After the Akad Nikah (Solemnization Ceremony) of my client, of course my family and I would roam around the nearby areas just for sightseeing. FYI Kuala Kangsar is located at North Perak and if you drive from Kuala Lumpur, it will take you approximately 3 hours to arrive in Kuala Kangsar. Kuala Kangsar or KK is known as Bandar Di-Raja or the Royal Town of Perak. Therefore although it is peaceful and quite, there are quite a lot of historical sites for you to visit.
Kuala Kangsar is also famous for its traditional handicrafts such as Labu Sayong and Tekat. Apart from that, the infamous boys' school Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) is located here and it's very well-known as the elite school that produces many prominent names in many fields.
The town of Kuala Kangsar.
Rows of shops.
We went to check out the Pasar Malam (Night Market) however surprisingly it should be regarded more as the Evening Market since most of the food selection sold were all sold out though we came before dusk. Anyway apparently, Penang Asam Laksa without half boiled egg is also priced at RM 2.00 out of KL.
Then we just browsed around the Square where there were some boys (possibly high school boys from MCKK, they reminded me of my MRSM KKB days where kids from boarding schools always try to be creative in having activities together especially when you are far from home.) were jamming, as the practice of their performance that night. Since it was a public holiday therefore the kids were allowed to perform at the Square. I did not watch their performance that night and even the night after because all of us were exhausted, but it was really cool and entertaining listening from our hotel room to their own rendition of the latest indie tunes especially the ones from Bunkface, Hujan, Meet Uncle Hussein and best when I listened when they played Indonesia's Sang Penghibur by Padi. Seriously these boys could play the instruments very well and even the singers sounded good enough though they were playing till late at night and disturbed my sleep =p Actually I am kind of proud that my father is from Perak because I know that many of my favourite Indie Bands come from Perak especially Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh and Taiping such as Bittersweet & Melastik Bintang. Nana even said she thought she missed the Rock The World concert but not really actually :)
Oh yes, the Square is located next to the river and the park so actually the view around the area is lovely and you could find people jogging or kayaking and doing many recreational activites.
Oh yes coming back to our tour, check out the places we went that day:
Nana in front of the McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk plane. It is a present from the Royal Air Force to Sultan Azlan Shah to be placed in Kuala Kangsar as a display for the public.
Yup yup after that we drove a little bit further passing our hotel (our hotel is located so nearby to the Square as I have mentioned before) and saw this bundle shop. Cool! We don't usually shop at bundle shops but there is no harm to drop by and check out what they could be offering. I happen to have an ex-boyfriend who loves bundle clothes like crazy because they are unique, cool and of course so affordable. Another reason I love about Perak youths, is that since most of us love Indie-Rock music, most of the style is so Brit (think of Bittersweet) and their mode of transportation is basically by using the so so old-school yet cool vintage Vespa scooters. You may even find a store selling Vespas nearby if you drive further.
Second-hand sneakers presumably. They look cool because the designs are nice and they look so worn-out. They even have very funky cowboy boots in gorgeous colours like Ruby Red and Purple, not only Black and Brown.
Japanese T-Shirts. They offer good quality and design immitation names such as Nike, Adidas, Ed Hardy, Paul Smith and many more.
You know what, even I was tempted to purchase something so I bought a black Paul Smith boxer's outerwear a bright green Nike outerwear as well. Each is RM 50 but I got RM 2 discount so total was RM 98 only. Seriously if I did not confess out loud in this blog, you would not know they are immitation. As for Nana she said I am becoming a Mat Rempit by purchasing the Paul Smith one :P I don't care I just love those 'branded' immitation jackets ok! ;D