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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
The Penang JIAK JIAK JIAK JIAK JIAK Trip - Part 2
Almost everyone slept like a pig, except poor Kevin who slept on steel bars and ZZ who was clever enough to face the toilet and sleep. Lolz! Everyone woke up early, but some slept back, some played PSP and one person in particular who didn't wake up at all.
*You know who you are..*
At last, at about 10ish, everyone was too hungry and woke up and got ready and off we hunt again! To our surprise, we saw this car with number plate of WLL6255, the combination of Jon's car (WLL1755) and my car (WLL6220). And yes, I can't resist not taking a picture of it.
*YAY!!!*We headed down to Air Itam for Assam Laksa. Assam Laksa for breakfast. This is a first for me. We went to the very famous stall near the market. You will never miss it, trust me.
*The Laksa stall @ Air Itam market*
*Super yummy Assam Laksa!!!!!!!!!*
The Laksa was so good, people who normally don't fancy Laksa will also say it is nice. This theory is proven by the people in the red car. Lolz! Right in front of the stall, there was this uncle selling fried stuffs. So I curiously order some spring rolls and damn, it was good!
*Yummy spring rolls @ RM1 each*
*Turtles @ Kek Lok Si*So happen all 8 of us were Buddist, so we went up to the temple to pray. Kevin had to floor the accelerator as it was too steep. Poor red apple.
*Penang's view from Kek Lok Si temple*We continued with out voyage after that to Macalister Road. As everybody knows, Penang's city centre has one-way street roads. So Macalister Road was cut half way in the sense that first half has cars travelling from west to east, while the other half, east to west. So we took a real big detour to get to the other side. Sigh... the pain of driving..
At Macalister Road, we went for the famous Sisters Char Kuey Teow. It has some pretty cool signs on its walls about no moving tables etc etc. Lolz. The Char Kuey Teow is indeed really good. I particularly loved it as there was a tinge of spicyness.
*Sisters' Char Kuey Teow*
Another stall that resides inside the restaurant serves pretty good Yam Cake. However, during this trip, we found even better one. Stay tuned for that.
As Char Kuey Teow alone was not enough for us, we proceeded to Lorong Selamat, everyone's favourite place in Penang. Everyone, as in the 8 of us.
*The entrace to the Kopitiam*
This kopitiam is rather busy so you won't miss it when you're there already. Look out for a guy who cooks Char Kuey Teow with goggles and shower cap. Lolz!
*The super good Or Chien*
We also had it's famous Peanut Ice Cream and ABC. Assam Laksa too, but the pictures are missing. I wonder why...but anyhow, the 3 missing items in this post..IS A MUST TRY!!!! MUST MUST MUST! The Assam Laksa stall is located opposite of the kopitiam but you can order it and he'll bring it in.
After our long food adventure for that day, we retreated to our apartment and got ready for the BEACH!!
*Jon with my girlie hairclip*
*I dunno y.. I like this pic*I was pursuading everyone to ride the banana boat with me as I've never rode on one. WK, TS, WY and Rach layaned me. The others.....hisap. The ride was good, so was the fall. Poor TS got stinged by jelly fish. We fell a total of 3 times and that was it. All of us had to endure the pain from the fall..which lasted a few days. Yokoyoko became out bestfriend.
*YEAH~*
*Idiots trying to act all happy*
*The beautiful sky*As I previously mentioned, Rachel slept the most throughout the trip and in order to keep her awake, ZZ came out with this phrase "Sleeping is for dead people! You pay so much to come here and sleep ah!" and guess what? This was ZZ's favourite pose/past time throughout the trip.
*Lu Hisap*
For dinner, we wanted to try something un-hawker-ish. So we went down to Air Itam again..to look for this Thai food my bro recommended. But! It was closed for the day. Damn! Upon recommendation of a nice lady, we went to Lorong Abu Siti for dinner at a Thai restaurant named, Maa Roy.
The restaurant is really authentic in the sense that it serves very authentic Thai food like those we normally find in Thailand. They even hanged a portait of the Thai King, as Thais really worship thier King. I heard that it's because he's really a good King. Good for him.
*Starry starry rice*
Maa Roy has set dinners which are value for money. There are 4 sets to choose from and each set comes with 4 dishes and fit for 4 person. We ordered 2 sets of course and plenty of rice and chinese tea!
*Fried kailan with crispy pork*
*Kerabu Mango* - yummylicious!
*Green curry chicken* - the fastest dish to dissapear
*Tom Yam* - damn spicy and sour! Good stuff!
*Dry Red Curry Chicken* - so spicy everyone's face were all flushed up!
*Fried Mix Vege* - good fibre
*Crispy Pork* - another good stuff!
*Seafood Salad*
*Sambal Pork* - goes real well with rice!
Jon and I had to quickly take pics as everyone was damn hungry. This was how we look like.
*DIG IN!!!*
After that? Everyone was satisfied.
*Notice the flushed faces? Lolz*
The only comment I can give on Maa Roy is: SUPER DAMN GOOD WHOEVER WHO MISS THIS IS MISSING A LOT!!!!!
We continued from Maa Roy to Gurney Drive. Stopped by at Song River Cafe to satisfy my curiosity of Roti Babi. Damn, it was good!
Some of us wanted more food and hunted for Char Kuey Teow at Gurney Drive..but the power of Euro Cup (then) was so high that the hawkers closed early.
*Gurney Drive*But I managed to get myself some dessert...
*Tau Foo Fah*Went back...and....we had our moments of joy and laughter...which should be censored from the web...but certainly..not in our minds
-To be continued-
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
The Penang JIAK JIAK JIAK JIAK JIAK trip - Part 1
*The Volvo with a humongous boot*We cruised slowly and stoped at Bidor for breakfast. All the guys (including sissy ones) had duck drumstick noodles while the gals had Wantan noodle. Sorry no pic of the noodles itself. We were just too hungry. The food are actually slightly pricey (RM6.80 for a bowl) and this shop can be recognised easily as it's neighbour shop had lots of petai hanging outside.
*Breakkie at Bidor*We joined back into the North South Highway and in a mere 5 minutes, we stopped at the Tapah rest stop as I wanted some water apples. Wei Keat had his Baskin Robbins (apparently Rachel and Wei Keat made a pack about Wei Keat getting to eat as many ice-creams as he wants with Rachel paying and I don't know what else) with Tee Suan joining on the ice-cream adventure.
*Munch munch munch, chomp chomp chomp, lick lick lick*At about 2pm, we arrive at our rented apartment, the Sri Sayang Apartment which is directly opposite of Rasa Sayang Resorts. We were just this close away from 5 star treatment. The rental was cheap though, RM108 for a two bedroom apartment. But of coz, you'll need to forgo some quality measures. As we were all pretty hungry, I suggested Nasi Kandar and off we go.
*Nasi Kandar Clear Line @ Penang Road*
*The original punya original Kayu Nasi Kandar @ Penang Road*
* Me with the Lorong Amoy sign*Finally, we reach the New World Restaurant (Sin Sie Kei). There's a new complex/bazaar/building which resembles Niu Che Sui in Selangor which is just next to it. The ais kacang was indeed good, so was its cendol. But the rojak was super duper good! With lots of crushed nuts that is!
*The Cendol that everyone was craving for*
*Candid camera! Zz says "hmmm, wad should I eat?"
*Penang Chee Cheong Fun*
*Pat poh (8 treasures) drink. Supposed to be good for thoart*
*Oh Jien (Fried Oysters)*
*BESTED BEST CHICKEN WINGS!!!!*
*Satay babi, you cannot find this in KL man*After that, we went back..and this is what happened to us.
*So piggy*
Of course, at the end, everyone didn't get much sleep cause it was too noisy (some people just can't keep his mouth shut) and we forced ourselves to....
..play mahjong and card games at the same time. We are the champions!
**To be continued..
Labels: Ais Kacang, Assam Laksa, Cendol, Lorong Amoy, Mahjong, Monash, New Line Nasi Kandar, Or Jien, Pat Poh drink, Penang, Penang Chee Cheong Fun, Rojak, Satay Babi
The Penang JIAK JIAK JIAK JIAK JIAK trip..The Introduction
The Team. First row from L-R: Tee Suan, Rachel, Me (Pek Mei) and Ka Jon. Second row from L-R: Zeng Zi, Kevin, Wei Keat and Weng Yew.
The Volvo team: Jon (driver), Me (navigator), Tee Suan and Rachel (Ms. Tidur everytime masuk kereta).
The Myvi team: Kevin (Driver), Penyu, ZZ and Wei Keat.-To be continued-
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Time for some ice cold, wait..wad did I head? Yogurberry??
My beloved dearie told me about this lovely dessert parlour in Kota Kinabalu called Yogurberry during her 1st year in UMS, KK. And guess what? 1.5years later, Yogurberry stepped foot in the West of Malaysia!
Currently located in Sunway Pyramid, Times Square and The Mines Shopping Mall, Yogurberry is a franchise from Korea. The other dearie and me had our chance at this yogurt-based ice-cream 2 days ago at the Sunway Pyramid outlet.
In order to place an order, you'll need to decide which style of ice-cream you'll want. There're two, 1st being like the pic above, which is just the ice-cream only while the other one comes with ice-shavings at the bottom ala ice kacang. Then, choose whatever toppings you want! Isn't that great! Add on all your favourite toppings which ranges from fruits such as honeydrew, strawberries, mangoes etc to dried toppings such as chocoballs, rice crispies, almonds etc. Do be aware, the more toppings you choose, the more expensive it will be. Next, choose your syrup topping. If you're not a fan of yogurt, remember to ADD on a topping unlike me who prefer it syrupless. The last procedure? Pay of course!
For my first experience here, I chose the honeydew, mango, chocoballs and almonds toppings on double twisters. It cost me RM16++. A little expensive for ice-cream considering it not being premium ice-cream, but oh well, you do have to pay for something different, don't you?
I would say the yogurt taste is very refreshing but not everyone would like it. I love the add-whatever-topping-you-want concept but would love it more if it is cheaper. Oh yeah, one thing they can improve on is the "How to Order" procedure coz it took me quite long to understand (it was easier after a phonecall to KK). They provide games such as Jengga, cards, Unos which is quite good as eating ice-cream alone can be a little boring at times. Oh oh oh, they can also improve on thier ambiance in the sense that they can have some jazz/relaxing music played as background music. Overall, it was a good experience after all.
Price: RM0.55 onwards
Cleanliness: Good
Ambiance: OK
Labels: ice-cream parlour, yoghurt, Yogurberry
Sunday, August 19, 2007
I'm back! Not for long...
Anyhow, lemme do a short post to cheer you guys up!
Two days ago when I was doing my assignment, I let the dog have her "little adventure" a.k.a. run all over the house in search of insects/things to eat. I forgot that the maid left a basket of Duku Langsat at the kitchen floor (not enough surface area, you see) and my very clever little dog....yes...you've guessed it, CURI MAKAN!!
She got caught red-handed! I mean red-pawed as she left the inedible skin everywhere. Very naughty dog indeed. I even have a picture as proove!
*Bad Bobbi! The brownish yellowish Duku is in her mouth*She does look horrible in this picture. She was being adventurous anyway, so it's ok to look not-so-feminine.
*"I'm sorry, Mommy!" pleads Bobbi*
Hey, don't you think she's an ugly bitch because she is actually a super duper very cute bitch! (she is a bitch what..)
*"Yay!! I'm sitting on the CEO chair! I am Chief Eating Officer!"
*"Mommy's room is my favourite hangout spot! My absolute favourite would be the floormat which I pee on almost every night!"
So..what breed is my dog again?? She is obviously a very hairy dog....well..lemme show you a picture that will give her away instantly.
*"You stupid! I'm a Shihtzu lah!"
There you go. You've heard her loud and clear.
Labels: Dog, Utter Bullshits
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Do drop by every now and then, you'll be surprised if I was happy enough to blog about food again.
Till then....XOXO
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Kokok kok kok~ Let's go to Kokok Restaurant!
As most of you would know by now, I am one of those draculas who love to be under the moonlight. Of course, my favourite pass time is looking for food at that particular hour and mind you, the food must be good!
If you are familiar with the Pudu (Yes, near the old jail) area, you will definitely notice a row of shoplots that sell Chicken Rice till the wee hours of the morning. One is Hor Por Chicken Rice Restaurant while the other is Kokok Restaurant. I'm actually a fan of Kokok's because the service there is pretty good and best of all, you can just park by the roadside like it belongs to your grandfather. (Wee hours of the morning, remember? No traffic. ^_^)
It's signature dish is its Roasted Chicken but somehow, I don't find it that good. I actually enjoy other dishes that they serve such as its Curry Pork Ribs, Spicy and Sour Vegetables and Claypot Braised Pork.
*Curry Pork Ribs*
The Curry Pork Ribs which is an unusual find is cooked until the ribs are tender but not dry. As you can see from the picture, it is rather creamy and yes, it has a wonderful coconut milk aroma that makes you salivate with just a sniff.
*Spicy and Sour Vegetables*
A sucker for anything spicy and sour, the Spicy and Sour Vegetables is a must have for me. I even made the pig to takeaway just this particular dish for me on a few midnight cravings session. The vegetables are boiled till extremely soft like baby's food and the gravy, mmmm...sweet, sour, and spicy! To some of it, this dish may be rather unhealthy as the vegetable is overly boiled but this is how this dish is suppose to be. In the old days, this dish is cooked during winter with whatever leftovers the family has. A good way to "recycle" and keep the tummy and body warm.
*Claypot Braised Pork*
The wonderful Claypot Braised Pork is a definite must have. Its gravy itself is good enough for me to have two bowls of rice! (I hate rice, rememeber?) The meat, braised till soft with the flavour infused into it. It also has the correct amount of fat and lean meat. This particular dish has earned praises from everyone that I have brought them over. Seriously, it is that yummy!
Besides the above mentioned dishes, the restaurant also serves Roasted Pork (Siu Yuk), Grilled Pork (Char Siew) and Steamed White Chicken (Bak Gai) like any other Chicken Rice stall/restaurant/shop. In order to cater to everyone, they even had noodles dishes which I can't read as all of them was in Chinese and in extremely tiny writing for my not-so-good eyes.
Do give it a try especially if you need good food at wierd hours of the day!
Location: The restaurant is located along Jalan Pudu in shoplot opposite of Farmland Restaurant and Caltex Petrol Station. In fact, it is exactly opposite of a car dealer. Yes, it is extremely near the famour Pudu Wai Sek Kai.
Cleanliness: OK. Expect some "pets".
Price: Reasonable for that cuisine at that kind of hours.
Opening hours: 6.00pm till 4.30am
Labels: Chicken rice, Food, Kokok Restaurant, Pudu, Spicy and sour vegetables
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Eggy tarts that didn't turn out well...sigh
*Before baking*
As you can see from the picture above, the pastry skin does seems to look rather ugly. I wonder what happen to it. Is it the way that I stored it? (Kept it in the pig's house's fridge instead of mine) Or I wasn't patient enough to wait for it to refrost properly? Can someone please tell me what went wrong?
*While baking*
It did look alright while it was in the oven. But somehow, then the custard has set, the pastry was still...soft and chewy. I added a few more minutes of baking, yet it was the same result.
*End result*
See..it is ugly. I hate it. The only part edible is the egg custart which was yummy, btw. Pls pls pls pls pls tell me where I've gone wrong, PLEASE~
Labels: Bake, Eggtart, Food, Portugese Eggtart, Unsuccessful