last sunday i went out to Muar with my childhood friends, Syima and Zuraida. it was quite unplanned. the night before, they asked me whether i’d like to join them playing bowling but i told them i can’t (well how could i play in my current condition?), but if one of them ‘belanja’ me mee bandung, i’ll go for sure. they agreed.

the next day, i waited for them to fetch me up and they were half an hour late. darn! i was getting sleepy waiting outside of my house when they arrived at about 1405. and i have to drive summore, cis! lepas tu kitorang pon gerak la ke Bakri, Muar untuk main boling (tetiba cakap melayu). sampai sana aku buat ape lagi, tengok aje la diorang main boling sambil gelak-gelak bola Syima masuk longkang. kih kih kih. Zu was a great bowler. she spared almost of her turn (luckily i dont have to bowl, lawl).

then we went to Tanjung Emas watching monyet for about 10 minutes (i dont know why we did this), and straight away to the jetty to take a boat ride. the boat is quite big, and nicely designed to suit the tourism mood. for RM10 per person, i’d say it is an affordable 40 minutes ride.

the scenery was stunning. its like to look at Muar from a totally different side of view. we got to see closely the Istana Persinggahan, Jambatan Sultan Ismail, Kubu Bentayan, Pasar Muar, the twin mosque at both sides and also the ports. honestly, i was hoping to see the mysterious snake monster but LOL, what do you expect? it is said among the locals that a snake monster bigger than anaconda, with its head the size of perodua kancil live in the river. its even in the TV3’s Misteri Nusantara about 5 years back. well, if its real i would like to see it for myself.

i enjoyed the boat ride pretty much, 40 minutes went by just like that. poof! when we got near to the jetty, the boat operator announced that Astro AWANI crew are waiting for us for a quick interview. all the passengers started to comb their hair using fingers while i cant stop smiling, LOL. masa nak turun, sorang akak tu dah kene interview dulu, ape lagi kitorang bertiga ni ‘enterprem’ la lalu kat depan kamera tu. kih kih kih (eh, ter-translate plak). masing-masing senyum je.

boling sudah, naik bot pon sudah, we decided to have our meal and mee bandung is the top priority as promised by Syima. we stopped by near Parit Bunga and quickly order 3 plates. the mee bandung is damn good and spicy. i would say it was a profitable investment to follow the girls that evening. our short outing ended after that. below is a video i recorded during our boat ride. enjoy.

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