breath-taking view of the sun rise on the summit of the mountain. Locals & people as far as from KL enjoy the morning breeze on the way to the mountain's top. It is said that exactly below the mountain lays the tin mine that was once one of the world's largest. The journey to the summit of the mountain takes about 45 minutes of hiking. Upon on the way to the top of the mountain, the visitors will be amazed by the sea-cloud like mist that is formed on the surrounding area. Visitors are able to spend a night on the summit of the mountain by setting up their tents, but there is no restroom/toilet is available. It is recommended for the visitors to begin their hiking as early as 5am, and visitors are advised to bring along torch light with them. It is advisable to avoid hiking the hill during weekends as there are plenty of people (a broader pathway has been built and completed in the year 2011 which make the hiking easier), and be sure to take a photo once you at the top of the mountain! :)

* Travellers that come from outside of Kuantan is recommended to stay overnight in the chalet/inn located in Sungai Lembing one day before climbing the mount of Panorama, as there's no bus service travels from Kuantan to Sungai Lembing early in the morning.



A strong mist usually surrounded the hill early in the morning; visitors will feel like they are up above the clouds



Sungai Lembing Town could be seen clearly on the halfway to the summit of Mt. Panorama



The captivating view from the hill of Mt.Panorama :)



Sun rise in Sungai Lembing from the peak of Mt. Panorama, which won my heart over :)



At the peak of Mt. Panorama from the lens of Joe Chiang Photography, courtesy of http://joechiangphotoblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/sungai-lembing-trip-201/



At the peak of  Mt. Panorama from the lens of  Joe Chiang Photography, courtesy of http://joechiangphotoblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/sungai-lembing-trip-201/



a paradise for nature's lovers, courtesy of http://joechiangphotoblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/sungai-lembing-trip-201/


another scenic view from summit of mt.Panorama, courtesy of http://lookat.my/blog/2009/03/12/friendly-people-good-food-fantastic-sunrise-a-small-and-colourful-town-call-sungai-lembing/


A video showing the sight at the peak of Mt. Panorama early in the morning:




2) Blend with nature in Rainbow Waterfall

Have you ever encountered with rainbow where their distance is so near that you could touch the rainbow by both of your hand? It is made possible here. The Rainbow Waterfall is located quite far away from the Sg.Lembing town, where the journey would require the visitors to take an hour of 4wd ride from the center of the Sg.Lembing town to the jungle area, and from there they need to walk for about 30 minutes through the jungle before reaching up the waterfall. The fun part comes when the visitors need to cross a river to the other side of the jungle (the river is about thigh high, and can be as deep as waist sometime), beware though, some of the stones in the jungle are slippery enough to make a person falls. But the risk is worth it upon the visitors arrival on the destination. The waterfall's scenery is an unforgettable one, the waterfall is so tall (see the picture below) and it produces a lots of tiny water vapours that would wet the visitors' face as a sign of greetings. The sight of the rainbow's appearance on the waterfall would send anyone goes crazy :) 

* An early arrangement/booking is required, it costs about RM 35 - RM 40 per person for the whole trip (the trip will take half day, 6am-1pm). The assembly point is at the Chinese stalls in front of Khek Association building at 6am, operation time is everyday (except flood season). Visitors are advised not to wear their sport shoes (bring a rubber sandal, but usually it's prepared by the tourist guide as well) and long pants (as it's all about to get wet there). The cold wind blowing in the morning would surely make the visitors go trembling, so bring along an extra shirt as well, and Yes you can swim there! 


The sight of the Rainbow waterfall from afar


The rainbow that is formed at the foot of the waterfall, it can get prettier than this though :)



The scenic view while on the way to Rainbow Waterfall, courtesy of http://joechiangphotoblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/sungai-lembing-trip-201/


3) Discover the site of the World's Deepest Tin Mine

The iconic structure of Sg.Lembing, and served as the pulse of the small town during it's glorious days. The local government even built a museum nearby the mine in honour to the contribution of the mine to the local people. It's a bit tricky to get to this place and it is almost hidden from the visitors. The tin mine is located on a hill beside the Sg.Lembing Museum, the sign going to the mine is written as " Muka Lombong" . There are several entrances to the tin mine (there are four if I've not mistaken), with only one that is still functioning, and it is located at a remote place (sadly this entrance has been sealed off by the government on year 2010 for the visitors' safety). Most of the other entrances are shut down due to the safety reason. Through the entrance, the visitors could walk for about 20+ km inside, but it is risky as it is completely pitch black inside. The only source of clean air and light come from the man-made ventilation holes above the ceiling of the tin mine. Further information on the Tin Mine could be obtained from the museum located nearby.

*Recently the site of the tin mine is closed because of some restoration work/ maintenance, lets hope that it will be reopened back for the public soon. :)  



At the entrance of the abandoned Tin Mine (year 2007)



The smaller entrance to the tin mine, there is used to be another entrance which is bigger than this but had been sealed by the government


4) A Walk on the Hanging Bridge of Sungai Lembing

This bridge connects the villagers to the town of Sg.Lembing. It had undergone through a few maintenance as flood often occurs in the town. From the top of the hanging bridge one could see the muddy Sg.Lembing river flows peacefully, and most of the time it looks like there's hardly any traces of water there. Don't be fooled though, this river is known to be ferocious during rainy season, as at certain places the flood is as high as it would cover up until the first floor of the shop houses. The Hanging Bridge is made completely from the woods, surprisingly even the motorcyclist could use it to travel to the town. For the people that is scared of height be sure to hang on tight to the rope that is attached to the bridge, as the bridge could get shaky at any time :)

*At the opposite of the bridge is the one and only factory that producing Sg.Lembing noodle. Be sure to have a visit there! 


The bridge connecting the villagers to the town of Sg.Lembing on the opposite


Another view from the hanging bridge of Sg.Lembing, courtesy of http://lookat.my/blog/2009/03/12/friendly-people-good-food-fantastic-sunrise-a-small-and-colourful-town-call-sungai-lembing/


5) Exploring the Sacred Cave of Gua Charas

This limestone cave is located outside of Sg.Lembing. The visitors need to go through the palm oil plantation in order to reach the place. The way to the cave is a tarmac road but don't be surprised if the appearance of cow dungs are everywhere (the surrounding area is a palm oil plantation). A huge mountain range which houses the Gua Charas is visible from main road of Sg.Lembing-Kuantan. Gua Charas is well known to the Hindus as a site of worship. The famous 30 feet Sleeping Buddha statue is laying at the end of the temple. The temple contains severals Buddha figurines and there is a fish-shaped figurine that is said to be mystical in the cave. On the top of the cave there is a cock-shaped statue that is formed naturally through the passing of water along the wall of the cave (the Brahmin living in the cave believe it represents one of their God).  The visitors are required to do some donation prior to their visits there.

*The only way to this cave is by your own transportation, stay alert as the path in the cave could get slippery.



At the entrance of Gua Charas



The Statue of the Sleeping Buddha in Gua Charas



The pathway at the inner of Gua Charas, courtesy of http://joechiangphotoblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/sungai-lembing-trip-201/


6) A Visit to Sungai Pandan Waterfall


Another cascading waterfall near the town of Sg.Lembing. It is easy to get to this place as it's situated near the village of Panching. It is known locally as a perfect recreational site, where the sight of people camping and bbq-ing is a common here. A favourite hang out place for the locals.

* It is not recommended for the visitors to swim along the waterfall during monsoon/rainy season as it is risky. 




Pandan Waterfall in Panching



Nothing else is better than relaxing on the stones near the waterfall :)


Besides from the tourist attractions that are mentioned above, Sg.Lembing does have some others famous tourist spots, such as the Crystal House, The Sg.Lembing Noodles Factory (the origin of the famous Sg.Lembing's noodle), and many more. The Crystal House is located further away deep inside Sg.Lembing where the crystal products are made there. There is a hot spring which is located at the half way to the Rainbow Waterfall, but the algaes has taken over the place recently, as a result the pool is turning green. Few Kilometres out from the town of Sg.Lembing there is a Chinese temple that is dubbed to have the longest dragon pathway in the world. The visitors would enter the temple through the tail of the dragon and make their way out from the mouth of the dragon. There is a wishing pearl lays at the end of the pathway that is believed to grant the wishes of anyone that touches it :)


Tourist Spots in Kuantan City


Kuantan, the city of traffic lights. Any people that have never been to Kuantan before will be surprised of the numbers of the traffic lights that the city possessed. A travel through Jln Wong Ah Jang will definitely gets someone headache. Kuantan is often quoted as the best place to live for during retirements. It is a city of no hustle, except for Friday as the people from Kemaman (a small town in southern Terengganu) will flock to this place to shopping. Kuantan is the home of some popular beaches, such as Teluk Chempedak, Cherating (known for the home of the prestigious Club Med, the one and only in Malaysia), Pantai Balok and others. East Coast Mall/Capita Mall is the latest shopping complex in Kuantan and is the biggest shopping complex in east coast of Malaysia.


7) Strolling along Teluk Chempedak Beach


This beach is located near the Kuantan City centre. The Hyatt Regency Kuantan, which is a 5 stars hotel, is located here. Telok Chempedak has three fast food chain restaurants, the McDonald, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King. The McDonald here is said to be the most profitable McDonald restaurant in Peninsular Malaysia (It is opened for 24hours a day,and often crowded with people during friday & weekend). Some of the youngsters spend their night by laying on the beach to catch a glimpse of the sun rise here. It is possible to do a jungle trekking here to Mount Pelindung which is located nearby the beach, as it is accessible through the stairs located on the wooden bridge in Teluk Chempedak. The local mountain-bikers like to ride their bicycles all the way through the reserved forest of Mt.Pelindung. There is a wooden bridge that is built to connect the land to the other side of Teluk Chempedak, known as TC2 to the locals. The monkeys from the nearby forest will sometime do drop by for a visit on the bridge and even into the McD. Stay extra cautious as they will snatch anything that seems to be valuable to them (in this case, your McD happy meals :)).

*This beach is too commercialised by the local government, and the number of the visitors are increasing each year. Head towards the Pantai Balok or Cherating Beach instead if you prefer a more quiet and relaxing place.



Telok Chempedak Beach, perfect for a family gateaway



The mesmerizing view of the South China Sea from Teluk Chempedak



8) Relaxing in Taman Gelora


This park is located in the vicinity of the town. Taman Gelora is well known for Kuantan citizen as a workout place. The park attracts a huge crowd early in the morning as people going there to jog and doing some exercises. There is a lake at the center of the park, which is filled with the lotus flower. Many people from the past used to pluck the lotus flower and bring them over to their home for decoration. Visitors can jog and do some healthy exercises while enjoying the scenic view of the lake and even catch the breath of the sea (there is a beach located just beside the park). In the middle of the lake there is small hanging bridge, and the Chinese locals used to call it as "qing ren qiao", which literally means "the bridge of the lovers". Visitors could see small little fishes swimming beneath them from the bridge. Taman Gelora is also famous for it's giant lizards. The natural surroundings of Taman Gelora makes it a perfect living place for the lizards there. The lizards will usually surprised the unaware visitors by jumping into the lake whenever the visitors passed by them. Dont worry though, these lizards pose no threats to the visitors as they are used to the presence of the people there :). This park is accessible through the way to Teluk Chempedak.




The Sight of the blooming Lotus flower on the lake welcoming the visitors



The lake that is the home for the fishes and the giant lizard as well



The "qing ren qiao". There is a tale that saying one will eventually be in love with the person that is crossing the bridge at the same time with him :)



9) Pantai Balok


My most favourite beach in Kuantan :) This beach is located on the right side of the road to Beserah. Pantai Balok is a perfect place for anyone that seeks a place where they can be away from the hustle and bustle of the city. For the visitors that enjoy tranquillity and privacy, this beach is just a perfect place. The beach doesn't have as much visitors as Teluk Chempedak does as it's quite a distance away from the town. There are huge spaces available for the visitors to set up their tents in case they do want to stay overnight there. Any camping or water activities can be done here by granting a permission from the Kuantan Municipal Council. I do recommend people to visit the place at 530pm-630pm as the beach is shady during that time:). The cool breeze of the sea and it's long strand of beach make it a perfect spot for the visitors to relax themselves.



The evening view of Balok Beach



A heaven for refreshment :)


10) The Hidden Gem of Kuantan : Cherating Beach 



Home of Club Med in Malaysia. It was a popular tourist spot once upon a time, but almost losing its shine nowadays. The visitors that visit the beach will notice that the texture of the sand here is different than the other beaches near Kuantan. The beach is surprisingly shallow, making the beach as an ideal location for a family vacation. The way to the beach is a little bit tricky as there's lack of sign showing the direction to the place. There are plenty of parking space nearby the sea as most of the time the parking space is left vacant. This beach is considered as one of the most quite and relaxing beach located along Jalan Kuantan - Kemaman.



The view from the beach of Cherating



Don't be surprised if you are the only person strolling on the beach :)


11) Having a Slurp of Ice Kacang while enjoying the breeze of the Black Stone Beach 


One of the most extraordinary beach in Kuantan. It is located near Pantai Balok via the way from Kuantan - Kemaman. The beach gets its name from the black rocks that appear on the beach. The visitors can have a walk on the pedestrians' pathway that is built on the long strand of the beach. It is a must for the visitors that visit the Black Stone Beach to have a slurp of an ice kacang at the stalls located nearby. The visitors can enjoy their foods while enjoying the panoramic view of the vast South China Sea. Some of the famous restaurants in Kuantan such as the Pak Su Seafood Restaurant is located nearby as well. 

*There are tables facing toward the sea in Pak Su Restaurant, the ambience is nice especially at night so give it a try by having a dinner there, but be sure to ask for the price of the seafood - as it gonna get a bit expensive here.



The black rocks in the Black Stone Beach


12) River Cruise and Fire flies watching in Esplanade 


Esplanade is located right beside the river of Kuantan. It is a place for the people to enjoy the view of the Kuantan's river. There is a river cruise service provided by the Kuantan Municipal Council for the visitors where the visitors will have a chance to cruise along the Kuantan river to an island located not far away from the city, but this service is only available in the morning. The island is a mangrove reserved forest and there is a watch tower built on the island for the visitors' visit. During the boat ride, the visitors will be brought to see the fishermen's village and the Keropok's factory. If the visitors are lucky enough, they could spot some crocodiles that live beneath the river of Kuantan. Esplanade is alive at night as the youngsters and couples like to hang around here. At night, the visitors could watch the fireflies along the estuary of the Kuantan's river through the service that is provided by the Kuantan Municipal Council as well (this service is only available during friday,saturday and sunday night), which require the minimum of 10 persons per boat. There was a tale that once there was a bomb that was dropped from a fighter airplane during the WWII that falls into the Kuantan's river, yet surprisingly the bomb didn't explode and remained in the bottom of the river till these days (I get this story from a local tourist guide). Beneath the bridge that leads to the city of Kuantan lays a fort that is submerged below the water level. The fort was built to counter the Japanese invasion on the city of Kuantan many years ago.



The view of Esplanade at night


13) A Tour to the mystical Lake Chini


Lake Chini is known to the natives as "Laut Gumum" or sea of Gumum because of its huge surrounding, comprising of 12,565 hectare of lake. The name "Laut Gumum" originates from the Jakun tribe that still living at the surrounding area. Lake Chini is also known as Malaysia's Loch Ness because of the legend of the lake. The visitors can rent a boat and they will be taken to cruise along Lake Chini. The lake was once full of the blossom lotus flower but it is almost depleting now because of the presence of parasite plants, and also the effect of the construction of a dam nearby the lake. The visitors would be taken to visit the village of the Jakun tribe as well during the cruise that is located somewhere in Lake Chini.

According to the legend, the Jakun tribe was the first native to discover the land. It was said that they met with an elderly woman who claimed that the land was actually belong to her. After a negotiation with the head of the tribe, the woman gave permission to the tribe to clear the land for planting purposes, and pinched a wooden wand into the soil and warned the tribes to never pull it out until she left the place. As the tribes men were cutting the grass and the trees, suddenly the dogs were barking at a huge, strange dark tree branch. Feeling curious, one of the men threw his "tugal" (a sharp equipment used for planting) to the strange tree branch. Out of a sudden, blood gushed out from the tree branch and this had shocked the tribes men. They ran away frantically and one of them accidentally break the wand, and a huge amount of water soon covering the land from the hole on the ground (which is caused by the pinching of the wand to the ground). The legend however said that the dark tree branch was actually the protector of the land, that was the mystical dragon in disguise.

Many older generation people that live nearby Tasik Chini today do believe on the existence of the dragon, or the giant snake as some of them mentioned that they had seen it before. Some cases were reported in around 1980-1986 where people (mostly fishermen) spotted a strange, long dark figure beneath the lake, before disappearing a moment later. The presence of the dark figure was accompanied with a rough wave on the lake which terrify the people. Apart from the myth surrounding the lake, Lake Chini is a place that is rich in its natural beauty.

* For travellers that are travelling to Lake Chini by public transportation, take the MARA public coach from the public bus terminal nearby Terminal Makmur in Kuantan that is heading to Chini. Accommodation is available in Lake Chini as it is operated by a tourism company.


Here are some infos related to the bus schedule to Lake Chini that I have obtained from http://pahangtrekker.malaysiatrekker.com/lake_chini.htm




Lotus flowers are blooming on Lake Chini depending on the season



The visitor can try the blowpipe for free during the visit to the Jakun tribe's village



a scenic boat ride through the Lake Chini



The home of the legendary mystical dragon



The jetty at which the boat departs


The calm lake of Tasik Chini, courtesy of http://www.blogsempoi.com/redah-tasik-chini.html


If you are lucky, you might bump into few of lotus flowers :), courtesy of http://www.break-fresh-ground.com/Asia/Southeastern-Asia/Malaysia/Travelogue-4433/Journal-24.html


The quiet road to Lake Chini, courtesy of http://www.blogsempoi.com/redah-tasik-chini.html


A video based on a 1-day trip at Lake Chini:



14) Teruntum Mini Zoo


This mini zoo is situated between Telok Chempedak and Taman Gelora in Kuantan. It is opened daily and is the home for some of the wild and exotic animals. Teruntum Mini Zoo was once famous for the monkeys that residing in the surrounding jungle area. The monkeys were used to be a threat to the visitors as they would snatch foods and drinks away. Lately the number of the monkeys there are no longer as many as they were used to be before (wondering whether they have migrated to somewhere else). There is a small turtle pond in the mini zoo. In the past, the people of Kuantan used to release their turtles into the pond whenever their turtles are growing up . Due to the rising number of the turtles in the pond, the authority came up with a plan to cage the pond over to avoid the people from releasing their turtles into the pool again. There is a crocodile pond in the mini zoo which is the home for the severals crocodiles there. The mini zoo used to own a Go-Kart Playground last time, but it has already been closed for the few years back. After a few restoration work a few years back the zoo becomes alive again! :)




The bear was posing after seeing we were taking his picture



Me and my friends were sitting at the place that was once surrounded with horses



Smile :) hope you guys enjoy your visit to Kuantan!



*special thanks to Sing Ying for you lovely Cherating & Gua Charas' photos, my friends (in our quest of having fun time together) and anyone that willingly to spend a moment to read this travelling blog... I am doing this blog without any intention of profits gaining, just to introduce Kuantan to the people around, good days ahead :)