Deutscher ist der Sieger!

Payang Market

Market might not be a place for tourist, but, I think that's not the

case with Pasar besar Kedai Payang... or for short:

Pasar Payang

This is the place where KT residents buy their groceries [is it right?]

like veges, fruits, seafood, local delicacies, etc...

Batik, souvenirs, T-shirts, well, things tourist buy, are also sell here.

Traditional delicacies

Green and yellow mangoes

Salak jeruk, 1 for RM5

Rambutan and buah salak (salacca zalacca)

I like this stall's cendol... the only difference, I drink cendol...

without the cendol... [senang cakap: Santan + Gula Melaka... No cendol]

Durians, anyone?

The new Bazaar Warisan

These are Bot Penambang, the transport that I used to go to

Kuala Terengganu city... 15 minutes crossing the River Terengganu

Up close and personal... RM1 per trip...

Little Chinatown by the Sea

I just wanted to show you this wonderful place

located in the city of Kuala Terengganu:

KAMPUNG CINA

(a.k.a. Little Chinatown)

唐 人 坡

Teng Lang Po

Most of the building in Kg. Cina are in neo-classical design style since they were built, if I'm not mistaken, from the 1930s.

The main gate of Kg. Cina (built in 98)

The shop houses

(the left in neo-classical syle and the right in utilitarian style)

This in one example of art deco building

(Art Deco is different from neo-classical style)

The main street (perhaps the ONLY street)

The ornate neo-classical design in the building's facade

This is an example of building in utilitarian style

(this may be built earlier)

Colourful buildings

I wonder what they meant...

Kampung Cina or fondly known as Little Chinatown by tourists is not only limited to beautiful architectures. It also has a number of attractions, like the Low Tiey Well, which was before this the water source of Kuala Terengganu citizens. As Kg. Cina is the primary Chinese settlement in the city, one cannot miss the presence of Ho Ann Kiong, the beautiful Chinese temple that was, unfortunately razed by fire. Restorations are being done as of now.

I love this place because of the wonderful architectures and the serenity [you won’t have that serenity in the evening rush, that’s for sure]. Kampung Cina is still an area of profound and visible Chinese heritage, and many of the shops are still being run by the descendents of the original owners. One important thing is this place is still and always been the living quarter of the Chinese, who are of mainly of Hokkien or Hakka ancestries.

Kg. Cina is an integral part of the city and it is the place

where most of Terengganuese-Chinese live, play, and work.

Most important, it is also a part of the Terengganuese history that

should not be forgotten.

OK... Let's face it...

The kick-off of the greatest tournament

on the entire planet is going to be whistled soon

FIFA World Cup

Everybody loves it. It comes only once every four years

Still, for the sake of clarification...

Me + Football = ×_×

[since my hand-eye coordination is far from being perfectly coordinated]

Nevertheless, I may be compelled to watch it... Gyeheheh...

Aku kene serang...

Wokeh... Zell tag aku utk jwb soklan ni, so, ak akan jawab la... hahah...

1. apa yang bermain di fikiran sekarang?

MTV and [V], makan makan, jalan jalan...

Keje mase cuti... [padahal yg tu mcm jauh je lg.... haha]

2. apakah nama samaran you all?

You all? Sorg je ni woi...

Ak cume satu je... Afiq

[ɑ·fɩk]

3. berikan 3 org yg you all syg?

Parents, Kawan2, dan sape2 je... hahah

4. panggilan untuk si dia?

Ak msih single.... woohoo

5. hadiah yg u all impikan drpd seseorg yg istimewa?

Asal die melakukan yg terbaik

[ade ketan?]

6. blog mane yg you all suke visit

Ak suke stalk blog...

asalkan blog tu mcm blog personal @ ade bnde2

yg ak suke...

7. tag kan kpd 15 followers korg

Ak xbyk followers... so,

sape2 yg nak wat, wat je la...

hahahah

Welcome home

Oh hi!

I would like to say

WELCOME HOME TO MYSELF...

HAHAH...

Itinerary for today:

1. Pasar minggu

2. Mom's home-cooked food

3. Terengganuese heat

Guess what, I saw Putrajaya and Tasik Kenyir!

[from my airplane, that is...]

[The only downturn to this experience is... my broadband connection is now set on EDGE... T^T]

Fly Away

Hi again.

After six months here, it takes just another 14 hours before I leave this city and go back to where I came from. I will miss this city. Still, I will be here for the next semester. My hometown? I will only be there for 3 weeks and I want to make full use of those weeks. I want to be with my family. I want to get out and see back the place I'd left behind. I want to eat home-cooked food. I want to walk at the beach behind my home. I want to ride on my bicycle. I want to be free [still need to do homeworks though]. I wonder what have changed there?

Maybe, not so much.

Wow, I really need to pack my stuff... By the way, I bought that shirt that says:

I Heart Kota Kinabalu

Till the next post [if this is my last post, then, it will take weeks for the next one...]

Sore throat [the direct effect of the rain] × two more days to go home = T^T + X3

I Heart Kota Kinabalu

I♥KK

It’s holiday and I’m still here, the place where it seems that the morning sun may had soaked up the moisture and let it all drain by the evening, every 24 hours. It’s KK, day five after the holiday, and for days, I have been eating the yellow DIY, unhealthy noodle. I can eat outside, but let’s just wait for that.

Maybe, I can still force myself to wait for those awesomely delicious pizza, or burger, and the most important, my mom’s own creation that can fill up my little stomach or what-so-ever. The thing now, I am on my computer each time my eyes are wide open, like now, and it is 10.30 pm now [by the time I write this].

I just can’t wait to go back home. Yes, my port of origin is calling me. The aeroplane will take me there, soon, later. I just envy my friends who are at home right now. Dipping their hands into the plastic thingy and chewing on the potato chips while watching the primetime shows presented by the magical box with their families, all under one roof - sigh here, quite happy here (for some reasons unknown).

Still, when I go home, I will miss KK. It’s one part of me now.

One more thing

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.

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I think I will be flu-ey by tomorrow

Tax free fun

OK... I need, and I mean really need to tell the happenings in this few days... So many to talk about [I mean to WRITE about]. So, let's begin:

28 May 2010:

In that day, I went out again with who else, Kangga... Nevertheless, in this occasion, we were also accompanied byAbang Poji, Khadijah [who happened to be celebrating the same birth date with Kangga]

and Yvonne. Hahah... It was their birthday, and we celebrated it by watching

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Nice movie, nice actors/actresses... Surely, I love it~. One of the actors said a dialogue that always made me laughed, tax free

Then we went to Pasar Philipines, you know, the handicraft market in KK, and I see this shirt that made me drooling for it [ya' think 'drooling's for food only?]. It was white and it has this:

I♥KK

After my allowance come in, I will spend it for that shirt...

We were hungry, so, Abang Poji treated us... mouth-watering ikan bakar, udang bakar, and sotong bakar, at Sinsuran... I haven't eat bakar-ed stuff in what... like 6 month? Maybe... For drink, I had Avocado juice... it's not really avocado... It was mix with ABC or something....

Then, we went back to CP for some games, and I played games that required hand and eye coordination... Trust me... the last thing I have IS hand and eye coordination. So, that equals to only 5 secs on the dance machine... What a *booooooooooooooooo* I had, and it was 'said' by that machine!... T^T

30 May 2010:

That morning, Mus came into my room, asking me whether I would like to go to 1B with him... I told him that we [me and Kangga] are going to Madam Sharifah Mazni's house at Putatan for a feast [which she actually made for the MARJON since they are leaving us... T^T]. So, because Mustaqim had rented a car, we went there with him... plus, Rachel Lim, *cough* was there. She's a nice girl, heheh. Madam surely prepared a big feast for us... Ayam masak merah, fish curry, daging kurma... all were deliciously tantalizing [exaggeration.. just wanna add... ^^]... Mr Lourdes and his family were there too... Thanks madam for that lovely dishes.

Later that day, we went to Hongkod Koisaan [Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association, KDCA] for some walk. We were not there for so long... Besides, Mus rented the car to watch movie, so 1B was our next destination... We watched the Bounty Hunter and the movie was quite nice... Heheh...

After the sun settled down the horizon, we went to eat at Grace Point, a nice eating place which is actually build at the site of the Double 6 Tragedy, a plane crash incident which killed, among others, the then Sabah's Chief Minister, Tun Fuad Stephens, in 6th of June, hence the name, Double 6. Back to the real thing, that was my first time there, so I ordered beef chili con carne burrito with nachos with mayonnaise salsa relish and chocolate malt drink on the rock [that's Milo Ping...]. Yummy...

31 May 2010:

Today, I made my way to Hongkod Koisaan again [you know it is Kaamatan] by bus, and guess what? I'm small enough to use the slit between the tembok Berlin and pagar besi... Heheh... Eating problem solved... The only prob is for large people... I'm so sorry...

Okay, I went there, and met Zell, who was selling drinks with her family at Valai Rungus [I hope that's right] and we went around and around Hongkod Koisaan. After capturing some pics with the sumandak-sumandak and laki-laki [I dunno the Kadazan/Sabahan word for it... T^T] wearing traditional costumes, the next place our feet went to was Hongkod Koisaan Hall. There was this Majlis Perasmian Penutupan. So, of course, there are dance and cultural shows from the Kadazans, Dusuns, Muruts, and others. A great experience to watch cultures other than us, right? As usual, Unduk Ngadau is always the highlight if Pesta Kaamatan, and I did stick for a while... The crowd was practically cheering for the Unduk Ngadau from Tuaran. Heheh...

So, practically, that was what I had been doing for the last few days. I will still be in Sabah for 5 more days. Can't wait to go home, especially when all my friends are there now... but it's alright.

I think that's it...

Till then,

HINO KO PO, and KOTOLUADAN for reading this heck of a post. Hahah

More pics will be uploaded as soon as I have them... Haha