It’s
Christmas! Woke up bright and earlier and headed to the hotel’s cafĂ© for
breakfast.
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the usual usual |
We then
headed to:
Chinatown Waterfront
Coordinates: 5.331250, 103.132292
It was our first time here since the completion of the Kampung Cina
land reclamation project. The Pulau Warisan was a sight to behold!
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the vanity twins |
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posing some more |
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more poses |
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our ride in the background |
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even more posing |
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Felda's gleaming new hotel in the background |
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the archway leading to the reclaimed land |
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posing with the archway |
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pair of glamour pusses |
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last few poses before we leave |
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ok, that's it |
As a
local boy, Kampung Cina has both changed (one way traffic going the opposite
direction!) and not changed as well. I know it sounds strange because while things
may have changed on the outside, despite all this progress I'm glad my ancestral
home has not lost its ‘soul’.
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at Kampung Cina |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXaA0t3I2wFPMhl4CfJ9j4chqjXG3rVsH5qISr4HX8HQmAMIQKgbnzwRoNwQuXQZaILSJPrsECZWS6g6ba6xz2ew_sdc_0KId5P1tXdEyePNsFTJnkidPnN7D0KSjit_m2meV7cjI9FZR/s320/2011-12-25_023.JPG) |
the refurbished archway |
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this temple fell victim to fire some time back |
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good to know its good as new now |
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I think my father was born here |
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hallowed grounds |
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Jalan Kampung Cina |
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more delicacies |
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sweet toothed pair |
We then
paid a visit to our former family home:
(which used to bear the address)
No. 18
Kampung Padang
20300 Kuala Terengganu
Coordinates: 5.329466, 103.136279
which has since been levelled and turned
into a parking lot by Hotel K.T. Mutiara. It was a sombre and nostalgic experience.
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what's left of our old house (back gate) |
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remnants of the old fence |
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(sigh) |
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(sigh) |
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(sigh) |
Lunch
was at our favourite chicken rice shop:
Restoran Chuan Kee
Jalan Kota Lama
20300 Kuala Terengganu
Coordinates: 5.329306, 103.134583
Nothing has changed at all, and the proprietor (and
family) still remembers us.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDDv8TArrjErPDndpkUnAZkTMmAIYhyb985Xpu5IaIPHRqy4jPIEZJF0_n7k38YvjkhTLNqjhvGyJvxj2i_IKE6kd2SLepNaf2MQ77IIW59l4RkW7U5dgtnXoUb-VuXgvmtxwHa8w1z57/s320/2011-12-25_037.JPG) |
this shop was covered in a earlier post |
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the proprietor (in white cap) remembers us |
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hard at work |
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remembered to take photos AFTER all the food was all gone! |
Later
in the afternoon, Brendan continued his fun and frolic at the pool!
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mer-boy |
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he goes on... |
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... and on... |
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... and on! |
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view of the hotel |
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main lobby on the left |
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