Archive for May, 2007

Bak Kut Teh - Cheng Heong, Air Itam, Penang

Bak Kut Teh is not something I like to indulge in often. However, my neighbour told me about this shop near the Penang Hill roundabout which she said serves very good bak kut teh. Bak Kut Teh means pork ribs tea or herbal soup.

True enough, it is very nice. And cheap too. [...]

Posted by lilian on May 30th, 2007 under Food, Hawker foods | 13 Comments »

Penang International Flora Show, what international?

It is shameful that our Penang State Government has failed to promote this part of history. Yeah, we want to celebrate our independence. But who are the people who line our beautiful streets with those huge cascading trees? where are our bunga rayas? You have failed us in not promoting the beauty of our country but too eager with the international name.

Posted by lilian on May 29th, 2007 under Sights | Comment now »

Mee Juta

I had blogged about Mee Juta previously but I didn’t get a photo of it. Here it is. It may look very unappetising with the plain colour and the fake charsiew. But trust me, it is nice.

It is handmade, egg noodles served with a bit of clear soup, chicken slices and [...]

Posted by lilian on May 28th, 2007 under Eating places, Hawker foods | 4 Comments »

Dragon-i, Queensbay Mall, Penang

I have been to Dragon-i in MidValley when they first opened and did not have a very pleasant trip there due to the large crowd and the untrained wait staffs. Because of that incident, I never patronise Dragon-i again whenever I make a trip to KL.

Recently, they open a branch in [...]

Posted by lilian on May 27th, 2007 under Eating places, Food | 6 Comments »

Hives of activities in Penang

The school holiday is here once again. So, now is the best time to come to my little island.
Firstly, the seasonal fruits are in abundance. Durians are available now so make a trip here if you are a durian lover.

Then the International Flora show is running for a week at the Botanical [...]

Posted by lilian on May 26th, 2007 under Sights, Travel | 2 Comments »

Penang chee cheong fun

When you are feeling peckish and do not really want a full meal, what do you order? Or when you have taken one bowl of noodle and it is not exactly filling enough, what do you need?
Chee Cheong Fun of course!

Chee Cheong = pig’s intestine
Fun = Noodle
But don’t worry, it is not real pig’s [...]

Posted by lilian on May 22nd, 2007 under Food, Hawker foods | 4 Comments »

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