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Italy vs Ukraine
3AM!

considering sabak bernam?

I know very little about the little northwest district of Sabak Bernam. well, i did know that they have a lot of paddy fields.....and that's it. I've never been there, and even if I did, it must've been a very, very long time ago because the whole experience was like a perfect first-time encounter. My main purpose of going there was to accompany the sekolah's team in the model-building competition in a school called SMK Ungku Aziz in the district's main town (and taking pictures, of course) so that later, i could make a documentation of the going-on's there. The other purposes, at least according to Pn Kash, was to accompany her in an extravagant shopping trip down in Sg Besar..which...in spite of the interesting scenes and all, was vividly terrifying. But but but. the town of Sg Besar did has some things to offer. Food are quite finger-licking. Clothes, bargains are quite a number...so beware if you come with your mom. Scroll down to have your highlights of this little district.


Restoran Haziq
I shouted loudly gile when i saw this restaurant, and we all laughed hysterically with Haziq himself being ridiculously proud. We were searching for a good breakfast when we first arrived at the town, and upon seeing this mamak restaurant, we all agreed to eat there without any further hesitation. Order your regular roti canai here. The roti is both soft and crispy, simply delightful after a long trip since 4am from Shah Alam. The roti planta is served just right, mildly sweet and contently mouth-watering. and of course, all these comes with a yummy teh tarik.

Add: Jalan Raja Chulan, Sabak.
Food: 4/5 Service: 1/5 Environment: 1/5 Dont order this: coffee.

Cendol between Shoplots.
Halfway through the eerie shopping trip on a hot noon, Pn Kash dragged us (me, & other 5 teachers..scary isn't it) to this cendol stall in between two shoplots. The stall doesn't has a name though, sigh. But i think it's behind a shop called Pasar Raya Ekonomi. Unlike Rojak Karim in our native Section 9, the cendol is not too sweet and the taste is just perfect. What's best, the cendol doesn't have any kacang merah in it! A good amount of santan was poured in, making the creamy-ness..a bomb. and eating a perfect cendol by a roadside under the shades of umbrellas during a sunny malaysian noon was priceless! (we ate there twice, the other being in the evening before going home)

Add: It's in Sg Besar. +p
Food: 4/5 Service: 2/5 Environment: 2/5

Putu Piring Beside the Cendol Stall.
I don't have so much to elaborate on this one. Not my favourite, but if you're looking for a good and sweet snack, this is it. Outside it's kelapa, inside it's gula melaka. Just nice, nice, nice. And it's riiiight beside the cendol stall just in case you need something more for tea.
Add: please be smart enough to know where the stall is.
Food: 3/5 Service: 3/5 Environment: 2/5

APAM BALIK!

Crunchy crunchy outside and soft lofty inside, sweet jagung and chewy kacang. The pakcik really know how to make REAL apam balik! Endulge in a sinful adventure of eating the apam baliks made by the pakcik. Well, at least I remembered the stall was blue in colour (sbb ade gmbr haha). Serious apam balik lovers, if you happen to be stuck in Sg Besar, find this stall especially during tea time. A small piece costs you 50 sen, and a big one (group set hehe) RM 1.50. pay, eat, and be satisfied. +D

Add: Not really far from the cendol and putu piring stalls, really.
Food: 5/5 Service: 2/5 Environment: 2/5

Shop.
Looking for clothes at cheap prices? This is the place, makciks. All folks in town come here to do their shopping because KL is two and a half hours away. The town has a suprising wide range of shops selling mainly clothes and apparels. Go for a bargain, and cheap cheap cheap is all you can say when you're here. Mind the quality, though.

Accommodations & Others.
There are some chalets....a beach called Bagan Nakhoda Omar is nearby but we didn't go there. Search for a good ikan bakar there, they said. Just head for the nearby Kg Kuantan Firefly Sanctuary frthr south in Kuala Selangor if you're bored. A good trip if you want to get a look at the rural side of the most modern state in Malaysia.


Overall: good food trip, but by vacation standards, is really out of the beaten track and a turn-off. you shopaholics & bargain hunters, just go to pengkalan kubor or golok. typical rural district basically. *****
All pics were captured w/ Nikon D50 :))

Notes: Italy VS Australia 26 June 11PM! boo you, socceroos!

manglish.

be honest and pronounce this: 3.

1, 2, 3!

what?
TREE?
tcheruee?

or was it, THREE?

ok ok, next: THURSDAY.

hah? tersday?
tursday??

or, was it sumthing like, THURSDAY?

jeng jeng. erm next. THEY.

day? dey?

or THEY?

watch your tongue, boys and girls. wahaha.

say thursday like, the arabic letter 'tha'. as in wi'th'.

say they like, the arabic letter 'dzal'.

in both cases, basically, your tongue shoud be in between your teeth.
not behind them.
'th' in with is a softer one,
'th' in them is a rougher one.


ok enough with the tongue thing, let's proceed by prounouncing, QUAY? +P

Ayah.

he's a patient man. VERY patient. but if he lets it all out, we're doomed. very determined. firm decisions, although he is sometimes can get open-minded and accept our suggestions. w/ever it is, i heart this man, a person i call Ayah for 16 and a half years of my life. He rocks, he's cool and he's absolutely brilliant. though experienced many things, went to great places all around Earth and achieved many goals, he's not a show-off, and still humble. that's what makes me very proud of him. and although i keep hilang, jatuh & rosakkan barang, he still buys me things. at least i know that he still trusts me (and im still a brat hehe). being a father is always not easy..and i admire dad for being a good dad. what ever it is, Slmt Hari Bapa, Ayah! :)

(pergh i looked hideous.)

+D

saye dah ade Nikon D50! XD

the priory, the chalice...the UH?

i deleted the rumusan post because it makes me look stupid or something. +P

i'm not sure why i didn't jot this down before, but hey, i watched the da vinci code! only it was in dvd. obviously pirated. which equals low quality. haha, what a betrayal. but i'm so fed-up, and that tuesday night i was heavily shrouded with boredom. anyway, the dvd was bought weeks ago (but after the release, of course) when i found out the movie was rated 18 above. but, uh..i didn't watch it immediately....thinking that i might watch the movie at the cinemas, which so happens, i didn't.

one word abt the da vinci code, it was unsatisfying. sad, really. you may say i expected too much, well maybe i did, but really..if you are really uninterested about the film, you may go snoring halfway through the movie. the codes seemed really easy to be deciphered, as if jacques sauniere's codes can be unbroken easily just by anybody, provided that they are clever enough or things like that. thumbs up for the special effects, of course. the discover channel-looked effects was rather astounding. i rlly like sir leigh teabing, played by sir ian mckellen. at least he freshen things up. sophie neveu (audrey toutou) looked completely clueless, as if dumb, in this movie which is, i don't know why! totally different from the book. tom hanks did ok as robert langdon, but rather plain looking (and sounding).

and uh, if i'm not mistaken, jacques sauniere really IS sophie neveu's grandfather rite? the movie said they were not related. i was like, wa? and robert langdon wildly claimed that sophie neveu really was a descendant of jesus christ (which is of course, untrue..and the whole scene really made the 'fact' looked absolutely fake). the book didn't state anything like that, at least it didn't state such bold claim directly. but..biaselah...movie adapted from books. but hey, at least dont loose the important keys la.

tom hanks & audrey toutou.

but...if you haven't watched it, just go and enjoy. comparatively it's a good movie. silas (paul bettany) was awesome too. confusingly the movie made andre vernet and bishop aringarosa looked like they were total villains and unrepentive. ngaaa w/ever lah. soundtrack's good, special effects good. erm, B-..maybe? hehe. guess that the year's most anticipated movie turns out to be not that anticipating, eh? i'll get a better dvd anyway. +)

twas upon a friday.

My room got stormed today by a bunch of insane people, i.e friends. & when i say stormed, it is stormed! (or it was stormed, w/ever lol) haha. pening!! mls nk ckp sape. teke la sndri. 10 people, rampaging in my small room. wardrobe sume habess! hahaha. god. go out, rayau here and there, literally hanging out..and doing some things our way..makan..main....the whole afternoon. nothing special, i think. *grins*

kalau takde aral begolek, i'm going FISHING tomorrow! haha. yelah tu, joran pun xde. then myb doing something crazy and out-of-your-mind. hint: section 15. *gasps*. but i dont think so, bcs mom is nagging here and there, and i think i'll be off to my 5-y/o cousin's bday party. nyeeeh.

so it's costa rica tonite, and uh...2 more days until the holidays end. gotta make full use of the weekend! cheerios, nachos!

outings

AAAA!!! YESTERDAY WAS THE CRAZIEST HANGOUT EVER DOH!!!! long story shortened, i, together with haziq (you can probably guess the craziness now), qayum, alan, najmi, cikin, azli, edzmir, gazi & lily went for a blast at times square. k, this is TOO short. done many (crazy) things, aaaaaa maniaccsss!!! i swear i was totally insane! argh, the yee mee part. omg! worth it gle la, damn nasib baek x cancel. superbly fun, totally a highlight of the hols! haha i almost didnt believe myself!

during saturday, went to the pyramid to meet dira, atari, niksu, bubu & syarir. THIS WAS ALSO FUN doh!! ahaha. 1st time ice skating, and TAKLEBLA! tegolek 2 kali. dira tegolek dahsyat, eventho die la yg pro (jatuh..thanks to sape la agaknye) hahaha! hebat ah. kaki melecet. saket gle. things always looked easy dont they? huhu!!

ngeee, omg i did many crazy things during this yr! i love my friends ALOT! haha. glad i had fun. yela lps ni nk kluar hapenye! hehe. dh kne sound dh asek kluaaaar je. jeng jeng :p!

turn offs: i) stupid ticket operator dkt monorail imbi. ii) DIDNT BRING MY CAMERA!!. ape sgtla gamba hp kalau nk compare dgn gmbr nikon yg colorful nk mati. RUGI RUGI!!! ahhhhh camera-worth fun-filled moments... :((