Sunday, November 9, 2008

Langkawi ~~ Long time no see...

Away to Langkawi.....

In Langkawi, it's quite easy to travel around.

It's either by taking their taxis, sedans or vans and telling them where you

want to go.

Or, one can also rent a Kancil at RM40 per day or Iswara at RM50 a day.

Renting a car will make visiting tourist spots easier, but one has to look

out for the turns here and there.

You cannot get lost in Langkawi as it is an island, you just have to go

round and round if you miss a turn.

So this is where I went, of course, not in one day, but several..

Touched down at Langkawi airport.





The view from the plane.




The airport.


The important eagle in Langkawi town, Kuah.




Look out from where the eagle landed.


Another famous legend in Langkawi.

The island is engraved on the stone.



Managed to enter a very nice hotel, the cheapest was RM1800 a night.

A very nice surrounding, indeed.




Really nice architecture that they have.


See, even the toilets were not spared from our peering eyes.


The reception, the people were very friendly.

The place to sit while you relax ....in front of the scenery below.


See, such a scenery to behold.


The other corner of the same place.


The surrounding.


Lucky, as we were there , sunset was about to begin.




By the beachfront.















See, so many people checking in as when we were leaving the place.



The wonderful resort, Four Seasons Resort, Langkawi.


Adjourned to nearby Tanjung Rhu beach to get a clearer view of sunset.





That concluded part of my journey on Day 1.


On Day2, decided to go and see TunMahathir's bakery that
a lot of people were talking about.
Harbour Place.

Harbour Place is like a parking lot, but it's not for cars but for yachts to anchor.

Tun's yacht was also there, but we didn't snap a picture of that.




See, the boardwalk at the Place.

Really soothing to walk by the sidewalk.


See the number of yachts there.
















Finally saw the bakery, the Loaf.





By the time we bought the bread there, there were not many choices to choose from.

According to the cahsier, there are more choices in the morning.

Bought a few buns, they didn't taste any special to me..







That concluded my tour of Harbour place.



This is the view from Langkawi's top, so it seems.

Tried to follow our way to Datai Bay, supposedly nice scenery there.

But didn't manage to reach the end because it's private property.

Passed through this 100 m tunnel on the way back from there.



So, had a disappointing tour to Datai Bay.

Left the island, but while waiting to fly, had a muffin and Americano coffee

at Kenny Roger's at the airport.



Tooks some final pictures of Langkawi....won't be coming again in the not too distant future.




Had to take photos of the plane, because it looked very very new.




Scenery of Langkawi from the top.


Had to prove it's new alright.







That's the end of my Langkawi trip. Tata.


Sunday, November 2, 2008

Bak Gua ~ or BBQ Pork

Not travelling ...then go cooking...Pork meat ~~ Bak Gua

This is non-halal.
Replace with chicken and omit the wine for all my Muslim friends....I know a lot out there.

Tried making Bak Gua....

Ingredients

500 gm pork, minced (use chicken, or beef)
1 and half teaspoon fish sauce
1 and half teaspoon Hsao Hsing wine (optional)
1 and half teaspoon light soya sauce
1 and half teaspoon dark soya sauce
5 tablespoons sugar

1) Mix all the above ingredients until sugar dissolves.

2) Scoop two tablespoons of the mixture and place the mixture on a plastic sheet.



Oops, camera not behaving.....

3) Put another plastic sheet above the mixture. Use a roller and flatten the
mixture to a big flat piece.




Oops, not again....

4) Transfer the flat piece to an aluminium foil.

5) Place the foil into a pre-heated oven of 130 degrees Celsius. Grill for 10
minutes.




Pic shows the amount of liquid on foil after this grilling.

6) Put the half grilled pork onto the grill and grill it for another 15 minutes on
180 degrees Celsius (can be higher).




Out from the oven....hot stuff, and shiny....


7) Cool the bak gua, it is ready to be eaten.



Going..............



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Going.................


Almost, gone.....




Note: Line the base of oven with foil.

If not, a lot of cleaning up to do after all the grilling.

Happy cooking.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Not travelling, try some cooking

Read this at one of my favorite blogs

Saw something that resembled someone that was sleeping in the

fridge..pumpkins.

Since it's a holiday, decided to...

Followed pea's recipe, then saw this....




Courtesy and with cooperation from her partner..

They are having a competition until Nov 3 , 2008.

Quick, take out your pumpkin and get cooking.

Decided to cook and the end result was....






Ok, My recipe...

Pumpkin Rice.

1 cup uncooked local rice
Half cup chopped dried prawns
Half cup diced mushrooms
2 cups diced pumpkins
1 big onion , diced
3 pips garlic, chopped
Oil for cooking

1. Heat oil. Fry the onions first, after which add garlic to fry till almost golden.

2. Remove the fried onions and garlic.

3. Fry the dried prawns and mushrooms until fragrant with the leftover oil in the pan.

Remove the mushrooms and dried prawns and mushroom.

4. Add the washed rice to fry for 5 minutes, after which add in the diced pumpkin.

5. Fry for another 5 minutes. Add water to boil.

6. Pour the fried rice to the rice cooker. Add enough water to cook rice.

7. When almost cooked, add the fried onions and garlic, mushrooms and dried prawns.

8. Leave to cook. Serve when ready.


Haha, how about that?? Minus the green spring onions and the duck

meat, none around....haha..

For the original recipe look up Precious pea's blog...keke..

Thanks again to Precious pea.