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This
unassuming Malay fishing settlement has grown
quite a bit since the 1960s but it is still the
same 'kampung' Nenasi. The scattering of wooden
shop houses that line the road to the beach still
stand but most have satellite TV dishes sticking
out at an angle to receive the likes of HBO, ESPN,
and other channels.
A school
house stands right on the beach front - lucky
pupils! At the edge of the village the fishing
pier is still standing with colourful boats tied
to moorings. The brackish water of the river runs
placidly. I wonder if it still offers a bounty of
udang galah
(freshwater king prawn) like it used to
decades ago. The place must have been getting
regular visitors these days as, surprisingly,
there is a motel here - Motel Nenasi. It is very
basic but sufficient to offer a place for the
night.
What is
there in Nenasi? Again, this is another location
that offers peace and quite within the quaint
setting of a Malay fishing settlement. Kampung
Nenasi is halfway between the royal town of Pekan
and Kuala Rompin - about 20 kilometres distance.
From Kuantan it is about 91 kilometres.
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