IGNORANCE IS BLISS

As I am writing this, the Monk and the Demented Duo are in Jaya Jusco, doing last minute shopping. They share the same middle name: Ignorance.

Even at this point of time, we still have yet to book a place to stay in Pulau Perhentian. The guy in Bubu Beach told us to come and hope that we are lucky enough that someone might cancel their reservation last minute. We wanted Long Beach Inn. It is cheap, clean and does not look like some sleazy motel. Beggars can’t be choosers now.

I must be turning demented now for mixing too long with these fools. Yesterday I rushed all the way from KLCC to our regular mamak stall (right opposite the police station as the gang is afraid of being mistakenly hacked into pieces) after a scandalous outing (I will blog about it soon), just to hear their ultimate conclusion: We are going to Perhentian, whether there is a room or not.

The Monk inspected my car yesterday at the supper place itself and was shocked to find that the battery water all dried up and lectured me on the spot for not taking care of my car properly. Having washed car sparkling clean does NOT constitute taking good care of a car. He instructed me to pump air into the tyres the next day (today) as it was already almost mid night, saying it’s very dangerous. I said, I am not going to Projet. (A politician’s son was almost kidnapped at this petrol station on the same day).

A wise friend TV Smith retorted, “Scrap the Plan!” when I agonized.

Somehow, the gang finds this a rather exciting adventure on the high possibility that we might end up sleeping in a million star hotel afterall. The Monk said, we will remember this outing as long as we lived. We might even go for a one day trip to Perhentian, then go island hopping should there be no rooms for us to bunk in. Or we may befriend some villagers and stay with those rural folks and learn how to make keropok. Thank goodness there is no cannibal in this island.

Wish us good luck. It's gonna be one helluva experience.

To Know Malaysia, is to love Malaysian food ...

*Keropok is cracker made of fish which is ground to a paste then mixed with sago before it is steamed and later deep fried. It is the snack instead of a proper meal and sometimes is served as the snack before meal. It can be eaten either when it is steamed or deep fried, both give different taste. The long chewy ones are called keropok lekor while the thin crispy are called keping, means slice. Both the keropok is usually eaten with chili dip.

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