Our Kuantan Trip

Kuantan

Our Kuantan Trip back in February was great and truly memorable. Never thought I would say this but Kuantan is like 10 times better than PD. Penned this series of SMSes on the beach for the folks back home:-

Kuantan beachside is like ...

the incessant rush of the wind, whistling through my face like so much women's chatter;

the roar of the waves cutting through the figures idling across the sand;

the grains of sand clinging on to everything I possess;

Panned Nuggets

I seeing my sons tear across the sand screaming like banshees possessed, as though the struggling crabs cupped in their hands were nuggets of gold panned from the mirrored shore;

crimson flesh slowly basting in the evening sun seasoned by the parents' ignorance;

temporal sand castles waiting for their fates in the hands of the stealthy, rising tide.

Need I say more?


Kuantan 2nd Day:

Kopi tiam breakfast time at one of the nouveau coffee shops. High 15ft ceiling and B&W photos does make pretty good atmosphere.

Kopi Tiam!

Kopi-O, Thick crusted kaya toast, half boiled eggs, nasi lemak forms part of the nostalgic fare,

Dreamers amongst us think of importing concept to KL, Kuantan trance awashed in kopi-o induced stupor.

The hermit crabs are a dime a dozen on the beach here. The kids corraled all crabs within half a mile and imprisoned all in a sandwalled pool ... At least, til the next all-freeing tide.

Stuffed crabs are overrated at 7 per piece. Over Oily shredded crab meat, probably leftover meat on leftover shells.

Board walk along Teluk Cempedak was pleasant enough until one see rubbish strewn on both sides.

'nuff said.




Kuantan 3rd day - final!

Heat, glorious heat... why is it always blindingly hot on the last day of any holiday?

Luckily the shade temperature is great. Probably why these nouveau coffee are going great guns here.

All in, Kuantan has been a pleasant surprise. Good beaches, hot dry weather, good coffee and all they need is a good hotel resort, more dustbins and the civic sense to use them.