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Lenggong, 玲珑

西刀鱼丸(fish ball)

Fish Belly

You guy will ask where the hell is Lenggong situated anyway, I do not blame you all because this indeed a remote place. In general this place is situated in perak and is a small town that sits in the middle of Kuala Kangsar and Gerik. Anyone will pass this small town if one is travelling to the east coast via the Gerik. There are 2 ways to reach east coast, one is travel through Gua Musang way pass kuantan and all the way up to east coase. The other way is Gerik way that pass through Gerik and enter the east coast from Jeli Kelantan.

This remote small town is actually a birth place of 西刀鱼丸 (a type of fish ball), I do not know what they call in english but this fish is destined to become raw material for fish ball. This fash have many small and big bone and it is hard to eat ordinary way and no one will want to try to eat a fish that need hour to remove all the bone. The meat is tender when making it into fish ball. Besides the meat for fish ball the belly of the fish is also a delicacy with smooth and tender taste. I am lucky because that place near my hometown and so every year I can have a taste on those delicious fish ball and fish belly.

Besides 西刀鱼丸, Lenggong is also famous for its home made super spicy shrimp belacan. It is made from fresh shrimp and this sauce is the perfect match for the fish ball and the fish belly.

Oxd Txxn kopitiam in Jitra

Just not long ago I and my friend went to Jitra for movie. We watched Bangkok Dangerous that day and the movie is not bad. After the movie we planned to go to chill out before going back to Perlis and we thinked for a long time on where should we hang up. The thinking process take a bit longer due to Jitra is not a big town and do not think that Coffee Bean or Star Bucks exist in such place for another decade and so we decided to hang out at a famous coffee shop that sell premium white coffee from Ipoh.

Once we sat down in the restaurant the first problem we encounter is the waiters there seems like treat us like transparent and came to serve us after a long waiting time. The second problem is the menu, a lot of food they do not serve in the outlet. This is the first time I cannot order my favourite food and this outlet have many branches across Malaysia, the food is the same in all branches. I never encounter I cannot order food from the menu.

milk or tea??

Why white coffee is not white at all??

We order some toast, white coffee and tea and guess what did the drink came out as, just like the picture above white coffee taste like Kopi O with no white coffee at all and the tea is just look like milk. The condensed milk taste is stronger than the taste of the tea and it is freaking sweet. The toast is another problem, the kaya and butter is not spread evenly over the toast and the only food that is presentable is the instant noodle that my friend order.



Let us move over to the table we sit, the tissue is badly inserted into the holder and the sugar is almost empty but no one try to refill in the sugar. This is the worst Oxd Txxn that I ever been to and this will be the only and the last time I will go there to hang out. By the way try to guess what people is working inside, the answer is not difficult and I think most of the problem come from the answer.

Taxi

Malaysia's 'worst in the world' taxis tarnish national image

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18, 2008 (AFP) - The ads promoting "Malaysia: Truly Asia" aim to welcome visitors with a warm smile to a prosperous and modern nation, so the taxi fleet branded "the worst in the world" can come as a bit of a shock.

Even the locals are not spared the shabby service of unkempt and hostile drivers behind the wheels of decrepit vehicles who refuse to use the meter, overcharge and pick-and-choose which destinations they will travel to.

At the popular KLCC mall under Kuala Lumpur's iconic Petronas Twin Towers is a typical scene, as a gang of cabbies negotiate with a young Norwegian couple just metres from a signboard warning against "taxi touts".

"Flat rate, flat rate, no metre," one driver insists as the tourists try to find a cab to take them to their hotel, less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away.

Anxious to escape the baking heat, they agree to pay 25 ringgit (7.22 dollars) for a trip that would have cost less than three ringgit on the meter.

"Is it expensive? We don't know, we thought it is normal here," said the woman as they piled in with their shopping bags.

More frequent visitors, however, are vocal in their criticism and say that aggressive and unprofessional drivers are tarnishing the nation's image as a squeaky clean and hospitable destination.

"I first visited Malaysia in 2006 and I was impressed by everything I saw except for the worst taxi service I have endured," said Kabir Dali, an Indian tourist waiting in vain for a metered taxi at another mall.

"I paid a whopping 260 ringgit (74 dollars) from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to town and was later told that was twice the proper amount."

Complaints about taxis are common in many countries, but in Malaysia it has escalated to an outpouring of frustration, on blog sites and in letters to newspapers.

In a survey by the local magazine The Expat, some 200 foreigners from 30 countries rated Malaysia the worst among 23 countries in terms of taxi quality, courtesy, availability and expertise.

The respondents lashed the fleet as "a source of national shame" and "a serious threat to tourists -- rude bullies and extortionists".

Salvation is in sight though, as a number of smaller, up-scale operators enter the market to provide a more expensive but quality taxi service for frustrated visitors and locals.

The uniformed drivers, behind the wheels of smart new multi-purpose vehicles and sedans, switch on the meter as a matter of course and do not refuse destinations -- surprising and delighting commuters in the capital.

Abdul Razak, operations manager for Dubai-based Citicab which launched here in January, said that even in poorer nations such as Thailand and Indonesia, taxis are smarter and the drivers far more courteous.

"I would say it is the worst in this region, undoubtedly. I have travelled to all countries in this region and our company operates taxis in many parts of the world. The situation here is the worst I have seen," he told AFP.

"The vehicles are in shabby condition, the driver will take you if he likes your face -- that is, if he agrees with where you want to go for the price he insists on."

The government has called on taxi firms to lift their standards, but various campaigns have achieved little, and many blame the lack of enforcement on rampant corruption in the police and bureaucracy.

"It is difficult for the roads and traffic department to take stern action," said a security officer at one city mall as he watched the touts swoop.

"Taxi operators and the company which hold the licences are all linked to some politician or another," he said. "Drivers here are ruthless because they are unchecked by authorities who are almost non-existent."

John Koldowski, from the Pacific Asia Travel Association, said that "less than desirable" taxi drivers have an outsize impact on a nation's image.

"The first contact a tourist gets with locals is often during airport transits to hotels and it creates a very, very strong first impression, either be good or bad," he said.

"Authorities certainly need to do their jobs and act upon any complaints strongly, quickly and visibly."

From http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080918/tap-malaysia-transport-taxi-0193655.html

Our country made the headline again and if you can see the link, the news is from yahxx singxpxrx. I read this news a few days before and this news is actually several hour faster appear in singxpxrx web site before this news appear in our country newspaper website.

I would agree on this because I do not like the taxi service in our country. The first problem is they like to overcharge and don not like to use the meter to charge you. Besides that some of the taxi driver is not taxi driver at all, they drive like a mad man cutting the line here and there as they are the next Hamilton. Some of them actually is robber, once you board their taxi they will rob you. I really scared taking taxi at here and until now I still do not like the taxi here. I would rather take LRT, KTM commuter or walk instead using their service.

Strange thing in Perlis

There is a strange phenomena happening in Perlis during the fasting (ramadan) season. KFC there as you can see above in the picture will only open for business at 3.00 p.m. and the worst thing is the Muamalat bank in Perlis, the first bank that close for business for 1 and half hour during the fasting season. What I hate about this bank is this is the first time they ever close during fasting season. Usually that bank never close even on friday during their friday prayer. This will become a nuisance to the people because they cannot do their banking during the bank working hour and this is the only close today and other bank is work as usual. How do a bank serve people when it is close during its working hour? The timetable that stick to its window glass door do not mention any break during the week day.

As for KFC why they cannot operate as usual just like other KFC in KL, not all people fast during the fasting season and I know majority of population in Perlis is muslim but do KFC care about others that do not fast during the fasting season?

Jitra and Alor Setar 1 day trip

Its been a long time since I updated my blog, sorry for the reader out there who are reading my blog. The delay in updating my blog is due to my laziness, although I have tonne of thing that I would like to share with you but because due to my laziness to transform my thought into words. Cut the crap and let my blog begin.

The pop corn bar

The box office

The entrance to the cinema

First thing first Jitra finally have its own cinema, this is a good news for us in Perlis that are already used to be outdated in term of movie. Now we can watch the latest movie without having had to travel all the way to Alor Setar. Jitra is just 45 minute away from Kangar when compare to Alor Setar that are at least 1 hour away from Kangar. The first movie I and my friends watch there is The Mummy 3 and the movie suck big time. The cinema is quite good, it is a cineplex some sort like GSC or TGV but it only got 4 cineplexes. 3 is normal cineplex that do not have surround sound system and only 1 have a proper surround system. Nothing is perfect but at least we still have a cinema that is nearer to us student study in Perlis.

Big bike show case

After finished watching the movie we went for a stroll around the small shopping complex where the cinema is housed in. The shooping complex opened for business not long ago and this is the biggest shopping complex and the most happening place in a small Jitra town. Before we leave for Alor Setar we manage to get a glimpse at the big bike show case at the mall main entrance and to my amazement most of the big bike seen on the show case is own by chinese people. This is very different in KL that most big biker are malay people.

Fish ball noodle soup stall

12 fish ball in a bowl of noodle!!

After the small detour we continue our journey to Alor Setar. Actually we went on this trip to get our final year project component at Alor Setar and we maximize the fun by detouring to watch movie. After finish shopping for our final year project component we went to eat. My friend recommended that place because beside you can get 12 fish balls in a bowl of noodle soup, all the fish ball is actually hand made and it only cost RM 2.50 a bowl. Damm cheap and the fish ball taste damm good!!!

50 cent Lok lok !!!!!!!!

After finish eating the 12 fish balls noodle soup we went to a lok lok stall to have our desert. The lok lok stall is near to the fish ball noodle soup and you must be wonder why on earth do I introduce you all to lok lok, it can be found anywhere. I know lok lokj can be found anywhere but the lok lok stall I introduce is very special. Not the lok lok they provide is special, their specialty is FLAT RATE lok lok!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where on earth you can eat flat rate lok lok, all lok lok is different in prices depending on what is on the lok lok but here in Alor Setar they do not care about this and all their lok lok only 50 cent per stick. They have sotong, pork ball and other ingredients that are common to lok lok.

After finish the lok lok we end our journey by returning back to Perlis.

I want to be a model

I almost forget that I am a model when I am still young. During that time because of my cousin sis recommended me for the shooting I get the chance to appear in the brochure of John Hancock Insurance and I believe already merge with Prudential insurance. This John Hancock insurance company is already non existence. During that time the shooting crew need a male child model to appear in the brochure and my cousin sis recommended me for the shooting. I still remember the photo shooting take place in a house near my relative house. I just need to post as needed by the photographer and just remain frozen at the requested post. After some flash and the shooting is done. I get paid for nearly RM 300-500 for just sit still and let the photographer photograph me. Easy money but this is the only and the last time I had ever become a model. It is a fun experience to appear on the

My new born nephew

The picture above is my new born nephew and just after I upload this photo to my friendster suddenly there is a surge of visitor come to view my profile. Many of my friends send message to ask me is that my newly born son. After many explanation still there are people asking the same question. Today another friend say that I look like a father in this picture and at that moment i do not know I should be happy or angry. I love to sniff on my newly born nephew and do not know why all of the just born babies had a scent that is lovely to smell and that scent will vanish as the baby grow up. I miss sniffing the smell of my nephew :-)

Scenery around my cousin sis resort

I will not elaborate more on the scenery around my cousin sis resort, I will just let all the picture tell the story. Additional information is that the sea turtle will come up and lay egg in my cousin sis resort :-)

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Journey to Perhentian Island P2

Just after finishing our lunch we will begin our journey to my cousin sis resort. Before boarding the boat we need to pay a small amount of money for entering the island. Perhentian Island is a marine park and the money they collect will help to maintain the marine park and besides that we also need to register our name and the duration of our stay at the jetty entrance. This is to monitor the crowd entering the marine park so that the marine park will not be overcrowded and hence destroying the coral around the marine park. The picture above you see is the scenery on the way heading to my cousin sis resort. Perhentian Island is not an island, it is combination of different island but the biggest island is called Perhentian. My cousin sis resort is situated in the Perhentian besar.


Once we board the boat we need to do a boat transit at an island called Kampung. That kampung is a small town with basic amenities such as water supply, shop, school, electricity and clinic. We need to do a boat transit there because there is only just me and my cousin bro were going to the my cousin sis resort. We need wait at the kampung jetty for my cousin resort boat to come pick us up to go to her resort. Actually if there a large number of people are going to the same resort the resort will provide a boat to pick you all up at the Kuala Besut jetty and head directly to the resort. Once you arrived at Kampung you will be greeted by a board saying "Welcome to Perhentian Island" just like the picture above. Besides that the sea water there is so clear until you can see a group of anchovies (ikan bilis) swimming around the jetty.

Journey to Perhentian Island

Just a few week ago I and my coucin brother went on a trip to Perhentian Island to pick up my cousin sister. This is the 2nd time I had been to the east coast. The first time I went to east coast to attend a programme organized by my university. We can choose from 2 route to reach the Perhentian Island. The first route is the route that passed through Kuantan to arrive at Terengganu (Perhentian Island is situated in Terengganu state). The second route will pass you through gerik and then enter Terengganu through Kelantan. The travelling time for both route is almost the same but on my trip there used the gerik road to reach Terengganu. Along the Gerik road you will see a elephant crossing road sign, this is not the typical road sign that you can see.

The first 2 picture is the surrounding of the jetty. Right after we arrive at the jetty I and my cousin went for lunch and as you can see from the picture above. The shop is famous for its soup ekor. The soup is boiled by using cow parts and it is very tasty. The other famous food is the peach colour gravy you see on the picture above. I do not know what it is made from but the taste sure is special and tasty. After finishing lunch is time to continue our journey to the island.

Beijing 2008

Cannot wait for the arrival of Beijing 2008 summer Olympic game to begin. I as a chinese is proud because for the first time the Olympic game is held at China and organised by chinese!!!!!


THERE IS ONLY ONE CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please improve the quality of your service!!!

The sentence above you see is one of the many service declaration you can see at every KTM station. I know what is the feeling of taking KTM commuter train and trust me their service is indeed improve by a little bit but is still far from become good. In the past you cannot trust the timetable of the commuter train and also you cannot trust the announcer that announce the arrival of the commuter train. The train will be late from 5 to 10 minute after the announcer had announce but now the train will arrive on time or late by 1 to3 minute and the train will arrive just after the announcer finish announcing the arrival of train.

The KTM service still has a lot of thing to improve such as the working of their air cond. I still do not know why most of the air cond on the commuter train is neither not working nor cannot provide adequate cooling for the passengers inside the train. Another problem need to be improve is that the KTM commuter train tends to delay, I also do not know why the commuter train tends to delay and the estimate arrival time of the delayed commuter train announce by the announcer is not accurate and some time when the delayed arrive it is usually packed like sardine. This make the passengers that had not board the train to accumulate until the platform is full of people.

Although all these problems I still like to take commuter train since it provide a fast and cheap route into KL city center.

InTra dinner

Not long ago my university organised an industrial training dinner for both of their students and also their supervisor of the students. I sure will not let go of this chance to eat free and the dinner is held at Dewan Felda inside a remote area of KL. I also do nor know where is that place without the help of Google Earth and that place is actually a malay majority village in the middle of KL. With the help of the Google Earth also I had a hard time finding the right place. The hall is very grand and classy but the food and service there hmmm............... What to do, already got chance to eat free but still want to complain. This is the first time I attend malay style of dinner and their dinner style is quite same with chinese. Chinese like theri dishes to come out one by one to the table while malay style is they serve all the dishes on the table before the dinner and they only serve rice when the dinner start.

I dust off just after I am full (have to eat also because that time I am very hungry). I really love the classy feel of the hall, it feel grand and I really cannot believe this hall is situated away from the main road and it is not easy to find the right way into ir because it is very secluded.

Banjir oh banjir

So long I never update my blog because due to my industrial training and also preparing my final industrial training report to send back to my university, now I already complete my final report and have time to start blogging again.

I met my first flooding during my drive back home after work. The flooding venue is Jln Duta near parliament building. The traffic that day I also have no idea why there were traffic jam start from the Sg besi army air base. The traffic is crawling along the way until the traffic became stagnant near the parliament building. The traffic remain stagnant for a long time makes me feel angry and uneasy and foul language start coming out from mouth scolding here and there (is a norm for unfolding foul language when driving in KL).

During my drive home at that day the sky was drizzling at the Sg Besi army base and the rain become very heavy along the way up to the parliament building. Then the truth unfold in front of me, gush of water flowing out of no where and in a short time no vehicle except heavy vehicle can go over. Moments after that heavy vehicle also cannot get across because of high water level. This flood block the all the traffic on both side. Since the traffic is stagnant I come out from the car and chit chat with other drivers. The flood come fast and also end fast, after some 5 minutes the water level begin to go low. I take this picture during my drive over the flood water and that time the water level is still quite high although the water level is subsiding and not much vehicle can cross over except heavy vehicle and 4WD vehicle. Thank god my vehicle is 4WD and with high ground clearance I can easily cross over and all the picture above I snapped it during the cross.

I see a rainbow!!!

dummies!!!

Finally I am allowed to take some picture with the dummies after a long time of training in a seat belt manufacturing company. The dummy you see in the first picture is a full human size dummy which weight 75 Kg but trust me that dummy need a full 3 men strength to move it and it does not seems like weighting 75 Kg. The price of tat dummy is shocking, by buying that dummy you actually can purchase a bungalow and still left with a lot of money. Calibration of that dummy cannot be done here and must send to oversea to do calibration and each calibration will cost over RM10K!! That dummy can simulate the actual body performance during a car crash and before the invention of dummy dead human body is actually used when car crash test is conducted, gruesome.

The dummy on the 2nd picture you see is a more simpler dummy without any sensors inside their body and still the price of the dummy you can purchase half of a bungalow. Car crash test is really indeed a money burning business.