To Our Dearest Daughters

Chinese Reunion Dinner at Seoul Garden Auto City

2012-02-06T02:04:00.000-08:00

Reunion dinner during Chinese new year eve is a very important event for the Chinese. This year, we had our reunion dinner at Seoul Garden Restaurant Auto City. An all you can eat Korean style buffet restaurant. Nowadays, Korean style barbeque and steamboat has become very famous in Malaysia.

We arrived there with grandparents and bo bo on 25.1.2012 at 5.50p.m. It was our first time dining here. It costs RM47.30 for adults. RM40.70 for senior citizen. RM26.90 for children. Seoul Carden is a pretty good place to have dinner with the family.

Seoul Garden introduced the new oriental-style buffet grill and steamboat-dining concept, with a smoke-free barbeque environment in an air-conditioned area. There is no unpleasant and oily smoke.

Choice of soup to upgrate. There are Korean Kimchi Jigae, Korean Ginseng Chicken, Thai Tom Yam and Ginseng and Chinese Herbal. You can choose whatever soup base you want.

At fist, we opted for kimchi soup and Chinese Herbal. We switched to Thai tom yam soup half way. Anyway , grandparents prefer the clear soup rather than the spicy one.

Different types of meat, fish, chicken, squid, prawns for barbeque grill . A lot of spice and flavor variety to choose. Meat with many types of flavour.

Plenty choices of sauce. We love the Korean Chilli sauce.

You can change the pan after grill for some time and you can change other soup without any charges.

Free flow of soft drinks and juices.

Dessert Bar.Consisted of a few fruits and various condiments for you to shape your own bowl of ais kacang or shaved ice.

Crab curry with light spices. Dad and mom love it so much.

Ice-kacang with toppings of red bean, jagung and cendol. You can also choose peach fruit slices, sea coconut and colourful jellies.

They also served snack food like fried chicken.

Actually, Chicken Bulggogi is a staple with all Seoul Garden outlets. Bulggogiis one of the best choice for those new to Korea. Meats are marinated into different flavours including black pepper, Szechuan, Bulgogi, char siew, chili, curry, tomyam, teriyaki and garlic.

Hot honey green tea and white coffee really quenched our thrist. Mom enjoyed the the honey green tea very much.

Various of ice cream flavour.

Dim Sum.

We never missed the fruits.

Seafood.

They have 3 VIP room. Minimum of eight persons. Of course, you can call for booking. The room is sound-proofed.

It is fun to have lunch or dinner here. Be sure to bring your student cards if you have them and check out the promotions before you go in.

The reunion dinner helps keep family alive at the table and in our hearts. Girls, we thank God for this day.

Dinner at Mee Udang Mak Jah, Kuala Sepetang

2012-01-28T10:17:00.000-08:00

Kuala Sepetang, is a village in Taiping which is well known for its prawn mee. Kuala Sepetang formerly known as Port Weld.

As dad wanted to meet his business friend in Taiping, so we decided to try out mee udang in Kuala Sepetang on 2.1.2012. There are many stalls that sell "mee banjir udang" along the road from Simpang all the way to Kuala Sepetang. Our journey was guided by very dim-lit road lights. We stopped at a place which was called Mee Udang Mak Jah.

It is easy to find Mak Jah Mee Udang as there are few signboards along the restaurant.

Their business hour is from Monday to Sunday, from 11.00 am to 10.00 pm. Close on Wednesday.

A traditional-Malay kampung style restaurant.

May be you heard about Mee Banjir Udang through a program on TV3 years ago. We chose mee udang Mak Jah because it was shown on TV.

There was an article written on Utusan Malaysia which introduced the Prawn Mee restaurant in Kuala Sepetang. Mee Udang Mak Jah sells superb mee udang noodles that you cannot miss if you come to Taiping.

This popular eatery was not so crowded as usual when we reached. Their service was fast and efficient.

A menu of choices.

Do you see that? Famous Flooded Prawn Noodle. In Malay, it is called `mee banjir udang'. 8-9 prawns in a bowl. It only costs RM7.00. The gravy is thick and flavorful with generous serving of prawns. Great food. Really worth the price.

As for the Mee Udang Special, the noodles are priced at RM 11 per bowl. It consists of about 7-8 large prawns. The difference between normal (RM7) and special (RM11) is size of the prawns. The gravy is soupy but sweet, spicy and delicious. The bowl of noodles has generous portion of large-sized chunky prawns.

The are two types of mee udang. One is with soup and the other one is fried with chillies and soya sauce. This black type soya sauce noodles also costs RM7.00. It looks delicious, isn’t it?

Nasi Goreng Udang Biasa. It costs RM7.00. The portion of rice is satisfactory.

Nasi Goreng Udang Special. It costs RM11.00.

Cold Fresh Orange. It costs RM2.00.

Cold Nescafe. It only costs RM1.60.

Prawn shells on a plate after eating.

Mee Udang Mak Jah has branched out to Kuala Lumpur in Wangsa Maju. You can have a try if you are in Wangsa Maju.

A restaurant's cleanliness and sanitation prove to be important. Dad and mom really hope that their cleanliness improve with their food quality.

Our next aim is to try out another Mee Banjir Udang in Kuala Sepetang-Warong Mak Teh.

Warong Mak Teh, a few kilometres from Kuala Sepetang town. The stall serves mee udang in two sizes -normal or large. You can choose yellow noodles, bi hun or koay teow.

If you are travelling to Taiping, it is worth trying out this delicious noodles flooded with prawns in Kuala Sepetang.

Do you agree that ‘ada udang di sebalik mee’? It could be literally translated: there are prawns behind the noodles. We had a great experience here and enjoyed the flavours of the yummy prawn noodles and rice.

Dinner at Roti Bakar Kopitiam, Penang Times Square with po po; Dinner at Roti Bakar Kopitiam, Penang Times Square with grandparents

2012-01-13T10:34:00.000-08:00

There are lots of such 'Kopitiams' in our shopping malls nowadays. OldTown and Roti Bakar have successfully build up its brand as a whole new kopitiam style.The environment and menu at Roti Bakar looks like Old Town Kopitiam.

There are three Roti Bakar Kopitiam outlets in Penang. They are located at Ivory Plaza, Penang Times Square and Taman Kheng Tian. Anyway, we like the Roti Bakar Kopitiam at Times Square.

If today you are tedious with Old Town Coffee, you can try something new here.

Interior design is maintained with the oriental taste.

Apple green colour create a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.

We went to Roti Bakar Kopitiam for dinner on with po po on 11.4.2010.

Nasi Rendang Chicken. It costs RM 9.90. It comes with pandan rice which is very fragrant.

Curry Chicken with Home-made Miku. A good choice for a light meal. It only costs RM7.50. Big serving of curry with lots of chicken and potato.

Honey Chicken Steak Rice. It costs RM 6.30. The chicken ham tasted a bit similar to canned ham but it tasted a bit sweet and salty. The difference is the chicken ham is more thicker. The flesh is extremely chewy.

The cafe does offer tea time set, which prices are extremely affordable and reasonable. Anytime tea time. It only costs RM5.20.

Roti Bakar Cheese. This is another must try. It costs RM3.90. Absolutely love the hot and melting cheese. Although it is a simple dish, it tastes good. They toast bread in a traditional way.

Red Bean Roti Bakar. It costs RM3.90. It tastes good. Really got red bean jam inside.

Hot Honey Lemon - RM3.20.

Ice Honey Lemom RM3.20.

Hot chocolate RM3.20. A great drink to refresh your day.

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Granpa love the food in Roti Bakar Kopitiam. It is one of the grandpa's favourite spot. So, we went there for dinner on 7.11.2011.

Egg on Roti Bakar. It costs RM 2.00.

French Toast with Kaya which`costs RM3.20. The roti bakar are well toasted and it wipe with the butter as well as kaya on top for more delighting flavors.

The Fish Porridge costs RM5.90. It is a little bit overpriced as there is nothing much in it.

Curry Chicken Maggi Mee. It costs RM7.50. It is highly recommended. It is indeed very special way of preparing wanton mee.

Satay Fried Rice. It costs RM6.90. The fried rice served with four sticks of satay. It was tasteless. Anyway, mom managed to finish it along with the Satay sauce.

Nasi Lemak Hijau. It costs RM3.90.

Deep fried crabstick rolls. It served along with some tartar sauce and chili sauce. It costs RM4.20. It is very crispy and juicy. Crab meat stuffed inside are nicely-cooked.

Tomyan Frice Rice. It costs RM6.90.

Chocolate Thick Roti Bakar. It costs Rm3.90.

Iced Soya Grass Jelly. It costs RM3.90. A chilled mix of soya milk, grass jelly and crushed ice.

Iced Ribena. It costs RM3.50.

Orange Juice. It costs RM3.90.

Hot Soya Milk. It costs Rm2.80.

Hot white coffee which costs RM3.00. Grandpa loves white coffee.

Dad and mom look forward to explore more on this Kopitiam themed restaurant. We like these lovely traditional Malaysian style restaurant.

An enjoyable dinner at Tepi Sungai Restaurant Kuala Sepetang.

2012-01-08T01:36:00.000-08:00

We took a photo before heading towards our next destination on 29.12.2011. All along the journey, we could hear the loud laughter from the girls above.

Finally we reached our destination. We arrived there at around 5p.m. We had our dinner here. Kedai Makanan Tepi Sungai or Restaurant Tepi Sungai is one of the most popular seafood restaurant in Kuala Sepetang. Their business hour is from 11am - 9.30pm.

Kuala Sepetang is a small fishing village which located not far away from Taiping town. It is around twenty kilometers from Taiping town. Twenty-five minutes traveling time.

The restaurant is situated on the upper level and on the ground level is where the fishing trawlers bring in the fresh fishes and prawns.

Do you see that? A docking area for the fishing boats. It looks like a wet market.

Restaurant is upstairs. You need to walk up the stairs to get to the sitting place.

This seafood restaurant is called Kedai Makan Tepi Sungai. Kuala Sepetang famous with its excellent seafood as well.

An ideal place for seafood.Since the restaurant is located on the upper level, we could view of the surrounding mangrove forest and fishing village when having our meal.

Docking facilities to land the fishermen catch of the day. Some of the catch are send up to the restaurant.

Lots of seafood are on display in various tanks and baskets. You can take your pick.

The choices of preparation are mainly either steamed or fried with a few choices of gravy.

Belacan Kangkung taste superb well.

Another recommended dish is Kam Heong Crab. Crabs are nicely coated with the aromatic of Kam Heong gravy.

Another recommended dish is 炸鱼仔 (fried small fish). You can eat the fins as well as the whole fish head, which turns as crispy as a potato chip.

Butter Prawns which are very fresh.

Our favourite-Fried small shrimp.

Some sort of spiked clam that requires a toothpick to dig out the flesh. The flesh tastes good dipped into chilli sauce. It takes a bit of practise. But, they are not really our favourites.

The owner recommended mantis prawns to be steamed rather than the usual fried kungpo style. These mantis prawns taste sweet because they are fresh. Or else it will taste horrible.

Kam Heong Lala or clams. Fresh and juicy.

Indian style curry.The fresh sotong make the curry more delightful. Mom absolutely loved this dish due to the freshness of the squids.

Besides the good food, everyone enjoyed the atmosphere at Tepi Sungai Restaurant. We let our fingers do the talking. Do you love our happy sign?

It was our second time visit. We truly enjoyed the scenery and of course the seafood.

A scenic view in sunset. A shot took by dad.

Do take some time off and plan a visit to this beautiful town. It’s amazing to see Chinese villagers staying deep inside Malay villages.

Dad and mom would say that the food in this restaurant is quite satisfied. Among the various foods we had during our short stay, we consider this the best, and worth a recommendation.

Priscilla took a photo during sunset. Dear girls, sunset is the natural beauty which we should always be thankful for. God gives us a sunset everyday that reminds us of the awesome beauty in His creation and shows His unconditional love to us.

Dinner at New Corner Lok Lok Chai Leng Park

2011-12-31T03:14:00.000-08:00

We planned to have lok lok as our dinner tonight. We usually go to Padang Brown or Pulau Tikus Market to have lok lok. However this time; we changed our mind and decided to try out a new place in at Butterworth’s Chai Leng Park.

We met with po po and e ma's family on 18.12.2011. We went food hunting after chit-chat with e-ma. We were told that there was lok lok in Chai Leng Park.

New Corner Lok Lok is one of the famous lok lok stall around Chai Leng Park area. It is the first stall at the corner around the hawker stalls. It was our first visit.

Lok-lok is like steamboat but the food is skewered onto sticks. A pot is inserted into the hole on the table, a gas burner is under each pot to keep it boiling.

A communal cooking pot where everyone dips their food in. After the cooking process, sauces are added to the food.

In the evening, this street will turn into a hawker food haven. Can you see that? A busy crowd at the hawker centre.

8 varieties of sauce. As the moment we had a seat, dad and mom were attracted by the different types of sauce. The boss is very proud of their own homemade sauce. They make it specically for you to dip the lok lok. Sauce is very important when it comes to lok lok. Lok lok also called as satay celup by some people.

One of our favourite sauce- Dried shrimp sauce.

For those who love spicy, you can try out the sambal or satay sauce. Satay sauce is available in most of the lok lok stall. It goes well with our lok lok ingredients.

Food here is absolutely fresh and variety to choose.

A variety types of meat and seafood at our own heart's desire. Choose your favorite stick of food and bring it to your own table.

Each table has a insert of hotpot in the middle.

Mushrooms wrapped with vegetables.

The price for each stick is based on the colour codes on the stem. Colourless at RM0.50 each, black at RM1.00, red is RM 1.20 and the most expensive are the yellows and blues at RM1.50 each.

RM80.00 for nine person including drink. Is that cheap? Yes to us.

There are some food items for frying, for example skewers of pandan chicken pieces, sausages, pig’s ear and also yam rolls. You can choose your favourite ingredients and the stall owner will deep fried it on the spot.

If you prefer having your Lok Lok in an air conditioned shop,you have another choice.The boss owns two stalls – one by the road side and another in a shop lot - Sim Corner Lok Lok. The shop just further down the street.

Air condition and more comfortable environment. Surprisingly, there is no price difference between his road side stall and the shop lot. All are in the same price.

Sim Corner Lok Lok. A wide selection to choose from. This shop is managed by the wife, and the one at the beginning of the road is managed by the husband. Their business hour is from 5pm – 11pm. Have a try when you are in Chai Leng Park.

Anyway, lok lok should just remain as a street hawker food. It is meant to be like that. Do you agree?

Girls, it was a very pleasant dinning experience indeed. The warmth from the pot heater and the fun of dipping skewered food brought a big smile to your face. In a way, eating Lok Lok is like masak-masak.It is a fun and art of communal dining. We had a great time here with e ma's family and po po. We thank God for allowing us to experience the many joys of life.

Ansari Cendol on 11.9.2011; Bismillah Cendol on 11.12.2011; Penang Road Famous TeochewChendul on17.10.2010

2011-12-08T22:53:00.000-08:00

Taiping has two very popular cendol stall. Bismillah Cendol and Ansari Famous Cendol. Both of them are located very near to each other on Barrack’s Road.

The Ansari cendol is reportedly as the oldest cendol family in town. They have been in business for nearly 70 years.The founder Abdul Kader who came from Chennai in India, opened one of the earliest cendol stalls in Taiping near Bismillah Restaurant in the early 1940s. It was later known as Bismillah Cendol or Taiping Cendol. Later, his son-in-law, Ansari Abdul Rahman took over the business, renamed and relocated it to its current premises. The outlet is being manned by Ansari's son-in-law, Sikkander.

This cendol trader trekked into the 21st Century. Before the Second World War, a bowl of cendol costs between one and three sen. 40 sen per bowl in the year of 1960. They have a small little corner of a shop-lot just to cater for their customers. Their business hour is from 10.30a.m -6p.m. No fixed off days.

A visit to the town of Taiping is never complete without a taste of the famous Taiping cendol. After a satisfying lunch on 11.9.2011, our next destination was Ansari Famous Cendol. It is a good dessert to cool down from the afternoon heat.

RM1.10 for a plain bowl. RM1.20 for a bowl with cendol and red beans. RM1.50 for a bowl with cendol and pulut. RM1.60 for a bowl with cendol, red bean and pulut. A perfect sweet treat on a sunny day. In a hot weather like our country, this is something not to be missed.

The food in the above photo is pulut (glutinous rice). The specialty cendol in Taiping is cendol with red bean and pulut beras.

A bowl of cendol with coconut milk, brown sugar syrup, red beans and glutinous rice. Typical Indian type of cendol. Too bad the cendol strands are too soft for our liking.

They also sell Pasembor, an Indian Rojak. It only costs RM2.60. Really cheap, right? Even though our stomachs were full, we still had a try.

The pasembor is from the stall next to Ansari cendol. The pasembor tastes average and good to go with the cendol.

The price list. Super cheap. This Cendol stall may have been known by Taiping local people.If you are not sure about the location of the stall, feel free to ask any of the locals for Bismillah or Ansari Cendol and you will be directed there.

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Bismillah Cendol is one of the popular cendol at Taiping. It is located nearby Taiping hospital on Jalan Barrack. is slightly better, as it is more creamy and not too sweet.

Cendol is a sweet dessert made up of starch noodles, coconut milk, palm sugar and shaved ice. This one comes with red beans too.

Business is very good here. Luckily we still manage to find a table to sit on 11.12.2011 after heavy lunch. There are also a pasembor stall in the shop and a laksa cart just outside.

The strips of cendol is fragrant with distinctive pure pandan flavour. The cendol is made fresh at the back of the stall. Overall, it is not as good as Penang’s Teochew cendol. Dad and mom prefer cendol with more gula Melaka taste.

Cendol is actually made from rice flour with pandan(screwpine) leaves green colour and fragrance.

A machine which used to cook the cendol. An episode of Ho Chiak (8TV) aired years ago.They too introduced this place.

The price list. Very resonable price. Even though the cendol in Taiping is not as good as cendol in Penang, but we still enjoy our food journey. The cendol here can be considered historical food stall in Taiping.

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Penang Road Famous cendol has opened its branch in Komtar Walk. Another option places for customer to get a taste of their cendol not only morning but night as well.

This cendol shop is located near the Komtar pedestrian crossing bridge.

We made our visit to Komtar walk to enjoy the famous Teochew cendo on 17.10.2010. It was our second visit.

We love the ambiance and interior design of old kopitiam style.

Talk about cendol in Penang, the Penang Road famous Teow Chew cendol roadside stall will come to dad and mom's mind. Recently, the stall owner has purchased a shoplot just a short walk down the lane, where you can have your cendol in an air-conditioned comfort.

Due to their popularity, they have expanded their business and there are several locations in the island currently. The branches in Penang are Komtar Walk, Prangin Mall and Sunshine Farlim, Air Itam.

RM2.50 a bowl. The price here is slightly more expensive as we are paying for the environment. Definitely dissapointed. The taste is a bit different from the stall in Penang road. We love the sweet, refreshing cendol with gula melaka from Penang Road stall.

Girls, we have become big fans of this dessert called cendol. During our food journey, the first dessert we crave for is always cendol. The food journey above will be our memories for life. Dad and mom still could remember the laughter through the whole journey.

Kaoy Teow Soup at Dhoby Ghaut Cafe

2011-11-19T08:25:00.000-08:00

If you choose to have Koay Teow soup for dinner, there are a couple more places that are equally good in Penang. Our family like to savour the Kaoy Teow Soup with home make fresh fish balls at Dhoby Ghaut Cafe. We always come here super late night. On 22.7.2011, we came back again for supper.

Dhoby Ghaut Cafe is located at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah,Sungai Nibong, Pulau Pinang. One of the recommended stalls for nice food on late night.

It is always crowded at night. Their business hour is from 7pm-2am. It closes on Mondays. For those who are craving for a bowl of koay teow soup for supper, this is the right place to go.

A snap of the front stall.The stall workers were working non-stop for hours.

Duck Meat Koay Teow Soup. RM3.00 for small bowl. Very small portion. It is slightly expensive than the other koay teow soup. It comes with the usual ingredients like fish balls, chicken meat and coagulated duck's blood.We do not take coagulated duck's blood all the time.

The soup s cooked for three hours with duck and pork bones. The soup is clear and it tastes quite nice. It is good for those who would like something light.

Liver and pork balls soup which costs RM6.00. Their pig's liver is also done very nicely. Cooked for just the right amount of time.

You can order additional bean sprouts duck meat as side dish. The duck meat is not baked or deep-fried. It is steamed. Duck meat with bean sprout, RM5 onwards.You can choose RM8,RM10 or RM15.The duck meat is quite tender and while eating together with bean sprout. It taste juicier.

Even though the cafe is famous for it's Koay Teow Soup, but the curry mee is also not bad.

White Curry Mee. The soup comes with a spoon full of curry paste. The best thing about it is we can adjust the spiciness level to our liking. RM3.00 for small bowl. RM4.00 for big bowl.

Other than curry mee, you can also add other ingredients like fish balls, meat balls, fried chicken and many more. But, dad and mom still prefer original curry mee.

Chicken mushroom dry cintan mee. Both of you like it so much.It costs RM3.00. It is not oily with the aroma of mushrooms and some chicken slices on top.

You can really smell the fragrant and the aroma of the food from this seafood stall.

The fried sotong is crispy. It costs RM10.00. The fried sotong comes with thai sauce. This sauce goes extremely well with fried squid or sotong. Besides fried sotong, this seafood stalls also provide a lot dishes like spicy octopus, sweet and sour octopus. Have a try when you pay a visit.

Cockles at RM5.00 per plate.

This cafe was recommended by 8TV ” HO CHIAK” for their famous duck meat koay teow soup (粿条汤）and seafoods.

The owner of this cafe.He was originally located peddling duck meat koay teow thng and seafood dishes in a stall. His business flourishes and then he expended the business to this restaurant.With the support of the family members, it has grown into a successful business as well.

A good time at Face To Face Noodles House, Penang Times Square

2011-11-12T07:52:00.000-08:00

We planned for an outing to Times Square on 25.10.2011 with Joamine and Xiu Li. Both of you had a very busy schedule during this year. A lot of practice to deliver a great performance.Dad and mom really hope that you can have a relaxing time with friends.

We shopped around before having our dinner. We had such a good time together. Girls, true friendship multiplies the good in life.

Chinese paper-cut corner. Paper-cut is a visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It is easy to learn about cutting a piece of paper but very difficult to master it with perfection.

Beautiful root hand carved with Chinese characters on display. Dad and mom love Chinese traditional root crafts.

Inspired drawing on the spot.

Chinese goldfish painting. Goldfish has played a major role in Chinese culture and art. A wonderful Chinese work of art.

We decided to have our dinner at Face to Face noodles house.We heard about this restaurant a few months ago.It is definitely a comfortable and affortable dining place to go.

Face to Face Noodles House has one of its branches at the ground floor of Penang Times Square. A few shops away from Taiwan Kochabi.

A small outlet which specializes in noodles, more specifically Pan Mee or ‘Broad Noodles’ as they are flat and wide.The noodles are made daily. No preservatives are used.

The interior of the restaurant. You can choose to sit inside with air conditioner or outdoor.

Beautiful staircase to first floor.

Face to Face Noodle House extended their business by opening their 16th outlet at Penang Times Square. Their business hours: 11:30am to 9:30pm (daily).

What is the correct way of eating pan mee? Please look through the menu.

Romantic Chinese phrases. Mom loves it so much. "我们一直等待的这一刻,当我们面对面...."

As most modernize food outlets, orders are now done by the patrons themselves. Write down your order on a piece of order sheet. Then hand it to the waiter or waitress.

There is a variety of chili's on the table for different kinds of noodle.

Besides the special homemade fried chili, there are four different types of chili and sambal to complement the different types of pan mee.

We highly recommend you to try their specialty home made chilli out. It is spicy and fragrant.

Type of noodles that you may choose. 4 types of noodles to choose from: Thin, Thick, Pinch and Mee Sua.

炸酱面noodles with chopped meat in fried bean sauce. It costs RM6.90. It is our all time favourite.

House Specialty Hot and Spicy Pan Mee, you can get it dry or with soup depending on your taste. Anyway , you may also choose your preferred type of noodles. It costs RM6.90. It comes with a large amount of clear soup, minced meat, meatballs, vegetables as well as fried fish cakes. The crunchy ikan bilis texture go wonderful with the noodle.

Each bowl of noodle comes with a small bowl of soup.

Traditional Sarawak Noodles. It costs RM6.90. It is more commonly known as "Kolok Mee". Quite similar to Wan Tan Noodles in Peninsular Malaysia. This Sarawak noodles has been selling for few generation in Miri.

Dumpling Soup Noodles. It only costs RM6.90. If you are looking for something soupy on that day, do try out this.

Dried Curry Pan Mee which comes with thin noodle. It costs RM7.50.

A side dish other. Meat Balls Soup. (10 pcs). It costs RM5.00.

Fried Garlic Chives Dumplings. It costs RM6.00.Other options include Chef's Special Fried Dumpling and Fried Kimchi Dumplings.

Another side dish. Chef's Special Dumpling Soup. It costs RM6.00. Five generous sized dumplings in a bowl of soup with vegetables. The dumplings are filled with minced meat, mushrooms, water chestnut and carrot.

Wheat toast Peanut butter. It costs RM 2.80.

3 Layer Wheat Grass. It costs RM5.00. It tastes very much like cendol.

3 Layer Caramel Honey Milk Tea. It costs RM5.00.

Mouth-watering desserts like Ice Kacang or a shaved ice with longan fruit.

Dad and mom could see true happiness in your eyes when all of you were together. Such a sweet memory that we will cherish forever. Girls, praise the Lord for He is always good. God gave us all the capacity to love and to be loved, to have special friendships.

Dinner at Yong Pin Dim Sun Restauurant

2011-11-02T14:03:00.000-07:00

If you are looking for some of the best Penang's hawker food and snacks, do pay a visit to Cintra Street. A street which located in the heart of George Town, Penang.

We went to Yong Pin Dim Sun restauurant for dinner with grandparents on 8.5.2010. It is situated at Jalan Sungai Ujung, near the junction of Cintra and Kimberley Street.

It is one of the oldest dim sum restaurants which filled daily with regular customers. It is a typical Chinese dim sum restaurant.Price is very reasonable and food is decent.

Their business hour is from 6.00am -12.00pm, 7.00pm - 12.00am. It close on Monday. Although the varieties are not as many as those bigger dim sum restaurants, but there are quite a few of their dim sum worth trying out.

Dad and mom love their homely ambience. We chose a wide variety of dim sum.

Further down the road is a small stall selling pancake and steam rice cake. This stall sells the best ham chim pang and pak tong gao in Penang. Sometimes we buy ham chim pang here.

Dim Sum is the name of the Chinese cuisine involving a light meal served with Chinese tea. Dim Sum is always enjoyed with Chinese Tea.Do you agree?

Loh mai kai is literally translated as " chicken glutinous rice". It is our family's favourite dim sum.

Pork rib dim sum. A common Cantonese home dish that served as a dim sum. These succulent ribs can be served either as small bites or as a main dish

Mouth watering egg custard filling indeed tempting. The crust of the skin is very crispy and the filling in it is very soft. Whatever it is, we know that the Chinese love their egg tarts.

One of our favourite dim sum dishes is steamed rice noodle rolls.

A visit to dim sum restaurants would not be complete if not try out the Hong Kong style Chee Cheong Fun with prawns. The tasty special soya sauce, fried onions and blended dried shrimp chili paste complimented each other well. We love the chee cheong fun at 点心之家, the cheapest dim sum restaurant at Penang.

A plate of slice century eggs with pickled ginger. Century eggs are popular among the Chinese as an appetizer served with pickled ginger.

Home made fish ball. Mom personally do not like this. It depends on individual taste.

Deep fried lo pak ko or reddish cake. The surface is crispy but the insides are a bit too soft. The taste is average. Reddish cake is one of our favourites and a must when we have dim sum meal.

This dim sum dish is very prettily presented. A dumpling shaped like a turnip. Both of you love it.

Siew Mai or pork meat dumplings. The tastes are quite traditional. Porky and slight sweetness.

Sticky rice wrapped in seaweed. A traditional dim sum which you seldom find in other restaurants.

Loh mai chi or steamed glutinous rice balls. Besides the soft and chewy texture , it also comes with a fragrant peanut filling. It looks fantastic.

The second in list of must have in dim sum is the har gow or prawn dumpling. It is good if the prawns are fresh and firm in texture.

Yam cake or orh kuih. They are rather firm and comes with thick chunks of yam and covered with crispy dried prawns. Looks yummy, right?

You cha Kueh with minced meat filled. It tastes sweet and goes along very well with the you cha kueh.

Thumbs up for these deep fried yam dumpling. They were served hot.

Recommended dim sum at Yong Pin Restaurant. The pan fried water chestnut cake 马蹄糕 is a dim sum classic. Its surface is crispy while the inside is slightly sticky and chewy. Bits of juicy water chestnut add refreshing sweetness. It is quite amazing.

Finally we left the restaurant with full stomach and satisfied with their dim sum.

Tai Thong restaurants is another old dim sum place in Penang. It is one of our all-time favorite dim sum restaurant. We always go there for dinner.

Tai Tong is actually famous for its crispy mee or sang mee. It is like a huge birdnest made of noodles. Thicky grave sauce like hor fun but it comes with crispy, noodle which has been deep fried.

Crispy yam puff or wu kok. The dim sums here are freshly out of the kitchen. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed.

Pleasant time at Xuan Xin Buffet Steamboat

2011-10-29T03:52:00.000-07:00

We had our dinner at Xuan Xin Buffet Steamboat 炫昇自助火锅 on 18.9.2011. It is located at Tanjung Tokong near Island Plaza.

A great place for dining especially gathering.Hot pot style of eating food is not only satisfying, but also fulfilling.We made our reservation before going to the restaurant to avoid disappointment.

This fully air-conditioned restaurant with its combination of red and yellow colour provides a good ambience for steamboat dining. The environment here is comfortable and not very smoky. It successfully attracted huge crowds during dinner hours.

The price is around RM30 for weekend. Mon-Fri RM23.80++ per pax. Weekend RM27.50++ for adults and RM12+ for children age 6-12 years. They have 20% discount on weekdays recently. Business Hours: Everyday from 5.00pm-12.00am.

Enjoy a wide variety of choices for steamboat in buffet style.

Too much meat and seafood? It is good to balance up the diet with variety of vegetables.

Some choices of noodles such as glass noodles, rice noodles, instant noodles, seaweeds or sea vegetables.

Unlike other steamboat outlets, the restaurant here has the option of having teppanyaki.

It is a steamboat restoran that offer all you can eat buffet spread as well as teppanyaki cook.

They have a special teppanyaki corner which in charge of grilling your foods. The aroma flowing through the air makes us hungry.

Different types of soup to choose. The Crystal Clear soup, Thai Tom Yam soup, Ocean King soup, and Chicken Porridge soup are some of the choices for the customers to dip their selected raw food. We opted for the porrridge base soup and spicy Tom yam.

Hot and sour tom yam soup with shrimp. It is flavourful and aromatic.

The Chinese Porridge soup is the most promoted soup in Xuan Xin. So we go for that.

This soup becomes something much more satisfying and delicious when putting some shrimps and crabs. The crabs are the main character for the steamboat as they really can lighten up the whole soup base.

Choose your favorable mix and match dishes and chef will cook for you.

Can you see that? Delicious teppanyaki prepared by the chef on the spot. You are provided with small clips that are marked with your table numbers. Just clip them to your plates of food.

Things like marinated meat and seafood can be ideal for barbecue.

Our combinations from seafood and vegetables. Just pick your food, clip the table number to the plate and leave it to the chef at the teppanyaki counter. Our dish was be served after 5-10 minutes. Really yummy.

We love this flavorful fried chicken. Seasoning is boasted as the secret ingredient for tasty fried chicken.

Rojak is definitely one of dad and mom's favorite street food.

Quench your thirst with free flow of juice, with different flavours to suit your fancy such as black current, lemon tea, orange, and green tea.

Selection of sauces.

It is nice to end every meal with our favorite dessert. The ice cream comes in 6 flavours.

Dessert is rather limited with some soft ice-cream and sweet barley soup with fuchok. Hot and slightly sweet. As for mom, it is the perfect refreshing end to our satisfying dinner.

Usually steamboats is in buffet style, good for those who have big appetite. Without a doubt, we thoroughly enjoyed our Steamboat dinner here. Every one of us had a good appetite. At least, we enjoyed not just steamboat, but also had fun deciding what we wanted for the teppanyaki.

Dinner with grandparents at James Foo Western Food

2011-10-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

We decided to have our dinner with grandparents at James Foo Restaurant. It is situated at Jalan Fettes, Tanjong Tokong which opposite Island Plaza, Penang. This restaurant was recommended by our dear friend, Bernice Munchy.

If you are Penangites, you should know which is the famous Western Food in Fettes Park. However, it had been renamed as James Foo & Family Fettes Park Western Food since 2 years ago.

James Foo Western Food is always packed each time we pass through Fettes Park. We really hope to discover the secrets of this famous restaurant.

A very hot spot to have your favourite western delights with family and friends.

When we reached there on 2.10.2011, it was already full. The place is equipped with air conditioning system.The patrons can enjoy their meal and feel more comfortable if compared to previous place.

It is quite spacious but still hardly accommodate the number of customers. We had to take our numbers and waited for our turn. If you want to avoid of the crowd, please visit it at 5p.m-6pm.

Their business hour: Tuesday-Sunday 4:00 pm-11:30 pm. Please note the restaurant is closed on Mondays.

After waiting for around 20 minutes, finally it was our turn. The staff at the restaurant were busy but not well organised.

The western food here is really cheap. They serve all types of western food such like fish, chicken, pork, lamb, beef, pasta, soup and salad.

The range is about RM8-RM30. The price had been slightly increased a little but still affordable. There are so many items on the menu. A lot of new dishes for western food lovers. The "Combo" is the one which we can taste chicken, beef and fish at the same time.

James Foo & Family Western Food is quite famous in Penang. They started their business at Fatty Loh's Chicken Rice shop. It had moved to a new commercial building few meters away, beside the previous shop.

One glass of blackcurrant juice costs RM2.20. Really cheap,right? They also serve delicious Jumbo juices which can be shared by 2 to 3 person.

One glass of ice lemon tea costs RM2.20. To our surprise to find that all drinks here are cheap.

Hot Milo without sugar only costs RM2.40. Grandmom preferred to drink warm drinks during dinner time.

Hot white coffee only costs RM2.50. What a creamy, smooth and aromatic cup of coffee.

Some appetiser while waiting for main course. It is often good to start dinner with a hot soup or drink. A bowl of mushroom soup costs RM3.00. It was already sold out around 9pm.

Holland chicken which ordered by Lydia which costs RM9.00. Grilled chicken with cheese, pineapple and ham.

Grilled pork and ham with pineapple and cheese which costs RM9.50. It looks great. Dad loves it so much.

Hawaiian Fish -Grilled fish with ham, pineapple and cheese which costs RM9.50. Mom absolutely loves it. The different between Hawaiian style and Holland style are Holland style comes with cheese, while Hawaiian without cheese.

Fish Maryland which costs RM9.50. As for Priscilla , it is really good. It is worth the price. it looks great with a platter of ham, sausage and banana fritter.

Grandmom selected the Fish and Chips which costs RM8.50.

Grandpa perfered Grilled Fish with black pepper sauce which costs RM9.00. The highlight of this dish is the thick dark peppery sauce. The portion is slightly small but it is just enough to fill our stomach. The gravy of their special sauce is good.

Recommended western food- Stuffed Fish which costs RM10.00. The stuffed fish is actually fish Cordon Bleu, ham and cheese wrap with fish which covered with bread crumbs.

Recommended western food-Chicken Gordon Bleu Chicken stuffed with cheese and ham which costs RM10.00. Don't miss out this order. Dad and mom prefer chicken with a crispy crunchy feel.

Very reasonable price for good food. We were satisfied with the food. No service tax is imposed.Anyway, there are many other varieties to choose from. We will be back for next visit to try out other dishes.

Dinner at Kedai Kopi Kristal Seafood

2011-09-16T15:57:00.000-07:00

Kedai Kopi Kristal Seafood is located right in the heart of Pulau Tikus, at the junction of Burmah Road and Burmah Lane. It is an ideal place for night supper as it opens until 1.45am.

They do provides delivery service to nearby area. In this modern busy lifestyle, we all tend to seek the convenience of packaged foods and quick meals. It is good if our favourite dishes will be delivered to our door step.

We went to a dinner with po po and san yi ma's family on 28.8.2011.

This restaurant provides various type of seafood dishes including young ginger duck, foo yong tan, honey chicken, steam fish, stir fry eggplant with tofu, and more types of oriental food.

San yi ma's family put on a smiling face for the camera.

This restaurant still maintained the old floor tiles.

Seaweed and egg soup with attractive colour. It is refreshing taste and delicious. One of the common soups in our family. It costs only RM9.00.

Butter Prawn is a relatively new Malaysian creation with the best combiningof Malay, Chinese, Indian and western ingredients. Other than prawn, the key ingredient of this dish is curry leaf. It costs RM30.00. A bit expensive as the portion is not large.

Sometimes, dad and mom use a packet of instant cereal prawn mix to make this tasty dish. We really enjoy the fragrance of cereal prawn.

Teppanyaki's tauhu which costs RM10.00. Deep-fried Japanese bean curd with mushroom and ground pork in steak sauce. A favourite dish for children and all ages.

Curry fish is one of our all time favorite appetizers. It costs RM26.00. This curry tastes equally delicious. Fresh fis fillets enhances the curry and takes away the fishy taste.

Stir-frying is a fantastic way to retain the taste of vegetables. Pea shoots, also known as dou miao is our favorite Chinese vegetables. It costs RM9.00. It goes very well with a lot of minced garlic. Dad and mom always cook this local vegetables dish at home and pleased with the outcome.

Sweet and sour pork ribs which costs RM12.00. Very flavourful and it is wonderfully to go with steamed rice for dinner.

This restaurant is recommended by san yi ma. The food here is average quality and the service is speedy. We had a great time together.

May be we can try out this Nam Joo pork ribs on our next visit. Small portion costs RM10.00. Medium size is RM15.00. Big portion costs RM20.00.

Braised duck with ginger which small portion costs RM10.00. Medium size is RM15.00. Big portion costs RM20.00.

If you want to go for some hot steaming homecooked food after working late in the office or had just arrived from a long tiring trip from outstation, this is a right place. They serve their customers right until 1.45am.

An outstanding Maritime Museum trip

2011-09-12T10:30:00.000-07:00

After checked in hotel, we walked around the Malacca's city and started on our exploration on 4.12.2010. We wanted to focus more on learning about local culture and history. Do you see the red houses behind? The "Red House" is a venue which you never miss when you visit to Malacca.

Jonker Walk is a main attraction of the city of Malacca. No journey to Malacca is complete without dropping by Jonker Walk. The street is famous for its antique shops.

Jonker Walk is situated in the heart of Malacca.A busy road to hunt and bargain for antiques.It seemed a long walk for us.

San Shu Gong is the huge red building opposite Chung Wah coffee shop. Besides beh-teh-soh, they also sell tao-sar-bia, lao-po-bing (wife biscuit) and other pastries in Malacca. You can have their famous “kuih kuchi” which is a a popular dumpling to the Baba and the Nyonya in Malacca.

Toys with funny expression which display in the front window.

Various delicacies on display to satisfy all your desires.

You can take a river cruise alongside Malacca River . The boat tour takes about 45 minutes or an hour to finish the sight-seeing.

Don't miss the chance to try out a bowl of icy cool cendol or ice kacang in Jonker 88 Museum Cafe.

A trip to Teluk Intan Leaning Tower and Bidor

2011-09-07T07:14:00.000-07:00

We visited Teluk Intan Leaning Tower around the town area on 5.6.2011. One of the most famous leaning tower in the world. Admission is free of charge. From outside, it looks like a 8 storey building. In fact, the building is divided into 3 storeys.

The tower which known as Menara Condong was built in 1885 by Leong Choon Chong. It was originally used as a covered water tank. This historical Tower is still stand strong until today.

It is known as the High Clock Tower because of the clock on it is working right to this day.

We climbed up the tower to have a great view of the town. The condition of this water tank was still good. Much effort has been placed in preserving this treasure.

There is also records which state that the water was used for firefighting purposes too.

Throughout the long history of the tower, it has served different purposes. During the Japanese occupation, it was used as a watch tower.

This ‘Pagoda-style’tower stands at 25.5 metres tall. The tower has 3 storeys. Above the third storey is the 16 feet deep water tank.

This tower slanted leftward due to the soft ground on the base of the tower and the weight of the water tank.

On our way home, we stopped by Pun Chun Restaurant to have its famous duck leg noodles. One of the main attractions that attract visitors from outstation. Most of the time, the restaurant is packed with customers. Finally we found a table and made our orders.The waiter's service here not good. We had to wait for more than 15 minutes to make an order.

Besides selling noodles and other food, they also sell chicken biscuits, the famous Ipoh white coffee, tau sah bicuits and other famous local food.

RM 6.60 perbowl which the duck meat is tender and soft . This restaurant is situated on the main road of Bidor.

Their duck noodles remain as one of the best on the list. You get a whole drumstick that has been roasted. The duck noodle soup is cooked with herbs, dried longan and ginger. For those who love herbal soup, this is a must try.

A closer look at the steaming hot containers of duck thighs.

The woman is going to pour the whole steaming container of duck thigh with its herbal broth into a bowl of wantan noodles.

A lady busy is blanching noodles for orders.

Other than their duck noodles, they also serve wantan noodles, various type of rice dishes, as well as economy rice option.

The noodles are quite springy and taste good. It costs RM5.50. A bit expensive.

The wantons are filled with plump prawn pieces and minced pork. Really tasty.

We also tried out the 'wu kok', a kind of pastry which the crust is made from yam. Inside is filled with char siu meat and mushrooms. RM 1.60 a piece. The yam is not dripping with oil, the moist char siew pieces keep everything well.

Many people were lining up to buy 'wu kok' from an elderly man. The elder man kept on persuading mom to buy more.

Along the street where Pun Chun is located at, there are many fruit stalls. The traders setting up their stalls at the corridors along the road.

As we prepared to go home, we found a family run traditional biscuits and confectionery shop which called Ta Chong. We could not resist the aroma of freshly baked biscuits. They sell famous biscuits such as chicken biscuits, sat keh ma, egg tart and kaya kok.

This shop is recommended by Ho Chiak TV program.

We bought a batch of freshly baked egg tarts before we went home.Girls, appreciated the time of family togetherness. Cherish every moment of life God gives us.

Sungai Bakap Gospel Hall 101 Anniversary

2011-08-28T10:24:00.000-07:00

We went to Sungai Bakap Gospel Hall on 28.8.2011 with grandparents to celebrate 101 anniversary. A church's anniversary can be a time of uniting to celebrate the growth of God's kingdom.

Brother Zhi Xin led the worship service. Our God is a mighty God indeed. Worthy of our praise and worship.

A brother shared about reborn in Jesus Christ. There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."

3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

101 th Anniversary Cake Cutting Ceremony. For the past 100 years God had been leading the church. By the grace and mercy of God, the church had continued until this day.

After the worship service, church members gathered together for a luncheon at a local restaurant. We had a good time of fellowship with our brothers and sisters in church.

Pork knuckle braised in soya sauce. A must-try if you drop by in this restaurant. The meat is braised with flavours, soft and tender, soaking up the sauce while not being overwhelmingly salty.

Steamed chicken with chinese herbs. The chicken meat is very tender and tasty.

Teochew steamed fish with additional ingredients such as tomato which enhance the taste. No disappointment to this fish. It is extremely fresh.

Pumpkin with salted egg yolk. This lovely dish is a must to order. Pumpkin seldom comes into my eating list. But this dish changes my statement.

Dried shrimp with special shrimp sauce.

A colourful and healthy mixed vegetables.

One of our favorite hot weather refreshers. Healthy Chinese style bitter gourd soup. Bitter gourd soup is a great way to enjoy the bitterness of it in a pleasant way.

This hidden restaurant is only know by people who came here before. We were quite full after eating all this wonderful food. We had a wonderful lunch fellowship together. Girls, we thank our Almighty God for all of the countless blessings.

Food hunt at Chulia Street

2011-08-20T12:51:00.000-07:00

We went for a food hunt with po po at Chulia street on 3.4.2011. Chulia Street is called Gu-kan-tang(牛干冬).It is derived from Malay words "Kandang Kerbau".

Chulia Street is no doubt a backpacker and travelers favourite must-visit place while holidaying in Penang. It is also street food heaven for the locals. There are various food varieties for everyone.It is a very busy street at night as well as in the morning.

Every Penangnite is proud of our varieties food.It is one of Penang's highly recommended wantan mee hawker stall. It is located at the heart of Chulia Street.When you are there, you should try this wan tan mee. The noodles are delicious and have a springy texture.

Their business is good and you can see the big pile of wantan noodle ready to be cooked. The stall is always pretty crowded with a long wait.

You can either order the thick noodle or the thin noodle. Price for small plate is RM2.50 and large plate is RM3.50.

Wantan mee is worth a try. Mom prefers the texture of the thin noodle. Yup, it is definitely one of the nicest wan tan mee in Penang. It tastes good with just right springy and chewy noodle.

Priscilla always like the noodles served in hot soup.

If you are planning for a place to have a refreshing drink late at night, do not hesitate to go to this place. A wide variety of fresh fruits drink. What a great place for your favourite fresh mixed-fruit juice. The costs of the fruit juices is not very expensive as they are between RM1.50 to RM2.00 only.

You can order any mix you dare to try. Fresh dragon juice. Dragon fruit makes excellent juice.

You can mix and match your choices of fruit and blend into juice. A mix of markisa and bananas.

Po po enjoy drinking freshly squeezed markisa fruit juices. One of our favourite juice too.

May be we can try out the nutmeg juice on our next trip.Penang is the home of fresh nutmeg juice.

A plate of char hor fun costs RM5.00. The noodles are full of wok hei (smoky flavour). The gravy is thick and flavourful. However, it is rather expensive for such a small portion.

A plate of yee fu mee also costs RM5.00. Yee Fu Mee is a stir fried noodles served with a thick sauce consisting of prawns, pork, char siew, eggs, liver and vegetables.

An apom stall run by an elderly husband-and-wife. The sweet pancake, cooked in a small wok, has a soft centre and is slightly crispy at the edges. RM0.50 perpiece. A real delight to the tastebuds. A must try.

Another sweet dessert you can try out when you are at Chulia Street. We like this apom very much. We bought 40 pieces of apom. Crispy texture on the sides and a soft chewy feel on the center. Really tasty. We often buy apom from this stall.

We were pretty full after having our street food hunting on Chulia Street. There are plenty of other food along this street that is worth mentioning. The Penang street food-hunt always resulted in some new discoveries.

We hope to come one day for the Hainan satay stall which situated on the outside of Sai Lam Coffee Shop. An old uncle is grilling skewers after skewers of pork meat. A very traditional satay. Very different from the usual Malay version of the same street food. Dad and mom love Hainan satay. Girls, mom really hope we have many more food adventures ahead.

Dinner at Mount Erskine Hainan Western Food

2011-08-18T09:42:00.000-07:00

We decided to try out Mount Erskine Hainan Western food on 24.7.2011. Hai Nan Western Food is located at the roadside along Mount Erskine. We arrived there in the evening. What a good place for cheap and yummy western food. This place had appeared in several local TV shows.

This restaurant also visited by Axian from "Taste with Jason". A famous local TV show highlighting food finds all over Malaysia.

Hainan Western packed in the crowd during the weekends. Sometimes patrons have to stand and grab the seats. It is advisable to reach there early or after 11 p.m to avoid long wait.

The food is incharged by different cooks. Anyway, the cooks here are very efficient. They serve food at a very fast rate.

This is the place where patrons take their orders.

They serve a large variety of cheap and delicious western food,like pork chop, chicken chop and lamb chop. As for western food lovers, you can try out at this place. It is recommended.

Deep-fried fish fillet, topped with Indian style curry is a dish which dad and mom want to try out next time.

A very special and tasty dish.

After waiting for 30 minutes, our food finally arrived. Priscilla ordered chicken chop with mouth-watering gravy. The gravy was thick and flavourful. RM 7.50 for this plate. What a large portion to fill stomach.

Chicken Maryland which ordered by Lydia. It comes out to be everything very dry. RM9 for a plate. Lydia likes it very much.

Dad ordered a plate of pork chop with lots of sauces. It costs RM7.50. The portion could be considered generous. The hainanese sauce has been modified to suit the Asian palate. Their home-made sauce goes very well with the food. Well fried with crispy on the outer layer and tastes soft in the inside.

Mom ordered Fish and Chips which costs RM7.50. Here could be the right place for fish and chips cravings. It taste as good as it looks. Mom We loves the tartar sauce. Tartar sauce is a must for fish and chips.

RM2.50 for a bowl of hot creamy mushroom soup. It tastes like canned mushroom soup with added ingredients such as mushroom slices.

A slice of toasted garlic bread costs RM2.50. The garlic bread was crispy and well eaten with a little dip in the mushroom soup.

It is one of our favourite street western food place as the price wise and the taste is pretty good. All the dishes above were priced not more than RM9. We only spent a total of RM41.50 for 4 people. Really reasonable, right? We will surely visit this place again for some mouth watering local style Western food.

We decide to have a try at Fettes Park Western Food on our next trip. The restaurant is located at Tanjung Tokong, beside the Fatty Loh restaurant.

A meaningful day at Sungai Bakap

2011-07-28T05:09:00.000-07:00

Dad had an opportunity to preach in Sungai Bakap, Gospel Hall on 22.5.2011. We went to the church with grandparents around 9a.m.

Dad preached a sermon about God led Israel out of Egypt to Canaan. God led Israel with a pillar of cloud by day, and a pillar of fire by night.

After the worship service, we had a good fellowship with the sisters and brothers in the church. They are friendly and caring. One of the sister shared with us charcoal peanut from Taiwan. It was wrapped in the crunchy black coating.

At the first taste, dad and mom only noticed the peanut and never get the point for the black coating. It was a slight sweetness.

We had a nice chat with brothers and sisters. Special thanks to brother Sheng Jie for this special lunch.

What an amazing deep-fried pumpkin dish. Deep-frying method locks the moist, flavorful pumpkin inside a crispy outer coating. This dish is fantastic and unique.

A peasant food to go with lots of rice. Mom preferred lean pork than fatty pork. Fatty pork is too oily, thus not "healthy."We love mushrooms. That is why mushrooms become a must on our daily dish list.

Dad and mom also like this Thai style crispy fried fish. Deep fried crispy fish, topped with Thai sweet and sour sauce and vegetables.

We really love this simple Cantonese dish. It is very comforting. It transports dad and mom to our childhood. Sometimes we use dried or fresh shrimps, but whatever ingredients, the basic steamed egg is the same. It is light, healthy and above all, delicious.

There are various ways to prepare deep dried chicken; going from simple frying to complicated preparations. Those who love their chicken crispy will love this crunchy fried chicken.

Dad and mom heard lots about the great foods in Sungai Bakap. Visitors come to Sungai Bakap mainly for its reknown Chye Kueh at Soon Lee Restaurant.

Chai koay are served as part of the their dim sum choices. They have different type of chai koay. Chai koay with mangkuang inside or kuchai. They also have another type with pumpkin in it. They look very appetizing.

One of the highlight of their dim sum here are their stuffed crab dim sum. Two small crab shells stuffed with crab and pork meat are steamed in a plate. We will definitely recommend to others and come again for our next trip.

Girls, it was a happy and meaningful day for us. Thumb up for the fantastic food. Besides that, a good fellowship.

A warm dinner at at Four Season Tea Restaurant

2011-07-21T10:48:00.000-07:00

We had our dinner with gu gu's family, bo bo and grandparents at Four Season Tea Restaurant on 9.6.2011. This restaurant is still remained as our favourite Chinese Restaurant in Penang. Our family always like to have our dinner here because the environment is comfortable and the place is clean as well. Due to the poor quality of pictures taken on previous visits, mom had no chance to post about this place until now.

Four Seasons Tea Houses( main outlet) is located at Trengganu Road, Penang. Four Seasons actually served nice food with reasonable price. They do keep update their menu as changing season. Their new dishes come out every few months.

Bo bo made orders. The waiter introduced some favourite dishes in the restaurant. Their service is efficient and quick.

Four Seasons Tea Restaurant also serve a free warm soup of the day for their customers before the serving of main dishes. What a good effort to attract customers.

One of the their signature dishes is the oyster noodles. In Chinese, we call it 蚝面. We like oyster noodles very much especially grandpa. It is the "must” dish that you should try it out if you like oyster. The noodle is fried with shrimps, fish fillet, and fried pork fat( bak poh in Hokkein)

Another signature dish is spring roll. In Chinese, we call 春卷. It is tasty if you dip it with special sauce which provided. We did not make this order tonight.

A huge pot of Claypot tofu. It has a lots of ingredients. Besides tofu, we could find leek, carrot, Chinese cabbage, mushrooms, onion and generous amount of roasted pork slices.

Runner Beans which fried in sambal dried prawns. Our family's favorite. The dried prawns sambal in chili paste adds on the extra goodness of this dish.

Silky smooth Tao Fu accompanied with enoki mushrooms and vegetables. The tofu is deep fried. Perfection with fragrant outer layer and smooth inside. Both of you like enoki mushroom so much.

A must try dish. The Mocha spare ribs. It is very well seasoned.

This curry prawns turn out real good with the distinct taste of curry. Great for those curry prawn lovers. It came steaming hot and goes superbly well with rice. The base is thick and flavorful.

The garlic fish is excellent. Served with plenty of fried garlic on top of the deep fried fish with their special sauce.

A favourite for the children. This belacan fried chicken are very crispy. Mom absolutely loves belacan fried chicken but too lazy to prepare them. Frying chicken means getting oil all over the kitchen. It takes time to clean up the oily surfaces.

Asparagus stir fry with prawns and some meat. The prawns are beautifully sweet and fresh tasting when accompany with the asparagus.

The flavor of onion and prawns with fried eggs tastes great without any other flavors.

Everyone was satisfied and we had a great dinner together. God made everything beautiful in His time.

After the great meal, we were haing durians in a fruit stall. There was few tables with benches that had been set up for groups to sit and eat in. We had a lot of durians which in a rich creamy yellow during this festival. We brought them from our student's parents. They were cheap and delicious.

On a full tummy, we gathered at our house. Bo Bo, gu zhan and dad had a great time with the Chinese Tea. We had chit-chatting along till midnight.Both of you had a happy time with Anthony,Justin and Samuel.

Thank the Lord for the precious moments of life. What a beautiful moment with grandparents, bo bo and gu gu's family.

Dinner at Clinic Cafe

2011-07-15T09:01:00.000-07:00

We went to clinic cafe to have our dinner with po po on 10.7.2011. Do you have your meal at a clinic before? We went there even though without falling sick.

The Clinic Cafe is a themed restaurant which located in Gurney Plaza. Comfortable red soft cushions on the seats. The sofas have been reconstructed to look like hospital beds.

A new hospital inspired restaurant in Penang. The environment there was great.

The entrance to the clinic cafe is like an entrance to the real clinic. The restaurant is designed from top to bottom in a medical theme.

There is a front counter after entering the entrance which looks like a hospital's counters.

Theme restaurant is a trend in Malaysia. It is a themed restaurant with a hospital feel. Do you see that? Priscilla sat on a wheelchair. Some wheel chairs are placed just beside the door and they are being turned into dining chairs

Beside the entrance is the Clinic Cafe Logo in a cross shape.We did not feel any strong smelling of medicine when we entered the Clinic Cafe. It was a cafe, not a medical supplies shop.

Could you see that? The walls covered with display frames of the human body functions posters.

Some medical instruments which are used by a doctor.

Some operation theatre lamps are above our head. Each dining table has its own operation theater lamps. An equipment that used in the medical field.

When we reached there during dinner time, there was only three tables dining. Pretty quiet.

Even the utensils are put in a steel kidney tray.

A surgery room where drinks are prepared for the diners.

A waitress who dressed like a nurse.

Do you like this cutey toy doctor and nurse? They are placed at the counter.

All the seats and even order chits are designed to remind us we are in the hospital. Order chits for customers to mark down their orders.

We were looking at the menu. Quite a number of choices to choose from. The price of food starts from RM7 and above, serving local oriental and some western food.

Lemon juice RM5.80. Drinks come in beakers and various shapes that we can find in a chemical lab.

Iced Lemon Tea with a few slices of fresh lemon which costs RM5.80.

Coke served in an icy cold beaker which costs RM3.80 only.

Lydia ordered Clinic Specialist which costs RM8.80.

Dad ordered Clinic Nasi Lemak which costs RM9.80.

Mom ordered Tom Yam Fried Rice which costs RM7.80. Will you lose your appetite while eating rice in a kidney bowl which is used during surgery? Our fried rice came with four crispy fried shrimps.

Chicken Cutlet which costs RM12.80. The specialty of this is the injection of the chili sauce. Priscilla likes this syringe filled sauces. The Chicken Cutlet is a deep frying chicken which is coated in bread crumbs, served with sweet corn, french fries and fresh vegetables with salad sauce dressing.

Po Po loves this Black Pepper Chicken Rice which costs RM13.80. Its taste is quite yummy. The flavor suited po po's taste bud. All of the food we ordered were served with generous amount of ingredients. The portion was quite large.

Our “medical report”. He he , a list of the food which we ordered.

We went there with Po Po to experience a different ambiance of dining. Penang is really a city of foodies paradise. Very sure it will come up with more and interesting restaurant ideas. The Clinic is unique, not just in Penang and Singapore, but all around the world. The pictures will speak for themselves.

The price was pretty reasonable for a theme restaurant in a shopping mall. Only a little too pricey for drinks. It is pretty interesting to have a clinic cafe in Gurney Plaza. If you are looking for something little different, this place would be a good choice for you.

Reunion dinner at Q Garden Steamboat & BBQ

2011-07-10T04:01:00.000-07:00

We had our reunion dinner at Q Garden Steamboat & BBQ this year. This restaurant is located along Jalan Paya Terubong in the vicinity of Air Itam. We decided to try it out since it is new.

We had our dinner with grandparents and bo bo on 2.2.2011.

The atmosphere here was pleasant. Mom loves this unique wooden decoration. Most of our chosen restaurants were either closed or fully booked on that day. We made a reservation at Q Garden steamboat one month before.

The hot pot above looks quite different from others.

Due to new opening, Q Garden Steamboat & BBQ was having a promotion priced on this festival. What an attractive pricing to its patrons. Adults RM 19.90, child RM 11.90 and senior citizen RM 9.90. The restaurant was crowded with people when we reached there.

There were wide variety of steamboat ingredients and seafood to choose from as well.

There wasn't much variety cooked food to choose.

A Clam dish. One of our greatest delights. We all love it except Lydia.

The entire decoration of this restaurant was bringing both comfortable and attractive feeling to the customers. It looks very clean and tidy. The service was pretty good.

Around the steamboat bowl, there are places for customer to fry their raw food. Put some butter before you fried. Dad and mom really love these pieces of chicken meat which nicely fried.

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are low-fat. Mom loves these deep fried breast chicken. Once the frying pan is up to heat, the butter begins to brown, this means it is the time to add your chicken slices.

We ordered a can of Sea Asparagus which costed us about RM90++.

Sea asparagus is one of the most popular Chinese dishes.

Two hot pots attached to our table which was divided into two parts. One with the normal soup.

Another with Tom Yam soup.

Like father, like son. Do you agree?

No matter how much mom ate, there is always room for dessert. What a pity. Not much desserts here.

Steamboat is a great place for families. Grandparent like buffet steamboat very much.

Even though the choice of this restaurant was`pretty much limited but it was worth to pay a visit. An amazing cheap price compare to other steamboat restaurant. Furthermore, the fine woods created a comfortable and airy environment. If you are looking for a cheap and comfortable steamboat restaurant, it's a right place to go.

A wonderful Parent's Day on 14.5.2011

2011-07-02T01:33:00.000-07:00

We went to church with po po and some students on 14.5.2011 in a lovely evening. We attended Parent's Day together. The atmosphere there was so friendly.

We were invited to participate in a cooking contest. This would be good for a cooking contest where chicken was the theme. Could you see that? Different chicken preparations or styles of cooking.

Sesame Chicken with ginger and mushroom which was prepared by po po, mom and both of you. With simple ingredients such as sesame oil, soya sauce, chicken, ginger and mushroom, easy and nutritious dish can be prepared. We enjoy this dish at home and serve with steamed white rice.

Barbeque pineapple chicken. The presentation was thoughtful.

Coffee Chicken which is something quite special for Malaysians.

It was a typical nyonya dish. An appetizer to be taken with rice.

These sausage chicken rolls were absolutely delicious. It was a great snack.

Looking for chicken salad recipes? It is always nice to try out someone's recipe or get some new ideas.

Food Contest was indeed good fun. All the dishes showed creativity and a good effort. The judges were tasting the dishes.

The winners of the food contest. A big thumbs up to them.

A good sharing by a sister in church. She told us God's Love is unconditional. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Both of you and Xin Ai performed a dance which describes mother's love.

This dance was only practised a week before the performance. Three of you really lack of time to practice due to busy schedules. The song title is “妈妈的喜欢”.

Both of you and Xin Ai created a dancing style and moves by your own. Mom only gave some fresh ideas and advices. Girls, it was good to take part in the missionary work.

Children and Youth are very important in the music ministry. A song presentation from youth singing group.

Lydia played on a saxophone solo "He's changing me." He"s changing me. My precious Savior.I'm not the same person that I used to be. Sometimes it’s slow going. But there’s a knowing that one day perfect I will be. Girls, We changed by the presence and truth of God. The power of God work in every believer's life.

Children's choir was presenting a song about parent's love. What a good Children's song.

A big thumb up for teacher Pin Qing. She totally dedicated herself to missionary work. She led an exciting game. A game among parent and children. It was truly interesting in finding our parents's hand. Sometimes we are not able to recognize our parents's hands.

Variety of delicious dishes were prepared by sisters in church. We were having dinner together with popo, Xin Ai, Jin Wen and Feng Da. It was a wonderful night. Girls, we want to thank God everyday for the blessings He has given to us daily.We love because He first loved us.

Recall a memorable time at Prajna Tea Centre

2011-06-26T00:55:00.000-07:00

Some pictures remain in our memories as the most beautiful and unforgettable images. Due to recalling some great memories and looking for some unique vases, dad and mom decided to have our dinner at a tea centre on 11.6.2011. This was such a fun and memorable place to have dinner.

Tea is not just a drink in China, but a way of life. Prajna Tea Centre is a good place to get a glimpse into Chinese tea culture. We had an enjoyable time here when both of you were still a little girl. The food was very well priced and we left full during our visit. Drinking tea is an essential part of experiencing China. Dad and mom love this artistic style of drinking Chinese tea.

Do you like oriental interior design especially in Chinese style? We enjoyed the peace and quiet environment here.

This tea house is located in Sejati Indah, Sungai Petani, Kedah. We really love to visit here even though it is further away from our house. We feel comfortable having our meals in the quiet environment. A journey from Penang to Sungai Petani takes about half an hour.

Please take a look through the menu. The food is excellent with reasonable prices. Wow, the menu looks big. The largest menu I have ever seen.

How exciting for you both. Both of you had a nice chat with each other. A memorable place that registered in your mind no matter how long ago or how far away.

We liked those deep-fried mantous which costs RM2.50. Chinese steamed mantou or in Chinese we called 馒头 is a kind of steamed bread bun originating from China. Nowadays, these kind of mantous are easily available in frozen type from supermarkets. They also served deep-fried or steamed in Chinese Dim Sum restaurants.

A home style dish which called "Ru Dou Gan" in Chinese. It costs RM3.00. Definitely is a comfort food. We have our favourite tofu dish, like Mapo Tofu, Claypot Tofu, Steamed Tofu and Fried Tofu. This dish above is simple and easy to prepare.

This dessert is best enjoyed during warmer weather. It only costs RM2.50. It is best served chilled.

Chinese sago dessert with coconut milk and mixed fruit which also costs RM2.50. Both of you couldn't wait to try it. It is very true that we love dessert.

Dad ordered black pepper chicken with rice. The price is RM5.90. The colour combination looked good. The portion was fair.

Lydia ordered Mushroom Mee which only costs RM4.50. This is a very healthy meal which represents a traditional Chinese way of cooking. Chinese medicinal herbs and mushrooms were added for a rich and earthy flavour.

Shredded chicken mee which ordered by Priscilla. It only costs RM4.00. The waitress served it right from the stove. It was still bubbling when it was delivered to our table. This dish was quite good to say. We always have our Shredded Chicken Porridge at home. The usual condiments are ginger, chopped spring onions and fried shallots. Just add a drop or two of sesame oil and you will get a homely tasting porridge.

There is an appetizer worth mentioning. 'Deep Fried Zhai Ngor' (Vegetarian Goose) which costs RM2.50. We will definitely order it on our next visit.

Mom ordered Zha Jiang Mee. This noodle is our favourite food. Zha Jiang Mee is a northern Chinese dish consisting of noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with Zha jiang (炸酱). It only costs RM4.50.

Girls, close your eyes, and think back to the most memorable time you can recall. It is true that time flies but memories stay forever. We thank God for the gift of memory. It was truly a night to remember - a gift from God.

Wonderful Father's Day at Kim Gary Restaurant

2011-06-20T11:06:00.000-07:00

Dad and mom had been discussing where to celebrate Father's Day after worship. Finally we decided to have our lunch at Kim Gary Restaurant on 18.6.2011.

Kim Gary Restaurant is a Hong Kong-style eating outlet. It has a chain of restaurants around Asia. They have not only Hong Kong style food nowadays, in fact Spanish, Korean, Japanese style food also.

We applied for a member card. RM15 for life. There are a couple of free coupons that comes with the card. You can choose either orange or black colour for the member card. Mom prefered black. They give us lots of coupon throughout the year. With the member card and the coupon, we can redeem 1 free gift every month when we pay a visit to Kim Gary.

It was pretty crowded. A big clap to the service crew. They managed to have everything under control. They were so considerate of elder people. They took out two chairs from the restaurant. Grandparents had comfortable chairs to sit. Granpa was unable to stand for long periods of time.

The restaurant is always packed especially during lunch hour, high-tea, late evening tea, dinner time and even supper. Could you see that? The crowd started building up. We had to queue up for our seat.

We chose Frist Avenue Kim Gary as our choice for lunch because we like the environment here. Purple and black are a great combination. Besides that, we hope that we can introduce this new shopping mall to grandparents. This was their first visit. 1st Avenue shopping mall is one of our favourite places to shop around recently.

This restaurant offers a wider variety of set meals during lunch hour. Different types of rice and noodles. We ordered a set lunch each from the extensive menu. For every set of meal, drinks and soups are included. We get to choose from a list of drinks, some might charge extra. There are only two options of soup, borsch soup or cream soup.

Once we took a seat, we were immediately served. The serving of food was quite fast despite the huge crowd in the restaurant. Grandpa chose Set D. Steack in black pepper sauce served with rice. Lydia perfered set D. Hot and Spicy Chicken Chop served with rice.

Grandma and mom perfered a small mug of savoury borsch. It was sourly tomato soup.

Grandpa, dad and both of you perfered cream soup. Mixture of western and asian style set lunch. The creamy sauce is more of a western choice, but the rice makes it oriental.Western-style eating patterns have become more common in Asia.What a mix of both Western and Asian eating culture nowadays.

Grandmom ordered E-Mix set ML. We could not snap the picture because our camera was suddenly out of batteries. The photo above mom uploaded from internet.

Hot stone grill rice.Breaking the tradition of serving Hong Kong Style dishes, they now introduce this Korean Style dish. This korean dish is call “bibimbap”. When it was served to our table, we found this hot pot rice so aromatic. The pot was very hot and never let your fingers touch it unless you want yourself to get burned. It costs RM17.90.

Mom ordered a famous set of Cheese Baked Rice. It was served in a Dim Sum basket and the presentation was excellent. The portion was pretty big as well. This set of Cheese Baked Rice consists of the main cheese baked rice dish, soup, dessert and drink. This set of lunch costs RM17.90. Overall, the price was just average.

A plate of Prawn Seafood Cheese Baked Rice with double cheese which ordered by Priscilla. Strongly recommended by dad and mom. The ingredients served were generous, with mussels, squids, prawns and fish cakes. Any purchase of that order, with an additional Rm3, we are entitle for one drink, one soup and also one dessert.The set only costs RM21.90. Anyway, its quantity was too much for Priscilla.

A yummy and refreshing drink. This drink has a beautiful Chinese name" 热带雨林”. We had to add RM1.00 for the drinks because it's a premium drink on the menu. The drinks which served free were Chinese Tea, Green Tea and Hong Kong Style Tea. Other than that, it will be charged RM1.00 extra.

Dad ordered a cup of hot ying yong. Ying yong simply means white coffee with tea.You can have it either hot or cold according to your preference. A marriage between coffee and milk tea. It was advisable to order a cold one on our next visit.

Lemon and coke served in a jug.

Mom love Japanese-style green tea as well.

The dessert looks similar like 'Tau Foo Fah' .

Kim Gary does serve one of the best French Toast in town. It is served hot and fresh from the stove.Grandpa enjoyed French toast very much. It costs RM4.90. Meanwhile, Kim Gary also provide a wide range of snacks.

We also tried "peanut butter sandwich" which only cost RM4.30. A half cm deep hole was dug out of the top of the bread and filled in with peanut butter. Everything was smoothed over and condensed milk is drizzled over.

Seeing a happy smile on grandma's face, we knew that grandma enjoyed her lunch here. So did grandpa. Happy Father's Day, grand pa. Mom also miss my dad in heaven very much. He meant so much to me and shaped my life in so many positive ways. "Gong gong" presence will always be felt.

We had a wonderful Father Day's in Kim Gary restaurant. It's totally a very big portion. It was a very heavy meal for us. Our tummies were about to burst. The love, the togetherness, the food fully content in our heart. After lunch, we decided to visit a relative who was sick.

Girls, we will probably be back again on dad's big day. Both of you are blessed to have such a great dad. God blessed us and He had given us such wonderful moments to remember and to treasure.

Great Family time at Felda Residence Hot Springs

2011-06-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

From the North-South Expressway , exit at Sungkai toll exit. Sungkai is between Slim River and Bidor. From there, we found a signboards leading to Felda Residence Hot Springs. About 20 minutes from the toll exit.

FELDA runs estates, palm trees plantation projects in Malaysia.

Felda Residence Hot Springs is in the middle of a oil palm plantation. The route passes through the Felda Sungai Klah which is a small town surrounded by the thick oil palm estate. It was pretty quiet.

Sungkai hot spring is located in the FELDA area, Sungkai, Perak in Malaysia.

We arrived at the resort around 3p.m on 4.6.2011. The journey took about two and half hour to arrive.

A modern chalet style rooms. This place is ideal for a short getaway from the hustle of city life.

In Sungkai hot spring park, we can try the public pools.

It would be a good idea if we just took a seat by the pool and dipped our feet into the hot spring water.

Both of you couldnt suit yourselves with the hot water at the beginning. Your feet got in and ran out from the pool. After got used to the temperature, both of you dipped your feet into the water.

Dad dipped his tired feet into this hot pool.

The temperature is around 42-50 degree Celsius.

Do you see this sign board? Please read the instruction to determine how long you need to boil your egg. It only takes about 3 minutes to make an egg into half boiled and 7 minutes to fully boil the egg.

Wow, hot, the egg-boiling area's water temperature went up till 100 degree Celsius.

We can purchase eggs from the stall here. 5 eggs for RM2, 30 eggs for RM12. We bought eggs from the stall nearby and dipped them into a pool of boiling hot water. The eggs were ready to be eaten in seven minutes.

Wow, the eggs were more tastier and springy. It meant to us because the eggs were cooked by mother nature's hot spring water.

Do you want to taste this natural hot spring boiled egg?

If you are looking a unique hot spring park, FELDA hot spring is the right place for you. The entire park was build on the natural hot springs. Many believed that the healing power of the hot spring can detoxify toxic from our body.

The hot spring just like a big spa. It gets its source of heat from the underground. We were enjoying our dip in the hot spring. We went through the unusual experience of being in an open natural sauna. The temperature is maintained at 30°C to 40°C.

After the hot and warm shower, it was good to have a splash of cold water.

Besides that, we also had fun in the cold water park. The water comes from a natural water source nearby. It was cold.

It was great to cool up ourselves under the hot sun. What a favorite place for children.

The cold water mountain springs pool with slides and fountains.

We went for a nature walk and enjoyed the natural breeze and pollution-free air.

Girls, we were so thankful for having a great together on this lovely evening.

Celebrate grandmom's birthday at Goh Huat Seng Restaurant

2011-06-06T10:57:00.000-07:00

Goh Huat Seng Restaurant is one of the oldest Teochew restaurants in Penang. It is situated in the folds of Kimberley Street. We went there for dinner to celebrate grandmom's birthday on 5.4.2011. We planned to try some specialies.

During dinner time, the restaurant is regularly crowded with people. On weekends, it is usually packed. Customers had to wait for minutes to be seated.

Many things did change over the years. But,the traditional steamboat is still lighted up with charcoal. Dad and mom love the traditional way of having a spread of steamboat. It brings us to the time of past treasures.

This restaurant started the business since around 1960. Besides the steamboat, it also serves delicious Teochew dishes. Our visit to this restaurant brought back wonderful childhood memories of grandmom.

This is a classic China based meal which using vegetables and meat. It's served well with white rice. Few slices of Dong Bo pork with some steaming hot mantou are heavenly. Even though mom doesn't fancy meat, but I like this dish.

Tofu is our favorite. We ordered Chinese chive flower buds with tofu. It really goes well with rice. Stir-fried chive flowers taste amazing.

We ordered fish balls with tang hoon which introduced by the waitress in the restaurant. This restaurant make their own fish balls. It is tasty and fresh. We were served by a very friendly waitress who attended to our needs. She also told us the history of the restaurant.

Teochew-style chicken . It sounds like a wonderful meal. Boneless chicken breasts fit into almost any meal plan. They are low in fat. Highly recommended for children who like crispy chicken.

We never forgot to order simple veggie dishes. Not too salty nor oily as with typical Teo Chew cooking style.

Egg Foo Yung is the most popular egg-based dish in Chinese cooking. It is our favorite home dish. These easy Chinese food recipes are quick to do with handy ingredients. We love to use eggs, onion and prawns to cook this dish.

Dad and mom love this traditional dessert. This dessert is quite unique, not those that we often seen in the restaurant menu. Not many visitors know about these yam paste or nee puffs. It only costs RM1.30 each. Mom insists on having this dessert for our next visit.

We really enjoyed their excellent teochew cooking. It was good to change our dinner menu and treat ourselves better.

Happy Birthday, grandmom. Lydia and Priscilla, a grandmother is all the dear and precious things in life. Our prayer for grandmom is God will always wrap her in His arms. Girls, mom is completely amazed at all these beautiful bundles of joy that God has been blessing our family in these few years.

Lunch at Seven Village Noodle House

2011-04-15T22:52:00.000-07:00

After your dad preaching at NTGH on 3.4.2011, we were invited by the Elder of the church to 7 village Noodle House. Here is the outer look of Seven Village Noodle House. We reached there at around 12.00p.m.

Do you see the restaurant's symbol? A stylised yellow Mandarin "seven" sign. The 7 Village Noodle House located in Taman Perindustrian Nibong Tebal. It is one of the famous Koay Teow Soup in Prai. Mom truly interested in the history of the restaurant and the story behind it.

Koay teow th'ng plays a major role in 7 Village Noodle House. Girls, people who felt sick most likely will choose this food as their meal, because it is easy to swallow and not so oily. Koay teow th'ng separate into 2 category, soup type and dry type. It is up for us to make decision.

The interior is divided into two sections; the one with air-conditioning, and the other without. We love restaurant which selling hawker-style food.

What a`comfort environment to enjoy our meal, do you agree? It was Sunday afternoon. The weather was rather warm,. We pampered ourselves in a cooler environment.

The price plat hang on the wall. A good meal with good service makes for a happy customer. Service is good and fast. What a traditional kopitiam theme restaurant with surprisingly reasonable prices.

Mom ordered a bowl of Dong Sui. This is a simple Chinese dessert which mom like to make at home. In this sweltering hot weather, it is good to have a Chinese dessert.

There are other side dishes which we can order to accompany our koay teow thng. A Northern Chicken soya sauce which ordered by our brother. Great, the meat was silky smooth.

Vegetable soya sauce. What a fresh meal which mom like the most. We do like fried garlic with a little oil sprinkled on cooked vegetables.

The lobak was slightly soft and moist. Minced meat with 5 spice powder wrapped in bean curd skin. Dad and mom love this traditional snack. They use the chili sauce to write a Chinese character seven on the plate. What an creative idea.

We had a great time together. A big thank to our brother for treating us to a good lunch. We will definitely come again for our second visit. Lydia and Priscilla, let us thank God for this beautiful day that he has given us.

Loads of fun on Game Day

2011-01-19T05:15:00.000-08:00

Both of you had loads of fun on Game Day at Bukit Dumbar. We arrived there around 8.30a.m on 10.7.2010.

We took a group photo with the church members and children. Do we look energetic in this morning?

How good it is to sing praises to our God. All of you gathered around and sang songs of praise.

Girls, let us rejoice and be glad. Let us praise His greatness. Dear Lord, Let your name be forever praised.

Players were divided into four groups. The first game was really funny. With a mouth full of biscuits, player need to greet others by saying“Jesus loves you". Ha Ha. Xin Ai just joined "Joy Kids" activities recently. Hope she will rejoice in the hope of the glory of God one day.

Two players learned to cooperate by carrying a box and move forward. Wei Chong enjoyed this game a lot. This boy need some strong support behind him. Let us give him a caring heart.

Jin Wen tried his very best to move every step. Keep it up, Jin Wen. Girls, our lives are filled with many mountains and valleys. Whether from the mountaintop or the end of the valley, our God will be with us each step of the way.

How's hard to push the tyre forward. The first player to arrive at the final destination will be declared the winner.

Oh, the tyre lost its balance. Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again, Priscilla.

Some players continued to play soccer and the others took a rest.

Kai Cheng was awaiting his turn to kick the ball. He is a smart boy in our tuition class.

Both of you in a team which named Spain. Teams were named according to the soccer countries. Every four years, soccer teams around the world compete for the World Cup.

Some children performed a large variety of tricks with the Chinese yo-yo in Bukit Dumbar. The Chinese yo-yo is a toy from China. It is kept spinning on a string tied to two sticks at its ends. Each stick is held in one hand.

Since the Ming Dynasty, children and adults have played with Chinese yo-yo. It is used as a performance tool in juggling. It was good to introduce both of you to Chinese culture with games and toys on this fun day.

Reunion dinner at Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant

2011-01-16T09:26:00.000-08:00

We had our reunion dinner at Jade Palace Seafood Restaurant at 6.20p.m. It located at Abu Siti Lane. Dad booked a table for twelve few weeks ago. Many famous restaurants in Penang being fully booked during this special occasion.

Can you see that? Beautiful picture of grandparents and granchildren. Memorable moment of our life on 13.2.2010.

With a warm smile, bo bo took a photo with the kids. What a good news. Bo bo back to attend worship service in out station. Hope he continues to keep his faith in God.

Do grandfather and bo bo look alike?

Gu gu's and family also joined our reunion. Gu gu has three lovely sons.

The waiter arranged all the ingredients on a round plate.

Girls, eating Yu Sheng during Chinese New Year is a cultural activity for Chinese. In a ceremony known as “lo hei”, families gather around the table.

When all the ingredients had been piled on the plate, then everyone of us proceed to toss the shredded ingredients into the air with chopsticks.

What a tasty looking piggy. Both of you like crispy skin of the roasted piggy.

Shark fin soup is a popular delicacy in China, and is eaten in Chinese restaurants around the world.

Deep-fried prawns, one of your dad's favorite dishes.

Chinese cooks use various kinds of mushrooms in their daily cooking. This is one of the main course for Chinese New Year.

This plate of noodles was not delicious. We were a bit disappointed by this dish just because of its taste.

Sweet and flavorful pumpkin soup served with pau. Mom really love this dessert. We left with smiles and a few extra inches of waistline after the dinner.

Looked like grandpa and grandmom enjoyed their dinner. Lydia and Priscilla, always keep grandparents in your prayers. Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Dad and mom were pleased that pray before bedtime becomes your regular pratice. Walking in the presence of God everyday, my girls.

A date with Eden charity food fair

2011-01-11T08:52:00.000-08:00

Eden Handicap Service Centre, a non-profit organisation was organising its annual Charity Food Fair, targetting to raise RM200,000.00 for the Centre's operation fund.

Everyone showed their support in a meaningful way. We reached PISA on 15.5.2010 in the afternoon. We supported this meaningful event by buying coupons. We attended the food fair for years.

Wow,it was crowded! Food Fair is a great place to stop for a quick meal. There were many stalls selling different food. White tents were set up and they looked nice.

We had our lunch here. We were looking for something really special . A pancake which top with a scoop of ice cream and canned mixed fruit.

A very quick healthy and wholesome breakfast. It looked yummy and we were sure it tasted yummy too. We loved the food decoration as well.

Take your time and enjoy your meal, girls.

Sister Xuan Yun was busy selling souvenirs and handicrafts at the stall. She enjoys the fun of making handicraft. Dad and mom like her artwork very much.

Beautiful mini flowers bunch are handcraft from bread clay by high-skilled craftsmanship.

Do you like these handcrafted clay pink rose ?

Lydia and Priscilla, clay art encourages us to build and develop our confidence in our own creative abilities through hands-on. Beautiful handmade hairclip clay from auntie Xuan Yun.

A delightful present for family and friends. Both of you learned to make your own keychains from auntie Xuan Yun before.

This is a fun and creative craft for school-aged children.

One of the stalls which selling handicrafts and souvenirs.

We continue with our food craving. Sausage with a cheese filling. Mom doesn't like sausage.

Both of you couldn't wait to try this out. Street food is a great way to experience a bit of the local culture when you're on the move. Anyway, girls, limit fat intake by avoiding deep-fried foods and choosing healthier cooking.

Dad and mom met up with old friend, Xiao Xia. She was good at type setting. We proud of our disabled friend. God made each and every one of us and knows our individual limitations. He will expect from each of us those things that He knows we are capable of doing.

We also met Tat Aik at the food fair. He is in charge of the recycling program in Eden Handicap Service Centre. Mom always keeps the recycled items for him those days.

Lydia and Priscilla, all of us fall short of glory of God. Sin is the greatest disability known to mankind. There is only one perfect human, Jesus Christ. All else on earth are "disabled" compared to Him.

Mr Bertie Tye, the General Manager of Eden Handicap Service Centre Berhad was greeting with mom. Bertie dedicated himself to a life-long battle for disabled friends. Let's give him a clap.

Madeline is a good companion, helper and assistant to Bertie Tye. She was made to be her husband's unique helper.

Girls, please give you hand for friendship to handicapped friends. Always remember the sick, and disabled in your prayers. The Gospel itself is indeed the good news we can share with our disabled friends. Whether disabled or able, we are all precious in His sight.

The life "in Christ" is wonderful

2011-01-02T07:56:00.000-08:00

Both of you kept on practicing in church before the dance performance on 25.12.2010. Few nights of hardworks. We were glad that Xin Ai joined the dancing group. Xin Ai is an excellent dancer.

Missionary work takes plenty of time and we need to dedicate our life in it. Felicia experienced and dedicated to the dancing. She dedicated a lot of time and energy in teaching three of you how to dance well.

When dad and mom reached the church around 8p.m, three song leaders led us some songs to praise God. They never missed out some favorite Christmas songs.

Four of you performed a welcome dance. A dance which welcome all the guests. The rhythms of the dance really touched our hearts.

Dad and mom loved the graceful moves of this dance. The name of this dance was King of Majesty. I have one desire. Just to be with You my Lord. Just to be with You my Lord Jesus, You are the Saviour of my soul. And forever and ever I'll give my praises to You.

Tambourines, worship flags and banners are all part of Christian and Jewish worship. Girls, raise your hands with tambourines over your heads. Shake your tambourine as you swing around. What a graceful dance. A thumbs up to all of you.

Xin Ai's brother took part in another performance. Let us rise together as Christ's army. Children, we need to spread the Word of God and be Heralds of Christ.

A good sharing by pastor on this special occasion. Jesus came to give us an abundant life. Girls,when Jesus enters into our life, He transforms everything, and everything becomes wonderful.

What a creative recycled fashion show. Each participant made a costume of their choice using plastic bags, newpapers or any objects or furnishing materials.

Three winners received a hamper each. Sound that they were so delighted. Girls, using recycled materials is a great way to awake us about our responsibility to the earth as well.

Both of you really had a great time with Xin Ai and enjoyed a lot on 25.12.2011. Jin Wen and Fen Da also attended this Christmas gospel meeting with us. It was Christmas. We were here to celebrate with great joy the good news that God has given us His Son.

Christmas is a great time to share the gospel with family and friends. Lydia and Priscilla, sharing the gospel is simply telling the story of Jesus; who He is, what He's done, and how we can be in relationship with the Father through Him.

Lydia and Priscilla, God loves us and offers a wonderful plan for our life. The Life in Christ indeed wonderful.

A fantasic fun animated adventure

2010-12-20T05:55:00.000-08:00

Both of you always ask to watch 4-dimension show. It is essentially a 3D movie with the 4th dimension where one physically feels the effect of the actions. The spray of water, streaming of cold air and moving seat. Finally your dream comes true on 3.12.2010.

Only five minute walking distance from our hotel, we arrived at A'Famosa Cowboy Town 4D theatre at 10p.m on 3.12.2010. Admission to the 4D Theater is RM 20.00 per entry. The theatre may not be suitable for those very young children.

In this 15-minute 4-D adventure, we could hear the power of the ocean's waves. The 4 D movie took us to an animated undersea adventure with a variety of entertaining characters. Wow, some funny fish appeared to come out of the screen, just in front of our eyes. Thou a little bit scared but both of you enjoyed every moment.

The 4-D movie is extremely good with a big screen, serious sound, a 3D visual experience. Especially the scary experience when feeling the sea snakes passed by our legs. When a stream of water sprayed on our face, we kept on laughing.

These 4D films are generally designed for family audiences. What a fantasic fun animated adventure for all families. All visitors need to wear 3D spectacles. There were 2 movies to choose from. Each show runs for 15-25 minutes only. Instead of the horror movie, we chose the adventure movie.

Children, the technology in animation films is also improving day by day. We can feel the fast blowing wind, rainstorm, water falls around us. The theatre uses special effects such as minor seat movement, loud sound effects and short bursts of flashing lights. The seats will move according to the filmsequence. Audience can feel the excitement. Not just children but the elders also enjoyed every bit of the experience. What an unforgetable experience.

The experience was a memorable one. After the 4D movie, we felt very hungry. Our stomach started to make noise. We had our late dinner at 11p.m. We explored a lot the whole day. It was a tiring day, but indeed a super happy day.

A visit to the Petrosains DinoTrek 2 at Jusco

2010-12-18T00:45:00.000-08:00

In order to read more about the dinosaurs in action, we decided to pay a visit to Petrosains DinoTrek 2 at Jusco. We started surfing the Petrosains website few weeks ago.

We visited the exhibition Petrosains DinoTrek 2 on 12.12.2010 after worship at a church.

We arrived at Jaya Jusco Bandar Perda, Bandar Perda around 12.15p.m.

Christmas tree decoration looks like a piece of art. Mom really like it.

There are lots of ways to make recycled Christmas decorations by reusing waste paper and scrap fabric. This Christmas tree is made of recycled plastic bottles. They really did a great job.

What a lovely dinosaur slide. Both of you say hello to it.

Outdoor play is part of being a child. Children will have fun when they slide down this cutey dinosaur slide.

Lydia and Priscilla, do you feel this Christmas atmosphere? Christmas is around the corner.

Fun-filled learning adventures were going to start. Let us step back to a time where dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Do you see the tyrannosaurus head at the entrance?

DinoTrek is a mini dinosaur exhibition. Tickets for adult is RM6.00, children RM3.00.

When you stepped on the "yes" or "no" pads, you need to answer three questions. Dino Quiz will challenge your knowledge with questions to test your general knowledge on dinosaurs. Priscilla got all wrong. By answering three simple questions, a gate will open.

They had various dinosaur exhibits, some of the dinosours were built to move. By pressing two or more buttons at the same time, you can lift its front legs, wave its tail and open its mouth to hear a roar.

It moves its head, tail and arms, walks, responds to touch and lets out a big roar when spoken to! Children, the dinosaur world uses very different language than we do.

There were also lots of terminals with interesting games.

They also had lots of activities to engage the children. We had fun time at Dinosaur Extinction Maze Area.

We can observes by personal how the baby dinosaurs break free from their eggshells. One of the main attractions at the exhibition.

A chance for visitors to dance with the coolest creatures in the Mesozoic era. They captured us in action. Snapshots of coolest moves with the dinosours will be taken. Really funny. It can be sent straight to your email. But unfortunately, the photo was not so clear.

We learnt about the true facts about dinosaurs through this multimedia exhibit.

Dinotrek2 prepared an excavation site 'Dino Dig' where you can discover fossils. Children enjoyed digging fossils from the sand pit.

Each exhibit has a story to tell and with 9 animatronic dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs having disappeared from Earth 65 million years ago. There are dinosaurs which are carnivores and herbivores.

Here is a site where a Velociraptor fighting a Protoceratops.

DinoTrek 2 allows families to learn together through co-operative exploration. What a delightful experience.

As for dad and mom, the Dinotrek 2 exhibition was quite educational, with activities and fun stuffs for children. We took up nearly 1 hour to cover everything. A real "value-for-money" family activity which we travelled 100 million years back in time.

Lydia and Priscilla, it was fun learning about dinosaurs. We discovered more about dinosaurs through the detailed explanations, interactive games and quizzes. Dad and mom really hope this activity can promote the love for science and life-long learning.

Priscilla, we love to be a part of your special occasions

2010-12-08T03:33:00.000-08:00

A cake made from a choice of rich chocolate cake for our dear Priscilla on 21.3.2009.

We made this for her 9th birthday.

This is the birthday cake for all chocolate lovers include Priscilla. Definately worth the effort.

To make it a success today, we put a lot of effort. Preheat your oven.

Beat butter and castor sugar.

Sift the flour, baking powder and coco into the egg mixture.

Stir just until mixed.

To bake the top one is extremely easy.

Pour the rest over the cake letting it fall down the sides and smoothing to cover with a palette knife.

Dad took half an hour to cover the top of the cake with melted chocolate.

Very dark and moist.

Both of you spread top of cake with chocolate rice.

Glad that to lend a helping hand.

Priscilla put a candle on the cake.

Lit the candles and blew up. Life is meant to be a light in this world.

Dad and mom really hope that our girls, Amanda, Lydia and Priscilla grow and become strong, fill with wisdom and the favor of God.

Priscilla, have a huge slice of your chocolate cake. We love to be a part of your special occasions. We had been celebrating your birthday three days earlier. We bought presents for you that evening.

Priscilla, you have been looking for a soft toy for a couple of years. You cuddled up to your teddy bear. The teddy bear is so happy. Now he has a new family that love him. Ha Ha.

We also bought each of you a barbie doll as birthday presents. Both of you enjoyed barbie for many years.

Brushed her long hair and dressed up them. Barbie is a huge part of your childhood.

Many happy returns on your day, Priscilla.

Orang Utan island in Bukit Merah Laketown Resort

2010-12-06T23:35:00.000-08:00

It was such an enjoyable trip for our family on 20.3.2009.

We went to the Bukit Merah Resort for a day trip.

We had fun at orang utans rehabilitation forest.

These orang utans are placed on an island. Many of them are waiting to be sent back to the deep jungles.

Due to the dedication of the staff of the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort, the orang utans have been living a blissful life in the middle of the Tasik Merah lake.

Baby orangutans, many of whom have been rejected by their mothers are looked after and monitored in the rehabilitation centre. Supervised and bottle-fed by staff.

During birth, the baby orang utans are separated from the mother and taken into care at the ICU for the following reasons. Failure of the mother to produce enough milk, premature birth, poor growth rate or lack of maternal care from the mother.

Entrance is RM15 for adults and RM10 for children. Children below 90cm will not be admitted. After buying our tickets at the ticketing counter, we awaited our ride to Orang Utan Island.

The island can be reached with 10-minute boat ride from the main jetty at Marina Village. There is a boat service that ferries people to and from the Island every 30-45 minutes.

Guests get a chance to observe these primates' behaviour up close and personal. This Island Project has grown over the years.

They work with the state government of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, who send them ill or abandoned orang-utans. Dad and mom pleased with this project.

Some were caged because of their bad behaviour.

Very fascinating to see what was going on.

When we were in the Island, we witnessed how the baby orangutans being take care by the staff. In hospital, they are cared for just like human babies.

Every two hours the patients are bottle fed.

Both of you like them so much. What a childish behavior. Very adorable.

Bed is a cosy cot, with blankets and pillows. They dressed in a nappyand chewed her cot and made faces to guests.

They made funny faces to dad and both of you. Ha Ha.

We met up with a local tour guide. Her knowledge about orang-utans amazed us. She did a great job explaining all the details and answering all our questions.

These orangutans have call names as told by the guide. During feeding time, the food given was mostly of fruit types.

To both of you, baby orangatans are the cutest "kids" in the world.

Really hope can say hello to these cutest "kids" again.

We say goodbye to these furry little primate patient at 6p.m.

Penang International Food Festival at PISA

2010-12-01T05:24:00.000-08:00

There were stalls to cater for practically every taste.

From Malay to Thai, laksa to chicken rice at PISA.

Tents had been put up to accommodate the hardworking restaurateurs and cooks.

When we reached PISA on 13.3.2009, our stomachs started making noise.

At that moment, Sausage Eating Contest was held on the stage.

A long bread roll with a hot sausage inside it. Getting the hot dog moist is one way. Some eaters were dipping the hot dog and bun together in water and then slamming them into the mouth as fast as possible.

Some people tried to separate hot dog from bun. This competition was great.

It had a fun atmosphere.

We were thirsty. We drank a cup of royal honey drink which had no colouring, sugar and additives.

Each cup costs RM3. Very refreshing. The stallholder was happy when we captured a photo. He told us the advantages of drinking royal honey drink.

Free drinks were provided by VICO. As we as we approach the stall, we were told that we could get free drinks. The man started to boil water.

When the water was boiled, he poured the water into the cup and stirred it. We enjoyed a warm cup of chocolate drink.

Hot cereals drinks help start the day or bring back the energy during the working day. To support the man, we bought a packet of vico plus cereal. We also enjoyed a cold drink which made by the man.

We continue to hunt for food. Wow, Potato King fresh fried potato chips on a stick. A special types of street food.

They have about 8 different flavours and we were wondering what it was.

It turned out that it was potato which is sliced. It threaded onto a stick and then deep fried to a crisp. Added powdered flavour of your choice, then shakes it up so it coated the potato chips evenly.

It was crispy. A stick costs RM3.50. A reasonable price.

We also tried Ireland potato with mayonnaise. The hawker drained the potatoes. It sounds tasty.

Most people would not consider Malaysia, with its hot tropical climate, a suitable place to cultivate grapes. We met an indian man. He is trying his hands at planting grapes and it has grown beautifully on his farm.

He experienced in grape farming and owns a grape farm in Sungai Petani. We hope that he can open the farm to the public and promote it as an agro-tourism site. Vistors can allow to pick their own grapes.

We had good time and great food at PISA.