MAIN PANTAI
This is Pantai Batu Burok, Kuala Terengganu at sunrise. A long long time ago when I had all my teeth, after the "orang darat" were done mengetang (harvesting) their padi, there would be rows upon rows of attap or kajang huts erected on this stretch of beach. Every year in the 60s, we had this temporary migration of people and families from Bukit Payong, Bukit Bayas, Sungai Ular, Serada, Pasir Panjang and all the other places without access to the beach. They came for the annual festival known locally as Main Pantai. They and their family camped at the beach for 3 ari 3 malang (3 days and 3 nights). Since it wasn't convenient to bring their livestock along, the men had to occassionally return home to check on the kambing (goats), lembu (cows) or keruba (buffaloes).Besides having fun on the beach and in the surf there were cultural presentations like the rodat, wayang kulit and sometimes even an ulik mayang presentation. The shows were not sponsored by any companies even though unlighted cigarettes were thrown at the mak inang rodat by appreciative members of the audience. Cigarette companies take note: The practice is still prevalent today in villages wherever rodat is performed.
Since cars were not aplenty yet in Kuala Terengganu at this time, the popular mode of transport was the bicycle. Our scout troop (1st KT) made money by running a bicycle park service. We were the only one with metal parking tickets. Our Scout Master, Mr.Gurunathan lovingly made them in the Industrial workshop.
The Main Pantai was also held at other beaches like pantai Mengabang Telipot or maybe pantai Tok Jembal. No cases of khalwat were reported.
If you remember Main Pantai at any of the beaches mentioned (or inadvertently not mentioned), do share the memories here.
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Pokku dear,
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One day, we'll get Mama to take us "main-main di pantai" at Dad's hometown. Oh, my Mama said people in her kampung say "kuba" and not "keruba". The kampung is somewhere in Hulu Trengganu, though. har har har *evil laughs*
Cat-from-Sydney, at 3:23 PM
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salam Pokku...
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am from Kg. Serada and in my early fifties by now... did awaiting the annually "maing pata" circa 60's up to the early 70's... went through and shared all the joyfull scenes of "bulang ngambang" with those temporarily migrant-families... as I can remember, there were not even a single family from my kampung did joined with occupying a plot along the beach stretch... I might be wrong if it was within a bigger circumference of Mukim Serada you'd accounted to...
, at 4:53 PM
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joyful - typing error, Pokku... hehe
By , at 4:56 PM
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dulu..Che' (my mom) akan tengok kelangit pastu napok macam nok ribut. She would ask me...'ada orang maing pata ke?'
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never fails..every year.
Those were the days.
~po. Anonymous, at 11:44 AM
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I remember the main pantai festival at Pantai Burok, but now has lost its identity. A rich annual festival of Trengganu.
By 1399, at 10:13 AM
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ah.. Pantai Mengabang Telipot. so very close to my alma mater MRSM Kuala Terengganu... :)
By Iron Butterfly, at 2:17 PM
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salam pokku,
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masih saya teringat main pantai pokku...mandi laut sampai pedih pedih mata tengah panah matahari.
and that was the last time, mak passed away not long after that..
(al fatihah). ayah was too busy with work...tak dan nok bawak jalan2 doh.
berderai2 airmata saya bila baca entry pokku ni...teringat mak.. , at 8:22 PM
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果然很有意思呀．．．．這當然要頂一頂呀￣﹏￣..................................................................
By , at 8:06 AM
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Masa saya outstation di Kuala Terengganu, saya dan kawan ada main layang dekat pantai Batu Burok lepas waktu kerja
By akubiomed, at 1:27 AM
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salam singgah!!
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btw, nice blog~ Unknown, at 6:20 PM
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