Asmaa came over to my house for a weekend, so it's a wonderful excuse for my family to go around for a short roadtrip. We decided to entertain her wish to see Jerantut, her dad's hometown, years after her last visit. In addition, we wanted to go to the Jerantut's pekan sehari (pasar pagi). None of us had ever go there, so it's nice to see new places sometimes.The journey took about 40 min drive. As expected, that pekan sehari was a lot bigger than the one at my village, and occupied with more stuff. I hadn't been to a pekan sehari since I returned home; it's refreshing to see the lively happening surrounding me. I bought kuih cakoi, kek batik, and buah salak for myself. And I got to eat nasi kerabu for breakfast! Oh my cravings are now satisfied... Asmaa got herself tempoyak and buah labu to be brought home that evening. My parents, on the other hand, were more concentrated in finding anak pokok lada to be planted in our veggie garden.
On the way back to Kerdau, my dad took a turn to the new bridge crossing over Sg. Pahang, connecting Kuala Krau, Jerantut and Rumpun Makmur, Seberang Temerloh. Many small villages in the area came into view, one by one, every few miles. Asmaa told me, it's been a while since she was in kampung. Unexpectedly, my parents suggested a brief visit to Gunung Senyum, a limestone mountain offering a number of breathtaking caves. My family used to go camping at this site; I went there twice in 1990's. I could barely remember the details of the caves. But as we came close to the park entrance, bits of memories rushed through my mind. There's a quite a number of activities offered at the park. Flying fox, abseiling, coursing through the caves. I wish I could go there again, maybe with family or friends. Anyone interested???
Let me share the history of the name origin. Alkisahnya, a Raja Ahmad came to Kuala Krau and saw a high mountain towering over the forest. He asked what was it called, but none answered, instead they just smiled sheepishly to each other. So, that's where the mountain got its name. Cute, huh? After Zuhr, we went to Bentong for a kenduri kawin sedara jauh, at the same time, sending Asmaa to her uncle's house in the same area. It's so hard to say goodbye after such an awesome weekend. Thank you Asmaa for coming over!
On the way back to Kerdau, my dad took a turn to the new bridge crossing over Sg. Pahang, connecting Kuala Krau, Jerantut and Rumpun Makmur, Seberang Temerloh. Many small villages in the area came into view, one by one, every few miles. Asmaa told me, it's been a while since she was in kampung. Unexpectedly, my parents suggested a brief visit to Gunung Senyum, a limestone mountain offering a number of breathtaking caves. My family used to go camping at this site; I went there twice in 1990's. I could barely remember the details of the caves. But as we came close to the park entrance, bits of memories rushed through my mind. There's a quite a number of activities offered at the park. Flying fox, abseiling, coursing through the caves. I wish I could go there again, maybe with family or friends. Anyone interested???
Let me share the history of the name origin. Alkisahnya, a Raja Ahmad came to Kuala Krau and saw a high mountain towering over the forest. He asked what was it called, but none answered, instead they just smiled sheepishly to each other. So, that's where the mountain got its name. Cute, huh? After Zuhr, we went to Bentong for a kenduri kawin sedara jauh, at the same time, sending Asmaa to her uncle's house in the same area. It's so hard to say goodbye after such an awesome weekend. Thank you Asmaa for coming over!
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