Ter"inspired" pulak nak kongsi about Ramadan after reading Boo-licious entry about Bazar Ramadan. Biasalah setiap kali tiba Ramadan mesti I yang paling sibuk2 walaupun bukan wajib puasa pun. Perhaps dah banyak sangat bergaul dengan orang Melayu and biasa dengan their religious belief, cultural and lifestyle.
Percaya atau tidak, other than Season Greetings throughout December, the fasting month of Ramadan is another month that I have been anticipating. Personally, I seldom observe the fasting month of Lent in Christian Calender since it felt akward doing it alone. So it's fun to be able to practice the fasting rituals with friends though I had to celebrate Easter and Good Friday first before I start fasting hehehe.
Another reason I love Ramadan is because of Bazar Ramadan in Klang Valley are awesome. You can find food or delicacies from all over Malaysia (and some part of the world) to satisfy your taste buds. Nevertheless, after many many years merantau from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu then Kuala Lumpur and sometimes in Penang and in 2006 involved in a big project in Alor Setar (in the month of Ramadan pulak tu) I started to develop certain craving on certain local delicacies that could only be found in certain areas or specialties of certain restaurants or best made by certain "chef" to the extend that last 2 years I balik KK during the month of Ramadan. This year I am returning to Kuching and now am formulating good reason to do site visit to Alor Setar (see lah).
For this entry I want to share about bukak puasa in Sabah. I was in KK somewhere in 1995-2000, so i developed certain liking for Bakso Tamu Inanam or Sup Tulang/Daging at Restoran Taufik, also in Inanam. Itu if I bukak puasa with Cikgu Suhaila ... I really love the meatball soup (we called it "bulat-bulat") which sometimes I ordered to complement the simple Nasi Goreng Ayam version which can be found at some of the makeshift stalls. Anijah and myself did stumble upon a stall selling very nice bakso at the flea market, opposite Pertama Shopping Complex. It was raining and we were both cold that sipping the hot broth was really heaven! Anyway, the one we had at Restoran Ayam Penyet at The Curve .... hampeh sekali!
Anyway, that year, upon arrival in KK Airport I told my friend Suaddi that I wanted to eat at Restoran Seri Sempelang. In KK, this is (or was) a very famous restaurant other than Seri Keningau. Sampai boleh bukak cawangan lagi. Both Suhaila and myself so love the Nasi Goreng ... yummy sekali. However, dulu kan student, so bab-bab makan nie terpaksa control. Cuma I was quite disappointed that year, they no longer offer buffet spread like dulu-dulu. Terbayang-bayang di mata all the seafood selections - crab, prawn, fish ... KK kan. Tak lupa, mesti beli juga cakoi, murtabak telur and pecal at the Tamu Sembulan, which was just behind the restaurant.
Suhaila, ingat tak masa kita matriks ... bersemangat sekali ko nak pergi Sembulan. Ni semata-mata nak tengok Mr. Baby Face. Apa dah jadi dengan dia rasanya. Teringat masa aku ikut kau balik Tawau masa 1st atau 2nd year, eee ... aku jadi tukang buat kek lapis Sarawak. Lawak sekali tgk u ol tak sabar masa aku kukus "my masterpiece" kat rumah Aunty Pong hehehe. I so miss Nyanya punya buras and lauk pauk berkonsepkan Jagis (Jawa Bugis Fusion) hehehe
Anyway .. dah lama sangat tak balik KK sampai I dah tak ingat nama-nama makanan. Tgk lah next year kalau I tak jadi kawin pada bulan Disember .... opppsss ... Suhaila, jom jumpa Suna and bukak puasa di KK?
Percaya atau tidak, other than Season Greetings throughout December, the fasting month of Ramadan is another month that I have been anticipating. Personally, I seldom observe the fasting month of Lent in Christian Calender since it felt akward doing it alone. So it's fun to be able to practice the fasting rituals with friends though I had to celebrate Easter and Good Friday first before I start fasting hehehe.
Another reason I love Ramadan is because of Bazar Ramadan in Klang Valley are awesome. You can find food or delicacies from all over Malaysia (and some part of the world) to satisfy your taste buds. Nevertheless, after many many years merantau from Kuching to Kota Kinabalu then Kuala Lumpur and sometimes in Penang and in 2006 involved in a big project in Alor Setar (in the month of Ramadan pulak tu) I started to develop certain craving on certain local delicacies that could only be found in certain areas or specialties of certain restaurants or best made by certain "chef" to the extend that last 2 years I balik KK during the month of Ramadan. This year I am returning to Kuching and now am formulating good reason to do site visit to Alor Setar (see lah).
For this entry I want to share about bukak puasa in Sabah. I was in KK somewhere in 1995-2000, so i developed certain liking for Bakso Tamu Inanam or Sup Tulang/Daging at Restoran Taufik, also in Inanam. Itu if I bukak puasa with Cikgu Suhaila ... I really love the meatball soup (we called it "bulat-bulat") which sometimes I ordered to complement the simple Nasi Goreng Ayam version which can be found at some of the makeshift stalls. Anijah and myself did stumble upon a stall selling very nice bakso at the flea market, opposite Pertama Shopping Complex. It was raining and we were both cold that sipping the hot broth was really heaven! Anyway, the one we had at Restoran Ayam Penyet at The Curve .... hampeh sekali!
Anyway, that year, upon arrival in KK Airport I told my friend Suaddi that I wanted to eat at Restoran Seri Sempelang. In KK, this is (or was) a very famous restaurant other than Seri Keningau. Sampai boleh bukak cawangan lagi. Both Suhaila and myself so love the Nasi Goreng ... yummy sekali. However, dulu kan student, so bab-bab makan nie terpaksa control. Cuma I was quite disappointed that year, they no longer offer buffet spread like dulu-dulu. Terbayang-bayang di mata all the seafood selections - crab, prawn, fish ... KK kan. Tak lupa, mesti beli juga cakoi, murtabak telur and pecal at the Tamu Sembulan, which was just behind the restaurant.
Suhaila, ingat tak masa kita matriks ... bersemangat sekali ko nak pergi Sembulan. Ni semata-mata nak tengok Mr. Baby Face. Apa dah jadi dengan dia rasanya. Teringat masa aku ikut kau balik Tawau masa 1st atau 2nd year, eee ... aku jadi tukang buat kek lapis Sarawak. Lawak sekali tgk u ol tak sabar masa aku kukus "my masterpiece" kat rumah Aunty Pong hehehe. I so miss Nyanya punya buras and lauk pauk berkonsepkan Jagis (Jawa Bugis Fusion) hehehe
Anyway .. dah lama sangat tak balik KK sampai I dah tak ingat nama-nama makanan. Tgk lah next year kalau I tak jadi kawin pada bulan Disember .... opppsss ... Suhaila, jom jumpa Suna and bukak puasa di KK?
8 comments:
Cik Rambo nak kawen sebelum krismas nie ker? hehehe... eh ko niehhh.. buat aku teringat2 sup sri sempelang la plak.... aku tak pernah miss melantak sup tu klu aku ker KK. :-))
Wow! Pertama Shopping Complex. Ingat lagi ko Jaime?. Time baca tu, aku cuba bygkan kat mana Tamu Inanam, etc. Ingat juga lah SELEPAS baca entri kali ni. Those were the times kan...Ko jd ke pengapit Nijah nnt?. Kalau ko jd turun KK, aku sanggup ambil cuti Jumaat 23 Okt tu. Kita tinggal lagi kat hotel Winner, yg kalau org sblh kentut pun boleh dgr. Haha. Bukannya apa, saja nak reunion & recall those sweet memories.
Selamat menyambut bulan Ramadhan, J. Kalau u puasa, nikmat makan minum sesudah waktu berbuka akan bertambah seribu kali. Nikmatnya, bukan kalorinya, he he. Tak percaya belilah kuih yang u paling suka, letak atas meja dan pandang saja selama satu hari. Jangan makan. Rasa sedapnya akan buat u crazy. Rasa waktu dimakan tidaklah sesedap rasa yang disimpan dlm hati dan kepala. Kebenaran ini meliputi banyak perkara dlm hidup seperti bercuti, berpesta, berkawan, dan ( kata separuh org) termasuk bercinta, berkahwin dan lain-lain. What u feel in your imagination and wild dream is more fantastic than the reality. Setuju tak?
Semin: As always .. plan kawin in December hehehe. Nasib ko tak makan sup Restoran Taufik. Sure tinggal punya PHD ko tu hehehe.
Sri Sempelang complementary sup dgn nasi goreng dia pun marvelous kan? Pedas lada sulah ... yummy. Kat KL nie kalau nak makan sup yang sedap gila kena tunggu lah si samsir ajak datang rumah kakak dia. Mak dia masak sup sedap sekali ... Aku sampai duduk terus kat dapur hehehe
Sue, aku bila terbaca komen mu nie terus ketawa ndak berhenti bah. Sampai masa buka puasa semalam Niejah heran tgk aku hehehe
Memang aku takkan lupa kenangan di hotel Winner tu. Kalau nak buat review tentang best hotel untuk buat maksiat ... nie memang kira rating paling rendah lah. Memang ko pilih yang betul2 "low-budget" lah time tu. Terkejut bah boleh dgr org sebelah batuk-batuk ayam hehehe
Yup, memang aku pegi KK kawin Niejah nanti tapi rasanya tak jadi pengapit kot ... Nanti confuse pulak orang siapa pengantinnya auwww ...Semalam aku bukak puasa dengan dia, lama bah aku ndak jumpa niejah sejak dia sudah "berdua" nie. Ye laa, terpaksa bagi peluang dia memahami hati,budi dan ambik hati bakal mak mertua walaupun setakat menggoreng "frozen karipap" hehehe
Norzah, same to you. Memang betul kata u. That is nikmat yang sebenar. Paling I suka the first sip of cold H20 masa start berbuka. Even air kosong pun terasa nikmat bila dah membasahi tekak.
Dulu susah jugak nak control nafsu makan masa bulan puasa.Tat's why bukan turun berat badan, malah naik berat badan adalah sebab asyik melantak time berbuka sampai ke sahur.
I nak balik Kuching next week sebab nak enjoy Ramadan di Kuching pulak. Terubuk bakar, umai and bubur pedas .... ooo nyaman sekali! I told my mum oredi I am not going to cook and hari2 akan ke pasar satok. Nanti I masuk dalam blog.
Hmm...bukannya sengaja booking htl tu, tp semua htl full house. Rasanya sbb cuti kaamatan time tu. Nijah Kahwin 24 Okt kan?. Aku try tgk tiket dulu ye.
Mana 1 bah juga tunang si Nijah ni?. Ada ke dlm FB muka dia?Asl mana ya?.
Akak terkesima jg mula2 bc ko nak kawin hjg thn ni. Why i am the last person to know..hehe. Jgn langkah bendul...
Yup.Kali ni tak tangguh. Sayang kami tak jadi ke Bandung sebelum wedding dia. Sebenarnya kalau semua tak busy mau jugak buat bachelorette party untuk dia. Masalahnya semua di lain2 tempat. Mcm mana mau berkumpul. Err... ndak pasti pulak kalau si iwan ada FB, nama penuh Yahya Riduan. Asal org Perak.
Saja statement bikin gempak hehehe. Dah berapa kali Disember tak jadi kawin hahaha
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