Matang Jaya - Sun 3rd July 2011
It was almost a month since my last ride. I caught the flu, the kids- chicken pox and the wife flew away to Chiang Mai for a holiday. Luckily everything is back to normal now; the pox left scars which could be connected with a marker pen, the wife came back with lots of Chiang Mai souvenir T-shirts (yes, all i got was the bloody...) and my flu bugs died a miserable death. But really why did Dr.Chong give me antibiotics if the flu is viral? Hoping for a placebo effect, Dr.Chong? %#@#!!!!.
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| My route to Fabian's turf and back |
Anyway, I was happy to be up & riding again. Without much thinking, I headed straight towards the direction of Batu Kawa bridge as soon as I got out of the house earlier this morning. Destination cousin Fabian's house in Matang Jaya.
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| 22 km to Fabian's turf via Batu Kawa |
Have any of you guys tasted warm nasi lemak before? The nasi lemak packets that you get off the normal breakfast stalls are usually cold and soggy. They taste great but lack the smell of freshly steamed coconut milk rice and the aroma of crispy fried salted anchovies. Today my 22km ride to my cousin, Fabian’s house at Matang Jaya, paid off with warm freshly made nasi lemak. My cousin’s wife, Nik also makes the best tasting chili sambal to go with the nasi lemak. I must admit, it is the best tasting condiment in this part of the country.
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| Freshly cooked nasi lemak with anchovies & chili sambal |
With two servings of nasi lemak in my tummy, my ride back was a major challenge. For obvious reason, I took the shortest possible route home passing under & over the Satok bridge instead of Batu Kawa bridge.
In the end, I clocked in a miserable 33 km on this Sunday morning. It felt good to be out on the road again but as a dear friend of mine puts it; “Let's see...22k bike ride = 1000 calories, 1 nasi lemak = 700 calories. Nett 300 calories. Could have lost this just watching TV dude!”. Obviously he didn’t know I need to do another 10km back and…(Drum rolls pls)…. I did two servings of Nasi Lemak & the anchovies, roasted peanuts & boiled eggs were on buffet. Hahahaha……
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| View of the old Satok Suspension Bridge tower |
In the end, I clocked in a miserable 33 km on this Sunday morning. It felt good to be out on the road again but as a dear friend of mine puts it; “Let's see...22k bike ride = 1000 calories, 1 nasi lemak = 700 calories. Nett 300 calories. Could have lost this just watching TV dude!”. Obviously he didn’t know I need to do another 10km back and…(Drum rolls pls)
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| View from underneath Satok Bridge |
2 comments:
I haven't had good nasi lemak in a long time.
Nice post, I miss the Satok Suspension Bridge.
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