tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post2769735025294113868..comments2023-11-02T16:01:28.095+08:00Comments on Ibi Benefici Locus Est: High Altitude Adventures at the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge~CovertOperations78~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-2853168874426941362010-11-26T11:54:56.408+08:002010-11-26T11:54:56.408+08:00Dear Major,
Thanks for the info! Trojan Hill sound...Dear <b>Major</b>,<br />Thanks for the info! Trojan Hill sounds like a most appropriate name for the KGQR!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-30342066708330209682010-11-26T09:16:53.008+08:002010-11-26T09:16:53.008+08:00The Klang Gates Quartz Ridge you speak of is refer...The Klang Gates Quartz Ridge you speak of is referred to by Nuri bush pilots as the Trojan Hill. She has led us home to Sempang (KL Base) many a time when less favourable weather would have had us stuck too near yet too far from home.hobbit1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030529322509686268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-85310069959446038772010-11-26T02:42:10.136+08:002010-11-26T02:42:10.136+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.hobbit1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030529322509686268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-28654086859225926432010-11-26T02:31:21.465+08:002010-11-26T02:31:21.465+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.hobbit1964https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030529322509686268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-72090431093014577972010-11-10T16:37:48.944+08:002010-11-10T16:37:48.944+08:00Thanks for coming by, Keats! Isn't it good to ...Thanks for coming by, <b>Keats</b>! Isn't it good to know that MNS members are leading the way in familiarising the public with sensitive sites like the KGQR?~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-56633096057758204062010-11-10T15:07:18.891+08:002010-11-10T15:07:18.891+08:00Strong legs, mind and body, eh? Great views of KGQ...Strong legs, mind and body, eh? Great views of KGQR. Seeing its beauty and precious self through your lens and info.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-89427554547932217242010-11-09T17:13:25.602+08:002010-11-09T17:13:25.602+08:00Dear Pat,
The view was just plain magical up ther...Dear <b>Pat</b>,<br /><br />The view was just plain magical up there. My fellow nature nutjobs and I thought it looked rather like the Royal Belum Forest with all the lakes and green, green islands. <br /><br />You and Kitties-In-Sydney are right -- we don't need more highways. We need better and more efficient public transport services, more telecommuting and flexi-working opportunities, better transport and road systems, and more opportunities to work and live outside of cities.<br /><br />I would move to PD in a heartbeat if it were closer to the SPCA and MNS office, though.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-49805565130406609292010-11-09T17:09:53.536+08:002010-11-09T17:09:53.536+08:00Dear Louis,
Thank you for coming by! It was an im...Dear <b>Louis</b>,<br /><br />Thank you for coming by! It was an immensely exhilarating climb! I am glad we all survived it -- not everyone has been this lucky!~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-89149937302240970332010-11-09T17:08:36.204+08:002010-11-09T17:08:36.204+08:00Dear Ellen, Au and Target,
In Malaysia, "lov...Dear <b>Ellen, Au and Target</b>,<br /><br />In Malaysia, "lovely" is synonymous with "threatened". Everything that is lovely and natural is endangered and under threat.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-68990118050027778862010-11-09T17:07:23.057+08:002010-11-09T17:07:23.057+08:00Abang Zawi, golly, you could be right! The GOLD co...<b>Abang Zawi</b>, golly, you could be right! The GOLD could be granite, for construction piling and suchlike! I hope good sense prevails and they realise how risky it is to do construction and granite extraction work so near the retaining wall of a dam. Seems to me like the greedy government mechanism never listens until there is loss of lives.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-62024393245043162782010-11-08T13:14:58.477+08:002010-11-08T13:14:58.477+08:00I enjoyed the virtual hike with you, E! The best a...I enjoyed the virtual hike with you, E! The best and only kind of hiking I am up for ;)<br /><br />Klang Gates isn't very far from KL, and yet not a whiff of KL can be spied in any of the pix. How lovely!<br /><br />I agree with Cat-in-Sydney: people should just move out of KL, like Chuan and I have!!! Hehehehe!!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10795820209657289652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-90141535355304313722010-11-08T13:09:14.640+08:002010-11-08T13:09:14.640+08:00Must have been an exhilarating climb!Must have been an exhilarating climb!louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724442924909561263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-75184150079693245032010-11-08T09:34:24.683+08:002010-11-08T09:34:24.683+08:00This looks lovely - and great pics Ee Lynn!This looks lovely - and great pics Ee Lynn!Ellen Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036407326752053191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-72411793984901215432010-11-07T07:42:04.527+08:002010-11-07T07:42:04.527+08:00Ee Lynn,
Granite is the Gold! Being so close to KL...Ee Lynn,<br />Granite is the Gold! Being so close to KL the granite which is an important material in concrete and needed in abundance in the construction industry. Since granite is bulky material, its proximity to KL will reduce the transport cost. I have a classmate from KL who is hunting for granite all the Malaysia and is looking to Gua Musang as a source for it. So KGQR is a goldmine for granite! Greedy people don't mind damaging the eco system as long as they can get filthy rich.Pak Zawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252281956285567055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-61940469271526372962010-11-07T02:21:20.161+08:002010-11-07T02:21:20.161+08:00Dear Kitties-In-Sydney,
Yes, yes, you've hit ...Dear <b>Kitties-In-Sydney</b>,<br /><br />Yes, yes, you've hit the nail right on the head! We should move away from building more highways and encouraging more private vehicle ownership. Instead, we should work on improving existing traffic systems and increasing and improving public transport facilities. More people should have the option of telecommuniting, video conferencing, working from home, working flexi hours or going in to the office only 3-4 days a week, the way they do in progressive nations. It would be so much better for the environment, economics, human health and sanity!<br /><br />I don't think there are any serows or leopard cats left up in the KGQR. No droppings or tracks or anything has been seen in decades.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-38235107275498236162010-11-07T02:18:10.145+08:002010-11-07T02:18:10.145+08:00Salam, Abang Zawi!
We did think about that possib...Salam, <b>Abang Zawi</b>!<br /><br />We did think about that possibility -- that the tunnelling and blasting could just be another excuse to plunder resources -- perhaps gold, since gold often occurs in granite where there is also quartz. But the geologist in our group dismissed this possibility -- there is no gold in the KGQR. And quartz is common and abundant. So maybe it's the land that is valuable. Open it up for development and the cronies could stand to make millions without having to work.<br /><br />Thank you for your support, Abang Zawi. It is so good and so heartening to know that there are people out there who condemn crony politics, money politics and environmental destruction as strongly as we do.~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-26720658093041098432010-11-06T21:01:22.698+08:002010-11-06T21:01:22.698+08:00CO78,
Why the need for another highway? I propose ...CO78,<br />Why the need for another highway? I propose that people should be encouraged to move out of Klang Valley to reduce traffic congestion. Build more LRT instead of highways and improve bus services. <br />BTW, did you bump into any serow or kucing hutan? Mama said she did that route more than 20 years ago. Now? har har har ... purrr...meow!Cat-from-Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04316678270023647758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4037275061245964811.post-85173345749463310112010-11-06T14:01:39.430+08:002010-11-06T14:01:39.430+08:00Ee Lynn,
The proposed KLORR will definitely affect...Ee Lynn,<br />The proposed KLORR will definitely affect the sensitive eco system of KGQR. As usual my guess is there must be something valuable in that area that they are going to plunder, otherwise why would they bother with such a difficult terrain.<br />As an example of a damaged eco system just look at what happened to South West Kelantan after the opening up of Lojing - Gua Musang route started in the late 80s. What was started by the previous state government continue unabated by the next state government.<br />There is no limit to human folly with regards to environmental damage under the guise of development which we could definitely do without.Pak Zawihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252281956285567055noreply@blogger.com