shopping and makan spot

today, i mean yesterday (cuz it's 2.03 am and i'm suppose to be sleeping) i went to Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah or also known as Pasar Buluh Kubu. it is one of the famous places in Kota Bharu. it is octagon in shape. for locals, it is not so that 'happening'. and for those who are not into the kain-kain thingy and the local hand crafts and the non-branded stuffs, this may not be your favourite place either.

view from 2nd floor. this is the wet market. we can see makcik-makcik run their business here (i mean aaaalllll of the traders here are women). for the mutton and meats and chickens and fishes and eels etc., which are outside this circle, you can see all the pakciks handling the tougher tasks.

it is a building of four floors - 1st floor is the wet market, on the 2nd floor we can have our breakfast and lunch or maybe tea time, kuih-kuih like tahi itik, akok, jala emas (my favourite), buah tanjung (pun juga), tepung pelita (ya juga), and also instant food like snacks, dodol, kerepek, all the kacangs, serundings,traditional junkfoods like putu, ladu, sagun, keropok segera that is so famous, dan banyak lagi yang saya sendiri pun tataw jugak. in short, we can find all the Kelantanese delicacies that might be new to us. on the 3rd floor for and the 4th floor where we can find all the kain-kain, handbags, shoes, hand crafts, brooches, and so many things that we can put on lah. for guys, don't worry. you can get your kain samping songket and also wooven, kain pelikat and even songkok here =) and oh, of course your gifts for your mother or mother in law or sisters or girl friends.


one of the hundreds shops ran buy women or 'mek'. they sell kain for baju kurung, tudungs which have their latest designs with diamonds and sulams on it named after all the artists like tudung mawi, tudung dato' K, etc, kain batik, telekung sembahyang, etc. sorry for the picture is quite blurr. my sister grabbed my hand because she wanted me to help her choose her kain. isk!


2nd floor. all the dry groceries like dried chili, all the onions, are sold. also all the junkies.



this is the new entrance. new side of the building or if it is One Utama, it is like the new wing lah. hehehe..
thanx for the picture, whoever you are whom i took it from.

after that, we went to have our early dinner at Oriental Kopitiam.
nowadays, kopitiams are like everywhere. like at this kopitiam, there is another kopitiam in the same row of the block. it is Biker's Kopitiam. (?) ok. maybe that one is for all the bikers with their super motorbikes! but the special thing about this Oriental Kopitiam is the location. it faces Sungai Kelantan. so that we can see the sun sets. and also people riding their jet skis. i think we can rent a jet ski or being the one on the big pelampung behind the jet ski. i wish to try it one day. the food at kopitiam is ok la. i like mee kari, french toast (i think they put cheese in it), nasi lemak is not bad too. for those who want to try this place, it is at the new building, Pelangi Mall.or to be exact. at Ridel Hotel. exactly the same block. beside the river. there are indoor and outdoor seats. so u can stare at the river, ok?


mee kari. like home made kari. err..lebih kurang la

wah..this is like jalan-jalan cari makan and 360 show lah. huhu~

propaganda

haha! itu semua propaganda!!! again..if my boyfriend knows this he would say that...konon nak ikut my mum n makcik pegi Rantau Panjang today. Her son is getting married..so nak prepare la for the kenduri in December nanti..*gatal plak rasa nak kawen!*..so pegi la Rantau Panjang to find the stuffs for door gifts, and so on..i was so excited upon that..but this morning i was so sleepy and couldn't even open my eyes! sakit kepala pulak..bukan sakit kepala headache tu, tapi aha..berat kepala nk bangun! why? last night i slept at 2, watching Grey's Anatomy the new season. at first i was watching the new Aussie Next Top Model yang boring tu ( the girls are so not happening and lembab! slenge je sorang2!). it was at 12 am - 1 a.m. after that i as was flipping through the channels, tengok2 ada Grey's at ntv7! ape lagi? since i am so outdated kan. so just grab the chance watching it la. i think itu ulangan. all the tv series i watch are just by chance. kadang2 terlupa kan..but the new Grey's memang best (in fact, smua pun best). all the interns are now real doctors. and they are more matured and efficient. especially Meredith. she's very2 different in this new season. nampak lagi firm and smart. and everyone nampak macam dah kurus sket (?). hehe..kepada sesiapa yang belum start menonton lagi this new season, maybe this will lure you. huhooo!




and, talking about Rantau Panjang, for those who haven't been there, it is a good place to shopping murah2 la..but my mother always remind us not to go there on weekend and not during school break. here i give the tips on "Rantau Panjang shopping vacation" :

1. DO NOT go there on weekend or during school break. or else, the price will be not so murah anymore.

2. DO speak in Kelantanese if you can because depa akan sembelih cukup2 kalau tau kita bukan locals. (bawak je kawan yang org Kelantan sama, bagi dia cakap).

3. DO bargain. jangan just beli terus. tawar-menawar akan membantu anda sangat2 untuk mendapatkan the best price. or, kalau dia taknak turunkan harga, buat2 la tak jadi beli or kata nk beli kat kedai lain. haha! gerenti dapat murah pnyer~

4. DO bring along your bekal (air). it is so hot there! (unless if its raining). or you can buy mineral water anywhere there. but make sure prepare awal2. plain water at the restaurants there hurmm..is not so convincing to me. hehs!

5. its better if you reach there early. like 9- 10 a.m. because it will be so crowded and trafficos jamos will ruin your mood.

i think all the tips above can guide you to have a better shopping experience in Rantau Panjang. the same goes to Pengkalan Kubor. they are more or less the same places. but i think Rantau Panjang is wider. hurrm..i can' t remember how Pengkalan Kubor looks like. the last time io went there was when i was in primary, i think. it happens when you become the locals. it was a must for us to go there when we lived in Pahang. eeevery time we went back to Kota Bharu! once we are here, seklai satahun pun belum tentu..lol.