Tickling My Tastebuds

It was Christmas and well, I will be celebrating alone in the place where Christmas is NOT a public holiday, the upper east coast of Malaysia... *You know where*

Anyhow, in order to give myself a tinge of Christmas spirit and warmth in the midst of my preparation for exam, I've decided to look around for a satisfying dinner on Christmas Day.

I searched on Foursquare, Facebook, and even drive around Kota Bharu... And I've found this cosy little Western restaurant at a middle of a rather quite street.

I saw their Christmas menu on their FB & so I've decided to have my Christmas meal there. Although I'm alone, I still called and made my reservation for safety sake.

On Christmas Day, it was raining but as I walked into Joe & Pepper, I was greeted warmly & I felt happy.
I've made my choice from the Christmas menu set & the food was served very quickly.

Starter.. Cream of Garbanzo soup (Chick pea)

The soup was very creamy and has a light taste of fresh chick pea, and the bread stick was made of parsley and pepper... Simple yet awesome with the fragrance of both~ Really appetizing!

Starter: Puff Pastry & Seaweed Chicken Salad

This puff is crispy on the outside, and juicy in the inside (tender chicken meat)..
The initial menu was the CHOICE of EITHER Garbanzo soup OR puff pastry, but due to the Christmas spirit, the owner decided to include BOTH in the set~ Superb!

Entrees: Pan Grilled Australian Rib Eye Steak

The main course was a choice between Pan Roasted Norwegian Salmon Fillet and this pan grilled rib eye steak. And I chose steak. As you can see, there's a thin slice of beef bacon on top of the steak, to increase the taste of the steak.
I ate them separately, and then together. Both taste juicy & delicious!

This is the side dish potato. Instead of the normal mashed potato, Joe & Pepper sliced it into thin slices of potato, and layered it with butter, like lasagna... It's really tasty with the fresh potato taste and unsalted butter & pepper... *I personally preferred salted butter in this case*

Dessert: French Opera Cake

Last but not least, the dessert! By the end of the main course, frankly I'm full. But yet again the chocolate-y piece of cake just managed to make its room in my stomach.. :P

Guess what? The best part of this satisfying meal is... It only cost me RM45~!! Woot!
So if you're in Kota Bharu & feel like having some nice Italian/Spanish meal, you could give Joe & Pepper a try.

• Lot 810 Tingkat Bawah, Jalan Sri Cemerlang 8/27,
  • 15300 Kota Bharu
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Joe-Pepper-Restaurant/170487723019468

号称巴生肉骨茶

想家了，想念肉骨茶了。

看到到处都挂着号称巴生肉骨茶的招牌，今天就点了一客。

小小的单人份瓦煲肉骨茶，很多的菜和不少肉... 就这样，没有香菇、油豆腐类的配料了。

米饭是白米饭，汤汁不很浓稠，药材味尚及格，可是整体来说略咸。感觉上像是为了增加浓稠的感觉，加了不少的酱油... =.=

这一份，填饱了胃，但没有那快乐的满足感...

食物让人生美好

今天一早要出门时，用remote control没反应...原本以为是remote真的中招出问题了，心一横用钥匙开车门，没alarm？ start engine 也没动静~ O_o 电池死了？！
没办法，等包租婆认识的foreman来修车（打电话给他时，还在睡觉），结果就因此旷了第一堂课... =.= 

话说当邻家看到我们在修车时，说了一句：原来是你们家的车~ 我昨晚就看到小车灯没关！ *我这才想起昨天下大雨时还真的有开小灯！唉... 开了整夜的车灯，不死才怪...*

结果就是等待foreman之时，跟包租婆到了此地的华人巴刹去买早餐... laksa lemak和roti jala... :) 

Laksa lemak. Very similar with Penang laksa BUT it's with santan thus not spicy... 

Roti jala with curry chicken...
Looks and taste like rolled noodle but they call bread... Why?

顺便也买了一份午餐：

一个像碗糕的粿，上面放了炸葱和虾米，好吃~~

去了下午的课后，晚餐还是想吃华人餐，就又去了华人小贩中心吃滑蛋河。
配上一杯可乐，顿时觉得人生还是美好的... 原来可乐可以那么relaxing~
*饭后买了个油条* 食物真的可以让人生觉得美好~

落脚处之寻

经过贴心男友很落力地在网上search了一晚后，今早就有房子可看..

1. 来到了一间华人家庭的房子，在华人住宅区；夫妻出租空房间。RM350 包水电、冷气、网络。环境没得挑剔，就是路途遥远了些，大约7km的距离。

2. 专门改建商店楼上房间成出租的女生宿舍。没有私人空间，一间小小的房间double decker，没窗。道路到晚间就是偏静地区... 完全不列入考虑范围。

3. 从辗转得到的某个号码，在医院对面区块的老住宅区。两母女出租房间给学生的。RM200不包电费，而且厕所是四人共用。房间得自备风扇，空间是第一间的一半... =.= 唯一好处真的只是驾驶时间节省20分钟。

几乎不用考虑，立刻决定直接租房间1号，至少接下来三个月我会有个好环境，只是辛苦一些每天得经过traffic jam时段。
房东夫妻也是福建人，阿姨还是PJ嫁过来KB的，很健谈。祝我接下来三个月修行愉快！

KB day 1

在KB的第一份早餐，随便到了一个路边角落的马来档口。看到大家似乎都在吃roti (canai ?) 就点了一份+椰浆饭。档口阿姨说那不是roti canai，是roti paye（外形和口感都99%类似naan），配上那浓厚的牛肉咖哩，赞！ 可是饮料(一杯milo，一杯kopi）就真的甜死人不偿命，更何况milo肯定不是正宗Nestle牌milo...

午餐：到了某间华文中小学附近的小贩中心吃云吞面；四周全是刚放学的蓝制服中学生；感觉回到多年前的时光

晚餐：刚好有教会朋友特地到KB来玩，在他们介绍下一起去了一个隐秘的泰国餐厅吃，味道很棒... 可是吃完后胃部感觉有点热。 — atRestaurant Songphan Mai Thai Food

660km

十个小时的路程，来到了西岸的末端... 
沿途经过了很多个著名的大自然景区（路口）、在油棕树园区那无尽头的弯曲路、写着阿拉伯文的路牌... 
很茫然的 660km

男朋友在fb 记录了 “ Break Longest Drive per Day Record = 660KM in 10 hours”。辛苦了