wooden shophouse in Pekan en route to Kuantan. it has a verandah, much like a normal malay kampung house. and it looks like new, although it might have been around for decades.

passing by quite town Pekan, Pahang. i love these old wooden shophouses. that old car passing by adds quite a nostalgic feeling.

east coast trip

back from the east coast trip yesterday.

it was a long drive, but not that tiring. i enjoyed the scenery and more so because we pass through places that we never been to.
no highways, albeit the journey was enjoyable.
not like the usual rides, Naza was awake most of the time accompanying me.

we went to cherating, kuala terengganu and kuala rompin.
i enjoyed cherating and kuala terengganu.
took quite a number of photos. my digital camera is still on repair, so i borrowed Rawani's Nikon Coolpix E3200. quite a good camera.

it was not a destination-to-destination journey. rather, it was a stop-and-go ride. en route to cherating, i stopped for a while at Pekan and took some photos. then to cherating and check in at the hotel.

the next day, check out of hotel and to kuala terengganu. on the way we stopped at chukai (kemaman) and had coffee. i was wondering what chukai had to offer. and, at the crossroad, i saw the red letterings of 'kedai kopi hai peng' on a building. i quickly find an exit and went on to the parking bay. and so, i treated naza coffee with kaya toast.

i'm stopping now, and would continue on later, with photos.

A much delayed honeymoon

Saturday 8th. April is Sultan of Johor's birthday.
A holiday for the state of Johor.
And, Tuesday is Maulid-ur-Rasul - Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) birthday.
I had applied for an annual leave for Monday.
Hence, a 4-day long weekend. I and Naza planned for a trip to the east coast. On my job trip to Kuantan last February, I wished to go to Cherating with her some day. And, this long holiday would be it, insyaAllah.
We'd cover Cherating, Kuala Terengganu and Rompin, hopefully.
Booked the hotel rooms, and can't wait to drive up there.

moi, etudiant

i was rummaging through old cds and came across this one.
i remember a few things about it.
it was taken in 1998 while i was studying in The University of Manchester.
was taken by my classmate Rudy using his SLR. good, quality photo.
scanned by Zul with his brand new scanner (quite rare, those times).
i was young. and handsome. and slim. those are 501 jeans. quite loose eh.
those nike acg shoes that i bought a few weeks after arrived in Manchester. had to leave them in Mancs because they were totally worn out and there was not enough space left in my shipping cartons.
was a sleepy saturday - not much traffic.
i miss those days.