by the Rompin river near Kampung Rantau Panjang
on one of our beachcombing trip to the east coast sometime back.
River erosion at this bend must have taken down the houses here
leaving the nicely dug and arranged well rings standing bare.
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Friday, October 23, 2020
Mysterious Well by the Rompin River
Me and my son stumbled upon this mysterious and abandoned water well
Saturday, September 12, 2020
In search of the missing Labuan Railway Tunnel entrance
I guess i have actually found it 10 years ago
and totally forgotten about it
until i saw a Facebook post about it.
It was found after doing an image overlay
of a rough map
i got from either the Labuan or Chimney Museum on the Google Earth
and later confirming the spot with a photo taken form a hill just opposite it
since the location of the coal mine Railway tunnel entrance
is now a security area
of the Army.
The photo of the map i took from the museum
The image overlay on Google Earth
and the dash of the railway line and tunnel on the map matches the odd bushes
These two 1945 WW2 photos of the tunnel opening from the Australian War Memorial
Friday, May 22, 2020
Bark Canoe of Pekan Water Craft Gallery
A rare find,a replica of an antique Jakun's Bark Canoe
at the Pekan Water Craft Gallery,Pahang.
Made most probably from Meranti bark and rattan as written
in the Journal of The Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
(as there was no description of the beautiful exhibit when i visited a few years back)
-as mention in the 1907 report by Dr W.L.Abbott, this 'Rapako' made by the Jakuns
was for a single journey use, to bring down jungle produce
down the Rompin river.
Similar craft was also found to be made by the Dyaks in Borneo
with a different tree bark.
Reference:- Bark Canoes Among The Jakuns and Dyaks
by Dr. W. L. Abbott JSBRAS no:49 Dec 1907
at the Pekan Water Craft Gallery,Pahang.
Made most probably from Meranti bark and rattan as written
in the Journal of The Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.
(as there was no description of the beautiful exhibit when i visited a few years back)
-as mention in the 1907 report by Dr W.L.Abbott, this 'Rapako' made by the Jakuns
was for a single journey use, to bring down jungle produce
down the Rompin river.
Similar craft was also found to be made by the Dyaks in Borneo
with a different tree bark.
Reference:- Bark Canoes Among The Jakuns and Dyaks
by Dr. W. L. Abbott JSBRAS no:49 Dec 1907
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Farewell to the Iconic Horse Head Arch
A sad farewell to the one and only Horse Head Arch in Malaysia
which was reported to have collapsed on the 22nd February,
below was the photo i took in 2010 when i stumbled upon this majestic arch
at the sea cliffs of Tusan Beach,not far from Miri.
linking to Our World Tuesday
which was reported to have collapsed on the 22nd February,
below was the photo i took in 2010 when i stumbled upon this majestic arch
at the sea cliffs of Tusan Beach,not far from Miri.
linking to Our World Tuesday
