Angklung Pak Radja: SK Bandar T6, Kluang Johor : Welcome to the Big Family of Angklung Pak Radja

ANGKLUNGPakRadja to Kluang, Johor


SK BANDAR T6, KLUANG JOHOR

Welcome to the big family of Angklung Pak Radja Group, SK Bandar T6!

I really miss Johor. It has been a while since we last came here... The last time we visited Johor was in November 2011. We visited Pasir Gudang, Johor with much anticipated 'mission' to deliver a full set of ANGKLUNGPakRadja to SK Kopok.

Johor is a state in southern Malaysia. It is linked to Singapore by a causeway. Johor is also known by its Arabic honorific, Darul Ta'zim, or "Abode of Dignity". It is also known as Johore in English. Well-known for its beaches and rain-forests. Desaru Beach is one of the most favourite beach. A must visit! It has lovely resorts along the white sandy beaches. While Endau Rompin National Park is recommended destination for nature lover. Here they conserve and protects rhinoceros in the mountainous jungle. The capital, Johor Bahru, reflects its melting-pot history with landmarks such as Victorian-era Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque and Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple, a crystal Hindu shrine. A must visit site indeed!

This time we headed for Kluang, Johor. Kluang is a town and district located near the centre of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It lies about 110 km north of Johor Bahru, east-southeast of Batu Pahat, west of Mersing and south of Segamat.

This is my first visit to Kluang, Johor. And feeling quite excited about the whole affair. We started our trip as early as 7:30 am. When the morning sun had long peeped behind the beautiful Maxwell Hill in Taiping, Perak. I mentally prepared myself as its going to be quite a long journey, 600km! The Waser confirmed it with 6 hours non-stop on the road! Well, that's unlikely to happen as we planned to take a break every 100km at The R&R along the way. Alhamdulillah, we reached Pagoh, Muar at 7.00 pm. It took us almost 12 hours! Better safe than sorry, right?

As planned earlier, we visited Pak Radja's older sister, YM Raja Norazni. She and her husband anxiously waited our arrival which was 5 hours late. My sister-in-law is the proud owner of Mama RM Tom Yam Restaurant in Muar. She is a fine cook. Most of her dishes are traditional and much sought-after by her long-line of regular customers. She is also well known for her motherly, kind and loving care towards others.

She insisted on serving us dinner there and then. She had prepared our favourite local delicacy; Patin Tempoyak and Sambal Sadin. Yummy! Fingerlicking yummy ....

Patin Tempoyak

Sambal Sadin

Apa lagi! We dug into it with gratitude and flair. Thank you, Engku Kuni. Delicious as always... We stayed up until 2am sharing beautiful childhood memories. Well, my husband and Engku Kuni contributed most of the down to memory lane conversation, and I somehow couldn't help but smiled seeing their closeness and laughed with much anticipation at their stories of silly childhood ventures. Subhanallah! Engkau peliharalah hubungan sillatulrahim yang amat berharga ini...

The next day, after a heartfelt breakfast we headed to Kluang, Johor for another 2 hours journey on the road. Our arrival were greeted by a delightful rainfall. A rainfall full of God's grace as there hadn't been any rain there for quite awhile. However, it slowed down our drive.

Finally, we arrived at the school at 10am sharp, but one hour late! Nevertheless, we were warmly welcomed by Cikgu Mohd. Firdaus, the school very talented Music Teacher. The students had been waiting patiently for us at the music room. Without much ado we started off the Free Demo by introducing Angklung Pak Radja to the excited students.