Let's have a lil walk down memory lane now shall we...?
Quite recently, the 3rd year studio went to Kota Bharu for our urban analysis/site visit.
For the 41 of us, we took a double decker meant for 60 people....that meant a huge bump in the bus fare. Okay, we shall not go deeper into financial matters as it is just plain boooring don't ya think? XD
Left UM bus terminal at 3pm and reached the MGU hotel (the place we were to stay at for 4 days) at around 11.30 pm. Road trips are always oh-so-interesting eh. While we still had halfway to go before reaching KB, we made a stop at this roadside stall where they serve only ready-made dishes and guess what....Maggi. Maggi with chicken, maggi with chicken and egg...or ...with just egg. I shared my maggi with Kina and even then we could not finish it. That was the beginning of my 'trouble with food' chapter for the whole trip. hahhahaha. i should have been aware of the "signs"
To keep within the budget, we all stayed in dorms. One for the 14 boys and another for the girls. Oh yeah...before i forget to mention. We all thought we only had 24 girls in the trip. The miscalculation lasted till our second last day in KB. can u just imagine that!
Anyway, the dormitory....let me recall....HAD INSUFFICIENT BEDS. There were these double decker beds where 2 were to sleep on the bottom bunk while one gets the top bunk. Unfortunately, they only had room for 20! So a whole lot of commotion were made at that time (i think it was around 12.30 am) There were people complaining of hunger, people who wanted to bathe before going to sleep...and those who just wanted to jump into bed ( i.e. me as i was not keen on listening to the ghost stories some people just love to share when they reach a new place~! heheheh)
So yeah....we did not have enough beds. I got mine. Next problem? There were only 3 toilets. 3!! and get this...only 1 had a showerhead installed. As the clock struck 1 am, we were all perplexed on how these 3 small cubicles were supposed to accommodate our lot of 25. hmmm...
We were supposed to be ready to meet up with our lecturer by 8 am. Yet , noone was asleep. There was the incessant chatter, people eating ( u know...the hungry ones) and like me....i could not sleep as my active imagination made me visualise something coming out of the suspended ceiling right above me.hahahhaa....now that i think about it, i was being rather silly.
I did manage to get some sleep. well..better than none. At 6 am, footsteps could already be heard. There were already those getting ready for the long day ahead. Unfortunately though, girls will still be girls. On average, how long do you think one person spent in the toilet? We queued to get into the toilets and yet, we STILL barely made it on time to meet our lecturer at the entrance foyer.
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Breakfast. The most important meal of the day.
Qaha, our only kelantanese studiomate suggested that we made our way to Pasar Besar Siti Khadijah. And so we did. and again, i made a boo boo with my food order. I ordered nasi dagang. Now...that should not be an issue rite? no..... i had to 'pandai-pandai' order the sotong as well....and got charged a whopping RM 8 for breakfast. hahhahaha. My tale of rm8 sotong had various reactions from my studiomates.
It was hot. I was too full to be walking. But we had a purpose being there in KB. Therefore, after regrouping, we walked all around to familiarise ourselves with what was gonna be our site for the next 2 projects. My stomach was bothering me so much that i din even take my camera out the entire time we were walking. Oh well, looks like i'll just have to go photo-begging after this!
We walked to site 1. First impression : shocked that it was such an abandoned area. Then off we went to site 2. HOT. hahha....then off to the jetty to physically experience the so called axis that exists in that part of the town.
Off to MPKB then at 11.45 am. They had a presentation prepared for us. This session still rings clear in my mind. What with them saying one thing while the students of UM doing their best to prove to them otherwise. The issue? Of course...on the implementation of the Islamic Facade. In a nutshell, everyone has their own opinions. Trying to convince others may not be as easy as it sounds.
The presentation and the light refreshments ended at about 2.30 pm....after which we were finally divided up into our respective urban analysis groups. I was thrown into streetscape. That meant more photo taking of elevations. Aaaaahhhh.....
After only 2 hours, it started drizzling and so we decided to continue the next day. We had mee celup (is it???) on recommendation by qaha....again. My stomach was still not in tip top shape that time....but i ate nonetheless.
photo courtesy of Anwari
That night, on the initial idea of buying food from the pasar malam, we went out as a group....but ended up walking all the way to the medan selera. the pasar malam sold no food watsoever. it was reli like uptown.
Dinner while it rained heavily beyond the safety of the food stall's canopy was in its own way, ENTERTAINING! Everyone huddling to avoid getting water all over themselves....aah..one of the better times in KB i must say. hahhaha...
That night, we had a postmortem of the day's work to figure out what to present the next day. The problems were just beginning.....
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