Continued from our trip from Penang to Ipoh in Malaysia… The Chinese have “ang bao” (red packet) and the Malay have “green bao” too! “Green-bao” literally means green packet that is used to contain money and is given out to kids (only?) during Hari Raya Puasa. It’s quite amusing to see green packets with design…
Ipoh Food
Ipoh Street Food
Hype about Ipoh? Food! Again, time for some nourishment! Try some Malaysia local food at Ipoh stadium food centre. I like Seng Kee’s Hong Kong Chee Cheong Fun (steamed rice roll). They make the rice roll on the spot when you order it. You can choose to wrap meats like prawns or char siew (BBQ…
Hype about Ipoh > FOOD!
You like curry mee? This coffee shop called Xin Quan Fang (新泉芳) sells Ipoh famous curry mee (noodles). It’s located in 174 Jln Sultan Iskandar Shah, Ipoh. Business hour: 7am to 2pm. Just like any popular eateries in Ipoh, you need to wait patiently for good food. So, you see why I was aiming at…
Ipoh Yummies!
Tuesday, 5 Feb 08 We waited at the bus terminal for a relative to fetch us. There were some men smoking at the terminal, “treating” us “breakfast” with choking cigarette smell. I learnt that our lungs go through detoxification from 3:00am to 5:00am, and these people could still smoke at this hour, it’s really bad….
Chinese New Year’s Eve in Ipoh
Wednesday, 6 Feb 08 Supposed to wake up early for Dim Sum but slept till noon. Most hawkers were closed for Chinese New Year eve and many people were doing their last minute shopping at Jusco shopping mall, the nearest mall to our home. I bought two tops from Padini at 50% discount, and gave…
Bizarre Limestone Cave in Ipoh
Visit the bizarre limestone cave in Ipoh that let imagination running wild – “Kek Lok Tong” (极乐洞; Cavern of Utmost Happiness). When we saw this big cotton tree. Can you see the cottons hanging on the branches? Anyone knows what is the real name of this tree? Three children joyfully sticking out of the car…
Food and Movies!
Got to wake up early to catch the morning movie. We had breakfast at Xin Dong Qu (新东区) kopitiam again. My Hokkien mee – mind me, the soup for this dish is very thick! But a little too thick for me. Overall, it was quite good. I had tasted better Hokkien mee in Penang. We…
The “Hill City”
We would always buy “Hiong Piah” (香饼) back to Singapore. As I mentioned earlier, “Hiong Piah” is a flaky and crisp biscuit filled of smooth, thick and sticky sugar syrup. Our favourite “Hiong Piah” is from Yee Hup bakery and we would go to the outlet at No. 32 Lorong Gunong Rapat. I love to…
