Lunch At Tan Cha Kee Cafe, Ipoh

A friend shared this eatery with me on Whatsapp and later another friend had lunch at the same eatery and shared photos of the food they ate with me. I was keen to try so we went for lunch 2 Mondays ago. The name of the eatery is Tan Cha Kee at 104C, Jalan Chung Ah Ming, Taman Hoover, Ipoh.

There is no big signboard of the eatery on the outside. I used Waze app to show me the exact location of this eatery. You will need to go up the stairs on the right side.

We were seated and received the menus. At that time there were other customers having their lunch, so I didn't take any photos of the interior.

This was brought to our table. The hot water in the enamel mug is for sterilizing, to clean tableware.

I ordered plain drinking water @ RM0.80 and it came in the beige colour enamel mug.

If I am not mistaken, hubby ordered honey lime water @ RM4.50 and it was served in the blue enamel mug. Using enamel mugs and plates seems to be the current trend.

Hubby ordered herbal chicken rice at RM14.90. There is a steamed whole chicken leg (free range chicken), rice, 1 hard boiled egg, cucumber slices and some blended ginger. The herbal chicken is flavourful. You can even order a whole herbal chicken for take away if you are interested.

I ordered chicken rendang with ramen noodle @ RM14.90. 

There is ramen noodle, whole chicken leg rendang, 1 fried egg, fried peanuts, cucumber slices and some shredded pickles. Since hubby don't eat hard boiled egg, I took the hard boiled egg and gave me the fried egg. Overall, it was a satisfying and filling lunch.

After the other customers left, I started to take some snapshots of the interior.

When my friend came with his family, they were given a room.

The decoration makes the place looks like an old fashioned tea house in the old days.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

Take notice, you senseless ones among the people;

you fools, when will you become wise?

Does he who fashioned the ear not hear?

Does he who formed the eye not see?

Does he who disciplines nations not punish?

Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge?

The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.

(Psalm 94:8-11, New International Version-NIV)

Chicken Rendang For Lunch At Classic Mealody Kopitiam, Falim

We came to know of Classic Melody Kopitiam through a friend. Hubby and I decided to give this place a try.

This high rise building is facing the Fair Mart, Falim.

Ample parking available here.

Classic Mealody Kopitiam is facing this row of building.

Classic Mealody Kopitiam,

#23, Pusat Perniagaan Falim 5, Falim, Ipoh.

Hubby took this snapshot.

Wall tiles.

Hubby ordered chicken rendang with 3 coloured rice @ RM16.90

White, yellow and green colour rice.

Chicken rendang.

Chicken rendang with beehoon Siam @ RM15.90.

Chicken rendang pairs better with nasi lemak or just plain rice.

Beehoon Siam.

Chicken rendang, rich in taste and delicious.

I hope to return to try the curry noodle.

Lovely pink Mexican Petunia from my garden.

This snapshot was taken after a light shower.

Linking to Friday Bliss & Skywatch Friday.

Oh, put God to the test and see how kind he is!

See for yourself the way his mercies shower

down on all who trust in him.

(Psalm 34:8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Beef Tripe Soup, Beef Noodle, Chicken Rendang & Bitter Gourd Omelette

We woke up early so we started our morning walk early.

Sunrise at 6:35am

Can you see the moon, a tiny speck in the sky?

6:41 am.

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After morning walk, we drove to Bercham. I have been thinking of the beef tripe soup and fried noodle with beef. We were the early birds. We were the 2nd customers.

We ordered a bowl of beef tripe soup and added 2 beef balls for sharing.

 Stir fried rice vermicelli with beef slices for sharing.

Our breakfast with 2 glasses of herbal tea.

Their new shop front at Hala Bercham Selatan 1, Bercham Heights, Ipoh.

This place serves beef tripe soup, fried noodles with or without beef, noodles with other ingredients (liew). We usually go for the beef tripe soup and fried beef noodle.

This green building is the obvious landmark.

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Our home cooked dinner.

Chicken rendang with ready made paste.

Omelette with home grown white bitter gourd.

We had steamed brown rice to go with the above dishes.

A mural of the nearby Chinese school drawn on the wall surrounding the compound of the school.

Linking to Monday Mural.

We depend upon the Lord alone to save us.

Only he can help us; he protects us like a shield.

No wonder we are happy in the Lord!

For we are trusting him. We trust his holy name.

Yes, Lord, let your constant love surround us,

for our hopes are in you alone.

(Psalm 33:20-22, The Living Bible-TLB)

Jawa Mee, Shredded Chicken Noodle & Nasi Lemak

This was 2 Sundays ago. We woke up a bit late and decided to cancel our morning walk.

Morning sky at 7:35am. Another cloudy day.

We drove out to town to buy breakfast.

Saw that the coffee shop allowed dine-in and the tables were well spaced. Since we were early, there were very few customers dining in. Feeling comfortable, we decided to dine-in. We checked in and have to show proof that we are fully vaccinated. So, this is our 2nd dine-in experience for us.

I ordered Jawa Mee cooked by an Indonesia woman.

This is my favourite mee jawa.

Hubby ordered shredded chicken noodle (kai si hor fun). He noticed that instead of the old man, a younger man has taken over the stall. We were told that the former has retired but we suspected that he could have moved somewhere else. So for the time being, we will have to go back to our 2nd best kai si hor fun in town.

We shared this cup of kopi-C.

After finishing our breakfast, we went to the Jawa Mee stall to buy takeaway for lunch and dinner. I bought 1 packet of nasi lemak (blue rice), 1 chicken rendang, 2 fried drumsticks and 2 curry puffs.

I won't be buying the curry puffs again, very disappointing.

Hubby and I shared this packet of nasi lemak.

We added some of the rendang gravy to the nasi lemak.

We each had 1 drumstick with the nasi lemak.

We kept the chicken rendang for dinner.

This mural was on the side wall of a shop facing an empty lot

Mural of the entrance to the Night Market (Pasar Malam) in Ipoh new town.

Linking to Monday Mural.

So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that

you really are among those God has called and chosen.

Do these things, and you will never fall away.

Then God will give you a grand entrance into the

eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

(2 Peter 1:10-11, New Living Translation-NLT)

Chicken Rendang With Mantou For Dinner

We started our morning walk early on this particular day. 

6:39am

Pink sunrise at 6:40am.

Hardly any traffic on the road on the right side.

Since we started out early, we finished our morning walk early.

We drove to Menglembu to buy breakfast. Our preferred coffee shop was closed, so we went to another coffee shop to buy takeaway curry noodles. Curry noodle with bbq pork and pig skin (dry version) for hubby. Curry noodle (soup version) with 3 pieces of yong tau foo for me.

2 angled luffa harvested from my garden for dinner.

Cut pear and gold kiwi fruit for lunch.

Late afternoon: Received a call from our neighbour telling me not to cook dinner. They have ordered 2 sets of chicken rendang and mantou from a Chinese restaurant for us. 

I only cooked this angled luffa + green okra dish with dried shrimp and egg.

This critter was fluttering here and there in my garden. It stopped and I quickly took out my handphone and took a snapshot from a distance. I had to zoom in because if I get too near, it will fly off again.

After the 1st shot, it fluttered off again and landed on this plant behind some flower pots. This is the best I managed. Not sure if this critter is a moth or a butterfly.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,

an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

(Proverbs 26:2, The Living Bible-TLB)