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The wonders and simplicity of Batu Pahat

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I’ve never been to Batu Pahat, and now that I’ve been there, I fell in love with the charming little town. It’s a town that proves that life can be sweet at 3 miles per hour. The slow pace of life was such a huge relief to me, the change I needed from the hustle and bustle of city life. And it has simple pleasures too.

batu pahat coffee

Like this cup of black coffee. For those of you who don’t know, I love my coffee black with a bit of sugar. I like my coffee bittersweet. And this cup of coffee was magical and certainly one of the best cups of black coffee I’ve ever had.

And it’s making me want more, even though for every morning that we were there, I had a cup of black Batu Pahat coffee.

price list

I love how vintage everything is in Batu Pahat. Just look at this unpretentious price list. When was the last time you saw a sign like this? Fantastic stuff at such cheap prices.

rustic coffee shop

Nothing fancy, nothing over the top..

old school

Everything is old school and simple..

Some simple yummy pleasures that I had:

roti

This gem right here is just bread and kaya. But you wouldn’t expect such a simple serving can be magical, especially if you dip it in the magical black coffee mentioned earlier. It was yummy, omg.

lontong with egg

This was something different altogether. Never before have I seen lontong being served with a fried egg. And to be honest, I don’t really like lontong even though I will eat it if there’s no other choice. So for me to love this dish is something big. And wow an egg to go along! It was absolutely delicious :)

And lastly:

mee rebus

Yummy, yummy mee rebus! :) Just add coffee to make it a wonderful breakfast.

mee rebus and coffee

There you go, hehe.

I have a funny story which revolves around this picture:

well

Does this look like a well to you? Well it totally looked like a well to me.

So as we got out of the car and I saw it, I excitedly exclaimed, “EH LOOK! A WELL!!!” -> exactly like this.

The rest of them just stared at me for a second and burst out laughing. It turned out that it wasnt a well. It was a place that the Chinese use to burn hell notes and other things for praying. :(

But in my defense, it did look like a well ok? And I got weird stares from the locals when I took this photo. They must have been thinking, “stupid city girl”. LOL.

And oh ya, I love this pic below. Loved the foliage that we found, and I love the tshirt i was wearing :P

backyard girl

Can I be a Threadless model? hahaha :)

silly girl

A silly pic to end this post :)

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50 Weeks of Her – Week 7

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For Week 7′s photoshoot, we went to an abandoned railway track. We had a hard time searching for this location but once we had settled down, things went pretty smoothly.

I was awed to be at this abandoned railway. the tracks were still there. Metal and wood. Part of it covered by grass. I was standing at a piece of history, even though I have no idea what went on here.

Which was why I found this candid shot of myself, very befitting the location. No this isn’t the official photo for Week 7, but it is my ultimate favourite :)

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Isn’t it just charming? I love how it looks retro, girlish and quirky all at the same time. I think it’s adorable, and very vintage. Before this black and white version, there was another version which I loved as well. But this is more suitable to represent the 1960s. :)

This is something that he likes. It was a forerunner to being the official photo of Week 7 actually.

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See the tracks behind me? This photo is quite a charmer as well. It exudes a carefree feeling. Sometimes you just feel like you want to just escape to nature and sit in the middle of nowhere to catch up with your train of thought? And there I was, sitting in the middle of an old railway track. LOL.

If you do notice, theres a bridge somewhere behind me. We did go there to take other shots but couldn’t do much as it was dangerous and FP just couldn’t take the risk with klutzy me. The tracks have holes and the fall to the ground won’t be pretty. So, we didn’t really optimise the bridge although it’s so beautiful in a very rustic way.

Another shot that I thought was nice:

This one seems to symbolize a whole lot of optimism. It’s as if it’s trying to tell you that “things are looking up”. Tho FP thinks I look like I am poo-ing. Pfft.

So finally, this was the official photo FP selected for Week 7:

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I had a far away look on my face, which can signify a sense of longing, or depth in thought.

It’s funny how before we got down to doing this shoot, FP asked me, “Can you sit down on the grass?” To which I replied, “Yup of course I can, why can’t I?” And then he said, “Because you are a princess”.

Though it’s nice to have him saying that I am a princess, come on! I am not that dainty okay! Erm, just don’t bring me hiking where there might be snakes.

Here’s a gorgeous set up shot for Week 7′s photoshoot:

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View more photos from this shoot in my Facebook Photo Album.