Udang Galah @ Pengkalan Kempas

Heard about this place via friends and infact, it has been on air, featured in Majalah 3 few months ago. This place is well known and famous for udang galah.

This river is known as Sungai Linggi leading to the sea about 4 km down passing by Sungai Timun and Tanjung Agas (and true enough, oh my God!!! yes, there are billions of "agas" there).





Me, Azmil and hamba Allah (can't mention the name for some reason) made a day trip there, rented a boat and tried our luck for udang galah. This was my first time experience, never tried it before. We had breakfast and ta pao for lunch at some small warung opposite a small old police station (forgot where it was but just before Pengkalan Kempas town). Damn cheap!!! 12 packets of nasi lemak, 15 karipap (big one, too!) and 3 cups of teh tarik just cost us less than RM20.



The boat moved at about 7.30 am, got our fishing gadgets fixed and ready, that was where the fun began. Great fun guys, we'll be back in next 2 weeks !! (though some locals there told us to watch out for "Bujang Senang" that may sometimes surface from the water - hope we don't bump into any!).

I was here when I was 11

This place is known as Kampung Ayer Batang, Pulau Tioman. My parents and I were here when I was 11 years old, we stayed at Nazri's Place I.

This trip was proposed when we (Kapten, Jaq, Fauzi and Dee) were having a very good seafood dinner at Kuala Sungai Baru (if I'm not wrong, it was at the end of last year). Unfortunately, Nazri's Place I was fully booked by a bunch of jokers from Kiasuland. We had no choice except to go ahead with the plan and stayed in Nazri's Place II (not too bad tho, in fact, it was kinda excellent to me *try sleeping in a sleeping bag on a carry mat on a bare ground with sky as your ceiling, then you'll appreciate what Nazri's Place has to offer*).



It was great fun - boating experience, beautiful scenery, easy peaceful kampung environment, excellent hospitality from Kak Ita (chalet owner) and the local people, great pancakes, karipap and teh tarik overlooking the beach served by an unofficial chubby waitress from Seattle, simple but nice meals and many more. I wished I was not reachable, surprisingly, the island was well service connected with 3G (so much of blissful peace for me, ahaks).



So did the kid - they snorkeled all day long at Pulau Tulai and Marine Park, they had a chat among themselves at the chalet's verandah until 11.30 pm, they could choose to dive into the beach or river (which connected to the sea).

Many thanks to Jag, Kapten, Fauzi and Zahir and families who have made this happened!!! Lets do this again guys!

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14 years ago....

We were classmates for 3 years, 14 years ago......... Since 1994 (after completing our Diploma in Valuation, UTM), we were apart. Just chatted over phones and occasionally exchanging emails, no face to face meet up.

Yesterday, after 14 good years, we met for the 1st time. It was a Hi-Tea get- together in Kelab Tasik Putrajaya, about 20 of us were there from 5 to 9 pm. It was nostalgic.

Our respectful En Harith and the family were invited to be our guest of honour (I thot, he gonna pay the meal ...... but sigh!!!!! we pay for him instead, just kidding - jangan marah ha....). He was one of the lecturers who made us become what we are now. Millions thanks Sir!!!!!.

Masrina (Rien) was the woman behind the scene, who has managed to bring us united yesterday, millions thanks to you too.

We hope, after departed last nite, moving forward, there will be more activities that can make us united!!!!!

Sincere thanks to all of you, guys! For those who missed the ship, join us in the next meet up soon.

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