Food Discovery- Ipoh,Malaysia

ROTI TELUR GOYANG

Just the introduction.

Delicious Sandwiches.

Not yet complete.

    

I went to Ipoh, Perak a couple of weeks ago just for breakfast. Being in Ipoh felt like home. Everybody, regardless of their race nor religion, sit together to enjoy their breakfast. This was at New Hollywood Cafe, yeah the name seems so western but in fact, it is just a simple, open-air kopitiam that everyone love. There are several stalls serving various kind of cuisine including Char Koew, 'Roti Telur Goyang', lok-lok, and noodles. The people here are also friendly and I hope I can be here again in the future for another great, heavy breakfast.

Hangout @ Patissez

These 3 drinks are wonderful for your Instagram but a lil bit too sweet. RM23++ each.

MINE!!!

The Pavlova is the best selling here.

That's oreo with mint ice-cream.

    

Nothing more I can describe other than the great food I've tasted at Patissez Bangsar, We coincidentally went to this place a couple of weeks ago because none of us have any idea on the hardest question of the century, WHERE TO EAT???

I googled a few places in Bangsar area and found this place. Patissez is a great place to hang out with friends but you will face a major problem upon arrival which is finding carparks, which is a norm if you are in Bangsar. 

No carparks= Bangsar!!!!

많이 음식

안녕하세요?

 

Madam Kwan? 맛있지? 넹!! I love Madam Kwan's signature dish Nasi Bonjari. It comprise of Sambal Udang, enormous chicken thigh and rice. A lil bit hot if you are not a regular chilli consumer but yeah, it is still delicious!! You should try it at least once! 한번 드세요!

 

Ola!

I've been extremely busy for the past few weeks. Exams, travel, my uncle's wedding and so on.... it has been really hectic. But I just wanna share a lil bit about food right now as the time in Malaysia now is 1.40 a.m. Yeah and I'm not asleep yet.
 
 Yeah, it's Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. This was at Sunway Pyramid in Kuala Lumpur and it has been amazing. I fell in love with their signature dish here which obviously shown at the name, the shrimp. The shrimp is just so delicious and slightly juicy and I really really love it since the first time I went here which apparently was 2 years ago in 2014. The price here is slightly a bit high for students like me but why don't you use a lil bit of your scholarship money right? I think I was born to eat. I live to eat.
 
They have salsa and sour cream for their chicken tortilla wrap which happen to be extremely good. Love it and gonna order this again for my next visit. Highly recommended.

KUCHING FESTIVAL

Have you been to Kuching Festival before? I went there last year for the first time and it was amazing. It was suggested by my friends and they said there are a lot of food there. I am so excited and eventually, I have some money to spare and yeahhh... I spent more than 100 bucks on food only for that night. (if Kuching fest is everyday I can go broke liao!!)

Well, at Kuching Festival, you can find varieties of food. Chinese food, Malay, Korean, Japanese...you name it. But of course, there are also non-halal food being sold there. But if you are a Muslim, just find stalls that don't serve pork. The dessert, highly recommended, was splendid. I love all of them.

If you want to go to Kuching Festival, it is an annual event, usually being held around September. Go for it because it is one of the food heavens available in Kuching.

Taking on Kuching City, Malaysia

People like me love to explore and find something new. Even if I am at a very deserted place, I will always try to figure out the best way for me to appreciate and enjoy life. Inevitably, we only live once. So, live it to the fullest and why wanna waste it? In this entry, I am trying to promote a city in Borneo Island, Sarawak. For your information, Sarawak is one of the thirteen states in Malaysia. Although it is located in Borneo Island, it is currently owned by the Government of Malaysia. Borneo Island is split up to three different nations, the other two would be Indonesia and Brunei. Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia. The capital, Kuching has a population around 600,000 to 800,000 , roughly. Kuching is made up of people of different races, with the majority being the Chinese, Malay and the Dayaks( Iban & Bidayuh). The former British Colony, Sarawak gained its independence in September 16, 1965 which simultaneously resulted in the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. 

One of the oldest street still available in Kuching.

I am at a Halal Chinese Kopitiam. A Malay at a Chinese shop, not a problem here.

Ice Kantung, RM1.60. During my mom's time, 10 cent only. 

It looks so tempting. So siao..the aunty also very friendly.

If you wanna travel to Kuching city, there are a few airlines that provide services to Kuching.

1. Malaysia Airlines
2. Airasia
3. Hong Kong Airlines
4. Malindo Air
5. Silk Air
6. Rayani Air (temporarily suspended)
7. Xpress Air

Most of the flights are connecting flight where you will either stop in Kuala Lumpur if you are from Europe and Kota Kinabalu if you are from Central Asia. However, Hong Kong Airlines will start to operate direct flights from Hong Kong to Kuching (something interesting). I guess we will see a lot of Hongki after this.

Regarding on the place to stay, if you are on a budget trip, no worries. A lot of budget hotel here. If you are rich enough also no worries, exclusive hotel here are reserved for you. Hilton Hotel, Pullman, Waterfront Hotel, Four Points by Sheraton, you name it. All are available.

Food? No worries. Kuching is a food heaven. You can try the local delicacies, western nor Asians, all we have it here. Seafood? You can eat as much as you can. The seafood here is so cheap as regarded by most people. 

Shopping mall? I think I'm sick of shopping. Too many shopping mall in Kuching. With such a small population, Kuching has a lot of shopping mall (including under construction). 

Kuching is an amazing place. If you wanna read more about Kuching, click here .

IT'S TIME FOR MINI TARTS A.K.A TARTLET

Do you guys love egg tarts, fruit tarts or cheese tarts? Last time people only have egg tarts. Now, a lot of tarts available, including fruit tarts, cheese, chocolate, you name it. It is delicious. Well, I seldomly buy tarts from the bakery because I think my mom makes the best tarts. You know, when you buy from stalls, or bakeries, sometimes the tarts are not so fresh and the pastries do not taste that good either. Besides, if I help my mom to make them, I can simply put my own toppings according to my preference. (Nutella fillings with cheese is just awesome but too sweet). 

Fruit tart. I know it doesn't look that great but the taste, is just simply amazing.

Cheese tart...cute isn't it?

ICHIBAN RAMEN

I love this one place called Ichiban Ramen. Well, from the name you already know that it is a Japanese restaurant. I prefer to eat at this place because of several reasons.

1. The food is delicious at a reasonable price.
2. Drink such as green tea is only RM2 and refillable. Cheap or not?
3. Free wifi
4. It is located at Pavillion, a shopping mall for the rich in KL (but we eat at cheap place laa, student what.....)

Sweet & Sour Chicken Don with refillable Green Tea

This one a bit expensive than the don. But very delicious.

If you wanna go to this place, it is located at the same level as the food court of Pavillion shopping mall. Inevitably, you will find out that this will be an affordable place to have a great meal in a high class shopping mall. I don't mean to be cheapskate, but just looking from a student view.

The Singapore Boy takes on Berhala Island

Fish cage.....

Berhala Island

The other part of Berhala Island

Met my new friend on the way to the island, the jellyfish.

This is just a throwback on my trip to Berhala Island. Berhala Island is located near Sandakan, Malaysian North Borneo state of Sabah. Berhala island has its own history. For your information, Berhala Island is used to keep the prisoner of war during the Japanese invasion in Sabah. As I was being told, there are some graves in Berhala island that belong to the prisoner of war. Now, Berhala Island remain unoccupied as nobody is staying there. Besides, it is not so far from the Philliines border. You can see some islands that belong to the Phillipines on your way to Berhala Island. If you are planning to go for a day trip to Berhala Island, you can request it from your tourist guide. I am not sure of the entrance fees as all my trip in Sabah was paid, I mean fully paid. It was so amazing.

Splendid view from the speedboat

Food XXX

Food food and food. Omg....I ate a lot lately. But now I just wanna share with you my favourite coffee. It is from Starbucks of course. Now, there are a lot of people selling hipster drinks, coffee, tea etc but my all time favourite is always starbucks. Although a lil bit expensive compared to the other type of drinks, but the taste is exquisite. Like seriously, omg. But yeah, I think most of you tasted Starbucks, perhaps know better than me about Starbucks. But, there is one Starbucks outlet in KL that I love the most. It is located in Setia Walk, Puchong. Omg, the place is so relaxing. Good for releasing stress liao!!

I'm not photogenic and sorry for my low quality photo from my Samsung phone.

This view from Starbucks is so relaxing and not so many people here.

Taking on Labuan Island

I have been to Labuan Island. I personally think that Labuan is a place which offers imported products at a very low price. You know, when you come to Labuan, at the duty free shop, the chocolate, liquor and cigarettes are so cheap that you feel that you wanna buy all the things in the shop. For a big bar of Cadbury chocolate, I mean the biggest bar that you have ever seen, the price is about RM15 or around USD 3. Damn cheap isn't it?

@Miri Airport before my flight.

Tiara Beach Hotel and Resort

We stayed 2 days in Tiara Beach Hotel and Resort. At first, I was so shocked that one of my pal and myself was split up from the main group. All of them was at the room while the rest of us at the other place. Then, I was so happy, that the two of us are actually staying at a huge mansion here. It was amazing indeed. The mansion was huge enough for the two of us. There is kitchen for you to cook, your own bathroom, TV etc. Good enough for the rest of the day.

Our own Private swimming pool.

 

For more information about Tiara Beach Resort, click here .

The Singapore Boy X World War II

Hey guys! In this new entry, I will share my experience on a trip to one of the World War II memorials. At this memorial, there are hundreds of graves of the heroes during the second world war. Can you see how much war leads to destruction? Not just a normal destruction, but a massive one!

Heroes that died in the war. Mostly are Australians.

There are a lot of  Heroes Grave and memorials that you can visit around the world if you are a history lover. In Malaysia, there a few of them and same goes to Singapore. In Australia, among the notable on is in Perth, which is located near King's Park in Fremantle and also in Boyup Brook. 

Breakfast O' Breakfast

Fresh French Bread with Herbs for my breakfast

Do you guys always skip your breakfast because you don't have much time to eat them. Actually, you must not skip any meal especially breakfast. Breakfast is vital because it helps to provide you energy to begin your day. If I can't make myself a heavy breakfast (like in the picture above), I will just simply munch my crackers before attending classes or any events in the morning. As for me, I can't focus if I have not eaten my breakfast. If you are a student, I would suggest you to buy crackers, you can choose either the plain or savoury one, according to your preference. I am concerned about breakfast because I saw some students fainted because they didn't eat their breakfast. C'mon laaa!!! Crackers only costs you a few pennies. No need to be so stingy liao!! Have you see when the pom a.k.a ang mo having their meal before?? Well, I have quite a number of ang mo friends and I notice that they will at least eat plain bread for breakfast, and they rarely skip breakfast. If you are on diet, you should not skip your meal especially breakfast. But if you still insist to do so, my suggestion is to skip dinner. Plan your meal everyday, and you will be in a healthy condition.

Thinking of Visiting Sabah?

Well, I just woke up from a short nap. I am so tired today as I have exams in the morning, and hangout for food hunting a.k.a makan makan with my friends. Suddenly, I was caught with headache and now I'm okay. Maybe it's because of the hot weather here in Malaysia. Like always, summer 366 days in a year (*this year is a leap year). Have you guys thought of visiting Sabah, which is located at Borneo Island (Malaysian Borneo)? I think Sabah has a few tourist attractions and also scenic views. Frankly speaking, the seafood in Sabah is damn cheap compared to its neighbouring state and to be exact, my hometown, Sarawak and also Peninsular Malaysia. This is because Sabah coastal area is large and also fresh seafood can be found in abundance.
Among the tourist attractions in Sabah are the islands, memorial parks during the Sabah confrontation with Indonesia and World War II, the coastal areas, Mount Kinabalu, which is the highest peak in Southeast Asia and a lot more to catch up. I've visited a few places in Sabah in 2012. Among the places that I've visited including Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah, Beaufort, Sandakan, Ranau and Kundasang. Actually, I also visited Labuan Island at that time, but Labuan is no longer under the Sabah government, but it is under the Federal Territories of Malaysia.

Pines Resort, the place we stayed in Kundasang.

If you are planning to visit Sabah, don't miss your chance to visit Kundasang too. The view of Kundasang during sunrise is just splendid, spectacular, amazing you name it. Kundasang, the splendid of Sabah. ahaha...and the temperature in Kundasang is also a lil bit low compared to other parts of Sabah because it is located on highlands. 

I'm not a good photographer, @Agnes Keith's House, Sandakan.

I have a lot of pictures to be shared but in a single post, it's just too much. Sabah also have a few direct flights from several countries like China, Taiwan and the Phillipines for your information. Any enquiries, just drop me an email and I will try my best to reply you.

Meals at Hilton Hotel

Well, I do received some invitations for outings or maybe to have meals with friends, families or maybe my lecturers. Among the most memorable one is the one in Hilton Hotel. No doubt that Hilton Hotels are at their own class when it comes to food, specifically their dessert. The food, varies and I like most of them.

They even have sushi for breakfast!!

What to expect? Fruits and yoghurt for breakfast?

Well, that is just breakfast. They also have great deals for lunch and dinner as well. Hilton is a lil bit expensive for a student like me, but if you can eat for free why not?? At night they have buffet full of delicious food. But as usual, dessert is always my choice.

Heaven!

You can try all this food at any Hilton Hotel available in your country. There are two in Kuala Lumpur and one in Kuching.

IT'S APRIL AND MY FIRST POST IN 2016

Hey guys! Sorry for the late post and happy new year to my dear readers. For my first post in 2016, I will just make a brief one. I just wanna wish everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR!! May your life will be blessed this year and full of luck *good luck only*.....

I have been so busy with school works, part time jobs, family commitment and so on. So I do not have much time to spare on this blog. I just hope that I will be more active after this as a blogger. Well, 2016 will be a year full of adventures for me as I have booked 2 tickets, to Cambodia and Vietnam. I will also get a sponsored trip to Jakarta, Indonesia somewhere in September. Like OMG, I can't wait for the new flying phase in my life!!

THIS IS ME IN 2015. 

Wait for my next post for more stories. Bye readers!!!