I woke up very early on Tuesday morning to water my plants and to get things ready for a short holiday in Damai Laut. All eight of us in 2 cars met up for breakfast in a restaurant in Menglembu. No photos to show what we ate for breakfast because I have already blogged about the food previously.
We had plenty of time and we took a leisure drive to Sitiawan. The first stop was to buy my favourite snack i.e. the local Foochow Kompia or Bagel.
We had plenty of time and we took a leisure drive to Sitiawan. The first stop was to buy my favourite snack i.e. the local Foochow Kompia or Bagel.
Initially I bought 10 pieces for my friends to try. The snacks were fresh from the earthen oven and they were very crispy and fragrant with the onion filling.
The bagels or kompia are baked in this earthen ovens.
This snack is best eaten when it is fresh and crispy. After eating their first piece, I have to buy another 10 pieces. We bought the last 10 pieces. If we want more, we will have to wait for the next batch from the oven.
From the snack shop, we took our friends sightseeing.
A friend and her daughter.
It was a hazy day and the sea view was hazy too.
Dried or dead mangrove trees.
We spotted many tiny colourful crabs and edible sea snails crawling on the mud surface.
Tiny colourful crabs (purple circles) and some edible sea snails or mud creepers or balitong (orange circles).
A close up view of the edible sea snails / mud creepers / balitong.
This trip we saw a lot of live monkeys.
Mini pond.
Another pond
Female toilet.
Unknown plant.
It is dangerous and sinful to rush into the unknown.
(Proverbs 19:2, The Living Bible-TLB)
My ex-colleague is from Sitiawan and he has brought this foochow kompia for us to try. The fillings taste very strongly of onions. They must be very tasty when you ate them fresh straight out from the oven, that's why you had to buy another 10 because it is just too tasty not to.
ReplyDeleteIt is best eaten when its fresh and hot. Some of my friends have tasted the non crispy ones and they didn't like it one bit. But after eating the fresh ones, they changed their minds. If I were to pack home, I will put in the oven to heat up but not as tasty as the freshly baked ones.
DeleteI think I will like kompia. It sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteYou must eat the freshly baked ones. I am never tired of kompia.
Deletethe fountain put a smile on my face
ReplyDeleteCute fountain!
DeleteBalitong! How I miss them.
ReplyDeleteAfter putting up this post, I have been thinking of balitong.
DeleteLovely post dear! Happy Sunday!xx
ReplyDeleteVildana from Living Like V & Stalia Is BAE
Thank you, Vildana. Happy Sunday to you too!
DeleteThe unknown plant, i have not seen it before...
ReplyDeleteThis unknown plant is new to me also.
DeleteThe landscape is very interesting and I personally love eating seafood.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gosia. I love eating seafood too. Yums!
DeleteA beautiful place, so much to see!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. If the weather had not been hazy, the photos would be better. Have a wonderful new week ahead!
Deletethe images of the crabs and snails, very cool!! i enjoyed the sculptures as well, looks like a fun day!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debbie. That's the closest I could get with my mobile phone camera. Have a wonderful new week!
DeleteExcelente trabalho e belas fotografias.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom Domingo.
Thank you, Francisco. Have a beautiful new week!
DeleteA nice area to spend the day with friends! I like the sculptures too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marleen. Have a lovely new week!
DeleteYour last picture of the plant is gorgeous!! I, too, would have bought at least 10 of these yummy bagels! We have bagels in the freezer, but none that look this good.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ginny. We have tasted other bagels but this is my favourite place.
DeleteBeautiful photos Dear:)
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Thank you, dear. Have a beautiful new week!
DeleteIt looks a delicious snack. Great garden and lovely scenes.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Denise. Its one of my favourite snack.
DeleteI love your photos of your trip Nancy. It looks like such and interesting place to visit. Hope you have some more to share with us. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erika. Will be sharing more photos in the next post. Have a great new week!
DeleteWhat a beautiful place to visit, Nancy. I love short outings like these. I must hunt down this fresh kompia one day! ^.^
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sharon. I love short trips. Yes, I am sure you will love this kompia. Eat fresh!
DeleteSounds like a nice trip and wonderful that you were able to share it with friends. the pond fountain made me smile.
ReplyDeleteLol! I also found the fountain very cute.
DeleteExcellent post (as always)!Thank you
ReplyDeleteThank you, Beauty. Have a beautiful day!
DeleteIt looks like a good place to spend time in.
ReplyDeleteThank you, William. Have a wonderful day!
DeleteLovely scenery. So nice you got to spend the day with friends. The bagels look delicious.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Penny. I love bagels and it was wonderful to be with friends.
DeleteFresh kompia must be good!
ReplyDeleteThe lady showing the female toilet looks a bit... male.
Ha ha...Stacy, I also thought the lady looks like a female wrestler! Very masculine.
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