Fong Lye Restaurant

Fony Lye is a Taiwanese restaurant in the Gardens, just opposite Sushi Zanmai. I have tried their fried chicken, potato balls, spring rolls, fried rice and spicy noodle. They are all very delicious. The portion is quite good. The fried rice can be shared by 2 pax. On the top of my list are their fried chicken and potato balls.

* Cash terms only. Go there early as the waiting time can be really long.

Papaya milk - I still prefer the one in Taiwan
La Men - Very nice, especially the soft tofu slices in there

Rolls - Very tasty

Potato balls - Crunchy outside, soft inside. Recommended to eat while hot.

Fried chicken - Very frgrant and crunchy. The best I have eaten so far.

Fried rice - the rice is a bit spongy and it blends well with the other ingredients.

Hui Shan & Khai’s Wedding @ Kuantan

It has been a long time since I had a road trip to people’s wedding. Hui Shan and Khai’s wedding was held in Kuantan on a Saturday. Danny, Ai Chin and I departed from Damansara on Friday afternoon. The journey there took around 3.5 hours due to the hilly roads.

Hui Shan and Khai rented a few home stays and we stayed in one of the houses. The whole double storey with 5 rooms cost RM300 per night with beds, blankets, heater, towel, soap and television. There is a water machine in every house. The environment is quick clean. The rooms reminded me of Dragon Hostel in Hong Kong. It is a good place to consider for team building.

Our beautiful bride and bridegroom

There is a lot of land in Kuantan and everything seems to be “big”. The buildings and town structure reminded me of Penang in the 80s. Even though Kuantan is a small city, there are a lot of cars on the road and the roads are very confusing. One of the most happening malls is East Coast Mall. You can find Starbucks, Big Apple, Sushi King etc there.

Food to recommend:
- Ikan bakar
- Curry mee

The journey back to Damansara took only around 3 hours.

CNY 2011

This year I was home around 5 days before CNY. Not much spring cleaning has been done as my room seems to be a second store room now. Many areas are not accessible and almost all spaces have been stuffed with something. I just tidy up areas which are more accessible. I would say that my only achievement is cleaning up my wardrobe and photo albums.

Some of my other achievements include:
- Karaoke at Neway Queensbay Mall
- Sugar cane juice at Batu Lanchang market
- Pandan jelly cake at Sunshine Square
- Tau fu fa at Kampung Pisang

As usual, Penang is very hot around CNY. Cold drinks and ice-cream were going off quickly. Not to mention, it was extremely hard to sleep without an air condition.

It was the first time we had a reunion dinner in the hotel and the experience was not really good. We had it in a Chinese restaurant in Cititel Hotel, Penang. It cost around RM500 for a table. The food was not excellent and the service was not good. We spent much time complaining about the slow service. Atmosphere wise it was quite noisy as there were many other customers. I would personally prefer a small and quiet dinner, enjoying the television programs after that.

There was a lot of meet up and gatherings this year, especially on the third day of CNY. There was a grand high school gathering in Heritage Club after 10 years of graduation. When I saw my teachers aging, I realized how fast time has passed. Many of my friends are getting married or planning to get married. It was then I realize that I do not have such “achievement” in life.

It seems to be a family tradition that we held barbeque in our house, inviting relatives over. It is something good and enjoyable though the preparation and cleaning was a hassle. My mum is getting good in the marinating sauce, my bro is getting good in setting up the fire and barbequing, and my dad as usual is good at the PR portion.

The journey back to KL was terrible. Everywhere was jam. The rest houses were packed with people and cars.

Overall it was rushed but fulfilling.

Air Asia Tips

1.If a flight ticket contains multiple people, it is possible to pool for the luggage. For instance, the luggage allowance for person A is 15kg. A only has 10kg luggage. If B is in the same flight ticket as A, B can utilized the remaining 5kg.

2.If a flight ticket contains multiple people and one of the people is not boarding, the other people will not be able to utilize the person’s luggage allowance and meal.