KL & Malacca Malaysia 17/09 – 19/09/2010

This time, instead of driving up to Malaysia in our car, our friends Lionel and Lisa picked us up and we went along in their SUV. Taking a slow drive, we entered Malaysia via the Second Link at Tuas Checkpoint and headed for the North-South Highway.

First stop was Machap Rest & Relaxation where we had breakfast. The nasi lemak (coconut rice) and dishes from stall no. 8 was good, especially the sambal chilli. The lontong and mee soto were not too bad either. As Lisa was not up to a heavy breakfast, she opted for kaya toast.

Lontong

Nasi lemak

Kaya toast

Mee soto

Warrior in Malay outfit

2nd stop was in Malacca as we had to collect something from a friend of ours before going up to Kuala Lumpur.

Next was lunch at Jeta Groves which we had called around 1030am to reserve the last two portions of their mee rebus. Open for breakfast at 0700 hrs, their mee rebus is a hot seller and if you wish to try it, you definitely have to either go early or call to reserve.

Mee rebus (left) and mee siam (right)

Holiday travel tips:-

If you wish to try the mee rebus at Jeta Groves, it is best to go early in the morning preferably before 0900 hrs

Here we had their mee rebus as well as mee siam, both of which were great tasting. The noodles used for their mee rebus tasted much better than the usual yellow noodles used and the gravy was also different making the dish a hot favourite. The mee siam also had a nice tinge to the slightly spicy, sweet and sour gravy.

Since we were at Jeta Groves, we definitely had to take the chendol which is a favourite of ours. We had the durian chendol and the plain chendol. They tasted great as usual.

Durian chendol - rich and with plenty of ingredients

This time round, we saw some nonya cakes on each table and decided to try the pulut panggang (rie wrapped in banana leaf with filling made from grounded dried prawns and grated coconut) as well as the koo kuih (nonya steam cake made from sweet potato flour with various fillings).

Nyonya kuih

The glutinous rice of the pulut panggang had the blue colouring reminiscent of nonya food and the filling was just right. The skin of the koo kuih was not too sticky and just the right texture.

After the Malaccan Nonya lunch, we continued our journey to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. By the time we checked in to Blessings Homestay, our Malaysia accommodation for the night, it was already 1600 hrs. However, due to some miscommunication, the room was not ready for us.

Interior of Blessings Homestay - bright clean and airy

Eco-garden at Blessings

After placing our luggage in the rooms, we stayed in the living room and worked on the internet. When the room was ready, we took a nap before moving off to Eco Oasis, an organic café in Jalan Riong where we met up with some of our friends and conducted a ‘Get Real’ evening. Light refreshments were served and that was our dinner.

After the session ended at 2200 hrs, we managed to catch up with some of our friends and answered their queries on the meditation retreat. We followed Michael, a good friend of ours, to Devi’s Corner close by for some supper.

Devi's Corner

Enjoying the company at Devi's Corner

Even at 2300 hrs, the place was quite crowded and we had to wait for a table. We ordered the thosai, masala thosai as well as the satay. The food was good and we thoroughly enjoyed the Malaysian thosai and satay. After talking further with Michael, it was past midnight when we parted ways.