Dungun & Kuala Terengganu 31st May - 1st June, 08

Jun 2, 2008

It was drizzling when we were driving to meet the rest of the friends at Gombak Toll. I never been to Batu Cave & the huge golden color statue attracted me. It took us 4 hours to reach Dungun. So we arrived at Liang Hock's parents house about 630pm. Their house is nice. They have a Nitendo Wii room. We fell in love with Wii. Hehe... His mum prepared a scrumptious dinner for us. We were served with crabs, squibs, prawns, fish, pork, vegetables, etc. After a few round of the Wii games, I decided to have an early night. BB & his buddies enjoyed gambling & drinking at the garden.

Before we left to Pulau Tenggol, we had another delicious meal from Liang Hock's mum. She cooked their local specialty, Nasi Minyak for our breakfast. We even packed it for our lunch.
We rent a speed boat to Pulau Tenggol. Hubby & I had an exciting 30 minutes journey there. Why? Because we were sitting at the front seat of the boat. No choice lor. The rest are with their kids, so we gotta sacrifice ourselves. However, it was really fun. Since I can't swim, I have stayed at the beach with Chew's daughter & wife & Siew Fen too. However, I did go for a not so far 'snorkeling' with BB too. The gals are enjoying themselves.

I had a mild argument with BB. When the boat man rode us to the a 15ft deep sea, I managed to dip into the sea by holding the bar. Hey I could see the sea world. Actually I was quite proud of myself as this was my first step to take such a big courage to do so. I thought BB will give me some word of encouragement. Who knows he kept on teasing me "kiasi" (coward)! I felt so irritated & I totally shut myself off from him. Due to self-esteem problem, I decided not to hold him while on our way back with the boatman. It was rather scary as the boat was quite bumpy. Anyway, I made it throughout the journey. ;-P

Everyone slept early during the night! Poor Hubby & Chew were not able to drink that night.

The next morning, we departed to Kuala Terengganu. It was about 1.5 hours journey. We had a short visit to Crystal Mosque as the weather was super hot. Nothing fancy but we think it should look much more beautiful at night.
Then we went to this Perkampungan Keropok Lekor at Lesong (Fish Sausages Village). It a village where you could see many stalls selling this Fish Sausage. Surprisingly, all the stalls are full with customers. Liang Hock told us that the local Chinese named it as "Kao Sai" (dog shit). Er....... actually it looks quite like it. :-) We bought a frozen pack home to try.
Then we went to their local market. They eat turtle eggs. Isn't it cruel?
This is the boiled one.And this is the raw one. Oh disgusting! I better leave the stall!

We went to a local restaurant for lunch. Liang Hock's cousin ordered so much food for us. As it is the squib season now, we definitely can't resist this grilled squib!Their Rojak Ayam. Something special & it tastes good.
He got stung by the sea mites while snorkeling. I had few on my legs but it weren't a serious one.

Overall, the trip was a good one. We both had a mild sunburn.

Claypot Rice

May 30, 2008

I have forgotten where is this place situated but should be somewhere around Damansara Jaya. Must checked with Hubby first.

Just before we left to Dungun, BB brought me to this restaurant for lunch. I was a bit doubt of it as the restaurant was empty. We have ordered Salted Fish & Chicken Claypot Rice, Tom Yam Claypot Rice & 2 bowls of Winter Melon Soup.

While waiting our food to be served, I noticed the customers started to enter to the restaurant group by group. Hmm..... the rice must be nice then.

This Salted Chicken Claypot Rice is yummylicious. I don't know how to describe the taste but I guess the shredded onions perfected it.

The Tom Yam Claypot Rice was a bit salty. So BB has helped to finish it up.
The Winter Melon Soup is tasty. Slurrp.....we finished it all.

Izakaya Kushi Masa

May 24, 2008

We went for food hunting tonight. As we were driving around the Melaka Raya area, we decided to hop in to this Japanese Restaurant for our dinner. It located at Jalan PM4, Plaza Mahkota, Melaka Raya.
The moment we entered the restaurant, we saw a group of Japanese. They were enjoyed their meal & drink there. Hmm... the food here must be good & authentic, else how could they had so much! The menu are sticked on the wall. All are in Japanese handwriting. Luckily, the waitress there is very helpful. She is cute & friendly. She recommended a lot of yummy dishes for us.
The chef is busy grilling the order placed by the customers. There is another chef too. We think they are brothers because they have the same built. :) Maybe he went to grab himself a drink as the cooking place can be very stuffy & hot.
Maguro Sashimi. The serving is pretty big & they only charged for RM 15 per plate. Feel like ordering another plate. Hehe...
Grilled Terriyaki Chicken Wing. They deboned it so nicely. A very thoughtful preparation from the chef. Thanks.
A juicy & crunchy Grilled Terriyaki Pork.
Hiyayakko. Though it is a plain & simple dish but we just fell in love with it.
Grilled Chicken with Kimchi. This isn't very nice.
Grilled Terriyaki Egg Plant. Another superb dish.
This is a special type of sushi that I have never tried before. Nice!Japanese's Cocktail. It is sake with plum. Kind of diluted & I don't taste the plum. So I requested for additional plum. It tasted much better.

Not that expensive right? We'll be back!
BB had 2 glasses of sake. He must be a bit blur till he hit the brick at the corner of the road. See the tyre has torn!
Poor BB. Gotta change the tyre. Too bad, I can't help much. Anyway, I pampered him with a stick of apple yogurt ice cream after that.

P/S: BB told me a secret while we had our ice-cream at 7-11. Shh......

Happy Father & Mother's Day!

May 23, 2008

We had our Parents' Day celebration tonight @ Teo Soon Loong Restaurant. It was a scrumptious meal but I think it wasn't priced reasonably. The bill came up to be RM 260. Is it worth paying?
Oyster Noodle. Stir-fried Vegetables with Chinese Sausage.Teochew Steamed Promphet.
Pork Roll. Nothing great. I still prefer mummy's version. I would like to highlight that this pork roll cost about RM 40. Darn expensive right? He has 2 billings for this dish. One is the pork roll & another is the beancurd. When we asked the boss, he claimed that the beancurd is one of the pork roll ingredient. Acceptable explanation?? Stewed Pork Ribs Wrapped in Bittergourd.Salted Baked Crab.Dragon Fruit & Pineapple Ice Blended from Eha. Very refreshing drink.

We did order the "O-Ni" (Yam Dessert) for after meal dessert. Everyone loves it except me. Hehe...... cause I'm not a Yam lover.

Our Yummylicious Breakfast

May 19, 2008

Since it is a holiday today, we went to Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf for breakfast. I always miss the Cameron Highland's scone very much. Without much hesitation, I ordered a set to try. Hmm...... so nice!
This was my nutritious & yet a filling breakfast. What a good start for the day!
This was BB's breakfast. I love this "Sunny Bread". It was beautiful & as though it is wishing us a great sunny morning!

What Has The Beauty Queen Turned Into?

It looks like me, it sounds like me but I cannot be 100% sure! It sounded so familiar, right? Haha... I guess it would best to describe her anger now.

She was a beauty queen before and yet BB & I had ruined her title from now on. Her confidence level must be dropped till negative. Sorry Flame! We didn't mean to hurt you but we merely wanted to protect you from the extremely hot weather now. Moreover, with the construction works which is on-going now, we do not wanna mess you up further.

Poor Flame, please do not worry of your look now. I believe you will become even more prettier just before our wedding. Trust us, ok! ;-)

Breast Self-Examination (BSE)

May 17, 2008

To the ladies out there, please ask yourself a question. Do you self-examine your breast? I didn't do it previously as I worried that I might discover something from the examination. Yes, I'm running away from reality or you may simply call me silly. However, thing has changed after my I did a lymphatic massage on Tuesday. I must admit that the lady boss is very experienced & she is skillful. Her hands ran through my breasts first. Then I noticed that her hand kept on circulating on my left breast. I sensed something wasn't right. As expected, she told me that she could felt a lump on my left breast. What a shocking news to end my day!

Then I started to google for breast cancer information once I was back home. I felt so worrisome after reading all the articles. Then I decided to turn off my notebook. I do not wanna read it anymore. Maybe it was nothing serious!

It was sad to say that I have a sleepless night. The lump was a nightmare to me. I drove to Seremban with a disturbing mind. I checked from Chloe who has her cyst aspirated before. Ee Ting who has wrongly self diagnosed also advised me to check with my O&G before jumping into the conclusion. So I rushed back to Pantai Ayer Keroh after half a day work.

Dr. Vishnu who is my O&G thought I come for womb check up again (Haha... I tend to check my womb every 6 months ever since I had my chocolate cyst removed in Jan 2007). Guess I am too 'kiasi'! Then I told him my problem. He has a thorough check on my 2 breasts. He even followed through with a ultrasound scan. Then he was pleased to tell me that there isn't any lump or cyst found in my left breast. It was just the enlargement of my breast lobule. Phew.... what a relief!
So ladies, please remember to do your BSE or go for a lymphatic massage once a month after your menstrual cycle! The key? Early detection.

The Best Pic

May 11, 2008

Here is the link to the fun game. Enjoy!