Looking through an abandoned cemetery and a hill overgrown with blade-sharp lalang, I saw a strange sight under the moonlit night. A mysterious church with unique architecture and a dozen of crosses on the roof. Found out later that this is the very old Mar Thoma Syrian Church (St Thomas Church, Klang).
Photographed with the Olympus OM-D with grunge texture added in Snapseed.
Cendol is a popular South-East Asian ice dessert. The Malaysian version has the green worms jelly (made from rice flour) in coconut milk. It is served in shaved ice and sweetened with brown palm sugar. The green colouring of the jelly is obtained from pandan (screwpine) leaves)
Originally, Indian hawkers used the wooden nail shaver or hand-cranked rotary shaver. The ice blocks came insulated with saw dust. Shops nowadays use cheap China-made electric spinners. I have not been to famous Klang Cendol for years and the old man has moved on, I was told. The shop is now run by his friendly nephew (shown in pic).
Each bowl is now RM 1.90 and you can add pulut (glutinous rice), maize, sago or ice-cream as extras. To appreciate the real taste of cendol, I always sample the pure version without red beans, cincau or anything else. The shop also sells the usual complement of rojak.
Cendol Klang is at 78 Jalan Nenas, 41400 Klang, Selangor
GPS Coordinates: 3.048967, 101.445401
Got to love these kids for their sheer exuberance and spontaneity. I was exploring this strange Kampung Balang with its labyrinth of narrow roads and paths earlier today. Stumbled upon a religious school deep inside and this group of kids were waiting for their school bus. Since my car was caught in a little jam outside the school, I rolled my window down to take a picture. Without cue or prompt they automatically struck this cute group pose. With cars behind me, I had like 3 or 4 seconds to get the shot.
The takeaway here is simple. You may have an arsenal of lenses but when driving always mount the kit lens as it can handle most unexpected moments. Set your exposure mode to P, enable AF and you are good to go. You never know what will appear round the corner. And when it does, you usually won’t have the luxury of time nor have control of the situation.
