Penang FOOD trip

It was a hot and sunny Wednesday....
3.20pm: got on the train at Serdang....happy that the train reached 2 minutes earlier....

3.48pm: train reached KL Central......no problem to make it to my bus at 4pm....

3.50pm: train still stayed in KL Central....some people were happy that they didn't miss the train....

3.51pm: stupid train still stopped at the same place......but it's ok...... KL station very near only.....

3.52pm: WTH......train would only start moving when some signal was given...

3.53pm: called the bus company thousands times...nobody picked up..... hoping for miracle...

3.54pm: thank god that the train finally start moving....

3.55pm: idiot train stopped again after leaving KL central station....

4.00pm: the train finally reached KL station.....but it's also the time for my bus to leave....

ME.....dash out of the train to the bus stop once the door opened....
with a red sling bag on shoulder and big fat luggage in hand....
started racing with the time......100m seems like the longest distance to me....
I wish I could just run across the railway instead of using the overhead bridge.....

at the end......I was able to make it.....phew.... lucky day (^_^)v

4:10pm....bus started moving.....there's my journey to Penang began....

8:30pm....reached Penang safely.... qw came and pick me up from bus terminal...

it's basically a food trip....didn't go for sightseeing....mostly eat eat eat.....hehe....

we went straight for dinner at Kimberly street....
my first meal of the trip....

kuey teow in drain-water-looking soup + almond soup + 四果汤

let's me tell you what's inside this super NICE but bad looking kuey teow soup
pig intestine, pig blood jelly, pork, slices of duck meat, duck blood jelly and curled thick kuey teow
this bowl is full of flavor......yum yum....
it's usually sold out by 9pm....
ME so lucky that day.....hehe....

this is "cockroach" soup..... for people who don't like it....
this soup has same fate as durian.....people either accept or think it's disgusting.....
ME....could accept it...
the first taste of soup was alright....
then slowly the bitter taste buds on my tongue became active....
the bitterness stayed in my mouth for a min.....
to reduce the bitterness-->eat with 油条

but the best way is to order another bowl of sweet soup....

四果汤 contains 4 types of nut/seed/bean....
sweet solution for the bitter almond soup

Late breakfast in the next day.....
simple toasted wholemeal berad + Philadalphia cheese + blue cheese + chef Q special vinaigrette...

Dinner: home-cooked food prepared by qw and his family

didn't take the pic of the Japanese dinner.....paiseh.....hehe...
we had tempura...soba...baked mussel....teppanyaki beef.....

Friday was public holiday.....I followed qw and his family to Butterworth.....
for lunch...we had hor fun at an old chinese shop.......
the name is.......erm..........can't remember....
it's Ipoh style...hor fun with white chicken.....
the prawn wantan was nice there too.... =D

not long after lunch....qw brought me to a famous roadside Penang laksa....
no address....no name....it's opposite Tan jetty....

Penang people are really true food lovers...
can bear with anything as long as the food is delicious....

this is the laksa ......
yum yum.....but i think there's too much chili padi....
a bit spicy to my taste....

爱玉冰

best thing to have in a hot afternoon....
jelly is soft and springy....
it's refreshing and not too sweet with the lemon in it...=)

went for a walk at the opposite Tan jetty.....
quite a peaceful place........



Dinner.....qw's family planned to eat the fried kuey teow at somewhere I dunno....
by the time we reached.....the uncle was packing his stuff already.....too bad....
so we went to Jelutong....a place like Petaling street in KL....
had tong sui...fried kuey teow...popiah...apong...
the apong was so soft and light............it's the best apong I ever had.....=D

bungkus qw back to KL on Saturday morning....lolz....
for a close course mate of mine and best friend of his.....=D

didn't do much activity other than eating during this trip......
didn't take much picture too...... anyway.....the best memory is stored in my brain....=D
I am so grateful to QuWern and his family....for the great warm hospitality...
it's a great trip despite the rushy starting.....=)

~best memories~

meow meow city

The second summer trip with my same notti. friends
but minus Yeong Jian, Bel, Patrick, Gabe, David and Semuel and many many....
this is the 2nd time I visit to Kuching, Sarawak......
with QuWern, HuiYen, King, Vishnu, William, SzeWei, Sherrie, Ash and JingXin....
the exploration of 5 girls and 5 guys to the cat city begin.....
the very beginning of the trip was a failure......=="
something funny happened when we taking the flight from LCCT to KIA at the first day...
we almost missed our flight!!!
here's the story.....we check in our luggage 1 hour before depart time (945am)....
and had breakfast at McD......until 930am......
we heard the staff calling some names as we walking to the boarding gate.....
"Ei...Are they calling our names??"
"I think so...Shit!! The ticket is written 'Boarding Gate will be closed 20 minutes before departure'.. "
it's the first time my name being called in the airport for being late....lolz....
typical Malaysian time.....

it's a food and cultural trip.....
tour arranged by Ash's mom travel agency.....
we stayed in Kuching town in the first 4D3N.....
this is our room
quite spacious.....with plasma TV!!!

First the cultural part......
the places visited are basically the same places I went during the standard 6 trip.....
recalled a lot of memories when revisit the places.....

Kuching landmark....the old Chinese temple....

obviously....it's the Ethnology Museum we visited...

Semenggoh Wildlife Center

didn't get to see the orang utan when I was standard 6....
we're so lucky to see many of them that day......
coz it depends on their mood whether they wanna work or not....

Kupo Saba....one of the long houses in Sarawak
tuak were served as welcoming drink....

the pottery factory....

I still have the little vase I bought during the last trip there......^^

Cultural Village...

the weather in Kuching for the first 2 days was freaking HOT.....
the third day was a rainy day......the rain last whole day.....
bought the disposable raincoat which made us look like a giant walking garbage bag......

PAINtBall - elimination game

souvenir: a 5cm bruise on thigh, bruises on shoulder, back and arm....
experience: paint tasted

Go-Karting

first time....race in Kuching^^

FOOD!!!!!

Kolo mee......

it looks like Maggi mee...
but definitely taste much nicer than Maggi...firmer and more springy.....
lard is mixed in the noodles....which you can hardly find it here.....

My favourite meal during the trip......
don't think we're insane for going Korean food in Kuching....
Korean food there was NICE.......
there's a Korea settlement and this restaurant is run by Korean......
I miss them~~~ T T

Kimchi soup

My Korean mix rice....

Dinner prepared by Ash's mom......
love the poori and curry mutton and taufu
the best Indian food I ever had......
no exaggeration........I really mean it.....

spend the last 3D2N at Damai Beach Resort.....
we owned the whole chalet.....3 rooms with individual bathroom....
rooms are connected.....folded long house style...

there is no more sightseeing......just relax at the beach~~~

Magic time....TUAK~~~

fill the Sarawak MAGIC mug with the golden liquid......

passing the tuak around in Magic mug

spin the bottle - true or slap on thigh

the most exciting moment in the whole trip.....

SUNSET

first time watching the big round golden sun setting at the beach with the one...

夕阳无限好

the sun dived into sea within 5 minutes.....

the 7 days just flew......
time of the happy days always travels faster than usual.....


heavy rain upon take off......it's feeling sad too huh.....

it's the last time travel together with the notti. friends......
had real great fun in the trip.......
*filed in the BEST MEMORIES*

Flying to the EM--Sabah

East Malaysia....2nd time there since i was standard 6.....
went capital city of Sabah...Kota Kinabalu....
for 4D3N.........with my cousins....
following a tour....
flying there by Air Asia.....
our accommodation....
according to my cousin (who work at the travel agency and the one who arrange this trip)...
all the hotels in KK were fully booked.....
so we had to change hotel on the 3rd night...

this is our first hotel...Imperial....

a real big room.....and romantic.....
full with yellow light.....
no white light bulb at all......

all gathered at my cousin's room chit-chating
and had some random photo-taking session....
(see more funny pic on fb)

the 2nd one....Novotel.....

waiting at the lobby....3pm
for the rooms......sien......

a sexy room......
can see whatever you doing in the bathroom through the big window.....

like the things in your room??
from a little alarm clock to the LCD TV.....
towel to bed sheet....
just buy it from hotel....

but they're not cheap....
this alarm clock cost RM500....O.o

our activities there....
1st day......went to the Mt.Kinabalu....
just the kaki.....we're not climbing it.....
got a hot spring there......and canopy walk....
the place looks like cameron highland.....
winding road and a lot farms......windy and cold up there......

behind us was the Mt.Kinabalu...

canopy walk.....
just 4 of us.....others were too lazy to walk....
so stay at the hot spring....

the brake of the van we took got some problem on the way back.....
so the tour guide called his company to send another car....

the next driver came.....and he performed KK drift there....
he drove damn fast down the hill.......

2nd day......to the beach......my favorite.....

feeding the fish with bread....

the fly fish.....
"so hai" water sport.....my cousin said
we need to hold super tight so that we won't fall to the sea when the boat speed....
and we paid RM50 to get muscle pain....

so relaxing......

so the 3rd day.....rafting.....
first time too.......
since we were all beginner.....we didn't go for the adventurous one.....
there was no rain for many days.......so the flow is quite slow....
and we need to paddle alot....damn tiring.....
and hot.......so we keep pouring the cold river water on ourselves...
because none of us have water proof camera.....
so we bought the photo the crew took for us.....
and take the pic of the photo......and upload.....
we are damn smart...XD

the 4th day.....nothing planned.....
sleep till 8.30am and had breakfast at the hotel restaurant....
bought some souvenir and seafood....
at the airport again at 3pm.....depart at 5.3opm.....

how can I forget about the food......

breakfast.....at Novotel
alot variety.....

yummy...^^SEAFOOD!!!

the seafood there nice nice nice......
especially the steam fresh prawn....
perfect with the special soy sauce.....

the grill chicken wings were super nice....
at the foot of Mt.K

more food!!!

my face getting rounder and rounder...T.T

after all those input of delicious food.....

here come the output.....

found this weight scale in the cupboard.....
so everyone weight themselves...
gain so much weight in this trip.....T.T
blur the figure so that my weight remains the secret....=P

anything else in the trip?
ya......one of my cousin got food poisoning.....
pity her.....diarrhoea for 2 days....

our tour guide is a Hakka......
so we all just speak in hakka.....
such a funny experience.....
the food-poisoned cousin was a tour guide there before....
everywhere we went she sure met some of her old colleagues....
since she is a tour guide and another cousin work at travel agency...
so the tour guide save alot of his saliva to persuade us take more optional package....
and for sure......we could get a little cheaper price for the optional....^^

i miss the sunset AGAIN......=.=
never see a proper sunset or sunrise....
thought can see it in this trip......
my aunt told me from our room window she saw the yolk slowly going down......
when i was taking bath....=.=
only manage to capture the "left over"......

here end my trip......
back with a darker skin tone.....
an exhausted body.....
and a happy mood....^^