it felt like time passed even more quicklier (okay, i mean more quickly *again*) than winking my eyes, year 2014 will be a history after today!! end of every year, i will do a summary for my blog by picking one most "have-the-feel" post from each month and then consolidate them into this concluding post (split into part one for yesterday and part two for today).. well, i better not make more introduction but let's see how much you can still remember about the following posts i have hand-picked?? hahaha.. before i sign-off, let me wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR and we shall meet again back here in 2015!! :)
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it felt like time passed even quicklier (okay, i mean more quickly) than winking my eyes, year 2014 is ending real soon now!! end of every year, i will do a summary for my blog by picking one most "have-the-feel" post from each month and then consolidate them into this concluding post (split into part one for today and part two for tomorrow).. well, i better not make more introduction but let's see how much you can still remember about the following posts i have hand-picked?? hahaha.. do come back again tomorrow to continue with the second half of the year.. :)
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nope, i didn't just come back from Ipoh but it was a stop-by on the way back to KL from Penang couple of weeks ago.. just want to get this posted before the new year comes, you know, i am not one who likes to drag my travelogue for years as i always believe "freshness from the oven".. if i keep dragging, i'd feel like myself lagging behind while others have already moved on far ahead (no offence intended), haha!! so, just a quick one for Ipoh, as i know many have been to this place and elaboration is not necessary.. to briefly wrap up this trip, i'd say i did the same thing like i did in Penang - see mural paintings and eat!! hahaha, enjoy the photos below anyway.. :p
i've moved house three times and the current one undergone one major renovation, hence many of my stuffs are (still) kept in boxes.. you know, when you don't need that thing, it's forever kept intact inside the box regardless how many inches of dust it collects.. okay, too much nonsense I know.. i actually wanted to say i accidentally found my kindergarten graduate certificate and report card!! year 1983, it's 31 years ago, and they are still in perfect conditions, OMG!! so old even the chinese reads from right to left, haha!! i surely had no idea what those were when i received them, now i am shocked to see my results and that i actually topped the class!! hahaha, no wonder i was asked to perform solo and elected as the representative on stage on that graduation performance night~~ :D
chinese idiom of the day: 小時了了, 大未必佳 (xiao3 shi2 liao3 liao3, da4 wei4 bi4 jia1) - one who was clever when young may not be as good after grown up.. :p
i guess everyone wonders why this 20-sen coin is dipped inside the chili sauce, haha!! nope, i'm not that hungry that i would eat this coin (with chili), it was there because the noodles stall boss accidentally dropped it inside.. i said he dropped it because it was before the change reached my hand, reasonable?? so, today's post is all about two questions below regarding this incident..
#1.. What would you expect the boss to do??
my expectation: the boss will give me another clean 20-sen, take the chili sauce back to his stall and then come back with a new plate of sauce.. i don't actually expect an apology but i guess most people will at least do that, agree??
what actually happened: the boss looked at the coin, said "oh, it dropped into the chili sauce" and then walked away, never looked back and never came back!!
#2.. What would you do??
what i would do: under usual circumstances in which i guess most bosses would show some signs of apology, i'll said "no problem" and let it be, regardless if i am going to get back a clean 20-sen and the sauce.. it's actually a small matter really, agree??
what i actually did: seeing no sign of regret from the boss, i picked up the coin, rinsed it in the clear soup (of course after i was done) and then washed it with soap at the basin in the coffee shop.. 20-sen is still money, no matter how troublesome, i am so not going to "donate" it to someone who behaved like him.. it's a matter of principle and not about money - what say you??
it's festive season and every year during this time, i would actually spend some time to handmade christmas gifts for colleagues and close friends.. a friend then told me, "you've got creative ideas and your handmade gifts are actually so nice and so sweet.. have you thought of selling??".. i have never thought of doing that but since someone suggested, why not?? i am not desperate and afterall things are only made to order.. if there are interested buyers that would be a great bonus for me to share my ideas.. if there is none who is interested, i have no loss also, haha!! so, today let me be a "thick face" to introduce what i have got to offer.. if you are interested, welcome to check out the price and details.. if you are not interested, feedbacks welcomed!! thank you in advanced~~ :p
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Design A: Synthetic plants in a 180mm crystal-clear glass jar decorated with ornaments, finished with a ribbon and a mini greetings card.Design B: Plush toy in a 180mm crystal-clear glass jar decorated with ornaments, finished with a ribbon and a mini greetings card.Design ADesign B (Mr Peabody without Sherman)Design B (Rilakkuma)
i guess i have already passed that stage that i must take photos of every single food laid in front of me.. when i remember Penang is a heaven for local street food, and that many bloggers love to see food posts (in the common flat layout), and in order i am not "complained" for not writing a food post for my Penang trip, haha!! hence, i searched for the food photos i reminded myself to take.. okay, here are what i have, *paiseh*.. but i have to say i did enjoy the food very much, so enjoyed that my camera may not "eat" before me, hahaha!! hope you enjoy reading too.. :p
we went to the public market at Air Itam (photo above) in the morning.. i've heard a lot about this place, but only realized it is surrounded by mountains.. beautiful when you ignore the messy traffic in that area but look far at the green mountains behind.. :p
#1.. we went there for this asam laksa which is one thing you should not miss, a lot milder compared to the very spicy and sour version we have here in KL.. just like the people too?? hahaha!! oh, i LOVE the iced nutmeg juice (no photo though)..
#2.. we then went nearby for this very interesting curry noodles, i guess this must be the legendary Penang White Curry huh?? comes with cuttlefish and blood pudding, and guess how this is sold by two old sisters boss?? move your cursor over the photo.. :)
#3.. no seat at the curry stall and we were asked to sit at the cheong fun stall opposite.. and that was why this plate of cheong fun with prawn paste was on our table!! i think the prawn paste was very nice, but too bad, only in Penang..
#4.. we walked a bit in the market and then hopped onto the car.. Lorong Selamat next for this famous char koay teow.. okay, RM9(!!) with three huge prawns.. but sorry, my comment is: overpriced and overrated, period.. i also heard that if you order using authentic Penang Hokkien, you will only have to pay RM7, this is unfair!!
#5.. one of the side dishes to go with our char koay teow (did not take photos of the rojak buah and sotong kangkung), this oh-chien was indeed a lot nicer!! i like the way they cooked it slightly burnt and crispy outside but soft and a little chewy inside..
#6.. BONUS: this was the prawn noodles we had a day before next to our hotel.. too bad, we were too early and many ingredients like roast pork, kangkung and beansprouts were not ready, hence this plain looking bowl.. nevertheless, it tasted good!! only to realize later this is the famous Green House Prawn Mee at Jalan Burma..
i know you sure exclaimed that i ate a lot after reading this post, haha!! but the truth is, food in Penang are not in big portion, furthermore many things we ordered were for sharing only, hence we actually didn't overeat.. just that we were too old to stuff in too much of food~~ :D
there is one thing i love about Penang, everywhere i go in Georgetown, i can still see old buildings very well preserved and maintained, and many are converted for commercial use.. so unlike her big brother KL, where it seems all old buildings must be demolished to give way to modern structures (=.=").. after a brief walk at Armenian Street that night , we hopped over to this place called ChinaHouse for a drink.. nope, it's not a place to house just the Chinese but a place with restaurant, bar, art centre etc under one roof, one roof that links two pre-war colonial house.. i LIKE this "retro contemporary" place, sounds contradicting?? but that's what it makes me feel!! :p
Design A: Synthetic plants in a 180mm crystal-clear glass jar decorated with ornaments, finished with a ribbon and a mini greetings card.
Design B: Plush toy in a 180mm crystal-clear glass jar decorated with ornaments, finished with a ribbon and a mini greetings card.
Design A
Design B (Mr Peabody without Sherman)
Design B (Rilakkuma)
