Malaysia (Post Covid 19 - My Staycation No 37 to Mangrove Point, Port Klang) August 6 2023

Mangrove Point, Port Klang, Selangor

Mangrove Point - Front Entrance

Mangrove Tree

" LIFE is mysterious. That's why LIFE no matter how mysterious, is precious " 

Sunday August 6 2023 - my post-Covid staycation No 37 to Port Klang, Selangor, focusing  my 1st time & curiosity visit (together with my brother Weng & 3 sisters) to Mangrove Point, a new ecotourism attraction in Klang Valley, Selangor after reading a press media publicity on the recent opening of this ecotourism project in Klang Valley ! 

My travel buddies: brother Weng & sisters Inn, Peng & Mei 

Travel Itinerary: Subang Jaya > Taman Equine > Port Klang Cruise Terminal > Mangrove Point > Subang Jaya > Taman Equine > Subang Jaya (approx 120km round trip) 

1) Mangrove Point, Jalan Gerudi, Kawasan 14, Port Klang, Selangor - a 28ha park located within a mangrove forest setting in Port Klang, Selangor, first of its kind in Malaysia that is designed based on a biophilic concept incorporating nature into the built environment to create restorative & connective spaces, opened to public on July 27, 2023, developed under the Selangor Maritime Gateway project by Selangor government together with the Selangor Forestry Department, free admission, washroom facilities, a new Instagram & relaxation spot in Klang valley !  

2) Walking trail, Mangrove Point - 1.6 km long boardwalk; concrete benches (approx 50m apart) for visitors to rest their feet, glamping sites & in a later stages, the building of a jetty  where visitors can take a river taxi to enjoy & admire the surrounding environment; the biggest challenge is to remove floating plastic trash from the Mangrove Point waterfront inside the park ! 

3) Mangrove Point / Forest overlooking the Klang river. 

4) Blue sky, greeneries, mangrove forest, boardwalk, relaxation, the birth of a first of its kind rejuvenation & rehabilitating the Klang river ecosystem project in Malaysia ! 

5) Port Klang Cruise Terminal (PKCT), Selangor - a side visit, a maritime tourism gateway in the largest port in Malaysia, the terminal of choice for renowned international cruise liners & naval vessels in South East Asia region, front gate not opened at the time of our visit, just took a few pictures outside of the premises, another curiosity visit but shall return one fine day !

6) Port Klang Town, Selangor 

7) Lunch with my group members in F4 Fish Head Restaurant, Subang Jaya after the Mangrove Point visit, savoured 4 Chinese tai chow dishes ie steamed fish head in ginger sauce, stir fried vegetables, braised bean curd (tofu) in pumpkin sauce & Hokkien mee + rice + 1 pot of hot Chinese tea totalled Rm119 (US$26 inclusive of service tax). 

My Good Old Swampy Thinking Days - my Sunday visit to Mangrove Point in Port Klang brought me back to my recollection of two mangrove swamp / trees related ecotourism park visits in Sitiawan, Perak (June 2022) & Tanjung Pial, Johor (Oct 2017) - both were interesting & educational ! 

1) Mangrove Swamp@Tua Pek Kong, Sitiawan - my 1st visit to Mangrove Swamp Park, located near the Tua Pek Kong Temple, Jalan Pasir Panjang, Sitiawan (June 2022), enjoyed a leisure walk on a walkway in a nature mangrove swamp environment followed by a visit to a seaside Buddhist complex (overlooking the Straits of Malacca) built in the 19th century (over 100 years old) with statutes of gods & Chinese zodiac animals, a dragon tunnel, a pagoda & a pond. 

2) Tanjung Pial (Cape of the Golden Leather Fern) National Park, Pontian District (my birthplace & hometown), Johor - established 1997 to protect this unique site, the intertidal mangroves & mudflats, located on the southernmost tip of mainland Asia or to be more precise, Eurasia, a large national park (325ha) with a 1.2km boardwalk for walking through mangrove forest & mudflats overlooking the Malacca Straits & Kerimon Island of Indonesia; an interesting educational visit in Oct 2017 (gloomy weather during the monsoon season at the time of my visit) ! 

3) Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR) Eco Park, Kuala Sepetang, Perak - largest mangrove forest Reserve in Malaysia with an area of 40,000ha, walking trails passing through heavily wooded mangrove forests with scenic & native wildlife, visited the Park's front gate on Sept 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic period & took a few pictures but did not do the walking trail, KIV for another visit in the near future ! 

My life's little pleasures in the month of June & July 2023 ! Connecting with friends & family relatives making the days meaningful & productive ! 

1) Saturday July 15 2023 - attended my niece's wedding day reception in USJ, Subang Jaya & a wedding dinner in Grand Imperial Restaurant @ The Club, Bukit Utama, Petaling Jaya, Selangor; congratulations on my niece's wedding & a happy & long marriage for both the newly wed (Michelle & Chin Yee). 

Grand Imperial 5 Combinations

Double Boiled Whole Abalone
with Chicken & Mushroom

Grilled Spanish Iberico Spare Ribs
with Chinese Wine

Steamed Orang Roughy Fish
with Chopped Garlic

Stuffed Pork Skin with Assorted
Meat Braise with Slice Top Shell
 Bean Curd Stick

Fried Glutinous Rice with
Chinese Waxed Meat

Two Varieties of Chinese Pastry 

Double Boiled Snow Fungus
with Red Dates 

2) Tuesday July 11 2023 (10.00 > 12.00) - meet up with my travel buddy, Thompson Tham in ICC Pudu Complex followed by a light lunch ie chee cheong fun + yong tau fu = Rm5 (US$1.10)  

Yong Tau Fu / Chee Cheong Fun Rm5

3) Sunday July 9 2023 - lunch with my wife & sisters Inn, Peng & Mei in Restoran Kerjia (Hakka) Zhuang, Taman Equine, Selangor  - savoured 4 Hakka style dishes ie Hakka braised pork (Rm26), Hakkan Yam Abacus (Rm24), braised tofu with salad (Rm18), fried noodle (Rm17), boulei Chinese tea (Rm2.50 x 5 = 12.50) & rice (Rm2 x 3 = Rm6) totalled Rm109.70 (US$24) inclusive of 6% service tax.  

Hakka Braised Pork Rm26 (US$5.80)

Braised Tufu with Salad Rm18 (US$4)

Hakka Yam Abacus Rm24 (US$5.40)

Fried Noodle Rm17 (US$3.80)

4) Thursday July 6 2022 - breakfast with my ex-travel buddy Choy & Qigong mates, Lim & Yang in an Indian Restaurant inn USJ, Subang Jaya 

Tosai or Dosa - My favorite Indian dish 

5) Sunday July 2 2022 - bought 2 kilos (Rm15 per kilo) of kampung durians (Batu Kurau) in SS15 wet market, Subang Jaya for my eating pleasure ! 

5) Thursday June 29 2023 (Hari Raya Haji) - accompanying my wife to visit Megah Rise Mall, Jalan SS24/8, Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, Selangor - my 1st visit to this suburban shopping mall in Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya. 

6) Zhang Yong Buckets Fish Steamboat Restaurant, Megah Rise, Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya - a new steamboat restaurant making its 1st entry to Malaysia ! 

7) Pulau Tikus Market Restaurant, Megah Rise, Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, Selangor - long queue for this food stall ! Penang food must be by popular demand & tasty !  

8) Thursday June 19 2023 (Hari Raya Haji) Lunch with my wife in Hainan Village, Restaurant, Megah Rise Mall, Taman Megah, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, savoured a plate of Nonya petai fried mihoon + Hainan vegetarian chicken rice + Hainan butter kaya toast + hot soya milk drink =  Rm35 (US$7.50 ++)

Signature White-Cut V Chicken Rice
Rm10.90 (US$2.40)

Stir Fried Nyonya Petai Meehoon
Rm14.90 (US$3.25)

Hainanese Butter & Kaya Toast
Rm3.50 (US$0.76)

Hot Soya Bean Drink
Rm5.50 (US$1.20)

Signature Hainan White Cut
 V-Chicken Rice Rm10.90 (US$2.50)