Category: The West Side

Langkawi (11 – 14 May 2014) – Part 1

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Last month, went to Langkawi for a short getaway. Exactly 3 months after I started work. Seriously needed a break and this came at the right time. Flight ticket for return trip was so cheap! Less than RM150 from Air Asia, no check-in luggage. Direct Kuching to Langkawi. Very worth it!


It’s my first trip with this group of friends, we only got to know each other on this trip. Out of 5, I only know 2 of them. All 6 of us on this trip, 3 girls, 3 guys.


We rented a car. You seriously need a car to move around Langkawi or you will have to hire someone to drive to go everywhere. It’s not that hard to drive there, the island is small too.


Views on the way to our motel at Kuah.


Arrived our accommodation but was shocked at first as there’s temple there. Were we in the right place? Is this a staying place or is this a temple? It’s correct. Not wrong. This motel is actually housed in the Hock Kien Kong Huay building. The temple is part of the Hokkien association.

Also, do not expect you’ll be greeted by a receptionist. You had to call the number displayed on the card on the table found there to get someone to come out to process your check-in.


View from our corridor.


The girls got Family Room that could fit 4 while the guys for Triple room. Lucky us hehehe… The 3 big guys had to squeeze in a small room while we 3 tiny girls in a big room ;p For all 6 of us, we split the room rental and each only paid RM100 or RM110 (don’t quite remember) for 3 days without breakfast! So cheap!!

They have water dispenser at the staircase if you need water. This is good enough. Must drink plenty of water while traveling what’s more Langkawi was extremely hot last month!


The shower and toilet are in one, very spacious. Towels are provided. Generally the place is clean enough for the price you’re paying.


After check-in, we went to hunt for lunch.


We went to Langkawi Parade which is not too far from our staying place to hunt for lunch while surveying the prices of the items.


Had beef burger at MC Corner. This is only RM3.80! Super duper filling! The size was bigger than expected. Not a very bad deal. Taste was ok too.


The view of the sea from the carpark. Isn’t it pretty?

Part 2 will come soon *finger crossed*

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Restoran He Ping

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Just realized that today is the last day of February. Another long-time-ago post ;p It was last September trip.

Before heading back to the airport to go back to Kuching, we went to Broga for the famous grilled bamboo fish at Restoran He Ping (Lot4903a, Jalan Tanah Pinggir, 71750, Broga, N. Sembilan). We went there the day before but it was closed but lucky that we met the owner and asked him about the opening hour so that we can go back to eat the next day before heading back home.

I don’t have any idea of all the food pricing, it’s too long ago. However, it was reasonably priced. I wasn’t the one paying too. Anyway, the fish reminded me of ayam pansuh (chicken cooked in bamboo). We had to wait 45 minutes for the fish to cook hence you are required to wait if you want to eat this fish. We went there early, so not many people. You will have to wait quite long if there’s lots of diners.

Highly recommended. It’s fresh and there’s no fishy taste too. The aroma of the bamboo sure is giving the dish the special taste. I don’t know how to explain, you just have to try it for yourself.


Left: Ladies fingers with garlic.

Right: Herbal chicken.

Both the vegetable and the chicken were not cooked the normal way, they were cooked in aluminium foil on charcoal if not mistaken. No stir fried , no pots and pans. Very unique. In fact, you can opt for your fish to be cook this way too if you don’t want to wait, shorter time required.

That’s all for now. Hopefully I have something new to update soon. Goodness… So pathetic. Working full-time is really no fun… Sigh… Trying to love it. I’m feeling like as if I’ve not been sleeping for weeks -.-” Really got no mood for anything after work, just want to laze in front of the computer, watch drama series or just shut myself out from the outside world. Damn… Facing so many people everyday is a challenge for an introvert ;p Agree? Only the introverts will know how it feels.

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Restoran Satay Malaysia (Nyuk Lan)

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Ahem… It’s been awhile. This post was supposed to be posted last year, about 3-4 months ago but never get to post about it. Since I’m running out of things to blog, I have to dig this out. The price might have increased already. Was there way back in September 2013.

Restaurant Satay Malaysia also known as Nyuk Lan (31, Jalan Semenyih, 43000 Kajang, Selangor) is where you can find one of the best Kajang Satay in Kajang.


Left: Having satay, peanut sauce and ketupat (RM0.80 each) are must-have. The taste was good but a bit too fine, I prefer peanut sauce with some crunch in it.

Right: We ordered all 5 of the available meat namely chicken(RM0.80), duck(RM1.40), mutton(RM1.40), fish(RM1.40), and beef(RM0.90). First time I had duck and fish satay. The satay was big, more than double the size of what we get in Kuching, and meat was very tender. Sadly, you can’t find this big stick of satay in Kuching, it’s getting smaller and smaller and price has been increasing, pathetic. When I saw the satay we ordered in Restaurant Satay Malaysia, my first thought was it’s the biggest satay I’ve seen in my entire life! Where on earth can I find this big stick of satay in Kuching? Frankly, satay in Kuching mostly are quite dry and tough too even from those supposedly highly recommended satay stall/place in Kuching.

The price of Kajang Satay is higher than what we have in Kuching for sure but the quality is more important for me. If it’s good, I don’t mind paying more. However, based on the size, it’s still considered very reasonable.

Aside from satay, there’s a stall selling otak-otak. Lots of people buying it too. I don’t remember how much though. However, it’s not that expensive.

I think this is my second time eating otak-otak. Compare to the one I had before, this one was pretty decent.

I heard the place is always packed! Not easy to get a place to sit, you’ll have to wait for a bit.

Anywhere else in Kajang that you can recommend for good satay? Would love to try it out when I have the chance to go there again.

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Port Dickson (7/9/2013)

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All right, I should get this post over with before starting with the last week road trip. Suddenly I’m a travel blogger, blogging all about my travels these few months. Aikss… Not fully recovered from the road trip yet, body still aching, a little bit of cough and blocked nose hahaha… Can only manage to do this light post before getting headache facing the computer or using my brain for too long.

So, after Melaka, we drove to Port Dickson. The stupid me thought that Port Dickson was below Melaka and didn’t inform my bro which exit to take when he was at the exit of the highway after the toll. He should be taking the KL exit not the JB exit. Actually, I have no idea why he took the Johor exit too when he knew that we should be going back to KL and he knew that Port Dickson was not down there but up there. He might be too overwhelmed that time. I have no sense of direction, seriously! We had the GPS with us but looking at it, it seemed like asking us to take that exit too. HO!HO!HO! There you go… We ended up had to go tru’ Johor’s border to turn back! Wasted time, money and fuel.


Dad’s friend was expecting us to meet him in Port Dickson but didn’t see us there in an hour. He got worried and called us to find that we took the wrong exit *LOL* Didn’t really get to spend much time there when we arrived as we wanted to get back to Semenyih before it got too dark. Finally when we arrived Port Dickson, we went straight to Royal Port Dickson Yacht Club (Batu 4 ½, Jalan Pantai, 71050 Sirusa, Port Dickson Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, 5, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia). It’s a private club, not open for public.


The beach.


Left: At the cafe waiting for our early dinner.
Right: Fresh fruit juice, 100% fresh fruit juice, no sugar added. Honeydew, starfruit, and pineapple.


Left: Fish and Chips (RM10), what to expect? Fish and chips it is.

Right: Mixed Girll (RM20), portion was huge! Taste wise, I was expecting better. All the meat was heavily marinated, couldn’t really taste the meat but just the marinates.


Left: Grilled Lamb (RM16), same thing, heavily marinated.

Right: The view of the beach at the club.


Before heading off, we dropped by another place, don’t remember the name, it’s a public beach just to look at the sunset. Very beautiful!

The September road trip ended here. A few more food posts from random places after this road trip before we flew back are still in the oven. Hope will get them out soon.

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Melaka Trip (6-7 Sept 2013) – Part 6

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Last part of Melaka trip. We finally found Rong Mao Dim Sum (32, Jalan Tukang Emas, 75200 Melaka) after asking the local people there. We almost gave up and just wanted to go to any Nyonya eatery for breakfast.

It’s located opposite Masjid Kampung Kling. This mosque doesn’t look like a mosque, more like Chinese temple that’s why we didn’t notice it even though we passed by it so many times! Also, it’s undergoing restoration, many constructions signboards were setup around it, so we didn’t see the name of the building.





The food we had, don’t quite remember what they were. Only remember some of the names tofu skin, lotus leaf rice (RM2.80), cha siew pao (RM1.20), buttermilk/custard pao (RM1) and various type of dim sum. The dim sum starts at RM2/plate.

You get free flow of Chinese tea in pot and you can refill it as many time as you want, self-service, RM1/person. There’s different type of tea leaves to choose from too.

Overall experience, it wasn’t bad. Great place for family to gather. Even though the shop is old, it’s quite clean and well-maintained. Very friendly people too.


Left: This is the mosque opposite Rong Mao Dim Sum called Masjid Kampung Kling. Make sure you find this mosque then you will find the dim sum place.

Right: Another temple found at Jonker area. In fact, there’s many temples around the area.


Various Chinese associations are there too.


For lunch, we decided to give the shop next to Jonker 88 a try. They are definitely overshadowed by Jonker 88. It’s called QQ Ice(86, Jalan Hang Jebat, 75200, Melaka, Melaka, 75200).

Left: Nasi Lemak with Rendang Chicken (small – RM5). Hmmm… I don’t know… I had better ones in Kuching and Adelaide before. Maybe I’m not used to Melaka styled nasi lemak.

Right: Yong Tau Fu Mee (small – RM4), this is really… I just can’t put it in words. Can’t stand the yellow mee, so bitter. Had hard time finishing it. Never like yellow mee being cooked this way.


Left: Wantan soup (small -RM3), edible but nothing special.

Right: Mango Cendol (RM4), ah… Ok… Don’t think I want to repeat what I said in previous posts about the ice dessert. At least of all the dishes in this shop, this is the best *LOL*


Lastly, some Nyonya kueh (RM1/each) found at one of the Nyonya eateries near our hotel.

That’s the end of my Melaka trip. Next up will be Port Dickson.

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