Batu Pahat is a small sleepy town in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The easily excited dad grew up here and maybe that's why he is such a deep sleeper ....zzzzzzz....
The architecture comprises of old buildings, some are quite beautiful I must say. Alot of nostalgia can be felt as you walk along the shophouses. There are old provision shops selling old school toys and tidbits, and round the corner you are likely to find an old coffeehouse with marble tables.
Malay restaurants can be seen almost everywhere, and they serve local favourites like prata, seafood tomyum, nasi briyani, assam fish.
Foodstalls along a street as vehicles drive pass. Not exactly for the hygiene conscious, but maybe it's the "special" ingredients that make the food so ultra delicious.
The bus interchange that was revamped a few years ago.
Old beautiful building
Large signboards a frequent sight
The butcher shop 
Yes, people still do stay in them
A fancy shopping centre
This small sleepy town always welcome us during our monthly weekend visits (the mozzies as well....) Townsfolk like me balked at the dirty drains that sometimes overflow during the rain, or the houseflies that I fervously bat away during meals, or shit dropping birds that house in the shop ceilings while i try to concentrate on a local dessert. But as years go by, this little sleepy town grows on me and my children, as we come in for the food and relaxation, away from the stressful fast paced town, where neighbours and friends just drop by anytime of the day with fruits they have planted, or maybe someone else has given them.
The town does try hard to keep up with the pace, with fancy movieplexes, fast food outlets, but it still does make sure it does not lose it's old school charm.
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