Courage of Conviction

 Some foodies would know this place I am talking about. It's been raining for the past 2 weeks(This is why I can't get a pic of the front of the shop with my cheap camera) but nonetheless, I found this place where the bak kut teh is one of the best I have had in Penang so far. It's located opposite the 7th Day Adventist Church/Him Hiang at Jalan Burma. You can see that even on a rainy day they are on full mode. The restaurant is usually full. On a note you can't see the stall as it's located towards the end of the shop hidden from the main street but the Green House Bak Kut Teh is unmissable to the left of the main street of Jalan Burma headed from Komtar.  Everything is made to order. You choose what you want and they cook it.  Selection ranging from ribs, lean meat, taufu, internal organs, meatballs, mushrooms and a few other  The smoking hot pot of soup could be smelled from a street away.  My claypot for 2 person with rice and yau char kuai cos...

Was invited to Z-Classroom for a review over the last weekend. It's located in Penang Times Square.. You could easily just pass by this place mistaking this as one of the colorful restaurants without knowing it but it's at the ground floor facing where the fountains are. Look up and you will see the signs. An ambient place if you asked me. Good for late meetings where you discuss not so classified stuffs, have cake over coffee and wants to directly grab a beer after that. Condusive and quiet during late evenings. This is how the top floor looks like. The joke on this pic was that someone failed their science or was asleep during class. This is why they opened a cafe cum bar. They have a private Karaoke room for more private functions where you can start singing when you are half drunk. Good for parties too. Cakes for coffee or tea. Nice presentation here and clean too. Hot coffee with strawberry cake. Tiramisu cake and ice cold white coffee. Oh yes, you get liquid papers to act...

Went on a food trip all the way to Pulau Aman the last weekend.. To and fro journey from the Batu Kawan jetty is only RM6... A short but enjoyable trip if I may say. Guess what I found on the boat. See this picture without seeing the next... I found superboy!!! Seriously this kid had been staring at me with that facial expression for the entire journey. Arriving at the old Jetty in Pulau Aman. The new jetty is still under "renovation"... The last I remembered it was completed and somehow they are rebuilding it... Only found on the island. I didn't even try as my main intentions was the seafood there... Fresh from the sea. The fishermans will drop their cargo into these little tanks and you just choose which one that you want.. Mantis prawn, I CHOOSE YOU!!!! This big bugger was caught swimming real fast running away from the net when I wanna haul him up... It's a little on the expensive side but I would say it's worth it. RM85/Kg. Horseshoe crab!!! The underside of...

My friend who went over there for their buffet came back and told me that their food was bad and not to mention food presentation was as it's worse. So me being me, I decided to give it a try. I went in between the buffet sessions and viola. Found something that is my money's worth. I would let the pictures do the talking. Free flow of sushi for RM25++ so don't expect much in terms of presentation for mass produce to cater for 70 customers at full seating right? Just when I was expecting the worse as what my friend had told me but the price is cheap enough to say satisfy my stomach and attract me over to give them a try. This is what i got. Their Buffet menu.. You'd be suprised if you match them to their ala carte menu. Comparison? If you come at normal times and not the buffet style, the chefs would have more time to dress the sushi with better presentation. Having said this, it's not that their presentation during the buffet time is that bad either. Have a look y...

Monkey near the entrance. These little fellas finished my snack for the day Didn't really take any pictures along the way. The hike is hard if you are travelling alone. Observe and you shall see... One of the last signboards you will ever see before you reach your destination.. One of the streams leading towards the meromictic lake. The bridge that stands between me and the beach. Really! The lake. This is half of the lake all dried up. Finally the beach!!! I just don't know why, I have this feeling I am the kid. This picture just brings up some feelings I couldn't explain so I decided to take it down. One of the adopted little guys.. Cute ain't it? The rather empty beach on the left of the jetty. Yes there's a jetty there. The right side of the beach. Read Part 2 HERE