In Kuala Lipis

Reached Kuala Lipis and the traffic was still relentless. Only myself and the driver was up. Everybody else were asleep. Irfan was the first to go to sleep. He had been eating all the way since we stopped for KFC.

Not sure what was the stop for this time. The queue had been a couple of kilometers long. Off to the next book.

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Arrived at Gua Musang

Just arrives at Gua Musang after almost 5 hours on the road. A couple of long queue for minor accidents and the sheer number of cars contributed to the extended travel time. Weather was nice all the way. The boys playing their games and watching TV, not really playing up.

So, we stopped at the rest area about 5 km out from the old town. Conveniently located on the left side of the road as we were driving in, meaning that we didn't have to cross the road to get to the parking.

A very clean and well organised area, with ample space for prayers and resting. Food was rather limited in the sense that it was all Malay cooking, but it did the trick. We stopped for Zohor, but had to stop again at the old town since Irfan insisted on KFC. No issues.

The tow centre, time for KFCSo, we were bracing ourselves for a few more hours on the road now. Hopefully it wasn't as testing as the last few hours.

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Time to Leave

So, it was time to load up abd head back South to the fair city of KL. The boys were supposed to be back at school today. So, they would definitely be back to class tomorrow. I was still on leave until Friday. Wouldn't mind a day chilling out tomorrow. Maybe catch the movie.

Packing went smoothly, although we departed at 10, later than planned. All filled up courtesy of hotel buffet. The hotel appeared empty, so there were hardly any queue checking out.

All packed upTraffic heavy leaving KB

We might have a pit stop at Gua Musang again. Praying for a smooth journey home.

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Breakfast Time

I had a restful night last night. The boys were already in bed by 10.30, tired of course from running around all afternoon. We took our dinner with relatives at the coffee house by the lobby, too tired to go out last night.

The boys became restless soon after leaving me having to babysit them at the room - they enjoyed the room. Anita spent some time with her family after dinner.

As usual, always the morning person, I woke up early and was among the first to turn up for breakfast. The breakfast was very decent. The chef - called Chef John, not sure if he's Malay or not - created a good spread. The omelette was great. So was the selection of pastries and Western hot food. But when it came to local selection - I tried the nasi berlauk - it wasn't pretty. In fact, best to avoid it.

Kelantan was always associated with their hearty breakfast. I reckon they should employ a local cook just for the local breakfast here. It would've made plenty of difference ....

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Changed Gua Musang

Gua Musang had certainly looked a lot different from what I remembered going back 4 years. A lot of new development. Gone were the greeneries around the main town, now with new houses and shops being built.

The train station still looked the same. Getting into the town centre was difficult though. There actually was a long queue. Best to stop at the shops in the surrounding area by the main road. And that was what we did after struggling to find a parking spot in town.

The old train station remained the sameRows of new shopsAs customary in Kelantan, the food was fantastic. I was hungry as well as I had breakfast before 6 am. It was around 11 when we reached Gua Musang and I could eat a horse.

From the signposts, they would have a KFC soon. There was already a cpouple of 7-Elevens. The place had certainly changed .....

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