More Random Pics and Moments

 Not feeling the long form today.  Consider yourself spared. 😜

Just shots from the last few days.

The barge is big.  The river is narrow.  The tide is running.

 The turn is sharp.  Tugs on both ends.
I promise you, this is NOT at all easy.

Alongside the river.  Basically due north of my room, at ground level.

Laichi (Lychee) is becoming a favorite.

Remember the Beef Rendang episode (yes, Waterville I'm talking to you!😀)?
Yes, I have a correction to make.

The other day I learned that Daging is not always beef.  It includes mutton too.
Beef is "daging lembu"

There is a story involved that sounds like an international round of "Old McDonald Had a Farm."
While far from Tahiland, "Moo" (Hmu, lacking the proper diacritcts) resulted in a great deal of humor.

New found memory aids:
Yes, in America cows spend their days saying "Pig, Pig"
A French pig would mock Le M. Bull (lembu) for his poor  French. 
In the Bahasa world, pig/pork is babi.  Squealing is crying, like a baby.

Glorious fresh markets!
Eggs for pennies!

Tom Waits + Elvis Costello + Annie Sofie von Otter + Paul McCartney = Extraordinary.
https://youtu.be/EqtrJOnmDng?si=Nkd6sofqmQDV-8EV
You cannot top this.  You cannot.
Try to.  This grabs me from the 1st note.  Every Damn Time.
Damn right it inspired a lousy pic, instantaneously.

An alley full of hakwers,...

On a divided boulevard where the divide is 3 blocks of hawker stalls.

I've had much better.

Google sent me to a halal stall when I asked for PORK satay.
It was okay.  The Kuching opera house hawker is way better.

The seahorse is big. 
And, given the history of Tin and Antimony colored properly.
But that little black eye sleeves me out, in person.

My friend Mike takes AMAZING diving pictures. 

Can you find the real seahorse in this beauty?  Mike's critter is smaller than my smallest toenail!

See, that damn eye!
It would hold millions and millions of Mike's Pygmy Seahorse pic subject.  Literally millions.

An easy way to visualize the time/date difference.

Zooooom.  Not a sampan, I think.  I'm stuck on "panga."
Right ocean wrong coast.

"One More Pot"...at a chicken shop.
always the need for more.

In the spirit of Bourdain, Laksa for breakfast. 
Fish balls did't make me unhappy.  But not were they in my current palate.
Damn, that broth was amazing.
Laksa Special (the balls) + Lemonade = RM12 < $3.00

The backside of the sign below.
I like that much better than "Closed."

Ok, Beer marketing is beer marketing...

Ok, beer marketing is NOT so universal after all.

Lousy pic, great food.
Of all the fried rices in the world, my love is the Indonesian style.
I set out for something different today.  And this was serendipitous.

No damn bean sprouts!  Sambal!

Sambal is fo far superior to Sos Cilli.  

Ask politely for the sambal.  Do not take No for an answer.

RM12 for the best meal springing to mind right now.  $3...

John Cusak suffered bad things for less.

Hotel pool bar RM20.
Cucumber and Lemon.
NO!  It was fucking awful.  Bitterness of pith and skins is not what I wanted.
Seriously, don't try it in your vitamix

 I came here knowing this was gonna happen. Been troublesome for a bit, but could you get a dental appointment inside of 3 weeks? It did not bleed, and hurt (badly) for 1 day, I just didn't remember if it was a crown or tooth.  

Gamble will pay off since it's a crown.  A natural tooth would have been worrisome.

I have passed 3 DDS related offices in the last 2 days.  I'll get a consultation tomorrow.  Easily.

Hit me with questions in the comments.

Well, there's a different (literal) post ending for you.  Broken of course.