Penang - The Food Paradise

As we know, Penang is famous with its local food, which is delicious, tasty and cheap.
However, there are too many of choices and hawker stall which may have been too commercialize or tourism hot spot, and thus, deviated the quality of truly Penang food. Hence, I will introduce some nice and cheap Penang food that still not too crowded...my favorite!
Let's start from the mainland...

1. Duck egg fried Kuay Teow.
Kuay Teow fried with charcoal...making the taste denser...add with duck egg and fresh bloody "ham" (kind of shell)...this is the famous supper choice at Bukit Mertajam.

Location: Jalan Kulim, Bukit Mertajam.
Price: Rm2.50 + Rm1.00 (addition duck egg)

The boss is busy flying...
While other workers hiding from my camera shoot...
2. Sungai Rambai Curry Mee
I prefer mee and beehoon mix because beehoon can adsorb the curry soup. A spoon full of mee, beehoon, curry, and other side ingredients, will make you hot in the oven and excited...

Location: Sungai Rambai Hawker Centre
Price: Rm3.00

3. Alma Sou Mian
If you don't like spicy nor fried food, this sou mian perhaps cherish your appetite...

Location: Taman Alma, Bukit Mertajam.
Price: RM3
Huh, very full already...

Port Dickson Beach

Come to Port Dickson, surely have to visit the beaches here...
Omg!! very very crowded I can say!!The whole family with 5 to 6 kids...grandma, grandpa, uncles, aunties, cousin, sisters, brothers....
See they picnic with tent inside the abandon construction...
What a great family day huh?
Though its really hot here but still a lot of people swimming...far away the sea...
Good weather and the scene is nice...Guess it is a hot spot for shooting of wedding photo here...

Port Dickson and Eagle Ranch Resort

22 September 2009 First time visit -- Port Dickson.
Though, this is quite a spontaneous decision to PD.
After seeing sunset on Broga Hill and dinner, we called out a few hotels, compared the rate and service, then we go...

Reservation made at 8.55pm and check-in at 9.35pm.
With no earlier study made, it was an impressive stay in Eagle Ranch Resort.

Check-in, "claimed" the welcome drink with voucher, we walk to our room called Teepee.
Obviously the theme of the whole resort is from the Red Indian?
Actually, all these photos were took on the next day after a good sleep and complementary breakfast...
The design of the building is very interesting...and I love those woody thingy...

Teepee, where we stay...
RM113.85 nett
Facilitated with air-conditional, heater shower, and most interesting part is the half-roof covered bathroom!! which you can look up at the sky while bathing!!
I do not sure whether every Teepee is ready with this kind of special bathroom??
Other kind of room that available are Log Cabin, Paddock Chalet, Kampung House and etc...
Kampung House
RM170++ per night (Sun-Thu excluding public holiday)
Bandwagon
RM130++ (Sun-Thu excluding public holiday)
The only bad thing is the beach is too far away...
We did attempt to get to the beach but fail...we have to walk through a narrow trail along bushes...attacked by hundreds of mosquito!! so we turned back to the resort swimming pool...

Broga Hill Semenyih

21st September 2009 Raya holiday with the nature -- Broga Hill, located at Semenyih, Selangor.
Weather is good, about 3pm just after rain. Visitors about 4 to 6 cars, 20 to 30 people, not too crowded nor too quiet...

The trail begins from the oil palm estate (opposite rabbit farm, there is no signboard of Broga Hill) and entrance fees is (still) FREE!

Broga hill is about 1000ft from sea level, and we took about 45minutes to pass through the jungle trek and reached the top at around 430pm...

Green grass with eyes relaxing view of the mother earth... The hiking trail is not really a tough one...with just pair of slippers...
Haha...of cause its absolutely not advisable!! And I got a lesson of dumping in mud!!

Besides, insect repellent, torch light, rain coat or umbrella are my suggestion to be bring along too...Group or couple of friends and family...enjoy their holiday here...

Cool and refreshing air, while seeing the beautiful sunset...
How nice if there is a cup of hot coffee and sandwich?

However, don't come down too late from the hill!!
A group of hikers claimed that they heard wild boar roaring;P

Spain in Subang Jaya

090909 09:09pm

Pronunciation of "9" in mandarin is the same to the word meaning "long time" and 99999 means "very long looooooooong time" or forever.. So, couples were celebrate this special moment like valentine's day or get married because of the meaning of the date perhaps..

Here is a very nice place for couple of friends or valentine..
Dim light..soft music..sophisticating furniture and decoration..candle..and of cause delicious food..

Spain in Subang Jaya -- La Cocina Restaurant & Tapas Bar.

Though I don't really know how to appreciate Spain food but I do love the environment and taste here..
First come to our desk is the famous baked snails..

Baked "Escargots" (Cabrillas y Caracoles)
Snails, gratinated with herb butter in the oven.

Next, what we have here are La Cocino recommended tapas..

Shrimps & Mussels Croquette (Tigres)
Mussel and shrimp croquette, breaded and deep fried, served with garlic mayonnaise.

and
Gratinated Eggplant (Berenjenas Gratinadas)
Gratinated eggplant with garlic, tomato, herbs & cheese.

The eggplants taste rather surprisingly than it presented..

After that, come to our main course, Spanish rice -- Negres Paella, which is the signature dish of La Cocina..

Negres
Spanish rice cooked in black ink squid, large prawns, shrimps, fish fillet, squid, mussels, clams & vegetables. Exquisite taste in seafood!

Heehee..here we "play" with the Negres..better right??

After the heavy meal..here come the desert..

Blueberry Custard
Not in the menu! Specially made for us!
Perhaps its because that we looked so desperate and keep taking photo like reporter..haha
MyFoodPrint Marking:
Friendliness and service: 9/10
Environment: 7/10
Food: 7/10
Price: RM134.oo for 2 of us.
Overall: The black squid ink rice is worth for a try.