Category: The West Side

Layover at Plaza Premium Lounge Gateway@KLIA2

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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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Wonderfood Museum, Penang

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Food! Who doesn’t love food? I personally really like things related to food. When I found out there’s a food museum in Penang, I decided to pay a visit to it.

Located at 49, Lebuh Pantai, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang. Entrance ticket is RM15/adult. You can get the ticket by clicking on this link.


Did you know that the food replicas found in The Borneo House Museum is also handcrafted by the same person who is from this museum?



The miniatures are so real! Very meticulously created! The actual size is smaller than what you see in the photo. I used macro mode for this.


The food replicas are amazing! Looked so real that many thought that the photo on the right, showcasing the Chinese New Year reunion dinner food are real when I posted it on my Instagram. People thought that I’m having these for my reunion dinner hahaha!! It’s such a grand affair but too bad it’s not my dinner.


If our food is colourful VS if our food is black & white. Mind you, the latter is not edited or using any camera filter, it is really black & white.


Spoilt food VS flying food.


This is where you can see giant replica of local food. Man… I just couldn’t take my eyes of all the food on display in this museum. While writing this, my stomach is grumbling…




These are just some of the giant replicas on display, you have to come here to see for yourself…


Aside from that, there are so much more to see. Can you see what is the photo on the left trying to portray? It’s using various food and cutlery to replicate the famous Mona Lisa drawing. Giant durian, mangosteen, and roti canai can also be found there.


There are many photo opportunities in the museum. Just have fun! It’s very educational as well because you can learn about various nutritional values and some facts about the food we eat.


Not only that, they also try to create awareness and educate the visitors of issues surrounding our lives related to food.

What you see here is just a tip of the iceberg. I highly recommend this place if you are to visit Penang. I could easily spend two hours in this museum admiring the replicas. Have a yummilicious visit!

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Hot Bowl White Curry Mee

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Been to Penang so many times and guess what… It’s my first time having their white curry mee. We went to Hot Bowl White Curry Mee located at 58-C, Jalan Rangoon, 10400 Penang. Their off day is on Monday.


White curry mee is indeed white. Main ingredient of the broth is sweet and savoury coconut milk.


I forgot to take photo of the chili paste. There’s a container of chili paste for you to add into the broth. You can adjust the spiciness based on how spicy you can tolerate. Don’t be too generous, start little and build it up. I added very little(just few drops) and it was so spicy, if you cannot take the heat, I guess you’ll have to forego the chili paste. However, the ommph will not be there because the chili paste really level up the taste of the broth. If I did not have a cough that time, I would have added more.

The special thing about this curry mee is that you can find coagulated duck blood as one of the ingredients. Tofu puffs, prawns, cuttlefish, cockles, a mix of vermicelli and yellow noodles made up the rest of this dish. Small bowl is priced at RM5.90 while the big bowl is RM6.90.

Truth to be told, I prefer this than Penang Laksa and Har Mee.


Aside from white curry mee, we also ordered other dishes, Meatball Soup and Ipoh Hor Fun with Boneless Steamed Chicken.

Do try this dish out when you are in Penang. This is just one of the places that served this dish. I believe you can find it easily around Penang.

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Thai Pak Koong, Tanjong Tokong, Penang

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Let’s visit another new tourist spot in Penang located at Tanjong Tokong. The temple is the oldest and most important temple in Penang. It’s been around for decades.


Many domestic and foreign tourists like to have their photos taken here. It’s popular among the lovebirds. All these sculptures are located at the beach area.



When night falls, the Avatar Secret Garden will light up with lights of many colours. You’ll need to do a little bit of stair climbing to view the beauty of the lights.

Aside from that, you can enjoy seafood at Pearl Garden Cafe located just next to the temple. The place was so packed when we were there over the weekend, best to make reservation. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait for a table. You must order the prawn and crab when you dine there, you have no choice to say no. The prawn and crab are cooked with the most simplest method, grilled over charcoal and seasoned with salt. There are stalls around the area which you can order from but the prerequisite to dine-in is to order from the Pearl Garden Cafe. Was too hungry and forgot to take photo of the food.

Just a heads up, the road leading to this temple is quite narrow. Oh ya… Need to pay for parking your car at the compound.

Going Places, Penang

Entopia by Butterfly Farm Penang

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It used to be known as butterfly farm, now known as Entopia.

Been to Penang few times before its renovation but never been there. Renovation was completed in 2015. Had an opportunity to visit Penang last month, we decided to go to Entopia for a visit.

First impression was WOW! Modern, well-maintained, and it does not feel like you’re in a tourism attraction in Malaysia.

A fun and educational place for family and even as a lone traveler. Get in touch with nature, seeing them close-up without going through the rugged paths. It’s awesome!

Opens Daily
9:00am – 7:00pm
(including weekends & public holidays)
*Last ticket sale and entry is at 5:30pm.

Entrance fee is reasonable. RM49/adult with MyKad, children and senior citizens with Mykad is RM20/pax; foreigner will be RM65/adult, children and senior citizens is RM45/pax.
Psst… Get discount here, only RM40 for Malaysian and RM53 for Foreigner.

There is so many sections and so much to see and learn.

I’ll just let the photos do the talking.

What you see here are not all, there’s more.

You’ll have to be there yourself to see it for yourself.




It is quite humid and hot there but after walking around, you’ll be led into air-conditioned exhibition area.



Many activities that children can participate when they visit the place.

Not just butterflies, there’s a lot of creatures such as frogs, spiders, scorpions, earth worms, cockroaches, beetles, snakes, insects, and more.

Learnt a lot from here. It’s fun to taking photos of the creatures in this place. A must-go if you like nature but hate the rugged part of it and great for family too.

You can get more details from their official site entopia.com

Going Places, Penang