The Kampung Day

It was a fun day to have experienced the life of a retiree teacher who had decided to spend the next half of his life at a fishing village, far-out yet serene. The family had decided to pay this noble man of God a visit last weekend. Right, he's actually my uncle of the extended family, one of the closest relative I've always respected. A.k.a. Uncle Aik Leong.

Anyway, prior to his retirement, Uncle A.L. had actually built a house at the suburb of Batu Pahat. So yeah, he lives there soon after his retirement with his family of 4. Just like the younger days, dear uncle had never failed to pamper this glutton mouth of mine. Aww.. the thought of his excellent cooking just make me drool and go hungry immediately. This time, he's got a new dish to introduce. Fried shrimps!! Uncle AL was giving a mini lesson to mom and grandaunt so that they can further feed me at home. :p haha
Uncle's got a huge backyard for his house and to make the yard purposeful, he'd chipped in some money for a fishing pond equipped with sophisticated drainage system which I couldn't seem to comprehend how it works. The small brother had out of curiosity and much interest, managed to catch a big fish! (exaggerated) He tried really hard for almost half an hour before the fish finally got baited.

Next we were brought to a nearby river. And wonder what was there? Aha! Prawnsss!!! Alright, just an experience more like it, to learn how people actually fish for prawns. Gasps. Seriously, it was my first time to see so many tiny prawns winding their ways to escape from the net. Oopz. And a rare experience to hold the baby prawns between my fingers, allowing them to squirm and tickle.Summarizing the day, it was simply too awesome. =)