trip to hat yai~~ food~~~(part 2)

-posted only on 16/07/08
finally i got the photos from her..........and i finally finished my exam...Yay Hoo~~~ got time to update the blog

updating better condition photos..

pretending driving a bus and i did not photo shop my picture... where got ppl photo shop edi still so ugly one~~
(Maybe i really should get a bus driving license .. since i like driving big vehicles so much~~!!)

back to the topic..
so..after some shopping around the hotel... then head straight for dinner.. which the dinner is the worse food of all...not worth taking photos.. then we go for the place where i wanted to go since i know that i will be going to Hatyai......the pasar malam... it is called "pah tai", i remembered it by the named of petai... is the same night market once i go with YOU..

to recall back your memory.... some of the things....we once enjoyed...



and



and this ...

fried exotic cuisine...

so....we went there to have the very very cheap and nice coffee .. this time we tried .. new flavors...

this include:

(cappuccino ice blended) - youngest sis ordered

rating : 4 1/2 star
value of money: $$$$$ ( very cheap 25 baht only~~)


(mocha blended) - cl ordered..

rating : 5 star (very very nice...)
value of money: $$$$$ ( very cheap 25 baht only~~)


(latte ice blended) - i ordered

rating : 3 star (....not as sweet as expected... but is still sweet)
value of money: $$$$$ ( very cheap 25 baht only~~)


(chocolate blended) - er jie ordered (er jie: i got a star... you all dont have~~~ the rest of us :@@ swt///)

rating : 3 star (nice at first... but when reaching the end is not.... choco enough..and is kinda sweet)
value of money: $$$$$ ( very cheap 20 baht only~~)



this menu with price on it(based on baht).. IF you understand ... hehe


Cl and me~~ cam whoring..notice the same shirt we wearing? ha ha we didn't planned but we packed the same shirt there.. so.. (sam yao leng shai- Cantonese) coincident :)


so after the the whole day of shopping~~~ here is the evidence of my over spending :( but everything .. worth spending...



(top view)


after taking these photos... we headed for supper... we went for "oo jian" - egg fried oyster.. nice..but.. we dint bring along the phone..even we had.. we cant wait to eat... i don't think we ever think of taking picture.. so imagine la~~

after a very fulfilling supper... go to sleep

then i found something interesting~~~

i saw this in hotels washroom.... it may not be interesting.. as it is so rusty .... and dont know the purpose of putting such thing in there.. so i take a closer look then i found this....


a bottle opener.. from Coca Cola~~~!!! so thoughtful... especially when we need a can opener to open those bottle beers or soft drink..but i wonder anyone uses it (so rusty)or even realize this ...

Day 3:
morning.. around 10 a.m
i am the last one to wake up early er jie and cl went for an early walk, breakfast.. and bring back some breakfast for me!!! hehe cannot envy me for having such good er jie~~ so this is the one she bright back... yummy!!! can get from any... 7-11 in hat yai



while enjoying my breakfast on the bus.. i saw this...then i quickly "jump" down from the bus and take a picture of it...(since we are waiting for the aunties to buy some pork burger.. which Mc D in Malaysia does not have)



OMG~~~!!! grand sales... an i am going back that day....so sad....

more to come... we are heading to IpoH and stop by getting great food...
i got more photos.. but i am having problem with streamyx now. maybe i should get back to amination.. so.. update later la~~!!!

trip to hat yai~~ food~~~(part 1)

haha... now i "la -la sheng" updating.. this is the earliest i can.. because i need to make up the time lost of doing the assignment ... as such.. my time has to sacrificed to the discussion.. which ended up gossiping ... and planning for holiday after the test...swt -_-///

(before the trip..
mid night i made a b'day card for b'day girl until 4 am ..(happy b'day gurl) for her

(ignore me and my double chin!! and shh!! dont talk about it!!)
slept 3 hours then get ready for class...
i got class from 9am-1pm..
then discussion until 7pm ..
jammed all the way home..
7.30pm rush to cousin's b'day party ..
leave at 8.30pm..[i wrote her a "I OWE YOU " memo.. because i forgot her b'day present, which promised to give her when i am back from the trip]
final check on important mails.. the final checked before leaving the house at 9.00pm..
waited for bus 30 minute.. wtf..)

the trip took off at 9.30 Friday night (20/6/08) and reach the customs at 5 am Saturday but the customs are open on 6am.. so we waited in the bus for 1 hour..

but first .. let me show you who is the one that sleep with me~~ sharing the same bed.. bathroom.. toilet.. food..etc...
yup.. is her.. my lovely and evilly (sometime) :erjie ( she also have huge eye bag.. but she is smart enough to cover up with her sun glasses)



i looked super tired in this picture... i know ..Oh my Gosh~~~ my eye bag and dark circle..( i think i got better ones~~ but later..la~~)

so.. on the bus(the whole trip) .. we sit together... but we couldn't sleep well as we are going with the aunties~~~ (as u know aunties are tend to be.......*er- herm*) so.. we couldn't get a good sleep.. i end up looking like this without my survivor kit - the smart invention called- concealer.. ( all the nicer picture have to get from my sis which i don't know when she will pass it to me..which the story have to begin with my cell phone batteries DIED earlier than i expected..)

so, stop going around the bushes and get started with the food~~~

the first stop...
to temple.. erm.. the picture.. later..
less concern on that.. put more effort on nicer scenery and FOOD~~~
from the hill u can see..the whole Hatyai ...according to the tour leader..



i do not know what have i done to the phone .. that makes this picture.. look "blue".. but at least the picture is clear... maybe i show you when i got the better ones~~ ( lesson learn: get a camera with you when u travel and don't simply do adjustment to it)

when finished with the temples(3 of them actually).. then we checked into the hotel .. guess what..
you know the hotel le~~

the logo:


the lobby:

recall anything?? yup.. is the one we went ... together.. we stay at the same hotel.. but this time i stay at 8th floor...(maybe we rally should went back there.. again ..together...)

after checking in.. we went to have our lunch.. at Lee Garden Plaza hotel.. the tallest hotel in Hatyai ..at the 33rd floor ..this buffet lunch cost us :RM18 per person.. with normal food such as..fried rice,garden salad, tom yam (taste.. okay only), seaweed soup, tofu,fried chicken..etc but great view...

photo taken from the hotel:



can u see the railway station.. that we first reach Hatyai? i can view it from the restaurant .. it reminds me of the good old memories...

after .. some cam whoring ... we head straight to the market which normal Malaysian Chinese called that place" pa-sak"(which means pasar in Malay; market in English)

the busyness of the market..


we purposely stop by there because..
1.they sell medicine where we can get cheaper there than in Malaysia.
2.the sell the super duper..cheap accessories.. (from hair to bracelet, necklace..etc..)best place to get gift for anybody without getting broke... because it is a retail shop as such the price is super cheap

but i saw something different...
the Milo packaging is so different from the ones in Malaysia... these are shorter and wider in the appearance..and they have two different size....aren't they cute..



after like an hour there .. we headed back to hotel where they have shopping mall..selling original branded stuff.. where some of them are cheaper than in Malaysia.. most widely known is the bra , the Wacoal brand bras are believed nearly half the price in Malaysia .. so we when to check it out...

but i ended buying stationary .. why?? because all of it is so adorable and unique where i could not get in Malaysia....i spend around 250 baht which is around RM25 just buying pens..

then we go to the street get some coconut.. as the day is so so hot..


then we found this

yummy fried chicken drumstick and the fried big prawns.. aren't they big..it is even bigger than the drumstick... (till know i still wondering ..what do the prawn was feed on.. that make them this size..) i did not try.. as i am afraid of having pimples.. (as i grow older ..the skin condition is not good as last time.. need to take care...)

the next stall is selling the same thing but..something extra..

(siew kap) roasted/ fried pigeon .. according to the locals...

more to come.... but need to wait for my erjie.. (because my batteries had DIED)...to get all the rest of the pictures..to save in computer..
so.. get your finger cross..or spam her(not me) in the MSN ..

food~~~

some food for you "watch plum stop thirsty"


tofu(bean curd)~~~
Japanese tofu.. hmm yummy.. this restaurant's chef should have a compliment on this cuisine .. damn nice.. if was to ask to rate i will give a 4 out of 5 star.. the tofu is just nice .. not over cooked.. but 1 thing that is not so satisfying is the "ham yu" is not good enough..


fried lotus~~
not very nice..if to compare to the one that i have tried in USJ ..the lotus over cook.. very stiff.. oily.. smell a bit like burned, if was to rate.. i will give 1 star out of 5 star.


fish...(talapia)
hmm.. no comment as .. i don't eat.. fresh water fish... i'm so sorry.. but i tried the "zhap"(which is mean the sauce) .. nice...salty.. rating... i dare not rate.. so~~~ i asked "er jie", and she rate : 3 star out of 5 star.


heh ko~~ (i dont know what this called in english-some kind shripms)
not so nice... below average.... to be rate hmm... 2 1/2 star out of 5 star... because ..it is oily...and got nothing.. like more flour .. than heh ko~~

that all for now...
later if can find the " mouse tail noodle.." then i show u... oh.. tomorrow i will be going to hat yai .. i try to take more picture for u la~~ (to make sure u come back faster.... and go jalan-jalan with me~~ and er jie , nearly forgot... koko also~~~)

masak-masak (my puchong aunt's house)

today i learn to cook 2 new things which are, mutton soup and tong ku keok (mushroom leg in chinese)

mutton soup.. is quite time consuming .. so i recorded the "mushroom leg" recipe.. actually ..it also can used mushroom.. Chinese mushroom, those black Chinese mushroom.... this cooking got a little spicy.. so quite suitable for "your" taste.. and its Chinese style

before i start... it should look like this after finished...(this size can for 4~5 pax)

ingredient (this size can for 4~5 pax):

OR

: Chinese mushroom used or the mushroom leg ( all cut into cubes)

onions, garlic on the left (more garlic), and 3 chili padi chopped, and removed seeds (or else ... hehe)

choi pou(update 18/6: is choi pou not tong choi) (dried white carrots seasoned to salty taste)

choi pou also ( dried red/orange carrots seasoned to sweet taste)

dried prawns... (ha-mai)

p/s:- sorry for the blur photos as it was taken in a very rush manner .. rushing to cook

-and i waited long to upload all the pic up.. so i upload the video of how its cook instead.. if you cant hear what i said .. leave me a comment then i update...because... it take so long up upload everything..

so enjoy la~~ oh.. i think i record it quite loud..(got a lot of qing-qing, chaing-chiang sound) be careful...

other vege also.. post it next time ^v^

端午節

updating 20/6/08: i asked around they say this is called chinese dumpling ... [sekarang baru tahu~~]

my first time ever ... own made"ba zhang" or Zhong zhi in chinese... on the past years, all i need to do.. is to made a special request .. the conversation will sound like this:

my aunt= i called her ah-em

aunt: hey, XXX is duan wu jie...

me: ah-em... duan wu jie is coming edi?? oh.. yes! i can eat ba zhang edi~~

aunt: yea-lor...

me: ah-em.. i want bak zhang...

aunt: okay.. how many..?

me: me... personally 3... no..4...no ..5.. . 5 should be okay..

aunt: you ah~~ fat fat then only u know..

me: hehe ... =^~^= and i don't want dried prawns.. , no dried oyster, and no lat chee..

aunt: ........

(few days later... the bak zhang is ready.. with my special request.. with only big yellow beans, yummy mushroom, "ham dan" and pork)

but this year... i coincidentally at her place when she is making it.. so.. i say.. i want ..try..

then i made this:

funny... right.. my first one.. so.. is not that bad.. at least it survive through the cooking process..

(er jie: look like cow's horn)

but this is normal "bak zhang" should look like :

so before you forget, let me show a comparison photo

after more training in my uncle house .. i finally can make that really look like triangle "bak zhang".. and my aunt..(another one) she said i can get diploma cert from her... can passed and graduate with diploma... haha so if got chance .. i make one for u.. but i still don't know how to do the inside ingredient... i know how to pack it only ~~~pai seh~~~ =^.^=

play masak-masak xP

that day.. me and few of my new class mate went to one of the new frinds's hostel play masak masak..

not much la~~ all vege~~~

(i look super super fat in this pic...i forget to say.. i cut my hair edi~~)

closer look on the food

(top -> bottom, left to right: rice, fried vege, tomato egg, chili padi, mushroom chicken( i cook), long bean with dried prawn, potato with dried chili, and pop corn chicken(i fried) all Chinese style .


before i forget , my hair style from:

to

so is not changing style .. but some maintainance..

my library as per request...

as per the conversation... u commented on your library and our TAR college's library.. then u watch this clip.. took fresh this afternoon after my class...

so enjoy the clip.. oh.. dun worried ... is a very very short one as the library is tiny .. haha

so here you go:



updated 05/06/08:
the whole library....the beginning u saw was the other end ..
while viewing another end..the end part u saw the sight is going out..
when u saw that ..that's the check out counter..

as such..the space...small and all the cupboard are not fully filled with books..
plenty of rooms for more books