Lunch At Restoran Eipoh, Ipoh

Usually at this time, most of us will be busy spring cleaning our houses or making Chinese New Year biscuits or cookies.  As for me and my friends, we put aside some time to meet up for lunch before the Chinese New Year celebration. We had no planned venue for lunch so we were waiting for someone to suggest a venue. Someone suggested Restoran Eipoh which is not out of the way for us, plus we also wanted to buy some biscuits which is somewhere nearby.

Kong cheen sang meen or pre fried wanton noodle.

Everyone enjoyed this noodle.

Sing chow beehoon or Singapore fried rice vermicelli.

This was a disappointment because it was dry and lacking in ingredients except for some beansprouts and pieces of fried egg.

Deep fried salted egg yolk prawns. This was good.

Baby choy sum sauteed with garlic.

Total cost of lunch = RM85 for 4 people.

That comes to about RM20.25 per person.

After lunch, we stopped at Sin Eng Hoe Confectionary because a friend wanted to buy peanut candies. All were sold out and we were told to return at about 5pm for the new stock. We ended up buying some other items.

Instead of peanut candies, I bought the above fried rice crunchies at RM5 each packet.

1 packet of sachima or sak kei ma which is a kind of sweet snack. This packet has almond slices and sesame seeds added to it - RM9.90

This is the original plain sachima - RM7.90

A friend wanted to buy neen koh or sweet glutinous rice cake in the Pasir Pinji market. I accompanied her into the market and I too ended up buying a small size neen koh. This stall is selling the neen koh at RM28 per kilo. This small one that I bought costs me RM11.20.

If you love someone, you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost.

You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him,

and always stand your ground in defending him.

(1 Corinthians 13:7, The Living Bible-TLB)

Fish Balls & Fried Noodles For Dinner

Today is Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to those who are celebrating Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone.

Right time to share the Sunset Bells from my garden.

These were taken before the rainy season.

Beautiful blooms, just nice for Christmas & New Year 2023.

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For dinner, we went to Pusat Makanan MXII,

#9, Jalan Dato Tahwil Azhar, Taman Jubilee, 30300 Ipoh.

We ordered 8 fish balls (sai toh yu tan or yellow tail snapper).

Flat rice noodle or koay teow with egg gravy.

Doesn't look nice but tastes good.

Fried flat rice noodle (koay teow) + rice vermicelli (beehoon).

This was our dinner for 4 people which costs less than RM50.

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Photos credited to Shirley T for sharing the following photos with me.

Beautiful bird with bright yellow and black feathers.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

"Christmas gift suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect."

- Oren Arnold.

Penang Char Koay Teow (Fried Noodle) In Pulau Tikus

From Ayer Itam, our next stop was in Pulau Tikus. We stopped for an early lunch before we checked out from the hotel.

Pulau Tikus Police Station.

2 tubs coconut jelly

We stopped at one of the many roadside stalls to buy some foodstuffs.

1 tub sweet and spicy tempe (fermented soya bean) with peanuts.

1 tub Nyonya acar (vegetable pickles).

With the above foodstuffs, we walked to the fried noodle shop that our friend took us. We have been to this same shop on our previous trip in Penang. I don't know the name of the shop.

A plate of char koay teow with prawns, Chinese sausage, beansprout, and duck egg.

A plate of char koay teow with prawns, Chinese sausage, beansprout, and chicken egg.

All the above (including the coconut jelly, not in the photo) were shared by the 4 of us.

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We took the following photos in the morning when we took a walk around the hotel.

Hin Bus Depot, 31A, Jalan Gurdwara, George Town, Penang.

(opposite the Neo Hotel where we stayed)

This old bus depot was built in 1947 to house and maintain Hin Company Ltd's "blue buses". The motorbuses were introduced by the colonial government to restore George Town in the aftermath of World War II. When the company closed down, the building was left empty for many years.

This old depot was finally chosen and cleaned up to host the exhibition of Ernest Zacharevic's work, titled "Art Is Rubbish Is Art", featuring discard and pre-loved items. Zacharevic's murals can be seen along the heritage streets of Penang, Ipoh, and elsewhere. Today, there is an art gallery, space for events, garden and exhibits murals by Zacharevic and other artists. I only came to know about this place after I googled for information and hopefully we will be able to visit this place on our next visit to Penang.

After we checked out from the hotel, we went for another round of durians. Then we went to shop for some snacks to take home and finally left Penang after 4pm. Goodbye Penang until we visit again.

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

For if you wander beyond the teaching of Christ,

you will leave God behind;

while if you are loyal to Christ's teachings,

you will have God too.

Then you will have both the Father and the Son.

(2 John 1:9, The Living Bible-TLB)

White Bitter Gourd Stuffed With Fish Paste + Minced Meat

It was a gloomy day. The sunrise was blocked by an overcast sky.

Started out on our morning walk at about 6:45am.

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After morning walk, we stopped at a nearby coffee shop for breakfast. We shared the following items.

A plate of Hong Kong chee cheong fun which is steamed rice flour noodle with bbq pork and prawn filling. It was served with sambal on the side.

A cup of unsweetened coffee with evaporated milk (kopi C kosong).

2 sets of egg on toast for sharing.

We like to add sprinkling of soy sauce and dashes of white pepper powder to the eggs.

A plate of fried rice vermicelli with egg, prawns and beansprout.

Morning sky at 7:55am.

Morning sky at about 8am.

White bitter gourd is right for harvest.

I was not sure how I want to cook the bitter gourd. I looked into the freezer and checked what I can find. Then I took out a packet of fish paste and a packet of minced pork.

I ended up making stuffed white bitter gourd with the fish and minced meat paste.

I don't have chili sauce, so I used roasted sesame dressing as dipping sauce.

Plain blanched green veggie (baby choy fah).

This was a 2 dish dinner. No rice, no noodle.

Linking to Wordless Wednesday & My Corner of the World.

So, my fellow believers, long to be prophets

so that you can preach God's message plainly;

and never say it is wrong to "speak in tongues";

however, be sure that everything is done properly

in a good and orderly way.

(1 Corinthians 14:39-40, The Living Bible-TLB)

Mee Jawa, Fried Noodle, Fish Slices + Bitter Gourd Soup With Mee Sua

We started our morning walk at about 6:45am. 

Sunrise at 6:46am.

Above us, the moon was still bright at that time.

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Our breakfast at Restoran Tet Shin, Ipoh.

Mee Jawa and unsweetened coffee for me.

This is our favourite mee jawa, Indonesian style.

Unsweetened coffee and fried noodle for hubby.

Fried rice vermicelli with prawns, egg and beansprount.

I harvested this white bitter gourd from my garden and will be cooking it for dinner.

I cooked fish slices with white bitter gourd slices soup. I didn't have carrots but found 2 tomatoes in the fridge. I cut the tomatoes in wedges, put in some goji berries, ginger slices, and some wine.

I prepared 2 bowls of mee sua (given by a Sitiawan friend) and some sambal belacan.

It was a delicious and satisfying dinner.

A painting of a rooster on a tree trunk at the Gunung Lang Recreational Park. I hope this can be considered as a mural on a tree trunk.

Linking to Monday Mural.

There are three things that are stately in their stride,

four that move with stately bearing:

a lion, mighty among beasts, who retreats before nothing;

a strutting rooster, a he-goat, and a king secure against revolt.

(Proverbs 30"29-31, New International Version-NIV)