Tok Jembal Erosion

End of the road - a large part of the stretch of road that used to be shaded by pine trees is now gone. Both the road and the trees succumbed to the forces of the sea. A force that was tempered with by who else but "man". Reclaiming the area surrounding the more commercially important airport causes the force of tide to be magnified in the surroundings instead. The lowly Tok Jembal beach became the sacrificial victim. A nice recreational beach for the common folks is slowly disappearing.

Pity the trees which took years to grow and gave us its shade gave its life instead to the raging seas. Its like saying I cannot shade you nor protect you from the wind anymore, you too will have to abide by the will of the sea...

And we surely will, the living will lose their homes just as the dearly departed. Cynically, perhaps because there are no "important" enough people living or using the area. Some months back a local politician did mention in the local paper that the matter is being looked into and that it is not serious. Well, its not serious because most likely his home is nowhere near the sea...

This wakaf surrenders itself a few days ago. Right behind it the graveyard. Hopefully something is done before it too is claimed by the sea.


There used to be a road along this stretch.

Fun as defined by a little tyke

The sand gets in my swimsuit...

Why bother heh heh...

Cooking for one

Improvised potato salad with broccoli and hard boiled egg. The mayonnaise is perhaps the least healthy ingredient but it made up the taste.

Creamy vegetarian carrot soup - Mark Bittman's recipe - with garlic bread. The creaminess came from potato and garlic cloves, no dairy products were used.

Green sprouts replace the noodles in this mee mamak style dish, fish flakes and root vegetables replaces the other fried bits. Cili padi adds the oomph and olive oil is used instead of the usual cooking oil.

Creamy celery soup, a variation of the carrot soup. Perhaps should try mushroom next.