STOPPING FOR SNACKS TO BRING HOME AT SIMPANG RENGGAM

23rd AUGUST 2020 ~ The very last pit stop before Johor Bahru was Simpang Renggam. The reason: to get locally produced snacks from the shops there which were at cheaper prices. All kinds of instant food, either cooked or raw, was available - chips, fritters, cuts. cookies, cakes.

I bought my food stuff from Agro Bazaar K Shoppe. I used to buy from the other shop beside it, but I found that there were less choices of things in there and it was losing its attraction unfortunately.

That should conclude my 2D1N road trip - crossing states and making brief stops here and there, meeting friends and eating non-stop. Not bad for a short travel skit and I should be planning for something like this more frequently especially when it is impossible to go for holidays abroad now.

VISITING MY FAVOURITE SNACKS OUTLET

25th MAY 2015 ~ I went to this large snacks distributor in Simpang Renggam after the training in Benut had ended. I used to visit "Perusahaan Zainab Jaya" to get my supply of local or traditional cookies or chips.One reason, the prices were cheaper here and you will be spoiled for choice.

Hopefully someone from the company will read this and give a RM500 cash voucher as a token of appreciation.

THAIPUSAM HOLIDAY WELL SPENT

We are so fortunate to live in a multiracial country like Malaysia because there are many festivals that are declared as public holidays for everybody. It was actually the second public holiday for this year in January (last week it was Hari Hol) and I needed to get something for my friends celebrating Chinese New Year. So, accompanied by a friend/colleague, we headed to Simpang Renggam. All this while I heard about this place from other people but today I discovered the shop selling Malay traditional cookies, crackers, etc. Although it was about a 45-minutes drive, it was worth the effort.








The next stop was my favourite pottery outlet in Machap but I did not take any photos there. After that, as these places were close to each other, we went to the ever famous ceramic town of Malaysia/Johor, Air Hitam - just to have a look and to introduce Mr. Hamzah of what it has to offer.











There were a variety of items on sale, from food to house accessories - a definite shopping heaven for women. You don't have now to go to far away places to get house decors from Indonesia or Sarawak, they were all there. No wonder people still visit Air Hitam despite the fact that people have to detour on the highway either to the north or south.

I got the things I was looking for and I was happy for it. Thanks to Mr. Hamzah for accompanying me this time. Hope you would know where to go to in case you need to get some specific things from these places.