Sunset at Kuala Sepetang Seafood Restaurant

Baba's thought for today.

"Man is a spark of the Divine"

If I am not mistaken, somewhere in the Bible it is stated that God made man in his own image.

Man was created 'good'. We are in control of our behaviour, we decide what values we want to hold, and we have the freedom to treat people and the environment in the way you deem appropriate.

There is a spark of the Divine in us, we have to change accordingly.

Port Weld, or the current name Kuala Sepetang is a historic town. The first railway line was constructed from Taiping to Port Weld by the British to transport the tin from the rich tin mines in the Larut District. Today this town is still popular for, amongst other things, a seafood restaurant.

The 'Tepi Sungei' restaurant is located on the upper level of a jetty where fishing boats come in to unload the catch of fish, prawns and shellfish. Mr Ong, who operates this restaurant is always there to recommend the house favourites.

The dishes are all seafood prepared in different ways. The popular dishes are the assam curry fish, butter prawns, deep fried shrimps, steam fish and boiled small squids.

Besides the delicious food, the view of the setting sun at the river mouth, accompanied by the fresh breeze whets one's appetite for the feast ahead.

The pictures, taken when we were with our Pakistani friends show the beautiful sunset, the fishing boats and Tariq with Quassim.

If you visit Perak, this restaurant is well worth a visit. Also not to be missed is the Matang mangrove swamps which is a Ramsar mangrove swamps conservation site. While strolling down the board walk one will be able to observe the different species of mangrove trees and insects as well as hear the chirping of the birds.