A panoramic composition of the Kota Belud nightmarket. The area is about 0.5-htrs with 4 to 5 rows of tables selling tobacco, veggies.. to grilled chicked wings and gado-gado.
This was our first attempt to use the panoramic mode in w800i mobile camera — we did quite well given the limited ambience light and that people [...]
The night market is opened every evening; at 6pm till about 10 at night. You can buy local veggies, fishes, chickens and of course the famous bbq fish and bbq chicken wings.
Smoky bbq chicken wings: and juicy too.
When in KB, we seldom miss buying one or two BBQ fishes from the local night market — it has that special juicy texture and tasty aroma that cant really be described.
They are grilled over hot charcoal, and sometimes wrapped in banana leaves to keep them moist while ensuring all the flavors stay.
You just [...]
A scene captured from the nightmarket: a local woman setting up her goods to sell: local mangosteen and jackfruits.
Trying out the newly activated Maxis 3G card at Sarah’s parents home in Tempasuk 1, Kota Belud.
There is still no 3G Maxis coverage in Kota Belud, so the connection was on GPRS (yes, that dial-up speed). Maybe this will stay for a long time as Maxis is being left behind by the other ISP, Celcom.
While [...]