Chalet @ Ranchan Pool

We rented a Semi-D chalet at Ranchan Pool for a day use earlier this week.

Ranchan Recreational Park is about 3km away from Serian town.

We wanted to go somewhere like Sematan or Lundu but all the resorts in that area were fully booked.  Then I thought why not go to Ranchan pool, The weather is just too hot to go to seaside anyway.

We did not want to go overnight coz we knew that there's not much things to do there. So we decided to have BBQ lunch get-together.

The Semi-D chalet cost RM80 regardless for day use or for overnight.  It comes with 2 bedrooms, a bath room and a living room.  This is consider very cheap for its size.

Bare in mind that this resort is NOT senior-citizen-with-walking-difficulty friendly; it is built at the slope of the hill.

One of our biggest disappointment is that when we find out that the river at the waterfall is almost dried out.  It has been dry here for the pass few weeks with very little rain.  The river is literally at stagnant. The kids had a good swim nonetheless.

So next time if you plan to go to Ranchan Pool, make sure to call this number to check if the river is in 'swimming' condition :)
Te: 082-876681
You can also book the Chalets thru the same no.

In my kitchen #20

Midin belacan

Shepherd's Pie

Tempoyak goreng

Crab sticks snack

Kueh Bongkol

Kueh Bongkol is one of my top favourite dessert.

Kueh Bongkol ni ialah kueh traditional masyarakat Melayu Sarawak.

Susah tau nak cari kueh ni kalau hari biasa, bulan puasa ni boleh la makan puas-puas.  Tapi tak banyak yang buat kueh ni dengan cara yang betul, ada yang tepung kurang lembut, gula terlebih/terkurang manis.

Yang ni saya beli dari gerai kueh tak jauh dari office saya, harga 90sen satu. Agak mahal juga, harga biasa dalam 50sen - 70sen satu.

This is how it looks like inside.  Tapi yang ni kurang sikit Gula Apong, kalau lebih lagi sedap.

Kueh ni sesuai di makan masa suam2 panas mahupun yang telah disejukkan dalam peti ais.  Dua-dua pun saya suka.

Saya rasa kueh ini ada persamaan dengan kueh Barongko, kueh traditional orang Bugis dari Sulawesi.  Adakah mereka dari rumpun yang sama?!