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In my next adventure, I was told that we are going to shoot the labrador whom loves the water. That day, I went to the designated rendezvous after picking Wingz up.

You cannot miss the moment she jumped into the pond.

Her beautiful candid moment

Awwww…. so cute.

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*** I recalled that I drafted this post before the entire hosting down. Urgh. FML but anyway. ***

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With the good rest from the night before, both Yatz and I were total rejuvenated. Waking up to the sound of the waves hitting the shores, I could not imagine any other place to be than that moment. It just makes me in awe listening to the waves.

We begin the day a little grumpy but that is solved after having our breakfast. That’s why ‘minum milo anda jadi sihat dan kuat’. Finally our ride has arrived and off we hopped in. We reached to the rendezvous point and behold, were greeted by 4 lovely ladies (we wished and hoping they will be joininng us in the same boat) in a small hut adjacent to the beach.

First stop was the Pulau Dayang Bunting known as the “Island of the Pregnant Maiden”. With every beautiful place comes to a nice legend behind it. Thus, the lake within the island claimed to be the very famous for remedy for those who wanted to conceive child but unable to? This is the magical water you looking for.

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Let’s do this.

Let’s do that.

Enthusiasm ensured.

Sometimes you just worried too much. Especially when things doesn’t work out as the way you planned. Then we make amends. Despite the effort, it might just fall against deaf ears.

There are no such things called smooth journey. It is all about trial and tribulation. Everything is a journey. A little a day and we can make it someday… just time can tell. Persistence and consistency

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Being the first time heading to review the food, especially with such senior and veteran bloggers in this food field I was a little taken aback. I feared that I couldn’t keep up with their hyper sensory taste buds as to mine. Nonetheless, it was an eye opening moment for me.

I reached to the place early and soon getting hungry after waiting for the rest to come by. Thanks to Yatz for his arrangement, we managed to gather some food bloggers together gather for eating out at this place – Ken Well Seafood Restaurant situated in Batu 11 Cheras. The place looks brightly lit orange in color. One can easily spotted opposite the Pejabat Pos Depot Serahan Batu 11.

First dish ‘Hong Siu Guat Pai’ for RM 23

Second dish ‘Gu Fart Song Yu Tao’ for RM 18

Third dish ‘Shang Bou Gam Fong’ selling at RM 3/100g

Dish 4 ‘Guo Zai Hoi Xin Dao Fu’ for RM 15

Dish 5 ‘Guo Zai Hui Woh Yok’ for RM 15

Dish 6 ‘Xi Yao Gok Ha’ for RM 20

Dish 7 ‘Sei Bou Dao Fu’ for RM 12

Dish 8 ‘Gam Ji Yok Yip’ for RM 15

Final dish 9 ‘Wong She Gap’ (RM 28/kg)

Ken Well Seafood Restaurant
B-G-7, Jln Kasturi 6, Tmn. Kasturi, Batu 11,
43200 Cheras, Selangor.

Boss : Mr. Harry Cheong
Tel : 019-2180331

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This place was made known to me when I wanted to meet up with Tony to pick up the comic few years back. He was working in the midnight shift and his shift ended at 7am.

Knowing as Bukit Bintang market as they were relocated to from now currently known as Lot 10 area, they filled with stalls trading various items under zinc roofs and canopies of umbrellas. They are famous for the food. Yes

Reaching there late, it was difficult to find a place to seat. Just ‘tumpang’ (share) the seats with another patrons. Find that everyone is making a beeline for the famous Hainan Tea aka Hainan Coffee and the ‘Roti Kahwin’.

‘Roti Kahwin’ is served in either toasted bread or buns with thick kaya (coconut jelly) and a thick cold butter. I ordered two slice of toasted bread and 1 piece of bun for a party of two along with the aromatic Hainan Coffee served cold with ices. This is the thirty year old plus stall known as Ah Weng can be recognize through their red plastic tables. Yes, the color still remains despite all these years.

I also ordered a bowl of curry mee to go along with. Not bad for RM4.50. They put a lot of Cocka cockles inside, though I not that fancy it. As I making my way out from the market, I could not resist the temptation to get some ‘apong’ or some called it ‘Appam’. She called it a larger version of ‘Kuih Kapit’ (Love Letter) because it is made from coconut milk batter and cooked till crispy in small woks. I beg to differ because the difference is the center of the ‘apong’ is tender juicy while ‘Kuih Kapit’ is pressed to form a piece/slice to fold in. It cost only RM2 for crispy piece of 5.

How to go there?
Situated along Jalan Melati and right behind Imbi Palace Restaurant. It is easily spotted and accessible on a one way street. You can park your car along the market which has two entrances, which I find it really rare. There is also two open air car park which charges RM2 per entry on the two entrances.

Will I return?
Yes. I will. I still wanted to taste the porridge and the popiah.

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KUALA LUMPUR – A first of its kind from Maxis and Astro, a joint collaboration to produce Malaysia’s first made-for-mobile sc-fi series – Dimensions. The premiere screening was held over The Palace at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, 12th November 2009.

Dimensionsis created exclusively for the Maxis and Hotlink subscibers via 3G and also viewed on its website through online platforms. Starred by the local talents, Dimensions is an interactive adventure filmed entirely on location in and around Kuala Lumpur. The first episode entitled “Correlations” was enough for me to label as fast-paced and intense in all 11-episode series. This sci-fi thriller reinvents the myths and legends of Malaysia, and lure audiences from the streets of KL into the 130 million-year-old rainforest that surrounds and dissents it, amongts ancient spirits of animist tales such as bunian, orang minyak and much more.

Some of the stars lineup include Dhanya Nambiar, Nurinmawati I, Lingam, Nur Hazwani, Oliver Johanan, Pak Muda, Ammar Alfian Aziz, Alias, Ben Tan, Jehan Miskin, Anne James, Justin Chan and many more.

Here’s some of the snapshots from the scene.

Thanks to Maxis for the invites!!!

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As the sun begin to set, I was pretty much starving and can’t wait to go for my dinner. Before I set my journey with Yatz, I made a few calls to my friends seeking information on the food in Langkawi. Never set my foot there, I called Alex for guidance since he often eat-in or eat-out. Moreover he did went to Langkawi recently. To my dismay, he just says, seafood. Langkawi is practically covered by sea so if not seafood what else?

Another call to dSaintx and a few more turns out to be the same. Seafood. Uh huh. This wasn’t really good news you know. This turns out to be totally different when both of us stumbled upon the Fat Mum Seafood Restaurant. From the signage on the roadside, it wasn’t really much appealing compared to the rest of the outlets along the stretch of the Cenang Beach. It wasn’t much decorated and looks dodgy from its outlook.

My first impression was whether the restaurant is operated or is it a “black shop”. That all started to change when the food was served. So never judge a book by its cover. We grab a table and sat down. The quiet ambience, with no sight of waiter or waitress until the owner, Mr. Chong reassure us that he will serves us later. His staff were on a break to renew the passport. Hence, left Mr. Chong and Fat Mum operating the restaurant. We were surprised by knowing the fact there were only 2 person to manage the operation especially during peak hour like dinner time.

We ordered the cheapest drink in town – the beer. I had a Carlsberg while Yat take upon Arthur – Guinness Stout. We waited for quite a while before Mr. Chong returned to take our orders. That was good because we actually have time to discuss what to order. It allows us to make decision. We begin with the compulsory “Noodle on Fire” medium size. Basically what Noodle on Fire was noodle wrapped in the aluminum foil before the fire. Hence, it look exactly like the picture below.

Yatz ordered a plate of prawns and seriously, I like it very much. It is called “Fat Mum Special Steamed Prawn”. Usually I do not fancy ordering the prawn-based dishes at restaurant due to the freshness and the way its being prepared. However, for this case it was totally different. The first taste makes me mouthwatering and now blogging about it makes me craved for it again.

Then came the Special Fish Curry and Spicy Garlic Squid. All these dishes were served with 2-3 minutes interval. I was surprised that the dishes were served pretty fast after we waited for quite some time. Later we found out that Fat Mum was manning 3 stoves at the same time. Cool.

There is actually nothing fancy about the food according to Mr. Chong. It is just like home cooked food and nothing to shout about. No specialty. Just ordinary meal that people ordered for lunch and dinner. After we done with the damages to our diet, we had the opportunity to strike a conversation with Mr. Chong. We were in luck because by then the crowd had disperse. Found out that Mr. Chong was once a fisherman and gave that up to operate a restaurant for the past 13 years.

Fat Mum was helping out cleaning the floor when Mr. Chong was talking to us. We chat up with Fat Mum and from there I found out that she was the one any only (cliche’) manning the kitchen below. From the preparation to cooking and then dish cleaning, Fat Mum was one leg kicking. We found out that she had a huge fan base especially from the foreigners whom enjoying their vacation in Langkawi. She even told us that she had list of blogs mentioning the Fat Mum Seafood Restaurant and even featured in LonelyPlanet.

Fat Mum was a very friendly person and even allowed us to go into her kitchen. It was pretty neat despite the aftermath of the cooking. She told us that one of her must-eat dishes include the handmade tofu which is limited in quantity. So if you are still lucky, the tofu will still be available by dinner time since she only made 3 sets per week.

We got a free dessert from Fat Mum – the jelly cendol with gula melaka as base. Sweet. Yummy. She told us that it wasn’t for sale as she made it for her own savoring.

An article from The Mail on Sunday paper many years back by Harry Thompson featured Fat Mum in it. Wow…. that was pretty long ago and she kept the newspaper cutting until today. On the side note, I felt I was the frog beneath the well because we really had a gem here in Langkawi and yet, no one seems to know about it. Here’s what Harry Thompson says, “…the remarkable Fat Mum’s, a contender for the title of best seafood restaurant in the world”

Good times have to come to an end eventually. By the clock striking 11pm, we have to say goodbye to Fat Mum. Before we left, we exchanged facebook contact and yes, Fat Mum is tech-savvy.
Note: she had a group in facebook too!

Obligatory information :-

Opening House
Daily ： 12:00pm – 12:00pm

Contact
Mr Raymond Chong : 012-489 1923
Voice : 04-955 9882
Fax : 04-955 7268
E-mail : fatmum2001@yahoo.com

Address
Fat Mum Seafood Restaurant
734, Jln Teluk Baru, Kg Tasik Anak,
07000 Langkawi, Kedah D.A.
West Malaysia.

Links:-
Langkawi-Online
Facebook – Fat Mum Seafood

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Langkawi Island is located at the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Being the Jewel of Kedah, it is an archipelago of 99 islands and famous for being a duty-free island. Note that Malaysia is the country whereby implying the heavy sin taxes. Thus, being able to go to Langkawi will means cheaper booze and freaking cheap cigarettes.

Known as one of the tourism spot, Yatz and I were on our journey (or yat and only journey…) to Langkawi last week. Being my first time to Langkawi Island, there were plentiful of tourism spots for me to feast on. With Yatz previous experience of taking the bus which leads to winding road and long hours, we decided to Get the Deal from the national carrier – Malaysia Airlines. It is as low as RM69 one way. You need to sign up with for the updates from the Get-the-Deal packages. Tempting to go to K.Kinabalu or Tawau now. More seafood!!!!

Anyway, back to our trip that the two of us we giving our first time together. For me, it was my first time to Langkawi despite being a Malaysian whom never visited Langkawi for its cheap booze. Not even during my teen years. As for Yatz, it was his first time flying. Never been on a plane, I find myself as doing a documentary shooting for Yatz in our 3 Day 2 Night stay. *mental note to Yatz: you should give me chocolates that you bought from there… mana itu Ferrero Rocher?*

I took a cab from Gombak on the Friday morning to KL Sentral which cost me RM11.30. Not bad except the heavy traffic at the Jalan Tun Razak intersection near to the Flat Pekeliling. The taxi driver and I talked a lot which reminds me of the short film from 15Malaysia. Yatz was there when I reached KL Sentral. I almost couldn’t recognize Yatz with his new look. I was searching for a young tall white male with a long hair. Silly me.

First, we try to get the ERL ticket first followed by checking in. Realized that if we were to check in our luggage in KL Sentral, it has to be 2 hours before the flight. I told Yatz the night before whether he wanted to check in online or only when we were at KL Sentral. We choose the latter one. We took the ERL which was only 28 minutes trip and arrived in KLIA sooner that we estimated. The ticket only cost us RM35 each. Not bad for a 28 minutes ride.

We boarded the flight MH1446 – a Boeing 737-400 which can caters up to 144 seating with the wing spanning 28.90m. The maximum fuel capacity is 6200 US Gallons and can reach the cruising speed of Mach 0.74. That’s 797 km/h. MAS have about 37 unit of this aircraft.

Inside the flight, seated at the seat number 23E I told Yatz I wanted to pick the seat next to the aisle so I can meet up with Anges Soh again and snap some pictures of her sweet smile snap some photo of the cabin crew when they doing the demonstration how to put on the life jacket when emergency happens. With the spacing between the front and back seat, I was able to move around adjusting my position to shoot the cabin crew.

Contrary from what I imagine how long the flight might take based on my previous flight (back in 10 years old then) which took more than 30 min from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur, we were doing touchdown around 2pm-ish. That was pretty fast and I was expecting they served muffins (like back in 15 years ago). Well, cannot complain about the meal when the flight ticket is now lower and affordable compared to last time. If were to compare to other airlines, this one comes free.

Since it was my first time being in Langkawi, I leave the planning to Yatz. First of all, we get a car. This is to enable the ease of moving from 1 place to another – since we will be running around the island. So, we approached or being approached by the car rental provider within the airport itself. Either way, I could not hinder myself from getting from this company. Yes, the sales girl was practically showing off her cleavage. Non-intentional because it only happens when she leaned forward to explain the cars available and the accommodation available in Pantai Cenang.

In the midst of the discussion, we opted for the brand new Proton Saga which was a couple month old compared to year old Sentra. The difference was only RM60 per day. Well, like they say.. “belilah barangan buatan Malaysia”. With the transportation settled, time to hunt for the accommodation. According to Yatz, the best place to stay is along the Cenang Beach. They have endless fine sandy beach that is stretch long. By the way, it is a happening place too.

We rented a room at Mali Perdana Resort. Our room was just right next to the beach. I could hear the waves from the sea hitting to the shores. In fact, on the second night there were some guys there were doing film shooting. It was a decent room with reasonable price tag on it. It comes with aircon, water heater, tv and wifi. *note : Langkawi got 3G Maxis coverage, don’t play play.*

By the time we settled both the car and the place to stay, it was around 5pm. Haste not, Yatz and I headed to Awana Porto Malai to take some photos. Time for me to try out Chua’s Sigma wide angle. It was a quiet place. Peaceful and calm. The majestic of the building give me the feeling of exquisite. Wonder how does the room interior looks like. Meantime, I was getting busy myself trying to catch some angle and a couple of nice shots.

Soon, the day is getting dark and it seems like the sun is settling down. We headed to Cenang Beach to take some sunset shots. The Lighthouse Restaurant at the end of Cenang Beach claimed that it has the best sunset view. Most of the patrons are the foreigners that visiting Langkawi Island. I couldn’t resist but to take some photos of it.

When we were on the move, Yatz notice the signboard “Fat Mum Seafood Restaurant” which he told me that this place must come and eat. It was recommended by his friend for Fat Mum’s famous “Noodle on Fire”. Little that we know that the Fat Mum famous not just for her specialty noodle on fire but her tofu, homemade noodles and more.

Yes, more detail about Fat Mum later on. She even got Facebook.

For the rest of the photos, check out my facebook albums:-

1. Sunset at Langkawi’s Cenang Beach
2. Langkawi Island Day 1

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