The other day when I was in Port Dickson (PD), I decided to settle my dinner together with my family there. At PD, there are several seafood restaurants. However, I still couldn’t find a restaurant serving impressive seafood in PD. To me, they are just average.
Hence, Yun Long Seafood Restaurant is easily sighted. It is located just in front of Hoon Leong Temple. Hoon Leong Temple is located along the 7th mile of the Port Dickson coastal road, just opposite the PD World Marina Resort. This Chinese temple, with its opulent architecture and imposing fortress walls, is hard to miss at left along the main road, if coming south towards Malacca from PD town. The temple name means ‘Dragon of the Clouds’, but it pays homage to several oriental deities, including Kuan Yi (goddess of mercy) and the Monkey King.
If you understands Chinese character…do read this blog for more story.
Last weekend, I was given an opportunity by Mummy Pei Pei to capture the memorable moment of her son, Ayden. Mummy Pei Pei planned a birthday party celebrating Ayden 1st birthday at their condo’s poolside. Apart from that…it will be a memorable place to her since she’ll be moving to Butterworth soon. Wishing her all the best there!
The event began from 5.30pm and ended at 7.30pm. Capturing Ayden wasn’t tough. Because he is such a cute little boy. I was quite surprise that he wasn’t cranky too. Guess he enjoyed his birthday too. Receiving presents (which he may not know what are they), meeting baby friends, getting most of the attentions!
A beautiful BEE fondant cake made by Mummy’s friend. Such a thoughtful friend. It was a moist chocolate cake. Taste good too!
Ayden is very attached to his Kong Kong.
Ayden with 2 front teeth!
Ayden doing ‘live conference’ with Aunt.
Ayden greeting baby friend.
Ayden meeting another baby friend.
Aren’t he looks so adorable? I would call him miniature Pei Pei la…he looks just like mummy! hahaha
Ayden had a fun time with baby friend!
Uhh..I caught him standing. And he was smiling too!
The family bond. Daddy & Mummy ♥ Ayden.
I’ve just released these few photos and uploaded them on my FB. Hope Mummy Pei Pei will like the rest of them. Ohh ya..immediately after I uploaded these photos…a friend of mine text me, asking me to photoshoot her daughter’s 1 year old birthday party too! Wow…seriously..I did not expect I’ll become a baby photographer. May be I should have confidence on myself huh. What do you, my blogger friend feel about the photos le? All comments are welcome! 😉
Last weekend I spent some time with my family at Port Dickson beach. We planned to go picnic there. And the weather was all good. Not really sunny and did not rain. Port Dickson is just half an hour drive from Seremban. Therefore, the idea of getting there for a family day isn’t tough.
Port Dickson is developing now. Finally there’s a McD!! Located at PD Waterfront (near town). Unfortunately there are still many abandoned resorts which is an eye sore. Whenever I sees an abandoned building…my mind will start to imagine some spooky stuff… =p
Nice weather with people strolling along the beach.
I chose this part of beach which is located next to Avilion Resort. (Not so crowded & quite clean). But you will need to walk further if you need to go to toilet.
There are tables and benches provided for people who planned to picnic there.
Mummy prepared some light food. Otak-Otak Samosa (bought from supermarket and self deep fried it) ,Fried Chicken (marinated overnight with kunyit) and Apple+Water Chesnut drink. The fried chicken was ‘finger licking good!’ ^^
visitors having fun at beach. There are people doing fishing there too.
guess this couple were having fun at beach too.
Do you like the sandy beach?
Alex abandoned his slipper here. *kesian…
my slipper and a dead coral.
Sis brought some toys for Vernice to play there.
She has yet to get used to the beach. She kept saying dirty @_@.
Vernice : YiYi…tissue please….
Yea..this was the purpose of asking tissue from me. Busy wipping her feet! =p
Finally! Braving herself to lift her ‘heavy’ feet from the mat. hahaha…
Everybody getting their hands on the sand.
Mummy was happy too…
The result. A rejected ‘sand castle’ and a cacat feet! Hahaha….
Mel with Alex ^_^
Alex : Aiyohhh….so heavy lah! Can’t carry. My bones are cracking!!
Mel : Kahwin time can carry…Why now can’t edi?
Alex : Last time was light, and now so heavy!
Mel : @_@ KNS!!
Water sports; banana boat, water scooter or a boat ride with some charges.
When Baby Sumo blogged about What to do / eat in Seremban, there is this particular food which I thought“I MUST go there soon”! I’ve heard about this place. I’ve heard about how good the business is. I’ve heard people saying you gotto be there early.
This makan place is popular for its porridge and ‘pak cham kai’. It has been a long time business. Before they moved to this new place (current location), I remember when I was younger, my dad used to bring us there for supper. Will usually order their ‘G Jarp Juk’ & ‘Pak Cham Kai’. Can’t imagine its still good as before.
The shop opens at 6pm. I went together with Alex & Marcus. We reached there at 7pm. The tables are already fully occupied. And also a long queue, customers queuing to ‘dapao’. So, I stand and waited for a vacant table.
Cooked chicken and pig’s innards are hung there. The kitchen is so busy. Bowls after bowls of porridge were served. Freshly cooked chicken were brought out so many rounds. I see that uncle non stop chopping those chickens. Dunno whether sleeping time also will dream about chicken or not. LOL!
Ordered the refreshing ‘Calamansi + Assam Boi Juice’.
Waited 10 minutes to get a seat. Drinks were served quite fast. Waited 5 minutes to take our order. Waited 20 minutes for our food to be served. >.<
‘Pak Cham Kai’ – RM26 (1/2 chick)
The chicken meat is really smooth and tender. (okay, I’m drooling while writing now…..my apology) =p
*closer view*
G-Jarp Juk (Pork Innards porridge)
So sorry, I couldn’t remember whether its RM4 or RM4.50. But its still cheap, judging from the generous amount of ingredients hidden in the bowl of porridge. Moreover the porridge is smooth too. Add some sesame oil and pepper. Or use the gravy from the chicken to drizzle on the porridge. Lagi best!
Some of the fried intestines. Hubby who hardly take pig’s innards also find this acceptable. And he said, next time we come again ^_^
Their Fish Porridge(Sang Yu Juk) also is quite popular. Do come early if you don’t want to get disappointed. Sometimes it sold out at 8+pm.
Before go home, bought some freshly baked ‘siew pau’ and egg tarts from Kee Mei Siew Pau. Located just next door.
Kedai Makanan dan Minuman Kawan(next to Kee Mei Siew Pow)76B Jalan Temiang, 70200 Seremban GPS Coordinates: 2.733207, 101.937654(Closed on Tuesdays)Remark: This restaurant has moved to Templer (opposite Caltex petrol station) with a new name of “Restoran Seremban Chicken Porridge”. Thank you.
To summarize my BKK trip, I will try to make it simple. Actually we do not have a proper itinerary. Moreover things were planned kinda last minute. hehe…But Ashley being the well-organized person she will jot down most of the info. I am good at pointing out the places we should visit, but I don’t think I’ll be able to travel F&E without her. 😀
Day 1
Fly to BKK by MAS (food served in MAS sucks big time!). Then we arrived Suvarnabhumi Airport, BKK at 10.15am, walked quite far to claim our luggage. At the airport, please read clearly on the directions. Or ask for directions to get to get Airport Rail Link. Hence, do not forget to grab some maps. Because some maps may attached with discounted coupons. (ie: discount 20% entrance fee to Siam Ocean World). Our accommodation place is at Bangkok City Hotel. To get to the hotel, we took Airport Link, take the City Line (Blue), cost 15 Baht, from the airport, take off at the last station, Phayatai. After you get off at Phaya Thai, purchase a ticket to Ratchathewi station. It is only one station, costs 15 Baht. When you reach Ratchathewi station, please take Exit 3. Exit 3 is the direction to go to reach Bangkok City Hotel. Walk for about 5 minutes until you reach an intersection, turn LEFT at the intersection. Don’t cross the road, just turn left. Walk for another 5 to 8 minutes and you’ll reach Bangkok City Hotel which is on your left. – source from Ashley
– By noon, we took a cab from our hotel to Siam Paragon (less than 60 baht). You may also reach here by BTS. At Siam Paragon, we decided to have our late lunch at Paragon Food Hall.
– After the satisfying lunch, we went to Siam Ocean World located at Basement floor of Siam Paragon. An aquatic wonderland the size of three Olympic swimming pools, claimed as one of the largest aquarium in Southeast Asia. Over here, you may purchase a package which includes the entrance to Madame Tussauds. Remember the map attached with 20% rebate? I use that to get discount on the entrance.Siam Ocean World (Super Pack) for 900 baht. (Inclusive of Aquarium, 4D theatre, Glass-bottom boat, happy fish happy feet (fish massage), back of the house tour, and Pepsi & popcorn)4D show was below average. While the popcorn is not nice. Well, the aquarium is worth visiting. For complete album, click HERE
– After a tiring day, before we had our dinner…we went for foot massage few doors away from our Hotel for just 200 baht! For 1 hour.
– Next, our dinner nearby our hotel. (Choose the one with more crowds and more locals).
photo by Ashley
All of us except Wanyi were enjoying our foot massage. ^^
– By evening, we went to Chinatown Bangkok by cab (from Hotel, less than 50 baht). At Chinatown, you will feel as though you are at a real Chinese town. Some of them can speak Chinese too. Generally there are nothing much for you to shop here.
Our Dinner at T&K Seafood(The green shirt troop). Fresh and delicious seafood with reasonable price. It may be crowded, but they work efficiently!
Our dessert. Walked along the main road, spotted a mini lorry parked at the road side with many durians. Bought a pack of Mango sticky rice and Durian sticky rice for total of 150 baht. Dirt cheap with incredibly sweet and generous amount of mango. While durian is so creamy.
Day 3
– Maeklong Railway Market Bangkok. Click HERE for full info.
– Coconut Sugar Farm & Damonen Saduak Floating Market. Click HERE for full info.
– Wat Saket (Temple of the Golden Mount). Click HERE for full info.
at MBK Shopping Center Bangkok, there is a food court named MBK Food Centre (located at 6th floor). Varieties of food served here. You are required to purchase coupon from the counter there before you order food from the stalls.
While shopping here…hmm..I don’t quite like. Its quite similar to our Sg. Wang & Berjaya Times Square.
– By evening, we return to Paragon Food Hall for second round of food. Because the food court here is so huge! You can never get enough.
– After dinner, head on to Siam Square Outdoor Market (which is just across the road. Opposite of Siam Paragon).
Its like a fashion pasar malam. Stalls are set up here every evening. Despite the humid weather and sweaty feeling, I like shopping here. Clothes, watches, shoes, bags, earrings, necklace, accessories, and many more at a good price. Some may require a lil bargaining. Can you imagine you can get a denim shorts for just 200 baht! Its not poor quality okay. And their fashion sense…so update!
– Platinum Mall (walk from Bangkok City Hotel, around 15 minutes). Its a very huge mall. More like a wholesale mall. You may purchase 1 item. But you will prefer to get more than 2 item from one shop in order to be entitle for a wholesale price. Which gives you a better bargain. Shop till drop here!
Address: Petchaburi Road, Pratunam Opens daily from 9am to 8pm Website: http://www.platinumfashionmall.com/pfront8/ Getting Here: BTS Siam, BTS Chitlom, BTS Ratchatewi – 10-15 minute walk to the mall.
– Central World
(located next to Platinum Mall-walking distance). Here, you can shop for branded goods. Seeing the price is not much different from KL, so we just window shop. hehe….
– Our flight to KL is in the afternoon. Therefore, we only able to go to TESCO Lotus Bangkok. A hypermarket just like Malaysia. Came here to buy some Thai instant noodles! hheeh…Bought 1 whole box and several packets of tom yam & duck instant noodles.
…..here are my shopping haul in BKK.
Lovely magnets at 100 baht for 2 pcs. (from Chatuchak Market)
Keychains at 100 baht for 2pcs. (from Chatuchak Market)
(from Chatuchak Market)
(from Siam Square Outdoor Market)
Earrings. 4pcs for 100 baht. (from Siam Square Outdoor Market)
(from Platinum Mall).
go to BKK, must not forget to shop at Naraya lor…Naraya at Siam Discovery has more designs and the outlet is quite big too. Click HEREto refer to their outlets.
Hope my simple itinerary able to guide you on planning your BKK trip. Good day everyone♥
I was feeling excited to come back to my parent’s home today to celebrate Dumpling Festival (Duan Wu Jie). Though I do come home every weekend….though one can still buy dumplings throughout the year, but to eat together with family it feels differently. That’s what I like about Chinese festival. Each festival is celebrated with different types of food! Although rice dumplings have became so commercialize and people has turned it to be something so luxury, yet I still preferred the ordinary ‘bak chang’ with small piece of pork,beans, mushroom, salted duck egg and chestnut nicely tied with a string.
I like to eat my rice dumpling with sambal belacan, made by my mom. It’s really nice. How about you? Do you eat your rice dumpling with any sauce or just as it is?
Yah, mummy did not make any but she bought these rice dumplings at RM3.20 per piece. Quite tasty too. So, how many rice dumplings have you eaten today?
Happy Dumpling Festival to everyone !! 😉
Majority of the Thais are Buddhist. Therefore in Bangkok, you can see there are many temples highlighted as the tourist attraction.
After we returned from Damonen Saduak Floating Market, while we were taking a break at the pier, Yew Kong started to use his iPhone to check the nearest temple. With the help from Yew Kong, doing some hand gesture(ayam & itik conversation) with our McD driver to bring us to the nearest temple (he simply point out 1 temple). With nodding from McD driver, he then drove us here, Wat Saket (Temple of the Golden Mount).
Wat Saket Ratcha Wora Maha Wihan, usually short Wat Saket) is a Buddhist temple (Wat) in Pom Prap Sattru Phai district, Bangkok, Thailand. The temple dates back to Ayutthaya era, when it was called Wat Sakae. King Rama I renovated the temple and renamed it to Wat Saket. During the reign of King Rama III the Chedi Phu Khao Thong (Golden mountain) was added to the temple. It was finished under King Rama V and then named Suwannabanphot.
Wat Saket, The Golden Mount.
A small golden statue downhill to welcome us.
Plenty of steps to go uphill. Do you notice, that many temples are built on hills and requires alot of climbing?
Saw a beautiful cafe while we were half way up. (Actually we came here to pinjam their toilet) hehe….
It was a sunny day. All of us were walking under this burning sun. I was sweating all over. Luckily I got my cartoon handkerchief with me. =p
Prayer Bells
Alex hitting the big ‘gong’.
More steps. Love the bright and blue sky. One thing I like about the Sun is I can get a good result of photo.
I noticed some pots filled with water and water lily plant, placed along the stairs. Its very pretty!
The almost blooming water lily is nice too.
The steps lead us here! Look at the beautiful panoramic view of Bangkok roof top.
View #2.
More steps! Stairway to worship. Had a really good workout here. But it feels good.
I did ‘pai pai’ here. Did not ask for more (afraid I duno how to repay back..need to take flight). So, I wished for more peace and health! That’s more realistic right?
Most of the temples in BKK has the same roof design.
Sighted few monks.
While walking towards the parking area, I noticed something cute. Aren’t these little monks look adorable?
12 zodiacs were displayed here. I chose to pose next to the dog. Oppss…have I disclosed my age?? ^_^
There are total of 4 outlets in Klang Valley. (Bandar Baru Klang, Bukit Tinggi Klang, Kuchai Lama & USJ). I chose the one located at USJ because its just 10 minutes drive from my house.
Nice and inviting entrance.
We were greeted and directed to our seat. I handed over my printed copy coupon. Confirmed our order and within minutes 10 side dishes were served while a waiter preparing our BBQ Pork. (not crowded because its on weekday therefore the service was good?)
I like the ambiance here. Its bright and well-arranged. The dining area is separated into 2. The tatami style and the normal one. I like the tatami area. Feel as though I’m having a meal in Korea.
The best part about Korean food is the side dishes (Banchan). Here are the 10 refillable side dishes.
The staff working on our pork. Doing the grilling and cutting on the stove right next to our table. Yes, we chose pork over chicken.
Samgyeop-sal (Sliced pork Belly). The perfectly done BBQ Pork Belly that you hardly feel the fats. They are cut into pieces so that its easier for people to consume.
With the green lettuce, miso sauce and bbq pork belly…we wrapped them with rice.
A bowl of piping hot Kimchi-Jjigae (Kimchi stew pork & tofu) was served pretty quick! The hot and flavorful soup is tasty and quite salty. Tasty and salty, went home feeling thirsty too!
Dolsot-Bibimbap, our final dish. Bibimbap is rice in hot pot topped with sauteed vegetables and chili paste. An egg will be cracked on the rice. Then mix and stir everything before eating. (photo above shows before and after mixing)
Overall, Samgyeop-sal (BBQ Sliced pork Belly) is the one I like most. The rest are just normal. Next I’m interested to try their Samgae-Tang (Ginseng chicken soup) because I love Korean Ginseng soup!
Seoul Palace (19 USJ City Mall) 1st Floor, Lot F31, The 19 USJ City Mall, Jalan Kewajipan, USJ 19, 47620 Subang Jaya, Selangor. Phone: 03-8025 9805 (Call 11am – 10.30pm daily) WEBSITE
Talking about Japanese food or Japanese Restaurants, there aren’t much choice in Seremban. Unlike in Klang Valley. Where you can spot one easily. (macam-macam nama pun ada) Recently, there’s a new restaurant serving Japanese food in Seremban 2. Near to my parent’s house again lor….hehe..
Dining in a new restaurant is like taking a risk on either you’ll be getting some good food or something that you wouldn’t bother to return again.
A simple and bring interior.
Flipping through the menu, just made me feel like its so similar to another Jap Restaurant which I’ve visited. The photo illustration is similar! *sigh* should have taken a photo to show you guys.
Chicken Teriyaki Zen – RM28
(grilled chicken coated with a sweet soy teriyaki sauce)
Chicken meat not very tasty. Only can taste the outer coating of teriyaki sauce.
Chicken Katsujyu Zen – RM28
(Japanese style fried chicken)
The average Chicken Katsujyu.
Salmon Sashimi Zen – RM30
The thinly sliced salmon.
Yakiniku Zen – RM36
(Japanese grilled beef)
Closer view of the beef stripes. This one is acceptable.
Verdict : Wasn’t much choice of dessert. Wanted to order green tea ice cream. Sadly it was not available! Green tea is served free. For the similar price but with better food quality and taste, I would prefer to go to Hokkaido Ichiba, Rakuzen or pay slightly higher forTenjin Japanese Cuisine.
Continuing from my previous post of Maeklong Railway Market Bangkok, we head over to Damonen Saduak Floating Market. There are few floating markets in Bangkok. But I think Damonen Saduak Floating Market is the popular one. Moreover this place is often published in Travel magazine. From Railway Market, McD driver send us to the jetty which took about 10-15 minutes drive.
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is located at Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province, about 105 kms (65 miles) from Bangkok. According to history around 1866 King Rama IV ordered that a 32 kms long canal be dug at Damnoen Saduak. This canal would connect the Mae Klong River with the Tachine River.
At the pier, we waited for our chartered long tail boat with engine to ferry us to the floating market. While waiting..we were served with Thai Coconut drink. (Wahh…good hospitality wor)-all inclusive in that 3000 baht we paid earlier.
a group photo with my gfs.
a simple briefing by angmo uncle on our location the places we’ll be visiting next.
Passing by some narrow parts of river/canal with wooden houses side by side plus the discharge just make me feel disgusted with the smell (smelly) and dirty. I tried to avoid whenever there are splashes from the water.
Luckily our ‘motor boat’ has ‘bumbung’. Else I’ll become roasted Mel later. Moreover the seats are with cushion!
We have personal driver too. And he’s good at doing cornering too! ‘phiu yi’
Pit Stop at Coconut Sugar Farm – to see how the locals make coconut sugar.
The place for making coconut sugar. Where it involves boiling and heating.
sample some coconut sugar for free?hmm…ok la..but I feel that our ‘gula Melaka’ taste nicer 😉
Various goods are sold here, along the canal. Food, spices, fruits, cooked food, souvenirs and imitation bags. It requires some bargaining. But since this is a tourist place..I don’t really feel the price is cheap.
The result of getting there during weekend. *Traffic Jam*!
Wanyi bought a pack of ‘Jambu Air’ which is very sweet.
Our time spent on Damonen Saduak Floating Market was quite short. We did not purchase anything pun. Hahahaha…..
Do I ♥ Damonen Saduak Floating Market?? I would say its a good experience to see the culture of a rural place. But don’t think I will re-visit. Or there are other better floating market? You suggest.
How To Get There :
GPS Location : N 13.517462 E 99.952862
Travel from Bangkok via Thonburi-Paktoh Highway to Samut Songkhram Town. Follow the sign to Damnoen Saduak (Highway No.325).
Yun Long Seafood Restaurant is located in front of Hoon Leong Temple. Which is pretty visible at the roundabout.
It was quite vacant when we arrived there at about 6.30pm.
Japanese Tofu with Minced Pork – RM10
Kung Pou Chicken – RM15
Siong Tong Lala – RM15
Stir Fry Kailan – RM8
Hot Pot Seafood – RM60 (small)
Hot Pot Seafood is to be eaten together with cooked vermicelli and bean sprout. Feel like I’m eating Laksa. So yummy!
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