Janet Jarman: Mexico

Photo ©Janet Jarman-All Rights Reserved
Janet Jarman is a freelance photographer and a multimedia storyteller currently based in Mexico. She has worked extensively in Latin America and Asia, and produces a number of documentary projects which explore immigration issues, globalization and sustainable development.

Janet's photographs and essays appeared in The New York Times, Geo, The Smithsonian Magazine, Times Asia, Fortune National Geographic Traveler and other publications, and her work received awards in POYi, PDN's Photography Annual and Best of Journalism.

I chose an image from Janet's Mexico Traditions' gallery for this post, but I also recommend you visit her multimedia projects, especially The Chichimeca Story...not only a very well produced multimedia story, but a worthwhile social project in northern Mexico.

Rant: Canon 5D Mark II & Battery

I haven't ranted for quite a while. No, correct that...I haven't ranted about a photography matter for quite a while. I've ranted about lots of stuff on this blog and even more off this blog....so it's time for a nice rant about Canon and its marketing wisdom.

If I recall correctly, the Canon let it be known that its 5D Mark II would be available at major photo retailers by the end of November 2009, in time for the holiday season. Now we know that Canon dropped the ball on that one, with the 5D Mark II still unavailable at B&H (although it's currently taking pre-orders according to 1001 Noisy Cameras), Crutchfield is out of stock, while Amazon has one for sale but at a premium.

Most of us have an innate fear of scarcity. The prospect of product being unavailable when we want (or need) it is a powerful marketing tool which spurs consumers to research where the product is available, and purchase. I believe this is what Canon is doing.

I was extremely lucky in having found one when I visited B&H and just asked the salesclerk for one. So here's what I think: Canon makes this camera available to retailers slowly and selectively. The more there's a perceived scarcity for this product, the more buzz there is (like this post)..the more buzz the more publicity. Am I hearing justified complaints that this strategy is disrespectful to its customer base? The answer is yes. Am I hearing that Canon through this strategy is, as one of my friends recently wrote me, helping non-mainstream retails stores to really soak us? The answer is also yes.

Now to top off the rant, let me mention the battery: the LP-E6 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion for the Canon 5D Mark II is also on back-order (the favored euphemism for not available) at mainstream retail stores...however may be occasionally found at other stores for a hefty premium. Another soaking.

Two days ago I ordered two spare batteries from a non mainstream online store, and I'm still waiting a confirmation of my order...

UPDATE (February 3): Having seen that the batteries were listed as back-ordered on the online store Digital Foto Club, I called to inquire as to the status of my order. Steve, the employee who took my call, told me they had received Canon shipments the day before but he would check and let me know if it included the batteries. A short time later, Steve did call to say the batteries were not expected soon and that he'd go ahead and cancel my order through Buy.com (which was confirmed).

I think that's excellent service from Digital Foto Club...honest and straight forward.

Sing Tat Garden Hawker Center, Butterworth

Sing Tat Garden Hawker Center (N5°25.913' E100°23.078')

We reached Butterworth around 1.30am of 25th January, 2009. I was totally exhausted cause of 9 hours driving...and this make me sleep until 12pm noon.

Once we wake up, the first thing we gonna solve is to fill our stomach. It was the eve of the Chinese New Year, so I dare not put too much hope on my favorite foods. We just drive around and depend on our luck. It was just 'too good to be true', the Hawker Center at Sing Tat Garden - Jalan Raja Uda was still on business!

Do you notice the metal chairs and tables ? They are existed 50 years ago...

Waste no time, we quickly jumped into the food court and order our favorite foods! Not many choices....my wife and daughter were having the Kuay Teow Soup and I ordered the Char Kuay Teow (Fried). Even the foods were average, not the best in town....but I felt very nice because it's been two year I haven't taste any Penang foods!

The Char Kuey Teow of Sing Tat Garden Hawker Center.

The hawkers.

This Food Court is existed more than 50 years ago. Foods serve here are very unique, and some of them you can't find the same taste elsewhere. Especially the Economy fried Mee-Hoon and Kuay Teow.

We finished our lunch in 30 minutes, and went to the Biggest Shopping Mall at Butterworth - Pacific Mega Mall. Surprisingly, all the stalls were still open on the eve of Chinese New Year. I believe this is somehow related to the World Economy downturn....

Penang Trip - Chinese New Year 2009 :-
* Dengkil R & R (RSA) Area - Selangor
* Blossom Seafood Steamboat at Auto City, Butterworth
* The Nine Emperor Gods Temple (九皇大帝) at Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth
* Long House Seafood Restaurant, Batu Kawan - Butterworth
* Auto City of Juru - Butterworth
* 1926 Heritage Hotel at Burmah Road, Penang
* Funicular Train Station at Penang Hill, Ayer Itam - Penang
* Top of Penang Hill (Flagstaff Hill), Penang
* David Brown's Restaurant, Penang Hill - Penang
* Bellevue Hotel at Penang Hill, Penang
* Famous Tau Sar Pneah of Penang
* My CNY Penang Trip

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Chobi Mela V: Photo Festival

Chobi Mela V is in full swing in Dhaka, with over sixty exhibitions, thirty-five participating nations, well over a thousand images, and over fifty visiting artists from Asia alone. There are live broadcast of important events, especially the video conference between Mahasweta Devi, Noam Chomsky and Stuart Hall, as they provide their take on 'Freedom'.

According to founder Shahidul Alam, mobile exhibitions, now a trademark of the festival, 10 rickshaw vans driving through the streets of Dhaka, will move the festival away from galleries to the more public spaces of football fields and open air markets.

Borneo Break: Some Memorable Moments

It was in the early evening when we left Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. The sky was still bright and Mau Wei had driven into a petrol kiosk to fill up the car's tank but unfortunately, Malaysians were allowed to buy petrol only from designated petrol kiosks near the Malaysia-Brunei border. So, we made off for the border. Mau Wei made a wrong turning at first but after making some enquiries, managed to take the right road home. Besides this, I guess other memorable moments was Mau Wei receiving an SMS from Yen Yen's sister in Peninsular Malaysia informing her about the impending nationwide petrol price increase. It was almost eight when we reached Miri and there, at all the petrol kiosks we came across, there were long rows of vehicles trying to get some petrol before the price increase the next day. It was a phenomenon not only in Miri but all over Malaysia. Then of course, in Miri, visiting Poh Lee was memorable too. She treated us to a dim sum breakfast at Restaurant 2020 besides taking us for a tour to her school, SMK Chung Hua. I heard her school had an excellent brass band which reportedly jammed with T'Inventielke, a walkabout band from Holland at the 2008 Miri International Jazz Festival. Even then, when we were touring the school during the holidays when most of the teachers and students were away for the holidays, the members of the brass band were busy practising a special performance which I think they were going to perform oversea...

Poh Lee's school...


Students practising....

Traveling Tip: Visit the local school!

Chinese New Year

Photo ©REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad-All Rights Reserved
I've been remiss in acknowledging the Chinese Lunar New Year which was just heralded a few days ago, and which is being observed by ethnic Chinese and others around the world...so Gong Xi Fa Cai!

The above photograph is courtesy The Big Picture blog of The Boston Globe, and is of a Chinese man reciting prayers at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2009

I've posted about the Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2009 before, and it continues to progress very nicely. If you're passionate about photojournalism, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to access extremely interesting classes. The workshop's costs is kept as low as possible and the instructors provide their services for free.

Some of the instructors are Michael Robinson-Chavez, Andrea Bruce, Tewfic El-Sawy, Adriana Zehbrauskas, Ben Rusnak, Ami Vitale, Poul Madsen, Henrik Kastenskov, Eros Hoagland...

My class synopsis is as follows:

Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling

"Tewfic El-Sawy will teach a multimedia class that allows its participants to concentrate on the story, rather than on the application. The purpose and aim of the class is to show photojournalists how to make quick work of slide show production, using their own images and audio generated in the field, to produce a cogent photo story under the simulation of publishing deadlines. Most of the class’s time will be spent photographing in the field, while indoors time will be devoted to weaving the material into photo stories.

This class will require will use Soundslides software, and either Audacity or GarageBand for audio. Participants will need to have Digital Audio Recorders (such as the Zoom H2).

Here’s a sample of a SoundSlides produced by Mike Hutmacher (who attended Tewfic’s class during the Mexico City Foundry Workshop) for The Wichita Eagle newspaper".

Sergio Pitamitz: Travel Photographer

Photo ©Sergio Pitamitz -All Rights Reserved
Sergio Pitamitz is an Italian travel and wildlife photographer, currently based in Varese, Italy where he works as staff photographer at Latitudes Magazine, and is represented by Corbis and Getty.

Sergio, at that time represented by SIPA Press, was the first Western photographer to gain permission from the Iranian government to photograph in Shiraz, the lost city of Bam and Persepolis. His wildlife photographs have been awarded semi-finalist recognition at the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008.

His images have been published in Le Figaro Magazine, Newsweek, Conde Nast Traveller, Travel & Leisure, Geo and various publications of the National Geographic Society.

His website is categorized in themes not in countries, but I chose this image of a couple in Buenos Aires dancing the tango as one of the most striking.

Asim Rafiqui: The Idea of India

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Asim Rafiqui, a US photographer currently based in Sweden, was recently awarded a grant by the Aftermath Project for his project, "The Idea of India: Religious and Cultural Pluralism as Resistance to Sectarian Conflict," an exploration of the aftermath of religious conflict in India through documenting pluralist landscapes, shared sacred sites, shared cultural traditions and efforts at reconciliation within divided communities.

He is now authoring The Idea of India, a fascinating and certainly topical blog documenting his journey through what he calls an alternative India, describing his experiences and thoughts of what he describes as "the complex, pluralist, shared heritage of India’s peoples" through his own brand of photography and intellect. There's no doubt that this is an impressive undertaking both in size and in scope...especially since Asim seeks to also include Pakistan and Bangladesh in his quest to expose the shared heritage of the countries of the sub-continent, as it is sometimes called.

On his blog, Asim writes that this project "...is an attempt to give complete expression to a way of working I have always coveted - a union of photographic and intellectual pursuits, each inspiring the other and each being executed without concern for rules, conventions, deadlines, politics and prejudices (other than my own, of course)."

I encourage you to read Asim's blog, reflect on his thoughtful analyzes, enjoy his photographs, bookmark it or subscribe to its RSS .

I anticipate many of us wish him well on this project. I know I do.

Dengkil R & R (RSA) Area - Selangor

Every time I pass by this Dengkil R & R area (Rest and Service Area) (N2°54.525' E101°36.598') along the North South Expressway, I definitely will have a bite on the Nasi Lemak for the past five years. There was no exception for this time when we were on the way to Penang for the trip of Chinese New Year 2009.

Dengkil Rest and Service Area

Nasi Lemak of Dengkil Rest & Service Area

Disappointed! The taste was totally different and it's not delicious at all! The sambal was not as good as before, the last I had was 2 years ago...hmm...too bad, it's changed! So we decided this will be our Last time for the Nasi Lemak of Dengkil.

Beside that, we had order the Kajang Satay of the stall named 'Haji Samuri'. The satay were tasty but it's still not as good as the Kajang Satay I had before at Kajang. I can still remember the shop named 'Restoran Malaysia' very well. They serve the BEST Satay I ever taste it in Malaysia.

The shop is located at the right end of the Rest Area.

Special Sauce which is mixture of peanuts, sauce and sambal.

The Kajang Satay at Dengkil Rest and Service Area.

Chicken : MYR0.60 per stick.
Mutton : MYR0.90 per stick.
The total price to the Satay above : MYR8.70.

After one hour rest, we continue our journey to Penang...

Penang Trip - Chinese New Year 2009 :-
* Sing Tat Garden Hawker Center, Butterworth
* Blossom Seafood Steamboat at Auto City, Butterworth
* The Nine Emperor Gods Temple (九皇大帝) at Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth
* Long House Seafood Restaurant, Batu Kawan - Butterworth
* Auto City of Juru - Butterworth
* 1926 Heritage Hotel at Burmah Road, Penang
* Funicular Train Station at Penang Hill, Ayer Itam - Penang
* Top of Penang Hill (Flagstaff Hill), Penang
* David Brown's Restaurant, Penang Hill - Penang
* Bellevue Hotel at Penang Hill, Penang
* Famous Tau Sar Pneah of Penang
* My CNY Penang Trip

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Qong Xi Fa Cai!

Qong Xi Fa Cai! Wishing you a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year! Travel Pang's Borneo Break is taking a break!

One Shot: Eric Lafforgue: Theyyam

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This striking portrait is of a Theyyam performer in the Malabar region of Kerala, and is by Eric Lafforgue, a talented travel photographer who lives in Toulouse, France.

In anticipation of my forthcoming Theyyam of Malabar photo-expedition in the same region of India, I approached Eric a few days ago to ask for tips, and it is then I discovered he not only produces striking images but is also generous with his advice.

The Travel Photographer blog has already highlighted Eric's travel photography work here.

POV: The Shameful War

Photo © Tyler Hicks/NYTimes-All Rights Reserved
My point of view regarding the calamitous massacre of the Palestinian people in Gaza by the Israeli military is supported by a multimedia production by The New York Times titled "A War's Many Angles" with the photographs (and voices) of Tyler Hicks and Moises Saman.

The former documents the devastation and the ruination of Gaza and its inhabitants, while the latter shows us the results of Hamas' rockets on Sederot, and the funerals of a handful of Israeli soldiers (the majority of whom were killed by "friendly" fire).

The New York Times, clearly stung by justified accusations of its consistent bias towards Israel as evidenced by the deluge of comments (many more were censored by its editors) on its website, and by its distasteful track record of obfuscation and semantic games during the past 8 years, has tried to present the two sides of this shameful war. Any fair minded person will conclude very rapidly that the destruction wrought on Gaza was unwarranted, inhumane, a violation of international law and tantamount to ethnic cleansing.

As our newspapers have unfortunately espoused an utter lack of objectivity as to this conflict, I rely on the foreign press to tell me what I deem is close to the truth.

For instance, Dominic Waghorn, a reporter with the UK's SKY television station, writes this in The Independent:

"Gaza is entirely surrounded by a security fence; Israel was able to enforce its ban with ease. It also declared the neighbouring area a closed military zone. Military police repeatedly moved us back from the border; those who flouted the rules were detained. There were only one or two places where we were allowed to film live that had a view of Gaza. We nicknamed one the Hill of Shame, a mound a mile or two outside the northernmost tip of Gaza. On it was camped a circus of news crews more than 100 strong. On weekends, Israeli war tourists – there is no other way to describe them – joined the scene, cheering the large explosions in the distance. I wondered how Israelis would view Palestinians doing the same. And during the week, a constant parade of Israeli experts and officials was on hand to spin the way they wanted us to view the war. "

Israeli "war tourists" cheering the large explosions? I thought it was only Palestinian children who did that when we were attacked on September 11, 2001.

The Travel Photographer's Newsletters

As the loyal readers of this blog know, I author a monthly newsletter which is emailed to subscribers on my mailing list. The newsletter provides updates on my photo-expeditions and my photo galleries and is proving to be very popular, with new subscribers registering almost every day.

My photo expeditions are usually by invitation (or by referral by a past participant) only, and it is through these newsletters that I invite subscribers to join. So if you're interested, you can use the mailing list box on the right of this page. Your privacy is assured by SafeSubscribe.

Alessandra Meniconzi: Hidden China & Artic

I previously posted on this blog on Alessandra Meniconzi's new book Hidden China, which has now been published, and is available at bookstores. The press release reads in part: "This illustrated book explores some of the most remote regions of China and brings to life a world far removed from the great metropolises, a world nearly forgotten, where the people continue to live their traditional lifestyles largely undisturbed."

Alessandra Meniconzi is a Swiss photographer fascinated by the lives and traditions of indigenous people in remote regions of the world. After many years of working in Asia, she traveled in Iceland and became interested in the Arctic. She is the sole photographer for the books Hidden China (2008), Mystic Iceland (2007), and The Silk Road (2004), and she is currently working on the new book about Tibet, Arctic and Himalaya.

Photo © Alessandra Meniconzi-All Rights Reserved
Alessandra tells me she's preparing herself to travel shortly to the Arctic, traveling with an Inuit hunter...quite a departure from her past work in Asia. I am certain her photographs of this icy region will soon be published in an equally wonderful book.

Borneo Break: Visiting Bandar Seri Begawan

We did not make straight back for Miri after lunch. Mau Wei suggested that we go to Bandar Seri Begawan and why not? She was driving the car and controlling the steering. The weather was beautiful and the road to the capital of Brunei was good and there was not much traffic on the road too. This trip to Bandar Seri Begawan was actually my second and the last time I was here, I had visited a few interesting spots like Kampung Air or the water village where one gets to see houses on stilts standing out of the brownish water of Brunei River, the famous Sultan Omar ali Saifuddin Mosque which features a golden dome and an interior of Italian marble walls and the dissapointing Jerubong Park, a theme park where I heard Michael Jackson had sang once during the Sultan's birthday. This time round, we just window shopped at a shopping mall and had durian ais kacang, a sweet savoury dessert made from durian...

Bandar Seri Begawan...

MacDonald in Bandar Seri Begawan...

A Food Court in a shopping mall...

Durian Ais Kacang....

Leaving Bandar Seri Begawan...

Traveling Tip: Go window shopping!

B&H's Canon 5D Mark II Video

B&H, the camera and video superstore, and one of New York City's landmarks, judging by the number of visitors (okay, I made that up but it could be true), has put up a short video reviewing the new Canon 5D Mark II.

The review is not too technical and will appeal to those who are looking to upgrade their existing DSLRs to this latest (and very popular) product.

Photographers In Conflict

Here's an extremely interesting project produced by Goran Galic and Gian-Reto Gredig involving insightful interviews from 32 leading photojournalists

Following Abu Ghraib and the Asian tsunami, these 32 photographers were invited by Goran and Gian-Reto to a bare black painted studio, and were photographed and interviewed via videos.

According to the Photographers In Conflict website, the two artists by "isolating the photojournalists and placing them in front of their camera, reverse the asymmetrical power relationship between photographer and subject, and explore the self-perception of these photographers."

Some of the photographers/photojournalists are Philip Blenkinsop, Guy Calaf, Stanley Greene, Ben Lowy, and Shaul Schwarz.

Photographers In Conflict is also a publication in newspaper format which is available from the website.

Famous Skudai Duck Rice, Johor.

Sin Hai Cheng Duck Rice (N1°32.794' E103°39.382')

The Skudai Duck Rice or Noodle is very famous within Johor Bahru area especially for food lover.

The Sin Hai Cheng Duck Rice is located at the second shop of Jalan Emas Putih 2 of Taman Sri Skudai. Most of peoples will visit the corner shop opposite, because it is the First of Johor Bahru. But I just can't stand the bad attitude of the owner there! It's not friendly at all!
So we decided not to go there anymore and changed to this shop.

The Duck is as good as the corner shop and serve with a polite & friendly attitude.

It was packed with customers when we were there. Waitied for almost 15 minutes for the table...

The boneless duck and side dishes was good!

The duck serve by the restaurant.

Side dish - Pork and Tou-fu.

We spent about an hour at this restaurant for enjoying the meal...

Total damage : MYR29.00 (For 4 adults and 1 child). IT'S CHEAP and DELICIOUS!

I will recomend all my friend to this shop rather than the opposite corner Restaurant...

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Book: Steve Bloom: Living Africa

Photo © Steve Bloom-All Rights Reserved
While Steve Bloom is certainly among the top ranked wildlife photographers in the world, he is also a superb photographer of cultures. Born in South Africa, he moved to England in 1977, where he worked in the graphic arts industry for many years. In the early nineties, during a visit to South Africa, his interest in wildlife photography emerged, and within a short time he had swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer.

Thames & Hudson recently published Steve's book Living Africa, which combines the continent's vibrant tribal cultures and its magnificent landscapes in more than 200 photographs. My favorite photographs are of the Surma and Mursi tribals of the Omo Valley in Ethiopia.

TTP previously featured Steve Bloom's work here.

Ayin: Inner Mongolian Tribe

Photo © Ayin-All Rights Reserved
Ayin is a Mongolian self-taught freelance photographer, and is a member of the Photographer Association in China, and was awarded the honor of being one of "The Ten Best Photographers in Inner Mongolia", along with numerous photographic awards in China. In 2007, he was one of the four award recipients of the 4th Annual All Roads Film Festival Photography by the National Geographic.

His decision to document the disappearing Mongolian heritage led to an odyssey to record the live stories of the last Mongolian tribe in Inner Mongolia.

This is ethno-photography at its best.

America's New Dawn

Courtesy The Huffington Post
My personal sense of elation in seeing Mr Obama being sworn is as 44th President of the United States today is nothing short of extraordinary. As a naturalized United States citizen, the past 8 years had dimmed my pride in being an American, but today, it surges back again...more powerful than it ever was.

I can't wait to travel abroad to, as I frequently do, fly back home through Newark airport. For the first time in these 8 years, instead of averting my eyes, I will pause and look up with pride at the photograph of the US President which hangs on the wall of the arrival hall. Just a small respectful gesture perhaps, but to me, one of considerable and profound significance. It will remind me of the emotion I felt when I entered the United States for the first time.

May Mr Obama be all what he promises to be.

Excerpted from Mr Obama's Inaugural Speech:

"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.

And because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy."

My Show Off: Qutb Uddin Dargah

Photo © Tewfic El-Sawy-All Rights Reserved
A friend (who'll remain anonymous for the time being) sent me various photographs of Indian Muslims, part of a project he's working on. Feeling pangs of envy at the quality and style of his work, I rummaged through my inventory and found this photograph of a scene at the Qutb Uddin Dargah in Delhi.

One of my favorite writers, William Dalrymple, visited the darghas of Delhi and wrote this in his The City of Djinns:

" All around milled the devotees: pilgrims, dervishes and sannyasin, labourers and merchants, scholars and soldiers, opium addicts, petty thieves...Some sat crossed-legged on the cool marble floor; others joined the queue to enter the tomb. As they stood waiting, a dervish in a light woolen tunic fanned them with a large pankah embroidered in gold with sacred Kufic calligraphy. In one corner sat a qalander - a holy fool- deep in animated conversation with an invisible djinn."

Some of you will recognize this was photographed with a film camera (Canon 1v), and is not a digital file. The dargah of Qutb Uddin is on the Theyyam Photo~Expedition itinerary which is set to start on February 19, 2009.

Sam Kee BBQ Place, Kluang - Johor

Sam Kee BBQ Place (N2°01.556' E103°19.208')
We keep asking around the peoples about this place at the BCB Plaza. Fortunately, there were 2 helpful women guide us to the location. They even told the cab driver how to go to the restaurant, thanks you very much! (Kluang peoples are really friendly!!)

It's took us 5-10 minutes to reach. The restaurant is located less than 2KM from the Bus Terminal, along the street named - Jalan Lambak.

Opposite to Chinese Association and Chinese School Hall.


The queue was long while we reached. Nothing can stop us for seduction the Roasted Pork & BBQ Pork, so we queued. It's took us at least 30 minutes to get our foods!

Queue of the day!

The Roasted & BBQ Pork

I think the kids were hungry than us, because they stop talking again! I was wondering about their expression...they were either too hungry or the foods were too Good for them!

The BBQ Pork

The Roasted Pork

The temptation was too strong for me to wait until the kids finish, so I took a piece of the BBQ & Roasted Pork from my daughter plate! It's good and delicious!! No wonder they claim the BEST in Kluang! You need to taste it if you are happen in Kluang. (No matter you are hungry or not!)

We spent around one hour at the restaurant, after everyone had enough and satisfy with the foods....we bought some of it back. One kilogram of each is less than MYR35.00. It's cheap!
Then we are ready to catch the bus back to Johor Bahru...

While we reached the Bus Terminal, the time was exactly 2.00pm. That means we still have 30 minutes to go....
Therefore I and Kenny have another drink on the first level food court before we say 'bye bye' to Kluang.

The food court at the First Level of Kluang Bus Terminal

Then we jumped up to the Orkid Express Bus and 'Bye' to Kluang. The journey back to Johor Bahru took about 1 hour.

Orkid Express Bus

The Bus reached JB around 3.30pm and the bus driver drop us at the bus station of Skudai Parade, then my nephew gave us a free ride to Kempas Railway Station.
Before we drive back, Kenny bought all the Curry-Puff from the Canteen beside the Kempas Station! Haha!

We really enjoyed this 'Backpacker' Trip!

The Roasted Pork were still crispy after 4 hours back from Kluang.

Kluang Day Trip 4th JAN 2009 :-
* Kempas Railway Station (KTM), Johor Bahru
* Kluang Railway Station Coffee, Johor
* Kluang Fire Department, Johor.
* Kluang Bus Terminal, Johor

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