After the Avril Lavigne concert three weeks ago, I travelled to Kluang in Johor by a train just to spend a few days there before heading back home.

There, I stayed at my grandmother’s place, together with my grown up cousins and their adorable children. On the second morning of my stay there, I drove to this place called Tasik Sembrong (Sembrong Lake) that I read about on the Internet. Little nieces woke up real early so that they could follow me there.

Tasik Sembrong is not a really a recreational hotspot due to its location. My cousins and aunt who live in Kluang don’t even know that place. It’s about 20km away from Kluang town, en route to Ayer Hitam/Batu Pahat, and it is just a lake with a National Service camp built right beside it. It doesn’t have any recreational parks nearby or any picnic spots for the public to spend time at, whilst the road leading into the lake is not equipped with road lamps, and it’s not tarred.

The road connecting Tasik Sembrong and the main road (Jalan Batu Pahat) is about 4km long. It was just 6.30 am when we (the kids and I) got to the junction leading into the lake. After speaking to the warong operator there, I drove in without a doubt. The whole place was pitch dark. We could see nothing but that short stretch of road ahead of us thanks to the car’s lights. There were no other vehicles and no one else there.

It was eerie. I don’t know if the kids felt the same, or they were still too sleepy to even feel afraid.

We arrived at the Sembrong National Service camp whilst it was still dark. Afterwards, I drove along the banks of the beautiful lake before stepping out to get some pictures – of the picturesque scenery and of us.

Following are some pictures of the place I’ve taken at Tasik Sembrong.

Sunrise at Tasik Sembrong.

After spending about an hour at the lake, we returned to Kluang and had breakfast at the Kluang Rail Coffee before spending some time at the playground near my grandmother’s place.

Kids LOVE playground.