MALAYSIAN HAIKU AUGUST 18, 2003

langkawi -

legends

hidden in sand



as you study langkawi, you will arrive at many legends.

at pedang matsirat is a place called padang beras terbakar or burnt rice field.

in the sand, you find burnt rice, langkawi's folks attempts to stave off a siamese attack  years ago, burning their own rice so that the attackers will not have enough to eat and so, would make a retreat.


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