A Trip to Penang Hill, Bukit Bendera!

Worst thing that could ever happen was to fall sick before travelling. Arrrgghhhh! Being a Food Lover, imagine losing your taste buds and everything you eat seems tasteless? Gosh I would trade everything just to feel better by tomorrow.

PLEASEEEEEE! The food in Taiwan is waiting for me. I can’t possibly fall sick now. :( Taking lots of waters, sleeping more and having strepsils on standby.

Anyway like most tourist, we Malaysians made a tour around visit at the Penang Hill and Botanical Gardens, anticipating some good photos of the surroundings.

We headed towards the Penang Hill but was turned down as the cable travelling up the hill wasn't functioning. GOSH! People from over the globe were camping at the room waiting and dissapointed. Well for us regardless, we just took some random photos!


The train station, established since 1923?


Ok that's me posing under the hot sun.... ran back and forth the shed for a few photos! It was sooo freaking hot you feel as though you're an ice cream melting! :P



The railway up the hill...



Ok we're done! Let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Botanical Gardens!! :)

After a short drive from Penang hill which was closed, we headed towards the Botanical Gardens hoping to catch a glimpse of pretty flowers... but was again dissapointed as there were nothing much except for couple of flowers and trees and monkeys! :P


There you go the monkey!



Grab my hands on the only flower I saw at the garden and started camwhoring! :P




Side walk and fountain at the garden... this was perhaps the best of everything we saw outside the garden! LOL! :P


Ok looking beautiful... after a few photos we left immediately as the sun was unbearable!


One last photo! Jom and there we go! Time for lunch!!!!! Weee... where we went? Stay tune, up next! :)

Famous Kuey Teow Soup @ Kedai Kopi Soon Yuen, Penang

YIPPEEEE hooray! It's the weekends once again! :)

4 days and counting to our Taipei trip! I'm really excited! :P

Ok back to more photos of the food spree at Penang shall we? I brought along a food guide during our short road trip there and paid a visit to Kedai Kopi Soon Yuen, a featured old cafe serving good kuey teow soup!

Craving for some Koay Teow Th'ng? Head down to this cafe located at Chowrasta Market in Penang town. Be prepared to be swamped by the buzz and noises of the busy market! :)

The shop is located right at the center of the busy market...



The featured stall with the uncle busy preparing the kuey teow th'ng!


Huge crowd during the weekends and we waited a while before getting a table!


The iced coffee!


Here comes the famous kuey teow soup.... I love their home made fish paste and the soup was sweet as ever! Instead of the regular chicken, you get strips of duck meat too!



Woahhhhh.... smooth and nice kuey teow noodles! :P


Ok I'm drooling now....


Some random shots near the market after a sumptuous breakfast! Nicely preserved looking buildings.



Ok come back for more tomorrow.... :)

Stop 1 - New Lane Penang Street FOOD!

Aloha peeps and apologies for the missing in action status. I have soooo many things to do in my list. Taxes due end of the month, changing money for my Taiwan trip and not forgetting start packing, the endless stress you faced in the office every single day and just hoping it gets better the next day!

Ok shall stop complaining and just sit back and relax... I'm anticipating so much of the glorious food heaven in Taipei. HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!! :P

Anyway back to more Penang food spree we had upon arrival in the small land up North. The first thing I was craving so much for was the ASAM LAKSA!!

We headed to this old style Public Cafe before checking in to the hotel...


My very first bowl of ASAM LAKSA and it was ohhh soooo GOOD! :P You just can't seem to have enough! :P


The famous night time New Lane Street in Penang!!! Looking for some local hawker food, head down to this place. It operates till late at night and you can find almost everything!

• Loh Bak
• Asam Laksa
• Char Kuey Teow
• Chee Cheong Fun
• Tong Sui
• Curry Laksa
• Hokkien Mee a.k.a Penang Prawn Mee
• Poh Piah
• etc etc etc... it never ends ! :P

It was packed with food goers almost every day!


Some random drinks on the table!


Since it was only 2 of us, it was hard to order everything... hence we chose a few from the stalls below! ASAM LAKSA again! :P I requested to add in my fav fish balls! :)


Stir Fry "Loh Bak Gou" was super yummy... it comes with assorted seafood like prawns, squid and etc!


Char Kuey Teow never fails...



The Food Lovers in action!!! TOO MUCH FOOD!!!!! Drooling? More up next! :)

Kedai Kopi Sun Yuan Foong @ Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Ipoh, Perak

YIPPEEEEE!!! Weekends once again!!!!!!
I'm counting down 2 weeks to Taiwan! Can't wait! :)

We made a road trip to Ipoh - Penang for a short adventure of endless FOOD spree last month!

FOOD FOOD FOOD and oh so glorious FOOD, here we come! :) During our short drive up North, we stopped by at the famous Kedai Kopi Sun Yuan Foong in Ipoh town for breakfast before detouring towards the land of Penang,

The old style kopitiam has been around for quite a while with various stalls selling assorted noodles, toast, rice and everything! :P

Looking old and classic as you feel like the good old times sipping a hot cup of coffee and munching on your favorite toast! yum yum! :P


Well we opted for their ice Hainan coffee to kick start the day! :P


YIPPEEE! My all time favourite special toast set that comes with sausage and nicely toasted bread topped with egg!



Pork Noodles dry style....


The soup was sweet and tasty.... I reckon it was due to the cabbages they used to boil the soup!


Here comes Ipoh Kuey Teow Soup with shredded chicken and mini prawns! :P We had a really satisfying meal before taking another 2 hours towards Penang! Till then, enjoy your Saturday and I shall blog more soon! :)

Nga Choy Chicken @ New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice!

Address: No : 107, Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya
Tel : 03-79560958

Need to feed your cravings for some good Nga Choy Chicken? Dread no more, you can now have some good chicken rice with taugeh at Jalan Gasing instead of travelling down North to Ipoh! :)

Like their tag line says - Ipoh come to PJ! LOL! :P

This restaurant has been around for quite some time, since my good old school days where my family would come here for their yummy chicken rice. But in my recent visit, I guess they revamped the restaurant as it looks brand new and so much cleaner now.

We quickly settled down ourselves anticipating the yummy lunch that awaits us! Establishment since 1977? hmmm....


Here comes the blended chili paste and ginger to go with the chicken! Perfect combination as it enhances the overall taste! :P


Camwhoring a little while waiting for our food! :)



Erm erm... chicken liver anyone? High in iron u know? :P


Steamed Kampung Chicken drenched in their superior soy sauce! The chicken was soft and tender. Steaming chicken is never easy to make sure the flesh is still as soft as ever and to avoid over steaming! Thumbs up! :)


We ordered portion for 2 pax! I reckon the steam chicken was as good as the ones you eat at Ipoh!


The meal is never complete without having the taugeh a.k.a nga choy to compliment the meal! Huge and juicy taugeh is the way to go! :)


Lunch on the table! :P


Instead of rice, I opted for their Kuey Teow soup which was equally good too....



Ok more FOOD up next! :) Drooling now? Head over to the New Restaurant Ipoh Chicken Rice today! :)

Mexican FOOD Spree @ Caliente Mexican Cosina, Kota Damansara

Address: 5-1, Jalan PJU 5/6, Kota Damansara 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 03 - 6141 7614

It was one of my primary mates birthday last month and he decided to have something other than the usual; authentic Mexican food restaurant at Kota Damansara called Caliente Mexican Cosina .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IVAN!!!! It was great catching up with everyone again. With the busy schedule everyone has, we meet up only on special occasions like these. :)

The interior and dining area was nice and cozy, dimly litted and set a romantic ambience for food diners. We pretty much got the whole restaurant to ourselves with them only serving 2 - 3 tables that night.

Nice desert looking wall paper that gives the restaurant a great Mexican ambience....


The FOOD menu... I always loves menus that displays tons of food pictures... messing your mind thinking what to order... LOL! :P


Some drinks on the table...


As starters we had the Nachos Grande to share, priced at RM11.50! The Nachos were melted with cheese and topped with tomatoes and best ate dipping with salsa sauce! :)


Quesadillas Supremo - Flour tortilla filled with melted cheese, pico de gallo and marinated beef served with lettuce and sour cream.




Grilled Beef Buritos with Mexican Rice!!! You can opt for chicken if you want to....


The huge plate of Mexican salad with strips of grilled chicken! :P


Pizza anyone?



Combination Chicken, Prawns and Beef Fajitas! The fajita set came with a basket of freshly made flour tortilla wraps, a hot plate with slices of grilled chicken or beef or prawns caramelised onions and also a plate of fresh lettuce, tomatoes and shreded cheese. You get to assembly your very own combination of fajitas! DIY is so FUN! :P


Freshly baked flour tortilla that comes with sour cream, lettuce and tomatoes to go with the mains like chicken, beef or seafood!


You get to play with your FOOD!!!!! Mixing everything together :P


The grilled chicken that comes with the Fajita set!


The cut cake sing song session!


Turning 25 years old... the prime age of all times... :P



A happy family portrait! :)


Ok that's about it folks... craving for some Mexican Food? Caliente Mexican Cosina is worth a try... Reasonably priced too! Though I'm o big fa of Mexican Food, but it was indeed a fulfilling experience :) Have a good weekend peeps! :)

Old Klang Road Tai Chow!

My old time buddy was back in town from Singapore for the weekends hence the gang met up as usual to catch up on the good old times. :)

We headed to this Tai Chow place behind FGA Church at Old Klang Road, KL. Though hidden but this old shabby looking place is popularly known as the shack behind the FGA church and there's no signboard at the premises. LOL!

But FOOD was good where people under a zinc roof wooden shack would enjoy a nice plate of noodles.


The stew pork with mashed yam was heavenly good! Nicely braised to perfection!


Stir fry Hokkien Mee! Did you see the "Chu Yao Cha"?



The Loh Mee!


Seriously I forgotten the name of this dish...... look special ya? You get a chewy feeling and stir fry with minced pork, mushrooms and anchovies...



Another popular dish is the fried Pei Kueh Hokkien style. Also known as nien gao or pak koh, they're made from rice flour and is slightly chewy.


A happy bunch! :) I reckon it's quite hard to find this place but it's just behind the FGA church off Old Klang Road... I call it the no signboard restaurant.. LOL! :)

Restaurant Yat Mun @ Puchong!

Address: No 47, 49-3 Jalan Puteri, Bdr Puteri, 47100 Puchong
Business hours: 10.30 am - 3pm (lunch), 6pm - 10.30pm (dinner)

YIPEEEEEEEEEE! It's Friday today!!! Last day of work for the week and time to enjoy the weekends once again!!

I am counting down to my trip to Taipei end of April... Just can't wait... :) Taiwan has been the place well renowned for its street snacks... I want to indulge in everything! :)

Anyway here is one restaurant I would like to recommend to all food goers... Restaurant Yat Mun that serves great Chinese delicacies that guarantees to set you drooling... :P

With a newly opened franchise in Puchong, I used to visit the one at the far away land in Klang. My family would take a one way 45 minute drive all the way to Klang to visit this particular restaurant.

You will be spoilt with glorious Chinese FOOD you can never imagine.. :P


PEACE to more yummy food to come! :P


Fried brinjal with long beans is a must order! Stir fry with ample of onions and anchovies just added extra flavor to the dish!



Assam steam fish topped with pineapples, lady fingers and tomatoes... The assam sauce would definitely have your ordering extra serving of rice!


Braised superior stock prawn soup!!!!!!!!!! Ultimately nice!!!! Nicely steamed to perfection and I reckon they added in some Chinese wine to make the soup taste ohhh so delicious! :)


Braised fish with brinjal and ground nuts is also worth trying! :)


Char siew for anyone craving for pork!


Phew... a really satisfying meal indeed at really affordable prices!


The contact number if you need direction to the place! Wait no more, head down to Puchong today! :P

Pun Choy @ Restaurant LYJ!!!

Address: PT11, Jalan Perkhidmatan,Kampung Baru, 47000 Sungai Buloh
Tel: 03-6140 2678

My family has been a fan for Pun Choy, a Chinese delicacy where FOOD are all served in one hot pot. In this restaurant you get to anticipate layers of various types of food leveled accordingly in one bowl.

Imagine digging through the treasure layer by layer? LOL! :P It was sure fun!

The interesting aspect of this dish is that the ingredients are layered, starting with the bottom layer consisting of the braised foods like pork knuckles, fish stomach, abalone, mushroom and chicken feet. The second layer consisted of roast duck, chicken, fish and vegetables. After a while, the essence from the various meats seeped into the sauce to create a wonderful synergy of flavours.

One portion of Pun Choy can feed between 10 to 12 people and is a popular dish during the Chinese New Year festival.


The stove to keep the FOOD hot and warm... :)


The family... :)


Stir fry vegetables!


Tada here comes the Pun Choy.... Let the feast begin shall we??? I see SCALLOP!!! Weee! :P



That's a LOT of FOODDDDDDDD! :P


Something unique and special for family dinners or reunions... The bill came to about RM 488 ++. Rather expensive though? LYJ also serves ala carte dishes from their menu... Do try it out! :)