August 15, 2009 – Tasik Bera, Pahang (by Gerald K). The eagerly awaited moment finally drew closer. I loaded my kayaks onto my pickup the evening before and went through my checklist one last time before going to bed.
Day 1: At 5:30 am, Chris and his son, CJ arrived at my house. It was still dark. CJ was busy playing his PSP he had just gotten for his birthday. We quickly transferred the stuff from Chris’ car to my pickup. By 6.00am we were on our way to pick up Ah Wah at the Petronas station on MRR2. Ah Wah was already there waiting for us when we arrived. (more…)
Subang Jaya Lake, Test & Demo (Eco-Sports Unlimited). We will be hosting a kayak and SUP board testing and demonstration event at the Subang Jaya lake on the first Sunday of every month. You will learn some basic paddling techniques and safety tips, and experience the fun of kayaking or stand-up board paddling. (more…)
July 29, 2009 – Gopeng, Perak (by Gerald K). After our memorable kayak fishing trip to Tronoh Mines, Mah and I were toying with the idea of exploring new kayak fishing sites at least once a month. Hardly two weeks later, Mah called me and said he remembered another ex-mining lake he had once fished in. The lake was in Kota Bahru (Perak, not Kelantan) and about 20km from Tronoh Mines. He recalled he had caught PBs and Mayans in this lake. (more…)
July 15, 2009 Tronoh, Perak (by Gerald K). I woke up at 3.00am and decided to do my emails. Then I started packing for the trip. A few minutes after I loaded my kayak onto my pickup, Mah (Yoon Loong) arrived at my house. Mah said it was raining when he left his house in PJ but had stopped shortly after. It had rained heavily the afternoon before, so I didn’t have a good feeling about the weather. (more…)