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Coming to the end of 2010, I thought it would be a good idea to share my last short trip of the year up north

It was a compact 2 days of road trip, packed with food and sight seeing!

What’s Penang without Kek Lok Si right?

Hello spanking new Puma shoes! Not mine of course

What’s Penang without Asam Laksa right?

It still tasted the same as 6 years ago!

Hello gorgeous! She must be excited to get her dose of Asam Laksa.

Located at the Air Hitam along the wet market, finding parking as hell!

Assam Laksa Air Itam Market
Pasar Road
11500 Air Itam
Penang

After touring the Kek Lok Si and the extensive walking, we were drenched in sweat.

It was a bliss to be able to nap before dinner

Our dinner destination: Bali Hai along the Gurney drive!

Bali Hai Seafood Market: 90, 90A, 90B, 90C & 90D, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang.  (04-2288272)

Some may say that it is  over-priced, but but, I love the dishes there! My last visit was 1.5 years ago already!

I must say things have not changed much except for the increased weight. Bummer!

Crowd started pouring in as early as 6pm+.

HELLO CHOLESTEROL! It was so good we licked every bit of the yolk clean!

We ordered 2 roe crabs to be cooked in salted egg, which cost about RM48. It was RM75/kg.

Kam Heong Lala @ RM15.

The kam heong is quite different from the usual dried one, it is more to the sambal side, absolutely tasty too!

And yes, most of the shells had meat

Mango chicken @RM15.

As good as it is, I feel that this is overpriced with such small portion.

Sambal bamboo shoots @ RM15.

You see, they have a strategy of taking order, they will also ask if you want to add prawns or scallops into the vege. Bear in mind that, once added, the price could be 400% of the plain vegetable.

After the satisfying dinner, we walked to Gurney Plaza and the hawker area from Bali Hai.

It was about a 15-min walk.

We entered G-Hotel to tour a little.

They still had the Christmas tree up!

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Last week, I had a short work trip to Kuching, the journey took about 1.45 hr of flight from KL to Kuching. I don’t wanna talk about the flight experience…I hate taking flights especially if it is a short journey in Air Asia. Out of 3x experience with them, I had vomited 2x due to the nausea.

Ew!

Anyway, what I would like to share here is my stay – Pullman Kuching!

To my surprise, it was much better than I thought.

Checking into Pullman Kuching.

There is a new shopping mall underneath the hotel too. Though not many shops opened, but there is Old Town, Marry Brown, MNG..etc. Unfortunately, there is no supermarket. But there is  a small 24/7 convenience store. It’s really a small store though.

The tall Christmas tree is set up right in the center of the lobby.

The huge waiting area is really spacious.

Of course, I couldn’t wait to check out my room!

Hello King bed! It was all mine that night.

This superior room has a King bed, and a work station.

The work station. However, there is no free Internet in Pullman and it was pricey.

Well, thank goodness I have my Maxis 3G broadband. The speed is fast in Kuching!

As for the TV channels, there were popular ones like HBO, Star Movie, CNN, Channel News Asia and etc.

They have a bathrub in the bathroom, wish there was a jacuzzi instead!

The toiletries are quite complete, and you can request to borrow an iron for free too.

The glass door partitioning the shower.

After touring my room, it was dinner time!

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After checking in to BKR Hotel, we started our tour on foot my exploring the Legian street nearby.

It was about 5 min walk from the hotel to reach the start of the street. But under the hot sun, 5 mins certainly feels like 5 hour of walking!

As late as 3pm+, it is hard to find place for lunch because some of the restaurants are closed for noon break, while some don’t look so inviting without the lights.

We were really tired and decided just to walk in to ANY restaurant that looked decent.

Goes Art Bar & Restaurant has a cute signboard and unique name.

It is a quiet late noon and we were the only patrons.

We ordered a glass of fruity ice-blended to quench the thirst. It was almost heavenly!

And only cost Rp15,000. (~RM5)

And I ordered a plate of Mee Goreng Rp 25,000 (~RM8+).

I think these noodles are common in Bali. It almost tasted like instant noodles, but these are served everywhere including the buffets.

Nasi Goreng Rp30,000 (~RM10).

It took ages for the food to arrive! I guess that’s because they have to prepare the satay and the deco on the plate. The satays were fresh and juicy!

Feeling not so satisfied, we decided to linger on the street till dinner time!

Goes Art Bar & Restaurant is located at: JL Legian 134.

It’s a long street and it was the time for some big festive with prayers going on in Bali, especially in the Kuta town.

We could see all the prayers decoration hanging along the street.

And oh, we had foot massage, which only cost RM15/hour. Fabulous!

We did some research on the net, and with the guide of GPS, we reached this restaurant named Ketupat.

Sun sets in Bali very early, it’s only 7pm and it was dark already!

We found ourselves a seat at the balcony of the restaurant overlooking the beautiful view of swimming pool.

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Ever since I came back from Korea, I think I love Korean cuisine more than ever now.

I wouldn’t miss out any chance of getting the Korean taste.

About 2 weeks ago, Cinnamon Coffee House in One World Hotel had Seoul Good Promotion, which Korean cuisine was served on the buffet menu featuring two guest chefs from Seoul Palace Hotel.

Before we adjourned to the dinner, we enjoyed a performance Samu Nori ( an 8-piece Korean percussion instrument performance). Don’t underestimate it! It was loud!

Dining area is actually VERY spacious! But do take note of: when you dine there, I suggest you pick the middle seats for the cooler air. Sitting at the corner can be really stuffy. And of course, sitting in the middle grants you easier access to the food!

Guest chefs Jang Yong-jun ans Jeon Dai-hwi  making appearances all the way from Seoul Palace Hotel.

Glorious looking lamb cutlets.

What attracted me the most was actually the selection of desserts!

Not a huge fan of dessert but the cakes and pastries look really good.

See? You understand the meaning of huge selection now?

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