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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

BALIK KAMPUNG = RAN AWAY FROM CIVILIZATION















It is undeniable that i have been on a familial mission to Johor- not the usual annual 'balik kampung at new year for angpaus quest' but rather i personally believe this to be more significant- my Ah Gong's 80th Birthday Celebration=)

The entire trip utilizing Malaysian functional highway has always been taking us about 3-hour which is acceptably comfortable with the likes of un-KL scenery to see and Hitz.fm to hear; of course the generality of this statement excludes the perspective of the one driving =p


Just as the journey cannot get any better, a Kancil being proud of its historical feat of kicking two Parameswara's hunting dogs into the river began to reminisce its days of glory.....






and traffic lights are fascinated by the countdown pop culture; hence incorporating countdown in a system of green, yellow and red lights





















AGRICULTURE 101:


Pokok Kelapa/ Coconut Palm Tree

The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. An alternate spelling is cocoanut.





Pokok Kelapa Sawit/ Oil Palm Tree

The oil palms (Elaeis) comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to tropical Central America and South America. The generic name is derived from the Greek for oil, elaion, while the species name refers to its country of origin.



And a considerable amount of oil palms are...
KO

because of the flood that hit Johor....
in case you treat the newspaper as a distant alien









Q: Where the Ketua Kampung resides?
A: the one on the right.
















The wetland a.k.a water park with swan rides and people attempting fishing....
















The biscuits factories of Hup Seng and Munchy=p















Q: Ever wondered what happen to celebrities out of business (singing)?
A: They get into business (cooking).















It is always so 'Inteligen' to advertise your centre as an 'Inteligen' institution to make school- going children who have yet to learn how to spell 'Inteligen'; more 'Inteligen'


Well, most of the places here remained undisturbed just like the one below:


i ate one of these and took home ten of these...






















finally, i laid my specs (as if i'm wearing! =)



and stare at the sparkling stars...and said 'Ohh! is that saturn?'



Tomorrow, i will have to think what i should do with this....


Meanwhile, i'm bueno-ing!



**oh, oH, OH Balik Kampung.....oh, oH, OH.......**

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