It’s
Christmas! Woke up bright and earlier and headed to the hotel’s café for
breakfast.
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| the usual usual |
We then
headed to:
Chinatown Waterfront
Coordinates: 5.331250, 103.132292
It was our first time here since the completion of the Kampung Cina
land reclamation project. The Pulau Warisan was a sight to behold!
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| the vanity twins |
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| posing some more |
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| more poses |
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| our ride in the background |
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| even more posing |
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| Felda's gleaming new hotel in the background |
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| the archway leading to the reclaimed land |
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| posing with the archway |
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| pair of glamour pusses |
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| last few poses before we leave |
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| ok, that's it |
As a
local boy, Kampung Cina has both changed (one way traffic going the opposite
direction!) and not changed as well. I know it sounds strange because while things
may have changed on the outside, despite all this progress I'm glad my ancestral
home has not lost its ‘soul’.
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| at Kampung Cina |
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| the refurbished archway |
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| this temple fell victim to fire some time back |
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| good to know its good as new now |
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| I think my father was born here |
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| hallowed grounds |
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| Jalan Kampung Cina |
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| more delicacies |
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| sweet toothed pair |
We then
paid a visit to our former family home:
(which used to bear the address)
No. 18
Kampung Padang
20300 Kuala Terengganu
Coordinates: 5.329466, 103.136279
which has since been levelled and turned
into a parking lot by Hotel K.T. Mutiara. It was a sombre and nostalgic experience.
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| what's left of our old house (back gate) |
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| remnants of the old fence |
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| (sigh) |
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| (sigh) |
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| (sigh) |
Lunch
was at our favourite chicken rice shop:
Restoran Chuan Kee
Jalan Kota Lama
20300 Kuala Terengganu
Coordinates: 5.329306, 103.134583
Nothing has changed at all, and the proprietor (and
family) still remembers us.
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| this shop was covered in a earlier post |
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| the proprietor (in white cap) remembers us |
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| hard at work |
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| remembered to take photos AFTER all the food was all gone! |
Later
in the afternoon, Brendan continued his fun and frolic at the pool!
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| mer-boy |
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| he goes on... |
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| ... and on... |
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| ... and on! |
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| view of the hotel |
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| main lobby on the left |
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