Malaysia Footsteps

27May/101

Mesmerising Lambir Hills

Posted by nana

wonderful view of the sky from the forestThe snake slithered through the undergrowth. Pausing, flickering its tongue and rearing its head, slowly….

Startled, I took a step back. I peered closer at the small snake basking on the forest floor.

It had longitudinal reddish orange stripes, with bits of greenish lateral stripes on a black background.

Was it a Banded Malayan Coral Snake? Or was it the Striped Kukri Snake?

7May/104

Amplang crackers

Posted by nana

amplang crackersAmplang?!

“What did you say the name was?”

While trying to pronounce the strange sounding word correctly several times, I reached out for the amplang on the table.

Biting into the crunchy snack, my taste buds began to digest its intense burst of flavour.