rest house

This rest house located at Bukit Bius.

happiness

"Happiness only real when shared.." Christopher McCandles

after rain

petai

Photo : Ubi Lepih

Parkia speciosa (petai) is a plant of the genus Parkia in the family Fabaceae. It bears long, flat edible beans with bright green seeds the size and shape of plump almonds which have a rather peculiar smell, characterised by some as being similar to natural gas. (more in wiki)

biji getah

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"Rubber tree seeds"

Foto oleh : Ismail Othman

Biji getah ialah biji yang dihasilkan dari pokok getah yang matang. Biji getah ini berbentuk bulat dan lonjong. Warnanya bergantung kepada baka pokok getah itu. Adan yang ebrwarna coklat, hitam, merah-kemerahan, berjalur hitam dan putih.

Biji getah menjadi satu permainan kanak-kanak semasa dahulu seperti bermain laga buah getah.

Ia juga boleh digunakan dalam masakan, iaitu sebagai Asam Rong.

sunday market

a lady selling kampung vegetables and fruits.

Photo by: Ismail Othman

sad Apple

Steve Jobs
1955-2011

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being... (Apple)

countryside

Jika kamu inginkan suasana sebegini kamu perlu menempuh lima buah kampung orang asli. Perjalanannya pula akan memakan masa selama dua jam (45km dari Lipis) dan melalui jalan tanah merah. Jika hari hujan ia akan memakan masa yang lebih lama, lima hingga enam jam! Apa macam. Ada berani? Kalau tak berani mandi je air Sg.Jelai yang semakin keruh atau air paip kat rumah...

Foto dan cerita : Hamdan Zakaria yang bertugas untuk menghantar soalan peperikasaan UPSR ke SK Senderut.

old but new

Annexe Building located next to Lipis Centerpoint.

Photo by: Mark Apaqberg

a cup of coffee

"I make serious coffee – so strong it wakes up the neighbors !!!!!!!!" :)

Photo by: Ismail Othman

eid mubarak

Salam Aidilfitri from Kuala Lipis Daily Photo.

May this holy occasions of sharing and togetherness fill your heart and home with joy and happiness.

Photo by: Mark Apaqberg

railtrack

Tg. Lipis

Railtrack - where do you go?
I'm gonna follow you coz I wanna know

Over the hills and down the dales
Over all obstacles on your mighty rails

(Anon.)

a bridge too far

a view from Lipis New Town.

break your fast on dates

Muslims generally break their fast by eating dates.

Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is reported to have said: "if anyone of you is fasting, let him break his fast with dates. In case he does not have them, then with water. Verily water is a purifier."

ramadhan 2011

Today is the 1st ramadhan for this year. Ramadan 2011 is the Islamic month of fasting, in which Muslims around the world observe Puasa (Fasting) from dawn to sunset, which means that every day during this month, Muslims spend the daylight hours in a complete fast, refraining from eating, drinking, that is in excess or ill-natured. Because of that, Ramadhan 2011 is also referred to as Fasting Month 2011, or Puasa 2011.

I would like to wish all muslim friends a happy ramadhan. May the guidance and blessings of Allah be with you and your family.

keladi kemahang

"Nama Kemahang diberi bersempena sejenis tumbuhan yang dikenali sebagai kemahang. Sehingga kini masih terdapat pelbagai spesis keladi di Kemahang. Keladi jenis kemahang juga terdapat di kampung berhampiran spt Budu,Tg Besar,Chat dan Peruang. Keladi kemahang boleh dibeli di pekan sari Benta pada setiap ahad. Keunikan keladi jenis kemahang di Kemahang ialah tidak berasa gatal apabila dimakan. Sekiranya dimakan dan terasa gatal maka sahlah bukan keladi yg dipetik dari Kg Kemahang." - sumber dari Sinar Harian 27 Julai 2011.

day and night

location: Kampung Tempoyang

photo by : Mark Apaqberg

yellow

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah, they were all yellow.
I came along,
I wrote a song for you,
And all the things you do,
And it was called "Yellow".
So then I took my turn,
Oh what a thing to have done,
And it was all "Yellow."... coldplay

salak

Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae). It is a very short-stemmed palm, with leaves up to 6 metres (20 ft) long; each leaf has a 2-metre long petiole with spines up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long, and numerous leaflets. The fruit grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as snake fruit due to the reddish-brown scaly skin. (read more)

wild flowers

these wild flowers grow on the railway track

coconut rice

Coconut rice or nasi lemak is a dish prepared by cooking white rice (plain rice) in coconut milk or coconut flakes. As both the coconut and the rice -plant are indigenous in places all-around the world, coconut rice too is found in many cultures throughout the world such as Columbia, Venezuela, Panama, India, Thailand and Indonesia.

This dish is considered the national dish and a national heritage

In Malaysia usually coconut rice are eaten with fried eggs or sambal (spicy sauce) with anchovies in it. (read more).

If anyone of you want to cook nasi lemak here is the recipe.

new town

Kuala Lipis New Town located accross the Jelai River.

Pasar Basah dan Stesen Bas Lipis telah berpindah ke Bandar Baru.

morning view

Kuala Lipis railway station @ 7 a.m

malay wedding

Malay weddings are grand affairs where the couple is treated as royalty. The traditional wedding ceremony is in two parts. The first part is the akad nikah (marriage contract), which is the legal and religious part of the wedding. The second part is the bersanding (enthronement), which is a family celebration. It is usual for the two parts to be celebrated over two days. ( read more )

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