Kukup - Morning After

6.00am


6.30am


Everyone was sound asleep when I made my stroll down the cold jetty. There was a sudden downpour at 4am and I was more or less prepared for all the gloominess out there. To my delight, I caught a faint smile of the morning sky and the sea was calm and quiet. The wind was so chiiiiiiilly and there was a light drizzle on me. Good morning villagers!





Later in the morning, Qiang's wife sat comfortably at the edge of the house, watching the trio walk down the jetty. Such a bliss. Life can be so slow and simple.





Cat was engaged in photo taking around the house and along the jetty. I'm glad that she was wearing orange. How can anyone lose sight of her?

Kukup - Night life

Lesson #1.01 from Ah De: Swing the rod to the back, hold the line with your fingers. Let go of the line when you swing the rod towards the open sea. Lesson #1.02: Wait. After catching that last spark of firework and racing the girls up and down the jetty for countless times, I was too exhausted to fish. I completed #1.01 but never really made it thru #1.02.



Patience is not my forte.






The GT guys were gentler than what their tattoos had portrayed. A fatherly figure, a kind friend, they made such great company. Every one of them. We couldn't have done this trip without them.

Kukup - Follow every rainbow

It was pouring in JB before we set off for Kukup and we were quite upset with the gloomy sky. Everywhere was dull and grey. Later did we know, the lovely rainbows have planned for a surprise greeting at the end of the road trip! The rain has stopped, the sun was setting and the sky was such a warm delight. Right place, right time.

I thought of my childhood when the little girls smiled.
And this song found its way to me...

Climb every mountain,
search high and low
Follow every by way,
every path you know

Climb every mountain,
ford every stream
Follow every rainbow,
till you find your dream

A dream that will need,
all the love you can give
Everyday of your life,
for as long as you live




The restaurants on the kelongs were filled with dinner crowd already and we slowly made our way to the guesthouse further in. I love walks, especially when the sun is setting.

Johor Bahru - Qiang

Qiang is the construction foreman at Graphictech - our most trustworthy and reliable set-up team for every event. Our initial plan of visiting him and his family across the causeway became a trip to Kukup with the rest of the GT guys.

We arrived at his house despite the heavy downpour and I'm really glad we made it cos I've never seen him so gleeful.




With his wife and daughters, Jiayi and Jiaxuan.