2008年6月30日星期一

Eat, Drink, Play and Fun in Penang, 3D2N


This is a long overdue trip..
We had been talking about the trip for a really long time.
So, finally we made it on 28-29Jun.


Was with 2 close friends during this domestic exploration for food, and heritage trails.
We started the drive quite late as SJS needed to go through the
unusually standstill traffic in the city. Nevertheless, we still made a detour to Ipoh for tongsui at Tongsui Kai, my favourite. We settled at stall NO. 40 and had barley-fuchu, redbean, sweet potato and kok-kuih. The surprise was actually the wanton noodle from a friendly uncle's stall. The noodle was so crunchy and the sauce was just right for its taste. We actually returned for it on the way back from Penang last night. The other pleasant surprise was the lotus flowers from an old man on motorcycle. We bought the flowers as a token for our Penangite HK.


We started our food exploration at a friend's fruit orchard at Teluk Kumbang. Although not a fantastic taste, we had good time in the orchard after enjoying the durians and the coconut drinks, all were fresh harvests from the trees. We then took a leisure hike at Penang Botanical Garden before dinner. What did we have for dinner? Yes, the vegetarian Penang food at Lily's. We strongly recommend Popiah and Green Curry Rice, others were just mediocre.

We strolled down along Armenian Street on Sunday morning to begin the heritage trail. Started from kongsis like Khoo, Cheah, Yap, KuanYin temple, Kapitan Kling mosque & etc. The favourites were TeoChew & Cheong Fatt Tze (although we didn't enter CFT due to our time constraint). These mansions are so rich in color and architecture to tell the Chinese culture and lifestyle in the older days. Like to compliment Penangites for the preseverence in preserving these old buildings.

Penang is truely a wonderful place for food, and for historical connection to the older days of Malaysian.

A truely enjoyable trip!





2008年6月3日星期二

世界小小小之一

所谓之一只因为我一直都有这类的‘艳遇’。
所以之一。因为‘陆续有来’。
过往有太多类似的‘一会之友’。。
这之中除了陌生朋友,大多还是朋友的亲戚或朋友,亲戚的朋友或亲戚,同事的亲戚或朋友,
总之,都是‘不打不相识’、都有‘世界小小小’的缘分在里头!
想想,没进一步的认识而错过了大家的因缘也真可惜。。

所以我应该开始记下我的艳遇。
今回,不是第一回。
该记下有缘在双溪大连畅谈的多位朋友。能不能再次相聚,得看各家缘分吧!

地点:双溪大连南下大道收费站邻近的一间素菜馆
在完成工作任务后又顺道探望朋友,从朋友家走出已是晚上八时出了,如果再开车回槟岛宿舍大概是吃夜宵的时候了。顾及肠胃与身材,想‘随便’吃个什么当晚餐就好了。
记得来时路上有间素菜馆,所以就拐个弯寻吃去。
走进店里,并不见其他客人。心理已有个打算了。夜了,不能太挑,随便吃就好了。
叫了个汤面。吩咐店员别加素料,即是素肉之类的。(我特别反对吃素料的,总觉得会有好多害人的化学成分在内。必需承认我对化学物品有很大的成见。)
店员回说,我能吃的我才给你送上,放心好了。
我当时的表情应该是 ^o^吧!
汤面送来时的确‘很放心’。淡淡的。没有特别的印象。
后来聊起来才知道店家都用有机菜,可惜吝啬下料,所以汤是淡淡的。反而是面条在介绍后才‘领悟’到刚才面条QQ的口感。原来是店家自制的面条,没加不必要的化学品。

话说回来,我在用着晚餐时并没有第二位客人。而店家也‘大方’的在另一桌招待朋友用晚餐。
他们说的兴起,问了我一个问题,我也随口答了。这,就开始那晚的‘畅谈’。
从孩子的潜伏能力之天生天养’,到‘如何从网上与各地朋友联络讨论以自我提升+资源利用’,到‘台南的观光休闲+台北的夜市好介绍’,到‘外国人如何看大马或台湾的政治’,到 ‘如何吃榴莲’,到‘现在榴莲能吃吗?’, 到‘星云大师来马’,到‘闭关禅修中心’。。。
还有,世界小小小的成分是, 店主黄姐二十年前曾在积罗新村住了四年多并留下‘到此一游’痕迹处处。果真是他乡遇故知呀!

他们是店主黄姐,店主弟,店主朋友Benny 和 Kelly。
有缘再相聚吧!