MY FOOD PRINT

Guilin Part 2 - Feng Shui and Landscape

2011-07-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

Guilin is said to have a very strategic location based on feng shui perspective. Over the centuries, Guilin has been the "feng shui location" for debut of king or great leader. It was said to be the cohesion of all goodness. The king Lu was once meditate and found peace here..then he subsequently overlord the dynasty...while in most recent history, it was said that not even the Japanse missile in WW2 could hit the place... I don't know how true the stories told by the tour guide but the greeny and freshy landscape did make me feel good here..

The running water was symbolizing prosperous...

The path that King Lu was once walking...I guess so...

The five happiness pagoda which built strictly according to the dimension of Feng Shui...

This echo wall was specially built in a curve...you can hear the "reply" from the wall and so your wishes would come true...

There was a wall molding the standard appearance of people during Dynasty Tang...the perception and evolution of human body shape has been seriously deviated...

"Opps...my butt is not big enough!"

Guilin Part 1 - The local life and food

2011-06-21T08:07:00.000-07:00

Used to hear that "桂林山水甲天下" which means the best scenery under the roof of sky is located at Guilin...and this time, I have finally able to witness her beauty myself... However, don't hope too much on their food...

Guilin is considered a very recent developed city with well planned... as I saw, the residents here mostly riding motorbike, electrical bike, public transport or walking... environmental friendly...

The streets were broad and well decorated with plantation...people were walking quickly but drive slowly...young girls make up very nicely but talk loudly...

Still people washing clothes at river side? or just demonstrating to us on how people wash clothes in old days?

Then we have this fresh water fish from the river that aunty washed clothes...

Fried lotus roots and mushroom were very special as I never ate before...delicious but very oily...as can see the shinny reflection on the pictures...

Chicken was very skinny and rough...I guess it was the villages' poultry...

Bird soup with herbs...Chinese love herbs soup...can enhance body strength and health?

Despite, Guilin is famous of this fermented bean curd...and really must try...very good taste especially eat with plain porridge...

Chinese here also love to drink...and their beer is almost three times cheaper than in Malaysia...

But come to breakfast, I kinda miss "nasi lemak"...the pictures would tell why....

Four star hotel...

And the service crew like to play "hide and seek"...
They enjoyed the food served on table too...just take and put into mouth...

Well...the most familiar things here was...
McDonald's...

Why no Ladies' Day half price promotion??

We walked around the lake and also night market...even 2 am still crowded with people...

Musical fountain...

Bridge made of glass...

I guess this is the only historical building here...

Busy junction...

7-11's pinky sister??

The night market...

All sort of braised...

Durian...

Watsons's surname is "wat"...

Shoes brushing service...

Pretty Chinese girl....

Thailand -- James Bond Island Phuket

2011-06-03T07:08:00.000-07:00

My previous trip to Trang Thailand was almost 3 years back...indeed this Phuket visit was not a holiday trip but rather a "two days" outrun...

Since that time was constrained, we must plan for things to do and must do first...in which were tomyam food...massage....and also the sea and beach (not bitch)...

First day upon arrival, half day was spent for city tour and also "waiting"...waiting for the "late van" for airport transfer...waiting for the "late tour guide" probably overslept...waiting for other tour mates...the arrangement between AirasiaGo and the local travel agency was rather poor...

Well, basically the city tour was just sitting in the van and looked outside the window... plenty of hotels, restaurants, massage centers...."yes, we saw".... the tour guide briefly introduced the places we passed by...but none I could remembered...then we stop at a few places which typically selling goods like souvenir, pearl, jade... luckily it was just the first half day....

Right after the so-called city tour, we walked around the shop lots nearby at Patong...and finally we entered a biker's bar for dinner...the environment here was good...and the decoration was very interesting with all the biker's accessories and collections...

However, the food was not so satisfying...we were expecting some real "hot and spicy" in Thailand, but what we got here was the taste for white only...anyhow, it was still a pleasant dinner...

Day 2, we went for James Bond Island with canoeing package.
The weather was just nice after rain and we were very much enjoyed canoeing, swimming, singing, beers, laughter and not to mention the lady boys performance was so entertaining....

Dinner, for this time, we go for road side stall...and yes, we got our very best Thai food here...seafood tomyam, dried fried pork curry, squid salad and some grilled meat balls...

Yumyum...out of imagined, the squid salad was the hottest among all other dishes we ordered...my friend love it the most...while I drank two cans of ice coke for it...

After all, we went for two hours full body Thai massage plus facial treatment...so comfortable and slowly I closed my eyes...hmmm....zzzz....

Next thing I know, I found myself in the lecture hall again...arrgh...

Butterfly by Olivia Ong and Mirai Girls

2011-05-11T09:44:00.000-07:00

是我在你身边我还不懂
What are you thinking I don't know
无法看懂你无情的心态
Baby please learn in my eyes
我懂我的魅力还是不够
What do you want now I don't know
在你心目中我是否还在
Won't you give it one more try
我们是否已经走到爱情的终点
But you keep it to yourself
不必说已经太明显
Any know that you I gonna leave me anyway
I can never make it stay
何必再拖延时间

Flying butterfly, it's gonna be alright
别伤心，just go, I know 我只需要一点时间
Flying butterfly, I need strength to go baby
fly fly 飞向你要的空间

已经到了分手的时候
What are you thinking I don't know
也许你开始感到内疚
Too late baby,快放手
也许我看起来潇洒
But what's still I wanna say I love you
也许我们还能做个朋友
all you do is break my heart
我们已经走到了爱情的终点
But you never understand
不必说已经太明显
Any knew that you but gonna leave me anyway
I can never make it stay
何必再拖延时间

Flying butterfly, it's gonna be alright
别哭泣，just go, I know 我只需要一点时间
Flying butterfly, I needed strength to go baby
fly fly 飞向你要的空间

oh~~ it's gonna be alright now
oh~~ fly baby

Flying butterfly, it's gonna be alright
别哭泣，just go, I know 我只需要一点时间
Flying butterfly, I needed strength to go baby
fly fly 飞向你要的空间
Flying butterfly, it's gonna be alright
别哭泣，just go, I know 我只需要一点时间
Flying butterfly, I needed strength to go baby
fly fly 飞向你要的空间

Batu Ferringhi Penang

2011-04-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

Penang holiday hotspot -- Batu Ferringhi.

Long seashore and the most strategic place to see sunset in Penang...

Though I have visited plenty of times... the same place but always different feeling...a lot of memorable happenings here...my birthday celebration was here...conference was here...sweets and tears were here too...
and also occasionally accompanied visitors from different places...so as this time...my honorable guest from 珠海...

Saw some new angles of Batu Ferringhi through her "eyes"...

Realized I am so blessed...can just bump into the sandy beach simply anytime...until it was nothing more eliciting...

Learn to take it as brand new experiences...and keep on the youthful synergy...haha...felt like 8-teen again

Water sports at Batu Ferringhi: Para sailing, jet ski, banana boat and more...price around 15 to 200 MYR...need to bargain for good price...

Sunset...

My foot prints...hmm...looks a bit deformed...

"We love beach"...

Happiness need some sacrifices of tanning skin...

Italian Cone Pizza in Puchong

2011-04-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

Wanna try a mouthful of cheese?
You may find it here in Italian Cone Pizza...

The restaurant located at Puchong, the shop lots opposite IOI mall (site of HSBC bank)...

This is the first time I learned about cone pizza... in a "cone" shape of cause...filled with all short of ingredients and cheeses... instead of flat round pan pizza...

Crispy at the outside while juicy the inside...

Tropical Loaded (Chicken):
Chicken ham, shredded chicken, chicken pepperoni, pineapple, thousand island sauce and cheese...
RM11.90

The environment is clean and good...but hardly find a parking space...

Looking for a smart phone that looking smart -- Samsung Galaxy S II

2011-03-02T11:21:00.000-08:00

"Design appearance...feature...speed..."
This is the sequence of priority when choosing a smartphone...

At first, I was thinking to have an Apple's iPhone...considering its brand and astonish design... but at the same time, struggle with its "exclusiveness"... hardly decided..."oh sorry, white color iPhone is not available in Malaysia =.=""...

So the salesman started to suggest other phone for me...indeed he critics a lot on iPhone 4...such as weak reception... not much different from iPhone 3's features except video call... but video calls only iPhone 4 to iPhone 4... battery easily get warm... can iron your clothes after 5 minutes voice call...brabrabraaa...sounds nothing good except its brand...and making me felt like a fool to buy iPhone 4...

Then Samsung Galaxy S came across to me...
Forgive my ignorance...I can't understand how LCD LED television can be related to phone... "What?! Samsung's phone?" was my first impression...
Despite its attractive features...I can't compromise with the word "SAMSUNG" printed so big and obvious on the heading...scared that nobody knows it seems...
So the deal off...

Perhaps Samsung has heard me...haha...
Samsung Galaxy S II with the heading wiped off...has very much cooler design and exciting features...

Samsung Galaxy S II

4.3" SUPER AMOLED plus display
Samsung Dual Core Application Processor
1GB of RAM and running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz UI 4.0
Camera 8MP Auto Focus with LED Flash and 2MP Front
8.49mm Slim Design

Approximate price 3200 MYR....release on 31 March 2011...

From Kashandra, India

From Kai, Hong Kong

From Jim, USA

Don't contain yourself....

The nearest beach from KL -- Pantai Morib

2011-02-21T06:41:00.000-08:00

Pantai Morib is the nearest seaside from Kuala Lumpur despite Port Dickson which is more well known...
As we had expected...slow traffic...everyone seems to get out from the crowded city on weekends yet were still trapped in the traffic...what to do??
Get rid of that, just blow out the stress..."HUALAA"

Bubbles...no one can resists the fun it brings...

After that, we went to Tanjong Sepat to treat our stomach...
Tanjong Sepat has remained the same as my last visit two years ago...
The breeze...the sand...the bridge and lamppost...

Perfect weekends!

Paragliding Bahau Seremban -- Everyone Can Fly

2011-01-24T09:49:00.000-08:00

Paragliding is a sport game with long history...yet it started in Malaysia since 1995...
A few hot spot for paragliding, being the most popular one -- Bukit Jugra. However, the direction of the wind blow was not suitable at that time being...we shift ourselves to Bukit Penarikan Bahau 1100 ft, which is slightly higher than Bukit Jugra, and its about 2 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur...

Went up the top of hill by Jeep... the view was so nice...and we were over excited for our first glide soon...so much so putting behind the hot sun...

Putting on the "big wing"... and ready to take off...

Blue sky...white cloud...green earth....
Is this the taste of freedom...fly like a bird??

Tips and things to prepare for paragliding:
1. Sun block
2. Sun Glasses
3. Cap
4. Long sleeves, long pants, covered shoes
5. Cameras
and most importantly....plenty of drinking water!! you would easily dehydrated spending 3 to 4 hours under hot sun!!

Fees:
Paragliding license course: RM1200 to RM1500
Paragliding equipment: about RM10000
Paragliding tandem flight: RM150 to RM200

Seremban Famous Beef Noodles -- Yee Kee

2011-01-23T05:49:00.000-08:00

Best beef noodles in town, presented by Yee Kee which located at the center of Seremban...
Founded by Mr. Poon Yee since 1930's with his special beef noodles recipe...and became a landmark here in Seremban...

Fusion of original beef noodles recipe, over 3 generation of improvement and modernization...now Yee Kee provides more than just the superior taste of noodles...

Beef lover must try...beef noodles, beef balls and beef jerky...

Besides, there are some other dishes or meals in the menu, such as chicken chop, chicken rice, nasi lemak, and spaghetti...but I never get a chance to try all of them...

Price:
Beef Noodles RM6 (Regular) and RM8 (Large)
Beef Jerky RM6.80
Beef Balls RM6 (10 pieces)

Kajang Famous Hot Soup and Spicy Meat

2011-01-20T06:04:00.000-08:00

Come to Kajang, first thing to do must be Kajang satay... but its not the only choice...
Hot soup (spicy soup with pepper and spice) has debut as Kajang famous food...and Restaurant Kee V located at Sg. Chua being the hot spot for hot soup...

There are three "must try", namely the Hot Soup, Spicy Meat and Chicken with Wine...

These three will set you ablaze and remember to order more drinks to put out the fire...

Visit their website

Price range: Average
Hot soup (single) MYR 9
Spicy meat (single) MYR 9
Chicken with wine (single) MYR 9

Golf Lesson 1

2011-01-11T05:30:00.000-08:00

I always tease that golf players are all the old folks and kind of lazy game...haha...pardon me, I was so wrong...

First step, how to hold the iron...

Hit the ball...

Post yourself and say cheese...(this is nonsense =.=")

Advice from coach:
I am very talented...hehe...but have to work hard and practice...lol...back pain already...

Penang Coconut Milk and Jelly -- Joez

2010-12-18T08:38:00.000-08:00

Coconut milk is a must to try in Penang Island especially at beach or seaside...but here we were going to Joez the coconut special outlet in the center of Georgetown capital city...

Joez Coconut located near to Penang Time Square...with a house full of coconut for distribution...but there is still a clean and neat sitting area (with TV somemore) inside...

Besides the fresh coconut milk... another famous "coconut product", so-called Coconut Jelly, is also favor by most Penangist...

Fresh coconut milk: RM1.80
Coconut jelly: RM3.80

Derek's -- Passion for Food in Kulim

2010-12-11T08:01:00.000-08:00

A new place for pleasant dinning at Kulim, Derek's Place... its operated by a very well experience chef who was previously working around the world and a very friendly manager... and only two of them, running this small and elegant cottage...

Its located in a resident area, semi detached building and a beautiful orchid garden...

Nice view and flowers are bonus...we were looking for food...here we had mushroom soup, Oriental Chicken Chop and Chicken Cacciatore...

Though it took quite a long time to deliver the food, since only one chef and a helper for all, the taste was special and worth a try...

Price range
Soup: Cream of Mushroom RM5.00
Main course: Spaghetti RM16.00, Oriental Chicken Chop RM15, Australian Grilled Sirloin Steak RM32, Minute Steak RM20...
Other side order: Garlic bread RM6.50, French Fries RM4.50

Pulau Aman -- Seafood Paradise

2010-11-21T07:16:00.000-08:00

Pulau Aman located at Tambun, 15 min boat trip from mainland to this small and peaceful island...

Fresh seafood available all day long from the boat came back...and depends on luck and season, customers can buy whatever that offer here...freshness is guaranteed... then will be prepared and served by the kitchen service here...

We got AAA size mantis prawn (so-called lai niu har), super big crabs, and uncountable shrimps...

Don't worry...the charges is always surprisingly cheaper than any other seafood restaurant you can named...
But please beware of your cholesterol level... haha...

Iranian mates + Iranian food + Kuala Lumpur = Awesome

2010-10-23T11:30:00.000-07:00

Acknowledgment for Ehsan and Marjan... you two are sweet and adorable...

After almost one year of "hi and bye...", out of expectation, came to a click with my Iranian lab mates...
Can't believe someone nearly 4000 miles away in another side of globe...we could sit together and share... totally frank chatting from religion, culture, lifestyle, business, family, thought and perception...

Though Ehsan claimed that he can cook better than these, but still I would like to share here, my first Iranian meal at Garden...

This is the typical Iranian rice served with fillet and grilled tomato...
The rice is not the ordinary one that we have in South East Asia...and the preparation is much more tedious according to Ehsan...not simply steamed with electronic rice cooker...each and every rice grains are so perfectly shape...with very light taste...slowly diffuse in my mouth...
Besides, there are salad (which is mixture of cucumber and tomato dressed with lime sauce) and also creamy barley soup... May be its too hasty to draw a conclusion, Iranian food are prone to sour taste with lime and tomato..

I am pretty much enjoy my fillet...while they have beef tenderloin and minced meat...

I am so full after ate half of the meal...but can you imagine normally in Iran, the portion served is two times bigger than this?

Life is full of surprises...

Paint ball --- truly pain but fun

2010-09-19T03:21:00.000-07:00

I couldn't remember when was the last time I enjoyed team match game...
8 versus 7... 3 games... win or lose is not the main concern, but the feeling of being part of the team... fire... fight... run... squad... cross... shout... and of cause the pain we shared...

Heard a lot about how painful being shot.. how dangerous the paint if accidentally burst into eyes.. in fact I am very scared of pain... but to paint ball, it was not as scary as I imagine la...you would proud of getting the bruise of shot marked...hahaha

Anyhow, the rules of thumb is play safe and basic precaution must be taken... marker, mask, vest and other basic equipments are available for players, but you may use your own one as well (for advance players)... whereas for first time player like me, several things to prepared for happy paint ball match are:
1. Good camera... you may ask marshal's help to shoot the snaps when you are shooting.
2. Dark color jacket... the paint may burst on the shirt...and the dye is not easy to be cleaned off... long sleeves cover and protect your arms from direct hitting of the ball.
3. Long pants and sport shoes... easier for movement in jungle trail...
4. Contact lenses... spectacles may not be convenient to be covered in the protection mask.
5. Personal cleaning kit... such as shower cream, shampoo and towel.
6. Extra shoes or slippers... just in case... like this happened...=.="

We played four matches, three different missions and three different fields...we have 500 shots for each players (extra charges for top up). The game was really hectic and tense... thanks god its just a game... couldn't imagine its a real war...great team mates... challenging opponents... good experience...only thing not satisfying me was the so-called "buffet" food: rice, spicy fish, yellowish vegetable and watermelon... so disappointing... well ya... if its the real war, you should appreciate for this "two dishes" buffet lunch...

Fees: RM100 per person
Venue: Taman Pertanian Malaysia Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam

Penang Mee Sotong and Chicken Chop

2010-08-11T08:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my dear friends from Sabah, I manage to eat around again in Penang...hehe. This is their first time visit Penang, besides shopping, eat is the most important activity to do in Penang.

Here would introduced the most popular Mee Sotong and Chicken Chop in Penang...well...people may wonder what so special about chicken chop, the western food in an eastern country's island??

Okay, we talk about chicken chop later...

Mee sotong at Esplanade has been recently voted as the best in Penang. Surely, a lot of people...we wait there almost 1 hour for just two plate...yeah...taste very good and the sotong (squid) really fresh...but its too spicy for me (yet "the spice girl" love it so much =.=")... hence eating mee sotong here must come with coconut milk shake...vanilla ice-cream plus coconut...the surprising combination...

In hokkien dialect, we used to ask for "pan gi", "tua te" and "ho chiak", which mean cheap in price, big portion and delicious... yes... cheap, big and delicious chicken chop here in Penang.

If you don't mind to have western food in traditional Chinese kopitiam seat, then you should visit this "hybrid western restaurant" -- Hainan Western in Mount Erskine or more commonly known as "Pek Hun Shua Chicken Chop".

There are almost 50 variety of steak, chicken, fillet, pork chop and etc on the menu board...really hard to decide... although its always full house here, the food serve very fast and hot from kitchen...

Here are a few that served to us... cordon bleu pork chop...barbecue fish fillet...fruity chicken chop...etc... and myself love cordon bleu pork very much :D... no other place that I know could find this!

Fresh, yummy, juicy, tasty...words can't describe...perhaps I was too hungry... and most importantly my Sabah friends were very much enjoying Penang culture western food here...

Price:
Mee Sotong RM3.50 - RM5.00 per plate
Hainan Western RM6.00 - RM14.00 per set

What's your G?

2010-07-17T06:26:00.000-07:00

Along with McDonald's new launched Great-tasting Chicken Burger GCB, stand a chance to win RM5000 cash by joining "what's your G" contest at facebook McDonald's Malaysia.

Wake up at 4pm Saturday, I have not been enjoying such a lazy weekend for long time. Bring along with my brand new Lumix GF1, hehe, came all the way to McD for a snap shot of this legendary GCB...

I supposed that the crews were sleepy at Saturday late afternoon.. 3 to 4 of customers including me were have to wait about 10 to 15 minutes in front of the counter waiting the food to be served =.="...this is so called "fast-food" restaurant. Well, money paid, food not ready, and you have to stand there "watching" the robotic faced crews to serve you drink (2 minutes), fries (3minutes), burger (4 minutes), sundae chocolate (10 minutes, have to get chocolate from store behind!)...imagine I was fasted for 18 hours at that time...

Anyhow, I got my food finally..just forgive their bad service..

Well well well... "GCB" the first thing come across my mind was something rude...what the cb (cibxx)...opps...i m sorry.. its McDonald's chicken burger...

The chicken thigh grilled just nice, together with mayonnaise dressed fresh lettuce and soft bread... simple but complementary combined into Great-tasting Chicken Burger -- GCB... however, I think the patty is rather small, it tasted like Japanese terriyaki chicken, but I think the accent is covered by a bit "too much" of mayonnaise dressing...

So, what's your G?
I will say: Guess what? standing 15 minutes to grab one cb burger.

Set Medium: RM11.90+

New Era of "small" DSLR Camera

2010-06-19T14:18:00.000-07:00

Since the pass two years, Micro Four Thirds system have been taking place on the DSLR market. The pioneer being Olympus and Panasonic, have set out a new course, which has obviously become a hit with the consumers like me. Well, almost one year I wish to have one Olympus E-P1, then finally (collected enough of "hobby fund") decided to have one which combines the size of compact camera with SLR image quality.

There is a lot of enthusiasm for Micro Four Thirds, causing others to also assign their R&D department to create a similar concept. Including Sony and Sumsung, with their introduction of the Sony NEX-5 and NX10 respectively. Despite of image quality, those manufacturer also aims on photographer at entry level, which with affordable trial price. For sure, I am so happy with that.

First of all, Olympus come out with E-PL1 which has its build in flash as demanded by most consumers and the price is much lower because of its plastic body (instead of metal). Then Lumix has its G series, DMC-G2 and its sister DMC-G10.

Lumix DMC-G10 is Panasonic's latest addition to its G family of m4/3 cameras. It is, in short, Panasonic's attempt at creating a strong competitor to Canon and Nikon's entry-level DSLR line-up and at the same time attack the entry-level consumer who may be in the market for an ultra-zoom point and shoot or, barring that, a standard pocket camera. The price for Lumix DMC G10 shall be around 599 USD (approximately RM 1940) compare to G2 which offer at the price range above 799 USD (approximately RM2800). The main different is that G2 features a brand-new touch-sensitive, articulating LCD screen, with touch controls.

After considering the price and the feature, I was hardly decided to buy Lumix DMC G10. Build in flash, view finder, handy, changeable lenses (though I don't know how and what lenses to use yet) and one more important thing is I like its user friendly operation buttons with rear dial, which I found easier instead of pressing plus or minus buttons.

The feature of Panasonic Lumic DMC G10 (See the main part of Lumix G10.)

Type	Live MOS Sensor
Effective pixels	12.1 Megapixels
Total pixels	13.1 Megapixels
Aspect Ratio	4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
Colour filter type	Primary colour filter
Mount	Micro Four Thirds mount
Type	Contrast AF system
Exposure metering	Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
AF modes	Face detection / AF Tracking / 23-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing
AF lock	AF/AE LOCK button or Shutter button halfway pressed in AFS mode
AE lock	AF/AE LOCK button or Shutter button halfway pressed
AEB	3,5,7 frame, in 1/3 or 2/3 EV Step, ±2 EV
Type	Focal-plane shutter
Speed	Still Images: 1/4000 ~ 60 and Bulb (up to approx. 4minutes)
Release	Remote control with bulb function by DMW-RSL1 (Optional)
Settings	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set 1,2 / Color temperature setting
Viewfinder	Live View Finder (202,000 dots equivalent)
Magnification	Approx. 1.04x / 0.52x (35mm camera equivalent) with 50mm lens at infinity; -1.0 m-1
Eyepoint	Approx.17.5mm from eyepiece lens
Dioptre connection	-4.0 ~ +4.0 m-1
Monitor	3.0inch / 3:2 Aspect / Wide viewing angle
Coverage	Approx. 100%
Brightness	Brightness (7 levels), Color (7 levels)
Hotshoe	TTL Auto with FL220/FL360/FL500(Optional)
Second Curtain sync	1st. Curtain Sync, 2nd Curtain Sync.
Still image type	RAW, RAW+Fine, RAW+Standard, Fine, Standard
Pict. bridge	PictBridge compatible（Print size, Layout, Date setting is selectable ）
Batteries	ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack
Dimensions	124 x 83.6 x 74mm / 4.88 x 3.29 x 2.91 in (excluding protrusions)
Weight (body only)	Approx. 558g

Cool huh?
But I have not seen any Lumix DMC G10 in Malaysia...and most of the camera dealers never heard of Lumix G10!! Is it my illusion??

Ipoh so called famous chicken bean sprout - - disappointing

2010-03-27T01:34:00.000-07:00

Besides Penang, Ipoh shall be the famous place for delicious food in Malaysia.

After quite a long time of planning, finally I made my first time truly to Ipoh!
Heard a lot of how nice the food in Ipoh, and I was given a "must try" list...

Before go on with happy experience in Ipoh, I would like to highlight the terrible Lou Wong...so called "famous" chicken bean sprout!

There are a few chicken rice shops in the area, but unfortunately I pick the wrong one perhaps.. the name of the shop Lou Wong, with a plat hanging in the middle of shop written "The Most Famous in Town: Specialized in Chicken Bean Sprout and Kuetiao", and the shop was almost full house.. so much so I wonder that Ipoh chicken rice tasted so "uniquely" or it was something wrong with my taste bud?

This photo was intentionally up side down! Just like the description and the real was totally "up side down"!

The rice was just plain white rice, not the usual oil rice...what I can said was worse than "economy rice" at hawker stall, which at least with nice pandan leafs smell... perhaps, the business was too good and the oil rice just out of stock?? and simply gave us the ordinary rice but unordinary price? I wouldn't know because it was my first (and the last) visit.

Okay, next the chicken served... then I realized all the oil missing from the rice came to the chicken...
Super oily, stale, tasteless or just the taste of black soy sauce I can tell... and the worse part was the chicken still raw...
I was so upset of why coming all the way so far even the chicken rice of the kopitiam next to my door is much much much better than this "Ipoh famous chicken"!

Next, the bean sprout... I thought its very easy to be prepared... shall be no problem... but I really surprised that it could be spoiled too...the whole plate was full of pepper...none of us know how to appreciate it...perhaps pepper's lover??

The so called "most famous" might be the most lousy, perhaps on the odd day...you will simply spend RM32 for such a terrible Ipoh food.
I am sorry to share such a bad experience in Ipoh here..but don't be disappointed, there are still other really nice food in Ipoh...such as dim sum, soy bean curt, salty chicken and more...

Prawning - Fishing prawn - My new hobby

2010-03-06T05:46:00.000-08:00

Recently, my friend took me for prawning.. and I love it after all..

Prawning or prawn fishing is a hobby..like fishing but it can be an indoor game with pay-pond..all equipment provided..

Pay-pond usually be just a shop lot, big pond with aeration system in the middle, occupying 80% space of the shop, and chairs are provided surrounding the pond.

The shop will provides you a simple stick with color marked "floater".. then you just hook a tiny piece of chicken liver as bait (provided as well) and throw into water..
Prawn could be anywhere in the pond..just wait patiently.. suddenly you will see the sign when "floater" sinking down.. then faster pull!pull!pull!!!!!

For a first timer like me, you would scream uncontrollably.. then the next second, the prawn was flying above you head..and your friend beside have to be careful.. haha.. as if I was pulling out a shark..

Well, after one and a half hour, I got 1 prawn while my friend got 2, and the other 3 were given by tauke.. so we have 6 yummy oven baked fresh prawns happily..

Mr. Prawn
No. 15, Jalan PJS 8/12, Dataran Mentari, Petaling 46150, Selangor.
(Near to Sunway Pyramid)
019-2388252

Want to be a Chef?

2009-12-13T07:21:00.000-08:00

Eating is an activity happening everyday for us. We are really lucky one can enjoy more than sufficient of food. Indeed, people are demand for more than "food" which is not only something to put into mouth, its an art - Culinary Arts.

Since the past centuries, chef has been emerging as a respected and high paid profession in Malaysia.
The image of a chef now a day, is no longer a man with shorts, singlet and a pan holding in hand. Chef today has their whitish uniform, image with clean and serious in their design of dishes. They are playing the great innovation and responsibility in enlightening the buds of taste as well as ensuring the nutritious and safety of food products.

To be a chef, here is a short cut -- Joint a proper and well recognized culinary course.
One of the famous culinary college in Malaysia is Cilantro Culinary Academy, located at USJ, Subang Jaya. They have the best facilities for all kind of food preparation and of cause the qualified instructors.
A good chef born from experiences easily 10 years. With this short cut of taking the culinary course, students are easily saving 5 to 10 years of time, and securing with plenty of job opportunity in various hotel, restaurants and food industry.

However, not everyone are suitable to be a successful chef.
Chef shall have their own instinct of creativity, hard working, discipline and strong physical coordination. A well presented dishes always has its story behind...

Teluk Kumbar Seafood Restaurant

2009-12-13T06:32:00.000-08:00

Today, lets go to one of the best Penang famous, delicious, fast and cheap, seafood restaurant.

Using so many terms to describe is indeed very true!

Teluk Kumbar Seafood Restaurant, How You.

How You in mandarin word means good friends. So, the price is friendly and you can enjoy the precious and delicious at the same time with you good friends.

Though its wooden house with simple furniture, its clean, close to nature and nice scene...

First thing must eat is the Satay here. Satay, meat prepared with special spice on a stick, and then grilled with charcoal...serving with cucumber...

After enjoy the "appetizer", we have deep fried squid...which are crispy and yummy...

Next, which is kind of seashell, we called "Kappa" in hokkien...serving with herbal soup and little of alcohol... the freshness of the seafood and the flaming alcohol and herbs were such a great combination... you would instantly feel stronger and enlighten...

Besides seafood, we have this pork ribs served with black soy source... its so juicy and delicious... the pork rib has been specially remove the bone, and prepared with the source with a little of sweetness and salty...no other pork chop of any restaurant can beat this "Pork Rib King"..

Again, the price is truly cheap and worthy, three of us ordered for 6 dishes is only RM50++

Fun Game for Group - Go Kart Racing

2009-12-04T00:02:00.000-08:00

Shah Alam Stadium. Good racing circuit and space.
Weekends beside shopping mall, movie and food, here a good entertainment, go kart.

Here you can show off your driving skill, speed limit is on your foot, no summon but have to follow some rules of the game also... and the best thing is you can enjoy the drift without worry the cost of rubber tyres..

Everyone can be a racer here... see who is the champion on the road!
Before play, you will be ask to sign the agreement of risk your life for this game...you may write down your will also...

After briefing, get set and GO!

and this is me...hehe...looks pro right???

but shamefully was third place from behind...

After 12 laps of drive, tired and muscle pain...kind of exhausting exercise too...