Paddy plenty & museum...

" Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies. " - Ann Landers

Without wasting time, my family and i headed to Sg Petani immediately after i checked out from my uni, and what more is a 4-day 3-night trip. It was as usual- eating more than three meals a day, swim in the largest pool in Sg Petani, sleep non-stop and watch tv to the maximum. However, this trip, we made an effort to travel about half an hour further north to visit the Paddy Museum, located in Alor Setar.

There weren't many signboards to guide us to the museum and we got slightly off the track. Asking the folks around the area later, we successfully arrived at our destination and i was eager and excited to see the inside.

This is it- the Paddy Museum ( Muzium Padi in Bahasa M'sia ).

It looks intriguing from the outside, and i grew even more excited. It looks large, but it doesn't feel like it is as big as it is seen. We paid our fee and to my surprise, we had to pay an additional RM 2 for our camera- how people make money! I silently sneaked in my handphone, if not, it would be yet another charge of RM 2 as it is a camera-handphone.

As we entered, we were shown the way to the upper deck of the museum. It is like a revolving tower, the only difference is that we couldn't see the real scenery, but paintings on the wall- splendid ones of course.

The paintings are absolutely amazing and awesome! It looks real, as if we were seeing the scenery outside the museum. It is drawn by some 42 artists from Korea. Apart from the marvellous paintings, it was rather a letdown. There wasn't anyone in the revolving deck to explain to us what the paintings mean- according to the officer, the guide was on leave, so unfortunate. I suppose it showcases the life of a paddy planter.

In the midst of awe...

... we finally turned. We were later informed to move to the lowest deck that exhibits all the paddy planters' essentials.

Some of the many equipments a planter uses.

The various types of rice. Interesting...

My dad is trying to move the buffalo while i... i don't know what i'm doing at the back.

All in all, the museum was okay and it is worth a visit if you want to know more about paddy and topics related to it. After the museum, we headed back to Sg Petani and continued our makan-makan session. As usual, we ballooned our stomach with delicious food!

wc08 is ready for the holidays as there are so much more in store! He simply can't wait...

ps: I am grateful to be here. With the recent landslide disaster in Bukit Antarabangsa, i feel sorry for the residents who have lost their loved ones, house and things more than what the eyes can see. It was an unpredictable incident, and a saddening and traumatic one. I am grateful to be here.