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Snap-othon @ Putrajaya on 2 Syawal

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It’s another busy day… snap snap snap…! This round with a couple who uses normal digicam and wanted to compare the photo quality between those taken with DSLR and normal digicam… I was like, "HUH?! OK…"
 
But, personally, I think that a camera is just a tool to take pictures… Good pictures are always taken with skills…
 
First station – Taman Botani… Upon reaching, there’s this entrance to some Islamic-influenced architectures… Really beautiful…
 
The entrance… to another entrace… to another entrance… to another…
 
Beautiful background… of coz, Mein is beautiful too! (just to be on the safe side)
 
As it was Raya, there’s nothing that we could do except snapping along the way and walking around the gardens… under the sun…
 
Further up, we walked near a lake and saw this little kid playing with his toy car… But unfortunately, he broke one of the wheels… *sob sob*
 
What are these??? A row of hardworking ants… Raya pun kena kerje? Kesian betul…
 
Tree roots…
 
I like this the most…
 
Mein loves this the most…
 
The great route to an end… Be careful not to let the lightning struck you!
 
Loving couple @ Taman Botani, Putrajaya… Menyampah tengok muka dua orang ni… Hehehe… Jangan jealous!
 
In Shangrila Hotel…
 
 
Storks and birds in Wetland…
 
On the Observatory Tower… Look far and away… You will see this :
 
Putrajaya view…
 
A group of new friends…. actually tak kenal pun… But still we smiled and waved at each other… How warm…
 
Well, our day in Putrajaya has ended and you know what? We’ve come to a conclusion : There are really good infrastructure built for us. BUT, the maintenance is really BAD! Come on. Look at the storks and the trees. They were all so malnutritioned… And there are too many dead ends without any signs for drivers to be aware of… Also, remember this – THERE IS NOTHING IN TAMAN RIMBA ALAM EXCEPT A DEAD END…
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Snap-othon @ Sepang Gold Coast on 1 Syawal

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Gosh…! Drove one and a half hour from KL to this place called Tanjung Sepat! If we were in PLUS Highway, we would have almost reached Ipoh already… (trying to exaggerate)… Went there to hunt for food and to look for places for photography… Reached Tanjung Sepat and went to this pau place… WTF! So many people queueing for their pau’s.
 
The new outlet…
 
Variety of pau’s…
 
Look at the price list behind the seller… When it was our turn, she said, "No more choices. Only "mui choy" pau’s left…"
 
Their cute logo at the junction…
 
Along Lorong 4…
 
The inner beauty of the pau…
 
To me, the pau’s were so-so only lah… Definitely overrated…! Maybe because it was a "mui choy" pau which I had to take out every pieces of pork in it. (Note : Yes, I’m a pork-free person…)
 
Thereafter, we drove to the seaside… for the Lover’s Bridge and wanted to try out the seafood at the restaurant nearby. BUT, the restaurant was fully packed and people were jostling amongst each other. So, after snapping some photos along the bridge, we went to another restaurant for lunch…
 
Mein on the Lover’s Bridge…
 
A hole by the end the bridge… heart-shaped worr… Maybe, this is why it’s called Lover’s Bridge kot…
 
It’s lunch time!!! Went to Baywatch Restaurant… (I thought Pamela was there… sigh… can’t even see a baby pomelo!)
 
Baywatch Restaurant… After waited for almost 40-minutes, our dishes arrived…
 
Introducing the first dish : Fried oyster with eggs… this was rather disappointing… oysters not so fresh…
 
Second dish : Taufu kang… to our surprise, this was good…! Find some crab meats in it… And not expensive pun…
 
Third dish : Kangkung belacan… simply irresistable!
 
Last dish : Steamed prawns… disappointing…
 
Our lunch cost us RM50++ only for 5 pax… Quite reasonable loh…
 
After refueling ourselves, we drove to Sepang Gold Coast, which was like how many hours away already…?! No, too far lah…
 
Let’s fly kite!
 
Bubble water… Bought one for Mein to play… She chosed the green one…
 
Colourful windmills…
 
Blowing bubbles…
 
Love birds in Gold Coast…
 
I like this photo that I took… with my baby EOS…
 
The Snap-othon team…
 
After snapping here and there, we called the day off… Drove to Kajang for sate!!! Hurray!!!
 
This is it! The best sate in town… Nyok Lan Kajang Sate…
 
Read the statement before you eat…
 
Their operating hours : 9am – 11pm…

 
Yummy yummy! Grilled chicken wings and ketupat…
 
Kajang sate – chicken and mutton… and the delicious dipping sauce…
 
What a tiring trip?! But it was definitely fun… Getting ready for the next day pulak… Another snap-othon with another group of people on Raya kedua…
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Walk Walk Eat Eat in Ipoh

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It’s time to go home… On the way back to KL, drove down to Ipoh for lunch and ‘jalan jalan’…
 
Look for this road and things will never go wrong…
 
Got our souvenirs here… Heong peng, kai chai peng, sat keh mah, pomelo and etc…
 

Browsing through the food display…
 
 
Huge pamela … opps… pomeloes…
 
Look for this sharp pink building for salted chicken and ducks… According to a friend, she said it’s the most famous one in town…
 
 
Quite cheap also… And look at the photos at the side… DJ’s from MyFM also dined here before…
 
We bought one salted chicken and stopped by here to eat… You can actually eat in the restaurant itself but we were trying to be a little bit more adventurous…
 
Step-by-step how to open the salted chicken :
 
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Step 6 :
 
Saw a big outlet of 100 Yen opposite Ipoh Parade… If you are aware, my favourite shaved ice is served here!!! Yeah!!!
 
 
Gigantic prosperous cat… so round geh…?
 
At this outlet, they even serve other drinks and food as well…
 
My favourite flavours : Mango, Strawberry and Peanut!!! Yummy yummy!
 
Drove another few hours back to KL… We were stuck in a jam for almost 1 hour plus in Tapah area… Due to an accident on the OPPOSITE road… Can you imagine how "caring" Malaysians can be?! (F**K OFF and drive… Don’t stop…!)
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Walk Walk Eat Eat in Penang (Again) – Day 2

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Early in the morning, we went swimming in Mein’s brother’s house… Had so much fun there especially with the see-thru glass by the side… Looking from outside into the pool was like looking into a huge aquarium… Haha!
 
Swimming pool from 14th floor…
 
In the afternoon, we walked around the hotel area again. Found this small shop selling egg tarts and other bakeries…
 
 
 
2 egg tarts + 2 chicken char siew puffs + 1 yam puff + 2 salted egg puffs
 
Chowrasta Market… About 20-minutes walk from hotel…
 

Buying some biscuits and local food as souvenirs…
 
Half way through our journey, my old sandals (black) torn apart at the side. Hunted around for slippers and found the green one… RM3.99 only! Hahaha!
 
At night, we went to the food court by the sea side in Kota Lama for my favourite food…
 
This one serves the best fried oyster and ‘balitong’… But the cook will warn you first if you need to wait long… And true enough, you’ll have to wait long… But it’s really worth it!
 
This one serves the best rojak!
 
Rojak for only RM5… big portion…
 
Look! My favourite ‘balitong’… Yum yum… The wait was really worthwhile…
 
Fried oyster… Delicious! Must try!!!
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Walk Walk Eat Eat in Penang (Again) – Day 1

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Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! It’s a long holiday as it was the Merdeka Day on Monday. Packed our bags and drove back Penang for a short vacation. This time around, ma, May and Yin joined us. Started our journey from home at 5am and reached Penang at an early 9am! Really great timing. Got loads of time to ‘jalan jalan cari makan’.
  
After dropping our bags at Mein’s house, we headed towards Padang Kota Lama. Wanted to enter the Fort Cornwallis BUT didn’t as it’s not free. Been there before, so just took some photos outside.
  
 
  
Look at the rusty parking meter stand. Eroded due to salt water. Don’t believe? Look at the “tsunami-like” waves flushed out from the sea to the road.
* MPPP = Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang
 
 
 
 
Tsunami in the making…
 
 
 
After Cornwallis, drove to Gurney Drive for a short walk… Since it’s so hot under the sun, we went in to Gurney Plaza for some air-conditiong… Good timing – Camera fair was on there at the concourse area. Bought an air blower for my baby EOS. She needs some cleaning once in awhile.
  
I love this picture taken from Gurney Plaza… (Old men + Menu as the focused points)
 
Hungry… and it’s almost time to check-in to hotel (for the girls…)… Headed to Jalan Burma and found the hotel. It’s not a fancy hotel but just an economical one. However, we found that the stay there was good! You’ll know which hotel later… Ok, had lunch in the New World Park Food Court, which is right beside the hotel… Great location!
 
Mango Ice Kacang… Nice!
 
Mixed Fruits Ice Kacang…
 
My lunch – duck rice… so-so only lah…
 
New World Park Food Court…
 
Ei… such a small world… it’s Wei Ching and Tuck Chin (from KL)… *smile!* Hey guys! Don’t forget our Sepang Gold Coast trip soon…
 
Our favourite stall, the fruit stall!!! Attack!!! Actually, we dropped by this stall every time we passed by.
 
Ee Nya Kuih – A local delicacy made of rice flour and alkaline water (“kan shui”) served with gula melaka… Taste great! We had FOUR bowls of this in our 3-days trip!
A sneak preview of the hotel… Red + white = Air Asia ???
It’s Tune Hotel (by the same Company of Air Asia)…
Price = StarStarStarStar
Comfort = StarStarStar
Location = StarStarStarStar
Convenience = StarStarStarStar
 
  
Small but compact!
 
 
The view outside… Look! It’s Komtar!
 
My reflection…
 
 
 
They use Kong Koil mattress!!!
 
 
After the girls freshen up, we started back out journey. This round, we went to Queensbay Mall. Nothing much to do, but just ‘jalan jalan’… As usual, bought a box of suchi from Jusco… but not as good as those from Jusco Mid Valley… They are always my favourite… Kudos! Jusco Mid Valley…
 
Saw this restaurant called T-Bowl, all decorated with items in toilets such as toilet bowl, bath tub, sinki and etc…
 
In the evening, we went for dinner with Mein’s parents and her brother. Her brother brought us to this food court called Bali-bali in Jelutong.
 
The big grilled seafood stall…
 
 
Fried oyster… This one not so good. Too much corn flour…
 
Our drinks…
 
Grilled corns… very sweet! Worth a try…
 
Fried ‘balitong’ (siput sedut)…
 
Grilled sting ray…
 
After the dinner, I drove the girls back to hotel. Not willing to sleep yet, we walked about the surrounding area, hoping to find something new… (to eat…!) Good enough, we found out that the stretch of steamboat restaurants in Jalan Nagore are just around the corner and there were so many people there! Good enough, we found a restaurant selling ‘tong shui’ (desserts) nearby. Not everyone from our group likes them. However I liked the one that ma ordered. I didn’t want to say much about this restaurant as I find it disturbing as I was stopped (in a harsh voice tone) from taking photographs of their food and menu… I wanted to take a snap of their menu as I wanted to note down the names of their dishes but the owner stopped me… (There you go! You’ve missed a chance of free publicity, woman!)