Visiting Kelantan, the Islamic state in Malaysia, during Ramadhan month.
I had culture shock when I visited Kelantan during Ramadhan month recently. Although the state is part of Malaysia, which is comprised of multi-ethnic and diverse background, the consideration for others’ welfare is merely less. Upon reaching the Sultan Ismail Petra airport, I was shocked to see none of the restaurants open during lunchtime. On the way to Kubang Kerian, despites passed by several fast food chain restaurants such as KFC, Pizza Hut and etc, none of them were opened. I also learned that its hypermarkets such as Tesco, Nirvana and Mydin would close one-hour for ALL WORKERS to break the fast simultaneously. It is understandable they close it as most of their workers are muslims. It is just a new thing to me. Our choices are either to cook at home or dine after the people broke their fast. However, before breaking fast, the people thronged to the malls that they became so crowded. I had to queue for almost an hour for cashier. Another concern is th...