I *heart* Malaysia Part 2
My centennial post! Yey! Now, continuing with...
39. Processions everywhere! There's the Kuching City Day parade (damn, I really missed it), the Thaipusam kavathi(?)-carrying procession, the Lion dances etc. . Added with all the mini stalls at the side of the road with their own delicacies for sale ... Yammm...
38. The 'mountains and mountains' different traditional kuehs from different races. Will never stop chomping down on one.
37. The country with the most holidays in one year, I think. And every state also have their own individual unique holidays to celebrate the birthday of their Sultan, or Yang Di-pertua, or other ritual-related holidays like Gawai, Keamatan, Deepavali, Thaipusam etc.
36. There has to be one session during the primary school years where kids (usually Primary 1 to 3) will be squatting beside the drain, brushing their teeths after school recess with their little cups while the school dental nurse holds up that teeth prop and demo with the mega-big toothbrush. Love that moment since we get to compare the little cups, which one is the cutest or the biggest, and line 'em up every morning on a book shelf behind class. Oh, and running away and hide somewhere behind the staircase or in the Pusat Sumber during the roll call for the routine dental checkup. How ironic since my mom is also a dental nurse...LoL..
35. Getting to observe wildlife in their natural surroundings or amalgamation of human settlements with the jungle. Where else can you see wild boars and proboscis monkeys going around with their own business except in Bako National Park, or getting to see macaques, porcupines and wild jungle birds in Belum National Park?
34. Cheap computer hardwares and accessories (I'm not talking about pirated CDs arr), and the price trend that keeps on going down every week. Imagine a 1G thumbdrive the price of only RM20-30. Far cry from it's previous price of RM500 a year ago.
33. Badminton. I'm a badminton freak. I'll be glued to the TV during badminton season especially when the men doubles are playing, or rip out the back part of the newspaper that are devoted to badminton. Like China to their athletics, America to their basketballs and baseball, NZ to their rugby, we have badminton on our side. YEah... MAlaysia RULEZ...
32. Ice kacang. Air batu campur. Cendol. Mixed together with mango slices, or nata de cocos, or that buah kamci(?), laici or longans. A must to eat by the roadside or under the zinc shed during a hot afternoon. I love the one near the Batu Lintang Teachers College back in Kuching, they still use that old traditional green ice shaver.
31. A plate of piping hot nasi lemak at 12 midnight or at 8 am in the morning. Each with their own unique sambal, especially like the ones made by a Malay makcik near my flat here in Serdang. Can even tapau, bring and eat it in class to make other people jealous :D.
30. A nice hot cup of Neslo (Nescafe + Milo) to settle in especially after being drenched by the rain.
Another 29 more to go!
39. Processions everywhere! There's the Kuching City Day parade (damn, I really missed it), the Thaipusam kavathi(?)-carrying procession, the Lion dances etc. . Added with all the mini stalls at the side of the road with their own delicacies for sale ... Yammm...
38. The 'mountains and mountains' different traditional kuehs from different races. Will never stop chomping down on one.
37. The country with the most holidays in one year, I think. And every state also have their own individual unique holidays to celebrate the birthday of their Sultan, or Yang Di-pertua, or other ritual-related holidays like Gawai, Keamatan, Deepavali, Thaipusam etc.
36. There has to be one session during the primary school years where kids (usually Primary 1 to 3) will be squatting beside the drain, brushing their teeths after school recess with their little cups while the school dental nurse holds up that teeth prop and demo with the mega-big toothbrush. Love that moment since we get to compare the little cups, which one is the cutest or the biggest, and line 'em up every morning on a book shelf behind class. Oh, and running away and hide somewhere behind the staircase or in the Pusat Sumber during the roll call for the routine dental checkup. How ironic since my mom is also a dental nurse...LoL..
35. Getting to observe wildlife in their natural surroundings or amalgamation of human settlements with the jungle. Where else can you see wild boars and proboscis monkeys going around with their own business except in Bako National Park, or getting to see macaques, porcupines and wild jungle birds in Belum National Park?
34. Cheap computer hardwares and accessories (I'm not talking about pirated CDs arr), and the price trend that keeps on going down every week. Imagine a 1G thumbdrive the price of only RM20-30. Far cry from it's previous price of RM500 a year ago.
33. Badminton. I'm a badminton freak. I'll be glued to the TV during badminton season especially when the men doubles are playing, or rip out the back part of the newspaper that are devoted to badminton. Like China to their athletics, America to their basketballs and baseball, NZ to their rugby, we have badminton on our side. YEah... MAlaysia RULEZ...
32. Ice kacang. Air batu campur. Cendol. Mixed together with mango slices, or nata de cocos, or that buah kamci(?), laici or longans. A must to eat by the roadside or under the zinc shed during a hot afternoon. I love the one near the Batu Lintang Teachers College back in Kuching, they still use that old traditional green ice shaver.
31. A plate of piping hot nasi lemak at 12 midnight or at 8 am in the morning. Each with their own unique sambal, especially like the ones made by a Malay makcik near my flat here in Serdang. Can even tapau, bring and eat it in class to make other people jealous :D.
30. A nice hot cup of Neslo (Nescafe + Milo) to settle in especially after being drenched by the rain.
Another 29 more to go!
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