Return to the Life of Brian ; In Malaysia, July, 2000
Hi all,
Big news, I'm leaving for Malaysia in one week!!!!!
My friend Dan Smith invited me to attend his wedding in Vietnam on June 21st,
and I've managed to build an almost two month visit back to Malaysia around it!
It's taken twenty-five years but I feel
like I'm finally going home!
DETAILS
*Leaving Denver on June 11th arriving in KL on June 13th. *Leaving KL on June
17th arriving in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
*Leaving Vietnam June 26th arriving back in KL
*Finally leaving KL on July 24th arriving back in Denver on July 25th
In Malaysia I'll be staying with my old next-door-neighbor and best friend Kang
Chee Sim, or simply Chees as we used to called him. Chees is now known as
Nicholas (picked up at college in Australia)
and is the owner of his own architectural firm!
Because I'll have a lot of time, I was planning on taking pictures of many of
the places I had seen or visited as a child, including several of our old homes.
I anybody wants a picture of your old house, just
send me the old address and some rough directions and I'll try my best to get
you a current picture.
Speaking of directions, I recently purchased a city map of KL and the
surrounding suburbs. Seems that Jalan Maxwell no longer exists? Can anybody give me some simple directions on how to get back to the old school?
It's very distressing to me that I don't remember exactly how to get there.
I do remember walking out the back of the school,
past the soccer field, and ending up at a bus station across the street from the
Royal Selangor Club, maybe I could backtrack from there?
(Ross, Kevin, Wendy, Scott any help here?)
Of course I'll take pictures of the old (whatever's left of it) and new schools. If you can think of any other picture requests just let me know!
I also hope to be sending weekly or bi-monthly e-mail updates. If you want
to contact me, make sure to use my Hotmail address, not the CompuServe address
that you're probably all used to. I won't be able
to access CompuServe on the trip! My Hotmail address is as follows...
mr_feeley@hotmail.com
(Yeah, I know, sounds like my Dad's, but that's what everyone calls me at
school!)
Also, if any of you would like a post card from KL, again just send me your
current address and I'd be glad to send you back a little reminder of your past!
People here keep asking me about my vacation and I keep telling them that I
actually consider it more of a pilgrimage rather than a vacation. (They
don't get it!) I am hoping to find or at least touch whatever part of me
that I (we all) lost or left there. Wish me luck, and drop me a line of support
or suggestions if you can.
Warmest Regards,
Brian (on the road to find out) Feeley
My Dear Brian:
You have more balls than me--couldn't face it myself. Brain overload that
I couldn't possibly handle.
I believe it was "The Dog" and not RSGC that you would end at.
However "The Dog" burned down in 1975 or something.
Photos? How about:
8 Jalan Tebu
Ukay Heights
Reminds me though, can Raymond set us up in Bali for the next reunion?
Scott ("Been there, done that--ain't going back")
Hey Scott,
Oops, sorry I mis-wrote. The place I was talking about is simply called
the Selangor Club which is on the West side of town, (even before you would
cross the river(s), not to be confused with the Royal Selangor Golf Club
which is on the other side of town. There was a huge field where they used
to play cricket, and I'd catch the bus in front of one of those architectural
wonders built in the colonial days.
As for my balls, trust me this trip scares the crap out of me! I just hope
I don't return more fuc#$% up than I already am! But not to worry, I'll
write you all about it in an effort to drag you all down with me!!!!!
<grin>
Brian (never a CLIGA) Feeley
p.s. I'll do my best to find your old house!
p.s.2 Same for you Eileen
p.s.3 I'm also ready to for our 2002 world cup / ISKL reunion, where to??
Brian,
Selamat Jalan! Wow, what a trip. Have a great time.
Yes, I would love a picture of our old house - it was one of the nicest we ever
lived in. it was 1 Jalan Merchu, in Kenny Hills. I'll ask my sisters
and brother if they have directions or any details. It was at the top of a
hill and we had a 180 degree view of the city, looking out over Batu Caves
and the whole city. I remember watching it burn during the anti-Chinese
riots of 1969 and under water during the flood of 1971. what memories!
Have fun,
Valerie S. Koenig
Business Plans Hawaii
vkoenig@hawaii.rr.com
Tel: (808) 735-5597
Fax: (808) 737-7249
Honolulu
P.S. Thank you Raymond; Hock Choon RULES!
P.S.S. Now, what about the Cathay Cinema, and Weld's? Is Batu Road,
as we
know it, gone? Curry puffs..
Cat Stevens - the song, the subject line... got it. ;)
Jalan Caruthers - my old home. In Bukit Kenney as well. Off of Jalan
Suliman, I think, where there was an RRI (Rubber Reseach Institute - a name that
gave us boys no end of pleasure) station.
Please pass along my regards to our old teachers if you get to the new ISKL
campus - Jalan Ayer, (ed note; now spelled Air), Kerja Lama, in Ampang Jaya (just beneath UK Heights).
Congrats on the journey! And yes, when and where is the mighty 2002????
Kevin
Oh! Brian, you've got my heart's desire. A visit to
Kuala Lumpur and Saigon?
Tell us about the monkey bridges when you get there. I was just talking about
our old house at #17 Jalan Bukit Kenney (another Kenney /Tunku Hiller) with my
father the other night. He was talking about
the durian negotiations he held with our ahmah, and our driver, splitting the
fruit in exchange for the fetching down the steep slope behind our house. The
longspan hillside construction was to blame for my never being able to
reciprocate in holding the dance parties..the needle would skip when anyone
would bound across our floor.. Aqualung on the rebound? Deep Purple? It's the
one with the granite verandahs on two levels facing downhill, and an open
carport. Nina used to soap my father's Volvo... She lived down the street.
Swallows lived under the driveway, and would fly through the house in the
morning,
skimming our heads as we ate. In the verandah doorways, ramped open all
the way, and out the dining windows. Over and over. They knew their way
around. But I didn't. And still don't.
Screwed my face over a map of K.L. killing time one afternoon in a small town
big chain bookstore
featureless You'll find your way hand over hand linking images in the map of
your mind
Ellen
Hello Brian!
WOW! Kinda exciting, but kinda scary, too. Is your wife going, too? Bet
you REALLY like the schedule of a teacher!!! (so how was your first
school year, teaching full time?)
Would love a photo of our 'ole place in K.L: 158 Taman Perwira Dua,
Ampang Jaya. We lived so close to ISKL, we often walked to school. I
remember a few times getting kinda scared, though, because they're be a bunch of
cattle blocking our way towards the main road... gee, such great memories!
(took a while to remember it, find it, etc. and yet I could remember our house
address in Bangkok!)
AND THANKS!
Let us hear all about it! Have a great trip! :-)
(let me know if you're ever in Sacramento again...)
Martha
Here's an interesting tidbit I've just discovered...
A Drinking Club with a Running Problem
The Hash' began in 1938 in Kuala Lumpur, north of Singapore
in what is now Malaysia. Several residents of the Royal Selangor Club, a
watering hole affectionately known as the Spotted Dog, decided, in the spirit of
mockery and mismanagement, to start a runner's club. It's believed that a
group of
colonials from Britain and Australia..launched the enterprise as a way of
prolonging their drinking and carousing capabilities. They patterned their
runs after the 18th century English children's game of Hare and Hounds (ahead of
the others, the "hare" sets a trail using bits of paper, then the
"hounds" give chase, following the paper), and christened their club
the Hash House Harriers - Hash House in honor of the lackluster food at the
Selangor Club Chambers, Harriers for the hounds...Once, in Kuala Lumpur, hares
got an entire pack of fourty runners lost. The runners had to spend the
night in the jungle...
From "Running the Lion City Hash", by Linda Watanabe McFerrin - San
Francisco
Examiner Magazine 5/14/00
Ellen :)
(I always liked their Welsh Rarebit tho..)
Brian,
Have a wonderful time in Malaysia! You are so lucky, to finally go back.
I'm sure you will find that it has changed a lot. I would love to go back
someday, yet, I know that the picture I have in my head of Malaysia will be
changed. Still, I hope you have a great time, and take care of yourself!
Don't worry about all those pictures you have to take of houses, etc.!!
I'm not going to ask you to take one of ours. I hope you will write us a lot and tell us about your experiences on the way.
Take care of yourself.
I believe that to be a true story. I worked with a
lady who was a member of the running club here in Atlanta. She was
planning on going to Malaysia to celebrate some anniversarry of the drinking
club.
Carl
Hi again all,
Sitting here in an internet cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, better known as Siegon.
Just arrived yesterday morning and it's been a mind boggling adventure since!
I've never seen such a busy, rushing and nosiy city! Cyclos, motorbikes
and trucks all rushing around honking their horns and amazingly somehow avoiding
the thousands of near-miss accidents that happen every minute!
My 4 days in Malaysia were great! Got to see Old Town, New Town and my old
neighborhood (between the two) in PJ. Yes, everything has changed, so many new
buildings, new roads, and seemingly less trees or undeveloped areas. My friend
Chees has been a great and in-valuable tour guide, it's great having someone
from the old neighbor hood who knows where everything was, and what has
transpired in the last 25 years!
I spent an entire day in KL starting with a trip to the central market and China
Town. I then went over to the Selangor Club and the Sultan Abdul Samad
Bldg to attempt my backtrack up to the old school. I went past the Bank
Negara building and headed west. Everything seemed right,I even found a
soccer field which I crossed and entered the steamy hillside jungle behind it.
(Oh yeah, it was on private property!) I went up the hillside into a
goverment complex, but came back down after a few
questioning stares from the workers there!
Anyway, long story short, I proceeded to hike around (in the mid-day sun) for
another four hours and never managed to find the school! Didn't I ask you
guys for some specific directions!!! <grin> No worries though, I had
a great time, and I'll get some help to find it when I return to KL in another 9
days or so.
Hope everyone is great, and drop me a line if you get a chance. It's fun
and somehow calming to read your emails on this journey!
All for now, Regards, Brian F.
Wasn't the address 464 Jalan Maxwell? Isn't there a
Yahoo map?
Ross
If we only had GPS coordinates.......
Hi Everyone,
Just a short update to let you all know that I'm still alive and kicking!
Returned to Malaysia yesterday from Saigon, not surprisingly had a 6 hour delay
in the Saigon airport! It was an extra pain because Dan Smith's Dad Al is
suffering from either Dengue Fever or Malaria. He's going to the hospital
here
in KL today for his blood tests! He should be alright, just the nightly
sky-high fevers right now.
Sitting in another internet cafe on the corner of Jalan Petaling and Jalan Cheng
Lock. Jalan Petaling is the center of KL's China town, and Jalan Cheng
Lock used to be called Jalan Foche and it is where I used to catch the bus home
to PJ so many years ago! I'll be heading back into China town shortly for
some chinese or malay lunch delight!
The wedding and the rest of my stay in Vietnam was fantastic and incredible.
I already have a copy of the wedding video, it was amazing with us
"Westerners" carrying gifts in a procession through town! I
spent the last few days at a beach resort called Mui Ne, beautiful, peaceful and
secluded. The perfect compliment to noisy, busy, hectic Saigon!
I'll be seeing Al & Ginny Smith a lot this week, (they are staying at the
Federal Hotel) then travelling around the country for the next 3 plus weeks
after. I'll probably also pop over to Jakarta to see Bill Barclay at some
point, perhaps with a stop-over in Bali. (Have to scope it out for the
next reunion eh lahs?)
Hope you are all enjoying your summers as much as I am! (Oh, and sorry for
rubbing it in!) <grin>
Chow tom biet, (Vietnamese for goodbye) (I think?)
Brian F.
Brian! Be sure, if you can, to visit the new ISKL,
too. Also - as long as you are eating --- go to Devi's, for a wildly
hot Indian curry lunch. And, please tell us how good the char kwei teow
is, as well as the satay, and the nasi goreng, po piah, nasi lemak, bok pow,
otak otak,... Do have a cup of iced coffee for me!!! A glass of chin
chao would be good, too. :)
Have a great time!
:)
Kevin
It's good to hear from you.
I think that you were accidently shoved into my dream vacation instead of me.
Oh well, since you are the lucky one, would you please do a few things in my name: eat satay,
durian, rombotans, chindol, and soy bean pudding; drink soy bean milk, and that
strong Malaysian coffee that will keep an elephant awake; and see the sites that
we all have in our memories along with the new ones that we would like to see
someday. It sounds like you are having a great time. I love to hear
your reports, so send them often.
Carl
(I'll take an iced kachang and some mangoes.
Great updates....well everyone
is trotting out their first choice foods I'll trot out my last choice; Gula
Malacca.... I occasionally break out into cold sweats in the middle of the night
(to this day) thinking of that revolting dish. Jellied rice with a sauce so
sweet that your teeth fall immediately out of your mouth into a pile of ivory at
your feet....am I going to fast for anyone?
Save my seat...
Jamie
Clearly, Jamie, you have not
tried gula Malaaca topped off with chocolate ice cream - a brilliant approach to
savoring sago and palm sugar!!!
:)
kevin
On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Bill
Barclay wrote:
That is the first smart thing I have ever heard coming from Kevin Gaw's mouth.
Yes indeed, the Devi restaurant is certainly one of the top ten restaurants in
the world for greeeeeeeeeeeeeat southern indian food. Brian, you've got to do
it!!! I hope they still serve on banana leaf.
Bill "Gawenus" Barclay
ahhhhhhhhh! you're just jealous!
;) kevin
Actually,
Gula Malaka is just brown sugar, and the best use is on Ice Chendol. Remember
the guy on the bicycle that used to ride around the neighborhood yelling "Chendol".
He would put green noodles in a bowl, shave ice over it and add the gula malaka
syrup on top. Yummie!!!
Now for all of you suckers back home, you will be envious to know that since I
now live in Jakarta I can have Ice Chendol any time I want. In Indonesia, Gula
Malaka is called Gula Mera.
Bill (Gawenus) Barclay
I do really enjoy hearing about all of the wonderful
things in Malaysia and Viet Nam but since I have been to neither and can't share
the same stories, I thought I would pass this on to you all. Nice to meet
you all, and hello from Michigan!!
Jill Smith
Close your eyes.....And go back....
Before the Internet or the MAC,
Before semi automatics and crack
Before chronic and indo
Before SEGA or Super Nintendo
Way back........
I'm talkin' bout hide and go seek at dusk.
Sittin' on the porch, Hot bread and butter.
The Good Humor man,
Red light, Green light.
Chocolate milk,
Lunch tickets,
Penny candy in a brown paper bag.
Playin' Pinball in the corner store.
Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch
Jacks, kickball, dodgeball, y'all!
Mother May I?
Red Rover and Roly Poly
Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds,
Jolly Ranchers, Banana Splits
Wax Lips and Mustaches
Running through the sprinkler
The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips....
Wait......
Watchin' Saturday Morning cartoons, Fat Albert, Road Runner,
He-Man, The Three Stooges, and Bugs,
Or back further, listening to Superman on the radio
Catchin' lightening bugs in a jar,
Playin sling shot.
When around the corner seemed far away,
And going downtown seemed like going somewhere.
Bedtime, Climbing trees,
An ice cream cone on a warm summer night
Chocolate or vanilla or strawberry or maybe butter pecan
A lemon coke from the fountain at the corner drug store
A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers,
Cops and Robbers, Cowboys and Indians,
Sittin on the curb,
Jumpin down the steps,
Jumpin on the bed.
Pillow fights
Runnin till you were out of breath
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt
Being tired from playin'.... Remember that?
I ain't finished just yet...
Eating Kool-aid powder with sugar
Remember when...
When there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys
(Keds & PF Flyers) and the only time you wore them at school, was for
"gym."
When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up, if you
even had one.
When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
When nobody owned a purebred dog.
When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a miracle.
When milk went up one cent and everyone talked about it for weeks?
When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then.
When your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces.
When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers had their hair
done, everyday.
When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without
asking, for free, every time. And, you didn't pay for air. And, you got trading
stamps to boot!
When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box.
When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry
groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real
restaurant with your parents.
When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they failed .. and did!
When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared to the fate that
awaited a misbehaving student at home.
Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of drive by
shootings, drugs, gangs, etc. Our parents and grandparents were a much bigger
threat! and some of us are still afraid of em!!!
Didn't that feel good.. just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
There's nothing like the good old days! They were good then, and they're good
now when we think about them.
Share some of these thoughts with a friend who can relate, then share it with
someone that missed out on them.
Bill- not wanting a sweet dispute - but, I think gula
melaka is actually palm sugar. Maybe I have my cooking ingredients
wrong... In Indonesian, it would be known as gula aren, I think.
Any cooks out there?
:) kevin
BILL, CHENDOL WAS OUR FAVORITE! THAT AND THE
FRESH ROASTED NUTS ,
REMEMBER HOW THEY USED OUR OLD READERS DIGESTS, AS SERVING CONES, ONE PAGE AT
A TIME? KEVIN F.
Ah yes, roasted nuts. I remember hanging around
Jalan Foch waiting for a number 30 bus to take me back to New Town when an old
man approached me selling roasted pistashios in the paper cones. I bought one
cone for 5 cents and was about to start eating them when I noticed what was
probably
his family preparing the nuts. They were using their teeth to crack the shells
before filling the cones with unshelled pistashios. Woops! into the bin went
those nuts.
How about Pisang Goreng right out of the wok? I think I'll drop down today for
some nice hot ones.
Bill
You're such a sweet PhD! Let me apologise for
being so generic. Let's see what the encyclopedia britanica has to say:
Palm Sugar (Avenga engleri, or Borassus flabellifer) Frequently used in Indo-malaysian
cuisine, a dark brown, crumbly palm sugar -- one of many types of brown sugar
and locally known as gula malaka or
gula mera -- is made from the reduced sap of either the sugar palm or the
palmyra palm. The trunk of the tree is tapped and drained of its sap for several
months before the sap is boiled down to a syrup. The syrup is then dried into
cakes, traditionally in empty coconut shells. Occasionally, the syrup is smoked
first, giving the sugar a black color and distinctive flavor. (and makes a damn
good topping for chendol !) <<grin>>
Bill
Brian,
Would you please bring back some Gula malaka for me? For some reason, I
have this strong craving for some sugar made from palm trees.
Carl
excellent research Bill!
:) kevin
On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Bill Barclay wrote:
Bukan, Saya lalaki, lalaki tidak ada susu. Tetapi saya suka susu di-perempuan!!
maybe this was merely overlooked, but you are going to
drink a few anchors aren't you? and if you get to the high school, see if they
can still make those hot fried sweet donut things.
geordie
I know it's a little late, but I'm still contemplating
the reunion. Anyone know the details again? Since I freelance and
don't have much extra cash I can't really make definite plans, but I sure
wouldn't mind being in the country, Manhattan gets kind of ruthless in the
summer. Is it possible to go without a car?
Let's see, food, what do I remember? I remember those deep fried little
fish thingies at the Royal Selangor Golf Club (did they deep fry the guts too?),
this drink there with rosewater and seaweed gelatin or something, curry puffs
and I remember the cafeteria had these donuts I liked and Pepsi in a plastic
bag. (I still do Pepsi, it's just diet). And this ginger (not sure
if it was pickled) with sugar on the outside, and the dried salty/sweet fruit
with a pit in the middle our family called semoy, not sure what else it was
called. And tons of mangos, which are happily readily available here. And
this fruit I don't remember the name of which looked kinda like a potato and
kinda starchy and crunchy like a raw potato, but sweet and juicy. And of
course those odious yet curious durians from the tree in our backyard which
landed with a loud thud and then were promptly stolen from our Indian neighbors
next door, which did not lead to the best of relations with our amah or us!
They are actually available on Canal Street (the durians, not the ex-neighbors)
in Chinatown here, and I got my nerve up a couple of years ago to try one again
(payed $10?) and I still couldn't stand the taste!
All this conversation made me have a really wierd dream about visiting Malaysia,
the old school had been turned into a rental office and to visit it me and the
people I was with had to pretend we were looking for an apartment, and we were
looking around and saw graffiti from when we were there that had been painted
over but still showed through, and Ms. Booze was there and looked really
fashionable and hip and so were the Taniguchis...well, it gets weirder after
that, the jungle is all orange with a temple in it...
Just thought I'd throw in some memories, since Brian's excursion and e-mails had
me dreaming about visiting.
On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 KPILLAY@aol.com wrote:
Ada Susu?
Ross
ia, aku tahu!!!!
;) k
leave it to Ross to remember the required need for susu!
;) kevino
Subject: Susu
Very dumb - and don't think you're getting away with anything.
Valerie
Honolulu
Okay folks,
What's on the lunch menu for today at the kedai makanan? ummm, let's see....
Nasi Goreng Ayan/Kambing - Fried Rice with chicken or lamb
Sate ayam/kambing/daging sapi - Chicken, lamb or beef satay,
Kari Kambing - Lamb curry
Tahu Gulai - sautéed Tofu (for you tree-huggers).
Rendang daging sapi - Beef Rendang
Chumi-chumi mudah Gulai - Curried baby squid
Sayor goreng chendol - mixed fried vegetables (more tree-huggers)
Kepiting goreng di-saus chabe - Stir fried crab in chilli sauce (sorry, all sold
out)
Nasi puteh jasmine - Jasmine steamed rice
Penileh saus-saus - choice of sauces chabe saus ikan - Thai fish sauce with
chillies saus katchang - peanut sauce
Sambal asli atau sambal manis - original or sweet chillie sauce
Es Limau - Fresh lime juice
Ayer Tahu manis - cold sweet soya bean milk
Eat your hearts out guys. I can still get a good lunch over here for less than a
dollar.
Bill (Gawenus) Barclay, in Jakarta
Warren Benzer?!?! I thought you defected to Dalat?
Saya suda
lupa banyak bahasa. saya mesti belajar bahasa Indonesia.
Bill --awak dudok di mana ??
Saya na pergi de Sheraton Nusa Indah Resort Bali, tiga tahuan....banyak lama,
mesti berchekap-lah !!
Selemat
Raymond Tait
Well, seems like food seems to be a common trigger
amongst you all, so I'll give you a quick run-down on what I've tried so far!
My eating of ethnic Malay/Chinese/Indian foods has been non-stop since my
arrivial. Surprisingly I haven't suffered any ill effects. yet!
For example, on Friday night Chees and I went to meet a couple of his friends in
a "happening" area of a town called Bangsar. There is a couple
of blocks of trendy shops, mostly restaraunts, bars & clubs, and then a huge
sitting area surrounded by various food "hawker" stalls. Bangsar,
located between the Brickfields area of KL and Petaling Jaya, is frequented by
ex-pat's and mat salleh's. (fair skin folk) At the end of one of the
streets they (sonsored by Pepsi) had set up a huge viewing screen that was
showing the Portugal vs. France Euro 2000 match. We sat down in the food
stall area and ordered a dozen each of mutton and chicken satay, kambing rendang
curry (mutton), two different kinds of indian bread (naan & tosai) with
chicken & fish curries, and finally a plate of Ayam Tandori (slightly spicy
chicken). Is this place heaven or what?
I tried to quickly breakdown the foods into ethnic or food group type. Sorry
if I've made any mistakes try to not cruicify me.
Indian
Roti chani (w/ chicken, mutton, & fish curries)
Ahpum (sweet cookie prepared like a thin pancake) (also with peanut & suger
inside)
Cendol (shaved ice, green noodles, milk, and gula Malaka (brown suger)
Iced kacang (like cendol but with corn, milk, red syrup, peanuts, jellies &
red beans)
Various breads (naan, tosai, roti chani)
Various curries (chicken, fish, mutton)
Kambing rendang
Ayam tandori
Malay
Nasi goreng
Nasi lemak (breakfast rice cooked in coconut milk) with peanuts, anchovies,
sambal (chili sauce) & chicken & cucumbers
Satay (chicken & mutton)
Chinese
Curry Laksa
Tiger prawn noodles
La la (steamed or fried clams?)
Wanton mee
Barbequed Pork (flattened into sheets) (mmmm, mmmm good)
Baba-Nyonya Culture (Chinese/Malay Penang/Melaka)
Otak-otak (spicy fish paste wrapped in banana leaf)
Asam laksa (sour fruit from tree - rice noodles)
Fruits
Rambutan
Papaya
Pineapple
lychees
Mango
Mangosteens
Honey dew
Watermelon
Dragon Fruit (more in Vietnam)
Among foods I still need to try are Chili crabs, durian (boy, sure looking
forward to that) <grin>,
Speaking of Vietnam, here's a quick list of critters I ate there:
Snake, grilled snails, quail eggs (more like half-formed baby quails), eel,
pigeon and elephant ear fish. Things we didn't order included dog, rat and
bulls penis soup! Believe it or not!!!!
Still having a blast, just returned from Genting Highlands. Off to Johor
Bahru on Tuesday, Jakarta next week (actually now in doubt)and plan on jaunts to
Taman Negara, Kuala Trengganu, Penang and maybe Tiomen Island.
Till next time, selamat makan dan puas hati. (Chees'es daughter helped me
with the Malay, sorry I know it's a stretch!)
Brian (big and getting bigger) Feeley
ok-lah, jangan melancap disini!!! (dong)
Thanks Brian . I wouldn't say I'm jealous but you know
where you can stick your MAlaysian menu
rajan
On the contrary, Malaysia has a population of several million Hindus. It is truly a veggy-ville.B ill
Hmm, not much in the way of veggie fare? Guess I'd starve there, not much into eating critters anymore. Well, there's always tons of fruit I guess! Eileen
Save
some of that food for me. I will be in Denver, Aug. 23 - Aug 25 on
business. Let's get together. Anyone up for a mini-reunion?
Carl
Re: New email address wbenzer@canada.com
Hi all,
Ok, now I know I'm really back in Malaysia. I spent
four days treking in the Jungle at Taman Negara, and
had to use a SQUAT TOILET for the duration of thee stay!!!!!
The jungle was great; canopy walkway, bats, 2 snakes,
monkeys, and a lot of moniter lizards!
Have now been on a true tropical island paradise called
Perhentian off the East coast between Kota Baru and
Kuala Tringanu (spelling?) for four days. Diving, snorkling
and more jungle treking, life doesn't get much better, or
lazer than this!
Only 6 days in Malaysia left (boo hoo) then back to
Denver.
Still having a great time, and learning to love
Malaysia all over again. For what it is now, not
just what I've romanticized or remembered it to be!
Can't wait to get my pictures all developed. Hughie
should be setting up a website to host them on my
return, so if you're interested I'll send the URL
address.
Catch ya all later,
Brian F.
Hi Brian, curious to hear your views on
environmental degradation in
Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur. I remember reading/hearing about problems with
uncontrolled fires, and of course how much KL has been built up, wondering
about how Malaysia compares to the US with its urban/suburban sprawl
problems.
Brian,
Bernasib baik, dong (sp?)! That group of European hostages was taken from
just about that area, weren't they? Keep a low profile!
Hiyo,
Valerie
Honolulu
