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Sunday, 25 December 2011

Xmas 2011 In KT Day 2

It’s Christmas! Woke up bright and earlier and headed to the hotel’s café for breakfast.

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!

the vanity twins

posing some more

more poses

our ride in the background

even more posing

Felda's gleaming new hotel in the background

the archway leading to the reclaimed land

posing with the archway

pair of glamour pusses

last few poses before we leave

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’.

at Kampung Cina

the refurbished archway

this temple fell victim to fire some time back

good to know its good as new now

I think my father was born here

hallowed grounds

Jalan Kampung Cina

more delicacies

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.

what's left of our old house (back gate)

remnants of the old fence

(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.

this shop was covered in a earlier post

the proprietor (in white cap) remembers us

hard at work

remembered to take photos AFTER all the food was all gone!

Later in the afternoon, Brendan continued his fun and frolic at the pool!

mer-boy

he goes on...

... and on...

... and on!

view of the hotel

main lobby on the left

Saturday, 24 December 2011

Xmas 2011 in KT Day 1

I am a Terengganu boy through and through, so spending Christmas in Kuala Terengganu was a no-brainer (I get a lot of ‘what’s there in Kuala Terengganu for Christmas’?). Well, apart from spending our vacation in familiar surroundings (I was transferred to Kuala Lumpur in September 2002) we absolutely missed the food.

At the same time, there were some personal upheavals going on (which I will not dwell on) so being in Kuala Terengganu for Christmas soothed my soul.

waiting to check in

We checked into:

Primula Beach Hotel
Jalan Persinggahan
20400 Kuala Terengganu
Coordinates: 5.329931, 103.150694

which till today is still one of the better hotels in town. We then headed out to our favourite local cake stalls located at:

Gerai Kuih Gong Kapas
Jalan Panji Alam
21100 Kuala Terengganu
Coordinates: 5.314374, 103.144268

You will not believe the bevy of cakes on sale, pictures do paint a thousand words!

we miss this stall so, so much J

kueh I grew up on

distinctly Terengganu

happy smiling people J

check this out!

nowhere in KL will you find this

Armed with our favourite cakes, we then spent the afternoon by the pool (and nearby beach), enjoy the photos.

kueh!

pool!

growing up Brendan spent a lot of time at swimming pools

while Cat couldn't be bothered about the pool

when it looks like he's had enough..

.. he goes at it again!

scenery I love J

restricted to the beach..

the surf was unsafe for swimming

even the sand is different..

.. in the east coast

he'll need to have a haircut..

.. before the start of the school year

love the backdrop

wished I had better lenses..

.. to capture these scenes

paradise? that way!

can we go already?

raging waves!

time for dinner!

We had dinner at:

Restoran Ocean
No. 2079 Jalan Sultan Zainal Abidin
20000 Kuala Terengganu
+6096239156
Coordinates: 5.333300, 103.149105

with a very, very old friend of mine. We’ve known each other since we were 7 years old!

with my dear old friend, Vinodh J

standard chinese fare

but the spare ribs were to-die for J

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Ninja Joe

The Gardens, Lot LG-233

Lower Ground Floor The Gardens Mall

Lingkaran Syed Putra, Mid Valley City

59200 Kuala Lumpur

+0322832664

It’s the school holidays and someone’s off gallivanting.

a refreshing change

Cat and Brendan stumbled upon this place while on their walkabout, and they were suitably surprised. Brendan loves the tagline: if you can’t handle it, you’re chicken!

its Bruce Lee themed, apparently

It is somewhat of a novelty for a food establishment to be brazenly non-kosher, so kudos to the owners. The fries were mega sized, and the big boss burgers really meant business.