Dated: 2010 Feb 28 Sun
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Previous Unloads: 2010 Feb 28: On the Beach of Kijal 2010 Feb 10: "Revisiting" the Backyard 2010 Jan 17: To the Bornean Land of the Hornbill 2009 Nov 10: Dedicated to My Teacher, CheGu Ghazali Hanafiah 2009 Jul 25: A Bridge to Bayan Lepas 2009 Jul 16: UDM Maiden Degree Conferement 2009 Jul 1: The Tanjong at the Muara of Terengganu River 2008 Dec 28: The 2008 Year Event 2008 Aug 12: Kenyir Re-Visited 2008 Aug 08: Taken to the Memory Lane - UKM 1970 in 2008 2008 Jun: Bukit Besar - The Last Bastion 2008 May: An Old Man and the Sea 2008 Apr: Drifted from the Past 2007 Nov: Ke Tepian Sang Seluang Melaut 2007 Mar: Duku - The Fruit of Terengganu 2006 Oct: The Faces of Ramadan 2006 Aug: Convocation UKM #34 2006 2006 Jun: Bidong Revisited 2006 May: Kenyir, Here I Come 2005 Nov: Jalan Hale Revisited 2005 Apr: In the Backyard (and Frontyard) 2005 Jan: Seri Puteri Eventually Visited 2005 Jan: SAS Re-Revisited 2004 Jul: In the Heart of Two Cities 2004 May: Cameron Highland Revisited 2003 Nov: Reunion of Class of 66 2002 Sep: A Consequential Events from Feb 2002 2001 Dec: Digging Deep Into the Root: SKBT Revisited 2001 Jul: 29th Covocation of UKM 2000 Dec: Just An Unlucky Day 2000 Jul: A MiniReunion of Class of 66 1999 Dec: Study Tour to Taiwan 1999 Sep 23: A Week on Leave 1999 Sep: The Officiation of Smart Technology Centre, UKM 1998 Apr MOU and Launching of Chito-Chem (M) Sdn Bhd 1997 Dec: Rally Nationwide Vision 1995 Dec: SAS Revisited 1994 May: First Asia Pacific Chitin and Chitosan Symposium (APCCS) 1991 Aug: Study tour to Medan, Indonesia 1991 May: A Visit to Langkawi, the Land of Mahsuri |
Feb 26 Fri, wandering to ultimately rendezvous with kiddos in Kijal where they had planned for a good time in one piece together. Started off at near noon from Felda Residence, the prayer at Rantau Abang mosque, and a meal at Paka's 'nasi kukus'. The rendezvous ca 4.30 pm, Angsana B4A and B3A of Kijal Apartment in Awana Kijal.
After strolling the connected areas, one could notice that the original Kijal had returned to its "pingitan" state when the passing road was upgraded in the last ten years and was detoured to avoid the Kijal hill. The hill in 1965 that had jolted my anxiety with the story of the bus travel across it by my Kijal classmate Abdullah Che Din. Which was infinitesimal when I had my own in 1967 in Bentong on the way for the first time to Kuala Lumpur.
Kijal peripheries however had been 'developed' in congruent with other places along the coast. Especially Kemasik which connected Kerteh where the spring development began with Petronas. And with all the cost the locals could not afford. Many perhaps had forgotten the 70's local catch words of 4K - Kerteh, Kemasik, Kijal and Kemaman, in the receding order after Paka from Dungun. Because their "pingitan" had gone. Kijal undoubtedly would remain Terengganu for a little while more.
The waves that is still natural, and wild. And wilder in monsoon season. But the beach does not longer belonged to the inhibitants. |
The face of the beach in the new phase. |
Thanks though the air remained fresh, and the water salty. |
And a sudden view in the distant which reminded a deja vu in the past. |
Sura Beach, Dungun 2010. A ramnant from an active life in 1960. What left of once a jetty for the coaches carrying iron ore to feed the waiting ship. |
Kijal Beach, 2010. Slowly transforming to follow ditto. |
From the mining in the interior, Bukit Besi. |
The jetty ten years ago was for the embarkation and disembarkation of different type of "ores". |
The sign of being abandoned. |
Slowly, but surely. |
Changing into a different use. |
At least for the time being. |