DINING ON THE TREES

last sun, alvin, his gf n i went 4 a trip 2 johor. we had a half day there but e highlite was 2 have dinner on top of trees. yeah folks, i am talking about a place called Anjung Warisan. my fren phoebe recommends e place so i decided 2 check it out after looking at its website. here it is:
ANJUNG WARISAN

they have 2 storeys basically. as 1st timers, of coz we wanted 2 experience eating on top of trees. basically e structure is timber, n they just build structures near trees. e time we arrived, it was raining, some small drizzles n it was geting dark. it was quite a tight place 2 dine but e atmosphere is good. basically there r more spaces down there 2 dine n less spaces up there becoz of e difficulty 2 join with trees. e joints r not done well as being shown in some photos. during e rain, some spots on e atap leaked so we had 2 move from our initial table.

e tables r not with e standard european modular system of or at least wat we experienced as chinese in kopitiams. it is like e height of those low jap tables u c in jap doramas on tatami mats. we r on some weaved malay mat too. so we have 2 sit cross legged which is quite uncomfortable 4 both me n alvin. his gf however finds it really comfy. e sitting posture also make food taking veli uneasy expecially if u r sharing dishes with people around e table. i find myself kneeling all e time, 2 make it easier 2 reach further. :)

business looked kinda fine 2 me. when nite fell, people r just checking out e places more n more. most of e seats at e upper level r all taken. when we were about 2 leave, e 1st storey was quite packed too. people seemed 2 enjoy eating at a place like dat n enjoying e atmosphere, concept n environment provided 2 them. it is definitely a unique place 2 dine.











since tis place is also about promoting cultural setting of e malay, thus there is tis special space 4 playing e traditional musical instrument called angklung (i think). there will b people playing it during e nite as i heard. but we didn't stay until nite time so i'm just guessing. they could onli play it during special occassions like wedding banquets n stuffs like dat.


2 me, tis is like a watch tower. hehe! it is basically located at a strategic location 2 have a good view out. a group of 3 just occupied it way b4 we arrived. so u could c her enjoying e views. wonder wat she was looking at 4 such a long time though.











there is tis jackfruit tree. basically i think e architecture is 2 build around all e existing trees there n not 2 chop down any. looking at how desperate e joints r, i can c dat they r trying 2 preserve e original location of those giant trees. but buiding e whole place with timber kinda kill e concept. i mean rite, u preserve e trees, but u need 2 chop down trees 2 build e place rite? it is kinda contradicting. why not use other materials like steel? hmm, i even c some fire extinguishers attached 2 e main path up there on e 2nd storey. so they r prepared if there is fire. :)







e food there r not bad, n we had basically malay food since it is wat most people eat there. we had a fried sigklap fish with 3 flavours (sweet, sour, spicy), alvin had nasi pattaya, his gf having e anjung warisan special fried rice which has crackers, prawn with black pepper n two sticks of satay. oh well, they really give u 2 exactly. i had nasi beriani lamb with some crackers n curry. e rice, crackers n curry is nice, but e lamb meat is not well cooked. it felt abit tough as if e goat is old or something. it was not really nice, so i had it showered with curry b4 i ate it down. hehe! there r many different types of stuffs like western 2 noodles 2 claypots.

we also had some vege n tom yam seafood soup. vege was nice, fine with it, cooked with some chicken meat i think. e soup tasted great, e herbs r smelling great n it iwas spicy! but alvin didn't feel so, must have a high tolerance 4 spicy good. while i sweated e evening away. 4 dessert, e ice-cream sux though! hehe! it is not cold n e ice-cream is strawberry standard. i ordered a peach ice-cream while alvin had a banana split. but e serving is really generous though so dat made up 4 it. i had a glass of carrot milk juice which is too sweet n has minimal carrot taste.














alvin n i looking damn full after our meal!







we were so unlucky dat they were having some sorta carnival near e place. since e place is kinda remote, we can't find any cab. even if we did, nobody wanna take us with dat gigantic traffic up front. we kinda walked 3-4 hours all e way out 2 reach e immigration of s'pore. we did check out e carnival n stopped by 4 some food n drinks. it was an incredible long walk!!! but we r awarded with like a 2 minute fireworks display from e carnival. tis is e longest walk since my east coast park walk with frens during e camp in january dat took up 45 mins 2 reach e sailing club.