Hiking Bukit Chabang

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When you are in Perlis, please check out the lookout area of Wang Kelian Viewpoint. The entrance fee is RM2 and RM3 for the budgie ride. From the Wang Kelian lookout area, you could easily spot the Bukit Chabang and Timah Tasoh Lake.

Bukit Chabang is located at Padang Besar, Perlis near Timah Tasoh Lake.

Tbh just like Bukit Kodiang, Bukit Chabang is not for hiking but for rock climbing activities. It is only 248 meters in height but the panoramic view of the surrounding area of Timah Tasoh Dam and of the agricultural landscape is a view that you should not miss. The best time to view the surrounding area from the peak (for me) is during sunset while facing Timah Tasoh Lake.

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Hiking Bukit Kodiang

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I first saw this place on Instagram, posted by my fellow photographer friend.

The view of the flat agricultural landscape during sunrise and sunset from the peak of Bukit Kodiang is gorgeous. A chunk of a giant limestone sits in the middle of acres and acres of paddy fields in Kodiang, Kedah. This small hill is popularly known as Bukit Mok Cun, named after a famous local TV series ‘Mok Cun’.

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Hiking Bukit Berekeh

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The aerial view from the peak of Bukit Berekeh during sunrise is grand.

Bring your drone and enjoy the 360-degree view of five (5) hills lined up and surrounded by thick morning clouds aka ‘awan karpet’. The track is not that hard. Based on my ‘relaxing’ hiking experience, the trail should fit for beginner and moderate hikers. The challenge is not the trail but the effort you need to gather and pursue hiking as early as 3 to 4 am, as you need to reach the peak of Bukit Berekeh before the first glimpse of the morning light appears on the horizon.

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Hiking 1.0

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Being a Doer and not a Talker, I gathered 10 friends and family for a 5D 4N hiking trip to 3 different hills and 1 mountain in Perak, Perlis and Kedah. Do you still remember my ranting about my trip last year (in 2023) to Mong Gajah in Tasik Pedu, Kedah?

Click >> here to read about my first time in >> Mong Gajah.

While I was enjoying my morning light at Mong Gajah, I saw a glimpse of the highest peak of Gunung Fakir Terbang (574 m) located in Tasik Pedu Kedah, hiding behind the thick morning mist. It is a part of the Trans Singgora (Banjaran Kedah Singgora), located at the border of Malaysia and Thailand. Amir, the owner of Tasik Pedu SeriMahawangsa boathouse used to share old folk stories about Tasik Pedu and its surroundings including Gunung Fakir Terbang, relating to the history of the Singgora Sultanate era.

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Be a Bit CRAZY

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Life lesson 02 While Paramotoring:

It is Okay to Be a Bit CRAZY

Q1 2014: After a few months of training to control my paramotor wing and engine, I successfully took off a few solo paramotor flights. A rewarding experience, at least I know that I can do this. The training process was messy but the experience was insanely awesome. Both my big toenails fell off due to the shoe pressure while practising the ground training to balance my paramotor wing. My radio died on air and I had to land on my own without the radio guidance of my paramotor instructor, on my first solo takeoff.

And a lot more unusual incidents along my 7 years of paramotoring.

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