Our roving columnist hopped on a bus, travelled four hours to a small town in Pahang and was reminded of why she loves small towns — which is what “Pekan” in Malay means — so much.
As I staggered off the express bus at Kuantan’s long distance bus station, Terminal Makmur, I froze in panic. Where next? Cherating? Tasik Chini? Pulau Redang? Or perhaps the next bus back to Kuala Lumpur?
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