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Do you know (if you didn't already) that Festival Walk, Ipoh holds a weekend night market every Friday to Sunday from 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm? You can actually find some interesting handmade handicraft from the arts and crafts stalls there. There are other stalls selling other stuff too but apparently Festival Walk is giving priority to arts and crafts because arts and crafts stalls get their place at the night market for free. Yup, no need to pay rental. Just pay a deposit upon registration and you have your very own stall at the night market. It seems the management wants to make Festival Walk the place to go to if you are looking for arts and crafts items. Hmmmm......a step in the right direction in promoting Ipoh's talented artsy people, no? What say you?

Sudut Nyonya, Kuala Kangsar

As we happened to be in Kuala Kangsar on fine Sunday, we decided to drop by Sudut Nyonya for lunch. Service is quick. Oooh, their fish head curry is yum, yum. Perfect mix of spiciness and very fragrant. We finished every last drop of the delicious curry. You can also opt to replace the fish head with fish fillet if you don't like fish head. The assam prawns are equally good. The prawns are fresh and the assam gravy that coated each prawn is delicious. The Kam Heong Prawns are not as good if you are going to compare with the assam prawns but still......... The beansprout with salted fish is another finger licking dish. The beansprouts are fat and juicy while the salted fish gave the dish a subtle fragrance. Good. Meanwhile the belacan potato shoots are not to be sniffed at either.
Sudut Nyonya is located in Taman Suria, Kuala Kangsar near the Kuala Kangsar Hospital.

Assam Prawns

Fish Head Curry

Belacan Potato Shoots

Kam Heong Prawns

Beansprouts with salted fish

ABC

Cendol

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Have you ever noticed (if you haven't already) that our problems seem small compared to the following :

1) victims of abuse (and I mean abuses of all kinds)
2) victims of human trafficking
3) victims of poverty
4) victims of war
5) victims of any other unfortunate circumstances that anyone can think of

Shouldn't we be very thankful for the fact that we are not one of the above? Shouldn't we stop grumbling and whining when faced with whatever problems and instead face them squarely and get on with life? Shouldn't we also try to do something (however small) to help the above?

Red Hall, Ipoh

After a day trip to Pasir Panjang, we decided to dine at Red Hall in Taman Ipoh Boulevard Timur. Our orders of Grouper Fish Head Curry, Honey Ginger Chicken, Braised Beancurd and Sauteed Vegetables arrived quite quickly. Probably because there were only two other occupied tables before us. Ermmm.......the fish head curry has got to be the weirdest tasting curry we've ever come across. There is none of the fragrance that usually accompanies a curry dish and there is also a funny taste to it.......a taste we can't quite place. The honey ginger chicken is not bad though. The braised beancurd is only passable while the sauteed vegetables has a slightly bitter taste to it.......traces of pesticide on the vegetable??????? No repeat visit from us to this place.
Red Hall is a corner lot at Lebuh Perajurit 3/1, Taman Ipoh Boulevard Timur, Ipoh.

Honey Ginger Chicken

Grouper Fish Head Curry

Braised Beancurd

The Bus, Ipoh

Went to this bistro called The Bus for dinner one Sunday evening. We ordered 2 pastas and 2 pizzas with a chef salad. The pastas........namely spaghetti carbonara and spaghetti with broccoli, anchovies and basil......weell, they tasted the same to us. Can't tell the difference between the two. Taste wise....not too bad lah if you are not fussy. The pizzas....hmmmm.....the margarita, which is pizza with sliced tomatoes, basil, mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce is quite good. If they are more generous with the cheese, it could be better, I think. The other pizza....tuna and smoked salmon, which is pizza with onion, tuna flakes, smoked salmon, chili flakes and mozzarella cheese is passable. Can't quite taste the smoked salmon though. As for the chef salad........mix greens and chicken served with special dressing and garlic bread......just so, so only lah.
The Bus occupies two shoplots located at Jalan Lau Ek Ching, Ipoh.

Chef salad

Margarita

Tuna & smoked salmon

Spaghetti with broccoli, anchovies and basil

Spaghetti carbonara with a raw egg yolk

Special Message

Our deepest condolence to the families of all the 37 victims killed in the Genting Highlands bus crash. We are very sorry for your loss. May all 37 victims rest in eternal peace.
To the 16 survivors: Be strong and get well soon.

Greentown Seafood Restaurant, Ipoh

One very hot Sunday, we decided to pop into Greentown Seafood Restaurant for lunch. We ordered the sizzling beancurd with seafood and sauce, claypot curry prawns with mixed vegetables and homemade lemon chicken. Ooh...the claypot curry prawns was a hit with our group. Nice and juicy....the prawns, I mean. Lots of vegetables floating in the curry which was thick with just the right degree of spiciness. The sizzling beancurd came with a generous amount of seafood. Yummy, yummy. The homemade lemon chicken was good too. Crispy and juicy and boneless too. Now Mum is hankering to go back there again for the claypot curry prawns.
Greentown Seafood Restaurant is located in a bungalow along Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil in Greentown, Ipoh.

Sis' order of tea for one

Claypot curry prawns with mixed vegetables

Homemade lemon chicken

Sizzling beancurd with seafood and sauce

Dessert for one

Bukit Merah Curry House, Ipoh

As I practically passed by this shop every day, I suggested breakfast there one weekend. We ordered roti canai kosong and roti sardine. The roti canai kosong was a little bit on the hard side but has a sweetish taste. Can be eaten on its own.The roti sardine, on the other hand, was soft and fluffy. Both came with dhal curry and fish curry. The dhal curry was good.........thick and slightly spicy. But the fish curry, while tasty, was on the watery side.
Bukit Merah Curry House is located along Jalan Lau Pak Khuan same row as AmBank near Fatimah Hospital.

Roti sardine

Roti kosong

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Very true and must also thank the person for teaching us something new...............

Boston, Ipoh

Went to Boston for dinner one weekend. Err......not many customers around. Dad's yong chow fried rice is, according to him, not as good as before. The fish ball curry noodles is not too bad. Could be spicier, though. The stir fried flat noodles or wat tan hor is only just so, so. Something lacking here. Don't know what. The Szechuan fried rice, even though it is supposed to be spicy, is not spicy at all. A big disappointment for the person who ordered it. The standard of food here seems to be going down. Wonder why?
Anyway, Boston is located at De Garden in Medan Ipoh.

Red bean cendol and red bean soya cendol

Fish ball curry noodles

Yong chow fried rice

Iced Milo dino and ice-blended lemon blueberry

Stir-fried flat noodles or wat tan hor

Dim Sum at O Place, Ipoh

Went for a late breakfast of dim sum at O Place yesterday. It was already past 9.00 am when we walked in and yet we still had to wait more than 30 minutes for our dim sum to arrive. Apparently the chef was late or something. On top of that the waiters seem to have only just woken up from their sleep. They got our orders wrong twice even though everything was very clearly marked on our piece of order chit. Perhaps they don't know how to read in English??????? They are foreign workers after all....... Anyway, those peeves aside, the food tasted quite good.......or was it because we were famished........so, you will have to try it out for yourselves. The carrot cake was good although all the pieces were stuck together. The steamed spare ribs was not too bad even though there were more bones than meat in the serving. The star of the whole lot has got to be the tau foo fah. Very smooth........so smooth until it just slid down our throats the moment it entered our mouths.
O Place is located at Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil in Greentown, Ipoh.

The eating utensils

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Is that why people say 'there's always tomorrow"?

Restoran Oz, Ipoh

After coming back from a day trip to Kuala Kangsar, we decided to go out for dinner and ended up at Restoran Oz in Medan Ipoh Bestari. Not many customers around.......still early, I guess. Not even 7.00 pm but then we are hungry, mah which was a good thing because the portions are big, so, good news for those big eaters out there. Small eaters can share lor. The braised lamb is yum, yum. The meat is tender, so can save on the jaw exercise. Lots of side dishes. The Gold Coast Pork Schnitzel is good too. Comes with tomato rice. Erm, as for the Freemantle Fish & Chips, the fish is a bit tasteless even after squeezing some lemon juice and dipping it into the sour cream. But.........don't let this deter you from checking out this place. Hmmm.....maybe we can try their Outback Roast Chicken next time. Looks good to me.
Restoran Oz is located at Jalan Medan Ipoh 1D, Medan Ipoh Bestari, Ipoh.

Gold Coast Pork Schnitzel

Freemantle Fish & Chips

Braised Lamb

Saigon Hibachi, Ipoh

As the aunt is here for a visit, we decided to go out for dinner. Ended up at Saigon Hibachi in Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh and were given a private room. We had the Soft Shell Crab Set which was given the thumbs up from everyone in the group. The set comprised of soft shell crab salad, soft shell crab handroll, spider maki, soft shell crab itself and miso soup.The best thing about eating soft shell crab is you don't have to fight your way through the crab shell to get to the flesh beneath....you just pop the whole thing into your mouth and chew. Here at Saigon Hibachi, the soft shell crab is fresh and good to the last bite. The portions are quite big too.
Saigon Hibachi is located at Jalan Medan Ipoh 4, Bandar Baru Medan Ipoh.

Spider Maki

The man (or should I say the crab) himself, Mr Soft Shell Crab

Soft shell crab salad

Soft shell crab handroll