First Trip in 2014 - Ipoh

So sorry that my blog has been dead for weeks as I was busy for my finals and I did not encounter any interesting things to blog about during my first week of sem break, and yesterday was my first trip in 2014 with my love one! We visited Ipoh since my college mates were there as well and I was really excited about it because this is the first time bf drove us across the Penang bridge :D

Managed to capture the sunrise :)

Camwhored with boyfie xx

These two are my favs cause bf looks so cool haha 

We actually planned to depart at 6:30am but a sleepyhead failed to wake up on time so we departed at 7:30am hmph. Fortunately, we managed to have dimsum with friends (altho we were a little bit late) and thanks to one of my friend's dad for his treat! 

Photo from kampungboycitygirl.com

This dimsum restaurant is located opposite the famous Foh San dimsum and we decided to give it a first try since some people say that this is nicer than Foh San. Personally, I think Foh San serve more variety of yummy dimsum in a more presentable way and in a better environment. I think I'll go back to Foh San during the next visit.

Group photo.

After breakfast, we visited Thean Chun Restaurant for its famous egg custard with caramel!

Photo from Melissa Fong

The whole thing tasted like pudding and I love its smoothness and sweetness, and it was served cold! But bf disliked it at first, says it tasted like antibiotic lol but he sort of like it after several bites.

With my tour guide of the day, Kelxy! Candid shot of us on the right.

(so far this is the nicest candid shot I got lol)

Then the three of us (bf, me and Kelxy) went separate ways with other college mates as they wanted to visit a temple for... certain purposes lol, and so we visited the (another) famous cafe in Ipoh, Burps and Giggles.

I'll create another blog post for it cause I have many pictures and some (negative) comments to share with!

The unsatisfying choco mellow (hot chocolate + marshmallow)

Next, all of us reunited at the (again another) famous Dai Shu Geok in Pasir Pinji for its yong tau fu.

 It was quite disappointing and normal for me, I'd prefer Penang's yong tau fu, less choices here not sure if the business is really good or it already passed lunch hour. Bf dislikes the noodle as he can taste a lot of flavouring and seasoning in it.

After two disappointing ones I can finally taste something that is so plain yet so yummy! Presenting you the (N times) famous tau fu fa from Funny Mountain. It is definitely a must try whenever you visit Ipoh, I'm not a fan of tau fu fa until I tried this! Unlike Penang that uses brown and white sugar syrup, here they use vanilla syrup which is not too sweet and smells really nice, also it is much much smoother and softer than the others!

Took this picture after several spoons of it as I forgot to let my phone eat first.

After one bowl of tau fu fa we headed to Raja Uda to try out Ju Heng tomyam.

It disappoints me as well cause it is not spicy like at all, shall try out heng heng tomyam next time.

In overall all of the main course are disappointing and the desserts are really good! Hope I'm able to visit Ipoh again for its delicious tau fu fa! (BF see this hee) 

大碗公 Tua Wa Kong, Penang.

Any hokkien mee / prawn mee lover out there? I myself is a great fan of hokkien mee and I used to eat hokkien mee for almost every day when I was in high school! So a couple of months ago there's this shop named Tua Wa Kong which sells rice and not to forget HOKKIEN MEE! At first I was like "it's just another hokkien mee seller la.." but I decided to try it out myself after I've read through the positive comments from other blogs.

It's not merely a stall in a hawker centre but a shop! If you would like to enjoy your bowl of hokkien mee in a clean and air-conditioned environment then this is the place!

(scroll to the end for full address) 

 They open every day from 11am.-11pm except on Tuesday.

The order is taken at the counter as they do not have menu on every tables. 

The menu can be easily understood even by first timer.

They even have dried hokkien mee! And a variety of eggs to choose from, this is a good news for me because I do not fancy hard boiled egg yolk, for people who are similar to me you can choose to have boiled egg or spring egg.

You can even choose the types of noodles too, which is also a good news for picky people (like me).

After you have placed your order, just wait for the red doughnut to vibrate.

Interesting password ey?

Took some time walking around and taking pictures of the interior before the food is ready.

A lot of people from different countries have left notes on the walls, is the food really that nice?!

Lets find out. 

Before that, let me introduce the two types of chilli paste, MILD and VERY HOT & SPICY. 

Obviously the spiciness are different for people to choose from. 

For my mom and I, we choose the VERY SPICY one (because we want to be very hot).

I ordered soup hokkien mee with pork, vermicelli (bihun), and boiled egg! RM8.50 

Look how gorgeous my egg yolk is! The price is higher than hawker stalls but the portion is BIG as well! I feel so bloated when I finished it. The chilli paste is quite spicy for me but not so spicy for my mom. 

(she added 3 spoonful lol)

Bf's order. Dried hokkien mee with pork, yellow noodle, and spring egg. RM8.50

Spring egg is like those you found in most Japanese ramen. I took a slurp at it and it was okay for me. Bf thinks it was oily and the portion is also very big for him as he struggled to finish it. 

In overall all of us prefer soup hokkien noodle and mom thinks the price is reasonable due to its portion and environment, Wi-Fi is provided as well! Mom says she will revisit them again and so do I! For non-noodle lover they sell rice too so do check them out ey!

Address:

22, Jalan Krian (8 Row),

10400 Penang,

Malaysia.

House of Kolomee @ D'Piazza

I have actually been here for over... 20 times? Based on the shop name you know it sells Kolomee, mee from Sarawak. They actually hired workers from Sarawak. I forgot to take a picture of the shop lot but its signboard looks like the picture below.

Yes it opens everyday except for certain days. You can check out its Facebook page given at the bottom of the post.

 

Even vegetarian can enjoy too as it has vegetarian noodle, but only one for now.

The price is really cheap they range from RM4 to RM4.50 without ++!

Customer is required to key in their order at a front counter and a receipt will be printed out. 

Then all you have to do is wait.

Cheap and good! 

My chicken kolomee. Now it provides new type of noodle! Mee made of Charsiew oil!

It tastes good, smells good, the color is actually red but somehow it didn't show in the picture so... you should try it out yourself! 

For more information about House of Kolomee kindly click HEREEEEEE.