After the joyful days in the secret island, 3 of us - PLing, GKun and I headed to Kuala Terengganu, the capital of Terengganu.
There are some changes according to one of the staffs who work for the resort we stay on the island. What I caught from his view over the change of Terengganu after taken by BN is, development. It sound good right when there is a development, doesn’t it? So, I wondered, what are the changes that meant by him…
1) The "appear" of supermarkets, especially Mydin, the biggest in Malaysia (according to him). He told me that, there is no such a big supermarket in Terengganu before.
# The residents here can get more jobs compared to previous, when PAS was having Terengganu.
* Is the residents here really need such a job - promoter? As the lifestyle is relax and easy without heavy workload. Are they still can go on their life without such a job?
* Having supermarket = development?
2) Tax - the tax start to be charged in Terengganu.
# The government (BN) will need it to develop the state.
* What is the development that can be seen in Terengganu? I think, more mosques and more solid-facilities. Why PAS (the previous government in Terengganu) did not need to charge it’s people?
* Are the mosques unable to accommodate the Terengganu people, until the BN-government need to build more mosques? (p/s: money are pay by people not government - TAX)
3) The government is more "open" compared to previous.
# There is a disco/pub in the town (but, the staff unable to identify the place where the disco located).
* Are we so desire of this type of "open"? (Most of the residents in Terengganu are Malay, only a few of Chinese and Indians)
"A lot of residents (Muslims especially) in Terengganu unsatisfied with the act of BN. But, the government is clever, they built a lot of mosques in Terengganu to "calm them down"…" Said by the guy who chatted a lot with me, from his own view over his life to the political and social issues in Terengganu.
After a long blablabla…
Firstly I’ve to claim that, I’ve no purpose to critic /hurt any party/individuals.
Secondly, it is just my purpose to give an intro regarding to the place that I visited with my friends, Kuala Terengganu. So, PLEASE DO NOT highlight/mark me as anti-BN, or too extreme over the political issues, I am just a normal person who concern about Malaysia. But, I am okay if you mark me as busy body, as I chatted a lot with other (the staff I met in the resort I stayed) , even, I just know him in the first time… 
Central Market (Pasar Payang)
It is the biggest market in Terengganu that well known by the residents here. They sell a lot of food here, especially Malays’ food. Besides, the most popular goods to be sold here is - Keropok Lekor and asam. What made me shocked was, most of the stall-owners here are ladies. Just like the pictures shown below, the middle ages lady who is preparing Roti Canai for her customers.
Left: The newspaper that is only sold in Terengganu and Kelantan - Sinar Harian.
Right : "hey, badak ni, menyibuk betullah, buat kacau
saja… Ambil gambar semasa orang tengah buat kerja… Bagilah makcik
pose sikit barulah ambil gambar…"(created dialogue)
China Town
No doubt, what come to my mind when the name Chinatown being said is - Chinese. In Chinatown, there are having a lot of nice food, as Chinese are unable to be disconnected with food!
The 2 pictures above showing the food we had ordered in Chinatown. For your knowledge, we did went to BakKutTeh stall before we went to other stall that selling the nice chicken wings and special fruit juices. From the lower left picture, it proves how nice the chicken wings there… (Sorry PL, to publish your eating-style in my blog, but just like the golden-quote in Transformer : "there is no gain without sacrifice")
P/S: I didn’t mean to sacrifice you here, please don’t misunderstand, PL.
State Museum - The largest museum in Malaysia and ASEAN
The building of museum is not that big as remarked by the staff of the museum. It is just of the size of the land own by the museum that makes it - big. Most of the items that being displayed here are related to Islam, kingdom of Terengganu, and the Terengganu’s histories.
Pulau Duyung
This island is popular with it’s making of boats. There are many boats being built here and some of them was sold to the Europe countries. A Malay uncle here that we took picture with was so nice and generous to share his knowledge toward boat-making as he is one of the boat-manufacturing workshop owners in this island.
Tunku Abidin Mosque (Sorry, if this name is incorrect)
It is a floating mosque, where Terengganu people proud with. The art of building (seni bina) make me admire with for a long period.
Chong Lee
7.10pm, 11st July 2007
(Most of the pictures in this blog are contributed by the professional photographers, who are Guan Kun and Phei Ling. Thank you GK & PL)
