Category: Going Places

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[Vlog] Where to Shop and What to Buy In Osaka, Japan

October 2, 2019October 7, 2019 sweet surrender No Comments

CORRECTION:
1. Daiso Malaysia is selling RM5.90 per item, not RM5.60. Obviously I haven’t shop there for ages 😛
2. Typo… Should be “Lindt” not “Lintd” (hahaha…)

Before I start my first part of my new series, Kansai Prefecture Tripping, I’m going to share my Osaka haul in August. What you see here are what I had brought home. I did buy a lot more but I had already consumed them when I was there.

Total spent: Approximately JPÂ¥16900 (Approximately RM676)

*The ‘fish’ in the last part of the video will be in my future video. I’ve totally forgotten all about it

Stay tuned to my new series 🙂 I hope you can subscribe to my YouTube channel(https://bit.ly/lovebellbelle), pretty pleaseeee…

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[Vlog] Ep 19: Osaka 8D7N Summer 2019 | New Series Coming

September 13, 2019October 7, 2019 sweet surrender 1 Comment

Some of you might have noticed that I was away for awhile in August. I went to Osaka again!! Truth to be told, I was quite reluctant to go but thinking that I still have the Japanese Yen which I didn’t spend last year, still have the transport card with some money in it, might as well go again. Furthermore, the flight ticket and accommodation were cheaper than last year too. Why not? At the same time, I was thinking of the content for my YouTube channel (https://bit.ly/lovebellbelle), this trip came just in time 😉

Stay tuned!! Hope to see you soon! Please subscribe if you donâ€™t know mind. It means a lot to me ðŸ™‚ Hope I can reach at least 100 subscribers before 2019 ends.

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[Vlog] 6D5N Penang – Ipoh – Cameron Highlands Road Trip (July 2019)

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 sweet surrender No Comments

[Day 1 – Thursday, 25th July 2019]

Kuching to Penang with Air Asia AK5437, departed at around 22:30.
Did you know that Air Asia has direct flight to and fro Kuching from Penang? It’s been around for ages but many didn’t know about it. 14 flights a week!
Check in G Suites at Mansion One (57-11-13, Mansion One, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang)

[Day 2 – friday, 26th July 2019]

Breakfast at Hot Bowl White Curry Mee (58-C, Jalan Rangoon, 10400 Penang).
Drove from Penang to Ipoh.
Lunch at Restoran Delicious (37-45, Lorong Taman Ipoh 1, Taman Ipoh selatan; 31400 Ipoh, Perak) for lunch. *Typo in the video
Drove from Ipoh to Cameron Highlands.
Check-in Imperial Court Apartment (Brinchang, 39100 Cameron Highlands, Pahang), can fit 10 pax in it. Free WiFi and parking available.

[Day 3 – Saturday, 27th July 2019]

We brought our own breakfast to Cameron Highlands.
Visited Cameron Lavender Garden(59, Brinchang, 39100 Brinchang, Pahang). Spent 1 hour 15 minutes there.
Then, it rained. We had to go to Cameron Square for lunch instead as we’re traveling with a toddler and a baby.
Lunch at Xin Teh Bak Kut Teh(Lot G-18(B), Cameron Square, Jalan Aranda Novaï¼ŒGreencow, 39100 Brinchang, Pahang).
Then bought a Cendol cheesecake from Strawberry Cottage(Lot G-13, Cameron Square, Brinchang, 39100 Cameron Highlands, Pahang). It was awesome! Tasted great, beyond our expectations.
Went to MR AISU Ice Cream Cafe(C-G-29, Barrington Square, Jalan Golden Hills 1, Taman Cameron Golden Hills, 39000, Pahang), only opens on Friday and Saturday. Another outlet(No. 5, Gerai Berhampiran Pasar, 39100 Brinchang, Pahang) opens daily except Wednesday.
When the rain stopped, we went to Brinchang Weekend Night Market(only available Friday and Saturday) for a walk. It is just opposite MR AISU.
Dinner at Delicious & Happiness Kitchen(No.16, Bawah Jalan Angsana 1, Brinchang Point Cameron Highlands, 39100 Brinchang, Pahang)

[Day 4 – Sunday, 28th July 2019]

Check-out Imperial Court Apartment.
Brunch at Restoran You De Chi (can’t find the address in Google hmm…), same row as Harmony Inn(No 10a, Jalan Angsana 3, Brinchang, 39100 Brinchang, Pahang).
Drove back to Ipoh.
Check-in Prima Condominium Ipoh.
Dinner at an unknown Chinese restaurant in Ipoh ;p Was tired and was busy entertaining a toddler hahaha… So I didn’t bother to take much photos or video.

[Day 5 – Monday, 29th July 2019]

Check- out Prima Condominium Ipoh.
Go to Concubine Lane for snack. The place is hard to find parking, we ended up parking at a private car park where we were charged RM5 for 2 hours. Do go there on weekdays before 11am to avoid the afternoon sun which can be very hot and also avoid the crowd. The earlier you arrive, the better chance for you to secure a parking. It took us quite awhile to look for parking.
Ding Feng Tau Fu Fa aka Concubine Lane made up of 3 streets but we only went to 2 because there’s really nothing much, the most happening is at is the Concubine Lane aka Lorong Panglima. Wife Lane and Second Concubine Lane has some wall paintings and decorations for photo opportunities and without the crowd.
We took a break at Cups & Cubes Cafe(No 10, Jalan Panglima, 30000 Ipoh, Perak) for Assam Laksa, just to try it out.
Then we moved to Concubine Lane Tau Fu Fa(8, Jalan Panglima, 30000 Ipoh, Negeri Perak) for Teocher Tau Fu Fa. Not bad! Not expensive too.
We then walked to Market Lane aka the Second Concubine Lane for a quick photo. We didn’t go to Wife Lane.
Went to Chooi Yue Dim Sum(2, 4 & 6, Tingkat Taman Ipoh 12, Taman Ipoh Selatan, 31400 Ipoh, Negeri Perak) for dim sum lunch.
Before heading back to Penang, we went to hunt for some durians. After the durian feast, we continued our journey to Penang.
Stopped by Xing Fu Tang Bukit Mertajam(13, Jalan Juru, Sentral, Juru Sentral14000 Bukit Mertajam, Pulau Pinang) for milk tea break.
Continued driving to 77 Bali Bali Cafe(Sungai Dua, Penang) for dinner.
Check in Econtel Queensbay(64, Persiaran Bayan Indah, Bayan Bay11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang). OMG! It’s just opposite a music lounge. If you need to sleep, you really don’t want to stay here. The music and singing was loud till you could feel the vibration in the room. You thought you were inside the lounge -.-” music didn’t stop until after 1am.

[Day 6 – Tuesday, 30th July 2019]

Check-out Econtel Queensbay.
Brunch at HK Boy Cart Noodle(Unit 73-1-1, Ideal@The One, Jalan Mahsuri, 11950 Bayan Lepas, Penang).
Off to IKEA(752, Persiaran Cassia Selatan 8, 14110, Lebuhraya Bandar Cassia, Penang) we went. Did some shopping spree here *LOL* I didn’t buy anything until for the past 5 days because there’s really nothing that fancied me.
Before heading to the airport, we went to Design Village Outlet Mall(733, Jalan Cassia Barat 2, Bandar Cassia, 14110, Penang). Bought nothing because it’s all too expensive because was comparing it to the UK ;p
Headed to Penang International Airport for McD dinner and to go back to Kuching with Air Asia, AK5436, departed at around 18:30.

Welcome back to Kuching, Sarawak.

I hope you will find this post useful in helping you to decide where to go when you’re in Penang, Ipoh, and Cameron Highlands. We didn’t go to many places because we have a baby and a toddler with us. It was also raining at Cameron Highlands.

Next trip… Maybe Sabah. Might just look around for pakej percutian ke sabah. That would save me all the troubles in planning for the trip *LOL*

Going Places, Pahang, Penang, Perak, The West Side

Layover at Plaza Premium Lounge Gateway@KLIA2

July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 sweet surrender 2 Comments

After we had our kaiten sushi at the Kansai International Airport, we boarded out flight back to Kuala Lumpur. Since we arrived at almost midnight, we decided to stay a night to get a good rest and freshen up before our next leg of flight back to Kuching in 12 hours.

We took the 12-hour package(room+meal) of Plaza Premium Lounge Gateway@KLIA2. It wasn’t cheap though. It was about RM220(it’s early booking saver rate from Agoda some more) for a room and meal for 2 pax. However, after flying in a packed flight for so many hours and need to wait 12 hours for the next flight home, that’s the best we can get. At least we had our meals(supper+breakfast) sorted and enjoyed our privacy rather than staying in the capsule hotel at the airport.

Our room came with a double decker bed. I dislike the bed especially when you need to climb up. The stairs isn’t user friendly at all. It’s quite dangerous for short people and with bad balance like me. It’s designed in such a way that the angle is 90 degree and there’s no handrail to hold. The only support you can get is pulling yourself up to the bed with the bar at side of the bed(which is quite far away) and the mattress cover. I almost fell when I got down from the bed because of the angle with no handrail to support, and the last step were blocked by the mattress which made it impossible to properly position your feet.

There isn’t window so it’s pitch dark if you switch off all the lights. There’s light at the wall next to each bed if you need to use it. The room is not soundproof though. The toilet and the bathroom are separated and spacious enough. All amenities are provided. The air-conditioning unit is centralized.

The food served was quite basic but better than nothing especially when you arrive at almost midnight, you are dead hungry.

Overall, it was an OK stay albeit the bad design of the bed. Whether I will stay here again? Maybe… If I really need to stay overnight at KLIA2. At least it’s convenient and with en-suite. There’s another airport hotel on the same floor which is similar, rate is similar too, I might try this instead depending on the rate. Capsule hotel is definitely a no-go for me.

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Eaten My First Kaiten Sushi at Nigirino Tokube, Kansai International Airport, Terminal 1, 2F

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 sweet surrender No Comments

This is my last post about my trip to Osaka in summer 2018. Guess what?!?! Heading there again in August ;p Finally… Took me almost a year to finish this post.

Throughout the 6 days in Osaka, I didn’t eat any sushi. My first kaiten sushi in Japan was at Nigirino Tokube, Kansai International Airport, Terminal 1, 2F. There were many eateries at the airport but since it was lunch hour, it was packed everywhere. This is the only eatery that had fast turnover and we didn’t wait too long.

People might be thinking we are crazy to eat so much raw food before boarding our flight hahaha… Oh well… We didn’t thought of this when we were there. Good thing, nothing bad happened to out tummy hahaha… Frankly, I’m not worry about this in Japan.

There were 5 of us. I don’t remember the total bill because I did not pay for it. These are the food we ate, some we took twice or even thrice. We walloped over 20 plates of sushi ;p Some I forgot to take photos too.

One thing to remember, once you took the plate away from the kaiten, do not put it back, otherwise the alarm will be triggered. Opppss… I did that ;p Lesson learnt. Decide what you want then take it. Do not even remove it from the kaiten even for less than 0.1 seconds. Once it’s not on the kaiten, it’s considered ‘sold’.

They were soooo good! I’m sure it’s cheaper here to eat all these. It will definitely cost a bomb if you are to eat them in Malaysia.

Nigirino Tokube serves genuine sushi made with carefully-preserved traditional techniques with specially-selected fresh local ingredients.

You can order from screen on your table which is multi-lingual if you can’t find the food you want on the kaiten and the sushi will be sent to you via special track next to your table, it will shoot out to your table via the track hahaha…

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If you are at the Kansai International Airport and wondering what to eat and if you have strong stomach or you are not afraid of eating raw food before flight, you can consider this place.

I think I will likely come back here to eat next month before my flight departs to Kuala Lumpur provided I still have enough money left at the end of the trip :P.