"Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself..."
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| (Bukit Kepong Historical Ride) |
Route taken: KL - Melaka - Jasin - Tangkak - Durian Chondong - Bukit Kepong - Pagoh - KL
Total mileage: 500km
Bikers gang: Mus/Mun, Syawal, Sham, Shahrul and Wahi
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| (Having mee bodoh breakfast at Tengkera) |
The bikers gang met at the petrol station after the Senawang Toll Plaza. We rode to Melaka and exited at Ayer Keroh and rode direct to have mee bodoh breakfast at Hassan Mee Goreng stall in Kampung Lapan, Tengkera.
The stall opens from 8:00 am to 11:00 am or until the noodle is finished. The stall closes on Friday. However, you are advised to come early because it is usually packed with people and the parking place is hard to find.
Mee Bodoh is a Malay traditional fried noodle. It is called as such because the noodle is prepared using basic ingredients. One of the specialties of this noodle is eating it with eggs fried in sambal oil which makes the fried eggs look red and delicious. Most people love this noodle because of the taste of the sambal. You can add more sambal, vinegar, soy sauce and sliced cucumbers to your mee goreng to make it more tasty.
The price for this noodle is RM1.50 per plate. The price for the fried egg is RM0.70 for one egg but you have to queue to order the fried eggs.
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| (Riding the trunk road from Melaka to Durian Chondong) |
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| (Off-roading for a short distance through palm oil plantations) |
From Melaka we rode the trunk road to Durian Chondong passing through Jasin and Tangkak. Our winding ride passed through many rubber and oil palm plantations with the panoramic view of Gunung Besar range towards the south and Gunung Ledang range towards the north.
Before Kampung Durian Chondong, we took a side road and went for a short off-roading ride into the palm oil plantation before we reached the secluded Ikan Patin Restaurant situated by the banks of Muar River. We were served with steamed and baked ikan patin, crispy fried calamari, crispy fried small fish and vegetables.
After a filling lunch and a short rest, we performed our prayers before we started riding to Bukit Kepong to visit the historical sites there.
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| (Arriving at the secluded Restaurant Patin Pais) |
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| (Strategically situated by the Muar River) |
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| (Steamed Patin with taucu and crispy fried calamari) |
Bukit Kepong Incident was an armed encounter which took place in February 1950 between the Federation of Malaya Police and the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency. This conflict took place in an area surrounding the Bukit Kepong police station in Bukit Kepong. The wooden station was located on the river banks of the Muar River, about 60 km from Muar.
We visited the graves of the fallen warrior and recited al-Fatihah for them. The Police Station has been reconstructed and the new Muzeum were still under construction but visitors could still enter the sites and visit one of the exhibition halls.
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| (Visiting the graves of the brave policemen and family) |
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| (The museum is still under renovation) |
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| (The exhibition hall and signing the visitors book) |
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