the haze has recovered a lil this morning, after a huge thunderstorm sometime before daybreak. i've forgotten to upload the pics to my photobucket account, maybe i'll do that later so i can post them here. i can at least see equatorial this morning.

went to some very rural area in kulim, around 45 minute's drive from penang, for some very fresh fish. the drive was pleasant up til the last part where we were going thru a tight, bumpy country road only wide enough for 1 car at a time.


the entrance to the place was crowded with expensive cars like mercs and bmws. there was even a rare-in-malaysia bmw 1 series. it seems like this place is really famous for its fishes. the "restaurant" is basically just a small "shack" built of simple wood and brick structures, open-aired and surrounded by the ponds in which the fishes are bred. tables and chairs are those used at normal hawker stalls.



we occupied 2 tables, had a total of 6 dishes consisting of 5 (huge!) fishes and veges each. the fishes were extremely good. all 5 fishes were cooked in totally different ways. the meat is extremely tender and sweet for fresh-water produce. the main reason behind this, as what i learnt, is that they seriously only get the fishes from the ponds when ordered. the fishes are cooked straightaway, after being knocked out cold. i'm not much of a fish-fan but the meal was just great.


pics of the surrounding areas and ponds.


the fella catching fishes from the pond.


this is the weirdest pic of the day. this rock is in the middle of the pond and all these frogs are huddled together on the rock. i'm wondering whether they are actually fed to the fishes.


all in all, it was a great trip. the 90-min drive to and fro is well worth it for the extraordinarily good food we had. plus, the price is freaking cheap. altogether we only spent around RM350. that's for a total of 12 dishes for 15 people. :)