Cold Desserts & Rojak At Hawaii, Teluk Intan

Do we drive straight back to Ipoh after our seafood lunch at Bagan Sungai Burung? Since it was still early, we decided to return to Teluk Intan to buy the popular chee cheong fun which is steamed rice flour noodle with yam bean.

A friend requested a stop to snap some photos of the old court house. This is found at the side of the gate and not the actual building.

This is the actual building. It was built in 1880 and used as a court until 1983. Though no longer serves as a court house, it is still in used and is listed under the list of heritage buildings.

Next, we stopped here to buy a few packets of "chee cheong fun" home. We were hoping to enjoy some "do re mi" aka "ice kacang" but the place was closed.

So we came to "Hawaii" instead.

On our last visit, they occupied only 1 shop lot. Now, they occupy 2 shot lots.

We were seated in the 2nd shop lot and this was on the wall next to our table.

A corner for vintage items.

To quench our thirst, the ladies ordered the above cold drinks.

The men ordered cendol ice with jelly.

A plate of fruit rojak for sharing.

We had these at about 4pm.

From a stall selling "lo han kuo" or the monk fruit drink, the business has progressed to the present day "Hawaii".

Put these abilities to work:

throw yourself into your tasks so that

everyone may notice your improvement and progress.

(1 Timothy 4:15, The Living Bible-TLB)

Snack Shopping In Teluk Intan - 2nd Stop, 1 Day Trip

After our breakfast in Kampar, we continued our journey to Teluk Intan. It was a nice, leisure drive without much traffic on the road.

We made a stop to relax and stretch our legs. As you can see from the photo, it looked hazy because of the overcast sky.

A friend pointed out to us this old police station that was left abandoned.

I took this snapshot from across the road. This old building is facing the river which is on the other side of the road.

Next, we drove to this biscuit shops to buy some biscuits and snacks.

Here are some of the stuff we bought from the biscuit shop. We bought dried prawn crackers, fried banana chips, coconut biscuits, and etc. All of them are locally made except for the coconut cookies which is made in Ipoh. We bought because it was one of hubby's favourite cookies.

I am curious about this plant in front of the biscuit shop.

Google Lens identified the above as Peanut Butter Fruits.

After the biscuit shop, we stopped here to buy boiled/steamed groundnuts.

We have plenty of time to spare, so we made another stop here by the river side.

The overcast sky blocked off the sun, so it was not very hot.

We were told that those white rectangular things on the other side of the river are fish farms.

We can see a few of them along the side of the river.

Nearby is a boat factory. Can you see the skeleton frame of a boat or trawler?

Time to get moving to Sungai Burung. We have made reservation for lunch.

Linking to Tuesday's Treasure, Image-in-ing & Happy Tuesday.

And God has reserved for his children the priceless gift of eternal life;

it is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled,

beyond the reach of change and decay.

(1 Peter 1:4, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At Restoran Kok Thai & Leaning Tower In Teluk Intan

This is the 5th and final posting for our one day trip to Bagan Datuk. From the biscuit shop, the bus took us to the new Restoran Kok Thai in Jalan Kastam, Off Jalan Maharaja Lela, Teluk Intan where we will be having our dinner.

 Most of us were not really hungry because we had a late lunch.

Plus, my friend and I ate a piece of Teochew kuih on the bus.

 For starter, we were served a bowl of appetizing soup with ingredients such as white tofu, salted veggie, tomatoes, seaweeds, etc.

 Followed by the above plate of Ice Vegetable salad as an appetizer. It's a first time eating Ice Vegetable for most of us and we enjoyed it very much. I am going to keep my eyes open for this Ice vegetable the next time I visit the supermarket.

 I think this is deep fried tofu cubes stir fried with diced beans, dried prawns, onions, and etc.

 Fried tofu with toppings of minced meat and spring onions.

 Tender chicken meat stir fried with yellow, red, green capsicum and carrot.

 Fish head in clay pot.

 Deep Fried Prawns

 Crunchy Deep Fried pork knuckle. It was served with the meat separated from the bones. Sweet sour chili sauce for dippings. Overall, it was a good dinner with flavourful and tasty food. Most of us enjoyed the dishes without eating much rice.

 The night scene with the lighted up leaning tower of Teluk Intan was the final highlight of our one day tour. I took a video to show the changing of colour lights but it didn't turn out well.

And finally, a group photo in front of the leaning tower for our album before we headed back to Ipoh. 

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I take this opportunity to thank every one in this tour group for a wonderful trip. "Thank you" to the people concerned for organizing the tour, pre-ordering of the snacks, taking photos, and those that I didn't mention here. Thank you, Stella for introducing this tour to me and also not to forget the bus driver and partner for the smooth and safe ride. Hope we can get to enjoy more tours together and may God bless you all!

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Let the peace of heart that comes from Christ be always

present in your hearts and lives,

for this is your responsibility and privilege as members of his body.

And always be thankful.

(Colossians 3:15, The Living Bible-TLB)

Snacks Shopping In Bagan Sungai Burung & Teluk Intan

Everyone was happy and satisfied with the delicious and fresh seafood lunch in Bagan Sungai Burung. After lunch, it was time to take a walk to look around for anything interesting. Earlier, when we were walking to the restaurant, my eyes caught a nearby stall selling fresh dried prawns. Since I use a lot of dried prawns in my cooking, I bought a packet.

 Next, it was time for my camera to get busy.

We found this archway formed by the hanging roots of a Banyan tree (if I am not mistaken) behind a stall.

 Thanks to my friend and tour partner who found this place making Teochew kueh. It is inside the shop which is behind the stall where I bought the dried prawns. 

Steamed Teochew kueh with filling.

My friend and I bought 2 pieces each. They were fresh from the steamer and once we were seated in the bus, we ate one and it was very tasty.

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Our next stop was in Teluk Intan to collect the chee cheong fun (steamed rice noodle). According to the boss, he is the 3rd generation running this business. We noticed that just next door, there is now a business rival competing with him.

Workers preparing the chee cheong fun for steaming.

 I ordered 4 packets of the above chee cheong fun with dried prawns......

But when I reached home, I found out that I had the above with yam bean filling. Anyway, it tasted good after steaming it for a short while.

Next, we were taken to this biscuit shop a short distance from where we collected the chee cheong fun.

A friend recommended this biscuit to me. These are just biscuits without the sweet filling. The skin is crispy and flaky, very nice to eat as snack. Our tour leader had to order this biscuit in advance to make sure that everyone gets his or her share.

These are some of the dry stuffs I brought back from my one day tour. From left to right: 2 packets of biscuits, 2 packets of banana chips, 1 packet of dried prawns......

I also bought a packet of this ground peanut biscuit which was my old time favourite.

If I were to walk back into the shop, I will end up buying some other snacks.

In front of the biscuit shop, these fruits caught our eyes.

 

Yellow flowers from the same plant growing in a pot

 We were told that these are Jujube fruits (Chinese red dates).

 This fruit looks good to eat.

Now, where can I get this plant?

Or can I try to grow from the dried red date seeds?

If he sows to please his own wrong desires, he will be planting seeds

of evil and he will surely reap a harvest of spiritual decay and death;

but if he plants the good things of the Spirit,

he will reap the everlasting life that the Holy Spirit gives him.

(Galatians 6:8, The Living Bible-TLB)