A lady collecting discarded bottles and cans from a park, photographed moments ago. It was raining cats and dogs and you can see the water dripping off her face. The weather-shielded Olympus OM-D and Panasonic 12-35mm 2.8 zoom are a great combo to work in the rain.
It was a rainy night in Raub and I was hungry. Drove by a pizzeria with a intriguing banner that proclaimed: “Around the world and now in Raub!” The pizza and pasta at Sarpino’s turned out to be quite good. Better than other chain-pizzerias found in the city.
Photographed and eaten: The Ultimate Double Meat: Homemade pizza sauce, beef pepperoni, beef meatballs, red onions, green peppers, fresh tomatoes topped with mozzarella cheese.
Kampung LBJ originated as the abbreviation for Lyndon B Johnson. The former U.S. President visited the FELDA settlement in 1966. Sleepy Labu Jaya was renamed in honour of the visit and as a symbol of the warming of ties between the two countries.
Another unique aspect of the kampung are the bungalows and extravagantly renovated houses. In 1996, many of the settlers became instant millionaires when their land was bought by the state.
In the centre of the village is Masjid Kariah Felda LBJ. I like the the mosque’s simple architecture, especially its wireframe arch and the golden umbrella ‘dome’.
