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  • Wedding: Wern Chin + Tze Hui

    Wedding: Wern Chin + Tze Hui

    Wedding: Wern Chin + Tze Hui – I’m not really a wedding person except it’s my very close relative like Wern Chin’s my cousin brother or friends of mine.

    Chinese weddings are so standard with 8-courses dinner that every dishes are most predictable, there will be a live band singing on the stage, the standard cake cutting session and toasting, and too karaoke. It’s always the parents’ friends that makes up the attendees, people just look at each other on the table and eat. You look at me, I look at you and smile. Chinese weddings have to revamp, not totally change, but upgrade to include more interactions and fun-ness.

    No idea who so high.
    His papa.

    Well, I am very happy that my cousin brother is now a married man! I’m thrilled and excited, and I can see it from my uncle and aunty’s eyes about their excitement and happiness. Everyone in the family are happy for this couple – Wern Chin & Tze Hui. When one get married, it will be soon that someone else from the family will get married too, wonder is who and when. Good thing comes after each other. 接二连三。

    Anyway, a hearty congratulation to you two – Wern Chin & Tze Hui!

    A question to my readers, do you like to attend weddings? =) You find it fun or boring? Any cool weddings to share? Share with us down below. 

  • Penang: Sip & Chew Cafe

    Penang: Sip & Chew Cafe

    Front facade, super simple.

    Penang: Sip & Chew Cafe – Sip & Chew Cafe is a very very new restaurant/cafe located on Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, or English – Pitt Street. I went there on Christmas Day with Clarice. How I found out about this place is through Instagram where some random people I followed posted about it.

    Here’s me and Clarice.

    With much curiousity, I wandered around the street to find the place. It took me some times to find it and it’s actually located just next to the famous Kuan Yin Teng Temple. It was night time, and surprised to see the restaurant has only 4 tables inside and 2 outside. I assumed it’s a small scale cafe. Nevertheless, we went in and gave it a try despite the little customers.

    The staff was very friendly which worth a little mention. Sip & Chew serves western cuisine and their famous is the sandwiches, but we didn’t order cause I wanted something bigger portion to ease my hungriness.

    Potato salad as starter. Yums.
    Mushroom soup, which is pretty standard, taste like Pizza Hut’s. =D

    We ordered a set of Christmas Set dinner worth of RM24.90 and a Grilled Chicken With BBQ Sauce from the a la carte menu. From starter to main course were delightful, and there’s still room for improvement like the grilled fish with brown sauce was a little bit too salty. Other than that were pretty OK, and the very best part was the Flower Pot Desserts which Clarice and I like the most.

    Grilled Chicken with BBQ Sauce which I like.
    Grilled fish with brown sauce which is rather salty on my taste buds.
    HAPPY POTTED PLANT. Lo and behold, the mighty flower in a pot dessert! What is it? Flower it is, not edible, but the mud, the organics are edible!
    Cute! It’s Oreo grinned into powder that looks like sand and at the bottom, there’s ice cream, and a layer of cake. 

    The owner told us that the menu will be revised again, and I am looking forward for my next visit for the Flower Pot Desserts again, perhaps try some other food too, sandwich maybe?

    Heard that there’s a similar dessert at All Seasons Place, Farlim there, it’s cheese cake instead of ice cream, anyone know about it?

    72, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (Pitt St.),
    George Town, Penang.


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  • Penang: RM2.50 Hokkien Prawn Mee For Breakfast, Jalan Perak

    Penang: RM2.50 Hokkien Prawn Mee For Breakfast, Jalan Perak

    The Hokkien Prawn Mee stall.

    Penang: RM2.50 Hokkien Prawn Mee For Breakfast, Jalan Perak – Yes, you read it right, a bowl of Hokkien Prawn Mee in Penang is only RM2.50! (Selected place only, haha). Anyway, this was my breakfast few days back in Penang and it was at Jalan Perak, introduced to me by Yiphing.

    My favourite food in Penang.

    It’s not the best hokkien mee out there and one thing interesting about Penang food is that most of the local food, doesn’t matter famous or not, they are still OKOK-quite-good. For this kind of price, nothing much you can complain for a morning breakfast. By the way, there’s a very famous and better Hokkien Prawn Mee around that area too, but sold out quite early.

    Funny to see the technology MP (Member of Parliament) Jeff Ooi at the back of t-shirt in the kopitiam.

    Update: Latest news is that it has increase price to RM2.70, don’t know true or not.


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  • Chew Jetty, China House, Penang Bridge, Street Arts, Straits Quay

    Chew Jetty, China House, Penang Bridge, Street Arts, Straits Quay

    Being Tour Guide: Chew Jetty, China House, Penang Bridge, Street Arts, Straits Quay – Some times, when friends of other place come to Penang, I always wonder where to bring them. Eat! But then we can’t eat all the time, the stomach will get full and at that time, it’s time for a little walk and exploration, but where to?

    Penang is a small town, there’s actually many thing to explore, but some times I don’t know where to start. Last week, an Indonesian friend – Arvin came to Penang and here’s some places that I brought him to:

    • Chew Jetty
    • Straits Quay
    • Jelutong’s Nautilus Bay to check out Penang Bridge
    • Snake Temple
    • China House (Heritage-style restaurant)
    • Street Arts
    • Hard Rock Hotel & Batu Ferringhi
    Actually there’s still more to do like:
    • Penang Hill (I didn’t go because my friend is foreigner and has to pay more for the tram)
    • Cycling in Balik Pulau
    • Cycling in George Town
    • Jungle trekking to Pantai Kerachut
    • Kek Lok Si Temple
    • What else?
    Anyway, I think I did good as being a tour guide bringing him around some of the must-see/must-do places in Penang. =D

    CHEW JETTY

    Chew Jetty is a must-bring because it’s a living heritage of Penang.
    And it has a good view across Penang’s Straits too.

    CHINA HOUSE

    Since I parked my car quite near to China House, so it became one of the attraction as it has a very cool interior design and nice arts collection.
    Nice food too but we didn’t stop by for the food.
    Art decor in China House.

    STRAITS QUAY

    I brought my friend to Straits Quay to check out the modern side of Penang. It has a good view of Gurney Drive where all the tall condos are.
    Tree.

    STREET ARTS

    Evening, we went to the street arts by Ernest since it’s not hot. (Me, Alvin, Wanyi and Arvin the friend from Indonesia)
    Street arts have became a very famous attractions in Penang. Cool!
    KOMTAR.
    Some filming going on in the heart of George Town.

    NAUTILUS BAY, JELUTONG

    I believe most people won’t bring their guest here, but I do because here you can take a good view of Penang Bridge.
    Here is the Penang Bridge.

    UNDER THE PENANG BRIDGE

    On random place I brought my friend was this place under the Penang Bridge where you can get a close view on the Penang Bridge. =D
    I still wonder how people go to the columns there. By boat?
    Under the bridge.

    SNAKE TEMPLE

    Last stop, the snake temple.

    How about you? Where will you bring your friend to? Or any suggestion for other places/activities?

  • Penang: Transfer Road Delicious Roti Canai

    Penang: Transfer Road Delicious Roti Canai



    Penang: Transfer Road Delicious Roti Canai – Yeah, you heard it right, Transfer Road in George Town has a nice Roti Canai stall that operates in the morning. It’s not new, but it’s quite new to me because it’s my first time went there recently with an Indonesian friend – Arvin. I was a tour guide for Arvin for 3 days last week and I brought him around to eat and check out. =D


    Let’s talk back about this Roti Canai, what’s so special is actually the gravy, the curry. You know Roti Canai is just a piece of Indian flatbread that eat with curry sauce normally called dalcha. But at this Transfer Road Roti Canai, you can order a choice of chicken curry, beef curry and mutton curry. Then you can choose it to be separated which is the roti and curry separated or choose it BANJIR (flood) which is the curry flooded on the bread.



    We ordered one chicken curry and one beef curry. Total got bomb, of RM10 include drinks. Perhaps it’s expensive for the curry as there’s big piece of chicken and beef. The curry were pretty spicy, yet it’s spicy level were to suit to over liking. Overall, it’s a nice roti canai place and I prefer the beef curry more. =D One more thing, you can add an extra sunny egg on top of your roti canai too upon special request.

    Transfer Road Roti Canai
    Jalan Transfer,
    Penang


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  • Seremban: Empayar Seremban Siew Bao City 芙蓉烧包城

    Seremban: Empayar Seremban Siew Bao City 芙蓉烧包城



    Seremban: Empayar Seremban Siew Bao City 芙蓉烧包城 – Every time you drive passed Seremban toll, confirm you will notice a big building writing EMPAYAR SEREMBAN SIEW POW or in Chinese 芙蓉烧包城 which literally means Seremban Siew Bao CITY! You think it’s huge right?



    I went there while on the way back from Muar to buy a couple of Siew Bao to eat as I’ve never tried before. Moreover, Seremban is super famous for their Siew Bao. Siew Bao is barbecue-pork-filled crispy Chinese biscuit. Surprisingly, upon arriving here, the Siew Bao section is just a small part of the place and the place sells more than just Siew Bao. They have Chinese seafood, and some other local confectionery, it feels very weird to me.

    Anyway, bought Chicken Siew Bao and Pork Siew Bao from there and ate it on the spot since it’s still freshly baked and hot. They both tasted very yummy. It’s not so awesome when it’s cold so I recommend that if you can, eat it right away, either way, heat it when you got back home.

    Empayar Seremban Siew Pow
    Pasar Besar Negeri Sembilan
    (LG1-57, Tingkat Bawah Tanah),
    Seremban, N. Sembilan 70200.
    Telephone: +606-6016-308


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  • Muar: Tanjung Emas, Tanjung Ketapang & Rojak

    Muar: Tanjung Emas, Tanjung Ketapang & Rojak

    Muar: Tanjung Emas, Tanjung Ketapang & Rojak – Talking about the attractions in Muar, Johor, there’s nothing much actually, except food, and also this place call Tanjung. When you say about Tanjung, the local will know about it, there’s two Tanjung actually, one is Tanjung Emas, and another is Tanjung Ketapang, both are very close to each other and they are two riverside public park for the local’s recreation.





    Namewee’s song did mention about doing Tai Ji @ Tanjung. =D Besides, it’s also famous for Rojak as there’s a food court nearby. The Tanjung Ketapang, however is famous for the monkeys roaming around the seaside area freely! But then I didn’t see much monkeys that day, maybe because of the rainy weather and they all hid up.





    After Tanjung, the last destination of Muar, we went back to Kuala Lumpur. Missed the chance to try out famous Assam Fish @ Parit Jawa and this means I will be back again for it. Yeah. By the way, the rojak costs RM3 and I feel it’s OKOK-only. I prefer local Chinese rojak with lots of fruits.


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  • Muar: Thirst Quenching Pear Juice @ Jalan Yahya

    Muar: Thirst Quenching Pear Juice @ Jalan Yahya


    Muar: Thirst Quenching Pear Juice @ Jalan Yahya – I bet many of you haven’t heard of Pear Juice before. I knew about pear – the fruit, but then juicing it into a beverage, I’ve never heard it before nor try it. In Muar, there’s one stall that sells pear juice, located on Jalan Yahya right in front of a fruit stall. It’s recommended by one of my Muar friend that it’s a must-try in Muar.


    So I followed my GPS and went to look for it but FAILED to locate it for the first time, I didn’t want to give up and went to find again, and found it right front of a fruit stall. It’s a very very small stall, that why I missed it at first. At only RM1 per pack for take-away, it’s enough to quench the thirst of me and Clarice after exploring food at Tam Jiak Kheh for whole afternoon under the hot sun. Check it out!


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  • Penang: Lolipot Shabu-Shabu On Christmas Eve

    Penang: Lolipot Shabu-Shabu On Christmas Eve

    Penang: Lolipot Shabu-Shabu On Christmas Eve – The next time, if you ever wanted to go Lolipot Shabu-shabu on Christmas Eve or any other occasion, please, please make a reservation first! I’ll include the telephone number at the end of the post. Hahahaahaha.

    Funny and interesting and cute name – Lolipot. =D
    Arron Lim, the India boy, because he is studying in India.
    Me and Alvin.

    Alvin suggested Lolipot for Christmas Eve’s dinner and we were there at 8.30pm and it’s really full, full of people. The staff told us that we don’t need to wait anymore even though there’s one unseated table beca.use it’s reserved. We insisted to wait, for the next half hour but no luck. Until we decided to walk away, to somewhere else, the staff ran out and inform us that one customer cancelled their reservation. Is us lucky or too persevere?

    Interiors of the restaurant.
    Milksoup.

    It’s my first time to Lolipot, a special name and it’s local style of shabu-shabu as each person gets their own pot and there’s 4 choices of soup – Clear 清汤，Tomyam, Kim Chi & Milk. Sounds interesting right? But I am more a heavy taster, so tomyum it was! The experience gets better if we get to sit near the moving belt as  we can take anything we want from the belt like sushi for the steamboat. Either way, we order from a piece of paper and wait for it to be served. Not bad, something special, and it’s All-You-Can-Eat @ RM38++/person and pretty worth it and hygienic because you eat with your own pot.

    Arron, me, Simon and Alvin.

    Interesting place for steamboat/shabu-shabu and that’s my Christmas Eve dinner 3 guys! Yeah and no girls.

    Extra member for Christmas Eve – Raykee Gor eating McChicken Nugget and Simon.

    Chaiwei, Me, Yiphing, Raykee, Simon and Arron.

    Actually, we don’t really have plan for Christmas, nor the feel for it, we spent like 15 minutes standing by the roadside thinking where to go, spent 15 minutes in the car counting down for Christmas and see other people celebrated it. Ended eating McChicken Nuggets at McDonald’s at 1am with extra 3 friends. Haha.

    Not a bad night out, Christmas only mah… Merry Christmas! =)

    Lolipot Localize Shabu-Shabu
    B-16-1, Lorong Bayan Indah 3,
    Bay Avenue,
    11900 Bayan Lepas,
    Penang.
    Telephone: +604-644-7816
    Business Hours: 11am-3pm / 6pm-11pm


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  • Merry Christmas 2012 From Nick Chan

    Merry Christmas 2012 From Nick Chan

     
    Merry Christmas 2012 From Nick Chan – Wooohhooo! Merry Christmas! =.= Actually, to be honest, seriously, I don’t really have feeling for Christmas this year, no countdown feeling, perhaps I am not ang mo, or Christian and there’s no Christmas feeling in Penang also, that’s why. Anyway, I still want to wish you all a Merry Christmas, 6 more days and I’ll wish you guys a Happy New Year. LOL
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