Titanic relived.

@Redang island, marine park

It was indeed an underwater paradise,
one will get lost in it and yet be gleeful



I chanced upon a shipwreck as i was combing the outer reefs of the marine park,
i was fascinating. Jack & Rose came to my mind. And to think of how a tragedy would actually become a life platform for corals & the marine life.

Everything seems to come alive beneath the rusting steel scaffolding of the shipwreck.
It gives one inspiration, and tremble down one's adrenaline nerve.
one word, "COOL"










A gigantic clam growing out of the shipwreck,
as gastronomist or a food fanatic, we would be thinking about
the delicacies we could derive from it.
Fresh oyster with dash or lemon?
Authentic singapore local Oyster Omelette?
Flame grilled Shell-on oyster with coarse sea salt and cheese?

I swear i was hungry when i saw it! IT WAS SUCCULENT and BIG!
Had a light lunch before going off board the cruise to snorkel,
as I would not want to share my digested lunch with the fishes.

Marine life ought to be protected, as we hope to preserve the beautiful underwater world so that many can appreciate it too.

So in the end, i decided to leave it alone and keep my tummy growling. Aww.
But it was a fascinating thing to see, i hope the next person who sees it would not be a hungry man or someone trying to harvest it. Or THE CLAM WILL CHOMP CHOW CHOW him or her.
=D







This trip has definitely been better than Tioman,
as the marine life and corals are very well protected unlike Tioman, the reefs were mostly destroyed and corals were dead.

There was a man that caught a fish with a plastic bag using bread as a bait,
the locals threatened to give him a fine of $20,000.
But he explained that he wants to show the fish to his little son who doesn't knows how to swim.
And gladly the son was at the shore and not on board the cruise. I will forgive him for being such a nice daddy =)
And i can't forget my dad actually did something like this before.
He caught a big parrot fish with plastic bag? And the reason was to touch it, before releasing it back to the wild. haha. FML
guess we all have our curiosity to wonder off.

From the sea,
what brings to my mind about food is the freshness and liveliness of the seafood.

In simple,
Japanese cuisine.
Where their ingredients are often of superior grade as they believe what they eat make them what they are.
Despite their simplicity, the japanese emphasizes on the freshness and rarity of the catch, as well as the seasonality of seafood.
Often with the grandiose touch of sharp japanese chef's knives that allows
the fresh seafood to melt in our mouth tasting it's sweetness and wonders, while the smell of the sea lingers on to it's freshness. And the food are often placed very beautifully on the plate, making it food to the eye too.

So in short,
Japanese cuisine carries the spirit of
The Seasonality of the food, quality of ingredients and presentation.



Japonais son.