The Makan Doctor

Kos sara hidup di Hong Kong memang agak mahal. Di Malaysia, walaupun namanya hotel budget, saiz bilik masih luas. Tapi di Hong Kong, setiap inci ruangan adalah amat berharga. Harga untuk satu lot tempat kereta pun boleh sampai berjuta dolar. A decent hotel di Hong Kong bermula dari RM 300 ke atas, semalam. Kalau nak murah lagi cuba check hostel. Pada tahun 2012, aku ada book bilik untuk dua orang melalui Hostel World dengan harga RM 220 semalam. Lokasi di tengah bandar (Wan Chai) tapi memang kecil gila biliknya. Cukup - cukup untuk tidur.

Masa tahun 2012 badan fit sikit. Boleh la muat berdua.

Tandas yang cukup - cukup je ruang

Untuk lawatan kali ini, aku memilih perkhidmatan AirBnB. Kenapa AirBnB?
1. Kos yang lebih murah berbanding di hotel.
2. Sesuai untuk kumpulan yang ramai.

Pandangan dari apartment

Ferry ni lagi best dari feri Penang Baq Hang! HKD 2 je pun

Salah satu bilik intermediate

Ruang tamu. Ada TV 60 inci kat hujung tu

Dapur yang simple & functional

Tajuk ni mungkin misleading. Entry ni bukan mengenai Misiku Sado atau Abang Misiku Romantik, tapi entry ini adalah mengenai misi ku (mission) menggahkan diri ke Disneyland Hong Kong (HK Disney).

Yang ni baru 22 kg

Touch screen untuk 'Games'

Imej dari Malaysia Airports

Boeing 737

Peha yang 'tough' macam ni pun boleh muat

Paratha & Dhaal

Omelette & sausages

Imej dari Hong Kong Airport

Image from Google Streetview

There I was at New Hollywood in Canning Garden, Ipoh on a (hot) Sunday morning for breakfast. It was 9 a.m. and there were plenty of patrons. All the seats and tables were fully occupied. Scores of people were standing around waiting to pounce on any available seats. By the looks of the cars parked around the restaurant, my car was the only one with an 'A' (Perak state) plate number. Lots of people were from out of town.

Fortunately, I only had to wait less than 10 minutes for a seat. After a few kilometers of jogging, I felt that I could eat a horse. Unfortunately, I couldn't. So instead I had:

1. Wantan Mee (prawn) - RM 4
2. Fried fish cakes - RM 7 (depend on what you choose)
3. Chee Cheong Fun (prawn) - RM 4.20
4. Roti Telur Goyang - Not really sure how much coz I paid it with my drinks

If you have SIX hours to spend in Taiping, what would you do? Well, as a MAKAN DOCTOR, eating is my favorite past time. During the recent mid week holiday (Awal Muharram), I hopped into my car and drove all the way to Taiping. The first half of the day was spent bring my kids to Zoo Taiping; a very nice place to spend with the family. Tickets were priced at RM 17 for adults and RM 8.50 for children between 3 - 12 years old. It was time well spent. My kids can't stop talking about it and I have been a make believe tiger and elephant at home for the past few days.

A pair of romantic Tapirs

I went to Aeon last weekend and stumbled on some nice looking freshly cut salmon. At RM 4.90 per 100 gram, it wasn't exactly cheap but teringin punya pasal, beli je la. A salmon dish in a restaurant or a hotel may set you back at least RM 20. I'll be making mine at a fraction of the cost. I present to you;

Have you guys read Orkid's Kitchen? It's a blog about a chef doctor (or is it Dr Chef?). He's a doctor and he makes great food at home! Maybe next year's Masterchef Malaysia will be a medical doctor.

After reading his blog, I took up a challenge to show my jantan-ness. If he can do it so can I! However, this guy knows his herbs and all, while I can't even differentiate between a serai and pandan. So, based on Orkid's Kitchen's Lemon Roasted Chicken, I tried out a version which is based on campur ikut belasah. I present to you:

2. Lemon - roughly 90 sen each