Terengganu Day 2

Terengganu Day 2

On the second day, we travelled from Dungun to Paka to Kerteh to Kemasik to Chukai to Pantai Batu Hitam and back to Dungun at night

Paka is not what it once was

Paka is not what it once wasWe left the hotel, headed south for Kuantan and stopped at Paka for breakfast

The old Kerteh town junction

The old Kerteh town junctionPassing through Kerteh with plans to return in the evening, I remember having breakfast here

Pantai Kemasik

Pantai KemasikOne of the many places Ain and I used to take photos together nearly 30 years ago

Home team group photo

Home team group photoThere are more man-made structures at Kemasik Beach than there were 30 years ago... obviously

Ain's friend Ina

Ain’s friend InaBusiness Diploma classmates 30 years ago on a sofa forming the heart symbol together with their hands

Group photo near Pantai Batu Hitam

Group photo near Pantai Batu HitamWe met Ina and her daughters (and Greyfield the British Shorthair), though we missed Jamal who was at work

Snacks at Pantai Batu Hitam

Snacks at Pantai Batu HitamMore ocean air from the South China Sea

Home team at Pantai Batu Hitam; the beach itself

Home team at Pantai Batu Hitam; the beach itselfThese location labels are everywhere in Malaysia

Masjid Sultan Ahmad

Masjid Sultan AhmadNorthbound passing through Chukai and the masjid we used to stop for prayers back in the day

I rarely mention it on the blog, but 25 years ago I owned this house. Now we're going to meet its new owner

I rarely mention it on the blog, but 25 years ago I owned this house. Now we’re going to meet its new ownerThe house at the end of the block -- bare of greenery 25 years ago -- is now overgrown with trees and show weathering

Awi's family at his living room

Awi’s family at his living roomI told Awi that I regale my students tales of how he surmounted English language challenges to eventually become Chief Engineer in Nigeria

My old friend Awi in Kerteh

My old friend Awi in KertehHe told me my old house is haunted while we sat at his dinner table

Airfield

AirfieldI used to work here for seven years. It felt like dozens of years

The hangar at dusk

The hangar at duskThe company I worked for is no longer here. This is a whole new company at the old hangar

Kuala Kerteh

Kuala KertehWhile waiting for a meetup with old friends, we explored Kuala Kerteh a bit

We have got to come back here for a longer visit to check out all the new things

We have got to come back here for a longer visit to check out all the new thingsApparently Kuala Kerteh now has a shiny new public park

Botan, Abu and Awi

Botan, Abu and AwiOld colleagues at Payang Cheese in front of Masjid Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin

First appearance on this blog of friends from my old life

First appearance on this blog of friends from my old lifeSome were away from Kerteh so we could not meet them, for example Ishak

The Paka lights

The Paka lightsEn route back to Dungun, we stopped to check out the Paka refinery lights

Oil and gas town

Oil and gas townApparently -- although still bright -- they were not as bright as they were 30 years ago

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Khairul Hisham J. is a freelance artist, writer, editor, translator, English language teacher and a long time tabletop role-playing game player and gamemaster.