Journey to the East

Decided on a whim of the moment to just drop everything at work and bail out of K.L. for a few days in the East Coast of Semenanjung M'sia. (read: Cheapo Cuti-Cuti M'sia!)

My architecture-lecturer cousin, Abg Long extended the invite to go up to Kuala Terengganu over the weekend along with his GF, Sue and her best friend Shuba. (note: Them being actual fitness trainers of the Fitness First variety led to the *exciting* experience of waking up mid-morning to the exotic sights of yoga. Mmmmmm...yummy!)

Laughing Buddha Quests on Eastwards

Highlights of the trip includes:

* The huge Lord Muruga statue during our pit stop in Batu Caves.
* A gorgeous sunset on Pantai Temasek, midway between Marang and Kuala Gganu.
* Haji Embong's exotically designed/decorated flat in KT using a fusion of East & West.
* The recreated Kota Duyong Lama, a gateway to Warisan Melayu Gganu.
* Kebok's (Local K Gganu painter) superbly furnished house utilising artefacts in a modern style.

*SampaN*

Of course, this being a holiday and all...it wouldn't be complete without loads and loads of food. We sampled and tasted every imaginable local delicacy from Satar (A Gganu-ian Otak-Otak), to Nasi Dagang (with Ikan Kembong), to Nasi Lemak (with Ikan Kembong), to Nasi Tumpang (also with Ikan Kembong), to Keropok Ikan & Keropok Lekor.

Starting to notice a pattern here?

The Terengganu-ians LOVE their FISH !

Satar 4 Breakfast

In fact, I can only imagine one other person that can enjoy eating as much fish as them Gganu-ians. Too bad ur *pilgrimage* clashed dates with my road trip eh, Ed? I would've loved to have had u along to experience & share the culturally rich wonderful sights and sounds with me...maybe next time, brat!

New Horizon

Neways, check out them exotic locales, architecture & interior design wonders, and not forgetting the mouth-watering cuisine at:

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P/S- All them pics were taken on my crappy 1.3 megapixel Nokia cameraphone. God, do I need a real digital camera(!)