Its been real

It went out in a blaze of glory. A fire ended its glorious seven-year run.

In my fave hammock

I lurve every bit of it. The two semi-open-air rooms, the happening living room where it all went down, the funky kitchen downstairs, the straw-hat lampshades, and the nature-themed bathroom; with a proper flush toilet.

And of course the two hammocks with a view of the mountains…

..and sometimes, a rainbow

Some pix of the Palace at the mid of this previous post, where i practically had the Palace all to myself for five days. It was an unreal experience.

There’s also this video of a coffee-jam session in the Palace kitchen.

Antares has been cool about it. Renewal n stuff. He wrote bout it here. WITH pictures of it in flames.

I gotta say, i’m kinda devastated. Am afraid to go back there, coz i wanna remember it as it used to be. All that’s physically left is d kitchen sink.

Well. If there’s one thing I’ve learnt, it’s that nothing stays the same.

So squeeze d best out of every experience, and every moment.

Goodbye Palace. At least you checked-out in style.

Always luv da road

So bought a few beers n hit da road with Joyce. Got there in time to observe d makan session being set-up. Was happy to see dat a whole new bunch of pups have been born. Different mum, but they look d same like d last bunch. Same dude must be bangin all d bitchis in da hood.

Da pups are at d stage where they luv playing n running, but are shit when it comes to balance. Hilarious!

Chilled with a whole bunch of pups. Eight dis time. 12 in d last batch

(Been havin many problems figuring out WordPress so some pictures are real narrow – being chopped from the sides, so u gonna have to click on those u wanna see properly.)

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The spread

Humans werent d only ones feasting.

Bitch being sucked dry

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My current fave

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Antares digging in

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Ur gonna be a star, kid

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The chalet-like houses

Decided to crash over at the Bamboo Palace for d night.

Woke up to a beau morning,...

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… & some Asli kids chillin outside our room…

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... a dog sunbathing, ...

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... a spider sunbathing,...

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... a coupla cats doin wat they do best, ...

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... Joyce doin wat she does best, ...

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... and d pups wakin up.

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Our pool area for d day

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Catcha soon buddy!

Managed a two-day excursion to Kuala Kubu Baru / KKB, my fave spot in da world. Thanks to Tiffany who had keys to a hut in the Orang Asli village of Pertak, which lies next to the Pertak River.

So we loaded up with extra-strong imported beers, a bottle of Smirnoff, white wine n BBQ pit. The idea was to chill of course.

Kena lemang on d way as usual

Nice toilet

The scenic n chilled village, + welcoming party

I’ve stayed in Pertak before, courtesy of an old friend, Antares. And have stayed by Chilling River (further up the road) as well, in a bungalow, and in tents on d riverbank. They all rock. KKB’s Selangor River is also a great spot for rafting. Grade 3 to 4.

Arrived later afternoon, and was welcomed by a bunch of dogs n pups.

Nameless dude. Dam cute. A month old

The bitch squirted out 9 pups! Jeez, dats why she so skinny now. One died, so 8 left, if anybody wants.

Our pad was a little bungalow in d village. It was perfect. Fridge, sink, beds & porch – dats all u need.

Swim-swim, drink-drink, bbq-bbq. Nice-nice. Hope to do it again real soon.

Layan

The sun sets over the vill

'Chefs' tryin not to burn bread

Beer-worship

Dunno

Chillin with Brown-Brown

View from my bed

Neighbour's skinny-ass pup, which i named Coyote. Quite a freak this guy

View from our hut of Antares' Bamboo Palace

Next morning with Khang & cold beers

Brain damage rating: 7/10