Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!

I woke up late on new year eve morning, 31st December (Thursday). For some reasons, I was not sleepy the whole of the previous night and I drifted in and out of sleep on the bed. I don't know when I fell asleep and when I woke up, it was about 8.30 am.

A good morning greeting from my new petunia bloom.

We thought we will be spending a relaxing and quiet new year eve evening at home.

But hubby came back after lunch to inform that we will be having a simple "pot bless" dinner with some friends in one of our friend's house.

Good news was that I won't be cooking so that I can take a short nap to make up for the lack of sleep.

By 7.30 pm, we were on our way to our friend's house for a "pot bless" dinner.

It was a last minute decision for a simple dinner for 5 people. We were looking forward for a time of warm fellowship to bid 2015 goodbye and welcome in the new year 2016.

 This was our contribution to the dinner - bought a ready cooked salted chicken.

 Another couple's contribution - 1 whole roasted duck.

Our sweet host's homemade curry pork rib.

Plus a small pot of vegetarian fried vermicelli (beehoon fried with cabbage). 

 For starter, we drank misai kucing tea (cat whiskers) a herbal drink made from the dried leaves of Orthosiphon Aristatus plants.

 After dinner, we sipped red wine and cracked groundnuts.

This was the 1st bottle from our host. Red wine for 4 people, the 5th person enjoyed beer.

This was the 2nd bottle, also from our host, different from the 1st bottle.

Groundnuts and sunflower seeds to go with the red wine and beer.

As we ushered in the new year, we opened this bottle and enjoyed a sweet red grape drink. This too was from our host. Something sweet to start off a new year.

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.

(Proverbs 27:9, NLT)

Lunch At Something Special Cafe, Ipoh New Town

On Wednesday, my friends and I met up for lunch. My friend suggested that we go to a new place in Ipoh new town. She has been there once and according to her, the food is good and price is reasonable.

After driving a second round, we were blessed with a parking space right in front of the cafe. We felt special, given a special parking space, eating in Something Special Cafe.

We ordered 3 main set, each set comes together with noodle or rice and also with an apple pie and a blended sweet potato drink.

Set 1 - minced meat wrapped around lemon grass stalk (white part) with dipping sauce (Thai style). We all like this set.

Set 2 - 2 pieces of minced chicken meat.

Lemon sauce to go with minced meat.

Set 3 - Pork rib curry.

We can choose to have rice or noodle. This is not the usual yellow noodle sold in the market. This is their specially made noodle. All 3 of us chose noodle. I like the texture of the noodle. It was a big portion.

This is Apple Pie, included in the set. I like this apple pie.

A cup of hot blended sweet potato drink (you can ask for iced). I like this drink.

Side dish #1 - Garlic bun.

Side dish #2 - white bread with chicken & potato curry.
Total cost MYR 29.70

Giving thanks to my friend who treated us to a nice and very filling meal. We over ordered. We didn't know that the noodle were such big portions. I would like to say that the place has a nice, relaxing ambiance.

Menu on the wall, nearest to our table.

Menu banner behind the glass panel.

Something Special Cafe, No. 170, Jalan Sultan Iskandar
(Hugh Low Street), Ipoh. Tel: 05-241 4346,
016-542 9785 (Yee Siew Loon)
(a few shop from the traffic lights near new town police station)

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood,

a holy nation, a people belonging to God,

that you may declare the praises of him

who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

(1 Peter 2:9, New International Version-NIV)