A rare ( but nice ) delicacy - Siput Mentarang

Ended our Cameron Highlands journey last week by staying in my in-laws house in Sekinchan..

They've introduced me to a sort of 'rare' local delicacy - Siput Mentarang. Well, it is said that this 'siput' is only available in the muddy beaches of the West coast of Malaysia... and they need to dig up sand to find 'em.

There are a number of stalls along the way from Tg. Karang to Sabak Bernam which sells this 'siput'.
( and being a local of Terengganu myself, i honestly have never seen this kind of 'siput' )
.....some of the stalls there are also selling Mentarang bakar  - told to be delicious. but  i never tried it before.
The price is also not that cheap, RM 8 per kilogram .

The taste of it is just like 'Kerang Rebus', however, the 'meat' below the shell is MORE than the usual kerang, a.k.a. clam.
Nearly 3 times more in fact !   - so mooree satisfying !   :)

BEST  !!!   ( I finally finished nearly a kilo of Mentarang rebus on that day !!  stopped only after i felt 'guilty', guilty of having to raise back my Cholesterol level........, hehe )

However,  it's an experience ill never forget, and DEFINITELY i'll look for it later during another visit to my in-laws scheduled in +/- 3 months time, HaHa

A Unexpected Birthday Present..

Celebrated my  xx th birthday recently,  and i got shocked on the same day.

why ?     bcoz i got an unexpected birthday present..... from my 8-year-old daughter.
( in fact it's the one and only bday present i got this year, hehe )

....forgot to ask her whether she packed it herself, bcoz the packaging was VERY neat indeed !

This is what written on it  -

....and i have to say  " AMIINNNN" , especially to the 2nd statement.. InsyaAllah.




..and this was what in it..... An HOURGLASS !!!   ( about 10 seconds per flip )

.....and it made me thinking.... that time is more precious than anything else in this world..
What a gift !!


Thank you Husna !     :)

A KIV-ed adventure

'Hampa' betul last week......

On our way up to cameron highlands, we stumbled upon this.......

thus we followed the roadsigns, and arrived to this.....

wanted to do this..... ( Ada DRY package and also WET package ) !

and this.... ( gambar2 cilok drp internet )  -  

and also this.....

HOWEVER time was not on our side....

So, need to KIV the adventure first...... may need to wait until orang dr. London pulang ke Malaysia 

( +/- yg. dari JB )  pulak rasanya....  ( Nyoh, kita KIV dulu adventure ni - DONT WORRY,  if interested, got a lot of packages, kalau taknak yg challenging pun we can opt for the ringan2 ones, hehe         -   will discuss back   :)

A Source of Concern...

Well, lately the people of Kuantan is united against one thing....... to STOP LYNAS. !

Even though there is always two sides of story ( NATURALLY the Lynas side is stating that their operation is safe, and radiation is negligible..... it's like a seller who wants to sell his/her products, SURELY they are not going to tell the BAD side of it )....

As a professional myself, i would also like to hear both sides of story, together with adequate study and proof, and not just mere kedai kopi talk......

Some of them are blaming it on the politics...saying that the issue was brought up by the opposition- BULLS*** !!    that's the main problem in our country, TOO MUCH politicking, until the safety and the welfare of the Rakyat pun dah jadi 2nd in line !!  

Hmmm........ PERSONALLY, i'm AGAINST  Lynas.....

Why ??

......... Isn't it good to Prevent rather than to Treat ??

De Templer Chinese Cuisine..

This is the last of the makan-makan spree during my stay in KL..

STILL Chinese food  is among my preference, due to the un-'guilty'-ness whenever i take it for dinner..

Before i went back to kuantan, i managed to 'singgah' to De Templer chinese restaurant, just beside MRR2 near the exit to Wangsa Maju.

Managed to try 2 dishes....

1)  Cantonese style Yee Mee   ( the usual dish... kat kedai Tomyam Thai food pun ada benda nih !  )

2)  And  Prawn Dumpling  ( Dumplings are a MUST HAVE for me whenever i go to any chinese restaurant, hehe )   - the prawns are Big, costs slightly less than RM 5 for 3 pieces ...

well, i think this is a slightly cheaper option to go for chinese food, compared with Dong Yi Shan..... and the taste is almost equally delicious !

....bcoz for this 2 dishes and a big glass of 'air sirap', it only cost me LESS than RM 15.....

Cuma, the MAIN setback for me is this restaurant does not have the renowned Home-Made Chinese Mee.....

Hmmm..... sayangnya!

...was thinking of trying Butter Prawn  for my next visit.... Together with my Simvastatin or Crestor OF COURSE !!  :)

A sense of belonging...

Well, after a tedious ( YES, i mean it, TEDIOUS ! ..especially the 2nd week of my course, struggled  to survive ...to be awake ! )   2 weeks of course here in KL, managed to complete it 'dengan jayanya'.....

However, the only thing i learnt and developed was...... a sense of belonging to this institution.

Above:   Somewhere in Kulliyyah of Engineering

..And again, it is very awkward to start working back in 2 days time.. bosannya !


And, another 'sense of belonging' felt is towards the swimming pool of De Palma hotel Ampang in which ive rejuvenated after a long day, for the past 2 weeks !  susah tuuu.......... !!    :P