Catching Local Fish

During the flood season, catching local fish is one of the villager's activity.

Hannah's Gallery

Hannah Mayne from Ottawa, Canada. She is a student from Monash University, Australia. She came twice to my village. Why? She came to my village at early February, 2008. She stayed for 2 days. I brought her to my school. She likes kid. Her last day she told me that she want to come again for the second time and she wants to spend more time with my pupils. On February 18 she came to Kota Bharu flied from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur and arrieved in KB airport around 9pm. We're very excited to see her again. She stay here until February 28. She learnt more about Malay people and she hope to come again to Kampung Tok Sangkut some other days.

Sir Zul, Hannah and Myself

Hannah Mayne, Monash University










She is preparing foods for our lunch. She look happy with my family and learnt how to prepared Malay dishes.




Hannah is preparing some onions one of the ingredients in Malay dishes.

Hannah as a volunteer at my school. One day I promised to my pupils that I'll bring 'orang putih' to see them so that they can improve their English. Alhamdullillah..I met her and brought her to my school.

Stew's Gallery

Stew's Gallery At My Village

Siamese Community near my homestay

Siamese community is one of minority in Kelantan. Its about 2.3% population in this state. For me this community is unique because of the relationship between Malay people. Siamese and Malay is very close here and I heard if Malay people held wedding ceremony, they will come to that occasion and enjoy most of Malay festival.

This site can be one of the attraction at Desa Homestay. We have many potential attraction and the problems is this place not publish or inform to tourist centre or tourist egents.

Someone Visit My Homestay

Hello
This morning a researcher from Kuala Lumpur visited my homestay. Quite shocked when I get a phone call from her. She's came from Rantau Panjang. She doing research on tourism in Kelantan. I hope that the best chance for my homestay to be publish outside Kelantan and maybe to the world.
The researcher in front of Desa Homestay











This
handcraft is one of the activity in Kampung Tok Derpah. This village near my homestay and if have

a chance tourists also can visit this site.

Budha Temple is located in Kampung Lubuk Batil which is Siamese community and very close with Malay society. I am very excited to hear when Malay and Siamese stay together and how important the national integration. Wow..amazing!

Introducing Traditional Cake

Kelantan is very famous with the traditional cake. Desa Homestay also give a chance to tourists to make traditional food and cake. Sometimes I buy this cake which is not far from my homestay. Its depend on the schedule. The most important thing that tourists can feel the taste of local food and cake.
There're various type of traditional cakes such as kek lapis, donout and benkang. During the fasting month people can find many more tradiitonal cake in Kelantan. Look at the colour! Amazing

'Tepung bungkus' is very famous among Kelantanese. If tourists come to my homestay they will taste all kind of cake. So, do not missed this cake at Desa Homestay.

Explore My Painting

I love painting. Painting is part of my life. I decorate the homestay with a few paintings and its really make me proud. Using this blog, I'm now can expose my painting to the world. Yeah..my painting not very good as Leonardo da Vincci, Monet, Van Gogh and Pablo Piccaso but I proud because tourists who came to my homestay like most of my painting and I' really appreciate that.



Mangosteen (Seto Tok Ma Ijak). Mangosteen is one of local fruit which is purple and white flesh. It taste sweet and sour. Desa Homestay is surrounding by the mangosteen trees. Tourists should't missed this majestic fruit.









Orchid. It's one of my favourite painting. I love this painting because I dedicated this painting to my wife..actually for our anniversary..how we can a new baby...!












Malaysian Rain Forest. Malaysia is very famous among tourists who like nature and rain forest. Malaysia have one million old rain forest and one of the oldest rainforest in the world. This great painting I made when I was at teacher's trainning college in 1998.




I really love this painting. I hanged it at the living room of my house. Most of tourists who came to my house very interested in this painting. So far this painting is not for sale..its for my new house..the house is under construction..please visit the house at http://toksangkuthomestay.blogspot.com/

Flood Season At My Village soon

Hi..I can feel the flood season quite close. My village and the Desa Homestay normally was flooding aboout 05m to 1.5meter wate level.

Catch the photo soon.

What Tourists Can Explore Here!

There's many thing that tourists can explore at my village. Desa Homestay is not a luxury hotel with expensive accommodation. But Desa Homestay provided a nature and traditional thing like an old Malay village. Tourists can speak with one of the oldest people here, exploring 'ulam-ulaman' which is very famous among Malay dishes. Tourists also can explore the village by bicycle which is good opportunity for them to know well the villager.
The hen and its young. Villager keep a few types of animal such as chicken, duck,goat and so on.



My mum..












During the wet season, leech is very popular here. I am sure tourists do not missed this tiny and majestic sucking blood. At other place leech is use fro traditional medicine. Em..sound look interesting.

My grandmother. He is more than 80 and still strong. Tourists can ask any question especially how to mantain look young and strong. I never ask that to her!..he,ehe

A few days old chick at Desa Homestay. Wow! amazing when I get this photo. Normally the hen very protective mother especially when she feel angry. This photo look perfect and gergous!

My Village ~ Tok Sangkut(Hanging Village)

Tok Sangkut (Hanging Village) one of the old village in Pasir Mas district. This village is surrounding by a few villages such as Tok Derpah, Jejawi, Kubang Pepuyu and Banggol Stol. The population is 400 people and vary famous with the kind and hardworking people. The village become a center of this area because of a few important building such as mosque and school. Aha..SK Tok Sangkut is my school when I was at primary school. It was built half a centure ago. It's very old school.

The photo showed one of the road to Desa Homestay, the only homestay in Kampung Tok Sangkut. I am sure that tourists like the green scenery and look nature. That the special thing about my village.














The 'kampung boy' which is Haikal and Hakimi representing all kid in this village. They look happy and very creative. Behing that is 'sawah padi' or pasi field whch is one of the villagers economic activities. Why not tourists explore and experience themself how the gardener produce padi as the main agriculture product in this village. I am sure tourists like to see leech and covering their body with the mud.














Masjid Mukim Tok Sangkut which is the place where people can stay together and the best place for villager to meet each other. That the main objective to build the mosque. So, muslim people can pray and at the same time they can solve many problem among the villager.













I like green. Green make me calm and harmony. Desa Homestay is surrounding with the green scenery that make the homestay look like an old place and very suitable for people who like to avoid from noisy city.

Habiscus or bunga raya is one of Malaysian heritage. Desa Homestay is surrounding by this heritage flowers. It comes with various color such as red, yellow, pink, white and so on.

History of Desa Homestay

Desa Homestay

Desa Homestay is located in Kampung Tok Sangkut. It's about 10km from the nearest town Pasir Mas which is 24km from Kota Bharu the capital of Kelantan. The owner of Desa Homestay is myself Mazeri Bin Othman, postgraduate university student at UMK(Universiti Malaysia Kelantan).

This is the room that Desa Homestay provided. It's 13 x 13sq which is the old renewed porch at my mother's house. I never plan to manage the homestay. It comes in a few minute when the first time I met Stewart, tourists from UK. I met him last December and from that I think this is the best chance to me start this business at my village.

It's not easy to manage this room. It costs RM2,400. The construction completed in 3 weeks. The decoration in this room I do it myself. All the paintings made by myself. I really love painting. Painting is my hobby and hope that I can expose my painting to the global stage.

The 'pondok' or shed which is located in front of Desa Homestay. It's become a famous shed among local people and tourists. Desa Homestay offered tourists to experience lunch time with Malay family on the shed. It must be great experience for tourists around the world.

Stewart Green from UK. He is teh first tourist I met before I start seriuosly in this industry. I learnt a lot from him and he is very open minded person and travel more than 100 countries.

Stew and myself at my mother's house. That time was the flooding season. Stew's website is http://stewgreen.com/

The photo of Desa Homestay from outside. I took this photo a few weeks ago. Last week I get a comment from one of my friend and he said this is one of the best shot of mine. The photo look natural and has its own meaning. Em..that's right! Aha..so I can be a photographer. Insya Allah.

I love my mother. She is very kind and caring mother. She is holding my son Hannan Hadif which is 5 month old. My mother quite famous among tourists because of her delicious meals. Tourists have a chance to cook with my mother and experience Malay traditional dishes.