Morning Walk

Yes! Right after breakfast, waiting for the children to get ready and packing done, I had some time to walk into town, with the camera on tow. The sun came out to play, although it was a bit high on the horizon, it was better than nothing.

It turned out that the whole town woke up late. The place started to buzz only after 10am, with the shops opened and the locals venturing out. It was still quiet enough for me to walk around without being bothered although I wished that the market was opened.

I started off in the middle of town, snapping away at the old shop lots and then the river front.

Then, I drove up Bukit Chandan, stopping at Masjid Ubudiyah before making one round at the Istana. I didn't stop this time as it was already late.

It was a nice walk, but I would've enjoyed it more if I was in a crowd, or better still, somebody who knew the history of the place. Kuala Kangsar was one of the oldest Malay settlement and is steep with history. In the future, I would definitely take my boys along and tell them a bit more about the place ...

Tuesday Morning

It was public holidays today. Last night, we jus stayed at the hotel after a nice early dinner at a restaurant in town. The food was actually quite good and we arrived back at the room with our tummies full. The next thing to do was just to chill, watch the TV and sleep.

The boys loved it as they could just stay on the room without needing to do anything. Great holiday plan as far as they were concerned. Forget about going for night safari or anything like that.

So, we woke up this morning refreshed. Irfan was still in bed while Idlan was staring at the TV. Anita and I ventured into town to get breakfast. Being Tuesday, the main market was not opened like they do on Sundays. So! The choices were limited. The food was still good ... and cheap though.

I had one of the best bowl of mee hailam I had ever had just now, at a stall in town. That should keep me going until lunch.

Now that breakfast was sorted, I quite like the idea of walking into town with my camera. Some of the old shophouses there were just begging to be snapped!

Tasik Raban

For lunch, my father-in-law wanted some local Malay cooking. Tempoyak, ikan patin and all. On the last few occasions we were back in Kuala Kangsar, we went to Tasik Raban for his fix.

It was a local Malay Food restaurant located about 30 minutes out of Kuala Kangsar. The main draw there was the fish. They have the best, fresh local catch. Located on the main road to Gerik, it was popular among the motorcycle riders making the journey to the East Coast.

Place was still emptyLooks fresh, but not my kind of fish ...Ulam of courseAnd the grillTime to head homeOn a Monday afternoon such as today, there were hardly any customers and we were able to pick and choose the fish we wanted from the grill. Anita loved the food more than I did - I was more of a sea water seafood guy rather than a fresh water fish fan. And, I was definitely not a fan of tempoyak.

Laksa Anyone?

One of the main attractions at Kuala Kangsar was its laksa. But as usual, it was pretty difficult to get the authentic taste. Most of the joints seemed to be commercialised and you'd be better off getting laksa in KL which tasted better.

We stopped at the main bazaar complex in town as it was open on the Sunday evening and left disappointed. Maybe we should've been picky. The stalls nearby was closing up when we passed by and we didn't have much of a choice.

Off we went to order some laksa. It was not exactly tasty, the portion was pithy and it turned out to be more expensive than we expected and the place was dirty and full of flies. No win unfortunately.

Irfan was unstoppable soon afterThat didn't stop Irfan from enjoying his afternoon meal. He finished his plate of laksa, with extra bits of egg yolk. He sampled my ABC and decided against it after a few sips.

So, we should've done some homework and find a better stall. Better luck next time.

Good Rest

I didn't catch the second half of the matches last night I was afraid. I was drifting away right after I blogged. Only managed to keep up with the results this morning.

Congrats to Citeh. We would be loaning the trophy across time for the season. Would be claiming it back this time next year. Or maybe a couple of months earlier.

As for the Liverpool supporters. Tough luck. Unfortunately you had the best chance this year. No guarantee that you could reach the same height next season.

Let's see what's my plan for today. First order of business .... breakfast!