Ramadhan Kareem

Have a glorious month ahead!

Makan - Makan || Yati Ayam Percik, Kota Bharu

Dah lama dah nak try makan Yati Ayam Percik.. Tapi ada je halangan.. So this work trip to Kelantan, I take the opportunity untuk makan jugak sini.. Since the 1st night hujan, and summore the hotel staff offer to their shuttle service to bring us here, kitorang pon macam orang mengantuk yang disorong bantal..

Sampai-sampai macam dah tak ramai orang, tapi banyak lagi ayam & ikan atas panggang.. I ordered chicken while the other 2 ordered fish.. to be eaten with nasi kerabu..

The portion is really big.. I can't even finished the rice.. tapi the ulams and all other condiments licin laa..

My verdict, taste wise memang sedap. Tapi I would prefer the fish better sebab my chicken was overcooked and burnt.. Didn't enjoy much.

Summore, flies are visible even in the air-conditioned room.. should do something to handle that problem..

Yati Ayam Percik@Kota Bharu

847, Jalan Long Yunus, 15200 Kota Bharu, KELANTAN

Tel : 09 - 747 9867

Hours : 1100am - 1100pm

I Say

Price : paid by one of the colleague

Food : authentic nasi kerabu but the chicken was burnt.. the fish looked more tempting.. theres also choices of Kelantanese desserts

Service : fast

Atmosphere : roadside restaurant.. you can choose to sit in the open air or air-conditioned room

Cleanliness : fair since flies are visible

Parking : park by the roadside

Work Trip to Kota Bharu

So.. this time work brought me to Kota Bharu.. another Sunday out.. susahnyalah nak pujuk Adam.. Tapi got to do what you've got to do..

Takda apa sangat buat kat sana.. Just work and selitkan shopping sikit.. heh!

Dapatlah pergi Pasar Siti Khadijah for keropok & serunding shopping.. Ada jugak beli dodol.. some for the office and some for home.. sedaplah dodol dia..

colourful

Yang tak bestnya trip kali ni adalah hujan.. bukan tak best apa.. sebab tak boleh jalan lebih-lebih.. Lagipon tak boleh shop sangat sebab naik flight.. ada luggage limitation..
 

Breathtaking

I would like to share a video of a breathtaking view of tulips field during our trip to Amsterdam earlier this year..

Hope to be here again..

Welcome To The The World Dear Boy

My colleague at the office gave birth to a baby boy.. these are us visiting her at the hospital with her fresh from the oven hunny bunch....

 

 

 

 

"Welcome to the world baby MZ!"

Makan - Makan || Tuuu... Dia Pak Tam, Selayang

Introduced by a colleague.. It is said that they have lines and lines of lauk for lunch.. and all would be gone if we were late.. the star dish is their huge freshwater prawns.. And I'm gonna have that for lunch..

 

the price for my plate

But it was quite pricey.. but come to think of it.. maybe thats normal price for a huge prawn..

Tuu... Dia Pak Tam

Jalan 2/10, Bandar Baru Selayang, 68100 SELANGOR

Tel : 03 - 6138 8388

Hours : 0700am - 0200am (daily)

I Say

Price : its in a higher side or maybe its the dish that made the charges high
Food : love the choices they have.. so very kampung style
Service : not much to rate on
Atmosphere : normal restaurant
Cleanliness : clean
Parking : depends on luck.. if you were lucky you will get a parking space on the first turn.. if not you need to do second or even third round..

Test Drive

A surprise test drive.. such an exhilarating ride! red summore!

 

 

p/s: its BIL's red ride actually..

Work vs Nature

During one of the course I attended.. It seems work in nature kind of thing..

work

 

Makan - Makan || Restoran Super Top Ikan Bakar, Tanjung Lumpur

Since dah ada kerja kat Kuantan and kene stay 2 malam, kitorang decide untuk makan seafood.. Mana lagi kalau bukan kat Tanjung Lumpur.. Tapi memang tak tau nak makan kedai mana.. So kitorang just stop kat the 1st kedai..  

Super Top.. kedai memang luas and nampak meriah.. since pergi dengan bos, biar bos lah pilih makanan.. mind you, kitorang 3 orang je nak makan.. bos boleh order 3 ekor ketam masak telur masin, 2 ekor sotong besar goreng tepung, ikan pari sederhana bakar, tomyam and sayur campur goreng.. Serious macam feast je..

And as expected.. tak habis.. Tapi the food memang sedap especially ketam telur masin..

sotong goreng tepung

all the food

ketam masak telur masin

Ana Ikan Bakar Petai, Tanjung Lumpur

Pantai Selera, Tanjung Lumpur, Kuantan PAHANG 
Tel : 019 - 962 3169/ 014 - 809 8000

I Say  

 

Price : I guess it was worth whatever being paid by the boss

Food : food was great.. I love the crab specifically

Service : service was fast

Atmosphere : perfect for family and big group  

Cleanliness : clean     

Parking : ample parking spaces around the restaurant

Work Trip to Kuantan

This time the work trip started on Sunday.. so, Dude sent me to the meet point together with Adam.. This was difficult.. Adam cried asking why am I leaving him behind.. eeheh.. and he said

"nanti malam Adam nak sleep hug sape?"

late evening on the east coast highway

Still.. had to go.. When we arrive at the hotel, it was already dark.. check-in, freshen up and we went out to search for dinner.. had a feast that night..

lovely afternoon

tea by the beach

 

The trip was full of activity apart from the work.. We went to Teluk Chempedak, have a tea by the beach, went to Kuantan Riverside to watch people fishing, saw turtle eggs being sold, having durian and having sotong goreng tepung for dinner..

 

turtle eggs ready to be sold

durian from johor

deliciously yummy

marvelous sotong goreng tepung at Ana Ikan Bakar Petai

 

A successful work trip I must say..

 

Big Yellow Taxi

(by : Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton)

They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got til its gone

They paved paradise 

And put up a parking lot

They took all the trees

And put 'em in a tree museum

And they charged the people

A dollar and a half to seem 'em

Don't it always seem to go,

That you don't know what you've got

Til its gone

They paved paradise 

And put up a parking lot

Hey farmer farmer

Put away the DDT 

I don't care about spots on my apples

Leave me the birds and the bees

Please!

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Til its gone

They paved paradise 

And put up a parking lot

Hey, now they paved paradise

To put up a parking lot

Why not?

Listenin' late last night

I heard the screen door slam

And a big yellow taxi

Took my girl away

Now, don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you've got

Til its gone

They paved paradise

And put up a parking lot

Hey now, now

Don't it always seem to go

That you don't know what you got 

Til its gone

They paved paradise

To put up a parking lot

I don't want give it

Why you want give,

Why you want give it all away?

Hey hey hey

Now you want give it,

Ah she want to give it 

Cause she givin' it all away

Now now now

Hey pave paradise

Put up a parking lot

Chilli Prawn

A couple of colleagues came back from an outstation work to Kota Kinabalu and came back with a couple of kilos of freshwater prawns.. they were HE-UGE!! this is a what-ever-I-have-in-the-kitchen recipe.. so no specific measurements..

But Dude said it was delicious..

 

 

INGREDIENTS

freshwater prawns
shallot - pounded

garlic - pounded

birds eye chili - pounded

shrimp paste - pounded

salt

sugar

 

PREPARATION

1. fry the freshwater prawns head first until partly cooked.
2. heat oil and fry the pounded shallot, garlic, birds eye chilli and shrimp paste until fragrant.
3. add in water.
4. add in salt and sugar to taste.
5. when the chili thickens, add in the freshwater prawns and wait until cooked.

Dinoscovery by Dinosaurs Live! @ Avenue K

It just so happen that I saw a tv commercial about Dinoscovery at Avenue K.. and I thought its a great activity for Adam since he have been going in and out of toy shops more that ever.. and kept on buying new toys.. So this week we change to a new activity..

We took the train (to Adam's request) to KLCC and went up to the 4th floor of Avenue K.. If you are unsure of where you're supposed to head to, just follow the dino's footsteps.. you will know that you're at the right place when you saw a half-bodied dinosaur

The entrance ticket is RM25 (adult) & RM35 (child) for Malaysian citizens.. once you enter, you would need some time to adjust your eyes to the dimly lit.. then the child is given a vest, headlight, RFID band and a map with stickers.. the adult were given only a vest.. You would look like a group of paleontologists that is ready for an adventure..
 

Adam was already being the normal Adam.. afraid of new environment and dark places.. what more with the dinosaur roaring.. he was scared to death and didn't want to continue the journey..

We were practically dragging him all the way to the end of the journey.. but he did like the part that he have to flash his band to the monitor at each dinosaur.. that's why there were no pictures during the journey.. there were also some game like paintball shooting where they get to shoot the dinosaur.. couple of pictures opportunity and they get to be a real paleontologist to discover dinosaurs bones.. at the end of the journey were a 3D movie on dinosaurs..

For me, the dinoscovery needs to add alot more activities other than what they have for now.. perhaps they could add a little more light in there?!
 

Makan - Makan || Puncak Mutiara Cafe, Penang

A date with couple of friends who happened to be in Penang as well.. Memang seronok dapat catch up dalam environment gitu.. relaxing.. dengan sekali sekala dengar bunyi kambing.. ehehehe..

menu book

The food was nice.. tapi yang paling special is semua ingredients datang dari ladang dan kebun Puncak Mutiara Cafe ni.. so.. everything is fresh.. 

kitchen

ambience

I ordered sizzling black pepper lamb chop.. memang puas hati.. ade 2 cuts of lamb yang sangat besar.. almost tak habis.. tapi paksa jugak makan sebab dah orang belanja.. tapi kalau daging tu more tender would be much better.. otherwise its good..

sizzling black pepper lamb chop

pineapple juice

My friends ordered nasi beriani sorang with chicken, sorang lagi lauk kambing.. according to them.. sedap jugak..

lamb nasi beriani

nasi beriani with chicken curry

Borak punya borak, tak sedar dah lambat.. and I can't be long sebab esoknya pagi-pagi dah kena pergi keje kat state office..

Next family trip to Penang, mesti bawak Dude and the whole family makan sini.. gotta make sure of that..

Puncak Mutiara Cafe
Lot 179, Mukim 3, Kampung Pelet, 14400 Bukit Mertajam, PULAU PINANG
Tel : 04 - 522 8502 / 04 - 522 8503 / 012 - 517 5503 / 012 - 286 5363

I Say

Price : i don't know the exact price since my friend paid for the dinner, but it was affordable

Food : fresh lamb and nice food.. but i have 1 comment on their pineapple juice.. sorry.. it doesn't taste like a pineapple juice

Service : quite efficient

Atmosphere : quiet and peaceful alternate with goat bleating 

Cleanliness : clean

Parking : lots of parking at their parking area