Month: October 2008

Penang Day 1: Penang Here I Come

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The major jam on the way to aiport got me so worry that I migth miss my flight. I’m supposed to reach the airport before 6.30pm but didn’t expect the jam was so terrible at Simpang Tiga flyover but luckily I’m still not the last one to arrive ;p

Once we reached Penang, our friend came to pick us up at the airport. Then we went to get some food to eat. It was 11pm+ already, many places had closed or closing. Luckily there’s a kopitiam that was still opened but will close at around 12 am or 1am near our friend’s house at Air Itam area(if not mistaken).

This is the one, East Coast Food Centre(Not the exact name, I just direct translate it from the name on the fridge ;p)

We were told that Penang’s food is extremely cheap. Indeed! Cheap and portion is big! Worth it! I can tell you that you can never get such portion in Kuching with that kind of price. However, I have no idea the prices of the following food. Still it’s so much more cheaper than Kuching.

Left: I didn’t know Penang got Kueh Chap. However, theirs isn’t that thick. I still prefer our own kueh chap. Their kueh chap even got duck meat, ours are all spare parts of the pig.
Right: Mee Jawa, quite surprise that their mee jawa stall is owned by Chinese. I don’t think you can get Chinese mee jawa in Kuching. The mee jawa tasted a bit like belacan bee hoon *LOL* You get bee hoon in this, they mix the mee and bee hoon.


Left: Duck rice, nothing much to rave about this though. It’s just duck rice but portion is generous.
Right: Hokkien Char

Aiya… I just remember that I forgot to put in the photo of Tai Luk Mee, this is the only one with no bee hoon. *LOL* If you want to see the photo, you can go to sarawakian.net for it.


Left: BBQ fish, the sambal is great! They BBQ the fish with curry powder which is different from what you get in Kuching.
Right: Lala, lalalalala… ;p We saw many people eating this everywhere we went in Penang. Of course, our friend ordered it for us as well. Very tasty! The sauce is tasty but the lala’s flesh was very small. Hmm… Wrong season? Or it’s originally like this?

After eating, off we drove to Batu Ferringhi to where we stayed. It was very late already, when we reached there and settled down, it’s already 2am+.

Penand day 2 will come…

Going Places, Penang, The West Side

Back From Penang

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Got back from Penang last night at almost 8pm. Flight delayed due to the rain but reached Kuching on time. Went to Penang it rained; came back it rained also.

Lots of things to update, lots of photos need to be editted. You will get lots of Penang posts this few weeks ;p

Initial plan was to stay at Batu Feringghi but after consulting some friends in Penang, they said that it’s not recommended because it’s very far from the city. Ended up made a booking with Oriental Hotel at the city but then a friend offered to let us stayed at his house for free. Cancelled the booking few days before the trip.

When we reached Penang, guess what!?!? The house is at Batu Feringghi! *LOL* Good thing we were given a car to drive else transportation will be a problem. Batu Feringghi to the city is like from Kuching to Damai/Santubong, that kind of distance. Imagine that hahaha…

Every night we reached home after 12.30am and slept at around the earliest 1.30am or the latest 2am+. Every morning we went out at 10am+. Summore, 4 persons sharing a bathroom and a toilet. It’s not really that bad, there’s a kitchen sink to be utilised also.

Found out that many places especially the shopping complexes in Penang only open after 11am or so, therefore not much to see before 11am.

Skipped breakfast every morning and had brunch instead. Ate too little food there due to time constraint. Missed out many food and places. People had been telling us that we can cover the whole Penang in a short time but it turned out not very right ;p If just drive around the whole island in one day, it is possible but if you really want to visit/explore many places or eat many food in few days time, it is not possible at all!

Basically this is the summary. Detailed posts will come.

By the way, if you notice, I used to be very kiasu in covering new places or events in Kuching last time but these few months, I don’t do anything like this anymore. One thing is due to my weekend classes and another thing is that I’m quite lazy and busy hahaha… Wrong timing also. I also don’t have the mood to do it also, wonder why? Hmm…

Anyway, stay tuned for my Penang posts 😉 Let me reward you with one photo:

Going Places, Randomness

TrueCard

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I think many of you haven’t heard of this right? It’s a card for you to enjoy discounts and privileges in Kuching. You can learn more about it at their official website or their blog.

They don’t have many merchants now but rest assured that there are many coming real soon. For RM19.99 you get to enjoy the rewards for 6 months, there’s also one year card that will come soon. Here are some benefits that you can get:

  • Birthday treats (too bad, mine’s over)
  • Rewards
  • Holidays, get special offers as member
  • Have chance to earn extra income
  • Have the opportunity to join in events around Malaysia

Just check out their website for details.

Actually, I’m writing this post to ask you to join the contest organises by TrueCard in KuchingBloggers.com. You don’t have to be a member of TrueCard to join but if you are already a member then might as well utilised the card rght? You don’t have to be a KuchingBloggers.com members to join too. It’s open to all of you with blogs that are based in Kuching.

It’s quite easy to win really. As so far, not many people are joining, even if you can’t get to the top 3 prizes, you can still get the consolation prizes, there are 10 of them! It will run from October to December. It is better to join the October contest because I think there will be many that join in later months. This is my personal tip to you. So go join it.

I know that you will say that there’s not many merchants but they will have more coming in soon. When they have more, the chances of you winning might be slimmer hahaha… Got the logic? ;p

Go join now!

Interesting

Everyday Minerals Foundation Swatches

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I’m still in Penang and this is a scheduled post just like the previous posts. ;p

I managed to do a quick experimentation the other day. I haven’t fully use them yet except the concealer which I blended them with random foundation. We’ll talk about this on other days.

Here are the swatches in case you are interested.

(L-R)Golden Medium, Light Olive, Fawn
From the first batch. None of the colour suit me but it won’t be very obvious I guess if I have thin layer of them on my face except Fawn. I tested them on my forehead and the colour maintained as it is at the end of the day.

Here’s from the second batch:

(Left)Winged Buttered, Neutral, Olive Medium
(Right)Olive Medium(intensive), Neutral(intensive), Winged Buttered(semi matte)
I think I’ve found one very close to me, Neutral is the one! In the photo, it has tiny bit of yellow but in real life, I can’t see it! I think I got my colour already!


Lastly, the blusher I got. Salon Fun. I tested it on my eyelid as eyeshadow. Hmm… Not a very good idea for eyeshadow if you are using it alone because it looked like I got bruise(o che) on my eye ;p It looked ok in the photo but in real life, unless I’m dressing up for Halloween *LOL*

That’s all for the time being. I have to find a day to totally use them on my whole face.

Girl Stuffs, Review It!

Trees Can’t Dance

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Trees can’t dance because they are rooted ;p Actually just wanted to share with you about Trees Can’t Dance sauces from UK.
The one on the left is Sweet Chili Sauce. It tasted like Thai chili sauce. Great for Thai fishcakes, stir-fry and rice dishes. Also can be used for roast chicken or baked ham glazing. Not very spicy but those that can’t tolerate spiciness will feel that it’s very spicy.

The one of the right is Plum Dipping Sauce. It’s just plum sauce. Great for freshly cooked prawns, salad, for toast and many more. It’s up to you. It can be used anywhere you like.

What is so special about these sauce? They only use natural ingredients and maintain an ethical approach to every aspect of production. Their ingredients are planted without the use of pesticides, or herbicides and without any chemical or artificial fertilisers. They are licensed by the Soil Association. WAH! Got this kind of association.

In case you are curious, this is their site http://www.treescantdance.co.uk

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