Ipoh – Penang – Ipoh trip (10.10.09 – 12.10.09) Part 1

it’s the annual local trip for me and my GF at this time of the year. since last year we had been to Melaka and Cameron Highland, we decided to go to Penang or a purely glutton trip.

but of course, how can you skip Ipoh in a glutton trip? because of this, we stop by at Ipoh town to have dim sum breakfast.

let’s see, there are 3 main dim sum restaurant in Ipoh old town. the nominees are (Drumrolls)…

1. the most popular and newly located Foh San.

2. the 2nd most popular Yoke Fook Moon.

3. and of course, Ming Court which is very popular among Ipoh people.

our choice of the day was Yoke Fook Moon coz it was our 2nd choice anyway haha! besides, i don’t have the patience to wait at the crowded Foh San to have a few plates of Dim sum

look how many people is waiting for their turn!!!

compared to Yoke Fook Moon. i think most of the business went to Foh San now.

did not order much though. just a few normal items:

1. my favourite pork ribs. it’s a bit oily but at least they put a few yam slices at the bottom to absorb excess oil. yummy

2. Wo Tip. not really a dim sum dish. but it is still tasty even though it is not that crispy (coz it has been fried for quite some time). and instead of serving the ginger separately, they stuff it inside the wo tip.

3. char siu pau. the pau is definitely sweeter and with more filling!!!

. 4. siew mai. this in my opinion tastes the same as what we usually had. but GF said it tastes good.

5. and the last one is definitely har gao. they are bloody generous with the prawns there. each har gao contains 3 prawns. and the prawn’s texture are crunchy and fresh too!

what’s the damage?

RM20.90. tad too expensive. but with the generous portions and fresh ingredients, i don’t really mind.

after stuffing my tummy with dim sum, what next? let me give you a hint: Sin Yuan Loong or their rival Sin Yuan Foong? or…

Nam Heong?

we are too full to eat anything anyway, so i just went in to tapau white coffee from Sin Yuan Foong.

but there’s only one thing, everytime i drink coffee, i will get dizzy. but who cares right? it tastes great.

their coffee tastes great but the same cannot be said to their plastic bags.

the two corners of the bag got punctured by the straw when i was drinking it. causing a mess in the car. damn it.

and with a messy car, we continue our journey to Penang.

and…

just before we reach to the jetty, it…

rained heavy. visibility was down to less than 7m.

but miraculously, once we are in the jetty, it stopped.

view from the ferry.

and of course, we stayed a a budget hotel. looks old and with bare necessities.

but at least it has a balcony

and a great view too!!!

but enough about the hotel. lets just go straight to the food.

the 1st food that we crave for it asam laksa. where to?

the one which is located in Air Itam of course. and we spent the next 20 minutes going there (plus RM2 for the parking)

remember to look for this sign and you know you are in the right stall

the photos of the pot may gross some people off. but don’t let it deceive you!

the half eaten asam laksa. this is one of the tastiest asam laksa that i have eaten so far!!! just that the noodles are not springy compared to the one in KL. but still, i will rate it 10 out of 10!

in a nutshell, it is worth the 20minute journey!

next thing, it is time to go back to Penang Road and have the famous Cendol there.

nothing like a icy cendol to cool down the temperature before continuing our journey to Prangin Mall.

i noticed this in Komtar. do you noticed anything odd?

plagiarism at its best. haha!

for dinner, we went to a stretch of road just below Sunway Hotel.

it’s just a small stretch of road but the food there was good. better than those in Gurney Drive (more on that later).

food from top clockwise: seafood char koay teow, rojak, oo chien and satay (chicken and pork).

it’s our first time eating there, but i must say the food is good! although some of it are a bit pricey. but hey, if it taste good, i don’t really mind,

bought something back to hotel too.

it’s just an ordinary apom that you can get in pasar malam (just that it is fatter). but what i like is the presentation of it. they actually serve it on a banana leaf.

and oh. it rained on a saturday night… damn.

but fortunately, the weather is kind enough to stop not long after that. coz i wanted to take a stroll at the Upper Penang Road nearby.

coincidentally, it is the 10th anniversary of the Road. there were some shows and Lim Guan Eng was there. but i didn’t saw him though. below are some chicks dancing…

and yeah, that was where i stayed and that was my butler coming to me.

yeah right… i wished…

end of part 1. phew. what a tiring day…