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Very Good Mee Goreng & Coconut Shake At Bukit Mertajam
Food hunting in the mainland? One must not miss this Mee Goreng stall located on Jalan Kulim – Haji Mohamed Mee Kuah Ketam Tokun. The eatery stall name does indicates Mee Kuah Ketam (crab flavoured gravy fried noodle) but my heart went all in for the Mee Goreng and it did not disappoint.

Topped with sweet-spicy cuttlefish, extra potato cube, chopped lettuce and cut chilli, the malay fried noodle dish does definitely brings in a wonderful explosion of flavour in the taste buds. Comparable to the Mee Sotong at Esplanade, but a differently good.

On my next visit, I must try their OG Mee Kuah Ketam, which is their first star dish, but Mee Goreng must not be missed too. I ordered the Special variation, with extra cuttlefish and potatoes.

Another star player here at this roadside eatery is Coconut Man, pairing their coconut milkshake with pearl and fresh coconut juice together with a hot plate of Mee Goreng, these do fused into a wonderful meal combination while eating in a warm environment.

The place is not exactly near to Tokun, but it’s on the way to Tokun if you are coming from BM old town. Very easily to find, you may park your car at the Caltex petrol station just beside it.
- Mee Goreng Special: RM6.50
- Coconut Shake with Bubble Pearl & Nata De Coco + Coconut Juice: RM9
Opens 9am – 6.30pm (Close on Friday)

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February 26, 2020
Biggest Tai Su Yeah (King Of Hades), Bukit Mertajam

Biggest Tai Su Yeah (King Of Hades), Bukit Mertajam – It’s hungry ghost month (Phor Thor), or just simply the 7th month in the lunar calendar. It’s one culture festival for the Chinese. It used to be a very eerie month but with the busy city nightlife and the loud ‘kotai’ playing at almost every neighbourhood, the eerie feeling gets away.

Taboos are strictly observed in this month to respect the dead spirit (we call them ‘buddies’). Parents always warn children not to play at night or go out till late night in this month. Yeah, I still don’t really dare to get pass midnight where the city gets quieter a bit. Haha.

During hungry ghost month, many people worship the King Of Hades – Tai Su Yeah. Peter Tan has a good write up of Tai Su Yeah. I went to Jalan Pasar at Bukit Mertajam (玄天庙) to visit the biggest Tai Su Yeah in Malaysia and also do a little prayer.

It was very crowded. Worshipper of all ages offering the Tai Su Yeah/King Of Hades with joss stick, ‘gold’ paper, and fruits. I prayed and I went away. There’s a few thing you cannot do at there, considered taboo, like you need to be careful of what you talk, no vulgar stuff, have to be kind, and do not place anything on their offering table even for just a while, it will be considered as coffering to the ‘buddies’ and the Tai Su Yeah.

Well, Happy Hungry Ghost Month!

August 23, 2012
Tea Spa Corner At Cherok Tokun Hill, Bukit Mertajam

Tea Corner At Tokun Hill, Bukit Mertajam – Enjoying a cup of Chinese tea, biting a yummylicious herbal egg and eating a bowl of Chinese noodle in the forest, listening to the chirping of birds and the melody of insects, it’s just so relaxing. But then, you have to ignore the annoying mosquitoes.

In Bukit Mertajam, there’s a forest reserved + park + hiking trail and that’s Cherok Tokun Hill. It’s a famous spot for the local to do some hiking and at there you can spot a little hut that houses the Tea Spa which serves a little snack food and tea.

I did not go to hiking, but I went to check out the Tea Spa on a lovely afternoon as I was craving for herbal egg char ye dan. Actually I was just thinking on eating the herbal egg, but then since Hueisean and me were there already, might as well order another bowl of Chinese noodle with pork.

The herbal eggs were good and the herbal taste did actually presence in the egg itself. As for the noodle, it’s not my type of noodle, a little bit of spiciness does taste better, somehow, I do not fancy the noodle. The noodle is more like a thick beehoon, if you know what I mean.

Well, it’s a good place to sit in the afternoon, sip some Chinese tea, have a little chat with your friends in the nature. It’s nice to getaway from the polluted city.

I’ve forgotten what cartoon character is this! Anyone can enlighten me? According to the boss, this is to scare away the monkeys at there.

Look! Monkeys are everywhere, luckily I did not park my car at there.

BM Tea Spa Hutam Rimba 神林茶坊 (Cherok Tok Kun)

Business Hours: Morning – 7pm

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March 1, 2012
Char Koay Teow Basah (Wet) @ Sungai Rambai, Bukit Mertajam

Char Koay Teow Basah (Wet) @ Sungai Rambai, Bukit Mertajam – When we talk about Char Koay Teow, the place “Penang” came into mind, and then it came the huge shrimps, and the dry flat noodles with beansprout, a little bit of hot chilli paste, cockles the the flat noodle pan fried with special soy sauce – Penang’s Char Koay Teow.

Have you ever wonder what it is when Char Koay Teow is fried by our local Malay friend? It turned from dry to to wet. Malay-style of Char Koay Teow is basically has a special salty and sweet wet sauce which pour onto the flat noodle and is believe that it’s from the little town of Bukit Mertajam.

With the absence of pork lard, it still however brings another type of surprise to you. It’s a whole new experience of Char Koay Teow.

On one of the road connecting into Bukit Mertajam town – Jalan Sungai Rambai, lies a Malay-style Char Koay Teow that provides delicious dinner and supper for the locals. It’s located in front of a furniture shop and you can easily spot the place when you see the AIA building, where the stall is just right opposite of it.

At RM3.00 per plate, you will see a bowl of waterish wet dark brown sauce which half flooded the flat white noodle. Beansprout, cockles and small shrimps are accompanied with the little dish. The sauce is special as it’s cook with egg and tasted salty, and a little bit of sweetness.

Ask for “udang kopek” which actually means for removing the shell of the shrimp when ordering to ease your eating experience. The little Penang’s street food by our local Malay friend is special, nice, yet I found the portion is rather small. It went in my stomach in just a short period of time.

Nevertheless, it’s something that should be try. I’ve read that at Alma, Bukit Mertajam has another stall that sells this kind of Char Koay Teow and I would like to try it one day.

Char Koay Teow Basah (Wet)

Jalan Sungai Rambai

In front of furniture shop.

Opposite of AIA building.

Bukit Mertajam

Opening Hours: 8pm to midnight.

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December 4, 2011
Bubble Milk Oolong Tea – LOHAS Tea Shop, Bukit Mertajam

#1.

Bubble Milk Oolong Tea – LOHAS Tea Shop, Bukit Mertajam – Chinese loves bubble tea very much, so do I! I am a super bubble tea fan, it’s so much better than Starbucks Coffee although they are two different category of beverage. With the rise of famous international brand like Chatime, Gong Cha, Share Tea and more, local bubble tea shops are trying very hard to compete with them as people tend to go for a more famous brand.

Despite the many brand of bubble tea in town, e.g. Chatime, Gong Cha, Each A Cup, Fresh (Penang), LOHAS (Penang), Cool Blog, I realised that people are still trying to create another bubble tea brand.

#2: Clean and simple interior.

Recently, my dearest Hueisean introduced me a less known to the Penang-island people bubble tea brand – LOHAS Tea Shop, which is located in Bukit Mertajam. LOHAS is quite well-known at Bukit Mertajam before the arriving of Chatime and has been a hangout spot for the young for some times.

#3: The menu in Chinese.

The cafe has a simple decoration, yet it brings out a minimalist and warm sense with the illuminating panel. I like the brand name too – LOHAS, which actually means Lifestyle Of Health And Sustainable in general term. Looking at the menu, it offers bubble tea just like any other typical bubble tea shop, but at a lower price and they do serve little snack food too. This is what makes it stand out from others.

#4: Wifi is available in the cafe.

#5: Simple packaging.

I ordered a cup of regular size Bubble Milk Oolong Tea with Pearl (RM4.00 + RM0.50 for pearl). I quite like the price for the cup of bubble tea as normally, I have to pay RM5.90 – RM6.90 for a similar cup of bubble tea at the well-known brand.

#6: The bubble tea.

The bubble is quite chewy in my opinion, and the oolong tea taste is there, however it would be better if the essence, the taste of the tea can be stronger. Overall, it’s OK-good, I like it because of the price, as well of the not-bad-ness.

If you ever to be in Bukit Mertajam, do pay a visit if you are a bubble tea fans.

LOHAS Tea Shop

3202-G, Jalan Maju
Pusat Perniagaan Maju Utama,
1400 Bukit Mertajam,
Penang, Malaysia.

GPS: N05 21.146; E100 28.313′

Business Hour: Mon – Fri / 12pm -12am (Sat – 1am)

Raja Uda Outlet

5023, Jalan Raja Uda,
12300 Butterworth,
Penang.

Telephone:+ +6016-4960500

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December 4, 2011
Short Short Trip To Cherok Tokun Recreational Forest, Bukit Mertajam

Hello people. How are you? Malaysia’s Day ahead, Happy Malaysia Day! Woohoo.

So back in Penang few weeks back, I went to Cherok Tokun, the famous recreational forest at Bukit Mertajam. It’s a really very very very very short trip. It’s not 5 minutes, but I guess about 15 minutes, include using the toilet and buying food.

I was actually curious about this place and have heard about it from friends and Internet, and I wanted to know how it looks like and how to go, so I went to check it out the place with Hueisean as my guide to the place.

It’s pretty easy to go and you probably can find it with a GPS. I don’t really know how to write the guide here. So sorry.

The place is in fact similar to Botanical Garden in Penang, though it has smaller entrance, and it utilize the existing forest area and turn it into a recreation park. There’s jogging track and hiking trail for park lover.

There’s also store selling fruits and drinks, as well as a mini tea-house that allow you to enjoy some Chinese tea, and light Chinese dish like tea egg, mee tiao noodle.

The mini tea-house is the best thing at this place in my opinion, which Botanical Garden doesn’t have. Enjoy light meal, chit-chat with friends and enjoy the beauty of nature at the same time. It feels so good.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to try because I was in a hurry. Gonna go check back this place in other time. Have you been there before?

September 14, 2011
St Anne’s Church At Bukit Mertajam Is Cool

It’s a 20 minutes drive from Penang Bridge to reach St Anne’s Sanctuary or simply known as the St Anne’s Church. I have been hearing from people saying that this church is nice, this church is cool, this church is huge, this church is old and I only saw it from photos and finally I got a chance to visit it.

Actually I have nothing to do in Penang, no school, no work, and so went visiting church. Haha. But I have a thing for holy places one because they are beautiful!

The afternoon was quiet. Probably there’s no service on that day and church is always open for prayers. Apologize first if I write something wrong because I don’t really know about Christian and church. =)

At first glance, the place is huge! The little church standing above is not the main one, there’s even a bigger one at the other side and there’s like a place where we can up, like a little park on foot hill. I have no idea how to describe it. Haha.

When I saw the place, I was like “Wow, there’s actually something like this.” Pretty cool, I never see churches that big before, it’s not like those western one with very awesome design, it’s pretty but not very complicated, but the whole place is huge, with trees and super mini hiking trail which I called.

It gave me a feeling of peacefulness and nature. Rocks.

There’s the St. Anne’s Water. I want to ask what’s that? Is it holy water?

The church is huge! Next stop, we went to the Nine Emperor God Temple at Raja Uda, we almost lost while going there, so do come back and check it out soon. =) One more thing, they say it’s very happenings during St. Anne’s Annual Novena & Feast Day Celebration, from 23 July 2010 to 01 August 2010, it’s a day before I leave Penang, so maybe I could go check it out? =)

June 30, 2010

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