Peach Halves Dessert

I came across this dessert at the Penang TESCO food court which I found to be pretty nice. I think this will be a typical kids’ best friend. Kids just love sweet and cold desserts. It’s mainly consist of shaved ice and some sweet syrup. There’s some nata de coco at the bottom of the ice. The dessert is covered with peach halves. I think this is something nice to have as a replacement of your typical drink after your lunch/dinner.

So, you guys can give this a try the next time you go shopping at Penang TESCO

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Sizzling Hot Plate Noodles

Locally known as ‘Pan Mee’ or ‘Thit Pan Mee’. The dish is wide available in most of the food courts or hawker centers around Penang. This is one of the very few dishes of local food in Penang that you can find served on a hot plate.

The noodles used here is ‘Yee Mee’. I recalled once when I took a Japanese friend around and introduced this dish to her, she told me that the ‘Yee Mee’ is known as ‘Eh Hu Mien’ in Japanese which is very similar to ‘Yee Fu Min’ in Cantonese.

Well, anyway, the Yee Mee is usually deep fried to crisp prior to cooking. The noodles will then be cooked together with a special sauce on a hot plate. After a while, additional sauce and also some chiken, mushrooms and crab sticks will be added to the hot plate. When the hot plate gets really hot, you can see that the sauce looks like hot volcano lava with bursting bubbles all over the hot plate :p

You have the option of adding an egg into the dish if you like to. Once ready, the dish will be garnished with some fresh vegetables and served. A point to note is that the dish is a little spicy due to the dried chillies used in the sauce.

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Penang Seafood At Bukit Tambun

If you are in Penang for holidays, Bukit Tambun is one of the place that you should not miss especially when you are a fan of delicious seafood.

Located over on the mainland Butterworth along the North-South Highway, Bukit Tambun is a very popular place in Penang which is famous for its seafood. “Cheap And Fresh Seafood”, those are the words that got into my mind when it comes to Bukit Tambun.

One can choose from a varieties of shells and clamps, prawns, fishes, crabs, lobsters and the list goes on. And the restaurants here offers a varities of tastes and serving methods like deep fry, stir fry, steam and so on. One only needs to ask the recommendations from restaurant owners and they will be happy to recommend to you what is nice. After that, all you need to do it to wait for the dishes to be served and enjoy.

So, if you are into seafood, do put Bukit Tambun in your place-to-go list to try on the fresh seafood they have available in Bukit Tambun, Penang.

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Travel Planning - Packing and Home Arrangement

Besides getting some tips on how to save your money & also deciding on where to go, there are also couple of things you need to do prior starting your trip.

Deciding what to pack
When you are thinking about what you are going to pack for your travel plans, there are some things that you should keep in mind. Think about where you are going first. Are you going somewhere that is warm and sunny or is the location cold and snowy. You want to make sure that you pack clothes that are suitable for the weather conditions.

Also think about how long you are going to be there. You will want to make sure that you pack enough clothes for everyday that you are there. Chances of you washing clothes while on vacation are probably pretty slim.

Make arrangements for home
If you are planning to travel out of town for a certain amount of time, you may want to have someone check on your home and take care of a few things for you while you are away. If you have pets you want to make sure that someone comes and feeds them and checks in on them for you. You may need someone to water your flowers or even get your mail for you while you are away.

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Fried Singapore Beehoon

Well, don’t ask me why this is called Singapore Beehoon … I’m still trying to find out myself. My guess is that this is probably originated from Singapore a loooooooooooong time ago or probably it’s fried based on Singaporean style. Whatever it is, it’s the taste and feels that matter. Hahahahaha !!!

For a typical dish of Fried Singapore Beehoon, it consist of mainly bee hoon or vermicelli. The beehoon will be stir fried with black sauce and some soya sauce which give the bee hoon its taste and also colour. The beehoon is usually fried together with some beans sprout.

The dish will normally garnished with char siew (barbecued pork), prawns and also come cabbage. Singapore Beehoon is not so commonly available everywhere in Penang. Anyway, you should be in luck to encounter at least a stall that sell this dish with the many hawker centers / food courts around Penang. Happy hunting !!!

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Travel Planning - Plan Your Trip Ahead

Making your own travel plans can be fun and at the same time confusing and frustrating. There is so much to do and you have to make sure that you making the right decision for you and your family to get the best value for your dollar. There are a few things that you can do when travel planning to make your chore seem a little less unpleasant.

Save your MONEY
When planning to travel sometimes we decide months in advance to start saving money to make the expense of the trip a little more affordable when the time comes to pay for everything. This is a great idea for family vacations. Everyone who wants to go can chip in a little at a time. This will get everyone involved in the planning of the trip.

Decide where you will be going and how to get there
The first thing that you need to do for your travel plans is decide where you are going. This will depend on why you are traveling. If you are planning a family vacation, then you may decide to go somewhere that the whole family will enjoy. This maybe a fun spot like Disneyland or maybe a tropical getaway for two.

The next step is to figure out how you will be traveling. This could mean that you want to fly, or take a train, or maybe you are going to drive. Considering how many people are going and where you are going should make this. Make sure that you go with a choice that allows everyone to be comfortable and that it is a route that you can afford.

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Penang Lor Bak

Lor Bak or literally translated as Meat with Gravy is another favourite dish among local Penangites. Available at most of the hawker centers / food courts around Penang, Lor Bak is usually taken as a snack along with other dishes. It’s also loved by kids as it’s not spicy and it’s served with a Lor or gravy which is sweet and easily likeable by them.

The content of Lor Bak is usually not fixed. Each stall that sells Lor Bak will have their own varieties and choices. The usual choice that will be available at most stalls will be things like lor bak which is seasoned pork wrapped in a soft piece of soya wrap, prawn crackers or better known as haer piah and fried tofu. For the rest of the selections available, it depends on what the stall operator offers.

When one were to order Lor Bak, you can choose from the varieties available at the stall. It’s not necessary to choose everything but you can also do so if you want to try everything. Customers are usually charged based on what they have chosen. Prior to serving, all the items selected will be deep fried by the stall operator. The selected items are usually fried till they are crispy.

Once the dish is ready, it will be served together with a small bowl of lor or gravy and also a small bowl of chilli sauce. For those who do not like spicy food, then you can enjoy the dish having the meat dipped into the lor. For those who like spicy food, the chilli sauce is there fill up your crave

So, when you are having a holiday in Penang, remember to order this dish as a snack along with other dishes. This will add varieties to your dishes and also keep the kids occupied if you have them along.

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New 8-Screens Multiplex At Penang Queensbay Mall

Movie goers in Penang will be delighted to know that they are getting 8 new screens at the new Penang Queensbay Mall. Leading exhibitor Golden Screen Cinema Sdn Bhd (GSC) is kicking off the new year with a new 8-screens multiplex at the new Penang Queensbay Mall. It’s scheduled to open before Chinese New Year 2007.

The proposed 1,512 seater GSC Queensbay is also designed to cater to the needs of physically-challenged patrons.

Movie fans from mainland Butterworth will also find this a good piece of news as the new multiplex is within the vicinity of the Penang Bridge. The new multiplex will be located on the 3rd floor, south court of Queensbay Mall.

Prior to the launch of the multiplex, GSC Queensbay will be offering FREE movie screenings to the public for five consecutive days. Watch out for more details of the launch activities in the local dailies or log on to www.gsc.com.my.

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Penang Laksa a.k.a. Asam Laksa

The all time authentic local Penang dish is definitely Laksa. Penang Laksa is a sour, fish-based soup dish. It’s made up of specially prepared white Laksa noodles, shredded mackerel, finely sliced vegetables like cucumber, chillies, onions, pineapple, lettuce, mint leaves and ginger buds.

The most important ingredient of Penang Laksa is the soup. The soup is prepared using finely shredded mackerel and asam (tamarind). The shredded mackerel will give the Laksa it’s sweet taste and the assam will do it’s part in the Laksa’s sourness. Together, they give the dish a sweet & sourish taste which is simply unique and out of this world.

Laksa is usually served with the ingredients stated above together with a sweet prawn paste known as ‘hae ko’. Personally, I like Laksa with extra pineapple and prawn paste.

There is another variety of Laksa called Lemak Laksa which the soup is prepared with rich coconut milk. It’s also known as nyonya laksa. The dish is heavily influenced by Thai laksa till a point one can even claim that they are both the same thing.

Laksa can be found all over Penang in most hawker centers / food courts. Be sure to try out this classic Penang dish when you are in Penang. You’ll sure to love it.

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Road Upgrade at Lebuhraya Bayan Lepas and Kampung Jawa

This morning, I just received an official announcement from the HR department. Very susah this time. Reach office sure late. Now, the jam already so terrible … I guess next week I need to wake up at 6am and go office at 7am.

Dear employees,

We have recently received some news from FREPENCA regarding the above and would like to share with you so that you are able to plan your route to work accordingly and hopefully not miss any morning meetings:

JKR will be upgrading the junction of Lebuhraya Bayan Lepas and Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa. In view of this upgrading work from 13 Jan 2007 to 22 Jan 2007, vehicles from Georgetown will be unable to turn right from Lebuhraya Bayan Lepas into Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa. Also, vehicles from Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa will not be allowed to turn right into Lebuhraya Bayan Lepas. In addition, the traffic lights at this junction will be switched off.

Road users from George Town who wish to enter the FIZ Phase 3 are advised to use Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah and then turn into Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa (the PSDC junction).

Road users from Georgetown who use Lebuhraya Bayan Lepas will have to make a detour into Hilir Sungai Kluang, Lintang Bayan Lepas and Medan Bayan Lepas before turning left back into Lebuhraya Bayan Lepas and then left at the Lebuhraya Kampung Jawa junction.

Location map attached.

For more information, you may refer to En Zaik (012-4209600) and En Mohamad Azman (012-5152525) of JKR.

Regards
Penang HR

Maybe I need to ask my boss whether can go back earlier if I report to work early.

They say 10 days … will they keep to their schedule ? Let’s see …

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