Ayam Goreng Berempah (Fried Chicken with Spices)

Every time I go to do locum at Bukit Indah, Johor Bahru, there is always one mission bearing in my mind, and I have to accomplish it before going home, so as to satisfy my tiring day... To have to most delicious "fried chicken with spices"!!

Locating near the corner of Jalan Indah 16/5, with nearby prominent and favourite spots eg Am Bank, Moonlight, Tesco of Bukit Indah and Giant Hypermarket of Nusa Bestari, this is a location where you can find easily.

"Nasi Lemak Al Aisy", I believe it is the stall's name.

Actually been noticing this little Malay stall for quite some while, one day, its crowd during dinner time has attracted my attention, many people queuing for this nasi lemak (coconut rice), more importantly, for its fried chicken! This is not ordinary fried chicken, it is well marinated with local spices, evenly deep fried and well cooked. The skin is crunchy, the flesh is juicy, every bite of the meat brings the taste of the spices, deep to the level of the bone!! Mmm... so yummy and irresistible. I am not sure whether this stall has been rated by any of the food bloggers, but I would say this is one of the best fried chicken I have tasted in my life!

Oh my gosh look at the amount of spices on the surface of the skin, it taste so good!! probably nicer than KFC!!

Oh did I miss saying the nasi lemak part? For me the nasi lemak and its sambal actually just tasted so so (ordinary)... Besides its rice and sambal, the nasi lemak only comes with 2 slices of cucumber, and some peanuts, without cut slices of an egg or anchovies! There are many side dishes also like sambal fried kangkung, fried cabbages, fried chicken legs, beef and some other fried internal organs to intensify the taste of the meal. A piece of fried chicken sold at RM 2+ and a pack of nasi lemak with a piece of fried chicken sold at RM 5. Which means the ordinary nasi lemak cost about RM 2, that's freaking expensive huh?!!

A plate full of fancy fried chicken and the side dishes

The stall starts operating at 5pm till about 10pm, not sure which day they closed because I only be there on Sunday. So for those of you who want to try out some new local delicacies, this is my new recommendation! Cheers!

*To my memory, I think the best nasi lemak is in Bidor, Perak, my hometown, near the hawker center next to Bidor Market (Pasar Awam Bidor). I always have this nicest nasi lemak back during my secondary school years. (In fact the market located just next to my school) However, few years ago when I went back to this market and the place where this stall located, the stall no longer there, feeling so depressed that time.... hmm... nostalgic.

龙年行大运

今年的农历新年过得特别精彩，上山过海，一家团圆，吃尽山珍海味！怎么过呢？让我用照片来说故事吧！

"龙年发财“隔壁家的铞饰，恰恰好在天公坛的上面！


爸爸买回来的大吉，一盆才十多块而已！好大粒（利）呀！


年三十的团圆饭，有“盆菜”在中间哦！


新年新村烟花大汇演！在我家拍到的烟花！


仁仁与烟花，新村路口燃放烟花的地点与盛况！这里可是新村人跟外地人聚集的地点哦！

可是就在燃放烟花的当儿，发生了一些小状况，一名外地人驾的车（黑色赛加）先后跟新村人的摩哆和车子（白色vios)磨擦，可是那司机（箭头者）态度嚣张，又不道歉，可怜的他被团结的新村人围了起来，最后还要被捱上几拳，可怜！而本来看烟花的焦点，都被移到他的身上了！他的新年还蛮倒霉的！


年初一，我们家的早茶！都是新年糕点！


吃过了早点，就是红包的时间咯！看小孩们穿得多漂亮！


礼品和新年糕点！

大年初二，爆竹一声响连天！发呀!


年初二的大餐，左下是“琵琶鸭”，左上是“五福临门”，和右上的“治士虾”


“法护槟城”， 年初四跟她的家人上了槟城极乐寺！


小孩玩乐！


好庄严的观音圣像！在灯光的照射下更显得金光闪闪！

左右护法，我非常喜欢这两尊神像的神态！在傍晚七点左右拍的。

观音圣像和八宝亭

槟城夜景！

极乐寺全景！美哉！

年初五，在回美罗的路途中特别去了怡保一趟，跟即将要去新加坡工作的雯姐聚聚，还不小心遇到了《阿炳心想事成》的影迷聚会！开心一下!

回到家，又是跟小孩玩乐的时候了！可是我只是摄影师哦！

年初六，跟爸爸妈妈和二姐夫上了云顶，他们去赌博，我们去吃风，顺便冷冷一下！


小声说，其实我还很好运的从赌场赢了一百块钱出来，请家人吃饭后，剩下的钱就买她喜欢的咖啡，看她多开心呀！在Times Square 那还有小叮当的摊位呢！

今天是正月二十二日，农历新年过完了，但就是好想保存当时的喜悦！

才刚刚开始我的外科部实习，这下是我发挥的时候到了！
接下来还要筹备情人节，忙啊！

Famous eve of the morning's Curry wantan mee

Once in while, we might do something crazily to make our life a little bit "different" despite a routine life we are having.

Last Saturday morning, I woke up at 5am just to purposely joined my friend to this famous curry wantan mee that have been having good reviews from many of my coursemates and other people. Reached there half an hour later, it was not too far from my campus, just that somebody woke up late and therefore we all had to wait for him.

When we reached there, the famous curry wantan mee was sold off!! Left over with meehun, mee, and kuey teow. We could not leave our stomach empty anyway, thus I ordered curry meehun to satisfy my stomach. Although the look of the curry meehun was not striking, but what was more attracting was the smell coming out from the little bowl and the pot full of curry at the stalls!! The tasty smell of the curry spices of the curry soup was also very different from the other curry soup that I tasted before, probably due to less coconut milk I think. The curry tasted so original and so tasty, yet not so spicy, really suitable for traditional chinese people like me, who can't bear spicy so much! ahha!

Looks spicy but not so spicy actually... with many ingredients in it: tauhu pok, minced pork, fish balls, and tauge.

thanks to Chuan Huan for taking me there and took this picture for me...

There also sell other types of soup such as "qing tang" and "gan lau" with combination of different noodles... KL style lar... Served with 2 sizes: large RM 4.20 and small RM3.80.

Interviewed the boss there why she wanted to operate her stall at such time when most people are asleep, she said this is the tradition inherited from her father and they have been selling this curry wantan mee more than 40 years, used to have a shop to sell their noodles but did not know how they ended up here. And she starts her business at 4am soon after she moves all the things to the place.

After coming back, few coursemates went there earlier at 3.30am and one said there had been lots of people queuing up before the stall was set up completely, waiting for the curry wantan mee... that's why lar it was finished when we reached at 5.30am... wow!! Wonder why so many people craving for this mee...

How to get there?? It's near Seapark PJ and the most apparent landmark is Maybank, once you get to Maybank the there will be few stalls in the middle of Jalan 21/22. Reminder, it is not opened on Sunday's morning!


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My Raya vacations

If you want to ask how busy a final year medical student can be, I think I will answer it's busy, but it's still tolerable, in my subjective way of thinking. However if we think objectively, I can tell that final year medical students only have 2 weeks duration of break for the whole 1 and a half year study, now you see how packed and tiring it is? 1 week for Hari Raya Aidilfitri and the other for Chinese New Year.

During this 1 week break, many of my coursemates went overseas, 1 group went to Bali Island, Indonesia and the other to Angkor Wat, Cambodia. Whereas for me, I chose to stay in Malaysia for spending my time with my family and her family. Both of us went to Johor Bahru from KL immediately after working.

In JB, we went to visit plenty of tourist spots...

During our bus journey to JB, we had a short supper break at the Yong Peng rest station.

at the seaside near the Singapore-Johor Causeway.

Sultan Abu Bakar Muzeum, not opened during Hari Raya...

an antique building within the compound of Sultan Abu Bakar Muzeum, few couples were shooting their wedding photos there.

JB clock tower and delicious Skudai duck feast.

JB Old Temple- of traditional vs modernization.

Malay houses at Danga Bay. (actually these are restaurants, but were closed during Raya festival)

sunset at seaside of Danga Bay.

After 3 days of short stay in JB, I followed again her family members went back to her hometown in Penang. There we also visited many places.

Penang Ferry experience, enjoyed the breeze!

Manhattan Beach at Ferringhi, Penang.

Siamese Lying Buddha Temple.

Burmese Buddhist Temple.

Botanical Garden.

Kek Lok Si Tenple

Bukit Genting Siamese cuisine, the "little Genting in Penang", ordinary food but breath-taking scenery!

As I am graduating very soon and surely there will be no much of break like this, so I always cherish the chance I have with my family and also her family, of course she also. Although I spent nearly the whole week with her family, I managed to be with my family at the last 2 days of my break, when they came to KL.

Really want to thank her for giving me such a memorable and enjoyable vacation.

A mind relaxing night

After a day long busy for her convocation on last Saturday, finally we came to this Shah's Village Hotel where she booked with an intention of a more comfortable experience for her family members, especially her parents.



It is located at the center of Petaling Jaya near MBPJ building and next to Amcorp Mall. Although it is actually so near, I never noticed this small building's existence until i came here. From my guess, maybe it is rated 3 stars. Furnished with antiques from various cultures, fascinating lighting and calming environment, I know that was the night I have to throw away all my worries and stress to enjoy the night with her.


The compound is not large and to our disappointment, we could not enjoy the coldness of the swimming pool because it was already beyond 10 pm and the pool was just chlorinated. Straying around the pool and looking at the dark sky, we talked heartily as we could hardly get a chance like this, without disturbances. And that night as well, I slept before 12am which I haven't been trying for many years I think.


The next day, we had buffet breakfast over there, simple but delicious breakfast, especially the Choco Crunch and Honey Star dunk in milk, the memory of childhood, yummy!!

美罗及安顺的美食

走遍了全马的许多地方，吃了多处地方的美食，这次竟然在母亲节，回到家乡来的时候，吃了自己很久都没吃到的东西。感动了，所以想把那份感觉纪念下来。

美罗和安顺，是离我新村最近的两个市镇，它们也算是我成长的地方，因为办公，购物，上学（我的中学在美罗），都要在这两个地方进行。星期六那天，我和家人来到了安顺市靠近　SMK Convent　的隔壁，有一档很好吃的茶水档，虽然只用一个类似手推车的档口准备食物，但摆出来的枱枱蹬蹬却有二三十座那么多，可想象在人潮最旺的时候那种热闹，还有做不完的生意。这个当口虽然简陋，可是员工们都穿着他们得制服，多专业啊！每次来到这里，我都会叫亚三拉沙和刨冰。这次，哥哥也叫了一份驰名的安顺Rojak，多回味呀！

安顺Rojak。不好意识啊！要吃完了才想到要拍照，因为实在停不了口啊！

安顺Rojak，不是一般普通的水果Rojak，卖的也不是它的酱料，而是那特制的虾饼，和捞在一起的美味。里面有怡保大头牙菜，壅菜，青瓜，黄梨，沙葛，虾饼和花生碎。其实真正好吃的安顺Rojak，在安顺大巴刹附近有一个“罗也仔”吃得到，成份虽然一样，但味道好吃许多，至于为什么嘛．．．我也忘了，只是从记忆里想起的那种味道，可是卖到下午大概四点就会自动卖光了！

安顺还有其他非常出名的美食，就好像安顺猪肠粉，安顺香饼，还有在安顺河畔附近有一档卖包的，手工制的包点，边吃边喝“掺冰”边吹着和风，多滋味呀！其实真正想介绍的，是这个“燎记（夜市）加料猪肠粉”。跟外面猪肠粉不一样的是，这个猪肠粉没有浆料，也没有炸料，因为它最美味的味道，到包含在它的馅料里面了！滑溜溜的蒸猪肠粉条，里面配上了虾米和像咸菜的东西，咸咸的，但口感十分好，加上青辣椒，简直一级棒！而这种美味是别处猪肠粉非常不同的。老实说，外地人可能会很难找到这猪肠粉来吃，因为它在市区以外的花园区里的一间木屋，只在晚上开档到凌晨，可能可以问人吧？毕竟路在嘴边，只要有好吃的，一定要到，不是吗？

第二天，哥哥要出新加坡工作了！所以整家大小一起载他到美罗顺便吃了早餐才送他上巴士。我们去了美罗最出名的《品珍酒楼》吃早餐呢！虽然已经有很多年都没有光顾这家店了！它就坐落在美罗大街旁，有经过此大街就一定会见到。我点了这里最出名的“鸭腿面”，用鸭熬的药材汤加上爽口的细面，比一般的鸭面好吃许多！这酒楼也出名云吞面，芋头角，和最正宗的鸡仔饼和萨其马！

这就是大名鼎鼎的鸭腿面啦！

其实美罗最出名的食物莫过于二鸡一鸭。二鸡就是鸡仔饼和鸡屎果，所谓鸡屎果就是番石榴，因为以前人都是用鸡粪来种植番石榴的，故得此名。而一鸭就是鸭腿面。这三种食物都在那品珍酒楼里找到哦！要特别介绍的就是美罗本土鸡屎果，是无核番石榴哦！比一般的有核番石榴还要爽口好吃，连皮吃就更好吃呢！我爸爸在新村也有种，所以我要吃嘛。。。绝对不是问题呀！哈哈！

觉得自己是个会找东西吃的人。走了那么多的地方，回到来，才发觉从前曾经很熟悉，令自己感动过的味道依然在那里等待着，累了，回来享受属于自己地方的味道，才知道会是那么的回味无穷，身心也跟着放松下来了！朋友，你有多久没回去吃属于自己的味道呢？