Dim Sum Delight

Dim Sum is one of the traditional breakfast of Chinese people. It is also a favourite of mine. Luckily, in Ipoh, we have a many Dim Sum restaurants to choose from. The most famous one is , of course, Foh San Restaurant. Other well-known ones ( to me)  are Ming Court, Sun Kok Kei and Yoke Fook Moon.

Today I tried something different. I went to Glamour Square in Bercham. There's this Dim Sum restaurant called 10 Delight Dim Sum . It has different concept of serving for its customers. I feel that this concept suit those who wanted to try all kinds of dim sum and they are alone or small group of twos or threes. They even have free WiFi access here.

One look at the menu show the Dim Sums are priced at around RM0.70 to RM1.50 per piece. There were three of us, so I ordered 2 to 3 pieces of a few varieties, totalling to more than 10 pieces. We were told by the owner that we get a free teapot of Chinese tea of our choice. F.O.C,  sure want lah!

This is my F.O.C. Pot of Heong Pin  and a plate of "Wu Kok" ( RM1.10 per piece). Very crunchy on the outside but the the ingredients are too "blend" for my taste. ( Ingredients inside seems to be blended together, couldn't find a single pea)

 The " Loh Mai Kei" is OK though. The price is RM2.80.

 Last but not least, my BIG basket of Dim Sum consisting of 3 "Har Gau" aka Prawn Dumplings ", 3 Crab Fillet Dumplings, 2 Fishball and 3 "Siew Mai" aka Pork Dumpling. Taste-wise, hmmmmm... Ok.K.kkk la. Price RM1.00 to RM1.50. My total bill comes up to RM22.00 for a group of three.

Overall, sitting here on a early morning with a few Dim Sum and a cup of tea (plus a notebook) can be a relaxing way to start a new day. At least, you don't have to stuff 3-of-a-kind Dim Sum for every variety into your stomach.

Here's the view from I was sitting :-

No Hatyai, Got Malacca...

Malacca, a historical city. One of my favourite history lessons in my school days. Counting this trip, I have been there 3 times AND  twice, the trip includes a stay at the A'Famosa Resort. If it was not  a trip organised by my hubby's company, I would consider only as my last choice for a holiday. The only regret was i didn't get a chance to see Cowboy Town Carnival. Since fate has a hand in my holiday plans, I make it a point that it will be on my main agenda.

The trip was scheduled on the first day of the long school holidays. As it was group of 26 people, a guide was coming with us to organise everything. On the morning we reached Malacca, we went to the temple where the well of Hang Li Po was located. Nothing much to see but something worth mentioning was the guide told us to buy the small battery-operated fans (RM3 to RM4 each). He says if we were to buy it at the A'Famosa Resort, it's cost us RM10 each ( I discovered the fans at A'Famosa have different designs and gimmicks though but for the same purpose, to fan ourselves!!).

Second stop, Stadthuys of course! This is Jeslyn ( her second time at Stadthuys) and the A'Famosa..of course! the outstanding transport of Malacca...

The Eye Of Malaysia... a real deal.  Only RM8 for adult (20% discount for group) and some more  7 rounds..haha!

A walk through Jonker Street to the Ching Hoon Teng Temple.

After half a day in the city, we proceeded to A'Famosa Resort. Unluckily for me, my camera's battery exhausted(also stupid of me not bringing my charger along)  and I only managed to capture a few pictures with my handphone.

For Jeslyn and Jason, they had real fun at the A'Famosa's Cowboy Town at night and the Safari in the morning. The next morning was fully fislled with hows and  by the time we finish all the shows, it was already 3:30pm. From there on , it's journey back to Ipoh. After this trip, I thought I should not have any other destinations in Malacca that I would like to come back for a visit BUT was I wrong.... I WANNA GO BACK for a walk through Jonker Street at night.... Till then, bye-bye Malacca ( not for long, I think).

Different Kind of Fusion

Fusion food are the "in" thing nowadays. Whether western with eastern or southern and northern or whatever, we are sure to give it a try. If good, come back again of course. If  the taste so-so, will come if there's no other place to go. Worse than that, well... wait for another to take over the place. That's reality.

A new place for lunch caught my eye the other day and being an "adventurer" for new food, in I go with 3 of my colleagues. The deco - typical  old-style kopitiam with the marble tables and chair. Mainly because the previous owner was also a kopitam restauranteer. This place is called Kafe De Sister and it's opposite Koh Samui, Ipoh.

We were the only group there during the 12pm lunch break. According to my friend, there are more people during  the 1pm lunch break. During lunch, the menu has more than 10 kinds of set to order from. Below is Set D (RM7.90) consisting of a plate of XO fried rice, soup ( that day's soup is something called Toe Fook, a chinese herb ) and also a dessert.

My set G (RM5.50) is a plate of fried spaghetti with a few pieces of pork chop, a glass of iced lemon tea and a small cup of konyaku jelly.

The other 2 friends shared Set K ( RM8.00) - Cheese Baked Rice with Chicken Chop and a glass of herbal drink AND Set N (RM7.00) - a plate of Japanese Style Fried Udon with Black Pepper Chicken and a glass of herbal drink too.

 

Overall, the taste and price are good enough for me to come back for another try at all the other sets on the menu. Right now, I am even planning to introduce it to my schoolmates at our next lunch gathering.

Project Hat yai "die" liao

Before I can continue with my chapter 2, this project suddenly "die"liao. One sms and the whole project cancelled. No matter what, on the positive side, I got to learn some new things in the process.

Like getting to know a few websites for booking of any hotels in Hat Yai or booking of specific hotel i.e. New Season Hotel through  online-booking is much cheaper.

Anyhow, I'll try out this project later..

Project Hatyai - Chapter One

For the last five days, I've been very hardworking, working on a "project". Not the school one la! of course. Five days ago, my friend and me had an idea of going to Hatyai. At first, I thought i can organise  a trip of 3 days 2 nights for about 10 persons, but in the end, nobody wanted to join us.In the end, it's only the two of us..:-(

So, we changed plans and decided to go for a free and easy trip of 2 days 1 night. Because of this, I started surfing the net for the suitable hotels that I can booked online. Being a first-timer, I was, at first, sceptical of the websites that I'm looking through. There is always a chance I might come across a bogus website that might cheating me.

Other that that, I have to search for maps of the hotels that are near the centre of the city. After five days of work, I finally found the niche of it. Now, reservations and map are all in place. It makes me realize to have a budget-free&easy trip planned is not easy. A lot of things had to be considered.

Now, the last piece of the project will be the transportation. Easy job la! Next post, I should be able to finalise everything,... hopefully !!!

Nine Emperor Gods Festival

It's been ages since i went to this celebration at the Tow Boh Keong Temple in Ipoh. This year, I purposely took my children to see what it's all about. We went there on the 3rd nite. The crowd wasn't that bad though. As we weren't planning on doing prayers, we just walked around and Jeslyn took some pictures (she made me promise to let her do it). The arrangements of the stalls nowadays are much better and not so congested as i remembered from those long ago days. If you want to know more about this festival in Ipoh, try this website here.

Here are all the pictures taken by Jeslyn :-

An opera show is a must in Ipoh's Tow Boo Keong  temple.

All the smoke ..." smoke gets into your eyes "

The chariots waiting to be used on the ninth day of the festival !

These are the "pau" with lotus paste in it .

Pau in the making..

Medium size "pau" on sale

 

Large size "pau" with the talisman writing on it. Supposed to be good omen talisman writing.

My 1st D-I-Y Enzyme

A lot of people are talking about making their own fruit enzyme or making enzyme out of garbag nowadays. As far as I know, a lot of my relatives, friends and customers as well, are making their own enzyme concoction. Some drink it for health and some uses it for household purposes like mopping the floor, planting of flowers, washing dishes or even washing the bathroom.Many have said it repels insects and removes oil or stubborn stains very well.

Enzymes for drinking can be made from fresh fruits, vegetables or even Chinese herbs whereas those for household purposes are made for discarded fruit skins and vegetables. If you would like to try doing it, try this website here.

Today I tried my hands in making  green apple and lemon enzyme. The picture below is the result,  2 hours after I sealed the bottle. Notice the brownish liquid at the bottom. Now all I have to do is WAIT........

Jeslyn's new shoes !

Kids grow up so fast nowadays. This Chinese New Year, I bought her 2 pairs of new shoes and now she tells me they are too small already. Not believing her, I got her to wear it for me to see and really, her feet has grown bigger in just a space of nine months. 

And so I bought her this pair of shoes which seems to be the "in" fashion for teenagers nowadays. Jeslyn also asks me to buy her a pair of socks to match it. Well, simple Mum is scratching her head, trying to choose the right colour to match it !

David's Diner

I went to David's Diner today to try out their lunch promo. It consist of only the main course for RM10.90 ( plus 10% service charge). A bit expensive but the food is good. I ordered their Fish & Chips, very big portion and a generous helping of Tartar sauce too. It is really worth trying but if they add in something extra i.e  a soup, it'll be more worth it. Even a cup of plain water cost an extra 30 cts. Anyone who like to give it a try, REMEMBER go around 12 pm becoz when more customers come, it will take you more than a hour to finish the lunch. Need I remind the parking there is RM0.60 per hour. So if you are even a few minutes late, you are already charged an extra RM0.60.

 The first thing I'm attracted to is the glass of beer with the tap "hanging" in the air.. and the environment is cosy and warm

Sushi King RM2 Bonanza is here Again !

YES! It's here again. Twice a year, I would take Jeslyn to Sushi King for their RM2 Bonanza treat. Many friends told me  they couldn't stand the long queue, why issit I still wanna go? Well, I had my own way. This is what I usually do :- If  I'm going to the Sushi King at Parkson Ipoh, I'll skip breakfast in the morning and be there at 11:30 am (  the queue is shorter at this time ). If I should need to go at night, I'll go to Jusco's Sushi King at about 8:30 p.m. JJ's Sushi King has a different style for queueing - They prefer to take down customer's names and call them in turns. So, after registering myself and taking note of how many more customers before me, I'll take Jeslyn for a walk around JJ and come back around 20 - 30 minutes.

Well, the above "tricks" usually works for me. Today, Jeslyn and me had a very satisfying meal at Sushi King - we had our share of scallops, baby octopus, fish roe and salmon.

This are two of our favourites - we had 2 helpings of scallops and 3 of the baby octopus.

Jeslyn enjoying her sushi - she either eats the rice first then the topping or vice-versa but seldom together. Funny girl !

Alakaboom ! The plates getting higher.. ha! ha!. We ended up finishing 11 plates and the bill ? Less than RM30.00. Burppp..... Yummy !!!!

Have u ever been betrayed before ?

Last week, a friend told me her colleague (whom she regards as good friend) betrayed her by using her to finish her work while she goes out to do some things not related to work. Maybe if that colleague had gone for some shopping or even a haircut, my friend won't feel so betrayed. The thing my friend suspected her of doing is part-time work. She was working her ass out thinking that she had helped a friend in need and instead, was used to generate extra income to line her colleague's own pocket. I know this friend of mine is a person who doesn't like others to lie to her, which is what I think angers her most.

I understand her feelings as in a way, I was once also "betrayed" by a friend who had sort of "grabbed" my client right in front of me for a mere few dollars. Even though the client was inactive for a year, he/she is still a client I served in other ways everyday. At first, I was really angry with my friend. This friend even went to the extent of finding reasons to justify her actions but had never once said anything to me. If this friend had talked to me regarding it, I would had just let it go. After all, what's a few dollars compared to friendship? After  a few months, I find that being angry with someone also means making life hard for myself. So I forgived her in my heart and until now, we still talked and gossiped as if nothing happened BUT I didn't forget this lesson. I know I will always be careful when it comes to things monetary.

In my friend's case, maybe if her colleague had been truthful to her, things would have ended differently.
I hope all friends who had once been betrayed before, can learn to forgive and learn the lesson that comes with it. It's always harder on ourselves to be angry with someone whom you faced 8 hours a day for five days a week. Be happy and joy will always nurture in our hearts.

The Clown, Airplane, Stars and Paper Art

On the eve of Mid-Autumn Festival, Jason's kindergarten had a celebration for them. There were light snacks and drinks for everyone. All the kids get to play with their lanterns and candle under the protection of the big canopy provided although it was drizzling outside.  But, most of all, the kids enjoy the clown more than anything else.

After that, I took them to a science exhibition at the Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh. The stalls were mostly promotion stuff by companies i.e. bankers, kitchen stuff and so forth. To me, the two main attractions were the "live" stargazing booth and the ( i dont really know wat it's called ) stimulation airplane.

Here's Jason enjoying the "airplane"

We waited for almost an hour queueing up for the stargazing show. Jeslyn really enjoyed the "live" show as it was all done inside a very enclosed area with no lights able to come in from the outside. It was like we were actually looking through a big microscope when we are actually looking at some projections. We were also told that this year is the international year for astronomy. Unfortunately, I was unable to capture any pictures during the "live" stargazing. But there was another stall selling craft puncher art that attracted my attention during the waiting time. They are promoting punchers that are able to create artistic stuffs from coloured paper, be it ......

a miniature garden or...

CNY cards or.......

2D bookmarks or......

encouraging leaflets or........

wall decoration or.......

also wall decorations  !

Here's one of the staff showing how to do it  !!!!!!!! Looks complicated to me tho!

Here's their email address for those who are interested .

Kreaxions (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Emailm : Kreaxions.my@gmail.com

Another "eventful" family outing  for us......