My Penang Solo Stumble 05 ~ Tropical Spice Garden, Teluk Bahang, Penang

Tummy full with previous breakfast and my brunch, I ventured out into the garden. It was a pleasant walk for a self – guided tour that cost me RM 35. I was not in the mood for the full – guided tour (RM 45).

My Penang Solo Stumble 04 ~ Tree Monkey Restaurant @ Tropical Spice Garden, Teluk Bahang, Penang

One of my favourite picture spot during my visit was the Tropical Spice Garden, situated along Teluk Bahang after a seaside drive by Tg Bungah. Boasted to be an eco – friendly park, this park houses various herbal plants in lush tropical setting. Prior to entering, you’ll be spritzed with a citronella spray which acted as mosquito repellent. How is that for eco – friendly?

I started my visit with a food peek at Tree Monkey, an al fresco diner serving Northern Thai cuisine. The place has a serve – no – pork status since they serve alcohol, opens daily at 9 am – 12 am. Apparently they served vegetarian too.

 They were having mocktail promotion at sunset hours at that time so I had my lovely Sunset Paradise with some appetizers. The waiter was like, “It’s not sunset yet.”, and I was like “I don’t care”. LOL

My Penang Solo Stumble 03 ~ Bayview Hotel Revolving Restaurant, Georgetown, Penang

During my stay I decided to have dinner at my hotel since I was just too tired and the jam outside looked pretty bad from my room. So that was how I ended up at the restaurant. There were other option like the Wake Japanese restaurant and KopiTiam but the revolving restaurant was having this buffet promotion at RM 48 so I thought, why not? The one that I had was 6-Course Western Set Dinner (Tuesday - Thursday, 6.30pm - 10.30pm). The restaurant offer other promo items too at good price.

My Penang Solo Stumble 01 ~ The Road Across Perak

It was on one clear, blue sky day that made me restless and longed for adventure. The last time I took a trip to Penang was like years ago and suddenly I was itching to go there. Hence the journey began. This took place somewhere around Hari Raya where the roads going outside KL is smother than coming into KL.

 It was a very smooth journey under the clear blue sky with lots of nice music. I really stocked up on my favourite MP3 ^_^

My quick lunch @ Little Penang Cafe, The Curve

Alone and in a hurry, I managed to stop by Little Penang Cafe for clean hawker food that I'd so enjoyed during my visits to Penang.

 They all look pretty nice to me but I was extremely hungry to wait for the seafood char kuey teow which would take 15 - 20 min so picked something else.

 Initially I ordered the cold barley lime but the taste was not to my liking. The lime taste was not there so I chucked it for sirap bandung cincau, which was nicer and not too sweet.

 This is Acar Fish Set: fried fish in pickled vegetable sauce, lobak (chicken in tofu skin), ju hu char (turnip stir fried with shrimp and slices of squid), sambal belacan for umph, white rice. If you like your fish in sweet and sour sauce, this is for you. The ju hu char can be substituted for kerabu pucuk paku (a kind of fern salad)

 Dessert! Pulut hitam in santan. Found 2 longan. Lovely! Not too sweet, just nice and creamy.

The crowd was really huge and non stop. As you can see, it's a kedai kopi ambience. Everyone just slurp and burp here regardless tie or no tie. Though food is nowhere to compare to actual Penang food, it is still above par and acceptable, a bit pricey though.

Address: 6 Jalan PJU 7/3, G43 The Curve, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Petaling, Kuala Lumpur

Tel: (603)77280215

Opening Hours Daily:10a.m–10p.m

A Delicious Moment @ Delicious Cafe, One Utama Damansara

Breakfast time! ^_^  An excuse to drop by at Delicious again after some time.

 Corned Beef Hash with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes & two Fried Eggs. Initially I thought it'll be served as egg dropped on top of a mushy beef hash, the yolk soaking in but this is OK. i just dipped my hash into the yolk instead. Very hearty. Bread a bit dry though.

Roasted Vegetable Salad with Baby Spinach & Oriental Dressing. Tangy oriental dressing, a hint of lime juice there. Colourful ^_^

Breakfast hour is from 8 to 12 am with a special breakfast menu and kids menu. Dessert and other mains available.

Lot G316, Ground Floor, One Utama Shopping Centre (New Wing)
1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre,
Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya.
T: 603 7724 1086  F: 603 7726 3441

B: MON-THU: 11.00am - 10.00pm, 
    FRI: 11.00am - 10.30pm
    SAT, SUN & PH: 10.00am - 10.30pm (Full Breakfast Menu Available till 12 noon)

Windmill Restaurant @ Shah Alam Mall - a trial of my hometown Western food diner

It was there for quite some time until for some reason I decided to drop by. I meant, few blogs offered a so - so opinions on this place, so of course I wont be jumping to go.

 But anyway I decided to drop by one day at the restaurant, at level 2 in Shah Alam Mall.

 My first thought was, why the tacky balloons and blue and pink cloth hanging up there?

Ok, a better view. Looks cozy enough.

 The Windmill.

I am expecting better than this. Can someone please learn to produce a signature in - house bread and butter please?

 Starters: shrimp cocktail salad and onion soup. I feel that they can do better with the shrimp cocktail salad by not using just plain old thousand island sauce. Onion soup was OK, but need to cut down the salt a tad.

Too buttery escargot, kinda overpowered the escargot taste a bit.

 Lobster baked with cheese. OK la. But what's with the frozen vege...

 Baked black cod.Typical Malaysia style of Western menu, french fries and coleslaw and salad.

But the pricing was quite OK, considering that it is not a fine dining place. A family restaurant, if I may. I still feel that it needs some polishing up especially on food presentation. A pity for the lobster.

By the way, what shall I classify this under?

Deliciously delicious @ Delicious Cafe, OneUtama

 Tucked cozily in OneUtama new wing, a cafe - concept eatery that pleasure you with its food and ambiance. In this, Eastern & Oriental never fails to amaze.

 Balsamic Wild Mushroom Salad. It's savory, and the feta cheese gives it a nice twist and the pine nuts a crunch. A good entree.

 My favourite main: Pan Seared Cod served with Sauteed Prawns on Ratatouille & Fried Potatoes

 Classic old: English Fish & Chips. A bit weird though, the way they wrap the fish is like goreng pisang.

 The Chocolate Brownie is to die for!! Literally, a killer if for 1 person for after a heavy meal, the love at first bite turns awry after the 10th bite. What better excuse to share?

Ice Orange tea and Ice Lychee tea for a hot day quencher.

Other than the Western menu, Delicious offers Oriental, light snacks which they called Grazing (like a cow?), pasta, sandwiches and burgers, and a variety of salad. Once in a while I just love dropping by for a salad in excuse for dessert =) Lunch time on weekdays see lone rangers tucked with a good book or iPad, simply just for the food or ambiance.

F315, First Floor,
1 Utama Phase 2 Shopping Centre,
Bandar Utama,
47400, Petaling Jaya

My Perak Solo Stumble 05 - Passing by Teluk Intan

Finally, the end of Perak. Going down towards Selangor, I passed by the town of Teluk Intan just for the sake of this famous leaning tower of Teluk Anson.

Built in 1885, it was intended to be a water storage building. Looming at 25 metres high, it tilted slightly due to the uneven ground settlement. Somehow I feel that the flags kind of mar the structure a bit, making it look kind of messy. No offence but it looks way off to me. And it was post raya so the area was kind of messy with litters, what a shame.

Teluk Intan marks the end of my solo Perak trip. I wished I had gone up further to Taiping and Kuala Kangsar but it was a last minute decision for a 2 days holiday. If anything, I would love to execute another solo trip in Perak. Roads are easy, food are cheap, lots of interesting stops. Till next time then =)

My Perak Solo Stumble 04 - Kellie's castle

 Kellie’s castle in Batu Gajah, Perak, a lone beauty standing proud on the land that used to be of a wealthy lord who dreamt of a beautiful home for his family. After many years since its foundation was first laid down, the castle has not yet to lose its charm and grandeur.

My Perak Solo Stumble 03 - a day on Ipoh field

Traffic was still OK considering that it's still the early days of raya. After a while of aimless driving, I came across the Padang Ipoh or Ipoh Field is located on Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam. Behind it is the aristocratic club for royals, the Ipoh Club.

My Perak Solo Stumble 02 - a day on Ipoh roads

My solo day trip started well in Ipoh, having had a good night sleep. After a quick breakfast and shower, I checked out to check out Ipoh.

 My last view of Ipoh from Tower Residence Hotel.

My Perak Solo Stumble 01 - A night in Ipoh

Exploring Ipoh took me only one day to navigate through this old historical mining city.  A capital of Perak, it is the fourth largest city in Malaysia with it’s own collection of historical attractions. Since the map promised easy navigation, it took me only 5 minutes to decide to visit this city on a whim on one fine day. It was a city that I frequented often last time when I was studying in Perak.

By the time I reached Ipoh, it was already night time and had to check in to my hotel, Tower Residence. Not a very popular choice, but in the heart of the city nevertheless, which was my main reason of selection. It’s a 3 star hotel, just for basic so nothing to shout about. But my stay was pleasant and comfortable, the room is clean and neat, the staffs friendly.

 My Superior room.

Japanese food on a lonely day @ Kampachi, Pavillion, Kuala Lumpur.

Frankly speaking, I was in a bad mood. So the pic quality kinda sucks =P And I was eating alone so nothing much. 


But to be fair, I'd mention a little about Kampachi. Touted to be one of the best Japanese restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Kampachi did not disappoint. They have large selections of tea, sashimi flown weekly fresh from Japan and set meals among the menu. 

To start with, I selected the strawberry and vanilla green tea to sweeten my mood. It has a very sweet aroma with a nice aftertaste of the flavoring, but not too strong to overlap the green tea.

Seafood Teppan set, with garlic fried rice (exchanged with white rice with additional price). The garlic fried rice was among the best that I've tasted, tangy but not overwhelming. The seafood teppan consisted of salmon, fat hotates and shrimps. I had Hotate in Butter Sauce to accompany the meal (sorry, it was at further back) but I'm not too fond of ginger, which flavored the butter sauce so I kinda not like it that much.

For dessert, Goma ice cream special with Japanese sweet condiments.

Overall it was a lovely experience eating at Kampachi but the parking ticket at Pavillion almost gave me a heart attack (RM 10 for 3-4 hr).






Status: serve no pork, serve alcohol, cooking may contains alcohol


Pricing: RM 15 - RM 100++ especially sashimi


Rating: 4 1/2

A Teapot of Delights: Teapot Deli

I had a wonderful @ Teapot Deli, SACC, Shah Alam with their selection of Western cuisines. It;s very rare but here you'll find well-turned homemade Western cuisines. Here are a few of my favourites!

Beef lasagna

Homemade fish pie with super creamy sauce!

Beef pie with brown sauce.

To complete, a dessert of scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream ^_^

I forgot... The lovely exteriors.

The Big Thrill Skytrex Adventure @ Bukit Cerakah!!!

Hehe I finally get to try the Skytrex at Taman Botani Malaysia @ Bukit Cerakah in Shah Alam, Selangor. Starting small with the Big Thrill ^_^ Or so my friend say (she failed to mention there is Little Adventure)

Small my head!! That platform was 17 meters high!!!

Swing swing... This is the toughest for me because my feet kept slipping off the swing...

The zig zag path was OK until certain part where I was too short to hold on to the rope with both hands and had to hang 1 handed...

The cheating rope bridge for those who are unable to go on. Not me ^_^

The flying fox was the best part. Give yourself a little push for an extra thrill!

Apart from platform climbing and that swingy thing, the whole ordeal was quite OK, nothing scary. The best part is rope walking where the wind sways you in the air and the flying foxes. I think my next target would be the Extreme Challenge on 22 meters above the ground ^_^

Booking is done via the Skytrex website

Pricing for Big Thrill is RM 35 inclusive of training. Gloves are optional for RM 3.

Other fascilities:
- transfer coach
- locker (deposit RM 5)
- sling bag for water bottle (deposit RM 5)
- Skydeck : a party area with picnic table; RM 15 per table for whole day booking
- bathroom
- cute instructors ^_^