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THE WELCOME PAGE / MUKADDIMAH
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| Tuesday, 20-Jul-2010 18:30 |
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Distinctively KeLaTte : Where The Dogs Aren't ...
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Distinctively KeLaTté :
Where The Dogs Aren't ...
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We are all strays, roaming and wondering through this realm we called life ..
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We don't have stray dogs in Kelantan ...
.. for the reason that more than 95% of the total population already knows why.
Stray cats in the other hand, are normal and quite common ...
but they don't move around in groups, like packs of stray dogs would do ...
Instead, in Kelantan, where the stray dogs aren't around,
we have herds of stray goats and sheep to fill the " niche " ...
Yes, sheep too ...
the marvellous ( and cuddly ), Kelantanese sheep ..
* ... and no, I didn't snap these by the Red Sea !
* Pantai Mek Mas, Kuala Besar, Daerah Badang, Jajahan Kota Bharu
FROM GRAHAM'S OWN WORDS
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" Strangely enough, they are not found in the other States or Provinces of the Peninsula "
* Quoted From :
W.A Graham ( 1905 ) via " Kelantan : A State of The Malay Peninsula " ,
published by James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow (1908)
Chapter XIII : Live Stock, page 85 ~ 86
* Read :
1 Feb 2006 - " Distinctively KeLaTte : SHEEP ... huh? BIRI BIRI !? BEBIRI !!??? "
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| Wednesday, 14-Jul-2010 17:30 |
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FILLER ENTRY : Daung Ghokok
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FILLER ENTRY :
Daung Ghokok
Sekali keleih ....
supo orghae duk nganyyae tikar, tock pong tengoh wak ttupak ...
Duwwo kali kelih gaak ....
owwhh ... Daung Ghokok !
Ghaleik weh ~ !
* Mokchik nih bekalih duk " tummah " nga daung ghokok jak jamae Puteri Saadong lagih ( puteri hok ori
dan bukae hok chelup, hok marghi ngaku tujuh keturunae tu lar ! ) ...
* Ambo suko kelih kor gayo makayyae mokchik nih .. nostalgik ... teringak jamae kechik kechik mulor ..
maemae lagu nih la ghama orghae kito mmakaa ( orghae tinno lar, chaekak orghae jattey ) ...
Lonih gak kohor jarghae nappok ...
* Daung ghokok nih asal kejadiyyae adolah darghi daung Nipoh ( Nypa fruticans ) ...
* Ambo perghassae, aleik Kedah memey sohhor benar Ghokok Daung ... Ghato ghiti adow juwaa ...
* Lebey molek hidup tock isap ghokok ...
Sapow hok isak ghokok daung, boleh ghaso aroma kaki mokchik nih .. he he he ~
* Mokchik nih latoh nga flash kamera ambo ..... nasib baik tock kena henjaa kor dia ...
( napok kerghah por batae kayu kakloh kaki dia )
* Kampung Pantai Mek Mas, Daerah Badang, Jajahan Kota Bharu
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| Wednesday, 7-Jul-2010 22:30 |
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Distinctively KeLaTte : Nasik Tuppae
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Distinctively KeLaTté :
Nasik Tuppae
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Some people say that it came about during the Japanese occupation,
created by the locals upon seeing the invading soldiers of The Rising Sun
marching south, winning the Malayan Campaign with their ONIGIRI kick !!
I dont know how far this is true, but I do know one thing for sure,
that this thing called Nasik Tuppae is undeniably, distinctively ... KeLaTté !!
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Meet Nasik Tuppae !
Yes, you pronounced it right, as long as it sounds " Nuh-seek Toop-pae " ...
... and not Nasi Tumpang or even God forbids, Nasi Tumpeng !
I hate the " bahasa surat " rendition of it = "Nasi Tumpang" as much as I hate " Etok " as " Etak " as it is not the way the Kelantanese naturally pronounce it, and since it might also be easily confused with the famous Indonesian "Nasi Tumpeng" which is totally of different nature ! *
* Nanti tak pepasal plak ada orang menari Tarian Pendet depan Kedutaan Malaysia sambil junjung Nasi Tumpeng .... Ayyooo !!
Needless to say, Nasik Tuppae is a well known, distinctively Kelantanese packed meal, sold at roadside or hawker's stalls, meant as takeaways and to be eaten casually on many occasions, both leisure and formal.
It is actually a simple serving of slightly over-cooked white rice ( not burnt but softened ), packed tightly while still piping hot into a cone-shaped banana leaf wrapping, then topped or packed in between, with either curried fish, shrimp or meat, with occasional additions of hard-boiled egg, omelette or meat-floss ( sambaa ikae / sambaa daging = serunding ! ) which later carefully wrapped ..... that, when unwrapped, often much later, would reveal a rice cake appearance with layers of meat, egg, fish or shrimp, dotted with bits of the appetizing " serunding " ...
The interesting thing about this particular, uniquely Kelantanese fare is that Nasik Tuppae is a " Nasik Tuppae " only when it comes in its signature appearance i.e. in its readily mixed, "compressed" cone-shaped form, that should never, I repeat, NEVER be compromised as to be served separately like that of Nasi Campur or even Nasi Lemak .. Plus, the texture of the rice should always be like that of " nasi himpit " ( or " nasik kapeik " in Kelantanspeak ) i.e simply put, in cake form and never grainy as the latter is often considered a " failed " Nasik Tuppae by its connoisseur.
Unfortunately, I am not a great fan of Nasik Tuppae .... he he ~ *
* Don't ask why, but most importantly, I am sure that doesn't make me less Kelantanese !
Ha ha ha ... Kor guano, boh ?
However, out of sheer respect for this culinary treasure of Kelantan ..
... I am dedicating this entry to all Nasik Tuppae lovers out there be it my fellow Kelantanese, in or outside Kelantan, in the country or abroad and also to non-Kelantanese ( and pseudo Kelantanese as well ! ) who share the same passion for this particular dish and who have heard of it but still has no idea what the thing really is, and of course, above all ... as a special tribute to the wonderful Nasik Tuppae itself !
Dengan ucapan, lindungilah Nasik Tuppae kito !!
( so that we don't have to do the Pendet for it one day .. hehehe ~ )
* Wrapped and unwrapped ...
What Nasik Tuppae looks like when carefully unwrapped.
Notice the texture of the rice. This is the authentic, standard look and feel of it.
The above serving is comprised of layers of, from left to right, " sambaa ikae ", curried fish ( Bonito ) and
curried shrimp. There is also a slice of hard boiled egg tucked somewhere in between the fish and shrimp,
but remained hidden in this shot.
* At a small Nasik Tuppae party ...
.. enjoyed together with sticks of Sate, buns and Nasik Kapeik ( extreme right hand side ) to their own likings !
Do compare the rice of Nasik Kapeik with that of Nasik Tuppae ..
RELATED PAST ENTRY
12 March 2007 : " Nasik Dagae Dalae Klosong "
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| Monday, 28-Jun-2010 12:00 |
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KELATÉ 1837 : Abdullah, Kelantan and the First World War ....
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KELATÉ 1837 :
Abdullah, Kelantan and the First World War !
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Today, the 28th of June 2010 ...
... marked the 96th year since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
in the hand of Gavrilo Princip on the street of 1914 Sarajevo.
An incident which eventually spiralled into a massive, all out war in Europe,
a great human tragedy that went down in History as the First World War ...
Dedicating the current entry to the War, the Kelantanese ... and Abdullah Munshi !
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When Abdullah Munshi first stepped foot in Kelantan in 1837, he saw a state drenched in political turmoil ...
The local princes were at war between themselves, an internal power struggle following the death of their father, the Sultan, who passed away without naming any successor to the throne.
For Abdullah, it was a no surprise as he had been made aware of the matter prior to the trip. In fact, Abdullah was purposely sent to Kelantan to help negotiate the release of four Sampan Pukat ( merchant vessel ) belonging to some Singaporean merchants, detained by one of the warring royals. It was a failed mission though, as emphasized by Abdullah himself in his travelogue, but that would be another story than what I am going to share next ....
So it happened that at one time, while Abdullah was still in Kelantan for the task, a nobleman, introducing himself as Panglima Basar ( " Basar " as in Abdullah's own spelling = Besar ), came before Abdullah and asked the Munshi for the exact recipe in making the excellent gunpowder. It was for his master's campaign, said the man, who was serving under the Raja Bendahara, one of the war partisan.
Abdullah in response claimed that he has no idea, trying to dodge away any further request by explaining to the man that the book that holds all the information, had been kept away back at his home town in Melaka.
Instead of suggesting options, Abdullah criticized the conflict, saying that such is nothing more than a child’s play, contributing none but unnecessary hardships and sufferings to the innocent, non-partisan population.
He even went further by commenting on the Kelantanese battle tactic, ridiculing the warring factions for entrenching themselves, fighting from the safety of their own hideouts with sporadic and random artillery bombardments and musket fire, rather than going face to face in what he believed should be a straightforward, decisive battle.
Interestingly, in the same exchange of words, Abdullah, even went on by exclaiming to the Terengganu born Panglima Besar,
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" Jikalau orang putih, tuan tahu, dalam sa'hari bulih jalas ini pu-kurja-an "
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If this war is waged by white men, you know sir, they would have it swiftly settled in
just a single day !
... which he quickly argued :
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" Ada-kah orang bur-prang bulih takut mati ? dan mung-gali lubang, masing masing
duduk dalam tanah ? maka dalam sa'hari di-tembak ampat lima puchuk, dan diam
sa'blah munyablah duduk makan minum, kumdian mun-embak pula ? Jikalau bagitu,
sampei sa'puloh tahun-pun balum lagi bur-alah manang .... "
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Why must a fighting man be afraid of dying ? Digging holes to hide themselves in ?
Firing just 4 ~ 5 shots, and then another same amount of shots for the rest of the day,
stopping in between for some drinks and meal ? If this persist, even if ten years gone
by, I doubt you can tell who’s winning or losing !
... as can be read from the following excerpt, derived from Abdullah's own travelogue ' Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah bin AbdulKadir Munshi Dari Singapura ke Kelantan ' (Singapore, 1838) page 104 & 106 :
I often grin whenever I come to that particular part ....
Yes, Abdullah was undeniably an admirer of anything European.
Reading through his works, one would immediately realise and see how Abdullah really loves to praise and make examples out of the “ orang putih ” well over his own kind. He seems to be much mesmerized by the Westerners' many achievements and indeed, to be fair to Abdullah, he did have some really good reasons to be so …
However, in this case, unfortunately for Abdullah, he did not live up to the First World War, or else he probably had to reconsider what he wrote and commented on the Kelantanese battle tactics ...
He he he he ~ and why ?
Because, ironically, the very " orang putih " whom Abdullah praised so much for being brave enough to come face to face in battle, eventually realised that the " gentleman's duel " they engaged in for so long in their many fightings, proved to be not a smart choice after all. The reality of war is so grim that it is not about the bravest but the most cunning. War is something much to do with trickery, deceit and the strong will to survive as only the survivor can call it a day. In the heat of war, every man is for himself and it is either killed or be killed, well .. depending on which comes first and for that, digging a hole to hide in and to go for the surprise kill when seeing the chance, is not a bad idea after all ....
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Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the
Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military
control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was
dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne.
Both sides then dug in along a meandering line of fortified trenches,
stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France. This line
remained essentially unchanged for most of the war.
Source : Wikipedia
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Simply put, in the First World War, it finally came to the mind of the “ bright ” Europeans to do exactly like the Kelantanese had done back in the 1830s Kelantan !
The same tactic ridiculed by Abdullah, now adopted by the people whom Abdullah praised so much for not doing so. An ironic twist I would say. While I don't think that the Europeans took direct lesson from the Kelantanese in this case, I strongly believe that it actually got nothing to do with " racial preferences " but rather driven by every man’s natural instinct to fight and survive at the same time, and that Abdullah should instinctively know about this himself when he criticized his Kelantanese host … hehehe ~
But Abdullah was right when he believed that a war, waged in such fashion, will only drag itself through an uncertain length of time, into an unknown end, as proven by the European themselves in the First World War. It took about four years for the conflict to cool down, from 1914 to 1918, killing millions in the process.
He he he .. so much for the,
“ Jikalau orang putih, tuan tahu, dalam sa'hari bulih jalas ini pu-kurja-an ” !
I believe, if Abdullah had lived through the conflict, he might have thought through it all over again, later wrote something related to it for his Western audience and had the following boldly stated :
" Orang Kelantan, tuan tahu, sudah lama berpurang sa-rupa ini ",
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ~ 
* For the note, Abdullah died in 1854 in Jeddah ( in present day Saudi Arabia ) at the
age of 58 years old .. and of course, considering our own average life expectancy and
the much shorter life expectancy of people in those days, it would be normally
impossible for Abdullah to live up to the First World War even in the best of conditions .....
( We all need to be at least, a Galapagos tortoise to live that long ... he he .. )
Apa apa pun, Al-Fatihah untuk Abdullah Munshi ...
* Trench warfare of the First World War ....
Quoting Abdullah,
" Ada-kah orang bur-prang bulih takut mati ? dan mung-gali lubang, masing masing duduk dalam tanah ? "
" Jikalau orang putih, tuan tahu, dalam sa'hari bulih jalas ini pu-kurja-an "
( Image courtesy, pictureshistory's blog )
ABDULLAH MUNSHI AND THE BATTLE OF MESSINES
Still something to do with the above ...
Other than commenting on the Kelantanese trench warfare, Abdullah also made another equally interesting remark on " unconventional " warfare.
In the same meeting, Abdullah was then asked by Panglima Besar, on the best way to neutralize the opponent's Balei Madat ( watch / turret tower ) without risking the lives on his own men.
Amazingly, despite his " anti-war stance " in his earlier response, Abdullah gave what seems to be his best, most helpful advice to Panglima Besar's war effort. He shared his experience witnessing the British Resident of Malacca, Major General William Farquhar (1808~1818), demolishing with ease the Dutch fortifications of Kota Melaka through the use of well planted barrels of gunpowder, right underneath the structures.
Relating to the experience, Abdullah explained that the problem could be easily taken care of by tunnelling from Raja Bendahara's side, all the way to the other side. Then, a massive load of gunpowder is to be silently and neatly placed beneath the desired target, before setting it off from a distance, from the safety of Raja Bendahara's enclave.
The following excerpt, taken from the same travelogue, page 108, tells the details :
I specially love the part when Abdullah said,
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" Sutalah sudah, maka kira kira marika itu sakalian wuktu makan atau bur-kampung,
maka chuchuh-kan api di-sumbu itu, maka dalam satu saat itu naschaya samoa-nya
habis turbang ka-langit ... "
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Upon doing that, when the time comes for them to eat together or assemble, light
the fuse and in a second, believe me, you will be seeing all of them high up in the sky …
However, there's no indication from Abdullah in the travelogue or anywhere else, that his idea had been put to use by Panglima Besar.
But one thing we all could be sure of is, some 80 years later, the very suggestion put forward by Abdullah to Panglima Besar, was put to work by the British and French coalition troops, who at the time, were pitted in the stalemate of trench warfare against the mighty Kaiser's army, in the European theatre of the First World War.
The desperate British and French, tunnelled right under the German trench and placed bags of high explosive right beneath it. Not one but at around 20 different, well calculated places.
All was detonated at the same time with tremendously deadly result. In a flash, over 10,000 Germans were killed, in what historians refer to as the largest planned explosion ever in history, exceeded only by the American atomic test in the desert of New Mexico in 1945.
The event was known as the Battle of Messines, which took place in Mesen (Messines) in West Flanders, Belgium in 1917, the details of which are quoted in the following :
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The Battle of Messines was a battle of the western front of the First World War.
It began on 7 June 1917 when the British Second Army under the command of
General Herbert Plumer launched an offensive near the village of Mesen (Messines)
in West Flanders, Belgium. The target of the offensive was a ridge running north from
Messines village past Wytschaete village which created a natural stronghold southeast
of Ypres.
One of the key features of the battle was the detonation of 19 mines
immediately prior to the infantry assault, a tactic which disrupted German
defences and allowed the advancing troops to secure their objectives in rapid
fashion. The attack was also a prelude to the much larger Third Battle of Ypres,
known as Passchendaele, which began on 11 July 1917.
Read more @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Messines
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He he he .. though I much doubt that the idea is initially Abdullah's ...
.... well, what can I say ?
Thumbs up, Cikgu Abdullah !!
KOTA BHARU : THE REMNANTS OF THE ERA
Some shots of British or colonial influenced constructions from around the First World War, and still standing, in Kota Bharu :
* An early 1930s postcard featuring the Padang Bank ( now, Padang Merdeka ) of Kota Bharu.
Also seen from this shot is the " Tiang Tanda Peringatan " or memorial cenotaph, purposely built by the British
to remember the British officers who were killed during World War I, who were previously in service with the Kelantan Government.
Seen at one end, is one of Kota Bharu famous historical landmark – the Istana Jahar.
( Image taken from Northernmalaya blog )
* Present day " Tiang Tanda Peringatan " ....
.. still standing in the ground of Padang Bank / Padang Merdeka, seen here with Kota Sultan Ismail Petra Arch
and The Inland Revenue Board ( Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri @ LHDN ) building in the background.
I noticed that a small plaque, that supposed to be just beneath the plaque, the one facing the camera
is missing. The plaque, that were placed to remember the Kelantan Second World War dead, should appear like this in this 2005 shot ...
I wonder where had it been ? Scrap theft ? Memorabilia hunter ?? God forbids !
* What it is really all about ....
The monument has each of its four surfaces, metal ( brass ? ) plaques with inscriptions in Malay (Jawi), English,
Chinese and Tamil ( Hindi ? ), all with the same dedication, like mentioned in this one, in Jawi :
" Peringatan bagi mereka yang telah pergi
dari Kelantan dan menyerahkan jiwanya
di dalam Peperangan Yang Besar 1914 ~ 1918 ....
E. A. Cleaver
L. P. Cowan
N. Gardner
T.C. Hutchings
J. F. Lambert
A. C. Lowe
J. M. Mansell-Pleydell
J. H. Marks
V. Nicholson
G. R. F. Sayle
J. Stuart-French
V. S. Thorlund
R. A. Toller
dan jua
C. A. H. Keenlyside
H. E. Pennington
yang dahulunya bekerja di dalam jawatan Kerajaan Kelantan "
Beneath it, another plaque, attached much later probably in the end of 1940s, following the Second World War
to commemorate those in and from Kelantan who died in the war, that reads :
Dan kepada mereka-mereka yang meninggal daripada Kelantan tahun 1939 hingga tahun 1945
* The smallest piece that tells a lot ….
A small plaque, attached to the base of the monument, as to point to the foundation piece or the " Batu Asas "
that was laid down by the then Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad IV ( 1900 ~ 1920 ).
It reads :
" Batu asas bagi Tiang Tanda Peringatan
ini telah diletakkan oleh Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Al-Sultan Muhammad Ke-4 K.C.M.G.
Yang Dipertuan Negeri Kelantan pada
19 haribulan Julai 1919 "
* K.C.M.G = Knight Commander of St Michael & St George ( United Kingdom, 1818 )
* The Sultan died in the following year, in 1920 ..
* The rare First World War Era façade of Kota Bharu ..
What appears to be the last remaining, British colonial influenced shophouses from the First World War era.
This row of old Chinese shophouses, now renovated for bird-nest farming, were first built around 1913,
according to the year moulded onto one of the shops front.
Some still maintaining the exact shape and look of the era, like the one seen here, at the corner.
* The World War II Memorial of Kota Bharu ...
... or better known among the locals as simply, " Bank Kerapu ".
( " Kerapu " [ ker-gha-poo ] local term for " coarse, grainy, uneven surface " referring to the wall finishing )
Built in the year 1911 and was first used as a bank - " The Mercantile Bank of India Limited " in the following year.
This building is probably among the first British colonial construction built in Kelantan, that still survive as it was to this day.
For the note, the British got actively involved in Kelantan's political scene after the Bangkok Agreement of 1909.
SUGGESTED READINGS
WIKIPEDIA : The Trench Warfare
PICTURE HISTORY's Blog : The First World War Trench Warfare
TOK JANGGUT : Antara Cukai, Feudalisme dan Nasib Dunia Islam
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| Friday, 18-Jun-2010 06:14 |
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FILLER ENTRY : Koto Barghu & Gorgheik Nok Ghibouk
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FILLER ENTRY :
Koto Barghu & Gorgheik Nok Ghibouk
Just some " wild " shots around Kota Bharu town ...
... taken at dusk, while the storm clouds were encroaching overhead !
Eerie ...
* Jalan Doktor
* Jalan Hilir Pasar
* Jalan Temenggong
* RELATED : " FILLER ENTRY : Taeing Gorgheik in Kota Bharu "
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| Tuesday, 8-Jun-2010 10:00 |
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FILLER ENTRY : Akhirnya ....
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Akhirnya ....
.... apa yang dinanti, ditunggu dan diharap selama setahun akhirnya datang jua !
Hidup Kelaté ~ !!
Hip hip ~ banzaai !
* Berkaitan : " IT'S A COMEBACK ! "
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( 6 ) KELATTE : Jalae ~ Jalae Carghi Makae
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( 6 ) KELATTE
Jalae ~ Jalae Carghi Makae :
From Kelantan To Lembah Klang
* the 6th installment of " KELATTE : Jalae ~ Jalae Carghi Makae " episode ..
* Previous episodes ... HERE
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" Kelantanese Diaspora "
A subject once emphasized by Sir Hugh Clifford, now toyed by warring politicians ....
Whatever the causes or whatever the outcomes, I only care about one thing ..
They made all the Kelantanese culinary delights once confined to the Motherland
to be within easy reach beyond the border, even in the strangest places like Lembah Klang
so that their own kind and occasional Kelantanese visitors like me,
would always feel like home !
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* In the eyes of the beholder, only one word stood among the rest ....
Snapped from the inside of a barber shop somewhere in Gombak, Selangor, the letters
that formed " Kelantan " appeared to be distorted as it was only meant to be read from the outside.
However, one thing that can be read clearly from any given direction is the owner's
Kelantanese pride, the sheer spirit of solidarity associated with it or maybe just
a simple innocent move to attract the attention of would be customers among many
other Kelantanese who also live and work in and around Gombak, the traditional
" notorious " stronghold of Kelantanese diaspora in Lembah Klang ...
Realising that, I would often, in my casual conversations with friends, jokingly address
" Gombak " as " Jajahan Gombak ", especially when in the company of fellow Kelantanese ...
No, I would not touch on the so called " Kelantanese Diaspora ".
Currently working and living in Kelantan, I am in no position at all to discuss or even write about it. I have no clue !
What I am currently interested in at the moment is the Kelantanese gastronomic pleasures that travelled along with it, particularly concerning the area of Lembah Klang, or as most of us would generally refer simply as " Kuala Lumpur " - the main focus of the Kelantanese presence outside the Che Siti Wan Kembang's dominion.
Spending most of my time in Kelantan, I rarely go down to the valley where the Nation's capital sits. But if I do, and when it comes to eating out, unadventurous as it might seem, I always go for anything that got to do with Kelantanese or anything similar, like those catered by our Pattani Malay cousins ... be it a la Thai or those featuring authentic Kelantanese kampung dishes ..
Don't mean to parochial nor to be rudely judgemental, but I have to say that apart from Mamak, Kelantanese eateries really seem to control the Halal eating-out section of the metropolis. Despite of their sheer presence, I don't go for Mamak. First, for the ever going Halal and quality issues they have and the issues concerning my own palate which, apart from their Nan and Roti(s), never did go well with their spicy presentation. I am not into the West Coast traditional Malay treats either, for their " pedah nyo'ngaek ", the lack of variety, and the rather plain taste of most of their dishes .. he he he .. wait, don't shoot me, it's a personal view based on personal preference ! Well, I do find Tempe much enticing though ... eh heh .. will that compensate ?
In fact, I am for something less spicy, a fine and perfectly tuned, mutually " intelligible " combination of sweet and sour with a tad salty touch, maybe creamier here and there but not always have to be so. Soupy broth rather than creamy. Of very simple but surprisingly enjoyable. Aromatic. Herbal fragrance. Things that I often found in Thai, Indo-Chinese, in some East Asians and of course Kelantanese style of cooking, if you see what I mean ...
Kuala Lumpur nowadays, is in fact a haven for Kelantanese fare.
From the typical Kelantanese breakfast of Nasik Kerghabu and Nasik Berlauk to the rarer lunch and dessert treats like " Sotong Masak al Nero di Seppia " ( Sutong Masok Hitae daaa .. ha ha ~ ) and kuih Akok ...
From my short visits, I learned that some Kelantanese operated eateries in Kampung Baru and around Chow Kit, are among those heavily and frequently hunted by the " overseas " Kelantanese .. I know a well frequented Ikae Singgae Stall at Chow Kit. I also know a famous Kelantanese restaurant at Pantai Dalam. I found the Ayae Golek at Kampung Kerinchi a personal favourite as I really enjoy such simplicity .. While the dishes served at Kampung Baru, like that of MZ Darulnaim, although not really suiting to my likings, unlike those of " Kedaa ppalo ghertock Salor " or " Nasik Ulae Cikgu " back home, but for a place like Kuala Lumpur, their localized presentations are already worth more than a praise !
Of course, I do realise that there are actually a lot more out there in and around Kuala Lumpur, with quite a few I am already aware of while the rest continue to remain elusive from my senses. Townships next to Kuala Lumpur, like Shah Alam, Gombak or even Bangi are said to be teaming with good Kelantanese eateries, serving rare Kelantanese goodies. Most are yet to be explored !
The following shots are what I managed to get from my recent visit. Not much, perhaps enough for this simple insight. Just some personal " mentekedarah " shots at Ayam Golek Kampung Kerinchi and MZ Darulnaim of Kampung Baru.
Regarding this, I believe that my dear readers are also eager to share their own personal favorite(s), so please do throw something into the comment box below ... Who knows that I might fall within your preferences too ? He he ~
Last but not least,
thank you Allah for the Kelantanese in Lembah Klang !
He he he ~
( Again, don't shoot me ! )
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FILLER ENTRY : Kelantan Yang Panas !!
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FILLER ENTRY :
Kelantan Yang Panas !
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Lama sungguh tak update ...
Makin lama rasa makin tak bersemangat ... hemmmm ...
Moga ' filler entry ' ini mampu ' membakar ' semula apa yang telah ' malap ' !
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Fuuuhh ....
Panas sungguh Kelantan sekarang ...
Maksud aku ... cuaca panas berbahang !
Kata orang Nippon, 「 蒸し暑い 」 = ' Mushi Atsui ', atau " steamy, unforgiving heat ", bak kata orang Eskimo ~
Bukan luar biasa, bukan juga bala bencana ( naudzu billah ! ) kerana memang setiap tahun antara Mac hingga sekitar Jun, setelah Monsun Barat Daya menerajang Monsun Timur Laut tersungkur, cuaca di Kelantan akan berubah dari ala ala Cameron Highlands kepada panas berbahang macam padang rumput Savana. Cuma zebra dan zirafah jer yang tak ada ...
Musim ini, angin jadi bertiup malas atau langsung out of service, hujan pulak akan pergi bercuti panjang, langit cerah secerahnya dan si laut jadi tenang hampir tak berombak ( tapi sarat dengan sotong yang tak sabar-sabar untuk dicandat ... waaaahhh ! )
Walaupun aku memang tewas dengan cuaca panas sebegini, lebih lebih lagi dalam keadaan tidur malam tak lena dan agak terganggu gara gara rimas dan banjir peluh, aku tetap ternanti dan tertunggu saat dan tika ini kerana padanya ada ...
..... Buwoh Timung ( tembikai ) yang beraneka dan banyaaak !!
Aku memang gilakan buwoh timung .... lebih lebih lagi dalam keadaan panas sebegini, kerana buwoh timung dingin yang baru dikeluarkan dari peti ais sememangnya satu santapan dari menu syurga duniawi !! Ewwah !
Percaya atau tidak, Kelantan merupakan antara pengeluar buwoh timung yang terulung di Malaysia dengan kawasan dataran dan lembangan yang amat sesuai bagi spesis tersebut. Tambah pula musim panas sebegini adalah musim terbaik bagi menghasilkan buwoh timung dengan kualiti yang terbaik !
Bercakap pasal jenis buwoh timung, yang paling banyak ditanam di Kelantan pada musim sekarang adalah tak lain tak bukan adalah dari jenis Buwoh Timung Susu = tembikai wangi @ honeydew @ muskmelon ! Semasa aku masih berhingus dahulu, ianya merupakan varieti yang amat jarang dilihat atau boleh dikatakan tada langsung di kedai atau pasar di Kelantan tetapi kini telah ditanam meluas dan dijual berlambak lambak sampai tak habis, khususnya pada musim sekarang !
Walaupun aku paling minat varieti Kuning Jati yang sangat sedikit ditanam di Kelantan, aku tetap tidak tolak ke tepi Buwoh Timung Susu kerana masing-masing ada daya tarikan tersendiri ...
Sebagai ' tribute ' kepada Buwoh Timung Susu, berikut adalah apa yang sempat aku rakam dari perjalanan kisah hidup varieti itu di sebuah ladang berkelompok di Kampung Banggol, Jajahan Kota Bharu ...
.. where the best Timung Susu in Kelantan grows !!
I could assure that !
Ha ha ha !
* Nota Lutut :
Lebih kurang 3 bulan masa diperlukan dari mula menyemai sehingga boleh menuai ..
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Mythbusting KeLaTté (2) : Kelantan dan Rial
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Mythbusting KeLaTté (2) :
Kelantan dan Rial ...
KATANYA .....
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" Rial " atau " Ghiyaa " adalah sebutan orang Kelantan
bagi " Ringgit Malaysia " yang unik bagi negeri Kelantan ...
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Kenyataan di atas disokong ramai, baik oleh orang Kelantan sendiri atau bukan Kelantan, antaranya berdasarkan artikel dan entri-entri blog yang berikut :
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I was exposed to its maximum effect during a walkabout in its city main market.
“Limo kilo sepuluh ghia!” shouted a young man selling Siamese
mangoes – my favourite fruit.
It took me a few minutes to learn that the local version of ringgit was “ghia”.
Sounded quite exotic. I zeroed in on that mango stall. “Sepuluh ghia untuk limo kilo,”
the man told me. After I said “yeah” to his “ghia”, we closed the deal satisfactorily.
Money often transcends all language barriers.
Source : Philip Lim - " Charming secrets of emerald ‘Kelate’ "
( via NST Online, 12 Jul 2007 )
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3. Kelantanese have their own currency.
Mungkin ramai yang tidak tahu tapi orang kelantan tidak menggunakan matawang
RM atau ringgit malaysia. Mereka mempunya matawang mereka sendiri iaitu
Riyal atau sebutan nya lebih berbunyi 'ghiya'. Walaupun 'ghiya' kelantan tidak
diniagakan di pasaran antarabangsa dan exchange rate antara'ghiya' dan RM
adalah sama, malah wang yang digunakan adalah sama. Tetapi Ringgit adalah
lebih kecil sekiranya digunakan di kelantan.
Sumber : Internet - " 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT A KELANTANESE "
( Disebar luas di alam internet. Jurublog / penulis asal tidak diketahui / gagal dikesan )
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By the way, people in Terengganu and Kelantan are not in the least concerned
whether the ringgit is going to be de-pegged, devalued or whatever. We use
riyal not ringgit, what.
Source : Pok Ku Bustaman - " PITIH, PITIH, PITIH "
( via Pok Ku's blog, Di Bawah Rang Ikan Kering, dated 3 Dec 2004 )
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WALHAL ~ !
Memang sudah diketahui dan diterima umum bahawa istilah ' rial ' atau ' riyal ' ini sebenarnya berasal dari Timur Tengah.
Namun begitu, di sebelah sini Asia Tenggara, khususnya di Malaysia, istilah ' rial ' memang sinonim dengan negeri Kelantan kerana orang Kelantan lebih gemar menggunakan istilah tersebut berbanding perkataan ' ringgit ' yang digunakan di negeri-negeri lain bagi RM atau ' Ringgit Malaysia '.
Begitu juga dengan negeri yang ber " dae'paek " dengan Kelantan iaitu Terengganu yang turut menggunakan ' rial ' ( walaupun selama bertandang ke sana, saya lebih kerap mendengar ' ringgit ' berbanding ' rial ' ... emm .. mungkin ' rial ' hanya terpakai di sebelah Republik Besut sahaja kot ? Eheh ~ )
Tetapi tidak ramai yang tahu sebenarnya istilah ' rial ' turut digunakan secara meluas di seluruh Tanah Melayu suatu masa dahulu sehinggalah penggunaannya lenyap dari kamus seharian mereka dan yang tinggal hanyalah di kalangan orang Kelantan ( dan juga Terengganu ... )
Ini dapat dibuktikan melalui catatan-catatan Abdullah Munshi sekitar pertengahan abad ke-20, contohnya dari tulisan beliau tentang lawatan ke Kelantan dalam tahun 1837, yang mana antaranya dipetik :
* Teks asal di muka 82 ( versi format .pdf di muka 87 )
* Teks asal di muka 30 ( versi format .pdf di muka 139 )
* Teks asal di muka 114 ( versi format .pdf di muka 55 )
* Teks asal di muka 154 ( versi format .pdf di muka 15 )
* Sila klik, bagi carian lain-lain istilah " Rial " dalam buku ' Kisah Pelayaran Abdullah bin AbdulKadir Munshi Dari Singapura ke Kelantan '.
* Selain itu istilah " Rial " juga turut digunapakai oleh Abdullah dalam karya-karya beliau yang lain, sebagaimana boleh dilihat melalui carian ini
Baiklah.
Berdasarkan bukti yang ada ini, maka terbuktilah dengan jelas bahawa penggunaan istilah " Rial " bukan sejak dahulu lagi hanya terhad bagi Kelantan dan daerah sekitar tetapi juga merupakan satu kebiasaan di seluruh Semenanjung. Namun begitu, penggunaannya di luar Kelantan telah merosot sehingga hanya terus digunapakai di ceruk Pantai Timur Semenanjung itu sahaja, sehingga ramai generasi muta'akhir ini yang terpedaya menyangka ianya " uniquely Kelantan " ( seperti dipetik di atas ) walhal hakikatnya bukanlah sedemikian.
Saya amat percaya bahawa sebenarnya tidak sedikit istilah Bahasa Melayu yang kini hanya digunakan di Kelantan dan dikaitkan dengan masyarakat Kelantan dan sekitarnya, sebenarnya pernah digunakan secara meluas di Semenanjung Tanah Melayu dan juga di banyak tempat lain di Kepulauan Melayu.
Cuma, globalisasi khususnya yang dibawa menerusi penjajahan Barat telah menyebabkan banyak istilah-istilah tersebut lenyap dan digantikan dengan istilah Barat. Mana yang tidak lenyap pula, akan terkepung dan hanya tinggal digunakan dalam kalangan kelompok-kelompok tertentu di daerah masing-masing sehingga ianya dilihat sebagai sebahagian daripada bahasa daerah atau dialek, dan terus dianggap sedemikian sehinggalah bukti-bukti sebegini dijumpai.
Melalui siri-siri pengamatan peribadi semenjak kecil sehinggalah sekarang, saya dapati Melayu Kelantan sebenarnya banyak mengekalkan istilah, tatabahasa, gaya, lenggok dan bunga bahasa Melayu Klasik dalam perbualan harian yang dahulunya pernah ada tetapi kini sudah hilang di negeri-negeri Melayu lain. Ironinya, Bahasa Melayu Kelantan atau dipanggil manja oleh Orghae Kelate sebagai " Kae'chaek Kelatté " ini cenderung dipandang majoriti umat Melayu di negeri-negeri lain sebagai " aneh " dan " asing ", tanpa mereka sedari, bahawa tidak sedikit daripadanya pernah digunakan oleh datuk nenek mereka sendiri ! Eheh ~
Saya gemar mengambil contoh perkataan ' tubeik ' yang berasal daripada perkataan 'terbit' yang membawa maksud ' keluar ' atau ' muncul '. Dalam karya Abdullah sendiri sering istilah tersebut ( terbit ) diguna pakai, seperti dalam salah satu petikan yang sedia ditayang di atas iaitu, " Maka jikalau bulih, kira-nya tuan-ku tulung tǔrbit-kan rial itu " .
Walaupun dalam Bahasa Melayu Standard / Moden, perkataan ' terbit ' memang masih ada bahkan selalu digunakan, juga diterima umum sebagai perbuatan keluar atau muncul, namun ianya kini seolah-olah disempitkan bagi merujuk mentari pagi, bahan bercetak dan seumpamanya sahaja, dan sama sekali janggal apabila digunakan bagi kelakuan manusia atau haiwan seperti, " Emak terbit ke kedai " atau " Musang terbit dari celah genting ". Apatah lagi nak diguna seperti kata Abdullah, " tǔrbit-kan rial " !
Namun begitu, di Kelantan, aplikasi sedemikian adalah perkara biasa !
Kata ' terbit ' atau ' tubeik ' di Kelantan digunakan untuk apa sahaja yang membawa maksud keluar atau muncul, penggunaan yang tidak pernah berubah semenjak malah sebelum zaman Abdullah Munshi lagi !! Ini membuktikan bahawa bahasa Melayu Kelantan itu bukan sahaja memelihara sesuatu istilah klasik bahasa Melayu tetapi juga turut mengekalkan kaedah guna pakai dan maksud asalnya sehingga kini.
Sesungguhnya saya melihat Kelantan sebagai satu kotak khazanah yang mengumpulkan serta mengekalkan bukan sahaja banyak warisan kebudayaan silam Alam Melayu seperti amalan hidup seharian dan senibina, tetapi juga keaslian Bahasa Melayu itu sendiri !
Tetapi malang sekali, sebagaimana warisan senibina, warisan khazanah bahasa ini sedang diancam kepupusan dan hanya menghitung waktu sahaja sebelum segala-galanya hilang dari aplikasi seharian, digempur dan dilanyak dengan penggunaan elemen-elemen bahasa asing khususnya dari Bahasa Inggeris yang makin berleluasa dan mencanak canak - perlahan lahan menjadi seperti Bahasa Indonesia yang kini tersangat " bboloq " dengan istilah Belanda dan Inggeris.
He he he ... Saya malas melencong jauh sebenarnya.
Lebih-lebih lagi bahasa bukan bidang saya, thus I shall leave the rest to the expert ~ *
* Yearghh ! Aku berjaya merojakkan bahasa ~ !
Entri kali ini sebenarnya adalah satu lagi ' pembantaian mitos ' ( mythbusting ) dalam siri Mythbusting KeLaTté ini ...
Bertujuan menyanggah tanggapan popular ( popular belief ) yang lebih kurang menyatakan bahawa istilah ' rial ' bagi Ringgit Malaysia adalah hasil kreativiti dan inovasi orang Kelantan menjadikannya ia unik bagi Kelantan dan sekitarnya sahaja.
Maka, bagi kes kali ini, dengan rasminya saya isytiharkan .... jeng, jeng, jeng ....
( bak kata Jamie & Adam dalam Mythbuster )
...... Busted !
Sekian. Terima Kasih .....
BERKAITAN
" RM 1.50 "
Sebut " serghia setengoh " tak salah. Memang disebut begitu pun di Kelantan.
Akan tetapi, semasa zaman saya membesar dahulu, saya kerap mendengar
anak tempatan khususnya para penjual di pasar ( mokchik atah kedaa ! )
menyebutnya sebagai " tigo amah ".
" Amah " , iaitu terbitan dari perkataan " Samah " yang membawa maksud RM0.50
atau 50 sen di Kelantan, dan didarab " tigo " ( tiga ) untuk menjadi RM1.50 atau
" Tigo Amah ".
Ajaibnya, tidak pernah pula saya mendengar orang Kelantan menyebut " amah "
bagi bilangan selain tiga iaitu dua, empat, lima, enam dan seterusnya atau boleh
jadi saya sahaja yang tidak peka ......
( walaupun ada pernah sekali terdengar orang menyebut, " duo amah " ! Ada ka ? )
Kini, sebutan " tigo amah " makin jarang saya dengar.
Hampir-hampir lenyap agaknya.
Sehampir lenyap spesis nota RM1 dan syiling RM0.50 ( keluaran 1968 ) di atas ...
He he he he ~
( Imej RM adalah hiasan / contoh semata )
DARIHAL KAE'CHAEK KELATTÉ : BACAAN MENARIK !
Raykinzoku 17 Disember 2006 - KELANTAN : Kalu Tock Paehae, Marghi Ambo Wi Ppaehae ~
Siaran Kelantan FM : Kayonyo Bahaso Kito ( Khamis - 5.15 ptg ~ 6.00 ptg )
Meli Kapak Jangak : 9 Oktober 2009 - " Loghat Kelantan ada keramatnya "
Hilmi Hamzah : 22 Oktober 2009 - " Double Consonants in Kelantan "
Sir Hugh Charles Clifford - " The Further Side of Silence " ( 1916 ) :
* Pengalaman pertama Sir Hugh Clifford ber " kae'chaek Kelatté " !
Sebagaimana dirakamkan dalam bukunya " The Further Side of Silence " (1916).
Clifford menceritakan kisahnya bersama seorang lelaki Kelantan bernama Umat,
yang berkhidmat di bawahnya semasa bertugas sebagai Residen British di Pahang
antara tahun 1896 dan 1903.
Dalam buku tersebut, dalam satu bab khas berjudul, " One Who Had Eaten My Rice ",
Clifford memperihalkan Umat sebagai seorang yang banyak mengajarnya pelbagai
perkara baru tentang Tanah Melayu dan yang paling penting, memperkenal
dan mengajarnya ber " kae'chaek Kelatté " !
Perhatikan, betapa kagumnya Clifford !
Petikan :
Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, " The Further Side of Silence " - Doubleday, Page & Company,
New York ( Edisi 1922 ) ; mukasurat 282.
~ melalui perpustakaan maya Sabri Zain.
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