Motormouth From Ipoh – Malaysian Food & Travel

Wondering where in the world Motormouth’s been these past few days? Sorry guys, I was literally ‘trapped’ in Langkawi Island, for a good (tormenting?) 5 days. Normal reaction to a 5 days break from work, plus spending that period on one of the most popular island destination in Malaysia, could only lead to EUPHORIA.

A plane with propellers …. now, that’s a new one.

Rather ashamed to admit, this was my virginal visit to the island. Yup, disgraceful I know, being a born-here-bred-here Malaysian and all. But the same held true when I left my initial footprints on Teluk Batik beach about a week or so ago. =)

Guess I’m covering new grounds …. domestically.

Of banana, chocolate and vanilla …. Kenny’s best offerings. Read the rest of this entry »

The cloudy view of the skyline taken through my window ….

Lately I haven’t been blogging much bout Ipoh food. Not to say Ipoh’s boring, mind you. (What? You REALLY had that in mind, didn’t you?! Hmm, I’ll prove you wrong, one of these days!). Still have yet to end my “Hanoi Saga 2009” (cliche at best? =P) (you can click HERE for the first SEVEN chapters), and I’m already knee deep with workload and travelling, the next 6 days will be spent in a camp. Possibly military boot camp of sorts, with critters from all genus/species roaming freely, communal showers with dripping faucet (or even worse, water-less ones), a mere 5 hours of sleep daily, and meals served ala prison-style, each ‘prisoner’ with his/her own tray of white rice and curry. And the customary orange.

Realize it’s been some time since I’ve posted anything from the outskirts of Ipoh, as well as outings to other towns in Perak. Since Chinese New Year in fact, and the Hanoi trip, my momentum was somewhat lost. Crawling out of bed and going to work sounds tedious and spells boredom on most days, while driving to obscure destinations for work does not seem as tempting like those good old days anymore ….

MMMM …. yummy condiments from the roadside for that extra ‘kick’ !!!

At only USD8/pax, this is more than satisfactory, is it not?

I’ll breeze through this post as much as possible, as I’m sure most of you would’ve sighed …. “Not another Hanoi post ….. Oh, man …. Episode what now? XXXVII??”

In reality, I’ve only reached Day 4 … moving on to Day 5 with today’s post. Bear with me, the saga will end soon …. =P

After lunch at Highway 4 Restaurant, we proceeded to Dong Xuan Market, to the north of Hoan Kiem Lake. Taxi fare from the restaurant to the market? 30,000 Dong/RM6/USD1.70 for a cab for six. Expectations running high, we were somewhat stumped as the place was far from a shopping paradise, but there were a few steals far and between. The luggage bags, backpacks, souvenirs, ornaments and statues, as well as dried fruits (sweetened/pickled fruits of all varieties) and coffee are worth noticing.

A street selling beautiful and colourful lanterns and ornaments …. It was a month past CNY though …. Read the rest of this entry »

Feeling mighty satisfied and satiated from the heavier-than-average breakfast of Pho Bo (beef noodle soup), Banh My (baguette + pork sandwich) and Vietnamese coffee by the roadside, we retreated back to our guesthouse, and managed to charter a taxi to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, about 15 minutes away.

Continuation from Day 3 – An Even Harder Path in Sapa, Vietnam ….

For those who might be complaining/throwing tantrums/tearing the house down (heh) reading Motormouth From Ipoh only to discover more and more posts on travelling and sceneries, sans mouth-watering shots of sumptuous food (Oh Glorious Food!) can heave a sigh of relief, at long last …..

Vietnam boasts such an amazing repertoire of noodle dishes, from Pho Bo to Pho Ga, and Bun Cha to Bun Rieu. Sounds alien eh? They’re mostly noodles with soup, and served either with beef (bo), chicken (ga) pork, seafood, or even with beancurd or plain vegetables. Read the rest of this entry »

Ladies & gentlemen … Finally, a break from all the Hanoi posts, breaking the monotony and halting the eventual transformation of Motormouth From Ipoh; from a Food Blog to a Travel Blog. In fact, that may not be a bad idea after all, given the expanding waistline and endless gluttony sessions, and full time hibernation in the office ….

I lurve my curry noodles. Have doubts? Click HERE (Part One of Curry Noodles Crawl) HERE (Naturally, there’s Part Two!) HERE (Mee Kari Ipoh Garden) or HERE (Chuan Fatt @ Pasir Puteh).

Another one of the more famous version in Ipoh, touted by some as THE best (I’ve doubts, but it’s somewhere in the top 5 I’d say), is the one being sold for years (since I’m a kid, if I’m not mistaken) at Yat Yat Seng Coffee Shop, in Ipoh Garden. Read the rest of this entry »