Lempeng

Lempeng ni sejenis makanan yang biasa-biasa je. Ada berbagai-bagai jenis lempeng dan berbagai-bagai cara memakan nya.

Tapi cikgu bkn nk cakap pasal lempeng yang boleh dimakan. Cikgu nk ckp psl penggunaan perkataan lempeng.

Biasanya lempeng digunakan untuk merujuk kepada susuk bdn seseorang. Mereka yang tergolong di dalam kategori lempeng adalah

Twiggy.....










Saiful Apek dan......









Olive Oyle!












Kali ni cikgu akan gunakan perkataan lempeng sebagai adjektif yang bermaksud lembab....lambat....slow!!!

Sebab?

K....citenye gini....

Dalam perjalanan dari Dungun ke KT kami singgah di Rusila untuk makan tengahari. Yan nk cari ada satu restoran dekat dgn msjd Ust Hj Hadi. Tapi tk jumpa plak. Katanya tmpt tu dah banyak berubah. Maklumlah....dah lama tak ke situ.

Skali ternampak satu tempat mkn tu macam ok je sbb ada ramai orang. Jadi, Yan buat u-turn utk ke situ.










Masa tu orang tengah ramai. Kami dapat tempat duduk di bahagian blkg. Meja masih ada bekas makanan pelanggan sebelum itu yang belum diangkat.

Bila kami dah dudk, tiba-tiba je ada plak yg claim dia dah book meja tu. Cikgu buat tak tau je!





Seorang pekerja lelaki dtg utk mengemas meja. Katanya jap lagi dia dtg ambil order. Tunggu punya tunggu tak juga kunjung tiba!

Cikgu pegi nk ambil nasi campor. Tak de plak org yg menyendokkan nasi. Nk buat sendiri, pinggan plak tak de! So, pegi duduk semula.

Tak lama lps tu baru ada orang yg menyendukkan nasi. Pinggan pun dah ada. Cikgu dgn Adek pegi la ambil nasi campor. Lauk dah tinggal saki baki je. Cikgu ambil singgang ikan dgn kerabu dan adek ambil kerisi goreng dgn sup sawi. Bekas sambal belacan kene tonggengkan sbb dah nk habis.

Yan dgn Yana tak berminat nk ambil nasi campor sbb tak selera tengok lauk yg ada. Ingatkan nk order nasi goreng ke....

Orang yg janji nk ambil order air tak juga sampai-sampai. Terpaksa panggil pelayan perempuan plak.

Tunggu punya tunggu....airnya tak juga sampai sampai.

Panggil pula pelayan yg lain sbb pelayan yg tadi dah hilang!

Bila dia hantar air, Yan dgn Yana order nasi goreng dan sotong goreng.

Bdk yg ambil order hilang lagi.....yang diorder pun tak sampai sampai!!!.....memang menguji kesabaran.....





Stlh lama menunggu baru lah makanan yang dipesan sampai. Dah lah tunggu lama, tak sedap plak tu!!!

Ramai pelanggan lain yang menegur kelembapan pelayan-pelayan restoran tersebut.

Bila dah selesai mkn cikgu panggil seorang pelayan utk kira. Sebab lama sgt menunggu, cikgu pun pergi ke kaunter bayaran. Cikgu dah sampai di kaunter bayaran baru dia nk pergi ke meja utk kira!!!!

Cikgu cakap pd bdk tu, "Eh...tak payah, aku dah sampai sini. Lambat sangat!"

Maka masam lah muka budak tu. Ha....padan muka! Lembab sangat. Dah kena tegur.




Jadi sempena nama restoran itu, lempeng bolehlah membawa maksud lambat....lembab.....slow!!!

Memang tak akan ke situ lagi.

Bye bye Tenggol Island

Later that night it rained heavily. The few who chose to camp on the beach had to seek shelter in the restaurant.









By the time we went for breakfast it was only drizzling. But that didn't deter us from stopping by for a ride on the swing!!















We had fried mee, fried meehon, fried rice and again toast with jam for breakfast. That was the last meal we had on the island.












After breakfast, only Adek and I headed into the sea. The water was pleasantly cool!




























Doesn't that look inviting?















Yan chose to go back to bed.....













while Yana sat on the veranda....chatting online.



















Very reluctantly, Adek and I had to leave the sea to get ready for the boat which was going to arrive at about 11 a.m. We felt cold once we got out of the water. Thankfully, the generator was not turned off yet, though it was way past 9 a.m. So, we were able to have nice hot shower.

Unfortunately, the generator was turned off just as I was rinsing myself!!

The boat arrived at about 11 a.m.
















Bye Razak. He and his friends left the island the following day. So did the group of younsters.












Bye Tenggol Island...hope to see you again!

Another blissful day on Tenggol Island

The day began early with a ride on the swing.

















Breakfast was from 7.30 a.m till 8.00 a.m because the generator is turned off at around 8.00 a.m and turned on again at about 7.00 p.m. We had 'nasi lemak' and toast with jam.
















While having breakfast another group of 40 guests arrived. They were Razak's friends and their family. Razak is one of the siblings who is the beneficiary to the beach resort.












Then, we headed into the sea again. The water was quite cool in the morning. That part of the sea is in the shade of the mountain since the sun rises from the other side of the island.















Guests from Tanjung Jara Beach resort arrived in small boats to enjoy the beach and the sea for the day. There were also other day trippers.
















Lunch was at 12.30 p.m. We had white rice with fried kerisi in sweet sour sauce, squid in oyster sauce and stir fried sawi.












After lunch, we strolled to the other end of the beach.




















There are two other smaller resorts at the other end. Though the whole stretch of the beach belongs to the same family, one of the resort (the one in the middle ) is leased to a non family member. The beach there is not as nice as the one we're staying at.












Yan made arrangements for the 3 of them to go scuba diving. Since Razak, a certified diving instructor, had already gone out to sea with his nieces, nephews and friends, we had to wait till 4.



Setting up for the dive.








All set and ready........











They were only taken down 5m. Yana only went down 3m since she was having difficulties with her oxygen tank which could not be strapped properly. Razak wanted to take them down 10m but Yan was worried about the strap holding Yana's oxygen tank which was too loose for her. Had they gone down 10m they would've been able to see Nemo and friends!














I didn't join the 3 diving. I don't even know how to float, let alone swim! I'm glad I didn't join them . Though the 3 had a lot of fun but not without difficulties. They even killed a few corals! It was awkward for them to move with huge flippers.












Finally they swam back to shore just before 7.00 p.m.









We had chicken rice for dinner.











A group of tourist who 'd been travelling in yachts were also at the restaurant for dinner. According to one of them they'd been sailing from France for about 8 months.They didn't sound French to me....but more like Aussies.











Lounging after dinner while Yana downloaded photos from Razak's camera.












I was in the bathroom when the lights suddenly went off !! Aminah was then performing Maghrib & Isya'. I managed to find my way to the veranda. The lights were on again a few minutes later. I went back into the bathroom for wudu'.












Just as I was about to finish the lights went off again! Then, no one else was in the chalet. Yan was still at the restaurant socialising while Yana and Adek had returned to their chalet. I went to the veranda and called out to the girls. Adek was supposedly to be asleep but Yana was chatting online. So, she brought the notebook and continued chatting on my veranda. After performing Maghrib & Isya' I asked Yana to stay put till Yan returned. She was staying up anyway.












As I was about to doze off, the air-conditioner suddenly switched off! I called out to Yana who was still in the veranda to switch it on.

Later on it switched off again! I sensed that Yan has returned, so I asked him to switch it on again............................zzzzzzzzzzz