Pendang Travel Guide

 
by muddybok
 
  •   Pendang
    by muddybok
  •   Things to Do
    by az-zuhdi
  •   Things to Do
    by az-zuhdi
  •   Things to Do
    by az-zuhdi
  • Cook up a storm!!!
      Cook up a storm!!!
    by muddybok
 

Explore Pendang

Things to Do  

boaating

boaating, Pendang

 az-zuhdi Says:  at pendang lake resort 

Raja Sehari!!!

Raja Sehari!!!, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  The reason for all the Gotong Royong activities whole morning was the wedding of this couple. They deserve the best treatment for that day, because local call it "Raja Sehari". Meaning, he is the "King for the Day", one day only!!!!!Correction, they entitle up to four times... 

Cook for the wedding (Gotong-Royong Style)

Cook for the wedding (Gotong-Royong Style), Pendang

 muddybok Says:  Gotong Royong or community living is one of the most unique thing in small villages. Everyone seems to know & interact well with each others. Function such as wedding, child birth, funeral, and other form of celebration will normally accept gift offering & helps. I was... 

Bok Helps in Gotong-Royong

Bok Helps in Gotong-Royong, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  Bok also does his bit to help in Gotong Royong. In fact I was such a hit for being the only Chinese in the celebration & willing to help in Gotong Royong.I was helping in building some makeshift “chairs” for the celebration. 

Sukun Tree (Bread grows on tree?!!)

Sukun Tree (Bread grows on tree?!!), Pendang

 muddybok Says:  This tree bears fruits that tasted like loaf of bread. You ought to remove the green outer layer & slice the milky white contents into slices & fried it in cooking oil after coated with some flours. 

Aunties help in preparing ingredients

Aunties help in preparing ingredients, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  It is no joke to prepare for the wedding lunch & dinner without helping hands from these aunties. They are help preparing ingredients for the dishes & some of them will even contribute cooking oils, cooking utensils, and etc. 

Hotels  

homestay: bukit merah laketown waterfront villa

homestay: bukit merah laketown waterfront villa, Pendang

 az-zuhdi Says:  rm 300 per day fullyfurnish 

Restaurants  

Bree nasi kandar,: the best ayam kurma, daging masak hitam and biryan

Bree nasi kandar,: the best ayam kurma, daging masak hitam and biryan, Pendang

 pendangan Says:  delicous food, reasonable price, friendly , clean lot of choices, easy parking. biryani rice, ayam korma and daging masak hitam. Also ikan and ayam bakar complete with superb air asam. 

Local Customs  

Males on one side

Males on one side, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  It's the custom for differential gender in states like Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu. Parents are especially strict with their daughters until they are married.Ideally, boys and girls are not suppose to opening goes dating until they are of age and parents (especially female... 

Females on the other side

Females on the other side, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  All females whether young and old, they will be sitting on the other side. In fact the serving area was obscure from the guys' view. When I was help in serving foods (gotong-royong styles), those aunties were busy checking me out on behalf of some younger village girls.They... 

Favorites  

Chicken in the Cage

Chicken in the Cage, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  Chicken are generally kept in the cage to avoid road kills, destroy of padi plants & finally dispute of whose chicken was that kind of arguments.Which is the main reason? I don't know!!! 

The Pinang Tree

The Pinang Tree, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  Pinang tree is one of the palm species. The ripen Pinang fruit will be use as one of the ingredient for Sirih, one of the villagers pass time. The fruit will be ripped open will a Kacip (cutter specially designed to cut Pinang, looks like a nut crusher but with shaper... 

Young Padi Plants

Young Padi Plants, Pendang

 muddybok Says:  These padi plants had just being transplant from the nursery in order to secure high successful rate of yielding & also to avoid over crowded of plants. 

The Place

Plan a Pendang vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Pendang locals

Experience Pendang
  •   13 Tips and Reviews
  •  18 Photos
  Share your Travels  
Map of Pendang
 

The People

1 Member Lives Here
 
Our Members Say
 profile photo

 These padi plants had just being transplant from the nursery in order to secure high successful rate of yielding & also to avoid over crowded of plants. 

1 member lives in Pendang

 

Question about Pendang?

Our members can help!

postQuestion_button

Top Pendang Writer

1

Pendang

muddybok profile photo

 These kids just line up for Photographic session, I didn't ask them to. Notice they actually arrange & form a line of shorter kids to the tallest. 

View all rated pages

View newest pages

Build your own Pendang page