A traveller's reflection: 08 Kembara Ramadhan

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm..." - Abraham Lincoln

(Masjid Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail)

Day 08: Saturday, 8 April 2023
Route: Pak Bara - Kangar
Distance: 117 km

Hotel: Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar

Checked out of Thamalai Resort and headed to Cikgu Joe's place to say hello. He and wife were as cheerful as always.

(Cikgu Joe's house and office)

(Favorite stop for bikers and travellers)

(Catching-up with Cikgu Joe and wife)

Before we drove towards Thailand/Malaysia border we stopped at Masjid Bantolosai Pak Bara for solat Dhuha . We made a few stops along the way to visit a few more mosques, Masjid Banglanga in Langu, Masjid at-Taqwa Kok Pradu, a new grandiose mosque by the roadside, Masjid Darussoliheen in Setol and Masjid Abu Bakar As-Siddiq with Darumaaref School Foundation at the back of the mosque.

(Masjid Bantolosai Pak Bara)

(Performed our Dhuha prayers here)

(The Mihrab and spacious prayer hall)

(Masjid Banglanga in Langu)

(A beautiful clean mosque by the main road)

(Driving towards Satun)

(Masjid at-Taqwa Kok Pradu)

(A huge newly built mosque)

(Masjid Darussoliheen in Setol)

(A huge signage ofthe mosque)

(Located along the main road)

(Our last stop before driving to the border)

(Masjid Abu Bakar As-Siddiq)

(A world globe as the main dome)

(Darumaaref School Foundation)

Before the border, we bought some kekacang, kismis and soaps from the roadside stalls. Business was slow as there are less tourists during the fasting month

(Passing through roadworks and National Park)

(Buying kekacang and kismis)

(Roadside stalls before the border)

Border crossings on both Thailand and Malaysian border were swift. There were a few groups of Mat Salleh crowding the border at the same time to enter Thailand. Most probably they were going for a holiday in Koh Lipe, one of the beautiful islands off Pak Bara.

(Less frequented Wang Prachan Thai border crossing)

(Crossing into Malaysia)

(Malaysia Wang Kelian border)

(Leaving Wang Kelian)

We checked in Hotel Seri Malaysia Kangar for Rm200/night inclusive of sahur for two. Around 6.30 pm we drove a short distance to Pasar Ramadhan in Taman Kemajuan and bought juadah for iftar.

(Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar)

(Ramadhan buffet offers at the hotel)

(Our lodging for a night)

Tonight we performed solat terawih at Masjid Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, about 7 km from our hotel. It is a large and spacious mosque. The main prayer hall and outdoor veranda are also spacious. It has full equipped facilities. It was a full house even in the Muslimat prayer hall. We brought back bubur lambuk from the masjid for moreh.

(Masjid Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail)

(The huge green dome from outside and inside)

(A full-house at both Muslimin and Muslimat prayer areas)

On the way back to the hotel we stopped at Masjid Alwi for some photo shots. This elegant mosque was constructed in 1931 with Mughal architecture in mind. The mosque was declared a national heritage in 1988 under the National Heritage Act 2005.

Our KKB biking convoy group prayed here during our Kembara 44 Masjid in 2013.