Delicious Lunch At Restoran Sin Kee, Kuala Lumpur.

On the last day, the conference ended with a church service and after that we went to check out of the hostel. Thanks to the young people for making arrangement, two cars came to send us to the railway station but on the way we stopped for lunch. Since we were taking the 4 pm train, we have plenty of time to spare.

 The Kuala Lumpur of today looks so different from the Kuala Lumpur I knew more than 30 years ago.

This is opposite the restaurant.

 Overhead pedestrian bridge in front of the restaurant.

 We had our lunch here at Restoran Sin Kee at 194, Jalan Tun Sambathan, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.

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 The young people took over the ordering of dishes.

Crunchy calamari with mayonnaise sauce.

Deep fried pork rib with sticky savoury sauce.

Chicken with young ginger slices.

One of their signature dishes - assorted treasures over fragrant rice.

Specially ordered for us to try.

 Tofu with assorted vegetables.

 Sweet potato leaves with sambal belacan (prawn paste).

Over all it was a great and delicious lunch.

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 After lunch we were taken to Nu Sentral Mall, next to Sentral KL. We spent time window shopping and I took some snapshots.

 This giant pencil sharpener caught my attention.

 And this caught my eyes.

The 4 pm train was delayed for about 25 minutes. We were informed that it was due to some power disruption. We have a friend waiting to pick us up from Ipoh railway station. Thank God for a very fruitful weekend!

Take care to live in me, and let me live in you.

For a branch can't produce fruit when severed from the vine.

Nor can you be fruitful apart from me.

(John 15:4, The Living Bible-TLB)

Yummy Siamese Laksa At Restoran Yum Yum, Ipoh.

Last Friday 2 of my retiree friends and I met up for lunch. My friend told me that only on Fridays this restaurant serves Siamese Laksa. Being a fan of Laksa and Siamese Laksa, I was more than eager to get a taste of this laksa. I remembered that my last visit was a long time ago and I have never tasted their laksa.

The hot sunny weather did not deter us from going out for the laksa. On our second round, we got a parking space within walking distance. It was about 1.35 pm when we entered the restaurant. All the tables were taken but the waitress led us to a big table where 2 ladies were just finishing their meal. Just the right timing!

This round, the 3 of us decided to order the Siamese Laksa set.

We came especially for this laksa.

 These crispies are for 3 sets of Siamese Laksa. The lime juice can be added for those who prefer their Laksa to be more sourish.

After squeezing the lime juice over my bowl of Siamese Laksa, I am ready to taste and enjoy. Siamese Laksa has coconut milk added whereas Assam Laksa is without coconut milk. The main ingredients in the laksa are steamed fish flake, spices, shredded veggies, etc, etc.

 Our dessert - Black glutinous rice sweet porridge or tong sui in Chinese.

Black glutinous rice with coconut milk, not too sweet, just right for us.

Laksa + dessert of the day = MYR 7.50  per set.

 1st side order - Yum Yum Brinjal (Eggplant) MYR 10.00.

 2nd side order - Deep fried aromatic sotong or calamari. MYR 17.50

 Decorations on the wall.

We enjoyed the food and also the beautiful company of friends.

Restoran Yum Yum is located at:

5, Persiaran Greenhill, Ipoh. Tel: 05-2537686.

Work happily together. Don't try to act big.
Don't try to get into the good graces of important people,
but enjoy the company of ordinary folks.
And don't think you know it all!
(Romans 12:16, TLB)

A Day Trip To Sitiawan And Teluk Batik, Perak

On Saturday we made a one day trip to Sitiawan, Teluk Batik and Lumut. We made a similar trip with the same family about 13 years ago.

  We started at about 10.20 am.

Altogether there were 10 of us, 7 adults and 3 children.

 We travelled in 2 cars.

The morning was bright and sunny. The sky was blue with white clouds.

It was a leisure drive and the traffic was light.

 We reached Kampung Cina at about 11.30 am.

We were the first customers at this seafood restaurant.

 We ordered a bottle of toddy palm or palm wine and some young coconuts as starter. The toddy palm was very fresh and fragrant. It tasted sweet too.

 Fried oyster omelette or "Oh Chien". This is the crispy version.

A bowl of misua or mee sua with red rice wine and chicken soup.

Misua or mee sua is a type of Chinese salted noodle made from wheat flour.

 A local confinement dish for women after giving birth.

Crispy deep fried cuttlefish.

 Plain steamed fish.

Sweet sour mud craps.

 Mud crab cooked with salted egg.

We also order a plated of fried misua and a plate of green veggie.

No photo of fried noodle and green veggie.         

 From Kampung Cina we drove to Teluk Batik. That will be for the next post. After Teluk Batik, we drove on to Lumut.

 This photo was taken along the street of Lumut.

 Took a snapshot of this view on our way out of Lumut.

Dark clouds were gathering. Signs of rain in the next few hours.

Let us acknowledge the LORD;

let us press on to acknowledge Him.

As surely as the sun rises, He will appear;

He will come to us like the winter rains,

like the spring rains that water the earth.

(Hosea 6:3, NIV)

Gathering Cum Dinner Treat At Fo Tan, Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Day 4 - Dinner Treat At Fo Tan.

After a short tour at Fa Yuen street, the ladies wanted to go shopping and the men wanted to check out the prices for mobile phones. So a lady friend, hubby and I decided to go back to our apartment to take a rest and do some packing because we will be taking our flight back to Malaysia the next day.

By evening, the men came back and together we will be meeting up with the ladies at Fo Tan, in the district of Sha Tin for our dinner. Fo Tan is a funny name. Initially, I thought it means 'charcoal' in Cantonese. But I was told that from the Chinese character, it literally means 'fire beach'. It was a dinner cum gathering of relatives and friends, and the Hong Kong relatives wanted to host this dinner.

Young boys sweating out at the apartment's recreation park. We were on our way to Fo Tan. We needed to take a light bus to the MTR station.

Waiting for the light bus at the bus stop near the apartment.

Here's the light bus.

Took the MTR to Fo Tan. Waiting at the traffic light to cross the road to meet up with the ladies and especially our dinner hosts.

This was where we had our dinner. I think those seated inside, surrounded by the plastic sheets, get to enjoy the air-con. There were altogether sixteen of us, seated at a king sized table! And here's our dinner dishes.

Deep Fried Spring Chicken - very crispy skin and the meat very tender & tasty.

Chicken porridge/congee - a big bowl, tasty and well cooked.

Stir-Fried Noodle with bean sprout.

Deep Fried Soybean Cake in Batter.

Deep Fried Calamari or Squid in Batter.

Dipping sauce for Deep Fried Calamari.

Fish Porridge/Congee - a big bowl, tasty and well cooked too.

Blanched Broccoli with Stir-Fried Canned Mushrooms, etc. in gravy served with dipping sauce.

Deep Fried Pig's Intestine served with dipping sauce. I didn't taste any of the sauce.

Deep Fried Fish Balls served with dipping sauce, made from the fish called 'lean yu' or 'ling yu' in Cantonese.

Braised Chicken served with Deep Fried Bitter gourd with salted egg.
So here ended our last dinner in Hong Kong, our next day dinner will be at the airport. On behalf of our whole group, we once again give thanks to our dinner hosts.

Always be joyful. Never stop praying.
Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will
for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, New Living Translation-NLT)