Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Down the memory lane in Petaling Street

After the Sunday 7.30am church service and TMC5 meeting, Umai , Mrs. Umai and best friends (Yin2 & Vincent) went to Petaling Street, Yook Woo Hin Restaurant to be exact...just for brunch.
This place is very memorable to Umai as during childhood time, most of the family gathering functions had been held here...just missed the older days.

Although it has been nearly 4 years since the last time coming here for a meal, the standard of cooking and service have been well maintained. Apart from being more hygienic and thoroughly ventilated, the waitresses could speak English and some of the dishes names have been translated into English (maybe for tourists).

We tried to order some of the old-timers, such as below.

This is stir-fried rice with lots of vegetables and chicken cubes. This dish is highly recommended and costs RM20. The savoury sauce and onions really enhanced the flavour of this "Kai Lap Fan" dish.

Next, we ordered the "Sang Mein with Fish Meat"......although it looks a bit dry, let the noodles soak in the gravy for a few minutes ensured a well-balanced texture and flavour. This dish costs RM25...quite expensive though.

Wow, the last dish is "Tit Kung Kei" or "Boxing Chicken" , dipped in cooked tomato sauce and mama mia...simply delicious! The batter of the deep fried chicken was very aromatic and crispy...all this at RM20 for 10 pieces.

Well, after all these heavyweight dishes...a few cups of hot Chinese tea will help in the disgestion.
For more information,

Restaurant Yook Woo Hin
100 Jalan Petaling
50000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2078 4681
Opening hours: 6am to 3pm
Closed on Thursday

Monday, August 17, 2009

2D1N in Kampar

Umai is back!
Sorry for being dormant for such a long time...needed some time to rest.


For a start, we took a trip to Kampar on a weekday.
We left PJ SS2 at 7.00am and manage to arrive at Kampar Town by 9.00am, just in time for local breakfast. We had a simple breakfast at a food court near the old town market.

Here are some of the local delicacies that we had......cheap and nice.


This is called "Kuih Tebung", costs only RM1.00 for two pieces. Recommended to eat with chili sauce and some fried onions. Please look out for Stall No.47 to get this!


We bought this for RM1.70, basically glutinous rice with "char siew" sprinkled with peanuts and curry. Very appetizing...

After breakfast, we decided to drive up to Penang, just to visit the durian plantations in Balik Pulau. The journey took us another 2.5 hours using the NS-highway.

Finally, we reached Georgetown and we headed to Pulau Tikus area for lunch. We had our long- craved ice cream, Maxim's. We bought a 3 scooped with toppings for RM10.50, with Tiramisu, Chocolate and Kalhua flavours.

Next we drove to Titi Kerawang, a hillshope area with lots of durian plantations. We had 2 fruits which cost RM10 only.
Look at the flesh...so tempting.


After filling up with Penang food like char kuey teow and loh bak in New World Foodcourt, we started the journey back to Ipoh at 4.00pm to attend a wedding reception.

After dinner, we drove back to Kampar and checked in to our hotel at Grand Kampar Hotel.
One night stay in a deluxe room cost only RM128, very worth it.


Go to www.grandkamparhotel.com/ for more information.


We ventured out for supper after washing up. We had Chicken Porridge at the foodcourt in the old town.



A bowl of pipping hot and smooth porridge with fragrant steamed chicken drumstick cost RM3.50 only.

Next day, after having breakfast at the hotel, we walked around the old town and bought some Straits Settlement stamps from Kedai Buku Chee Ming.


For lunch, we went to Restoran Yau Kee to try the "Min Pau Kei". We opted for the Herbal Chicken instead of Curry Chicken since we have tried the latter one in KL. A smaller portion as shown above costs RM23.

Address - Yau Kee Restaurant , 55 Jalan Idris, Kampar. Tel. 05-465-1738

On the way back, we stopped by at Lata Kinjang waterfall, which boast a magnificent view and soothing nature atmosphere.

Upon passing Tapah town, we decided to drive up to Cameron Highlands via the Tapah road for tea.

We headed to T Cafe in Tanah Rata and ordered the Strawberry Cheesecake which cost only RM4.30 per slice. Good to relax with a cuppa of Earl Grey tea.



Another recommendation is the Scones with Strawberry Jam/Butter and Fresh Cream. A portion of this cost RM2.80 only.

The signboard of T Cafe.
Location: 1st Floor, 4 Main Road, Tanah Rata (Above the Marrybrown restaurant which is opposite the Tanah Rata bus station) 39000, Pahang
Goto http://www.t-cafe.biz/


That's about all for this short, yet adventurous trip.