Fooood, Glorious Food

I recently made a trip North to Malaysia's prominent food capital, Penang.
What supposed to be a holiday turned out to be a hectic and tight scheduled trip due to a wedding in which I have to attend and I had to survey my accommodation etc etc.
Still, I managed to savour some of Penang's best local fare.


First on my itinerary was the Famous Teochew Chendol on Penang Road. It's so good that it attract customers all the way from Singapore.


The small stall with a huge turnover.

Don't be fooled by a stall opposite it which carriesa somewhat similar sign with the former stall. It's a fake. lol.

Immitation, Pirated.... FAKE

Next was Assam Laksa. Situated also along Penang Road in Joo Hooi Cafe. They're quite con too as they sold me plain vegetable and soup when their noodles ran out. But their laksa is simply the best.

Old man at work


Doesn't really look appetizing rite?

During the night, it's always a must to visit Penang's food court.
I went to this 'cross breed' between some 2 prominent hotels. lol.



What I found rather interesting was they had octopus under their "Loh Bak" menu.

They amazingly taste great and their sauce is better than the Japanese Shoyu.

A recently renovated New World Park at Swatow Lane has also much to offer.

A Nyonya otak-otak


and the unique curry mee


and the refreshing Ais Kacang


and the sumptuous Popiah


And the 'oily' Char Koay Teow. lol

The new hawker centre is remarkably clean and spotless. I almost thought that I was in Singapore.

Coincidentally, it was the Winter Solstice Festival when I was in Penang. So my grandma made "Tong Yuen" specially for me. hehe




It's basically just flour made into tiny balls and boiled with syrup.

And the I forgot what's the name place which serves not-to-bad Mamak Mee Goreng.



Every trip to Penang won't be complete without sampling the local Rojak. As its name suggest, it's a mixture of fruits and nuts and black sauce, all mixed up in a disorderly manner.




Last but not least is a "Sar Hor Fun" stall, which is located not too far from the hotel I stayed in, Paradise Sandy Bay. I seriously hate "Sar Hor Fun" but this one is an exception.

After blogging about this, I'm even more excited with the fact that I'm spending 3 months in Penang. hehe

Lookout Point, 2nd time round

I made a comeback to lookout point, this time with a different company, and a camera.

The city that sleeps at 1 (as in the lights). lol

Clearly, the view from Lookout point is addictive, and it's also a great way to bid farewell to a city I'll be parting with soon.



Belinthe, Kar Mun and Carlos
we needed a photographer badly...


blurry


Carlos looks lost


I feel like going again. lol

Oh btw, had a really bad experience with the parking lot there. The place was crowded with cars and there was hardly any place to move. I was literally sandwiched like no other sandwich and reversing a kancil without power steering coz' me to perspire like a pig. Damn man. I definitely deserved credits for that... rite?

Battle of the Bands

It has been more than a week since my last post. Real sorry for my absence. Was outstation attending a wedding and at the same time checking my new home... Moving along, I ended my 3rd term and at the same time my Year One of Diploma. There wasn't any grand celebration after our final paper due to the fact that everyone was away or busy. In addition to that, we had a pre-celebration a night before. Nana invited us to the Battle of the Bands so since we had nothing on, we decided to go.


It was held at Sunway Lagoon's beach area but it was a total letdown. Not only it was boring, the place had a horrible sound system.


Nevertheless, we managed to take a pic with Mr Kenny Sia.


and VJ Denise.

In total, we only spent an hour there before heading over to June's house.
I'm kinda lazy to blog now, considering I have plenty of posts coming up but I only have 5 days before I leave for my training. sigh.

Lookout! at Lookout Point

After the previous delay, we finally decided to check out Ampang's Lookout Point, which is a restaurant atop a hill in Ampang. Suraya has been promoting the beauty of the place and it's not difficult to see why.
Started my journey at 720pm... supposed to pick Reagan, Joanne and Sean before meeting up with Nana and Su Fen and then Suraya Nadya and Dida. Poor Wayne was ill. lol... At 750pm, received a call from Reagan, telling him I was at SJMC. 830pm, waiting at the junction before Summit. Wth man!!! I wasted 30 minutes waiting at the traffice light. It was so stupid man... but then again, wut the heck, it's Malaysia.

After picking Sean and Joanne, drove to Mont Kiara Damai, parked my car and off we went in Nana's car. There was a feeling of Dejavu as we had the same people in the car (except Sean) during the previous mishap. Eeeeks.


KLCC on the way to Ampang...

We reached Suraya's mansion at about 930 pm and wandered around her living room which was extremely dark n huge... it was quite freaky too.

After all the delay.... we reached our destination at 10pm. There was some minor trouble finding parking but it was quickly solved by a driver-with no-license. lol.
We chose the Alfresco dining restaurant known as Bread & Olive. There were 2 other restaurant there too.



I have to say I was stunned by the breathtaking bird's eye view of KL, Ampang, PJ and parts of Subang.


Through the glass panels....


Dining amidst the mist, under the stars, with the city's backdrop


Chilling at the lounge


Chillaxing...
(Me, Suraya, Joanne, Reagan, Nana)


Magnificent... The pictures taken seriously don't do justice to the actual scenery...


The whole dining area was spacious, cosy and romantic. It's the perfect place for couples and friends.


Our collection of beverages.


Mango milkshake


I forgot what was this called but it's a fusion of several fruits. Something unique and a house special.


Some Imported Cheese Fataya...


My very first time savouring a lamb pizza...


Mediterranean Beef Wrap


Baked whole chicken inclusive of

fries... hehe


And the meal was ended with a Banana Fritter Ice Cream thingy.

The meal was fabulous. Not only it was delicious, it was cheap. The meal only cost RM176 for 9 of us and we were all full to the brim. After our relatively late dinner, we climbed up a fleet of stairs to the watch tower.




It is advisable to come in groups as the place is really dark. You may not know who might be there, if you get what I mean


Again, the KL nightline




The group pic with many missing faces...
Nana, Reagan, me, Suraya, Sean

It was a great outing made possible with great friends. Thanks Suraya for the lovely suggestion.

Great View, Great Food and Great Company!

A day at Starhill

After quite some time, I finally made a return to Bukit Bintang, more specifically The Pavilion. Much has change since the last time I've been here with more shops opening their doors (including GSC) and X'mas decorations adorning its interior in conjunction with the year end holidays.


I can already feel the excitement of X'mas!

I also managed to get my hands on J. CO. They made me wait for 30 minutes++ but the wait was worthwhile.

Donuts made to share...

In general, J. CO seems to be mroe expensive than Big Apple but it is definitely better. However, the more you purchase, the cheaper it gets and it will somehow total up to less than Big Apple.


Tiramisu... a die die must try!


Al Capone, similar to Big Apple's California Almond.


The long que outside J. Co

A handy tip for those of you driving to Bukit Bintang, park at Sungei Wang plaza as it is cheaper compared to the other malls.
I got to snap this great view of KL from the rooftop of Sungei Wang Plaza.