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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Of living in Kerteh

Kerteh apa ada? Apa pun takda kalau org tnyr aku masa mula2 pindah. This place sgt small. Not much competition for business sebab tu ramai prefer stay Paka.

Mesra Mall tu takat penyeri je. Even kedai kat Mesra Mall pun tak boleh business lama. Kedai like Starbucks, ToyRUs, Reject shop, Kamdar penah wujud tpi tak lama. Tak yah mention la kedai2 lain kan. Every year mesti ade kedai move out. Tak tahu kenapa. But kedai like Pizza Hut and Secret Recipe antara yg stay lama and I dont think they'll close shop for now. Ade TGV, so that is the highlight. Haha.

Kerteh is a dead town kalau takde office Petronas. Jujur cakap. The food is overpriced, that includes barang basah. Pasar mlm pun mahal.

Locals jual kat area2 kampung. Most kedai2 mkn/brg, especially tepi main road, owned by outsiders but kalau owner yg mmg asal kerteh, kalau jumpa kedai mkn, they mmg jual murah. Like this makcik that our jiran found, he bought nasi lemak ayam rm2, with telur rebus in half okay.

House to rent

Mahal woo. Harga like KL one. Most yg renting slalunya company yg byr or big family. Small house at Panalex rent for rm900. Crazy much kan. Even Rantau Petronas pun dah mahal and people are moving out dah.

Word of advice, try Paka or Kemasik.

Wet food

Better kalau nk cari barang basah, pergilah L-mart sebab stakat family kecik mcm aku situ jual sayur serba sikit and cheap. So takdelah ko beli kat TMC Mesra Mall sawi secekak takat nk goreng mee sbungkus buat makan pagi. Elakkan pergi pasar belakang McD kalau tak terdesak. Situ harga sangat mencekik.

I once have a thought of wanting to help locals la kan konon, xpe byr lebih sbb it's from their own garden but nehi hey, org luar yg buat untung meniaga je. So kalau nk beli kat pasar tu pun, look carefully. Mmg ade makcik or nenek yg jual hasil derang sendiri and crazy cheap mase i beli itu hari. Lg kesian tau dgn org mcm ni.

Ikan. Yes. Ikan fresh sgt bes tapi aku x beli kat pasar. Sila kenal2 pusing pergi area Kuala Kerteh. Situ ikan segar kol 11 elok la pergi. Ptg pun ada kalau rezeki kau ikan sampai awal. Tempat feberet di Kemasik, masuk jln kampung. Ikan hijau baru kluar laut aku tak tipu. Both our parents kalau dtg mmg beli ikan kat sini buat stok.

Bakery suppliers

Masa mula2 pindah Kerteh, aku mengagau cari tempat nak cari barang kek. Google was useless that time. Haha. Ade la 1 lps aku tnyr jiran then kedai tu tutup. Kembali mengagagau. Nasib baik R to Z bakeri wujud. Syukur tak terperi untuk orang yg suke baking macam aku.

Outdoor activities

Tempat berseronok for outdoor budak2 pergi je lah pantai. Kuala Kerteh pun ok. Our house tepi laut, it was a bless until the person yang slalu korek pasir tu buat kerja macam mana tah, air bertakung kat area paya and it was dreadful nak jalan ke shores. Lihat dari jauh je lah skang.

Ade KGRP and they have facilities jugak for sports. I never been to the pool but my friends that went said it was okay. Kids boleh main jugak. Open at nights.

Schools and preschools

Schools available and they are quite near to each other. Preschools yg hebat2 ada Smart Reader, Brainy Bunch, Little Caliph to name a few. PASTI pun ade dua if not mistaken, one at Kg Baru and another one Geliga. Taska pun banyak and always full tau. So if you plan to send you kids, kne rajin2 tanya orang and book early. As far that I know takde bas skolah and most of the kids either parents ambil or upah orang je.

Clinics and Hospitals

I have bad experience with Klinik Kerteh and most of my friends as well. We favor for Klinik Alamanda. Syed Badarudin pun orang selalu pergi but hmm we tried to avoid kalau boleh. Klinik Gigi Alamanda pun ok if you opt for not going for Klinik Kerteh punya dental dpt. Klinik Rantau pun ok jugak.

The nearest hospital is Hospital Kemaman. Private you can go to Kuantan or Kuala Terengganu.

Makan place

Ade few hipster place that you can google but we love Wok & Grill. Good food and clean.

Masakan panas takde tempat yang best sgt. Semua so-so with so-so or bad service. There is only one yang we ol slalu pergi just because they cook cpt gile and food is ok la. Paling cepat 5minit. 20min tops kalau org ramai pada biasa. Kedai kuning tepi jalan besar.

sampai skarang we ol xtau ape nama kedai ni :P

Services

Oh mann..services. The most trouble part. Car broke down? Need a paint job for your car? Boleh la nk try area Kerteh ni but if you know other places, sila la pergi tempat lain. The price and the mechanic job is not satisfying for us.

Plumber? We have a contact. Sgt puas hati bila paip sink tersumbat, so this pakcik help us buang batu from god knows where and he have proper eqiupment jugak. An honest pakcik.

Atap bocor? Haiya.. ni banyak susah especially for us yang double storey. We had contact but masyaAllah susahnya nak bg rezeki kat orang dlm bab ni. Tak mau datang.

Aircond services or mesin basuh? Hmm no one to recommend but kalau dah terdesak and takde option, redahla mane2. Same je. Our mesin basuh rosak berbulan panggil kedai ambil. Tak datang sampai sudah. Smpai terfikir nak beli baru je but akhirnya Husband buat macam mana tah tetiba elok sendirinya. Haha.

Word of advice, ringankan mulut sembang and kenal with locals. Tak perlu pun nak ang ang sgt time ckp. Aku bnyk blajar ngn jiran duk kat sini dan syukur sgt dpt jiran yg sgt membantu. Makes my life easier. Be nice to them, tak rugi pun.

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