I Love Going To Foody Goody But ...

I brought AT to try the kueh chap at Foody Goody, Jalan Stutong. AT, after eating the kueh chap, found that it was not very much to his liking .... guess he had eaten a better version. He also said that the offal wasn't braised well ... not sure what he meant, though. Not powdery enough? Or not tender enough? Lol.

 Kueh Chap, RM5.00

I bought us 2 pieces of youtiao and a vegetable fritter, RM2.60. 

 Vegetable fritter, youtiao

I told AT how much I loved the youtiao. I thought about it often .... and made myself come every weekend to buy it. At first, AT said he did not eat youtiao (duh! roll eyes! how can someone not eat youtiao?). But after he ate a piece, he seemed to like it though. He helpfully finished the youtiao for me in no time. The vegetable fritter was nice too, but not as addictive as the youtiao. 

Besides the youtiao, I had laksa.

 Sarawak Laksa, RM6.50

The Sarawak Laksa was very satisfying indeed. The broth was spicy and very rich indeed. 

 Take another peek .... 

Possibly I'd think about the laksa during the week days and come back for me in the weekend. Lol. Because I told AT that my relatives were selling beef noodles here, AT decided to patronise. 

AT's verdict? Hmn ..... he still preferred Nancy's. Lol. Read here and here for Nancy's.

Coffee Clinic Again

AT was in town for a meeting. So after dinner, we went for a drink. I told him we'd go to the clinic, and he thought it was a medical clinic. When in fact, we went to Coffee Clinic. Lol.

AT ordered an affogato .... which was a shot of espresso with ice-cream.

 Affogato, served with biscotti, RM7.90

AT loved the biscuit ... but did not comment about the drink. Lol. On the other hand, I loved my ice-blended Japanese green tea .... 

 Ice-blended Japanese green tea, RM11.00

I finished the drink so quickly .... that AT wanted to buy me another one. 2 glasses would be too much, so I stopped AT from doing so. 

Cheese Crepe Cake, RM9.50

We had a cheese crepe cake to share. According to the staff, the cake was freshly made. AT liked it, but he preferred it chilled. I thought there was too much cream on the cake. It was delectable, no doubt, but it was sinful, and we left it unfinished.

At Coffee Clinic, I loved to sit outside of the shop .... but there could be lots of mosquitoes there. Do go with a mosquito patch or insect repellent ....

It's my second visit to this coffee outlet, where they insist that one's blood type is "Coffee". Lols.

Coffee Clinic

Its name has amused me to no end .... and I fancy curing my urge for a cuppa here. I asked D to bring me to The Coffee Clinic, and he was nice enough to indulge me.

Well, this little cafe

It was about 8.00 p.m., and the little outlet had not that many customers yet ...

D and I placed our order, and then had our drinks delivered to us. We sat outside, where it was pleasantly windy .... I fancy drinking coffee underneath the stars ..... the downside? Well, there were mosquitoes flying around .... got myself bitten on the legs!

D's green tea latte ... 

My cafe latte 

D thought we were both too old to hang out at a swanky little cafe like this ... but of course, I disagreed. We could hang out anywhere we wanted. Anyway, we paid RM20.00 for 2 drinks. I liked it a lot here. Will be back.

Lunch @ IPH Roasted Cafe

One of my favourite roasted meats cafe is at IPH Roasted Cafe at the back lane of Jalan Sekama. The roasted meats are always fresh and tasty. Last Sunday, D and I went over there for lunch .... and at noon, the place was really packed. We were lucky to secure a table ... but then it ordering our drinks and food were tedious as the staff were too busy to heed us. Besides those seated down to eat, there were lots of people taking away the roasted meats and they crowded all over the front counter of the shop. So D and I waited a long time .....

"I want pork and pork," I told D .... 

 Char siew pork and roasted pork belly, RM5.50

I just loved the char siew with its sweet and tasty marinade, and contrast that with the crispy-skinned salty pork belly. I finished the entire plate of rice. :P

Sour Vegetable Stew, RM1.00

Here at IPH Roasted, a small bowl of Sour Vegetable Stew was only RM1.00. It was made by stewing the odds and ends of the roasted meats with chilli, tamarind juice, assam keping, chillies and mustard ... and this dish was superbly appetising ... and it sold out really fast as well. Often it'll be sold out before we got there ... 

Eating here at IPH Roasted is simply satisfying every time. No wonder it is so crowded, but definitely worth the wait. 

Georg Peck

I've been wanting to try the drinks at Georg Peck for the longest time. It's one of those chain drinks store from Taiwan, with fruit smoothie as its main product.

I went for a drink with CM one afternoon.

Fresh Tomato and Honey Ice-blended

This is the signature drink here; CM liked it a lot.

I had an old boring Jasmine tea with slight sugar ... I quite liked my drink too as it has this very fragrant aroma and was pleasing to the palate. 

QQ Waffle

CM was hungry so she ordered a QQ waffle .... such a tiny piece of waffle, really! The texture was very nice, though, for it was chewy like mochi. I had a bit of the waffle and liked it too! 

My second visit was with D one evening .....

 D had a iced black tea while I had a plum tea ..... I liked my plum tea a lot too as it had a prominent tangy flavour of sour plum. Very pleasant and enjoyable to drink.

Attempt at artistic shot .... lol ... 

D made fun of us being the only uncle and auntie there at the outlet .... when all around us were people who exuberated in youthfulness. Lol. 

Tasik Biru & Siniawan

I was telling Bro and Sil how beautiful the Blue Lake or Tasik Biru was ..... Indeed it was. Check out my pictures here.

Today, however, the lake did not look as blue as I would like it to be .....

Though the waters still looked calm and serene ... hmn .... it did not make much of an impression as it did the last time.

We drove out to Siniawan too before making it back to Kuching. Berry got cranky in the car because we ran out of biscuits for him to eat. Lol. :))

Semenggoh Revisited

Bro, Sil, Berry and I were rushing to Semenggoh before 3.00 p.m. We wanted to be in time to watch the orang utan feeding. This is my second time here, but it's the first for Bro and family. 3 years ago, the entrance fee was RM3.00 for adults. Now, it's RM5.00. We paid RM15.00 for 3 adults. Sleeping Berry could go in FOC.

We drove right in from the main gate, and could park our car at a designated visitors' car park. It was after 3.00 p.m. already when we reached the Centre .... and we were greeted by a ranger who told us that feeding session was about to commence. However, no orang utans were in sight yet. We were told to trek about 2 minutes to the feeding area.

Poor Sil had to carry Sleeping Berry while she navigated the trail. Luckily it was not a difficult trail to walk. We found that there was already a group of audience waiting to watch the orang utans. Many were armed with cameras or just their phones .... and some with binoculars.

The feeding platform where the ranger was still calling out to the orang utans .... Sharp and loud calls were made to notify the animals of the feeding time. 

The rangers called for about 15 minutes but no orang utans appeared. The rangers then asked everyone to walk back to the Centre ..... and there, to everyone's delight, the orang utans slowly appeared for the fruits offered .... 

 A huge orang utan making its way to the feeding platform .... 

A playful one clinging onto the tre 

We managed to see about 5 - 6 animals that afternoon. Feeding time ended at 4.00 p.m. and soon everyone dispersed.

Berry was awakened when the Rangers called out loudly to the animals .... he was too young to know anything and the apes did not seem to interest him. Lol. 

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