of siTigun and good coffee...

Finally managed to drop in at siTigun cafe/coffee house to check out the coffee there. This place was highly recommended by a friend (LPC) and I must say that I absolutely agree with him that the coffee at siTigun is simple awesome. We tried out the ice-blended mocha and it tasted deliciously nice. We also ordered the tiramisu which was simply yummy-rummy with a distinct rum flavour. The outlet has a very laidback feel...a place where you can enjoy good coffee, tasty snacks and food...and the right ambience for a good conversation. It has free wifi too if you need to connect with the cyber world. It is located among a row of heritage shophouses on Jalan Nagore just after the New World Park in Jalan Macalister. Check it out if you are looking for a place with good coffee. Note: It is closed on Mondays.the facade of siTigun coffee house...

the signboard along the five-foot way...

the great tasting ice-blended mocha...

the yummy-rummy tiramisu...notice the cocoa powder sprinkled on the top layer of the cake...
the Holland fries served with mayonnaise mixed with mustard...

And before we left the place we also 'ta pau-ed' some muffins(vanilla walnut) and croissant...and they all tasted nice as well even when eaten at home.

Mmm...another simple joy of life...

Till then...enjoy your holidays and have fun...as always!

a very random post on...what else but... food

Food talk...just to share with you guys...this place called No Eye Deer serves nice and tasty fish and chips and chicken kapitan briyani rice. The place is located just opposite the Island Plaza in Tanjung Tokong where Fatty Loh chicken rice used to be. It is situated on the first floor of the 2-storey shopping complex sited there. The fish n chips is a bit different as the chef uses siakap for the fish and the chicken kapitan briyani is yummy...provided of course if you like curry. And you also get to enjoy a nice view of Jalan Tanjung Tokong from where you are dining. Go check out the place if you hapen to be in that area...the signboard of the cafe-bistro...

the view outside the cafe...

the tasty fish and chips...

and of course the yummy chicken kapitan briyani...

And talking about food...am going for my fave nasi lemak at Kapitan Kopitiam in Seberang Jaya now. Signing off from Starbucks Sunway Seb Jaya...adios and as always take care...

of SS, Hard Rock Hotel Penang and TGIF

Gosh...we are already midway through the 10-day Hari Raya break...time REALLY flies when you are having a good time. Have done most of the things that I have planned for the break with a few more to go before school reopens 0n 28 Sept 09. Anyway had a great start to the holiday by checking out SS Juru on Friday night. Still kinda finding it hard to believe that SS would come to the mainland...guess that proves that anything is possible these days... Anyway found the place to be just like the one at Upper Penang Road...in terms of decor esp the orange colour and even the layout...just that the one at Juru is much more spacious...and the music was great...Nice place to chill out...SS at Juru...

Then on Saturday, checked out the Hard Rock Hotel at Batu Ferringhi, Penang. Since it was opening day, we were given a guided tour of the hotel by one of the hotel guides...a pretty gal, may I add...hehe. I like the place...it's a cool place with character. The hotel is adorned with images and statues of the Beatles, guitars and even clothing of rock stars...think Chuck Berry, Elton John, the Temptations... And the pool is simply awesome...being the largest free-form pool in Penang (26,000 sq feet) with it's own sand island...and a kid's playground complete with water guns and slides. But what caught my attention was the rooms at ground level...they have direct access to the pool...yup...open your balcony door and you can just wade or jump into the pool...now that's really cool...And guess what...even the check-in counter is so unconventional...you may even miss it if you don't look carefully...just look out for the lobby bar and you'll know what I mean. And of course...the famed Hard Rock Cafe (though not as big as I've expected it to be...)and the Rock Shop...check it out guys... partial view of the swimming pool...

the giant Chuck Berry guitar in front of the hotel...

guess who's sitting in front of the Hard Rock Cafe?...look closer...looks like President Abr.........

but is it?

notice the rooms on the ground floor that open up directly to the pool...I like that...

another view of the pool...part of the sand island is visible at the bottom right-hand corner...

and of course the Beatles watching over you when you you are swimming in the pool...

Go check out the place guys...and have a rocking time:)

And before I end this post...would like to share these 2 pics with you guys...both items from TGIF Queensbay Mall...the first one is the boneless chicken wings served with crunchy celery which you can eat with the mayonnaise...and the second one is the Sizzling Chicken n Cheese served on a hot plate...the whitish spread on the plate is sizzling cheese...

The taste...yummy...

the boneless Chicken Wings...

the Sizzling Chicken and Cheese...

Till the next post...adios and take care!

time flies...and some rocking news...

Time really flies especially during holidays...yup the mid-term break is over and it's back to work starting tomorrow. But then the Hari Raya break is also not too far away from the corner so am looking forward to that too...hehe:) Well as the title of this post suggests...would like to share some rocking news with you guys...firstly Winter Warmers is now open at Juru Auto City...have tried the Deep Fried Garlic Chicken and the Teriyaki Chicken Rice...and both tasted good to me...and I'm sure you know about its very English ambience...

Then of course if you are a regular visitor to Auto City you would have noticed the orange building that's coming up in front of Maybank Auto World...that's SS which will be opening VERY soon...guess weekend nights won't be the same again in Seberang Perai...
Winter Warmers at Auto City...next to another favourite joint of mine...Subway...

that's SS...which should be opening at any time now...

And then the mother of all rocking news...Hard Rock Hotel Penang with its Hard Rock Cafe will be opening on 19 Sept 09 at Batu Ferringhi...so all you Hard Rock Cafe fans...make sure you make a trip to Batu Ferringhi and check it out...

And before I end this post...couldn't resist sharing the two pics below with you guys...

The delicious baked crabs which we had at Sa Liap Ka...a restaurant in Sungai Bakap...the food there is nice and the price is reasonable...another dish I would like to recommend is the Bamboo Prawns which is now served in a metal trough...I guess bamboo is quite hard to come by nowadays...eat the prawn curry sauce with deep-fried 'mantou'...

And of course the delicious, tasty crispy curry puffs which we bought from a bakery shop at Lagenda Heights in Sungai Petani...the pastry is very puffy and the filling of slightly spicy potato is just nice...

Till the next post...may I wish you well, take care and have fun as always!

'live' from lagenda heights...sungai petani

Yup...the August mid-term school holiday has begun...and that means you can forget about deadlines and get to do all the things that you enjoy doing. And that's exactly what I'm doing right now...blogging 'live' from Lagenda Heights in Sungai Petani...hehe. Actually came to SP with family to visit a good friend staying in Bandar Puteri Jaya. Sungai Petani does bring back a lot of memories 'cos my wife and I stayed here for a few months in the mid-80's. Back then it was quite a sleepy hollow but today the town has really grown. And right now I am in Lagenda Heights which is just outside SP town. The place is really cool...neat and tidy with residential houses, a shopping mall, shophouses and lots of F n B outlets...something like Auto City in Juru. Had dinner at Cennai Curry House which serves delicious Indian cuisine and our favourite dish there is the Briyani Chicken set. It's our second visit to the restaurant. You should also check out the Hariyali Begum Mint drink which has a nice n strong minty taste. And of course I am blogging at where else but OldTown Kopitiam which is sprouting like mushroom everywhere. Have posted some pics below to do the rest of the talking...please excuse the pic quality which is not so good as they were taken with my handphone.



OldTown Kopitiam...Lagenda Heights...which provided the free wifi...it's Monday night but the place is bustling with people...mmm...enjoy life la...

the Village Mall...

Chennai Curry House...where we had our dinner...check it out if you do come to SP

ah...the yummy delicious chicken briyani set...

Red Island Cafe...related to the one in Penang...I guess...there's one just opposite One-Stop Midlands Park in Pulau Tikus

Love n Freedom Restaurant Leisure Bistro...whataname...if you are curious as to what they serve...check it out the next time you are in SP.

Guess what...Winter Warmer's will be opening an outlet in Auto City soon. Read about it in my next post. Till then...enjoy your holiday...and more importantly enjoy your life. Take care:)

visitors...

Had two visitors in school today...Jeslyn and Lina. Both are doing fine in the fields they have chosen. To both of you...Jes and Lina...all the best and remember to do whatever you have chosen with passion.

jeslyn and lina...

makan trip to ipoh

Yesterday, eight of us went on a day-trip to Ipoh to savour some of the culinary delights the town has to offer. And glad to say that we were not disappointed. Our first stop was the Foh San Restaurant which by the way has moved on to a bigger place on Jalan Leong Sin Nam. It's actually just a short distance from it's old location. The new place is big occupying at least 5 shoplots...with a nice ambience for a dim sum restaurant...but more important the dim sum was as usual tasty and delicious. One item which kind of aroused our curiosity was the dumpling with 'lo mai kai' filling plus shreds of turnip...refer to pic below.

at Foh San...

the old Foh San restaurant...

and of course...Foh San at its new premises...awesome...that's what i call progress

ah...delicious dim sum...

the dumpling that got us curious...


and voila...the mystery is solved...

After a delightful breakfast it was time for a nice cup of white coffee at Nam Heong coffeeshop located in the old part of Ipoh City. This coffee shop is supposed to be the place where Oldtown white coffee came from. The coffee was good...rich...thick and creamy. Anyway we noticed that the shop had many hawkers selling a variety of Penang hawker delights like Penang char koay teow, laksa, hokkien mee and so on...We were quite impressed by the char koay teow and hokkien mee...esp the aroma floating in the air and we told ourselves we must give it a try the next time we are in Ipoh. After Nam Heong we went across the road for another cuppa...at Sin Yoon Loong coffeeshop...just to compare its coffee with that of Nam Heong and I must say it tasted nice too...though not as 'kau' as NamHeong's.

Nam Heong coffeeshop

the white coffee at Nam Heong...

just opposite Nam Heong is Sin Yoon Loong...

the white coffee at Sin Yoon Loong...

Next we moved on to Kek Look Tong...a limestone cave just after Ampang. The cave is quite big complete with all the interesting cave formations. I like the place because it's very serene and cool. And behind the cave you can find a very nice lake with limestone hills as its background. After resting for a while there...actually we were waiting for the dim sum to be digested...we went to our next stop i.e. the Sun Yeong Wai Restaurant which is well-known for its roast duck. And again we were not disappointed as the roast duck was excellent. I'm no fan of ducks but this one was really good and yummy..

the entrance to Kek Look Tong...

stalactites and stalagmites...

the serene lake behind the cave..

Sun Yeong Wai which is well-known for its roast duck...

ah...notice the roast duck...its head...I mean...

And finally after the sumptious late lunch...we moved over a few doors away to Yee Hup to shop for some its famous biscuits especially its charbroiled hiong peah. Soon after that we headed for home...

Yep...it was definitely a great trip...mission accomplished...and my overall verdict...without a doubt...'HOR CHIAK'

Have a great day!

Launching of School Rakan Muda programme

73 pupils and 2 teachers (Pn Jamalia and myself) went to SMK Mengkuang on 18 July 2009 to witness and participate in the launching of the state-level School Rakan Muda programme. Various activities such as a paint-ball competition, rock-climbing, tug-of-war, lawn bowling, traditional games, demonstration on safe riding (motor cycles) and various performances - Jit Sin High School brass band, gamelan, boria, stage performance by Farah, tae-kwondo and silat were held on that day. There were also exhibitions by some government agencies. It was certainly a hot and tiring day but despite all that I think most of us had a nice and enjoyable time there. Check out the pics below...
the 'penghulu' of group A (Sivan) and his followers...

janice and friends...

can u spot the 'penghulu' of group B (Hafiz)?

Farah rendering a song...

the rock climbers...

you can do it...Janice...

performance by Jit Sin High School brass band



paint ball...

Hafiz enjoying his lunch...sedap...

prizes galore...