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Hit it for a quick visit. Been too long.

Was happy to see a bunch of dogs welcome me. And had a great dinner at Antares’s neighbour’s place Mary.

Was a chilly nite. Temperature must have dropped to 18C.

Some vino. And lemang too

Some vino. And lemang too

 

A painting in my room

A funky painting in my room

 

My two escorts, Bonzo and Freckles, when i trekked upriver

My two escorts, Bonzo and Freckles, when i trekked upriver

 

An ol ass bridge

An ol ass suspension bridge

 

They were constantly screwing about. Quite distracting

They were constantly screwing about. Quite distracting

 

A calmer section downriver

A calmer section downriver

 

One of my fave sec of d river

One of my fave sec of d river

 

My personal spot. Skinny-dipping available

My personal spot. Skinny-dipping available

 

Freckles chillin

Freckles chillin after a swim

 

On one of my earlier, longer-term stay at KKB, Freckles was just a kid.

Where?

Where?

 

A clearer view

A clearer view

 

... and me too

… and me chillin too

 

Later!

Later!

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Into the wild

Ran back to KKB for a few days with me.

Ma man!

Maa man!

Thanks to Antares for his assistance & hospitality, and some doses of insight. He lives in a Temuan village on the road to Fraser’s Hill.

I also managed to watch What About Me, a superb musical docudrama about our humanity.

Car floor, Day 1

Car floor, Day 1

Took my time gettin to d destination.

No shit

No shit

Giant statue, Buddhist Monastery

Giant statue, Buddhist Monastery

Happy dog, monastery

Happy dog, monastery

My transporter

My trusted partner

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Water from earth. Tastes different

Water from earth. Tastes different

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Jump! At ancient Bailey Bridge high over Chilling River

Do it! Jump! At ancient Bailey Bridge high over Chilling River

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Trekked down to eat food under d bridge

Trekked down to have food under d bridge. Wild boar curry. Mm mmm mmhh!

Finally arrived at d village and got attacked

Finally arrived at d village and got attacked by 8 psycho pups. Got teeth marks all over me

D cutie from my last visit still around

D cutie from my last visit still around, BrownSugar

Next morning ditched the wheels in KKB town before dawn, to hike back to the village.

Da road

Da road, with the silhouette of the monstrous dam wall in the background

Had three dogs for company for awhile. Friendly dudes. Shared some food

Had three dogs for company for awhile. Friendly dudes. Shared some food

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A long walk

A long walk

View-istic

View-istic

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Chillin at a fucking high bridge

Chillin at a fucking high bridge. Great spot for bungee

View from bridge

View from fucking high bridge. The river is superb for rafting. Class 3 & 4 rapids

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Scene of a forest fire just a few weeks back. The forest regenerates real quick

Scene of a forest fire just a few weeks back. The forest regenerates real quick

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Had a drink outta every stream i met

Had a drink outta every stream i met

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Butterfly gang

Butterfly gang

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Got back to my hut to another welcoming committee

Got back to my hut to another charge by d welcoming committee

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Late breakfast

Enjoyed a second breakfast-in-hammock

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Late breakfast view

Breakfast view

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Hut

Hut

Hut fire-escape

Hut’s fire-escape hatch, complete with fireman’s pole

My pad

My pad. D lampshade’s an ol straw hat. Haha

Found a great quiet spot upriver to chill

Found many great quiet spots upriver of the village to chill at. Skinny-dipped too

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D closest 'fridge' for miles

D closest ‘fridge’ for miles

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"Get me outta here!" Gave d pups a bath coz they had  fleas

“Get me outta here!” Not smiling anymore eh? Gave d pups a bath coz they had fleas

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Givin pathetic look

Givin pathetic look

Who's next??

Who’s next??

Dis dude suffered bath trauma. Scared n tried to hide from me for awhile cos i gave him a bath!

Dis dude suffered bath trauma. Scared n tried to hide from me for awhile cos i gave him a bath!

They soon recovered n had their revenge

Lil fuckers soon recovered n took their revenge on my flops

Unfortunately for me, d pups are available for adoption, so they’ll probably be gone on my next visit.

Was great knowing them.

Self-portrait

Had to peel myself outta there. Was supposed to hang only three days. But for five days, i never knew the time. Haha. Liberating.

 

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Chillin by Chiling

Yea, the river is called Chiling.

And it’s my fave spot in da world.

The frontyard of d pad

The frontyard of d pad

Had a bbq n drinks weekend at the house by d river, Maycliff. Awesome spot. Highlights were Blavod & the amazing Beer Lao, which unfortunately is not available in Malaysia.

Sis brought d twins, Mo & Trish.

And we brought da dawg.

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Homey rides shotgun

He doesn’t accept d backseat.

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Aw, is d river cold? Trish n Mo

I think i’ll let d pictures do da talkin.

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Some of d weekend’s weapons

Homey goin for it

Homey goin for it

Souvenir we brought back from Laos. Yea d beer too

Souvenirs we brought back from Laos. Yea d beer too. It’s awesome

Mo attempts a snatch. Sorry kid, wait a coupla years

Mo attempts a snatch. Sorry kid, wait a coupla years

There were some other dawgs there

There were some other dawgs there

There's sumtin bout dis kid n alcohol. Hmm. Maybe he can takeover this blog soon

There’s sumtin bout dis kid n alcohol. Hmm. Maybe he can takeover this blog soon

See?

See?

Blavod, d black vodka

Blavod, d black vodka

Khabir n my bro Anil chillin

Khabir n my bro Anil chillin

What u'll get when u mix Blavod & orange - Green Shit

What u’ll get when u mix Blavod & orange – Greenshit

For some reason the embers seem purple

For some reason the embers seem purple

While we were in d river with d kids, some dudes across d river shouted at us. “KELUAR!!! KELUAR!!! CEPAT!!!! KELUAARRR!!” I didn’t stand around to ask “Hah? Kenapa ni?? Rilek laa…”

I knew what it was. A flash flood. We grabbed d kids n got out.

It’s amazing how sumtin so fun has d possibility of turning tragic in a blink.

It rained earlier. And it stopped. Everything was fine. Then the water level rose several feet, turned brown and d flow was crazily swift, with all sort of debris in it. And it roared real loud. All within 30 seconds. The kids were playin in d water at that time. The campers’ warning saved their butts, cos they would have been swept in a blink.

This river has taken many lives, in a variety of ways.

Been there many times, but it’s d first time i’ve seen this.

Mess

Mess

Tea anyone? Bastards must be logging upriver

Tea anyone? This is d same spot as d following picture. Bastards must be logging upriver

See?

This is what it looked like a minute earlier

The river is just a short walk down d stairs from d garden of d house. Great spot.

Especially with a great bbq, friends and booze. Eddy, Henry & Khang showed up at 2am, cos they had a gig in KL. Semangat!

A super weekend in KKB.

Brain damage rating: 7/10

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