Kuantan (part 3)

Dinner : Ana Ikan Bakar Petai, Tanjung Lumpur.

Total : RM80 ++

Recommended! 4.5 out of 5 stars. Everything was delicious except the watermelon juice was too sweet for my liking. If you want to go there, make sure you come early. If not, you'll end up standing in front of the restaurant waiting for empty seats.


Breakfast : Buffet at Seri Malaysia

Phew.. I know. You will blame me for posting food pictures during this fasting month. Hehe..


..to be continue..

Kuantan (part 2)

More details about our trip here.
I used to travel a lot before this but sadly, I almost forgotten about the details.
The reason : I didn't blog about it thoroughly!
I hate to regret about it but now I will spend more time to update about my journey.
One day I will be flipping through every pages in this diary and flashing back these memories.


Day 1 : 29 July 2011 (Friday)

We arrived in Kuantan around 1pm. Teddy drove and stopped at Sultan Ahmad Shah mosque to perform the Friday prayer. Then we head out to find something to fill the empty stomach.

We had our lunch at Warung Pok Su & Mok Su. I refer to this blog before we went there. See, I did my homework! hehe..

Check in : Seri Malaysia hotel (3pm++). We went out for a swim at their 'not-so-big' swimming pool. Uh, more to splashing water than swim actually. It was a bit too deep for Teddy Jr. and too shallow for an adult. The depth was just slightly above my waist. Didn't really matter since we pay for a low budget hotel. Most important was Teddy Jr. really had a great time there. So was my Little Lotus. She jumped with joy when I dipped her little toe inside the water.

Evening : 6pm

We went to the beach - Pantai Teluk Cempedak. That was the 3rd time we went there. Refer this page for previous vacation.

More photos but this time with better quality. Taken using Teddy's old and trustworthy camera of course. Here are some of my favourite shots.

..to be continue..

Kuantan (part 1)

The four of us went for a holiday in Kuantan last Friday.

1st family vacation for Elise.

I got lots of pictures taken using my camera phone.

Some of it using 'vignette app' that I already set to velvia effect by default.

It generates a vibrant, colourful image and I really love it!

More important, that app allow me to take photos using the volume button.

Here are some of the pictures from my SGSL..

Cam-whoring inside the car to kill the time.

1st stop :  Lunch at Warung Pok Su & Mok Su.

A variety of fried seafood.

The beach : Pantai Teluk Cempedak

Day 2 : Kuantan riverside.

Kuantan

We just came back from Kuantan.

Exhausted!

Kuching, Sarawak. (Day 3)

Day 3 - 18 January 2011.


Our last day in Kuching.
Checked out from hotel - 10am.

We left our luggage at Tune Hotel for RM2 (per day)
and continue to explore Kuching.
We still had a lot of time to burn before our flight.

Had breakfast at the food court behind the hotel.
Majority it's Chinese restaurant but we found few with 'Halal' logo.

1st destination - 'The famous cat statue'
It's a MUST to have your picture taken there if you visit Kuching.

Then we took a taxi to Satok market (RM15).
It's a very famous weekend market
but since it's Tuesday..
it still open during morning, selling mostly
dried, salted Terubuk (Ikan Terubuk masin)

Bought some Terubuk masin for my mom.

We took a bus back to the Sarawak Museum.
Actually, it's a van with Zone A sticker outside it.
More cheaper, RM1 per person.

Went to the museum (free entry)
and the Warrior Memorial or Heroes Monument
located just behind the museum.

We walked back along the main bazaar
to do some last minute shopping.
Had our last lunch at Winnie's Cafe
and I ordered another 'Laksa Sarawak'..
More yummy then before
with bigger prawn.. Recommended!

Went back to Tune Hotel,
grab our luggage
and took the shuttle back to the airport.


.Journey ended.

More journey to come after this..
hopefully..
but after this, there will be the 4 of us!!

Kuching, Sarawak. (Day 2)

Day 2 - 17 January 2011.


We went out to explore Kuching City Center.
Starting from the hotel,
we went down to the waterfront
and straight to the left..

Enjoying the scenery by the river..
We had a good look of the little boat that we took the night before..
Took some pictures (of course!)

The best way to explore one place is by foot.
The weather was fine,
although it was a bit gloomy with some drizzle..
Better than a hot sunny day that might drain out our energy quickly.

We walked past some old buildings and monuments
Fort Margherita (police museum), Astana and Square Tower
along the riverside.

Across the road (left hand side) is the main bazaar
where you can find a lot of souvenir, Sarawak layer cakes stalls..
Gambir Sarawak (Malaysian viagra? hehe..)
and some exotic wood works.

We went straight along Jalan Gambir and turn left
along Jalan Power to go to India street.

There were a lot of shop lots selling garments and textiles
along the road.

Had our lunch and our Teddy Jr. fell asleep.

Continue our journey after he woke up.
We walked and walked around the town until
we reached the Sarawak Museum.
Unfortunately we were too late by that time.
It's already closed (after 4.30 pm).

I can say it was quite far from our hotel
around 17-25 minutes walking distance.
Didn't really matter since we're enjoying
the beautiful scenery and environment.

We passed by the main bazaar
along our way back to hotel.
Had some good time exploring the souvenir sold there,
bought the Sarawak layer cake,
and Tebaloi - traditional Sarawak's snack made from sago.

.Dinner time.

We took the boat again to cross the river.
Tried 'mee kolok' and 'Milo Dinosour' for drink.