Well, its not really my intention to do live blogging from Tune Hotel, Penang. Just that I couldn't sleep even a whole day long of work so why not?
I checked in quarter to 12 midnight. Pre-booked the rooms yesterday and got ourselves (me and my crews) a very small but very clean and modern looking rooms. Its a one night stay, I'm leaving later.
I posted a few messages on my msn, twitter and plurk asking for supper from Penangites, only a few replied. Knowing my usual over friendly craziness attitude, I called it a day rather than seeking for a friend for supper.
Without me around, my wife went out with her friends till late. I had no say in her social life, she had her own privacy exclusively for her. Of course, I do know the friends she went out with.
I took a few pictures in this room that I'm having now, will upload it probably later.
Few things that I discover about Tune Hotel I want to share here:
1. No TV
2. Air Cond - Chargeable
3. Towels and Soaps - Chargeable
4. No Mineral Water.
5. No Breakie
6. No Phone /No Room Service
7. WIFI - Chargeable
8. Slow WIFI
9. Walls are thin
10. Very Reasonable Price - Below RM 80 per night
11. Checked out at 10 am
12. Rooms are tidy and clean
13. Very modern and comfortable rooms (bed is okay)
14. Go advertisements in the room
15. Glass bathroom doors
My room overlooks the busy night city view of Penang. Something that I would brag about, a view with such cheap price.
At this moment, smartly I left my bag in the car. I wouldn't bother as I'm heading to sleep right now. Lots of amazing places coming soon, I promise. Thanks for reading and I really appreciate comments and clicking my ads. I will be heading to Kuantan soon as well as Malacca (again) and Johor Bahru. I have a pending destinations to Hadyai and Jakarta this month. Both are for leisure.
*Trust me, this is not a paid advertorial! Good Night!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Monday, August 3, 2009
Salted Egg Mantis Prawn @ Hailam Village Seafood, Sitiawan (April '09)
I'm going to be very busy in the upcoming this few weeks with work. I try to blog regularly like usual.
This year alone, I went to Sitiawan 3 times for work. I' went to a few restaurants there which I blogged about it few months back. Yet, I missed a few which includes this lovely lunch at Hailam Village Seafood.
The location of this restaurant is on the junction of Sitiawan and Lumut Port, map is below.
We ordered the fried calamari. Crispy and not too soft. Fried foods hardly goes wrong right? This was decent.
The mixed vegetables was next. Nothing amazing about it, this was average.
Special cooked beancurd came with a generous amount of sauce. Personally, I kinda like this one.
It has been a while since I had a steamed promphet. The well steamed fish and topped with fried garlic and sliced ginger goes very well with sauce. This was good. That's why the dish came with 2 fish.
There were Venison! Well, we ordered the black pepper venison. This was gooood! Meat was tender and the black pepper sauce blended well with the meat.
Lastly, we had the salted egg mantis prawn. Deep fried and coated with salted egg, this was good (without thinking the calories of it). Crispy on the outside, the meat was still tender.
To have a heavy lunch like this will result a lazy afternoon. The entire day after the meal became a lazy affair.
I would say they served decent food in general. The restaurant was packed during lunch time and it was an evidence for their popularity in the area. The bill was quickly paid off by my clients. I was told the price was very reasonable.
Address:
Map:
This year alone, I went to Sitiawan 3 times for work. I' went to a few restaurants there which I blogged about it few months back. Yet, I missed a few which includes this lovely lunch at Hailam Village Seafood.
The location of this restaurant is on the junction of Sitiawan and Lumut Port, map is below.
We ordered the fried calamari. Crispy and not too soft. Fried foods hardly goes wrong right? This was decent.
The mixed vegetables was next. Nothing amazing about it, this was average.
Special cooked beancurd came with a generous amount of sauce. Personally, I kinda like this one.
It has been a while since I had a steamed promphet. The well steamed fish and topped with fried garlic and sliced ginger goes very well with sauce. This was good. That's why the dish came with 2 fish.
There were Venison! Well, we ordered the black pepper venison. This was gooood! Meat was tender and the black pepper sauce blended well with the meat.
Lastly, we had the salted egg mantis prawn. Deep fried and coated with salted egg, this was good (without thinking the calories of it). Crispy on the outside, the meat was still tender.
To have a heavy lunch like this will result a lazy afternoon. The entire day after the meal became a lazy affair.
I would say they served decent food in general. The restaurant was packed during lunch time and it was an evidence for their popularity in the area. The bill was quickly paid off by my clients. I was told the price was very reasonable.
Address:
Map:
Sunday, August 2, 2009
I Met Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad @ The Loaf, Langkawi (Oct '08)
Do you know that Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad owns The Loaf? asked by my friend, Joyce.
"Yeah, I know..." I replied.
"His office is up there..." Joyce pointing up on the 2nd floor of The Loaf at Telaga Harbour Park, Langkawi. Obviously she was joking at that time.
The story itself is old, it goes way back to October 2008 when we were having a lovely trip to Langkawi. I guess probably many might not know Tun actually owned a bakery shop by the name of The Loaf. It has 2 outlets, one in Langkawi and the other one is in Pavilion, KL.
So then, I ignored Joyce comments and we chilled at a restaurant nearby. Then, we saw a small crowd passed by and then Joyce was pointing... "That's Tun Dr. Mahathir..."
Its hard to believe Tun was actually in his bakery.
The lovely The Loaf at Telaga Harbour Park...
Tun "spot check" his bakery??
Crowd became bigger as many saw Tun is in his shop. I wasted no time and asked a permission to take a picture with him....
"Tun, how are you? Can we have a picture with you?" - Superwilson
"If you want to take a picture. I have to charge" - Tun Dr. Mahathir
"....... " - Superwilson
"I charge 10 cent per picture" Tun Dr. Mahathir joked... (phew)
Then, he quickly asked his assistant to take a picture of us.
As our ex-prime minister, he was humble and he remained a fatherly figure to many Malaysians. Its hard to believe he became a "baker" (owner of the bakery) right now. He took some time and enjoyed his tea with many passerby greeted him, including foreign tourists. Tun made our day, its honoured to greet him in person.
Address:
LOT NO. C9 PERDANA QUAY
TELAGA HARBOUR PARK
PANTAI KOK 07000, LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA
TEL: +604-959-4866
FAX: +604-959-4803
http://www.theloaflangkawi.com/
"Yeah, I know..." I replied.
"His office is up there..." Joyce pointing up on the 2nd floor of The Loaf at Telaga Harbour Park, Langkawi. Obviously she was joking at that time.
The story itself is old, it goes way back to October 2008 when we were having a lovely trip to Langkawi. I guess probably many might not know Tun actually owned a bakery shop by the name of The Loaf. It has 2 outlets, one in Langkawi and the other one is in Pavilion, KL.
So then, I ignored Joyce comments and we chilled at a restaurant nearby. Then, we saw a small crowd passed by and then Joyce was pointing... "That's Tun Dr. Mahathir..."
Its hard to believe Tun was actually in his bakery.
The lovely The Loaf at Telaga Harbour Park...
Tun "spot check" his bakery??
Crowd became bigger as many saw Tun is in his shop. I wasted no time and asked a permission to take a picture with him....
"Tun, how are you? Can we have a picture with you?" - Superwilson
"If you want to take a picture. I have to charge" - Tun Dr. Mahathir
"....... " - Superwilson
"I charge 10 cent per picture" Tun Dr. Mahathir joked... (phew)
Then, he quickly asked his assistant to take a picture of us.
As our ex-prime minister, he was humble and he remained a fatherly figure to many Malaysians. Its hard to believe he became a "baker" (owner of the bakery) right now. He took some time and enjoyed his tea with many passerby greeted him, including foreign tourists. Tun made our day, its honoured to greet him in person.
Address:
LOT NO. C9 PERDANA QUAY
TELAGA HARBOUR PARK
PANTAI KOK 07000, LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA
TEL: +604-959-4866
FAX: +604-959-4803
http://www.theloaflangkawi.com/
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