PCB Beach & Food !!

Kelantan my hometown : Part I:
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Let's get started with PCB Beach, used to be known as Pantai
Cinta Berahi ( The Passionate Beach ) which is located about
10 clicks away from Kota Bharu town. You could go there by :

1. Jogging.
2. Running.
3. Cyling
4. Swimming ( Via Kota Bharu port along Kelantan river )
5. Take a bus.
6. Take a bike.
7. Take a car and drive there.

And normal people tend to use method 6 and 7 to get there.

About 14 years ago when PAS Malaysia took over
Kelantan as the State Government. They felt that PCB is a little
bit too hot for that peaceful beach, and you know all love love
and pasionate pasionate could make people mellow and later
perhaps do some immoral stuff.... hence they changed the name
to Pantai Cahaya Bulan ( The Moonlight Beach ) and the rest of
us just called it Pantai Cicak Bodoh till today !!

The beach is facing South China Sea at the very North East part
of penisular Malaysia. The water is not clear nor blue because it
is very close to a point where Kelantan river meets South China
Sea. Alot of mud and sand in the sea, hence not a good place for
scuba diving or a good swim.

But that is the nearest beach to Kota Bharu town, hence people
still visit there for a swim, picnic, pak tor , play kite and many
more activities that are done normally close to beach.

About 60 years ago this beach was the landing point for the Japs
to invade Malaya that time, and from here they landed and made
their way all the way to Singapore , some via bicycle.

A drive to PCB beach from Kota Bharu takes about 15 minutes
cause the road are all Kampung road with all those sissy driver.
These kampung folks drive at 40kmph or slower cause and
having a own sweet time on the road. Be patient I told myself
and I would suggest the same word for you too !! When you
drive from Kota Bharu to PCB Beach ! !!!

The end of the road is just about 5 meter away from the beach, I
mean the water yeah !! Don't drive too fast in the night cause
you might end up with your car in the sea !! Not bluffing but
you could try it yourself. Buy insurance first before you try this.

And during 7 something am, try to drive from Kota Bharu to PCB
with your air cond off and your windows wind down. You could
smell the aroma of Fish Curry and Chicken Curry in the air.

On the way there, the kids are on the way to school that time
and don't drive too fast ok? And when comes to the end of the
road we would be at PCB Beach already naturally.

At the beach, the authorities are building up some rock structure
to block the coastal erosion. You can't see much sand at the
PCB beach right now. During the 1970s the beach distance was
about 50 to 80 meters from the end of the road, but now it is
only 5 meters from the end of the road. You would see something
like Gurney Drive with a lot of artificial stuff in PCB now.

Wait a minute, then why visit PCB beach?

Well, if you park your car at the end of the road. And start walking
towards the left side of the beach and you would find youself
arrived at a few KM long of undisturbed and quite quiet beach.

Less people tend to walk to this part of the beach previously
cause you would need to walk for about 20 minutes from your
car to get a clean and nice beach. Let me tell you, for the rest
of my life, I will walk the 20 minutes every time and every morning
whenever I go back to Kelantan.

The air is clean, sand is ok and not much of civilisation effect there. A few malay houses with some malay kids running around
there playing and enjoying themselve just made the atmosphere
almost close to perfect, isn't?

I love to go there for the atmosphere, for the sea, for the beach
and for perhaps some excercise that I need !!! So whenever
you are around Kota Bharu, please wake up early at 6:30 am and
arrive at 7:00 am at PCB Beach, have a walk in the beach and
you will find yourself deeply in love with this beach.

And perhaps on the way home after the walk at the beach, you
could buy youself a pack of hot Nasi Kari Ikan + a pack of hot
Nasi Kari Ayam at RM1.00 or RM1.50 each? Enough for you till
late afternoon and you will forget about KL food for 3 months.

The Kari Ayam, Kari Ikan and Nasi Dagang in Kelantan is very much
diffrent from the major city like Kuala Lumpur. Why?

1. The fish & chicken used are 100% fresh. ( Beach right? )
2. No MSG.
3. No fossil fuel, they cooked with wood or dried coconut !!!
4. The makcik are just friendly and smile whole day to you !!

I am sorry to say, till date 8 years in Kuala Lumpur and PJ . I am
still unable to find any stall or food which could be on par or
even close to Kelantan food standard. This is true and if you
don't believe, come and try it yourself. I bet RM100 for this !!!

God Dang It ! Should not blog about nice food and nice beach at
night cause I could get carried away with the joy :) Good night !!