Erm, this is not the Malacca Nadeje layer cakes, but it is still something awesome to introduce. Here in Kuching, you can easily spot a roadside store selling Kuih Lapis or layer cakes in English. Available in all sorts of flavors ranged from cheese, coffee, berries, chocolate to yam, this is a Sarawakians’ perennial favorite which is usually enjoyed with a cup of tea.

I was brought to this Mira Cake house, Kek Lapis Basah at Kiosk 15, Tebingan BGS, Kpg Gersik.

Don’t judge it by its look, I don’t know whether it seems drooling to you or not. But I am sure that they are not cheap stuff that might chock your throat. This moist layered cake is so smooth that you can swallow it without drinking a single gulp of water.

FYI, even our DPM and Chef Wan are their clients.

But you do not need to be a famous figure to pay a visit to this stall, lolzzz! hahaha

Don’t blink your eyes, take your time when choosing your favorite =)

BTW, you can try till you feel full before buying a loaf at RM10. ROFL!

From the photos above, can you imagine how many loaves of layer cake can be sold in a day?

A little sprinkle of coconut shreds on top of the cheese layer cake adds a pretty touch to it. ^^

The hawthorn(山楂) flavored layer cake.

Apparently, this unique flavor gives a sweet-sour taste which drives your appetite level to the max.

It’s a great souvenir to bring back home and share it with friends and family. =) Aww…. hehe

p/s:   Hahahahaha, though I still have a stack of notes to finish but I couldn’t resist myself to post something here, at least to clean those spider webs accumulated since November.   Sorry if you are disappointed with this “never-ending” Kuching topic, hahaha, but I promise to have more exciting posts on the following weeks. =p

It was my first time seeing such a huge pizza! Haha, use it to slap on your friend’s face!! =p
Located in Universal Studio Singapore, Loui’s NY Pizza Parlor™ serves you the 20-inches pizza!! Challenge you to finish it in a bite…

Thin, incredibly crispy, and a mind-blowing explosion of taste is what describes Loui’s 20-inches pizzas.

The above might be exaggerated to me. But, I am quite sure that you’ll be so tempted to have a try once you see it with our own eyes. It’s tremendous man! Who cares how does it taste, its looks is sufficient to make everyone drools.

Louis’s NY Pizza uses self-service concept to ease the flow of a long queue. Singaporeans have been used to “chopped” a seat before ordering a meal, is this true? Haha, I think that it’s because every food stall is crowded hilariously.

Though it’s not the best pizza that I have ever had, this piece of Margherita pizza with the pleasing fragrance of basil, is crunchy and “acceptably” delicious. (lack of vocab, haha, acceptably means mediocre…)

The Pepperoni was the crowd favourite because it’s juicier and, well, the taste of pepperoni is always more exciting than just plain minced meat.

Heard that pepperoni crowns the others… Waiting for my second chance to taste it.. would it be on the coming Christmas?

That shows the price $9 for a slice, $13.80 for a combo with a cake and soft drink.

Overall, it’s the size that matters and worth to have a try! ^^

3.5 /5 stars

The moment when joy is in the air, the moment when we are hassle-free, the moment to be appreciated, the gratitude moment! =)

It’s awesome to play the above music with the photos shown below…

high up in the skies =)

Bubbling and roaring, uninterrupted, the splashing waters create a steady pattern of endless rhythm. 

Be different, stand out astonishingly…

The calmness of water ripples…

A reflection of lives…

The road not taken

I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

Time to have a break ^^

Truly 1 Malaysia

The continuation of life 

Mother nature 

Heritage 

Those days in the past

The art of civilisation

Nostalgic

those days walking at the street…

The Kuching landmark

Lastly, the censored part =p

p/s: Slow down your pace of life, stop for a moment, observe the lively atmosphere around you. You might find some scenery which has been left out by your busy life.  =)

It will be less crowded in the late evening at around 8.30pm.

(Sorry to the Muslim, this is not Halal)

This shows how well-known it is. =)

Don’t tell me that you visited Singapore without savouring this famous Ng Ah Sio Bak Kut Teh. It’s just ridiculous!! Get down from Farrer Park MRT and walk along Rangoon Road for around 5 minutes, the shop will be on your right.

I wouldn’t think of this perfect match of black pepper soup with Bak Kut Teh herbs until I tasted it here in Singapore. Back in my place, I hate those Bak Kut Teh stores which add in a lot of white pepper (powder form). This is simply because the white pepper might eventually wipe off the original taste of BKT soup.

But, it’s a totally different story in this bowl of BKT served in Ng Ah Sio’s restaurant. The black pepper soup tastes so familiar to me. I used to have it when I was young, my babysitter cooked nostalgic moment! It’s not chocking spicy or hot. On the contrary, it’s so “temperate”, the fragrance of chinese herbs is brought out with the fine peppery soup. Though the meat is tender, it is not the soul of this bowl of BKT, the soup plays the best part of it.

$5.50 gets you a small bowl of pork ribs soup with 3 tiny pieces of well cooked meat that sports a reddish hue inside. $7.50 on the other hand, gets you 2 slightly bigger pieces of spare rib. Soup is refillable and it’s FOC.

We ordered braised pork intestine as our side dish. The intestine is a little overcooked, it’s too soft to my liking. But, thumbs up for the oily gravy. Ignoring the health issues, the (malay spices)　star anise/clove-infused gravy is superb eaten with a large mouthful of rice.

The menu…

A new branch in Marina Bay Sands…

Address : No. 208 Rangoon Road, Singapore 218453
Tel : +65 6294 7545 or +65 6291 4537
Business hours : 7.00am ~ 10.00pm (Closed on Mondays)

A 40-minutes-drive to the north of Kuching will bring you to Damai Beach, Teluk Bandung, Santubong. All you can have here are the SUN, the BEACH and the BIKINIS… Yea, it’s absolutely a right deal to cherish your day!!!

The photos totally expressed the awesome way as it is. How should I describe it in words? I won’t want to go to heaven if it doesn’t have this… Haha joking, joking~ =)

As always, let the photos to speak for themselves… (blame my laziness and lack of vocab =p)

Keep staring on these breathtaking stunningly-great scenery, it left no regret to being alive!
Photoshoped some of the photos =) Just feel great to do all these~ Having the right mood for all these in a lovely Sunday afternoon though I’m sweating. haha… Love LIVE! YEAH!

p/s: will reconstruct this blog, want to make it more social-friendly and ergonomic… feel free to give us some suggestions =)

Throughout the week in Kuching, we were brought to few places to have our bowls of Sarawak Laksa which taste so different from Penang Laksa and the normal Curry Laksa. Personally, I love Sarawak Laksa the most among the three.

Madam Tang’s VS Golden Arch Garden VS Ah Yew
Let’s FIGHT! =p

Madam Tang’s

Madam Tang’s cafe served a wide range of foods but we were there for its Laksa which costs RM5.50 per bowl. It is located in the Spring (shopping mall) food court or you may find its standalone cafe in Petanak, Kuching.

Haha, don’t get me wrong! With RM5.50, you wont get this～ The Special Laksa with huge prawns will cost you RM10.80. The thick flavorful gravy is the soul of this signature dish. It is creamy and heavy with loads of spices and herbs. However, it is a little too salty to my liking. Not to forget, Madam Tang’s was the winner of Kennysia 2008 Best Sarawak Laksa Award and recommended by JFook.

Golden Arch Garden

Most of the Kuchingnites will know this famous stall. Situated at the 3rd Mile Roundabout, Kuching, the stall has its laksa priced at RM3.50 / RM4.50 / RM5.50 according to the size of prawns.

I think you can guess how nice is the laksa now, hehe!

The rice vermicelli is soaked in a well-mixed gravy which has a balanced composition between the coconut milk and spices. I’d label it as the OPTIMUM version of Sarawak laksa which suits everyone’s taste buds in general. It is legendary good when the lime juice and sambal paste are added into it. “Serious Fucking Business” is used to describe this bowl of laksa by Sixthseal. How fucking good is it? You must give it a try to know the answer!

Ah Yew

Personally I love this the most! Location and price will be updated soon. (I forgot where is it FML, but I know tht I love this the most!!!)

This is the only laksa that I’m craving for another bowl! Why is it so SPECIAL? Simply because it doesn’t contain any coconut milk which may cover the original taste of the soup and spices. The lightened soup with a little sourish and minimal spiciness make my day! I feel that this is a healthier way of having a bowl of laksa! (less fat and less cholesterol though it still has some PRAWNS, cheating myself actually,hehe)

So the conclusion is choose your bowl of laksa according to your taste buds! Yupz, this post miss out the laksa in Choon Hui cafe (so-called the best laksa in Kuching, I haven’t try it yet!!!)

Next post on Kuching will be featuring Kolou Mee, Damai beach, Crocodile farm, Food Valley Seafood…..

Hot Spring in a forest? Run away from the hustle and bustle of city life!!

You will find this Kampung Panchor Dayak Hot Spring in less than an hour journey from Kuching town. Located at the 27th mile Kuching (near to Serian), the hot spring will not fail to impress you with its greenfield site.

A narrow road led these happy faces to the hot spring. =)

There are just few simple benches built around the hot spring. The entrance fee is RM3 which you wont get this price elsewhere. Most of the visitors are above 50+ and they seem very familiar to this hot spring. Frankly, the hot spring isn’t really famous, not every kuchingnites know about it.

Stop laughing! xp The water was warm, hot indeed! I can hardly immerse my leg into it. You must force yourself to try it, you will feel a layer of coldness wrapping your leg after a few seconds in the water. It was amazing, hard to describe the feeling with my limited vocab. ==”

Qianni, Jocelynn, Amy and Carmen! Lenglui, phew wit! =p

Thankz Jocelynn for bringing us to this place! =)

Coincident, there were a group of teenagers! They dared to immerse the whole body into the SUPER HoT water!

p/s:  At last, Kuching trip is on my blog. xp Still sorting the photos and planning how to organise them into my blog posts. Stay tuned yea!

At first, this was what i heard, “You guys wait here for a while, I’ll tapau (take away in Eng.) few packs of cow dungs for you.” o.O Cow dung?

Haha, that was my fault actually, I heard it wrongly. The real name for this Thai dish is Khao Jam (pronounced as COW JUMP). You might find different spellings of these two words (eg. kau jam, kaljam, kaw jam and etc) as they aren’t English words.

Khao Jam a.k.a green rice- A kind of Thai food with green rice and a lot of vegetables plus fish, coconut shreds with budu! Khao means rice while Jam carries the meaning of “mixed” in Siamese language.

This Thai lady is preparing our “Cow Dung”!
The stall is located in the standing Buddha temple in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Besides this stall, you can have your Khao Jam at U-lang corner in Kota Bharu town.

Spot the BUDU (black-colour-liquid), coconut shreds and chilies!

Some unknown greenish gravy, xp!

The rice before mixing with the veggies. Full of herbs and spices, its taste is kinda unacceptable for me at the first bite.

The green veggies, lovely! This should be mixed with the rice and a little tablespoon of budu will be added to flavor the dish.

The result after mixing everything up! But still, it was hard for me to swallow it… T.T It didn’t match my taste buds.
At last, I know what’s the matter that affecting my appetite – the scallions!!! I removed all of them and the Khao Jam taste heavenly without them!

Haha, sorry for my weird fondness…

Or specifically we can say that it is a Islamic town with great tolerance to other religious… haha, I might have got the above wrong but no offence.

As you see, even the large billboard has Jawi words on it.

As a tourist, i feel that it makes Kelantan unique!

A typical Mee Goreng (fried noodles) but it’s yummy! =)

For the first time in my life, I saw and tasted a white tomyam!

Believe me, it doesn’t lose to a normal tomyam.

This was the restaurant where I had my first dinner in Kota Bharu.

The “Keropok” (fish/prawn crackers) which is highly recommended by the locals.

Haven’t fried it yet, so no comment on this, need to wait for the coming CNY! =) By the way the brand is “Cap Tiga Udang”.

Along the same street, just few shops beside the fish crackers shop, you will get the popular Nasi Dagang.

This pack of Nasi Dagang attracts quite a number of people queuing up for it.

Maroon-tinted glutinous rice served with long beans, cucumber, salted fish, hard boiled egg and the awesome beef/chicken/fish curry.

Kick off the day with a Nasi Dagang！ A small pack of it will be sufficient!

Erm… drooling?

You can choose the side dishes according to your own preference.

The crowded little cafe!

Here in Kelantan, you will find the above large Buddha statues which you cant get any in other states.

So, does my first sentence fit to describe Kelantan?

HOHOHO! A totally different taste is found out there in Kuching, Sarawak.

Don’t miss the coming posts!