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Breakfast in Kampar, Tapah or Tanjung Malim?

August 31, 2009 | 1,052 views | 21 Comments »

Happy Merdeka everyone !!! A little late, but better be late than never, right? A rather eventful journey back from KL moments ago, with a 10 cars pile-up on the highway heading north, creating a helluva ruckus, mainly from the slowed down vehicles no thanks to the over-eager and caring crowd (read : nosy), and the traffic on the opposite side that’s heading south snaking from Ipoh all the way to the accident scene at around Tapah.

Goes to show how united we Malaysians are, especially in such dire situations (or interesting, depends on which side of the fence you’re on), as people from all walks of life, from the young ‘rempits’ to the old-timers, we never failed to come to a halt on the roads, and express our ‘concern’ towards such unfortunate incidents befalling others. 1Malaysia indeed ….

Breakfast @ Medan Selera Kampar, beside Kampar’s morning wet market

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Categories: Kampar Food, Tanjung Malim Food, Tapah Food
Tags: Breakfast, Char Kuey Teow, Chee Cheong Fun, Kampar, Nasi Pulut, Pau, Roti Telur, Tanjung Malim, Tapah, Travel
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Kok Beng Chicken Rice @ Taiping, Perak

August 29, 2009 | 699 views | 14 Comments »

Purpotedly one of the Top 10 BEST Chicken Rice in Malaysia (featured exclusively on a ntv7 and Guang Ming Daily’s joint hunt for the best in Malaysia, back in 2007), Kok Beng Chicken Rice has been gracing the grounds and gourmet scene in Taiping for a good 16 years.

Sinful, caramelized goodness on the hangers

Previously operating from another lot, Kok Beng has since relocated to this new outlet on Jalan Kota in Taiping in 2000, and has been doing rather brisk business on a daily basis.

Ong Kok Beng is the proprietor of the chicken rice, a friendly chap probably in his late 30’s, or 40’s. An estimation of course, but given his cheerful demeanour and approachable aura, he could well be in his 50’s without people realising it.

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Categories: Taiping Food
Tags: Char Siew, Chinese, Chinese Food, Hainan Chicken Rice, Perak, Taiping
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Hoi Seng Restaurant @ Ipoh Garden

August 26, 2009 | 473 views | 36 Comments »

A new Chinese diner opened its door to business recently (15/8/09) at a most strategic spot in Ipoh Garden, directly facing the roundabout nearest to the post office. Not exactly ‘new’ per se, given the fact that Hoi Seng seemingly originates from another Hoy Seng (notice the difference in spelling?) in Batu Gajah Perdana, near to Pusing in Perak.

Seemingly because I did not manage to confirm the rumour, as the whole place was buzzing with activities, almost catering to a full-house crowd on the evening we had our dinner there. An impressive feat, as the restaurant can seat up to a grand capacity of 50 tables of guests, if there’s any function or occasion being celebrated at the premise.

Spacious, grand and bright decor – A perfect setup for a wedding dinner

Jusco Kinta City is still suffering from the spreading-like-wildfire rumours (or truth, I can’t determine for sure) about the devastating pandemic hitting the departmental store since weeks ago. People are being wary, thus staying away from enclosed public places such as shopping complexes, schools, gatherings, and even offices.

But much to my chagrin, restaurants, eateries, kopitiams etc are still patronized by the masses, as if everyone’s brandishing the devil may care attitude. How cool. It was drizzling that weekday evening, but Hoi Seng was doing such brisk business, one may be forgiven for thinking that this restaurant has its own loyal following for some time now.

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Categories: Ipoh Food
Tags: Chinese, Chinese Food, Ipoh, Ipoh Food, Ipoh Garden, Seafood
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Once Upon A Time … in Bangkok – Traditional Thai Food

August 25, 2009 | 201 views | 22 Comments »

From previous chapter of Fuji Japanese Restaurant in Bangkok ….

The world famous, Erawan Shrine aka Four-Faced Buddha (or actually, Phra Phrom/Brahma) in the heart of Bangkok city

For a brief rundown on the shrine, the deity and the infamous incident whereby a mentally-ill man was beaten to death by bystanders, following the vandalisation of the statue back in 2006, refer to Wikipedia’s story HERE.