Empty-field-gazing.
No.. this is what you do (if you are clever) in the 2 hours they give you to come back for your passport.. Anyone who has to renew their passport at Terminal 2 (you will see the immigration sign just before terminal 3), Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SAAS), Kampung Baru Subang, knows that there is nothing much to do, during the waiting time between submission of forms and collection of the renewed passport.
Not fun.
Too lazy to drive home to PJ, we decided to explore ye old subang airport area..
Wow.. boy were we glad we did!
We noticed that eventhoungh this area looked rural and kampung-ish and all… the people were pretty comfortable, in that each family seemed to own a minimum of 2 cars! This one we spotted own 3! Plus a makeshift garage as well.. how cool.
Anyway , introducing Kampung Baru Subang! Nice place to kill 2 hours!
And restoran KFD.. as in KFC’s brother. lol.
What can we say… though the place was packed.. the duck and siew-yok was so so.
The entire portion for two, costs us RM8.
A Burmese restaurant! Oh darn..we should have eaten here instead. The place looks clean and the aroma of something sweet, on the boil, is intoxicating.. we spoke to the nice, friendly owner and he told us that there is a huge Burmese population in Kampung Baru Subang..
Next time, we may come back to sample his cuizine!
Everywhere you turn, there is lush, gorgeous, fresh produce.
Eggs, straight from the farm. Introducing.. the WET MARKET.
The term wet market alludes to poor lighting, poor air circulation, floors that are always wet and slippery. Add the smell of fresh fish, herbs, freshcut poultry, and vegetables and viola.. you have a stinky, pulsating environment that any prissy city gal would steer clear of.
erm.. but not this one.. The Kampung Baru Subang market is airy and open.
It doesn’t smell at all.
The wet market is a powerful place to be!
The aunty is yelling at me in an indecipherable language,and pointing at the weird sea creatures, scallops, mussels, squid, cuttlefish and fish heads.. the uncle is putting on a show for me and gesticulating wildly at me in cantonese ” SHOT ME! SHOT ME!” .
What an exhibitionist.
A born performer. Madman. He cracked me up.
I mean.. what do i look like..? a tourist? Pfft.
A supermarket named HERO.
This is the JERING.
This next section is written in MALAY. Our indigenous language. Read on for the interpretation.
“Buah jering bernilai tinggi dalam perubatan tradisional terutama untuk mengubati batu karang. Ambil tiga biji buah jering, ditumbuk halus bersama sedikit halia sebelum direbus dengan lima gelas air. Bila mendidih, biarkan sejuk dan minum airnya secawan sehari.
Jering yang dikenali sebagai Pithecellobium jiringa dari segi saintifik dan berasal dari famili Leguninosae. Jering juga berkesan untuk merawat penyakit kencing manis. Bila memakan jering, kulitnya jangan dibuang sebaliknya direbus dengan air hingga mendidih. Bila sejuk minumlah secawan sehari pada setiap pagi.
Buahnya pula dimakan sebagai ulam tetapi jangan dibuang kulit airnya kerana bahagian itulah yang berkhasiat untuk mengubati penyakit kencing manis.
Selain daripada buah, kulit pokoknya turut dapat mengubati kencing manis. Caranya sama seperti menggunakan kulit buah jering iaitu merebusnya hingga mendidih dan diminum secawan sehari pada waktu pagi atau malam.”
In other words, Jering is of the genus species Pithecellobium jiringa, of the family Leguninosae. This gorgeous little fruit is used in the treatment of GOUT. It is normally pounded then boiled. All the parts can be used for medicinal, healing properties.
The extract is good for gout, the skin is good for treating diabetes.
Needless to say, i bought a whole bundle. (The amount of meat we eat, we should be prepared for gout.. you think?!)
Some other interesting paraphernalia we saw, walking back to the car…
“Essentials for Robbing a bank in 5 minutes!” ;P
But not before a quick pit stop … still dissatisfied with the duck.. we just had to try something else to placate our stomachs.
Man in the Stall! We want!
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Well, well, 2 hours wait for the passport was not such a bad thing after all.
If you are in the area, we strongly recommend you check Kampung Baru Subang out 🙂
Champion lah that uncle! Hehe.. Oh what adventurers you are…
Hi there, maymay know what is the location of the wet market? ?
Wow, this “ACCIDENTAL” post turns out to be one of my FAVOURITE ones so far … brilliant 🙂
HAHA … The poser at the market with the big fish!
And even better … “Essentials for robbing a bank” aka Balaclava! Cool 🙂
That uncle is funny… hahaha.. Nice “fishy” gun he had…
must say yours is of the really fast & sharp , or issit quick and furious kind ? Until the half naked coarse man fell almost on his shaking knees for you ( then also the shy ah ? peeping Burmese tom ) and the encylopedic insightful story about the gout killer….you can sure disarm & kill strongly too yourself, all in the wild country where we suspect your real talent lies.
amazing gastronomic appetite and raw sex appeal. We lost, round 3
kenny:
uncle is mayhem correct? i nearly dropped my camera.. he so farnee…
julian:
haro! yar, everytime i pointed the camera at uncle, he struck a pose:D
mocha:
the uncle is havoc ;D
bsg:
haha.. v cute boys 😛
walio I like the how the wanton mee looks so refreshing and so rusticly delicious!
Hahaha..the uncle is sooo adorable! You must have cause him all excited. What a great discovery, let me go home and check if my passport is expiring anytime soon 😉
so farnnnnneeeeeeeee!!! i love that uncle shot. how the heck will i ever go and renew my passport at pusat bandar damansara and eat roti canai ever again, after reading this post? do they have the kiosk thingies in subang?
bbo:
yummie and cheap
pea:
better check.. don’t be like me:(
ffb:
no kiosk… that’s why got2 find other things to do. Heard the kiosk is fast, but still have to wait 2 hours for collection, no?
Haha.. that uncle thought you all came to rob him ar? Why need to use the fish as a rifle? Can anytime hold the tail and whack you all 😛
By the way, what are you doing there? Isn’t there other places to renew your passport?
Don’t forget to visit my blog on 31st July 2008… I have a food contest from then onwards. You can share with your friend on the contest.
http://crizfood.blogspot.com/
I have to say the uncle is quite a riot. He makes life a lot more interesting, would you say?
criz:
looked like he was defending his stock from sly fox…
fortesfidelis:
yup:D