We parted ways home using Grab service.
Monday, 9 September 2024
Penang via ETS
We parted ways home using Grab service.
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
LKE Durian Fiesta at Manchis August 2024
Husband's cousin sister being investor in LKE Durian Investment Plan has invited us to join herself and her husband to Manchis, Betong, Pahang for Durian Buffet on Saturday 3 August 2024.
It took us directly from home to Manchis about 1 hour 45 minutes journey where we stopped at LKE Green Tech Farm to register and get our tag. We were first brought to tour their LKE Hydroponic farm.
And then transported to another area where briefing was given introduction about their company. The next speaker by their COO Mr Bronson Wee was about investment in 50 acres Project Sang Lee in Raub, Pahang.
We also tour the area where you can see lots of durian trees planted. We were then taken back to LKE Hydroponic Farm to have lunch and follow by 1 hour buffet durian before we leave for home.
You can easily google for information of LKE and sharing here the investment returns presented by their COO whereby you were given 1 month to consider investing. Unfortunately, we are not keen.
Monday, 29 July 2024
Pangkor Laut Resort
Have been eyeing for YTL Pangkor Laut Resort for a long time but since the package price to me is so costly, have been wondering is it worth going to that private island.
Someone in our group who has contact in YTL able to get good price for us but limit to only 10 rooms. Without thinking much, Yes, I quickly reserved my place! We checked in on 17 July 2024 Wednesday for a 2 nights stay. Majority in our group are retirees with the eldest 71 year old and the youngest 51 years old. Only 6 pax in their 50s, one in 70s, all the others in their 60s. But the 'oldies' are young at heart. First night, we were supposed to wear blue/white dress for ladies and blue/white attire for men. As for second night, it was Hawaiian theme outfit.
The sea area in front of the restaurant/villa area are not allowed to swim due to jelly fish. So you gotta hike or take shuttle to the other side, Emerald Bay for swimming but the wave was strong for me being not a swimmer.
You may enjoy their games room, have reading in open library, watch a move in their screening room, book their karaoke room which close at 10pm, go for spa, 9am or 2 pm guided jungle trekking, fishing excursion, island hopping which has to prearranged or just relax and do nothing.
Two trails are available if you wanna hike, a refreshing 500meters short trek took about 30 minutes and you will be greeted by the sound of the waves/sea at Emerald Bay. You may have your lunch at Chapman's Bar. Love the sambal seafood platter that goes with rice there.
Feast Village is the nearest where you can have buffet breakfast, buffet lunch or set main course dinner. Uncle Lim's Kitchen if you into Chinese food is only open for dinner. Fisherman Cove is adjacent to Spa Village is some sort of fine dining where dress code is smart casual. Royal Bay Beach Club is near the swimming pool are where you can have lunch/dinner.
Since 10 of the group are from Klang/Shah Alam and another 10 from
Gombak, Kepong, Jalan Ipoh, Templers Park, the coach picked us at
Mutiara Gombak at 7 am before heading to Klang where the others
assembled follow by bah kut teh breakfast in Klang at Kedai Makanan Teck Seong located at Taman Intan. The coach is for 31
pax max so it was spacious and the row of seats are 1 and 2.
If you take package, the meals are all included with speed boat transfer which depart hourly. Each speed boat is only for 12 pax. Once we arrived at the resort, briefing will be done and you may book your preference for dinner venue. After check in into our room where the 20 of us were allocated Hill Villa, free and easy till dinner time. Next morning after breakfast, we went for jungle trekking and a swim in Emerald Bay and lunch at Chapman's Bar. Most of us went back by shuttle after swim for bath in their room and had their lunch at Royal Bay Beach Club. Dinner were at Uncle's Lim with more than 10 dishes served. I personally prefer Uncle Lim than Feast Village for dinner.
Next morning after breakfast, free and easy till check out time 11 am but we managed to extend to 11.30am since lunch at Feast Village only starts at 12pm. After lunch, we board speed boat at 1.30pm. Speed boat takes about 15-20 minutes away. Our coach has already arrived at Marina Jetty to pick us, went to Sitiawan for some local products before travel to Pasir Penambang for dinner before heading home.
We were dropped off at Mutiara Gombak before the coach head back to Klang which will be at least after 11 pm! Lucky next day is Saturday.
Friday, 26 July 2024
Team Building
The first team building we had for hubby's company held mid July 2024. Due to some fund as it is compulsory to contribute to Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF), we utilised the fund for team building organize by Novas Academy.
One of our employee's son in working in Novas Academy. So he arranged everything from accommodation, food, team building, claim the fund from HRDF. We just have to bring ourselves there, easy peasy.
Check in time is 3 pm into Sum Sum Garden at Janda Baik. A place with 6 rooms on sharing basis with extra 2 rooms will be charged accordingly. We were given 6 rooms as informed but on day before our trip, we were told that 7 rooms allocated. Two bosses will have their own room. Sum Sum is a place where normally booked for garden wedding. As they have large hall and outside garden area.
Room 1 - 7 single beds
Room 2 - 3 single beds
Room 3 - 3 single Beds
Room 4 - 3 single beds
Room 5 - 4 single beds
Room 6 - 1 Queen bed attached bathroom
Room 7 - 4 single bed attached bathroom
Room 8 - 1 Queen 2 Single attached bathroom
Room 1 till Room 5 all on first floor with 3 bathrooms on sharing basis. Room 6 near the pond area whereas Room 7 and 8 is on its own opposite the main building.
You may play Ping Pong, Mahjong, Carrom or enjoy yourself singing karaoke. Fridge, hair dryer, induction pot, cutleries , BBQ set, Coway water dispenser are provided.
Food catered 2 breaksfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner (1 steamboat) by D Village View Restaurant located at Bukit Tinggit was delicious.
Friday, we had our own 1 pm lunch at Fantasy Valley Bukit Tinggi, checked in and had durians bought that morning from Karak. It was free and easy till dinner at Hong Heng Bukit Tinggi.
Saturday 8am we had our breakfast and follow by 9am Team Building which ended before 5pm. It was so much fun.
Sunday 8am after breakfast, it was free and easy till we check out before 11am.
Betong, Thailand
A trip that mentioned by hubby for a long time which I am not too keen and never intend to plan for it. He visited with his friends maybe more than 15 years ago.
We have a Betong town tour ended with night street food and dessert at Bualay Khun Aon (1-9pm).
8.15am left home
8.30am breakfast
9.20am started our journey
12pm Toilet break
12.15pm Good lunch Sun Kong Restaurant Lenggong, meal for 6 pax RM237.50. Love the homemade fish ball.
1.15pm Travel to Betong Immigration Checkpoint
3pm Bought car insurance (RM35), clear custom
3.30pm (2.30pm Thai time) We already travel through Mongkonlit Tunnel to our homestay.
5. 30 pm Thai Time we went out to buy sim card (THB200) and start our tour and had our dinner at Riverside Restaurant (signature dish/recommended : braised and fried pork trotter)
Then continue with our tour and end our day with night market street food and dessert.
Day 1
Betong Street Art, Betong Municipality Park (Sud Siam Park) Clock tower, Betong City Convention centre (World largest mailbox), Betong Mongkolit Tunnel, Chicken statue, night market near clock tower.
Dinner at Riverside Restaurant (4-8.30pm) THB1180 followed by Dessert at Bualay Khun Aon (1- 9pm) THB265. We ended having dessert at this place for next 2 nights.
Day 2
Leave to fish maw soup and noodles at Betong Street Art for breakfast. Bought some alkaline Dumpling with red bean fillings that tasted so good, 10 for THB60.
Piyamit Tunnel, nearby if you are keen to visit Hotspring (5.30am-8pm(and WInter Flower Garden (8am-6pm).
Take note Piyamit Tunnel is about 40 minutes from town. Entrance fee is required. For 6 adults, we paid THB480. After visited Piyamit Tunnel & Millenium Tree, we left for Betong durian THB1035 before proceed to Betong Chicken Rice (6am-2.30 pm) THB970
Evening we went to BM Super Centre (7.30am - 8 pm) for some snacks shopping
Day 3
We left from homestay atbout 4.30am, off we went about 50 minutes to Ayerweng Skywalk.
Try to plan your trip to reach before 6am for sunrise. For sea of cloud will be clearer by 7am.
We parked our car, took the transport up to Ayerweng THB180. At entrance, buy ticket THB1200 and compulsory socks THB180. We took the lift to level 6 for sunrise before going down to level 3 .
We had Roti Prata breakfast, then to Tae Pu Su Suspension bridge before ended bbq talapia lunch at Noppadol Fishing Farm (Sat/Sun 10am-6pm), Fri (11am - 6pm). Only the fish is good. others are ok.
We went to Central Market (5am - 5pm) then Katong Wholesale. Bought century egg in one of the shop near to Clock tower. It was so good.
Dinner at Baan Kun Chay Thai Restaurant - they have open air seating. Food was great.
Day 4
We checked out and had our breakfast at Betong Boat Noodle which is nearby our homestay. Off we traveled smoothly home.
If you go to night market, look for mango sticky rice stall first stall on your right in you walk in from main road and the crispy butter stall, recommended to try.
Bangkok - City of Angels
I always think once the kids started their working life, will be quite difficult to get everyone in the family to travel together. But this trip happened because younger son could take few days off and elder son loves cities as he likes taking photos, also because he has some last year annual leave to clear.
So we managed to go on a short but sweet family trip with lots of good food and catch up with sister & her hubby.
We left home at 6.30am as afraid of morning traffic even though our Air Asia X flight ETD 10.50am. We reached airport by 8am, after drop baggage for younger son, we went to Priority Lounge for breakfast, cleared immigration and off to boarding gate.
I can say that this trip was more on food rather than places of interest to visit since we have been to Bangkok few times. Swensen Rum & Raisin ice cream and Pork burger a must since we do not have these in KL. We had pork burger in the Suvarnabhumi Airport on our return trip.
Places where we had our meals:
1. T & K Seafood at Yoawarat China Town for seafood dinner
Indoor air condition or outdoor for lots of seafood choice. We had grilled lobster, grilled squid, bbq cockles etc.
2. Pa Tong Go, You Tiow with pandan kaya custard - MIchelin Guide Street Food - delicious dipping into the kaya custard.
3 Nam Sing Bird Nest, Yaowarat - you can have the small individual bowl here.
4. Savoey at Terminal 21 for local thai dinner
Food was good, place was packed but did not have to wait for long for food to be served
5. Pala Pizza Romano at BTS/MRT Sukhumvit Asok - sourdough pizza for supper
Love the Sourdough pizza whereas son had risotto
6. Here Hai at Thonglor - Michelin Guide Seafood lunch
Be prepared to wait as the queue is long. We waited less than an hour. We had crab omelette, crab fried rice, river prawn etc
7. Thong Smith at Central World
Boat noodle, choice of beef or pork
8. Kub Kao Kub Pla at Siam Paragon
Few Signature Thai dishes you should tried here. I love the green curry, creamy and fragrant.
9. Thai Niyom at Ploencit Road - Michelin Bib Gourmand array Thai Cuisine from Chiangmai to Hadyai
Thumbs up for the delicious food
Shopping was only done at Big C for some snacks/souvenirs. Though both sons have their own separate visit to Wat Arun, we had our prayers at Four Faced Budha (Erawan Shine) and window shopping at Terminal 21 since we stayed nearby.
Our stay was only 3 nights but hope to be back soon. It was 2 rooms at Airbnb, 10 mintues walk to Terminal 21. Though my sister who is working in Bangkok has been recommending so many hotels for me to consider. Will consider staying in hotel for my next trip.
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Singapore Vehicle Entry Permit
My nephew's wife asked about applying VEP. I forgot in detailed how I did it last year September 2023. So it prompt me to write down details here.
It is advisable to apply 14 days in advance. At same time apply for Autopass which cost you SGD10 payment online. An autopass allocate only to the car you applied for VEP. .
When you go through custom in out Singapore, please tap your autopass. Ensure you have sufficient money in your autopass before exit Singapore.
For details you may check here https://onemotoring.lta.gov.sg/vepds/captcha
- A valid email address.
- Your Identity Card / Passport.
- Your Employment / Immigration Pass Card.
- Your Vehicle Registration Certificate.
- Your Vehicle Road Tax Disc / Digital Road Tax.
- Your Vehicle Certificate of Insurance
Monday, 10 June 2024
Singapore Trip
It has been a while that we planned to bring in his foldable bicycle, bolster and clothes drying rack.
We started our journey at 6am. It was raining heavily the whole morning during our way using the north south highway.
We reached Yong Peng to have breakfast (nasi lemak and kueh) at Traffic Light Coffee Shop. It took us not long after Yong Peng to reach Geylang his rented room.
It was so smooth with no traffic going in via Woodland checkpoint.
Chinatown |
After we dropped him the stuff, had a short rest, tidy his room a bit. Off we went to Katong Mei Wei Chicken rice which we waited for 45 minutes with long queue number. This meal cost SGD30 with dishes for 2 pax; mixture steam and roast chicken, mix gizzard and liver, 2 eggs, 2 beancurd and 3 rice comes with free radish/carrot/rib soup. Is located at Katong Shopping Mall. It was good, no wonder the long queue.
Then son sent us for check in Ibis budget Sapphire at Lor 10 Geylang at about 2.30pm. He then went back to his accommodation in Lor 33 Geylang.
Chinatown |
By 5pm he picked us up. We drove to Bugis Street and then visited Chinatown. Then we drove 30 minutes to Upper Bukit Timah for dinner at Red Lantern with 4 dishes cost us SGD100. Reasonable if you don't convert and the food was good. We end our night at Rochor Beancurd house for dessert before sending son back to his rented room.
Next morning we went to pick him up, had roti prata at ABC Bistro before drop him at Collyer Quay, his workplace.
We then traveled back to KL and had a stop at Melaka visited hubby's cousin sister who we didn't have time to visit during this year CNY.
A day indeed well spent with my son. Till next trip.
Thursday, 9 May 2024
Guizhou
We checked into local 5 star hotel for a good rest after a tiring day.
Day 5 After breakfast we proceed our journey to Duyun. First stop was Tiantaishan Wulong Temple built in Ming Dynasty. After lunch, we visited Tianlong Tunbao where well preserved there are over 40 Tunpu Village during Ming Dynasty, listed in Guinness World as largest cultural village. Buggy ride included. We end the day at Shiban Street, selling antiques and works of folk art before dinner and the check into hotel.
Day 6 Duyun to Libo - Had early lunch prior to Xiao Qikong Scenic Area dubbed Little Juizhaigou featuring karst forests interwoven with beautiful waterscapes and striking valleys and moutains. This area are large where you need to cover. It includes Laya Waterfall (68 level falling waterfalls), Aquatic Forest, rate trees, Wolong Lake.
Day 7 Lio to Kaili where we visited Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village world's largest Miao Ethinic tribe. Cultural Musuem. We had Miao Long Table Banquet for lunch, local signature dish such as spicy sour fish soup and stir fry slice black iberian pork which were so tender and tasty.
Day 8 Guiyang the last place to be to cover Qingyan Ancient Town, Jiaxiu Tower. We had paid optional ticket to watch Colorful Guizhou Style at RMB260. Actors perform in the show "Colorful Guizhou Style" at Guiyang Grand Theatre in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The "Colorful Guizhou Style" show, which debuted in 2006, has been performed in over 40 countries or regions worldwide and seen by over 10 million people. The show illustrates the vibrant ethnic culture of Guizhou and the hospitable people living there.We ended the day with Qingyun Road in Naming Street (night street food)
Day 9 We took high speed train (2.5 hrs) from Guiyang to Kunming, had cross bridge noodle before airport. As we need depart early from hotel, we were given packed breakfast with some patries/bun and egg with either box milk or mineral water.
Do take note that these places of interest need lots of walking and climbing stairs at some place. So if you are not too fit, is better not to visit Guizhou especially for senior citizen.
We followed Beeflyz tour for this trip where their local guide was good and tour leader is ok too. Hotel stayed mixture of local four and five star hotel with large room. Varieties of 10 dishes and above served during lunch and dinner, not too bad.
Monday, 29 January 2024
Simple Recipe - Roselle Juice
Thursday, 11 January 2024
Travel - Hola Spain & Portugal
Spain and Portugal are totally different from those countries in Central Europe.
Alhambra Palace |
April 25th Bridge, Portugal |
Homestay Wave Rest House & Cafe
Adult RM289, Under 12 RM199
Adult RM389, Children under 12 RM299.
Adult RM190
Adult RM240