About this blog

The name of this blog is small alley. As in an alley, I hope to post a variety of things that I find interesting and as you walk through the alley, you would find things that you like.

I have posted some songs that I wrote. I am not a great singer. I sing and play the guitar purely for fun and I hope people who thinks they can't sing can be inspired by me. No former singing lessons and no former guitar training. Just pure fun......

The recording is also done at home with a drum machine and one guitar through a small amp. The sound file has been touched up slightly by removing the noise. Otherwise the songs are as original as it gets.

I practise Taiji regularly. For me, it is a great exercise requiring control of mind and body to perform well and for it to be enjoyable. You can get more videos of Taiji from YouTube.

Other posts include places and events that I think are interesting and more important, which I have time to upload.

Enjoy your walk through this small alley.....

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Trip to Kukup and Tanjong Piai

Drove up to Kukup and Tanjong Piai on 8th Sep 2011 with my wife.  The journey was quite pleasant and there are road signs to tell you where to go.  We headed towards Pontian Kechil from the 2nd Link at Tuas, Singapore and then followed the road signs.  Road signs may be far apart but just follow them till you see the next sign to tell you where to turn.

Kukup is a small Chinese fishing village.  To us, it is a place for cheap seafood.  And we had seafood there for about S$35.00 - 2 salted crabs, oyster egg and bean sprout with salted fish, drinks.  The food is quite nice.

There were quite a number of so call resorts in Kukup.  However we did not notice any Caucasians around and they probably won't be around due to the smell of drying shrimps.

Kukup serves as one of the entry point for people taking a ferry from Indonesia.





After Kukup, we travelled to Tanjong Piai, about 10 mins drive away.  Tanjong Piai is the southern-most point of West Malaysia.

Must say it was a disappointment though there were traces that it was probably a popular camping and trekking site.  The signboard says that there is a fee one has to pay but nobody was there to collect the entrance fee.  When we entered the place, we know why.

The place is run-down.  The camping area looks like it has not been used for many many months; if not years.  The paths for the trails are intruded by plants and be prepared for mosquitoes.

There we saw a wild mangoose, a stork (I think) and while driving away, a monitor lizard.

Not a place I would recommend.  At least not in the near future.