local fruits

Folks, this is rambutan tree. Took this from Mr. Tan's backyard. He gave me some the other day - the best rambutan so far.... no ants on the rambutans : )

 Durians..... what is life without durian. A friend of mine commented on FB the other day that "durian is another great creation by God to show His love for us " and I totally agree with her : )

 Mangosteen... not my favourite but the kids love it.

1 day Eating & Shopping

 Curry Mee from Air Itam. The aunty is 77 years old this year. We also found out that she took 'pao som' (some chinese herbs) to maintain her beautiful skin - no botox....just 'pao som'. She was very friendly. I am not really a fan of curry mee but for hers.... I drank all the soup : ). It was really good.

This is not coke. It is soya sauce in a coke bottle. So innovative!

 This has become the best Chai Tau Kueh in Penang in my list. I am definitely going back for more. It is from a van-stall in from of Lai Lai Air Itam. RM0.80 per pc and worth every cent.

 

Another good ice kacang and cendol from Lorong Macalister. We love it. Thanks to GL my tour guide for the day. Customer service not so good - the aunty's face was sour all the time and told me not to take picture of her.

 Our first 3 layers coffee. Hmmm.... I like it. Different layer gives you different taste. Must try the 3 layers tea next time.

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Roti Tuna. 

 

Roti Taiwan - roti benggali with peanut butter. Very good...lots of peanuts.

Compliments to my tour guide GL who took me to all these places. I had a good time eating and shopping!

My new collection

Nice leh. I first saw these beautiful cups & saucers in July 2008 at Mikasa Factory. I wanted to buy them but was told that these collections were for display only as they were out of stock. I took pictures ... in case I do come across them else where.

Saw the cups and saucers at Mikasa Factory this morning and they were on sales. Cool!!! Apa lagi.... I grabbed them lah ... LOL.

Next is to look for the plates collection.... should I? I did not see them just now... hmmm maybe in 2014 : )

western food @ mt erskine

we somehow were in this area around 6pm and thought why not just hv dinner around here.

anyway, its been ages since i've eaten here.

so we had the: elpea and teh kids had yhe chicken chop and i took the pork cutlets.

deep fried and crunchy and freshly made.

both were quite tasty and met our expectations.

how can you go wrong...?

anyway, if you want cheap and good, well then this is the place for you.

the tables filled up pretty fast, so be there early.

Bak Chang aka Rice Dumpling

Made these bak chang with mum last Saturday. Used to help mum 'pak bak chang' when I was a kid. Among my siblings and cousins, I am the only one who inherited this skill. Good? It was not good when I was young as I had to help mum when my sisters got to watch tv. Mum said they have stiff  hands. Now.... I truly appreciate this skill. Not many knows how to 'pak bak chang' anymore.

The last time I 'pak bak chang' by myself was in 2006 and it was a nightmare coz I started at 7pm and only finished at 5am!!! I forgot to include the process of boiling the bak chang which took like 3 to 4 hrs per batch.

It is a tedious process. The preparation was done days ahead 1) boil and clean the leaves 2)soak and clean the 'lap chi'  3)soaking the rice over night 4)cooking the filling 5)cleaning the salted egg  6) stir fry the rice with sauce

This time we started at 9am and finished at 330pm.... thanks to mum's special pot which cut the boiling time to 2hrs per batch : )

I am definitely going to make this again next year and of course with my mum.

maca-what?

macaroons laah

we bought a box of macaroons at the ritz, the bakery not the hotel, in fettes.

box of 8 for rm15.

as expected, tastes sweet.

i think its a lot of work to make it and its not really worth the trouble.

And i'm definitely not paying over rm80 for a dozen.