By: Quraisyah Azmi
One late Saturday night on 22 December 2012, I was wandering the streets of Batu 15 ½, Hulu
Langat looking for the banner Tourism Malaysia hung up at Sangkot, the suburban city of dreams.
I address my honour to Zolhaili Latiff, the person with big chimera developed his own fruit farm to
became Sangkot Garden Wedding Place. More than that, Sangkot also suitable for events like Family Day,
Birthday Party, Reunion Meeting Point and Press Briefing. Sangkot via facebook at
www.facebook.com/sangkotplace. The crowd were casually dressed like the Night
Fun Party theme – ‘It’s a Jungle Out There’ in colourful jungle printed and most of women
looks elegant wearing designer dress. I am surprised the dinner here are prepared from natural ingredients
and served in a traditional way. The Malaysian food signature like ‘laksa’, curry mee, ‘satay’ prepared
with milk tea and orange juice. The dessert like ‘jongkong’ is mouth watering known as Hulu Langat speciality
taste different.
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Deputy Director General (Planning) Tourism Malaysia, Dato’ Azizan Noordin told
media on Saturday that the place like Sangkot at Hulu Langat is adorable by Arab tourist
because in Middle East is very difficult to see trees and grass. Moreover, commonly Arab
expatriates stay in Ampang area nearby Hulu Langat.
Representative from Gaya Travel Magazine won the best dress of the night and for me
they are elves alike. The attire really impressive and the whole audience turns their eyes
on them. It’s worth looks weird when everything is really prepared and follow the theme.
For this auld lang syne moment, I will always remember the music performance
by Sri Cendana 6-piece band, Tourism Malaysia staff dance, sewang dance by
‘Orang Asli’, ‘temuan’ tribe, Hulu Langat. hanna and Lisa came here to draw audience
attention with face painting with jungle style. It's fun when we knew our face is tribal looking.
My team, ‘Boney M’ entitled as a second winner of ‘Sukaneka Rakyat’ and I
am grateful can feel the experience play traditional games and outdoor past times
of old for instances ‘konda-kondi’, ‘kopek kelapa’, ‘parut kelapa’, ‘tarik upeh’, ‘sepak yem’, ‘congkak’,
‘batu seremban’, ‘dam haji’, ‘galah panjang’ and ‘baling selipar’.
The blissful participants rode bicycle from Batu 18 to Batu 19, Kuala Perdik. Glad
to meet Shaipudin Shah Harun and Riznida Eliza Hamzah, ‘Diuluhati Horse Riding
Camp’. We surprised with the elegance lamb barbeque setting and tea time prepared
with English elegance style. This effort prove that the villager with a future vision has
an ability to make horse riding camp real and impressive. No wonder Tourism Malaysia
came here to support Shaipudin Shah Harun and Riznida Eliza Hamzah business spirit.
RM7O for an hour to experience ride Prince and King is worth. Shaipudin Shah Harun
looks like malay cowboy with his pipe in his lips resemble he himself as a horse riding
I also joined them to ride back from ‘Diuluhati’ to Rambutan farm and all of us happy eating this hairy fruit besides the trees. Then, we cycling to the river and we took rubbish here as a River Cleaning Spirit. This is corporate service responsibility of Tourism Malaysia and media ambassador. After cycling, we go to Hulu Langat Hot Spring. Try to put your leg, it’s really hot in here. It is good for the people who has skin disorder and healthy.
In a nutshell, Media Fantabulous Escapade@Sangkot is really wondrous. Proud to be Malaysian. Malaysia, truly Asia.
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