Farewell Lunch At Restaurant Pusing Public, Ipoh

We have been looking forward to this farewell lunch because one of our friends had retired. It could also be called a welcome lunch as half of us present are retirees. In a way, we are also welcoming another member into our pensioners' club or retirees' club! We waited for everyone to be available and the lunch was finally held last Friday in Restaurant Pusing Public in Ipoh new town.

That Friday started with a lovely sunrise - 6:50 am.

7:00 am

Sunrise reflected on the pond.

Hubby and I shared this plate of fried flat rice noodle (char koay teow). I only took a few mouthfuls because of the farewell/welcome lunch.

While I was watering the plants in my garden, I noticed this ginger flower.

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Those of us who are retirees reached the restaurant early.

Someone brought some fruits for us to enjoy while waiting for the others.

The above is what is left from a full plate of fried crackers served by the restaurants.

First dish served - Ice or crystal vegetables salad as appetizers.

Deep fried cod fish.

Free range chicken steamed with blended ginger sauce.

Taro or yam cooked with kai lan vegetable.

Deep fried pork knuckle

There is no photo of the mantou (plain bun) accompanying the pork knuckle.

The pork knuckle and steamed bun (mantou) can be eaten with this sauce.

Steamed stuffed tofu with fish paste.

We had a great time enjoying the dishes and exchanging updates with one another around the table.

From these empty plates, you can see that we ladies have good appetite.

 Took some snapshots of the early birds while waiting for the others.

One more for the album for the year 2019.
Looking forward to the next meet up to celebrate the new year 2020.

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After lunch, some of us went for a walk at one of  the shopping mall. We need to walk off some calories because we had a dinner date in the evening. We wanted something light and decided on a hot pot dinner to enjoy the coconut chicken soup at Top Grade Hot Pot Restaurant at Festival Walk, Ipoh.

Free flow ice-cream potong.

Hubby took one and it was too frozen hard to bite.

He requested for the ice cream to be cut into smaller pieces.

The pot of hot soup brought to the table, placed on a stove and waited for it to boil. First, we enjoy the soup, the chicken and coconut flesh before requesting for more soup to be added.

These are some add on: 2 types of green vegetables, tofu, taro or yam and rice vermicelli.

These should be enough for 6 people since we only wanted a light dinner.

I love this very tasty coconut chicken soup base.

Our dinner for 6 people costs us about about RM 123.

Simple Christmas decorations at the Aeon Kinta City shopping mall.

For Christ didn't send me to baptize, but to preach the Gospel;

and even my preaching sounds poor,

for I do not fill my sermons with profound words

and high-sounding ideas, for fear of diluting the mighty power

there is in the simple message of the cross of Christ.

(1 Corinthians 1:17, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At The Butcher's Table, Ipoh Garden South, Ipoh

This dinner at The Butcher's Table is my 2nd visit. The first visit was lunch with my Golden Girl friends. It was a rainy evening and the six of us were to meet at dinner venue.

 My friends came to pick us up and the other couple will be meeting us at The Butcher's Table, No.18, Tingkat Taman Ipoh 6, Ipoh Garden South.

 I ordered the above Mushroom Soup to share with hubby.

Not to hubby's liking so I finished it.

 The other 2 couples ordered a bowl of Pumpkin Soup each.

Then we ordered the following food for 6 people to share.

 Crispy Roast Pork Aglio Olio.

 Smoked Pork Knuckle

 Ultimeat Pizza - Pizza with meat base.

The dinner for 6 people costs RM 180.45 (incl. 6% SST)

Meat lovers will love this place.

 This was what was left.

With so much meat for dinner, we need to do some walking, so we headed to the nearest shopping mall.

For the needs of the needy shall not be ignored forever;

the hopes of the poor shall not always be crushed.

(Psalm 9:18, The Living Bible-TLB)

Dinner At Kang Wan Seafood Restaurant, Falim.

The day started just like any ordinary day with a lovely sunrise.

 Watching the sun rise at the park - 7.30 am.

 That evening, while driving to the restaurant for dinner, we spotted smoke and thought it was some dried leaves that caught fire some distance from the traffic light junction.

We were seated in front of Kang Wan Seafood Restaurant (near Fresh Hotel, Falim) when the trees next to the smoke caught fire. Fanned by the strong wind, the fire got bigger.

The flame shot sky high and most of the people from the row of shop houses rushed out to see what was going on. Someone called the fire station.

The burning trees were near the road and cars were still passing by.

The cars had to slowed down due to the thick smoke partially blocking the drivers' view.

After some time, the fire seemed to have burned out by itself.
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To avoid the ashes and dust carried by the strong wind, we moved from the front to a table inside the restaurant. We needn't have to wait long for the food to be serve as we were the early customers.

Sambal petai (stinky beans) with minced pork @ RM 25.

Deep Fried Pork Knuckle Thai style @ RM 35.

Thai chili sauce poured over the pork knuckle.

Sweet potato leaves cooked in a clay pot @ RM 10.

Our dinner for 4 people including rice and drink @ RM 77.

But now, as God's loving servants,

you live in joyous freedom from the power of sin.

So consider the benefits you now enjoy-

you are brought deeper into the experience

of true holiness that ends with eternal life!

(Romans 6:21-23, The Passion Translation-TPT)

Lunch At Restoran Nam Hing Loong, Temoh.

From Gopeng, we drove straight to Temoh because my friends were looking forward to have lunch at Restoran Nam Hing Loong. We reached our destination but found the shop close. Maybe we were early, so drove around to check out the little town. After a while, we turned back and saw workers opening up the restaurant. The time was between 12 to 12.30 pm. We were the first customers to step inside the restaurant and very soon followed by others.

 Our friends wanted to taste the pork knuckle that we ordered on our previous visit. We enjoyed the pork knuckle with the basil and milk dipping sauce. 

 Sambal belacan paku pakis (wild fern).

We order "sang yu" (snakehead fish). The meaty part used for stir fried with ginger slices and spring onions. 

\The remaining bony parts used for boiling preserved salted vegetables (hum choy) with tofu. Total cost of lunch for 4 people - RM 92.60

 Restoran Nam Hing Loong, Temoh.

After lunch, we crossed over to the coffee shop selling steamed buns to pack some home for next day's breakfast. 

 On our way to Temoh we saw durian stalls on both sides of the road after Gopeng. We planned to stop for durian on our way back to Ipoh. It was raining on the way back but we still stopped for some durians to satisfy our taste buds.

Blue Plumbago & Cleome Spider Flowers from my garden.

Have A Wonderful & Thankful Wednesday!

Linking to Wednesday Around The World (WATW)

Remember what Christ taught,

and let his words enrich your lives and make you wise;

teach them to each other and sing them out in psalms

and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing to the Lord with thankful hearts.

(Colossians 3:16, The Living Bible-TLB)