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| Sunday, 4-Oct-2009 10:00 |
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On Any Given Sunday
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woke up at 7.30 in the morning, pack my bag then straight to Taiping for my breakfast.
evrytime i m here in Taiping, i will try to not to miss my breakfast here in Bismillah Restaurant in Taiping.
this restaurant has become some sort of icon of Taiping as u can ask any of the Taipingites u know, sure they can tell u where its located, how good the food they served, what is the specialty etc etc.....though i must admit that i m a bit frustrated when i found out that the bismillah restaurant is not even mentioned in the wikipedia about "places to eat" in Taiping.....hampeh betullll.....
u can check out the related article in the wikipedia thru this link ....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping,_Perak
hampeh kan?
it should be on top of the list of "where to eat in taiping".....
haiyaaaaa...
this is the first time i express my disappointment on wikipedia punya article.
this is the building of the restaurant.
as its stated on the building itself, it was first opened in 1900.
the building itself was built in the year 1932 and was first opened by the members of Indian Moslem Association Members, which was comprise of Mr Abd Kadir, Abdullah and Hj. Mamonhhi.
Today, its still operated by the 4th generation of the family members.
the specialty of the restaurant as stated on the signboard
view inside of the restaurant.
most of the meja n kerusi will be occupied at most of the time, and u just need to be 'ringan mulut' to ask if u can join and have ur breakfast at the same table with them.
this the menu yg i cannot miss everytime i makan breakfast sini.
roti canai double...huhuhuhuuhuh.....(rm1.80)
kuah kari daging cincang.......(rm3)
kuah ori yg dia tetap akan bagi though u already ordered ur kari daging cincang...(free)
and my fav, susu lembu panas (ori punya nih).....huhuhuhuhuhu.....(rm1.60)
layan beb 
(err....minus those nasik lemak yaa....those nasik lemak were'nt mine.....its already there on the table masa aku sampai.... )
well, tgh dok layan my breakfast yg memang teramat layan tu, tetiba hujan la pulak...
ribut tadak angin tadak..... hujan?????
well, this is Taiping.....what to do....
u just have to get used with it....the weather here is really unpredictable punya weather...
huhuuuhuhu.....
nasib la belalang tempur aku ni macho...selambe je mandi hujan ...huhuhuh
people queing to get their roti canai,as the tukang uli roti busy preparing the high demand of the roti canai 
the owner of the restaurant....
its the 4th generation already since its first opened back in the year 1900.....fuuuhhh
according to the owner tadi, the wall clock has reach 60 years and its still serviceable as seen here is stated the current time at 8.30 in the morning when the photo was taken.
and some antics collector has offered rm6000 for the wall clock, according to the owner of the restaurant.
the yummy roti canai as seen here fried on the pan.
the roti canai yg tak siap lagi....(couldnt find the word in english..huhuhuu)....
as seen here inside the container.
the container consists of 400 roti yg tak siap.
everyday, they sell about 500++ roti canai to the customer, and it doubles(sometimes triples) during the festive season
sorang uli sama tebar, sorang lagi masak
sambil nunggu hujan to stop, sambil nagkap gambar.
sambil nangkap gamba, sambil sembang.
its normal when u re holding a dslr, and taking pictures, of course people will ask, and from there, it will leads to a series of conversation.
and those conversation with those stranger( i mean the public yg eager to know why i m taking pictures), sometimes can become interesting though.....like my conversation with this pakcik which was photographed on the right side of the photo.
it was a biasa2 punya conversation until he started to ask me where i lived.
i said 'taman sri kota', and he replied that he used to stay there dulu...but now has moved to pokok assam.....
then he started to ask,"ayah siapa nama", and aku bila org tanya nama pak, mula la aku dalam hati...."ala pakcik ni.....macam kenal je kalao aku sebut...."huhuhuhuhu
and turned out to be dia kenal arwah bapak.....pehhhh.......
Hariri? he asked......Hariri Bab?
pehhhh.....tercengang aku......huhuhuhuhuh
he is a friend to arwah bapak.....he used to work in the pejabat tanah taiping where arwah used to work.
and he even knows how arwah suffered a heart attack right after his journey from KL, then jalan kaki balik to our house which is located dekat around 7 km from the stn KTM Taiping.
pehhhh...detail beb.....kagum aku as the tragedy was back in the year 1984....aku budak sgt.....mana tau apa...huhuhuhuhuhu......tak cakap banyak,terus aku salam..."saya ni anak dia la".....i told him with a sense of proud.
huhuhuhuuuhuhu....
nama pakcik ni Ahmad b Sahak. he told me that he just got retired 4 days ago from his office in Grik....pejabat Tanah Grik to be precised.
kira dia junior to arwah bapak la.
and we were joined by another pakcik ni punya kawan,in which i forgot to ask his name, but he did told me me he is working as a postman in pejabat pos Simpang.
as the rain beginning to stop, and as both of them ready to leave, i ask them both to pose for the camera.
when i was a kid, i used to merengek to my mum to buy those coklat yg on display kat dalam kotak2 kat kaunter tu...huhuhuhuhuhuhuuhuh
since the 2 pakciks tadi dah blah, and kat luar hujan started to lebat balik, aku pon nak tak nak, terpaksa sambung lagi satu gelas besar susu lembu panas...huhuhuhuh...
what to do.... 
the susu lembu panas kept warm inside the steel container which is always being put on a stove, while the restaurant workers busy preparing the food for the customers
the bismillah restaurant as seen from the stairs
ok...hujan already stopped. i can start my journey now.
i was invited by Nik's family to attend the open house organized by Nik's Kak Yong.
though Nik is away in Jeddah, as he is transferred there for quite a long period of time to Jeddah, aku cam biasa muka tak malu, tetap datang.....
huhuhuhuhuhuhuh....makan free punya pasal....huhuhuhuhuhuhu
actually i have known his family quite well, and the family also kenal sgt aku....so, once i got invited of course i will come to the house wpon member aku si Pok Nik ni tadak.
seen here myself being photographed with mak ayah Nik
Kak Yong with her husband, bang Yong yg organized the open house somewhere in Shah Alam.
yg ni memang aku tak bole tahan......
the special menu Mak Nik yg every year mesti ada punya....
Nasik Dagang...huhuhuhuhuhu...
memang sempoi punya nih nasik dagang nih....
tak bole celen la mana2 punya nasik dagang.....
memang kelasssss......
as according to Nik's mum, she cooked about 6 gantang beras for the nasik dagang, and 23 ekor ayam for the kuah kari, and also 20kg ikan tongkol for the open house punya makan nih....huhuhuhuhuhuhu.....
and she only gone to sleep at 2.30 in the morning malam tadi nak prepare nasik dagang ni punya pasal.....memang power laaaa....salute aku....
aku terus belasah 3 pinggan.....siap bawak balik bungkus lagi...huhuhuhuhuhuhu
friends and families queing to get the taste of the special nasik dagang yg di masak oleh Nik's mum
haaaaaaa.....pilih dik ....pilih....banyak lagi nih kuah ayam nih.....amik amik...
jgn segan
tengku li dok siapkan air oren
family members gathers sambil makan2
ahh....finally at home around 4.30 pm ....lega beb....
i was actually granted a leave today, as i was supposed to be working on Sunday.
since the leave was granted, aku memang guna sebaik mungkin the leave today and yesss.....it was worth taking the leave as i m really happy today though a bit capek.
huhuhuhuhuhuh...takpa....capek ni tido jap lagi ok la nih esok....
anyway the journey today memang layaaannnnnnnnn beb
the only setback during the journey was, i lost the lens cap of my kit lens......huwaaaaaa....
ya laaa...dok berenti amik gamba, dok bukak tutup bukak tutup lens....terus lupa aku letak mana.....
aku suspect aku bukak lens, aku letak lens cap atas seat moto....amik gambar, then terus letak kamera inside the bagpack, then terus jalan....
sure jatuh kat atas jalan mana2 tu....haduih laaa...
if in case u guys ada jumpak kat mana2 atas jalan especially area bukit gantang nun, kalao jumpa pas balik ya kat aku.....huhuhuhuhu....
takpalah, as long as aku selamat sampai and life aku happy, apa la sgt lens cap tu ye dak...halal je lah....wlaupon aku sedikit frustrated with my carelessness....
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| Sunday, 4-Oct-2009 08:49 |
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The Road Less Traveled-Saturday Oct 3 2009
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| Thursday, 1-Oct-2009 16:49 |
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Arc de Triomphe
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arc de triomphe is actually a monument which is built in an arc-shaped punya design.
in terms of design of the monument, to me its nothing special lah as i see it as a seketul batu besar yg berbentuk arc lah....huhuhu...ape la yg aku cerita ni.....
well, what i m trying to point out here is, in terms of the design of the arc de triomphe ni, i found out theres nothing so special about it....ye lah.....pada aku nampak cam seketul batu yg besar yg tetiba ada kat tgh2 jalan raya.....nothing special about it...
but when u see it thru the historical event yg celebrated under this stack of stone, then u might find something special about it....
arc de triomphe is one of the most famous monument in Paris in which it was commissioned to built right after the famous victory of Napoleon Bonaparte win in the Battle of Austerlitz.
well, i dont want to get in too far into the historical side of the arc de triomphe, as i think its quite a tough subject to discuss it here, ......
but to make it simpler, the arc de triomphe ni was actually built to celebrate anything lah for the French.....
kalao based on dulu2 punya situasi semasa, of course lah, its used to celebrate the war.....
battle of austerlitz,......world war 1....... u named it lah...all kinds of war yg those French involved......so depa celebrate lah kat arc de triomphe nih......
but in the modern days punya celebration nih, they would celebrate the world cup they won in 1998 here, then the when they became champions of europe in euro 2000 later, they also celebrate the victory here......
so, inilah gunanya arc de triomphe nih....
so in theory, it was built to celebrate a victory in a war lah.....
well guys, to go into the details of the arc de triomphe nih memang requires an intensive reading of the french punya history lah, which i m not going into.....so i just let the photos doing the talking lah ya....
enjoy yeop 
this one is actually a metro station in Barcelona, Spain.
well, these is the metro station which is named arc de triomf.....so senang kalao nak pi tgk arc de triomf, kita beli la tiket utk ke stn nih, and keluar2 je this metro stn, then u terus nampak itu monument....
actually kat Spain pon ada arc de triomph....tapi its called arc de triomf lah in spanish...
arc de triomf in Barcelona which was built in the year 1888 in a reddish brickwork in the Moorish-Revival style
arc de triomf in Barcelona, Spain
this one is another arc de triomphe which is located in the city of Montpellier.
seen here a group of a tourist is admiring at the arc de triomph located in the heart of the city of Montpellier.
arc de triomphe in the city of Montpellier, France
arc de triomphe in the city of Montpellier, France
ahah, this one is the famous landmark which is located at the western-end of the Champs-Elysee lah in Paris.....
its the Arc de Triomph.....ini baru betui punya arc de triomphe....huhuhuhuhu/.....
memang kagum gak aku when i first saw this arc de triomphe.....
u cannot just simply cross the road as theres quite a number of policemen present at the arc de triomphe.
u must use the underground passageway to get there at the arc de triomphe.
aku dgn another tourist nyaris nak lintas jalan nih....
huhuhuhuh.....yelah excited nak tgk dekat dekat......tau2 kena sound dgn that policemen....huhuhuhuhu....
takpelah, tak paham pon apa dia cakap.....aku ngangguk je la...
this is the day the emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the third republic is declared....
these family of tourist tgh admiring those landscape punya night view of Paris, particularly the Champs-Elysee punya area.
the poster which is displaying the night view of Paris, is actually being put in the underground passageway which is just terletak kat bawah the arc de triomphe nih.
p/s: reference .......
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomphe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_de_Triomf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumphal_arch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Austerlitz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorish_Revival
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III_of_France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Third_Republic
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| Sunday, 27-Sep-2009 14:00 |
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The Road Less Traveled
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these is the journey that i have dream of long before i own the belalang tempur.....
to travel the road that less people had taken......to see the view that u cant see whenever u choose to travel on the highways.....and of course....it's the answer to the expensive toll charges faced whenever we choose to travel on the highways..
and these, "the road less traveled" seems to have such a beautiful scenery of our country ....without us having to fork out our hard earned money to pay to the cekik darah punya toll operator........
yes.......to travel and enjoy the view without having to pay a single cents to any toll operator.....
memang layan beb.....
all of these photos was taken today, as i m heading home to Sepang as i am in the final day of my raya leave which means that i ll be working tomorrow....
this time around, no more highways, as i choose to travel to Sepang via trong, sri manjung, teluk intan, sabak bernam, sg besar, sekinchan, klang, banting and finally sampai ke kota warisan lah.
i have never use the road before, as i dont know where it started, and where it leads to....
but today, i just gamble lah.....if in case i got lost during my journey, i will switch-on my GPS and search for the alternative routes yg berhampiran....huhuhuhuh....
GPS ape nye? hehe...calling calling sudaaaa.......senang......hehehe....
so, i started my journey from Taiping as early as 8.30am after pekena breakfast cooked by Mak......nasik goreng.....memang layan.....
before that, i called my Makcik Nda which is staying somewhere in Sri Manjong.....
i have promised her that i will come and visit her during raya.....so, today is the day to visit lah.....so i called her and tell her that i m coming in 2 hours time.....
my belalng tempur as seen here with the morning lights
my belalang tempur ready for the journey
belalang tempur with some of the scenery that i enjoyed during the journey
finally, i m here at rumah Arwah Pakcik Ajis......Ainil tak habis2 dok cakap..."canggihnye moto abang Zali nih".....aku ngangguk je le layan......hehehehehe......and aku pon bawak le dia ronda2 sat gi kedai.....hehehehehe
right after i showed him the display of the image of him tak pakai baju tadi, dia terus lari masuk rumah pakai baju and pose for another shot.....hehe
the house of arwah pakcik ajis, and ada le sikit tanah kat sebelah sempat gak dia cucuk tanam pisang, ubi kayu etc.....
tgh aku dok lepak kat umah, tetiba, ada lak tetamu sampai.....oh.....
its Pakcik Pian, adik mak aku.
telling u the truth, i have never met pakcik Pian in personal.....aku rasa ni first time kot...
so memang aku tak lepas peluang amik gambar dengan dia satu family....
as he just dropped by sini sebelum antor anak dia balik ngaji kat uitm sri iskandar.....
so, bergambor le dulu sebelum balik......
i just stop whenever i saw those view yg menarik utk amik gambor....
berenti pekena jus Mempelam/mangga kat area Sekinchan........sambil usha view.....
......jagung rebus pon ada.......
mempelam di susun cantik atas rak....
mempelam nih dekat sekilo gak le bila timbang......sekilo rm6 .....belasah sudah.....huhuhuhuhhuh......mempelam Taiwan nama dia....nope...its not originated from Taiwan.....its just that it is named mempelam Taiwan....the reason.....?
hmm.....ntah.....tak le aku tanya pulak....
the kids waiting patiently for passers by to stop at his stall....(aku rasa dia tgh usha belalang tempur aku...huhuhuhuhuhuhu)
one of the house yg terletak kat tgh2 sawah somewhere near Sekinchan.....cantik
finally, sampai Sepang at araound 7.30pm da maghrib pon....pehhh...legaaaa
ps- actually, aku ada 2 niat on why i choose to balik ikut sini nih......
1-balik Sepang thru this route yg aku tak pernah lalu as this route take me straight to Sepang from Taiping ikut jalan lama......and aku selalu dgr dari kawan2 aku yg jalan ni memang cantik ( despite the condition of the road which i think is a bit wavy@beralun in certain part of Sekinchan .....and theres only one lane each during most of the time, so bila nak memotong tu a bit tricky lah......and lagi satu traffic light punya la banyak......tambah bila masuk Klang......perghhhh....penat gila melayan traffic light nih...)
but, the rest of the journey memang best lah to me.....bukit bukau, jalan bengkang bengkok memang best layan korner, sawah padi......nengok orang....memang best jalan nih.....thats one reason i chose to balik Sepang using this road.
2-aku nak singgah umah arwah pakcik Ajis kat sri manjung......
arwah pakcik ajis meninggal dunia on the 15th day of ramadhan tahun ni which is really a sad news to our family as pakcik ajis ni memang sorang yg loving punya pakcik towards us, anak2 sedara dia......
and benda yg paling aku terkilan yg tak dapat aku buat masa dia hidup ialah utk mai singgah umah dia kat sini kat sri manjung.....
well, the house was built around the year 2005, and since that, he always ask me to stop by whenever aku balik KL or nak balik Taiping.....
"mai le singgah umah Cik Ajis...."he told me......and aku lak, selalu je bagi alasan yg, "nanti saya ada moto besaq, sure saya mai singgah,"....in which of course le tahun lepas, bila aku da ada belalang tempur ni, tak penah2 singgah gak as i think sri manjung tu jauh and dia punya route tu lari sangat dari aku punya route nak balik Taiping....so sampai sudah aku tak pernah visit dia, sampai la dia ninggal.... 
if only i knew that you are leaving us so soon.....ahh....if only....
so now, walaupon dia dah takdak, InsyaAllah, aku akan rajin mai visit makcik aku and anak dia si Ainil tu bila aku balik Taiping or balik Sepang yg mana2 lah senang....
as i already know the alternate route utk sampai umah dia.....
bila da sekali datang ni, aku rasa idak le susah mana nak pi sana.....aku je yg banyak alasan.... 
AL Fatihah to pakcik aku, pakcik Ajis
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| Sunday, 20-Sep-2009 14:45 |
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My Raya 09
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these photos are all captured during my first day of raya this year.
it was a poor performance during this year's ramadhan as i only managed to attend a one-night punya tarawikh during this whole month of ramadhan.....
itu pon only able to finish a 8 rakaat punya solat.
really...to me this is the only year yg i buat perangai....
so, i wasn't to keen to look forward for the raya to come....
besides, i was on shift during the malam raya......so seriously, i m not too interested to look forward for the raya.....
to make the matters worst, i also missed the solat raya....arghhhh.....
apa nak jadi lah dgn aku this year
but anyhow, i managed to ziarah some of my siblings and my aunt yg tak ke mana kebetulan tahun nih.....
so i just called, and they asked me to drop by for makan2......
well...though i m a bit dissappointed with myself for the poor performance during the ramadhan, tapi bab makan2 ni memang aku susah sket la nak tolak.......huhuhuhuh....
well here are some of the photos captured during my first day of raya......enjoy
the first house for the day......
rumah makcik kam at Ukay Perdana.....
makan nasik minyak yg memang layan......huhuhu.....
seen here Ojan, me, Makcik Kam, and Kak Yati pose for the camera.....
next is my bro's house which is located in Semenyih....
the latest addition to the family of Ata, my bro.
the baby girl is only a week old, and havent got any name yet.....
but shes my 25th punye anak buah....yep...really....
anak buah aku yg latest.....no 25.....huhuhuhuhuhuhu....
layan......
aku dah lost count actually tadi.....it took me sometime to kira balik tadi how many anak buah yg aku ada...........
the kids just enjoy being photographed......aku je yg tak berapa enjoy pasal aku da rasa aku makin gedebab....huhuhuhuhu.....
seen here Wardah, Farah and Alif with myself pose for the camera....
after about 1 hour in Semenyih, i then headed to Shah Alam towards my sister's house.
seen here Siti Maryam, Haikal, Kak Ani, Danial and me sengeh for the camera....
damn i look so gedebab
well, what to do.....3 houses full of ketupat rendang lemang etc......
nak buat gueno ya
selamat Hari Raya to all
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| Saturday, 12-Sep-2009 17:54 |
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Caunes Minervois 2
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talking about the accommodation in the Southern-part of France where i stayed for almost 2 weeks during my summer vacation there in France......chewah,,,summer vacation eh...hehehe
ok here it is where i stayed for almost 2 weeks in the southern part of France.....
in a village name Caunes-Minervois...
this is the house that my bro-in-law and my Sis bought.
some kind of vacation house lah i can say.
if u guys are planning to go for holiday in the southern part of France, this is one of the house that u can rent lah.
so, if u wanted to know more about the house and planning your trip to the southern part of France, and havent had any plans of where to stay, u can contact my bro in law (John), or my sis (Hasnah), to rent the house thru this website........
http://myfrancehome.com/
ok, telling u my experience during my stay inside the house was like....
well, i must admit that, my first night inside the 500 years old house was quite eerie.....
i mean, yes, staying inside the old house which was built 500 years ago, even before the roman rule, yep...i must say aku ada sedikit seram sejuk....huhuhuhuhu....
but later the next evening when i started to appreciate the historical side of the village and started to aprreciate the feeling of how the people in the village lived during the olden days dated back during the renaissance...i mean we are talking about hundreds of years punya civilizations of human kind......pehhhhhh....memang layan beb
the front view of the house.
the front view of the house
this one is viewed from a door of another house which is located opposite of the house
inside of the house where most of the old paintings and most of the old furniture is still kept from the previous owner of the house to preserve the old-feeling bila kita masuk sini.
the house is well equipped with tv which u can see all the 5 french channel, a dvd player, and the most important thing is it is well equipped with a wireless broadband lah....
so u can just bring ur lappie and stay connected to the world.
thats the most important thing yg ada inside this hundreds year old-house.
view of the toilet+bathroom of the house
another part of the house seen thru the kitchen door.....this is where my bilik is....i sleep there inside the bilik which is located at the back of the house...
those 2 doors seen here is the doors of the laundry room where u can find washing machine and a dryer located inside of the room....kira bilik store+laundry lah
the stairs that leads to the room where i stayed during my time dekat sana.....
as u can see here, the room at the back of the house is the room yg paling best lah to me, as u can see the clear blue sky during the day, and of course bila malam u can just sit at the stairs and gazing at the stars yg memang clear dekat sini....memang layannnnn
the left side of the photo is the bilik where i stayed during my visit there....and at the right of the photo is the view of another room available for at least one people....
i just loves seeing the clear blue sky as these photos shown as viewed from the bilik...
and when the nights came, i just sit and enjoy watching at the stars yg memang begemerlapan every night.....memang best....cuma yg tak best nye aku nye sensor kotor....so gambar star trails tak berapa menjadi.....
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| Thursday, 3-Sep-2009 07:27 |
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Caunes Minervois 1
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ok.....most of my friends keep asking me, "hang dok mana kat France?"
well, i just said that ...."well....aku ada kampung kat sana.."....
hahahaha...poyo je ye.......hahaha
well, i can consider my self lucky lah since i was invited by my sis and bro-in-law to join him to come over to Caunes which is where they have bought a property somewhere in the Languedoc Region which is located at the southern part of France.
the red-colored region shown at the bottom of the France map is where the Languedoc-Roussillon region located at.
the region was actually known as County of Toulouse but was changed to Languedoc-Roussillon.
the 5 largest metropolitan which is located under this region is Toulouse, Montpellier, Nimes, Beziers, and Ales, which of course the familiar names to me are only Toulouse and Montpellier.
both of the cities claim to be the capital city of the region though in the 18th century, the monarchy clearly stated that Montpellier is the clear favorites to become the capital city though now people always in favour of Toulouse due to the bigger number of population and its always known for where the Airbus headquarters is located at.
so here i am basically spending about 2 weeks in this region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
so here in the Languedoc-Roussillon region where i spent my 2 weeks of "lepaking".
ahh...talking about the property my sis and bro-in-law bought which is located in an area named Caunes-Minervois.
Caunes-Minervois ni kira kawasan kampung ulu gila babas la kat dalam this region of Languedoc_Roussillon nih....
its just one of the village located inside this Languedoc-Roussillon region nih....
its located somewhere 2 hours drive away of Montpellier or Toulouse lah....
kira kampung Caunes-Minervois nih dok kat tgh2 la in between of Toulouse and Montpellier.
i will explain about the kampung Caunes-Minervois later in another posting ya
these are the photos of one of the major attraction which is located near to the village of Caunes-Minervois.
these are actually some of the ruined Cathar castles which is located up there at one of the mountains somewhere near the kampung Caunes-Minervois nih.
its just one of the best view i ve ever seen during my 2 weeks stay in the Languedoc-Roussilon region.
all of the images above are the images of the ruined castle of the Cathars.
the Catharism was a name given to a christian religious sect which only appear in the Languedoc-Roussillon region and some part of europe in the 11th century and flourished till the 13th centuries.
however, the sect was declared heretical(menyimpang) by the Roman Catholic Church just because they believes in piety(religious to God) and poverty which in contrast to the Catholic Church where the church at that time was leading to a lush and decadent lifestyle.
so since the Cathar and the Church tak ngam, the Church had asked Simon de Montfort to root out those 'evil' Cathars.
the solution to the problem is simple, for Simon de Montfort.
if the Cathars wont come back to the 'true' teachings of the church, then just kill the Cathars.
so yes, ten of thousands of the Cathars were killed in the span of 50 years.
what is left is just the ruined of the Cathars castle which is still here at the Languedoc-Roussillon region, somewhere near the village of Caunes-Minervois.
ps-its just amazing thinking how people just simply kill others who have different teachings and oppinions from others.
we as a human being always feel that God is always on our side and thus lead us to believe that those who are different from us should be killed.
sitting there on top of the mountains and seeing the view of the ruined castles and imagining how miserable the life for the Cathars at that time which was being hunted by the church's army was simply just an amazing experience for me lah i can say
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| Thursday, 27-Aug-2009 15:47 |
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Las Ramblas Street Performers
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Hola Espana....
hehehe.....ok....kita tukar topik ke Barcelona lak....huhu....
one of the best City i ve explored lah i can say........
compared to Paris, Barcelona got lots of talented young artist in the form of street performers.....
i did enjoyed seeing all of the street performers there at the main street of Las Ramblas.
memang enjoy beb....
what u need to do is, u just put la some 1 euro nye coins inside the bekas they provided, and once u put the coins, they will put up some show for you lah....
kira cam kita letak duit dalam machine lah kan....
memang enjoy beb....
i was really entertained by the performance of the street artist.....memang classsss...
so here are some photos of the street performers at the Las Ramblas of Barcelona
enjoy
my first shot of the street performers entertaining the tourists
tourist enjoying the show by one of the artist here in Barcelona
another kind of street performing artist
heres another one with a kind of costume yg menarik pada aku
ahah, these two performing artist are the crowd favourites. seriously. me too not spared been entertained by these two artists. memang layan
as u can see here, the metal container which is there near the artist is where u can put some coins inside. once u throw in some coins inside, then they will put up some show for you. some kind of performance yg u akan entertained lah for sure.
some of the crowd were enjoying the show, and took the opportunity to get some photographs with the artist.
so, if u re interested to get ur photos with these two talented young artists, u just put some coins inside the container provided, and they will pose with u for the photographs to be taken by your family members.
what i like most about these two artist are, the expressions shown on their faces.
they just make those faces which i can consider funny faces that will make the crowd laughs. they are truly an entainer lah i can say. a world class entertainer
these are the two fotos that i enjoyed most....that guy was like a really excited to imitate the artist's action, but the artist seems to be not impressed at all......and of course,to the laughter of the crowd.....memang kelakar la depa nih
that lady wanted to have some photos with the artists, so she put in some money, to the delight of the artists, and was invited by the artists to get in by his side and pose for the camera
heres another lady yg interested to pose for the camera with the artists
another kind of street performing artist. shes a painter. with paintings yg macam surreal punya kind of subject.....nice
smiling artist with the subject.
this kind of portrait will cost you some 50 euro lah if not mistaken.
but i can guarantee that you'll be satisfied lah with the end result of the portarit of you drawn on the white canvas.....memang lawa giler
yawnnnnnn
they are not the street performing artist....nope....
they are just an illegal trader selling imitation nye barang2 like seen here, selling some branded handbags to the tourist.
but still mahal lah compared to our own jalan TAR and the chow kit road.
ok.... back to the street performing artist lah yg still working at the wee hours of the day...
in order to get their attention is, to throw in some coins inside the container lah....
so i got this photo lah, portrait of the artist with the eye contact lah...huhuhuhu...
melayang 1 euro aku....huhuhuhu
another example of a street performance presented by this talented couple by dancing the tango to the beat of the music played on their cd player that they brought along with them. seen there at the foto below, a hat being put by the side of the road for the tourist to throw some coins inside
memang salute la depa nih.....
kalao kat KL nih da kena kejar ngn Bandaraya da nih...huhuhuhu....
takpun kena kejar ngn Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat....hahahahahaha....
or based on the current situation, FRU pon possible......hahahahhahaa
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| Tuesday, 25-Aug-2009 15:10 |
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Eiffel Tower
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couldnt find any words to describe the eiffel tower...words pun dont come easy to me lately...
plus, i m too tired and exhausted to think....and my mood pon tak berapa best to write..
so i just let the image do the talking lah...
but seriously, these photos is for all of u my friends, since i didnt buy any souvenirs for u guys.....its just too mahal lah kat sana....
so, i guess, photos of eiffel tower would be just nice lah for all....
just enjoy lah ya....
and nanti kalo rajin, i ll write some caption on the photos...for the moment, the images of eiffel tower........enjoy
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| Sunday, 23-Aug-2009 06:30 |
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Moulin Rouge
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Moulin means WindMill, and Rouge is Red....
so basically, the Moulin Rouge means the Red Windmill lah in English.
yes, i agree that i ve learned sikit about this red windmill thru itu Hollywood nye movie lah yg Nicole Kidman belakon tu....
i admit that i havent finished pon watching that movie.
but bila sampai kat area Montmartre ni, where Moulin Rouge is situated at, aku pon interested la pulak tgh dok carik the dvd of that movie, nak layan balik apa ke sebenornye Moulin Rouge nih....
well, based on my reading lah, Moulin Rouge is a cabaret built in 1889 by Joseph Oller.
cabaret ni actually is a restaurant where we'll be entertained by a live show lah yg performed by artist on the stage.
so, maknanya, kita masuk je Moulin Rouge nih, and dok kat table, sambil order makan minum, sambil tu kita layan lah nengok show atas stage tu....
those shows lak varies lah from all sorts of entertainment such as comedy, song, dance and theatre lah.....so kita layan je lah watching all the performance shown on the stage...
well apart of all the performance nih, theres a cancan dancers performs lah kat dalam....
aku nak cerita banyak pasal cancan dancers ni pon aku tak tau.....pasal aku tak masuk dalam Moulin Rouge nih....wpon aku teringin nak masuk...
tapi memandangkan aku solo je masa nih, aku pon lepak kat luar amik gamba je la...
kalao aku ngn kawan2 aku nih, sure masuk da nih...huhuhuhuhuhu
well, since aku nak cite lebeh2 pon aku tak sure, so aku paste je lah some text extracted from wikipedia lah about this cancan dancers inside the Moulin Rouge nih....
Can-can at the Moulin Rouge
The main feature of an evening at the Moulin Rouge is the performance. The venue has become internationally famous as the home of the traditional French can-can, which is still performed there today.
The can-can existed for many years as a respectable, working-class party dance, but it was in the early days of the Moulin Rouge that courtesans first adapted the dance to entertain the male clientele. The dance was usually performed individually, with courtesans moving in an energetic and provocative way in an attempt to seduce potential clients. It was common for them to lift their skirts and reveal their legs, underwear and occasionally the genitals,and as time progressed can-cans seen at the Moulin Rouge became increasingly vulgar and overtly erotic, causing much public outrage.
Later however, with the rising popularity of music hall entertainment in Europe, courtesans were no longer required at the Moulin Rouge and it became a legitimate nightclub. The modern can-can was born as dancers (many of them failed ballet dancers with exceptional skill) were introduced to entertain the guests. The can-can that we recognise today comes directly from this period and, as the vulgarity of the dance lessened, it became renowned for its athletic and acrobatic tricks.
The Moulin Rouge lost much of its former reputation as a 'high-class brothel' and it soon became fashionable for French society to visit and see the spectacular cabarets, which have included a can-can ever since. The dance is recognisable for the long skirts with heavily frilled undergarments that the dancers wear, high kicks, hops in a circle whilst holding the other leg in the air, splits, cartwheels and other acrobatic tricks, normally accompanied by squeals and shrieks. Whilst the dance became less crude, the choreography has always intended to be a little risqué and somewhat provocative.
-wikipedia
here is the link to the full article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge
my first shot of the Moulin Rouge.....theres so many people outside of this cabaret and nak tak nak, terpaksa gak termasuk those people inside the photo.....
photo captured as the camera is placed on a tripod that i brought along with me malam tu....
the image of the Moulin Rouge at night.....the word 'Feerie' means the show contains of 4 main scenes with the total of 69 songs where all of the acts are performed by 100 artists termasuk lah all the dancers, acrobats, magicians and clowns.
so the performance inside there varies lah....so kita layan je la sambil makan2 minum2.
people queing to get inside the Moulin Rouge
ahh...ni gambar lama....Molen in Amsterdam....ni baru betul nye Molen.....heheheh...
Molen means Windmill in Dutch
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