I promised to treat my family after i get my promotion. Here it is, purposely delay until my sister came back from Singapore. I bought them dinner at Bei Zhan Restaurant. One of my fav chinese restaurant. Good food with fast and good service. This group photo is a bit blur because the cameraman has to be extra steady while taking this photo because once you shake your hand, the photo would be blur like this. -.-”
We ordered fried rice first to my auntie because she rushed back to work at 8am. Worried that she not able to eat the rest of the dishes. This fried rice we ordered specially for her. This is their signature fried rice with few anchovies on the top. It tastes good, but a bit oily for me. RM10 for a plate. The smallest portion is RM5 per plate.
Next was fried vegetables with oyster sauce. Simple yet very delicious. I always love vegetables!!
This ordered by my sister, fried soft shell crab with meat floss @ RM35. It tastes good also. But the meat floss is too much.
Archive for September, 2007
Bei Zhan Restaurant, Melaka Raya
Vegetarian food
Yes, it’s vegetarian food update again! Today is mooncake festival. HAPPY AUTUMN DAY!! Means today is August 15 according to lunar calendar. As usual, i had my vegetarian lunch and dinner at Tian Ka Restaurant.
Lunch with my colleagues, only AWT and JAM accompanied me to have vegetarian food. The rest all on leave or going for training. Tian Ka Restaurant only serves mix rice (economy rice) for lunch on first and fifteen of lunar calendar every month. Only will serves set rice or meal for dinner.
They have new menu this round. I was very hungry and decided to order rice. The lady boss introduced me beansprouts, long beans fried rice.
Unexpectedly, it was nice. The fried rice did has enough “wok hei”. Only RM4 per set.
Hubby ordered fried black pepper chicken rice.
Hubby just loves black pepper a lot. Everywhere he goes, he sure ordered black pepper flavoured. hahaha.
Penang – Last Part (070907)
The last day in Penang. We tried to look for breakfast around. Finally we decided to go Macalister Lane. Recommended is Char Koay Kak. When we arrived, we spotted a coffee shop and there are few stalls right infront of the coffee shop. Yes. Kedai Kopi Seow Fong Lye, the coffee shop that we had our last breakfast in Penang.
We reached Him Heang at 930pm. Only able to buy the tau sar peah, qing tang bing, but not able to buy the beh teh so because beh teh so not ready yet. I spent RM50 for tau sar peah and qing tang bing. But the staff here are quite arrogant, not willing to entertain us.
At about 10am we departed back to Melaka.
We stopped by Ipoh to have our lunch. On the way to the Ipoh town, we accidentally passed by Perak Cave. So we stopped by and have a short visit.
Besides, we also ordered popiah. Ipoh popiah a bit different from Melaka one, whereby they put the chili and tomato sauce above the skin. One popiah costs us RM1.50 and this popiah considerably good!
Fruit rojak. I don’t really fancy of this fruit rojak actually.After the lunch, we went to one of the Soon Ann Biscuits to buy some beh teh so after not able buy any at Him Heang. I also bought Chicken flavoured biscuits (kai-chai beng).
After that, we continue our way back to Melaka. We reached Melaka at about 630pm.
Our NBD 2222, the car that contributed the most for our Penang trip! ^_^
Penang – Part Three (060907)
We departed from YMCA to Kheng Pin coffee shop at junction of Jalan Sri Bahari and Jalan Penang. Recommended food here is lor bak.
The boss asked me whether want in mee or meehoon when I was ordering penang prawn mee n lam mee. I asked my friends, TSE said mix.
After all only we realised that actually all of us do not like mee, but meehoon. What –lar…
The crispy roti canai.
The tallest roti tisu I ever seen!! How long is the roti tisu? It is equivalent to three banana leaf plates! Creamer and honey covered the roti tisu. It’s sweet and crispy. The staff here so friendly, even willingly to take photo for us. This roti tisu costs us RM4.
After had our roti tisu, we departed to Penang Hill. The way to Penang Hill is quite easy. Just follow Ait Itam sign board. We reached Penang Hill at about 1010am. TSE quickly went to buy the ticket. RM4 per person. She managed to buy 1020am ticket.
Originally Penang Hill is called Flagstaff Hill by the British Administrator. However, the locals have always affectionately referred it as Penang Hill or Bukit Bendera. According to history Bukit Bendera got its name from the flag fluttering from a flagpole on Bel Retiro, the home of Penang’s governor during the British rule. The flag was used as a beacon to Fort Cornwallis. Bel Retiro and some other colonial houses can still be seen standing majestically on Penang Hill.
Few sceneries photos taken from the Penang Hill. But the it was cloudy on that day. We able to see the long Penang bridge, but it was quite blur. In fact, for me, there is nothing in Penang Hill.
Group photo taken at Penang hill.
Here it is….the “bestest” asam laksa I tasted so far!! The uncle was so kind and generous to let me take photograpy. He even asked me if I need to go in to take photography. I just told him that the asam laksa is very nice, we come over after recommended by other people. Cut the crap…here we go….
The asam laksa soup base. The minced fish meat already included inside the soup base. Two big pot to cater the good demand.
The Temple of Supreme Bliss, or better known as Kek Lok Si temple, stands majestically on the hillside overlooking the town of Ayer Itam. It is the largest and best known temple in Penang and also one of the finest Buddhist temples in South-east Asia.
The chief monk of the Goddess of Mercy Temple in Pitt Street is the one that conceive the Kek Lok Si project with the support of the consular representative of China in Penang. The project received the sanction of the Manchu Emperor Kuang Hsi, who bestowed a tablet and gift of 70,000 volumes of the Imperial Edition of the Buddhist Sutras.
The construction of the temple started in 1893. In 1930, the Pagoda of Rama VI, named after the Thai king who laid the foundation stone was completed. The Pagoda is also known as the Pagoda of 10,000 Buddhas. This pagoda features gardens, a turtle pond, shrines and beautiful sculptures. There are many souvenir shops leading up to the temple which offers good bargains. The Pagoda is built in tiers and it combines a Chinese octagonal base with a middle tier of Thai design, as well as a Burmese crown, reflecting the temple’s embrace of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism.
I was so busy admiring the beauty of the carvings, craftsmanship, the statues, sceneries until I took only so little photos from Kek Lok Si Temple. After Kek Lok Si, we visited the Pagoda of Rama VI. The entrance to Pagoda is RM2 per person.
Me, PL and TSE successfully climbed to the highest level of the Pagoda. The photo was taken from the highest level of the Pagoda. I forgot to count how many level as I was a bit dizzy and tired climbing the spiral staircase!! Haha…
Next, we visited the 30-m (100-ft) bronze statue of Greatly Compassionate and Sagely Kuan Yin Bodhisattva. We followed the signs and get into the lift. The lift costs us RM4 for two way for each person.
The lift take us to a spacious deck with great views of Georgetown.
The beauty of Kuan Yin with a bottle of holy water. The bronze statue Kuan Yin already completed. But they are building a shade for Kuan Yin and it is in construction.
There is a average size temple and serene garden on top the hill. Along the way to the temple, there are 12 animals statues. I took photo with dog (my year) and dragon (hubby’s year). The environment here is so peaceful.
The time was around 5.30pm. We quickly got down the hill as we planned to go Bukit Tambun to have our seafood dinner. We worried to lost our way as we never been there before.
The only Penang bridge photo that I managed to shot. ._.”’
The sky getting darker, it was started to rain. Luckily it was not heavy rain and just few minutes. We crossed the bridge and we entered to Seberang Perai and Bukit Mertajam. But this is not the right way. I remembered I saw Bukit Tambun signboard when we were on the way going to Georgetown from Ipoh. I was pretty sure that we must go in to North-South highway in order to reach Bukit Tambun. We turned and turned inside the town for about 30mins before we able to find our way to the N-S highway. Once we reached Bukit Tambun tol, we asked the operator how to go seafood village. We showed him the address. Turn right and go straight, his instruction. We followed. But seems not right after we entering a village, whereby there are two rows of houses on your both side. We stopped by and asked the local people there. Yes, we were right. He directed us to go straight to the end. Within 3mins, we found the restaurant.

This is the seafood restaurant we are looking for. I found out this restaurant from Rasa Malaysia (http://www.rasamalaysia.com/2007/02/seafood-fest-bukit-tambun-penang.html (blog, recommended the food here good and cheap. Word just could not judge how delicious the seafood is. Let the photos judge….

Fresh scallops on the half shell; steamed with only soy sauce, garlic, bird’s eye chilies and shredded garlic @ RM11.
Tom Yam Stingray. It is so sourish and spicy.
Mantis Prawn @ RM30. The flesh is so sweet. It is unexpected big! When it was served infront of us, our eyes like O_O. I never see such big mantis prawn! My fav among all.
Oyster egg @ RM8 only. It is darn cheap because there is quite a lot big oysters inside.
Mix vegetables with “luo” @ RM20. This is so sweet and heavenly good!
Total for the meal was only RM90.20 included rice and Chinese tea. This was really under our expectation.
We were so happy with tonight’s dinner. Happy and full…we departed back to Georgetown at 7.30pm.
As the time was still early, we decided to hunt for shop that selling local products. We went to a shop at Lebuh Leith, just right opposite of The Chocolate Boutique. I spent more than RM50 there. OMG…I really overspent.
After that, while we was driving, we saw the New Lane hawker centre. It was so many people and stalls there. No wonder so many people recommended New Lane hawker centre.
One side of the hawker centre. Another side just opposite the lane.
The “Chu Cheong Chuk” stall. (Pig’s intestine porridge). The intestine just hang up in front of the stall. I just can’t help myself from take this photo!
Honestly, I did not eat that full in Bukit Tambun because I only take half of my rice. But my friends all were full already. So we just have a walk there. By the way, at some times, I really could not resist the nice food especially when I see the stall been recommended one.
TSE and LML said they are very full. Unable to eat anymore. But I was so wanted to try this chee cheong fun. Finally, PL agreed to share with me. I was so happy. We ordered small plate at only RM1.70.
What makes Penang chee cheong fun so special? Okay…Melaka one is plain chee cheong fun with white sesame seeds and chilli and tomato sauce. KL one with yong tau foo, but Penang one is also plain chee chong fun (also with whilte sesame seeds on top), but they got extra paste, which is Shrimp paste (hae-kor)! I think it would taste better if we mixed all the sauce and paste together with the chee cheong fun, which we didn’t.
After had our chee cheong fun, we back to YMCA. This ends our day.
Penang – Part Two (050907)
0820am: Departed from YMCA. We look around for breakfast. We wanted to find a coffee shop name Hai Oan Coffee shop at Burma Road. Finally we stopped by to ask a lady. She was very kind to guide us to Hai Oan Coffee Shop. She told us that she also just had her breakfast from Hai Oan Coffee Shop. She also very generous to ask we park at her parking lot because she said no need to pay. We were so happy after found the Coffee Shop.
Taken with the lady boss infront of her Koay Teow Th’ng stall.
The penang Clock Tower. Melaka also has one clock tower but in red color.
The Victoria Memorial Clock Tower at King Edward Place was commission in 1897, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It was built by a local Penang millionaire, Cheah Chen Eok. However, by the time the tower was completed in 1902, the Queen had died. The clock tower is situated at the junction of Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah and Lebuh Light.
The tower is sixty feet tall with each foot of the tower representing a year of the Queen’s reign. It is divided into four tiers. The first tier is octagonal shape, followed by a square base. The second tier has balconies with horse shoe arched openings and battlemented parapet. The clock is placed on the third tier. The design of the tower is Moorish which incorporate elements such as the dome and arches. The clock tower looks more like a minaret of a mosque from a far.
The Francis Light statue.
Scenery from Fort Cornwallis. It looks so nice isn’t it? But i tell you, it was freaking hot morning!!
One of the earliest structures in Pulau Pinang, Fort Cornwallis was erected in 1786, not long after he acquired Pulau Pinang for the East India Company, from the Sultan of Kedah. The site where the fort was built is actually the first place where Light disembarked from his ship in 1768. Fort Cornwallis was originally built of nibong palms, but was replaced in 1804 with a sturdier stone and brick structure.
Although built for defense by design, throughout its existence, Fort Cornwallis served more as an administrative centre for the British, having survived without much threat of enemy attacks. Fort Cornwallis was once surrounded with a moat roughly 9m wide and 2m deep. Along the perimeters of the fort’s wall, several canon bays were strategically placed overlooking the harbour in the north and the port activities along the eastern waterfront. In the 1920’s due to a malaria outbreak in the area, the moat surrounding Fort Cornwallis was filled in.
The chapel located on the south-west corner of the fort is the first chapel ever built on Penang island and was used by the British and Europeans living there. The first-ever recorded service, however was in 1799 when John Timmers wedded Martina Rozells, the widow of Francis Light.
This majestic 19th century Chinese mansion belonged to Cheong Fatt Tze, a Hakka businessman from Tai Pu in the Teochew district of China. Cheong Fatt Tze left China when he was only 16 years old, fleeing from the civil war that broke around 1856.
Establishing a base in Indonesia, Cheong Fatt Tze managed to attain success and accumulate wealth with his trading company. His business grew over the years and by 1886 expanded with trading in Penang. Through hard work and perseverance, he became a powerful Chinese trading and shipping tycoon in the late 19th century.
In 1890, Cheong Fatt Tze moved his base to Penang, upon his election as the Chinese Consul in Penang. At the end of the 19th century, Cheong Fatt Tze built the famous mansion on Lebuh Leith where he resided in between his travels around the region. The mansion was constructed over a seven-year period from 1896 to 1904.
“One of China’s last Mandarins and first Capitalists”, such was his aura and fame that Dutch & British authorities ordered that flags be flown at half mast throughout their colonies when he passed away in 1916.
The quarters just opposite Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. It was staff quarters and for those unfavoured by Mr. Cheong were stay in the quarters. The kitchen also in this quarters.
The guided tour lasted for about one hour. The lady told the us about Cheong Fatt Tze’s history, how he arriving penniless from Guang Dong, province of China, how he started his business and came to Penang to raise his sons and family. The Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion dubbed “La Maison Bleu”, this flamboyant masterpiece of 38 rooms, 5 courtyards, 7 staircases and 220 windows took a very special man to create. Every part of the mansion has its very own good fengshui.
Taken with the nice Japanese lady promoter.
The weather was very hot, we decided to look for cendol. Yea…I have been looking for this coffee shop, Kek Seng Coffee Shop because their ice cendol and durian ice cream has over 30 years history. Kek Seng Coffeeshop located nearby Komtar. We found it. We parked our car at one of the lane.
Ice cendol and the homemade durian ice-cream. Yummy yummy!!!
Besides ice cendol, we also ordered asam laksa. The asam laksa is so-so only.
RM1.50 per bowl. We shared one bowl two persons. The red bean is big and sweet. But in terms of gula melaka quantity, Melaka sellers are more generous. But overall, not bad!
Mee berkuah and mee goreng. Personally, I prefer mee goreng because it taste better than the mee berkuah. Each plate costs us RM3 each.
Noticed the white hair auntie? She was the one asking me if I’m a reporter.
The first Buddhist temple in Penang, the Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple was consecrated in 1805. One of two major Buddhist temples located within the Theravada Buddhist (mainly of Thai and Burmese origin) enclave surrounding Burma Lane, the Dhammikarama temple was built on land donated by a Buddhist devotee known as Nyonya Betong.
The beautiful murals depicting scenes from the journey of Prince Siddharta before he finally became Buddha and reached the state of Nirvana along the entrance.
One of the many statues of Buddha in different poses of meditation, donated by temple devotees.
Each silver pot represents different wishes and blessing. Just drop few coins into each pot that you like.
One of the most notable features found in the temple is the pair of Panca Rupa, or ‘Guardian Protectors of the World’, standing over a replica of the world globe. These mystical beasts are said to be the masters of water, land and air, with appendages of various animals – the head of a lion with a trunk like an elephant, body of fish, wings of the mystical Garuda, ears and hooves of a horse and horns of a deer.
Penang’s first Buddha temple, which houses 8.3m (27ft) standing Buddha.
Of note are two rows of smaller Buddha statues behind it, which are from different part of the world.
After spent about 45mins here, we went to Wat Chayamankalaram.This Buddhist temple of Thai architecture in Lorong Burmah houses the 3rd. largest reclining Buddha in the world. The statue measures about 33 metres or approximately 108 feet. Behind the statue are niches where urns containing the ashes of the dead are stored.
0430pm: We reached Toy Museum. Entrance fee @ RM10 per person.
The Bruce Lee collection
Famous Lord Of The Ring character. But i do not know what is the name. haha…
Life size Stich! It’s so big and cutie!!
The only Hello Kitty collection. My Hello Kitty collection is much much more than this owner!!
We parked our car at the Golden Sand Beach hotel. Straight we went down to the beach. It was damn hot under the sun. Once we arrived, there were two malay guy approached us promoting their sports water activities. Also directed us to their booth where got a shade for us. PL went to the changing room to change her clothes. She was the only one brought extra clothes. After bargained and bargained over the price, we managed to cut the para sailing – tandem (two persons) for RM60 each person. Initially was RM80 per person. I was afraid to do the para sailing alone, so we decided to play the tandem one. So PL would be at the back pulling the tough string.
Ready to fly!! I was so scared.
Landing….the scariest part. PL used all her energy to pull the string in order to make we land on the land, not the sea. I was so scared that we would land on the sea.
After that, PL continue to play speed boat. I kept take photography for her. PL smart enough to drive the speed boat near me in order for me to take her photo. But at the same time, there was a guy in the water kept asking PL to come over, to give him a lift. At the same time, there were few man wearing casual come near me and kept waving to PL asked her don’t. PL smart enough to drive her way. The guy when he land over the seaside, these men took out their curb and hold the guy. He is a drug addict!! OMG!! I can’t imagine how the situation it could be if PL give him a lift!! I’m still in fear everytime thinking of this! After 15mins drive of the speed boat, PL changed back her clothes. The time was 0645pm. The night market just started to open.
We parked our pack at one of the hotel lobby and quickly ran off from the car before caught by the bellboy.
Batu Ferringhi does really has very very long night market along the main road. It’s quite happening here as there are Chinese hawker centre and also western food, Indian food or Arabian food.
Most of the stalls are selling handbags, accessories, souvenirs, clothes and shoes and dvds. The dvds here damn cheap and even very latest drama or movie is available here! At only RM4 per piece. I bought two movies, Contract Lover and Blood Brother. At about 0800pm, after tiring walked the night market and all of us were hungry too, we decided back to Georgetown to have dinner.
Initially we were looking around for New Lane hawker centre. We were so happy when we found the lane, because the hawker centre just located same lane as Cititel. We were so excited as we were so hungry, starving for food. We saw a small hawker centre there. We asked an uncle if this is New Lane hawker centre that very famous one. He told us he also not sure. We were like…”huh..what? you don’t know?” Then we asked the lady fruit seller, then she told us that the hawker centre is closed on every Wednesday. Ooo….. we were quite disappointed. I really don’t know that this New Lane hawker centre is closed on every Wednesday when I searched for the info in the internet. So…everyone, please remember NEW LANE HAWKER CENTRE CLOSED ON EVERY WEDNESDAY!! Ok then…the uncle saw our disappointed look and asked us what we want to eat actually. We said look for good food as people recommended New Lane Hawker Centre. Then he suggested us to go Lorong Selamat because he just came back from Lorong Selamat for dinner. He directed us how to go as it is quite nearby also. We were like…so thankful to the uncle because Lorong Selamat also in our food list!! Yahooo…!!!!!!!
Here we go…the food we ordered at Lorong Selamat corner coffeeshop, Yi Garden Coffeeshop.
The “rou chuok mee” and the stall. It is very nice. The boss was generous enough because the minced meat and the mushroom is a lot. The mee is handmade mee and it tasted a bit like Indian curry taste.
The teochew fried oyster. This stall is run by a Chinese old lady. Initially this stall was run by her husband. After her husband passed away, this old lady took over. She also using charcoal fire to fry the oyster. We only ordered the smallest size, which is RM5 plate, but the old lady really put a lot oyster and the oyster were all quite big!! Very nice too! Conclusion, Penang and Muar fried oyster are both better than Melaka.
Another recommended stall is Pork Porridge. The stall seller also using charcoal fire to cook the porridge and mee sua. We ordered mee sua.
This turned out quite disappointed, especially for TSE. The soup is too much until covered all the mee sua and the ingredients. Personally, I feel it is still ok. Not really that bad.
We also ordered sar hor fun.
While looking around for other food, I noticed that the “wan tan mee” stall’s wan tan is real big! Exactly same size “siu mai”. Then we ordered 3 “wan tan” and 3 “sui jiao”.
“wan tan” as big as “siu mai” as there is prawn inside, and “sui jiao”.
Penang – Part One (040907)
I’m the first one to drive the first journey. From Melaka to KLIA. TSE continue to drive from KLIA to near Ipoh.
1115am: Reached Ipoh town. Lunch @ Thean Chun Coffee Shop.
Mushroom Chee Cheong Fun
Curry Chee Cheong Fun
Ipoh Kai Si Hor Fun
Ipoh beansprout (big and fat type).
0100pm: Departed from Ipoh town to Penang.
Stopped by Bukit Gantang and LML took her turn to drive up to Georgetown.
0230pm:Reached Penang Bridge. Penang bridge is the first and only road link to the island from the mainland. Completed in the September 1988 it stretches 13.5km from Seberang Prai on the mainland to Gelugor on the island. This architectural wonder is officially acclaimed the longest bridge in SEA region and the 3rd longest bridge in the world.
0300pm: Stopped by @ Cheah Kongsi.
This clan house was founded in 1880’s by Cheah Yam. Members of the Cheah Kongsi (Cheah Si Hock Haw Kong Kongsi) clan house originally came from a village called Sek Tong in the Hokkien province. Cheah Kongsi was the first of the five great Hokkien clans to be established in Penang, with possessions which includes a large group of early 19th century rentable properties.
0330pm: Continue to Khoo Kongsi (Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi).
The Boon San Tong Khoo Kongsi or better known as Khoo Kongsi is the ancestral temple of the Khoo subclan known as the Hai Kee Kak, or “Sea Edge Pillar”. It is one of the most magnificient temples in Penang. It was built in 1906 by the descendants of Khoo Kong Oon, a fifth generation of the Leong San Tong Khoo Clan. When the first immigrants hailing from the Sin Kang clan village in the Hokkien province of China arrived in Penang, one of the first things they set out to do was to build one of the most magnificent clan houses in Penang. Work began on the clan house in the 1890’s which resulted in what was said to be a palace which rivalled that of the Emperor of China’s. As the story goes, this extravagance incurred the wrath of the Gods and on the 29th night of the clan house’s completion, an unexplainable fire broke out and burnt the house down. It wasn’t until 1902 that the current clan house began construction.
Admission fee per person is RM5, which comes with 2 postcards for each person.Taken at the entrance of the Khoo Kongsi temple. One of the grandest clan house in Penang, where Khoo Kongsi features tall thin columns supporting a gently sloping, red tile roof, topped with carvings of dragons, phoenixes, animals and various scenes from popular Chinese legends.
The beauty of the architecture and goldish color painted. The scholars’ name and qualification board of Khoo Family. The board has been reduced to smaller size after the number of scholar getting more and more.
0430pm: Next stop, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Penang Base. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, known as father of Modern China, he was the leader of the Chinese revolution against the Manchu government. The shop at 120, Lebuh Armenian used as the meeting venue for the supporters of his movement between 1906-1911. On 13/11/1910, Dr. Sun Yat Sen planned the Penang Conference, which resulted in the canton uprising of Spring in 1911.
Infront Dr. Sun Yat Sen Penang Base, located at 120, Lebuh Armenian.
The door was locked and we are unable to go in. Just have the chance to peep from outside. Thus, we decided to check in hostel.
0530pm: Finally reached YMCA hostel after took so many ways, after asking a lady for direction. Initially I booked double bedded room for RM60 per night and two extra mattresses at RM10 per night each mattress. The Indian lady said she would give us four bedded room then. Subsequently, her head came out and talked about 5-10 mins to her. She did not tell us what is going on. She charged us RM267 on PL’s credit card. PL and me kept calculating how she derived with RM267 as this is more than what she promised to give us. The invoice or bill only stated RM267 and no breakdown for the fees. We asked for the breakdown on how she derived with RM267 because I was pretty sure she calculated wrongly. She showed us black face and her bad attitude, not willing to explain, and simply told us that the room is at RM95 per night for four-bedded room. ‘Huh, I thought you saying that my room is RM60 with RM20 for 2 extra mattresses should be RM80 in total for a night?” However, I was lazy to argue with her and we just let go of this as long as they do have four bedded room, then it’s enough.
0645pm: Headed to Gurney Drive to have dinner.
Gurney Drive is one of Penang’s upmarket residential areas facing the sea. There are so many 4 to 5 stars hotels located along the Gurney Drive. Not only that, we also could see few luxurious condominium and bungalows around. Each bungalows have its own design of the house structure and different from each other.
One of the tourist’s favourite hawker centre, Gurney Drive foodstalls. The mua-chee.
The Indian Pasembur costs us RM12! After that we only realised that it is expensive because there are fried cuttlefish, and it is not only one but more than two we guess.
Fruit rojak.
Fried oyster. Both fruit rojak and fried oyster are so-so only. But I personally like fried oyster in Penang than Melaka just because the oyster is bigger and the egg is more rather than the flour.
Asam Laksa. We added two fishball for asam laksa. The taste for this is so-so only.
Char Kuey Tiaw. the char kuey tiaw is good! Penang char kuey tiaw do not has “si-ham” but prawn, which is different from Melaka. PL was still not full and she ordered apam balik. The apam balik stall, according to her, been on tv before. So we decided give it a try.
The first one is apam balik. The second one is I do not called what, but it is thicker than apam balik and there are banana slices inside. The apam balik is really good, very very thin and crispy!! The banana one, a new thing for me because I never try before. It smells good with banana inside.
After had our lunch, we walked to Gurney Plaza which situated beside Gurney Drive foodstalls. There are about 5 levels if I’m not wrong. I managed to buy two pirated Anna Sui’s small mirror at total cost of RM15 and hair pin accessories at RM19.40. It was my first time to buy such expensive hair pin!
0930pm: Went back to YMCA as all of us felt tired for the long hour drive, except LML, no tired at all as she slept at 1am!!
Kluang Station, Tesco Melaka
It was freaking hot day. Jam here and there. Public holiday = Melaka will be JAM!!!
Both of us ordered the same drinks. Cham ice. The drinks here are quite limited. The taste..not too bad.
The kaya and butter toast. Hubby simply loves this. It is crunchy at the top and bottom layer, soft in the middle. Good.
Hubby ordered nasi lemak. It looks good. I can smell the fragrance of the pandan rice. Hubby said, the taste is ok.
Kluang Laksa. The soup base is spicy. But there is only very little fish slices, but a lot spring onion and cucumber slices!!! However, the portion of every meal here is quite big. A good place to have tea time i should say.