Tuesday

Malacca 吃喝叭叭走

Location: Malacca


Nyonya Makko Restaurant 麦哥娘惹餐馆


Location: Taman Melaka Raya

室内装潢有早期华人餐馆的感觉, 有空调但还是很“温暖”。。。




Nyonya Chendol - with thick gula malacca syrup and coconut milk,并不是马六甲最好吃的, 别被照片或餐馆的名声骗了




Sambal terung - 除了sambal 好吃外,整体没什么特别, 我妈也可以煮得更好吃!


Nyonya fish curry - 有很多的黄梨, 甜甜酸酸的, 很开胃, 鱼肉也很新鲜。


Nyonya Otak-otak 基本上只要是otak-otak 我都喜欢。但这个并不能算是正宗nyonya otak-otak, 正宗的应该要有新鲜的鱼肉在里面,软软的。。。


Buah Keluak Chicken Curry - 根本没有带出buah keluak 的味道。。。


Nyonya 5 spices spring roll
Conclusion: NO 2nd VISIT TO THIS NYONYA RESTAURANT!!!

Popiah

Location: Jalan Bunga Raya

It's always long queue infront of this little stall. We have to queue for at least 45minutes that day to get our popiah ! Even cars passing by will find difficulty to miss the long queue at road side.

As the ingredients are limited, popiah usually sold out before 5pm. (stall opened only in the early afternoon)


Jonker 88 food stalls
Location: Jonker Street




One of the best Nyonya chendol in Malacca. 毫不吝啬的醮上浓浓的椰糖浆,配上椰浆,好吃极了。

Nyonya laksa




Nyonya chicken curry mee


Soy sauce dried mee

Conclusion: Everything in here is good. It was like the best collection of Malacca delicacies, all available here, so that people don't have to travel far.
Tee Soon Long Chan Teo Chew Seafood Restaurant (潮顺龙栈潮州海鲜餐馆)
Location: Jonker Street. (it is hiding in a very shaded corner of a narrow lane, so quiet along the lane, no people crossing by, compared to the next lane where crowds flooding the stalls along the Jonker Street )



Home-made beancurb with minced pork -- yummy, goes very good with white rice. Very teochew....
Never know that Teochew Cuisine serves any soft shell crabs, but this is the chef choice dish in this restaurant, must try.







TeoChew Spring Rolls, the moment I saw this, I insisted to order this. This is an almost extinct dish in Malaysia, this restaurant serves the spring rolls wrapped by web-liked pork lard (a thin web-liked fat layer obtained from under the skin of pig), which most other TeoChew restaurants do not.

Yam Dessert (芋泥) - When it was boiling hot, it tasted really smooth and silky, not too sweet, goes perfectly with the steamed pumpkin and ginko.

Mango

They even had yam dessert packaged in various serving sizes for take-away and home consumption.



Popiah again, at Jonker Street, this old uncle had been selling popiah since I was very young (at least 15yrs ago), still as good. But his temper not very good, haha.








Another one of the best Chendol in Malacca.


A wide collection of Coke from all over the world, no lack of limited editions also.

Saturday

2010

It's year 2010.

Nothing much special about this year except this is another new year, except this year will be marking another fineline on my forehead if I do not work hard on anti-aging...

Did not feel like this year will ever be a good year ahead. As on the day of 1st January 2010 itself, I am already taking a life away -- Putting a dog to sleep, what a sad day. I do not usually put any animal to sleep without a good reason in my small animal practice, however, I still have to do it when things made me to... How sad... the saddest thing was, the minutes before I proceed to the euthanasia of the lovely dog, it was the dog's owner himself whom actually comforting me from being upset for going to let the dog go. I did not want to be emotional at this point where I know I should be professional, but IT WAS SO IRONICAL that the owner is taking it more easily than a stranger like me to the dog...I cannot say that the owner doesn't love the dog, they already did whatever they can do but they are really so much more easy going. The frustration was on the reality, for being so unbearably cruel, for being so inevitable.

And then this year, I really hope people can stop questioning me, WHEN R U GOING TO GET MARRIED? But I really do not like marriage. The only answer I can give is that I'm still with my bf. The best thing about my bf is that he gives me complete freedom, that I can go out with anyone without actually asking WHO and WHERE.

This year, will also be the year for me to decide how I want my future to be. I have yet any idea on how am I going to survive if I want to be a vet for a lifetime. Still researching hard for the answers.

I did not want this page to look so grey. In fact I'm just having a life so perfect for the time being. I have so many people loving me so much and I love them as much, I have a career I love so much while many others out there are regretting theirs, I have acquired so many new hobbies to fill up my time. And I have everything which I would never want to know what am I going to be without.

Wish everyone and myself a very Happy New Year 2010. This will be a good year ahead, if we live it as it is, and must we!