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Restoran Dollah di Kemaman, TERENGGANU

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On February 8, 2011

In Travel

Jika anda sampai di Kemaman, Terengganu di waktu yang betul, singgahlah sekejap di restoran ini. Kedai makan ini dibuka pada awal pagi untuk sarapan pagi sehingga waktu makan tengahari sahaja.  Selepas itu ditutup. 

Pada waktu pagi, roti canai dengan kari ikan tenggiri sangat popular di sini. Maap tak sempat ambil gambar sebelum, hanya gambar selepas. Karinya memang sedap, pekat dan betul-betul ‘kaw’.  Jangan lupa pesan teh tarik yang kurang manis. Menu popular makan tengahari ialah nasi beriani.

Hidup perlu ringkas seperti ini.

Roti kosong dengan kari ikan tenggiri. (Gambar selepas, ikan sudah habis)

Kedai makan ini biasa sahaja terletak di bawah sepohon pokok besar di tepi jalan utama dari pekan Kemaman menghala ke Kijal. (selepas stesen minyak Shell).

Bagaimana untuk sampai ke sini?

Kemaman ialah perhentian utama dari Kuantan ke Kuala Terengganu melalui jalan pantai. Sebenarnya, Kemaman lebih dekat dengan Kuantan (50 kms sahaja) berbanding dengan Kuala Terengganu (150 kms). Bandar ke dua terbesar di Terengganu. Industri minyak dan gas berpusat di daerah Kemaman. Kemaman sebenarnya ialah nama sebuah daerah di Terengganu dan nama bandarnya ialah Chukai. Tetapi orang ramai lebih mengenali Kemaman sebagai sebuah bandar dan bukannya Chukai.

Feeling hungry at LCCT, Kuala Lumpur?

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On February 8, 2011

In Travel

Satisfy your tastebud with the most popular everyday Malaysian dishes — which is no other than nasi lemak.  Nasi lemak is rice cooked in santan (coconut milk) and served together with sambal (spicy gravy) and other condiments and best savored in its most spartan form — traditionally wrapped in banana leave in pyramid shape. (See photo below — the leftmost menu item). Nasi lemak can be found anywhere —  in a posh hotel, by roadside stalls or even on MH and AK flights. If you are at LCCT and about to board a flight and still have 10 minutes to spare, try the stall below.

Nasi lemak stall at LCCT domestic departure hall.

For RM6.90 you get a nasi lemak complete with one half of hard boiled egg, anchovies, 2-3 slices of cucumber and a hot sambal (gravy). The package comes with a cup of kopi-o (black coffee). The stall is located right in front of departure gate P8 and P9. You can enjoy it in complete view of your departure gate, so that you will not miss the fight!

At Niah, take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints and kill nothing but time.

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On December 24, 2010

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Ever been to Batu Niah in Sarawak? Follow this link.

Rules for visitors to Niah National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia

Iftaar di Miri, SARAWAK

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On September 17, 2010

In Rambling, Travel

20 August 2010 (Ramadan 8)

My first few days in Miri was quiet. I stayed at Mega Hotel, Jalan Merbau. With no tranport on my own, nothing much achieved and done. En route office from hotel everyday on the yellow and red Miri taxi, I managed to get a glimpse of the city landmarks between the hotel and my new office in Lutong, about 20 minutes drive under normal traffic.

Got to know people at office. Held the first meeting with staff — mainly ladies above forties, again, unfortunately. BUt I had no problem. Work is work and a trust which must discharged fully.

Back to the hotel, I had 2 options for buka puasa today — RM36 iftaar dinner at hotel chatterbox restaurant Level 1 or at a masjid right in front of the hotel. It is called Masjid Jamek Miri aka Masjid lama Miri, with kelas fardhu ain attached. The name is masjid but the status is surau and no Friday prayers performed here.  There is Masjid Attaqwa nearby, a much bigger masjid — district masjid rather. I chose option 2 for obvious reasons. BMI is going up faster if you eat at the hotel buffer line, so that is one reason. SOlat berjemaah Maghrib is another reason.

The food at masjid was simple.  I joined the queue with other people who came 20 minutes before iftaar time (6:38 pm in Miri, Sarawak). Today, the menu were mee goreng mamak and roti canai, kueh mueh and kurma. Hot teh-o, Nescafe and sirap were the beverages. So many people today. I only managed to get  a scoop of mee goreng mamak, a piece of kurma, and half of roti canai with no curry (finished already), and a cup of nescafe susu with a couple of refills. Got seated at one corner and quietly finished my food.

Met few people there. Pak Harun in late 50s was the executive chef in the masjid kitchen. He was from Penang but wife from Miri. He returned to Miri with family 8 months ago to take care of his father-in-law who has been sick. His mee goreng mamak was so authentic with generous serving of taugeh and cucur udang. Cannot be found anywhere else except in Miri and Balik Pulau.

Welcome to Miri, Sarawak, MALAYSIA

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On August 24, 2010

In Travel

18 August 2010:

Early MH flight to Miri was an aging Boeing 747-400. Seated at 19A seat, I could see clearly stained metal patches on the wing, over the scratches window. The engine made some rattling noise when taking off but quietened down when cruising. The sky was cloudy but no rain. Most passengers felt asleep the entire journey over South China Sea, 33000 feet above at the speed of 800 km/h. After 2 hours 15 minutes I could see the shoreline with rivermouths full of muddy waters from the interior of Borneo. The plane was circling a couple times along the shoreline beneath which are at one side green plains and zig-zagged rivers and at the other side are muddy beaches. The pilot Jeff Azman went on air saying some problem at Miri Airport which did not concern us. He managed to land safely eventually. Airport terminal was a straight line building with 2 or 3 contact piers, just like Yangon International AIrport. Immigration was a breeze as I presented my intenational passport to the officer behind the counter, and she stamped the ‘visa’ on a blank page which allows me to stay up to 90 days on social visit to Sarawak.

Unlike Yangon arrival, nobody was waiting for me. This is my home country Malaysia and I was expected to know this country well. People speak my language and eat my foods, so whats the big deal. That what my new company thought, when I called them last week to tell them of my arrival date.

I went thru typical airport arrival procedures  — immigration checkpoint, collect baggages, custom checkpoint, greet&meet area. After custom checkpoint, I exited to the greet&meet area. At your left there were many car rental counters and one of them was a taxi counter. Bought a coupon here, only Rm20 for 15 minutes drive to Mega Hotel in downtown Miri.  Took and presented the coupon to the waiting taxi queueing for passengers outside the arrival hall. No taxi touts at this airport.

It took about 15 minutes from Miri Airport to Mega Hotel in the city center, along tree-lined boulevards.

Welcome to Miri, one of the youngest city in Malaysia.

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