I have just got to love fishing. Fishing is so fun... I have been fishing for two days in a row, Saturday and Sunday. I guess dad was in good mood, LOL. On Saturday, he took me and my bro all the way to Kuala Sungai Pinang and for your info, it is further than Monkey Beach and Pantai Kerachut and it's not that polluted stinking Sungai Pinang. After setting up the boat, we set journey to this Kuala Sungai Pinang. So you would be wondering how was the boat ride. To be honest, it was kinda boring; LOL. How do you describe a ride on an Explorer F17 powered by a Suzuki 15HP outboard motor? SLOW. It took us approximately 40 minutes to reach this Kuala Sungai Pinang from the place where we parked the boat.

I have to say being a Penangite, everyone should go for a boat ride around Penang island. No words can describe it. I am speechless when we travelled so far to this Kuala Sungai Pinang, we pass by Batu Feringghi, Teluk Bahang, Monkey Beach and Pantai Kerachut. Who ever say the beaches in Penang is dirty and polluted (minus Gurney Drive)? My honest opinion, I would say Penang has one of the best beaches in Malaysia, probably the world. Anyway, once we reach there, we lay down our nets in search for baits. Our mission on Saturday, to look for grouper. As usual, bro took along all his fishing gears (show off). After getting enough baits (live prawns and cuttlefish), we proceed to fish at nearby places near rocky beaches.

So did we manage to get any grouper? Well, a lot of groupers. Not joking. Okay, maybe they aren't a kilo or two in size, we did manage to caught a lot of small groupers, baby groupers. Sigh, I am really really pissed off. I don't have a camera or at least a good camera or I would have taken lots and lots of pics. Time for me to save money to get a good water resistant camera, hehehe. After getting enough groupers, we decided that we should head home before it gets too dark. Yet again, another 40 minutes ride back. We almost didn't have enough fuel to reach Tanjung Bungah forcing us to go for a pit stop at Batu Ferringhi to refuel with a guy named Ah Boon. He is no baboon okay, he is a nice guy. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have reached home on Saturday night.

Tiredness never stop me or dad from fishing. Bro is totally knocked out after one whole day at the sea. Today, we set out to sea in search for the mullets I showed you guys that day. Well, the weather was fine in the morning, yet when it reaches mid-day, it started drizzling then raining. This is worsened by strong winds and waves. Nonetheless, we did manage to get ourselves some fish. Hehehe. Mullets of course, prawns definitely and promfets. Yupz, promfets. Let me upload the pic of the mullets and promfets I caught.

Pic of promfets I caught. This are caught, look properly and you will see the markings of the net. And look at the silver scales, they are fresh. Hehehe.

Hmm... this is a surprise. This is King of Mullets. Though only one, this King of Mullets is 14 inches in length, compared to the normal ones, 6 inches.

Before I end this post, I bet you guys had probably heard of the "electric fish". You guys had probably heard of how it will shock you with the currents generated from its body. Well, you know what, I managed to caught our very own local "electric fish". It doesn't look like a fish, it's a ray, an electric ray. Yupz, you heard me right... For your info, it is very very cute. Extremely cute. It's black in color, soft, slimy with two small tiny eyes. Hahaha. Forgive me for being so excited. This is my first encounter with an "electric ray"... I checked the Internet and based on wikipedia, it is called the finless sleeper ray under the Narkidae family. Its binomial name is Temera hardwickii, what a cute name for a cute fish. Here are two pics of the "electric ray" ...ZZZ

It is just very small, seems harmless and damn cute.
There are 2 white spots on the right and left.

Touch me and I will "surprise" you!!!

Well, that's it for now. I need to get some rest now. Dad is back to work and I am back to college. Will keep you guys updated on my next fishing trip...

Hot day. Rough sea. Strong currents. None of this is going to stop me from fishing today and I am really glad I went fishing today. Though my body is falling apart and breaking into pieces after 7 hours in the middle of the sea, it is not a big issue considering the catch I got today. Fish, prawns, mantis prawns (love it), crabs and swamp crab. Hahaha... A variety of seafood at no cost. Okay, maybe at one cost. I am getting dark, really really dark. Sunburn, LOL. Anyway, let the pics do the talking.

A snapshot of a swamp crab and a big mantis prawn I caught today.

A snapshot of flower crabs before I boil and feast on them. =)


A snapshot of the fish I caught. Name? Err... mullets??

Finally, it came to my senses that fishing is actually a great activity to do when you're free. You don't waste money, in fact you earn. Yupz, you earn money. The mullets you saw up there, guess how much is it per kilo? Its RM17.00 per kilo. Me and my dad, we managed to caught 14 kilos of that mullet. Hmm... anyway, it's not the money that attracts me. Its the fun you had on the boat, pulling in the nets and looking at all the catches. As extra, I don't even have to go to the gym to stay fit. This is the secret of how I stay fit, lots and lots of fishing...

What is the best thing to do on a bright Sunday morning? The question that I kept asking myself... I was thinking of a fishing trip, dad gave the nod but then I feel that it's a wee bit boring and finally I decided to just stay at home and rot. As you guys know, I had just recently met with an accident but before that, I needed dad's help to actually show me the way to this hill top Thai restaurant somewhere in Teluk Kumbar. Anyway, since that accident, I didn't really mentioned anything about it but I seriously need help, maybe a map or better if a tour guide to show me the way there.

Sigh... it may be old skool, but I have to drag Mrs. Ong in. Hahaha. I made mum ask dad to bring us there. Hehehehe... From the look of his face, he seemed reluctant but I don't care. No matter what it takes, I just need to know the way there. Hmm, it was about 11 something if I am not mistaken and we set journey to locate this hill top Thai restaurant. To my surprise, cheh... it was not so hard to locate that place. I passed by that area a couple of times already, just that I didn't notice the signboard. And YES, there is a signboard, "Bukit Genting Hill Leisure Park and Restaurant" this way UP, (1KM).

OMG, to my surprise, the road leading up to that restaurant... it's torturous, to the car I mean. Slowly crawling up that hill, I was so afraid something might happen to a car, one scratch and geezzz, dad is going to screw me first for coming up with the idea and mum second for supporting me. Slowly crawling up at slow speed (not because the car couldn't handle it), it reminds me of my trip to Fruit Farm in Teluk Bahang. You can see nutmeg trees and some durian and chempedak trees as usual. The whole climb took about 5 minutes or so.

The moment I reach the top of the hill, or should I say the restaurant, I was like... YEAH... !!! I made it. Hahaha. Okay, I know how to get here now. We parked the car and came down to have a look at the place. Hmm... I have to say, the environment, the ambience, the serenity... nothing beats it. You just feel relax when you are up there. The air is kinda cool, pollution free? I bet so. The view, one word... SPECTACULAR. Somehow, I don't seem to get the animal sculptures they made and place there. It makes the whole place feel UN-natural despite the purpose is the opposite. Dad made a joke about the animal sculptures, considering they were made kinda thin, Dad said the restaurant didn't feed their "pets"; LOL. Hmm.. he is in good mood until....

Okay, every trip has its ending. We didn't stop for the food. So after spending about half an hour gazing at the splendid view, we drove down the hill again. This is the part where dad starts to lecture again. The road down hill, hmm... one advice, two in fact; Don't drive up here if your brakes are not so effective, better make sure your ABS system is working (for safety purposes) and second, don't drive up here if it's raining or your tires are worn out. So going down was easy, minus all those tricky 180 degrees turning but it took us less time to reach the bottom of the hill. Finally, we head back home.

You may think it seems a bit stupid, considering we drove all the way from Fettes Park to Bukit Genting, but nope its not stupid at all. My birthday is soon and I am planning to head up there to celebrate. Not so for the food, but definitely for the view again. The Proton is ready. I am ready. My friends are ready. Lets pray and hope it doesn't rain this coming Friday.

* fingers crossed *