Rice Noodle or Kopisan Lai Fun For Breakfast

This particular day started with a lovely morning.

Sunrise at 7:08am

Sunrise at 7:10am

It has been a while since we last ate Kopisan Lai Fun  or white noodle, so we drove out to Jalan Centrepoint 2, Taman Hoover, Ipoh.

These are our favourite deep fried items.

These are fish balls, stuffed tofu and fish cakes.

Plain rice noodle or lai fun in clear soup with beansprout and toasted sesame seeds.

This is a must have chili sauce as dipping sauce.

A satisfying breakfast for 2 people.

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The following photos were from one of our visits to the Antong Coffee Mill in Taiping before the pandemic.

Traditional way of cooking the caramel for frying the coffee beans.

At the coffee mill.

Pouring the coffee beans into the funnel.

A  worker watching over the process.

This is all done in the old traditional ways, not like those using modern machinery and everything looking spick and span. This is the oldest coffee mill and it was founded in 1933 and is now managed by the 3rd generation of the family.

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

Let everyone in all the world - men, women, and children -

fear the Lord and stand in awe of him.

For when he but spoke, the world began!

It appeared at his command!

And with a breath he can scatter the plans of all the nations

who oppose him, but his own plan stands forever.

His intentions are the same for every generation.

(Psalm 33:8-11, The Living Bible-TLB)

Lunch At Yes Restaurant & A Visit To Antong Coffee Mill, Taiping

While we were still in Penang, our friend was telling us about the Yes Restaurant in Taiping and suggested that we go there for lunch.

With the help of Waze, we reached Yes Restaurant just after 2 pm.

There was no lunch crowd at that time. We ordered only 3 dishes because we were not very hungry.4 glasses of Chinese tea.Fried tofu with minced pork.Water spinach (kangkong) with sambal belacan.We came specially for this dish. Yam and fish in a clay pot.There were chunky pieces of fish inside the yam gravy.

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After lunch, we made a short visit to the Antong Coffee Mill.This is the 3rd time I have been here.

This is the house when Dr Sun Yat Sen stayed when he was in Taiping.

On the other side of the fence.

Traditional way of roasting the coffee beans.

Coffee tree - Robusta variety.

Coffee tree - Arabica variety.

Coffee tree - Liberica variety.

Wall mural.

Antong Cafe

Free tasting of the different types of coffee for visitors.

Water plants in the compound.

I am interested in the water plants with the tiny leaves. I have not seen this before.

After our visit to Antong Coffee Mill, we were taken to Plaza Perbandaran.

Our friends wanted to buy Taiping buns.

After this, we drove back to Ipoh.

These were the buns we bought at Plaza Perbandaran.

I bought 6 sweet potato plain buns and 5 coconut buns. I gave some to my neighbours and kept these for ourselves.

I bought the above from Antong Cafe. Instant Golden Roast Antong Coffee, dried bread and coconut biscuits.

The above items were from Penang. Penang Assam Laksa paste, Penang Prawn Mee Paste, Sambal Dried Prawns or Sambal Hae Bee and dried ginger. These will be enough until our next visit to Penang.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need

and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs

 but plenty left over to give joyfully to others.

(2 Corinthians 9:8, The Living Bible-TLB)

Travelling From Tanjung Bungah, Penang To Taiping.

I slept quite well on the second night in Penang and woke up refreshed the next morning. It was still early and we walked down to the beach. 

There was a splash of gold in the morning sky.

Slowly, the gray clouds began to cover the sky.

I love the sound of waves lapping on the shore.

After breakfast, we started our journey back to Ipoh.

We used the Penang bridge to cross over to the mainland.

We decided to stop in Taiping and our first stop was at Antong Coffee Mill because our friends have not been there before. Hubby and I first visited this coffee mill about a year ago and you can click here if you are interested to visit the post.

The gold statue of the Chinese revolutionary Dr Sun Yat Sen (on the right) was placed in front of the old house he once stayed in. The house is now used as an office and a showroom by the Antong Coffee Mill. Many of the old antiques are still kept in the house. Antong coffee mill has been in existence since 1933.

The old fashioned method of frying the coffee beans over wood fire.

We went over to the showroom to taste the different types of coffee available. We went up the stairs to look at the antique items on display.

We bought some instant coffee powder for our own consumption.
Kopi O Kao means Thick, strong black coffee.

We also bought these snacks to go with the coffee.
Coconut cookies on the left and crunchy bread fingers on the right.
Below are some old treasures from the showroom to share with you.

An antique tea sets

An antique microphone.

An antique chair.

An antique safety chest, a hat and a rattan basket.

Antique hot water flask, enamel mugs and enamel tiffin carrier.

A porcelain flower vase.

An antique holder for Chinese writing brushes and hand fan.

These are just some of the photos in my collection.

Linking to Tuesday's Treasures and Image-in-ing.

Then Daniel answered and said before the king,

"Let your gifts be for youself, and give your rewards to another.

Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king

and make known to him the interpretation.

(Daniel 5:17, English Standard Version-ESV)