it was the friday before aidil adha. she journeyed to danork with q.
stopped at alor setar's pekan rabu on the way. bought otak-otak (delicious, not the type sold in johor), bahulu panas, kueh peneram, karipaf mini, agar-agar kering, gula melaka and lots of good asam jawa.
q prayed solat jumaat at masjid zahir, the beautiful more than a hundred years old mosque across the road from the old balai besar in the heritage enclave of alor setar. the proportion of the black and white mosque is great and well thought of, thus the building looks very pleasant.
the weather was mild and the sky was overcast, hinting at rains.
they reached danork, thailand at about five in the evening after a lengthy queue at the checkpoint. bought colek nenas, mangga and a container of the colek paste (rm6) including a plastic full of dried tiny shrimps! been longing for these...
they headed for the pulut ayam stalls, looking for the most hygienic. most of the stalls were at road corners. bought 5 packets of pulut (with fried shallots in them) and seven pieces of chicken. q did not want pulut.
the fried reddish chicken thighs were priced at rm6, 7 8 and 9 each while the pulut at a ringgit a packet.
they then entered a muslim restaurant, ordered fried mee, koay teow, iced lemon tea and warm water. the mee and koay teow came in small plates, and tasted horrible. she finished her plate cos she was rather hungry. q couldn't eat the koay teow which tasted only of soya sauce/kicap. the bill was a whopping rm12!
they then strolled along the streets and lanes. bought some boiled purple corn, some yummy kuehs, dried cuttlefish, mangoes and of course football jerseys for q and bill.
it was drizzling by then but it didn't hinder them. they went round the many stalls at leisure. she realised that now more of the stalls were manned by muslim girls where once only thai women could be seen.
they started for home at dusk. stopped at changlun for drinks.
reached laguna at about ten pm.
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