yes, i'm late in my posting AGAIN~!
sorry lah~ kinda lazy to login these days....
urm... busy hunting lah~!

this post should've been up on 24th July

my 1 day trip to JB, Malaysia

woke up "7 early 8 early" 七早八早 so as not to be late; reason being we have to reach the church by 6.30am! OMG~ that's even earlier than going to work! LOL



it was dark, cloudy and raining when we left the church and begin our journey.
drizzling by the time we reach JB, Yong Peng for "tim sum" breakfast.



super BIG bao, soft on the outside and juicy on the inside :)



p.s. IRIS, your daddy's BIG bao oso veri TASTY too~!



what can i say.. FRESH ingredients are the ESSENCE of good and tasty FOOD~! it was a hearty and yummy breakfast!



we cannot find this brand of chilli sauce during our super short "shopping" trip in M'sia! we were looking high & low for it in the supermarket but we just couldn't find any then~! arrggghhh~
if you're a chilli lover and if you see this, please REMEMBER to buy this back! it's really nice and i think it's better than some of the popular brands here! ~ slurpz ~

headed for one of the most unique washrooms in JB....
you can only find this in "AW Pottery".... see it yourself :)



YUP~! this would be the entrance of the washroom.
the walls are covered with colored pottery items... bright, colorful and shiny! this is one place we won't get to see here in Singapore.



and this shot... is one of the walls outside the washroom... seriously, who would have thought right?! simply makes a good background shot!



took these 2 pictures as they were the works of the late owner, Aw Eng Kwang.



we had a mini tour of the pottery....
be careful esp with this electric "HOT" baby that'll be used to "dry" the artwork! this can go as hot as 1000 degrees! whoa...~!



~ hard at work ~



and we woke a very sleepy cat from her nap, resting in a finished pot...



went "exploring" around Aw Pottery hence took a couple more shots...



pond near the pretty washroom (above) and more artwork (below)!



our tour guide was kinda worried of the weather cos it was still drizzling lah and for the basic reasons of not wanting to spoil our plans for our long awaited DURIAN LUNCH~! YESSSS! sweet DURIANs~!



luckily for us.... by the time we reach the Durian farm it has stopped raining and the sun was shining BRIGHTLY ~!!! off we go, walked for approx 5mins before we reach the makan area~!



back to the basics --- NATURE, what you're seeing here is the yellow flower of the dragon fruit (left) and the end product from mother nature; dragon fruit which is red on the outside and white on the inside... hmm... why is the flower YELLOW ah?!!!



we were too BUSY enjoying our DURIAN feast that none of us took any photos of the process! faint~ too bad lah.. but i'm assuming that you're just so RELIVED that we didnt course m sure you'll be DROOLING so much by now...! LOL

p.s. TABAO of durian is allowed, they help you to open up and pack for you in plastic air tight containers. cost of durian --- RM 5 for each kilo! so freaking CHEAP compared to our Singapore vendors!!!!

next on the agenda... SHOPPING ~

- YOYO local products store (http://www.yoyonative.com/index.php)
this place in Yong Peng, JB sells quite a number of native Malaysian products which i really like... for e.g. Green Tea coffee! very yummy.... anyone interested tell me ah... i think i wanna BULK order if they can deliver ~!

- Chocolate shopping
didn't buy anything from this place cause i still prefer Royce leh!

- Shopping Centre (Batu Pahat Mall, new joint!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batu_Pahat_Mall
majority of the eatery shops are open however none of the retailers interest me!
quite disappointing with the selection and i didnt buy anything there since it's said to be one of the biggest in JB besides City Square!

my 1st time visiting the Goat Farm, err.. really not my cup of "SMELL" but they sure were cute ~!



these goats live on the second storey so technically speaking, they're very CLEAN cos all the waste/ poo goes to the 1st floor!



you can buy FRESH goat milk (of cos after the whole process lah~!) that's alot cheaper as compared to getting it from the shopping centres/ super markets... which they will pack it for you nicely in a ICE-BOX to bring it back home~! how thoughtful!

our last stop... Seafood dinner!



we went to a very rural part of Malaysia, Asli, which i believe the Malaysian govt is doing their best in educating these people and bringing them up to speed. more needs to be done though to better their living standards.

shot of a native settlement of the Orang Asli...



the eating joint is built on "kelong", hence be careful while walking on the wooden planks...



some shots of the place...



fresh seafood...



live crabs...!



our order....



fresh prawns, fish, crabs, shell fish~! aiyo.. and not forgetting their belacan chilli~ gosh... simply sedap!!!!!

SLURPZ ~ m missing their seafood already!!!!