Just Blogging Around

Go figure!!

 

Welcome to Nasi Kandar Naseer Fairos, Bagan Serai!!

 

 

It is the ONLY (I think) mamak which run 24/7. Non stop.

 

 

I went back to my OWN hometown…acting like a BIG TIME tourist! Not much people from my hometown know who I am anymore..They just think I am a visitor from else where. How sad? But not till I mention my dad’s name or Eng Hock Tong, people would like : AHHH!!! I know your father!! So, you are his daughter who live in Australia!! WAH!!” =.=”’ So Bagan Serai, I tell you.

Anyway, I was lucky enough revisiting mamak with Jimmy korkor (brother). Jimmy is their regular customer, and they all treat him very very nice. I am lucky enough too, managed to take some photos without any interferences.

 

 

 

 

The food was absolutely yummie. Oh well, what can I say? it IS Bagan Serai food! You must be good to stay in the business; I haven’t seen anyone selling not-so-yummie food can survive in my hometown. Seriously. I think this is one of the reasons I have fussy taste buds.

 

 

AH!! Favorite food!!! SEE-HUM!!! (Malaysian clams). Apparently not much people will appreciate see-hum due to high risk of Hep A, Hep B; for me, I just don’t care (!!!) I’ve got myself vaccinated before my holiday because I was so god-damn going to eat em’!  

 

 

This is Jimmy korkor. He is my old old old friend. He is father of two cute little daughters. How cool is that?  

 

 

There are few things that you cannot miss out in mamak: teh-tarik (milk tea) and roti canai!!!! I love watching the cook making roti canai.

I stick my head out, open my eyes widely, mouth half opened with 101% fasination. Erm..I am such a tourist of Bagan Serai. OK! I admit it!

 

  

The Roti Tisu  was kindly delivered by Mr. Waiter. He wanted me to take a photo for him, so he can send a copy for his family oversea. I shall get them printed out, and send back to Jimmy korkor. I reckon his family will miss him alot.

 

 

I told him he looks very scary without a smile..he would scare his son off when he send his photos home. He burst out his laughters straight away.

I love seeing people smile…I don’t like people taking things tooooooo serisouly. :)  *depend what we talking here*

 

 

Ta dah~!! This is a super slim and tall roti tisu…but after eating this, plus curry, roti sardin, roti telur bawang (egg and onion) etc etc..gosh! I need to burn my fat seriously. Now, talking about diet eh, this is the thing I need to take it serisouly!

 

 

 

  

 

 

Me and Jimmy korkor.

I don’t know when it will be the next time for me stepping back to this mamak store, having a nice cup of cuppa, middle of night; but I know it was one of the greatest moment from home.

 

 

 

p/s:Thanks Jimmy for the whole supper, I told you I CAN eat alot ! HA!

 

 

 

 

 

Metting with bloggers is like…..meeting with strangers, don’t you think so? *sticking tongue out*

Hello strangers~!!!!  

1.) 

Ta dah~!!!!! This is Wuching everybody; Wuching, this is everybody. 

Let me flash back my own memory lane when I was in Melbourne. I told him I would be in town, so we were going to meet up.

In fact, we meet up one day ealier due to my stupidity toward techonolgy. I shamelessly called Wuching to help me to burn a copy of CD of the photos in Cogress. Yeah, he IS the only person whom I know who can fix up things like this.  

I am so lucky, he is so ’suay’ (unlucky).

 

Wuching and Teresa took me to market, dim sum, and I even shamelessly self-invited to their family event. Haha! Simple as that, he told me his uncle was going to cook some Foo Chow noodle. :P My mood simply followed where the good food are available.

Hey man! The meet was great! Wuching may appear like those ‘old’ high school teacher..but he is hell funny.

If you and Teresa happen come down to Perth, be my guest! You guys are always welcomed!

 

 

2.) 

This happend in KL. I gave Uncle Rojak (from Malaysia) a call. 

 

 

I was running a bit late because I was doing some shopping in KLCC. Oh well, I am not really into shoes as much as he thinks I am. I am not a very fashionable type of person. I am neither into manicure, pedicure, colouring my hair. I am not into funky clothes.

But one thing for sure… I am very into MONEY!!! Hahha. That’s just a serious joke.

I meet up with other bloggers beside Rojak. I meet some other bloggers as well such as 9393, AceOne118, etc etc.

They all are funny and hilarious people with crazzzzy jokes that made me laugh till my head off. (not scaring other patrons in the restaurant, ok?)

3.) 

Wymen the seremban boy.

 

He took me and my brother to Sunway Pyramid. I never ever forget the day we meet. I must admit, sometimes something is not easy to forget–I lost Kian’s mobile there.

 

Anyway, the meet was all good. We had fun, we chat…we share alot of similiarity in our life, which is cool.  

 

 

Wymen’s mum called while he was driving. I softly shouted: Hello Aunty! I am Wymen’s GIRLFRIEND!!  

 

 

I surely scare his sh*t out. Ekekek. 

 

 

4.) 

After meeting with Wymen, me and my baby brother went down to town. 

 

 

Kuala Lumpur is absolutely crazy. The traffic and the dust. Absolutely madness.

 

 

Me and Meng Shuoh  

 

 

I can’t remember where I ended up. I meet plenty of bloggers (and strangers)– Kenny Ng , Seng Kor (whom my brother think he looks like a Hongkie celeb. And we both couldn’t tell who is who anyway )

Oh yeah..See! who else I meet? BEN MOH~!!!

 

 

We didn’t get to talk much at that time, but hey! We will defintely see each other again some days, yeh mate? 

 

 

Oh yeah! and Zeroimpact !!! Bah! I have so much to say, yet so little time. Thank Buddha, we have MSN

Again, I was soooo dumb!!! I wanted to bang my head to the wall so badly. When I first meet zeromimpact, he said: I read your blog and I comment in your blog.

I was like…erm…who ar? who ar? who ar?

And he showed me his name!! Gosh!!! That is soooo arty!!!

 

Thanks Winn  who invited me along.. I felt like a total stranger myself at that night surrounded my too many strangers. Abit out of my comfort zone, eh? Hope I will see you again.

p/s: for others whom I don’t mention your name, I do remember you all. Please forgive my clue-less-ness as I don’t know when I can and when I can’t mention anonymity. And thanks for paying for me and my brother’s drink. We both deperately needing a cold drink after all the drama when I lost the mobile phone.

5.) 

This is Jellyfish. Man, I went around and met up with people. The whole process is like…MARATHON. 

We meant to be meeting up at the Eye On Malaysia thingy, I am so sorry, due to my stupidity, I lost my mobile consequencely my connection with you and Lyn. I deeply regreted it for not seeing you earlier. If happend you come down to Perth on Spring, we go to Araluen Park!!! 

 

 

6.) 

Finally! This woman!!  

 

 

Hijackqueen was the very ver last blogger friend I meet. We click instantly. She is very very cheeecky!! She made me do naughty thing too. How notti is that? She made me break my New Year Resolution.

 

7.)

The final stop — Penang Island. 

 

I always love Penang. I spend plenty of my childhood  in Penang with my family. It was a shame I don’t get to stay any longer. Penang worth more than thousands of photos.

I meet up with Chen in Penang. We chat..and ate. I ate alot.

I tell you what…converting aussie dollar to Malaysian Ringgit, and eating like a fat pig in Penang…and and and meeting with people whom I wanted to meet since long time ago–Priceless!!! 

 

 

 

Finally, David Walliams and Matt Lucas are in town!!!! Finally. I bought the Live tickets months ago…and I finally got to see them in real life. *happy happy*

The auditorium was packed!!! And lotsa lotsa pommies !!! They are tall, big and..and with heavy cute English ascent!! Gosh! They are so cute!! Is like the first time…I feel like I am in a foreign country. So British!! And me…with my Manglish ascent, chatting with them…I am so cute too!!! You gotta be proud of what you got there, dude. Just like me

 

 

Tiny two little us among thousands of people.. 

 

 

The English (obviously) couple who sat behind us were very funny as well. See! That guy sticked his hand behind us while he saw us taking this photo. How cute!  

 

 

I was all excited and happy at every single moment–simple as that: watching Walliams and Lucas with Kian. (What a birthday weekend, eh? ;P ) 

Andy and Lou!!! I got so emotional when I saw them. Gosh! I thought watching comedy meant to be all laughing and giggling. What’s wrong with me? Sobbing?????

 

 

Every single character is hell funny. In fact, I could remember their famous lines so well…and I can even speak like them!!! Excpet for Vicky Pollard, she speaks too fast. 

 

 

Ting Tong!!! Ting Tong Makadangdang!!!! 

 

 

Vicky Pollard claimes  Schapelle Corby is her friend…and her teacher enjoyed the turkey slap. Haha!

 

 

They adopted quite abit of aussie jokes, and they were really hilarious.

 

 

 

 

We sneak out for some junks over the break. I first thought the ‘bubbly’ means buble rice. Turn out..the buble is AIR!!!! The chocolate bar was hell ‘empty’.!!! Gosh! I want my solid full cream chocky bar!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eh eh eh…. 

 

 

 

 

Hello Perth!!!! 

“Champaign for everybody!!!!!!”

 

 

Marjorie was looking for a fat fighter..I was so dying to become the new member for the performance…Bah. It didn’t get to happend at all. *sigh* 

 

 

If I get to go on the stage..I would like to hug Matt Lucas!!!! I think this gay dude is hawt and cute!

 

 

 

 

Actually, I don’t mind Walliams, really. 

 

 

But I reckon his arse is not that yummie. 

haha!! Told ya~!!! Not that nice. But I like. 

 

 

Finally!!! David Thomas—the only gay in the village!!!! My favorite character from Little Britain. 

 

 

Result: Super happy me! 

 

 

We don’t mean to taking photos, but I just couldn’t help seeing ppl flashing their cameras here and there. The thing is, I didn’t even use the flash!

Anyway.. for non-Little Britain fans, I must apologize, I have been very very obsessed ’cause I really like them, as much as I like Ricky Gervais.

Erm..I wundah, if I ever would met them somewhere in Perth?

A voice coming from behind my ear: Cynthia!!! Can you please stop dreamming, please lar~! People on earth wanna see good looking, hot body celeb…and you wanna see the big fat homogenous gay???”

SLAP!!!

OOOOk, I better stop dreamming and go back to reality. Night. *haiiii*

 

 

 

Eng Hock means Forever Happiness; my late grandpa named after his medical hall (shop) long time ago. We are the third generation in the family practicing Chinese medicine. But is a lot of thing has been changed when people from my hometown moving from pharmacognosy therapy to western pharmaceutical. In fact, I am ONE of them.

NO! Don’t get me wrong. I do appreciate Chinese medicines. They are beautiful herbs!

 

 

This is my very very cool dad!  

Dad is the second generation. He gained his knowledge of Chinese herb by working as apprentice in Penang Island when he was young. Apprenticeship was very very difficult back then, he said.

 

 

My mum is helping out in the shop. My mum has been helping my late maternal grandpa running retail business at very young of age. She probably doesn’t know much about Chinese medicine, but managing business and staff members in the shop..I would say she is the role model.

 

 

mum is busy ‘counting money’, that’s why she wasn’t looking at my camera. 

Let me present: my baby brothers!!! They both are helping out my parents as well. Running in and out… 

 

 

Making money…and allow me to persuit my dream here in Aussieland. 

 

 

These are classic Chinese Medical Hall storage–drawers. 

 

 

Each drawers is subdivided into few spaces in them, and well labeled. The label is made by high quality metal, the words are engraved and background is painted in colour. 

 

 

Everytime I home, I look at them. It is absolutely breath-taking seeing my parents are keeping these old antiques well. Absolutely fastinating. 

 

 

Plantation is widely used in chinese medicine… 

 

  

so does other insect such as cockcroach, scorpion, etc etc  

 

 

These heavy mortars and pestle(s) are made by very high quality metal. Dad is the only one in our family manage to ‘play some nice rhythm’ out of it while crushing some herbs. At the end of the crushing process, he always use the pestle, lightly hit the edge of the mortar, and “TING”!! (a sound produced). No one, seriously no one manages to “TING” like my dad.

During this trip, happend that my dad need to crush some herbs. I sat next to hit…looking at his familiar movement, and the “TING” … He is the legend!  How cool is that?!

 

  

Running chinese herbs itself won’t survive in Bagan Serai. Most of the Chinese ppl come in for chrysanthemum tea, pepper…*I am pretty sure I know abit more than this * At some occasions, we get prescriptions too, and my cool dad will dispense them accordingly.

 

 

I will be still doing the same job, just dealing with different type of medication. This makes me think..I am as cool as my dad.

 

 

Last very photo of mine for this entry. 

 

 

Me and the antique.  

Note: Anti-spammy system will be installed in real soon. Heck! I receive at least 100-ish spams just in the morning itself. 

Some cooking photos after awhile. Some reasons, I miss my own food photos after my long holiday. :) In near future, I will show you Kian’s cooking as well, as he does abit more cooking than I do thesedays.

One chicken breast, mariated in dark soya saurce, light soya saurce, oyster  sauce, sesame oil, abit of pepper.

Chunky vegetable for this time. They are humungously chunky. I am trying to reduce meat intake recently, therefore I chop the vege into ’meat’ size. :)  

Yeah, more vege. Plus, spring onion or gourment purpose. 

Egg noodle. Tip: before opening up the packaging, give the whole bag a few punches in order to ensure the noodle are not sticking to each other.

I lightly boiled the noodle in boiling water, so that at the end of the day, it sorta give the chewy texture for the noodle.

The next step is, stir fry the chicken breast meat first, and then add the rest of the vege.

Flavor: oyster saurce, light soya saurce, chicken stock, cut ginger, corn flour solution (for thickening) 

There you go!! A dinner with all the vitamin and goodies required for a day! 

I think I eat like Jenny Craig now, seriously vegetable overload.