Kelab Golf Sultan Abd Aziz Shah - KGSAAS, Shah Alam

High quality fairways and good greens ... and a view of the Shah Alam state mosque! This is KGSAAS! A round will set you back about RM$250 on a Saturday though, ouch!


Time to tee off! Four J's were in the game!!


Our very high tech and good James Bond (Yes, 007 - check out the side!) buggy.


Nice!


Notes from the corporate website ...

KGSAAS is popularly referred to as “The Home of Night Golfing”, Kelab Golf Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (KGSAAS) is the country’s premier golf resort offering a 27-hole USGA class championship golf course, which is the first and only one in the world with all holes lit for night play.

Sitting majestically atop a verdant hill and overlooking the entire course laid down below and around it, KGSAAS is within easy reach for a swinging time. Accessible from any point within the Klang Valley thanks to a comprehensive system of modern freeways and highways, KGSAAS provides a quick relief for avid golfers as well as a tranquil retreat from the hectic city life.

KGSAAS’s 27-hole course is designed by world-renowned golf course designers, Thompson Wolveridge and Associates which is helmed by 5-time British Open Champion, Peter Thompson. Utilising the terrain’s natural undulations and the lakes’ natural beauty, combined with over 25,000 replanted trees and shrubs, the result is a scenic landscape that is most breathtaking. The course also encompasses mounds and foothills to provide golfers with the thrills they seek. The fairways here are broad yet the greens are deceivingly tricky. All these make KGSAAS a truly challenging course for golfers as they set out to tame the USGA-approved championship layout.

A unique feature (and main attraction) of KGSAAS is the lighting up of 27 holes for night golfing. This allows the executive to unwind with fellow golfers after a busy day and for them to enjoy a rollicking good time in the cool comfort of the Malaysian evening.

Euro Fun Park, Funfair @ AEON Bukit Tinggi Jusco Klang

Venue: Euro Fun Fair, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2 in Klang
Location: Car park of AEON - Jusco Bukit Tinggi mall
Tickets: Buy at the entrance, RM$3 for adults, and 2 bucks for kiddies.

Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 aka Tammy
Flash: None
Tripod: Cheapo fella, but at least it was full-sized (height-wise anyway!)
Exif: f/5.6 to f/12.0, 1/50s to 3s, ISO 100 to 640

This is the entrance


Wasn't sure whether I wanted to go in, initially, but struggled shooting from road-side... so I succumbed, and paid my dues to enter!


A few more shots from the outside ...


I am in!



My favourite shots :-)



More rides ... this one is like a "Viking"



The Roller Coaster was silent ...


Remember bumper cars!?

Amazing Race Asia 3 - Episode 4 (Taiwan)

On to the 4th episode of the Amazing Race Asia 3. It was originally aired on AXN in Malaysia, at 09:00pm - 10:00pm on 2nd October 2008, but I missed it ... so I watched the repeat early morning 3rd October, at 12:15am. Not a particulary exciting episode...

Wow, the team of AD and Fuzzie "Friends for 15 years" from Singapore, was the surprise of the episode. They did this "chinese conundrom" very quickly, having thought that the miniature museum of the alternate Detour was closed. They were the only team to choose the "Shape It" challenge, and with this they actually LED THE RACE !
Check out AXN's website which describes these 2 friends ... Their goal in joining the race isn’t about the fame or money, but the fun they think they would be enjoying. Says A.D., “Who wouldn’t want to watch two highly unlikely people run the race? Everybody loves the underdog.”


This was the alternate Detour, "Shoot It".
Wikipedia ... In this challenge, teams drive themselves to the Miniature Museum of Taiwan and are told to use a Sony Cybershot camera to shoot a very miniature model of a yellow-race envelope hidden inside one of the dioramas. After the photo was printed, the next clue could be found behind their new photo.
What happened ...
1) Mai and Oliver (Best friends, Thailand) - Started turning up the "ante" by breaking an alliance, and didn't share the fact that they had finished this Detour, and ran off to the next pretending that they couldn't do it! This may just come back to haunt them ...
2) Sam and Vince (Hong Kong lads) - Extremely good natured, and probably the true "gems" and "nice guys" of the show. Perhaps too nice! They gave up the answer of this challenge when they completed it, by celebrating out loud, ensuring that all other teams could finish the challenge as well! DOH!


Hmmm ... Eye candy :-) Tisha! I get more frustrated with Geoff's attitude by the episode... Lets see if she puts up with him till the end of the race!


Dad, where did you park the car?
Son, how do you remove the key from the ignition? How do I engage the gear?
DISASTER!


The Roadblock ... Chao tofu, sizzling type, challenge, presented by Allan Wu. Our Ida and Tania did incredibly well to get here first, and held on to the lead, despite the dramatics of Ida's tears!


Ewww.... AD from Singapore kept burping and throwing up!
And Henry? Just stop talking, and start eating dude!


Wikipedia... At the Institute for the Blind of Taiwan, one team member had to be blindfolded and then using their hands only to feel the braille message, translate, letter by letter to the other teammate who may not see their teammate's board to get the correct phrase "Go to Shenkeng". When they correctly give this message, teams will receive their next clue. One team would find a check worth NT$612,000 ($19,137) courtesy of Standard Chartered along with their next clue and donate it to the said institute before proceeding.
What happened ... The cool HK boys, Sam and Vince, were chosen to give the donation to the Home for the Blind. How appropriate as they were the "nice guys" of the leg! Guess this was the best method for product placement, StanChart gets a mention, and a charity gets some funds!



And that was it ... WELL DONE to Ida and Tania for winning the leg, taking home the first prize, which were a pair of Nokia phones with GPS.


The other teams arrived too...

Father and son team of Niroo and Kapil are last, it was already dawn by the time they got to the Pitstop!

All because they wasted over 2 hours trying to remove the key from the car ignition, followed by a 4-hour penalty as they did not want to do the Stinky Tofu challenge. Eliminated!

Selamat Hari Raya, everyone!

Anuar Zain sings about "Suasana di Hari Raya"
... Berlalulah sudah ramadan sebulan berpuasa
Tiba syawal kita rayakan dengan rasa gembira
Anak muda di rantauan semuanya pulang ke desa
Ibu dan ayah keriangan bersyukur tak terkira...