Friday, October 21, 2011

Tiffy's First Holiday......Sayonara Penang

we have to say goodbye to Penang
and guess WHO is still hungry???

she sneaked into Cafe Mews.....

we wandered outside the room playing with the
crawlies.....of course she Did Not see us!!!
she was too busy ordering her food.....

and all this while dadster was resting.....


cheche Jhunelle nearly caught us.....

 delicious nyonya laksa huh....

yummy yummy mango, sticky rice and
coconut ice cream !!!


one dessert is Not enough???......

and served by the nice  korkor Faizal and
cheche Jenny.....


she was too busy being a glut that she did not
  see us enjoying the cool aircon with her, bol!!!


being the well brought up pups that we are,  ha....

we thanked our favourite cheche Chona
for taking such good care of us

and we asked her to
thank ALL the  other cheche and korkor
whose pics are Not here....

 Liezell     Kumar
Jason
Saras     Rommel
for their genuine warmth
and smiles

And

they made us feel
like the princesses that we are...
ThankQ


sayonara Penang..... see you soon

do we really have to leave????


guess what......we looooove cheche Chona
as she made our next booking in
OUR names!!!!

Not mumster's
Not dadster's

just CoCo & Tiffy!!!



chikisses and hugs,
from meeeeee Tiffy &
cocobr3
well, just in case you missed our earlier posts:





Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Tiffy's First Holiday......Food & More Food...

we awoke to explore Penang....
we hope???



Tiffy:  not yet CoCo as the hoomans are hungry...

they Can't be THIS hungry....ok,

let me explain HOW they eat....

a bit of this, that and that and
everything under the hot Penang sun...

breakfast....brunch.....lunch...
tea.....late evening snack....dinner....supper

does this explain How they eat?????
we kid you not!!!

they order little dishes everywhere
( geeeez,  these are hawker food
Not tapas!!! )
we went and Every time!!!

here's just Some of the dishes eaten DAILY
yes, daily!!! 

Rojak
a penang style salad with fruits/cuttlefish/
cucumber etc and tossed with prawn paste, chilli
and topped with ground peanuts 


Curry Mee
yellow noodles and vermicelli infused in
spicy coconut curry and with cockles
tofu puffs, cuttlefish, and shrimps as toppings.


Popiah
 jacama (yambean), diced beancurb,
and crab meat wrapped in fresh spring roll


Prawn Noodles
 popular noodle soup with spicy broth made from
prawn shells and heads.
served with slices of hard-boiled eggs, shredded prawns, 
 pork, crispy fried shallots and a spoonful of chili paste. 



Chendol (desert )
pandan flavoured noodles. shaved ice
  red beans in coconut milk and palm sugar syrup.


Fried Oyster Omelette
 fried omelette with fresh oysters, with starch mixed into the eggs.
the key to this dish is Wok Hei (breath of wok) as well as
 the generous use of fresh and succulent oysters


Chee Cheong Fun 
steamed rice rolls with oil, sweet sauce, and
Heh Koe (prawn paste sauce)
  topped with toasted sesame seeds, and fried shallots
and chili sauce (if desired).

and MORE deserts......


Chendol again!

Apong Balik
Malaysian pancake filled with sliced bananas...
delish!!!


Pulut Inti
glutinous rice topped with caramelised grated coconut flesh
  wrapped in a cut banana leaf to resemble a square pyramid.


Kuih Lapis
uses only Tapioca flour and Rice flour
resulting a very soft and tender kueh (dessert )
with
 delicious fragrance from freshly squeezed coconut milk.

 you peel layer by layer
just for the fun of it

(not eaten like this by all,
 but definitely by mumster! )


they are NOT still eating BOL!!!

mumster returned to the hotel and ate again
but that's another post!!!


Finally, some sight see!!!

beautifully restored facade...


read more of the Peranakan heritage here and
here...



this hawker was selling biscuits.....

The Hainan Temple






we don't know about them, but
we ARE tired, not from the sight see
But from their food binge......


just in case you've missed our earlier posts:




till tomorrow,
meeee Tiffy & my sista,
cocobr3
pee ess:  to read more about Penang's food
do try this reliable link

http://www.what2seeonline.com/

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

WordlessWednesday Oct19...Really




chikisses for a wonderful day to ALL,

meeee Tiffy &
cocobr3


Monday, October 17, 2011

Tiffy's First Holiday......Settling In

hello, hello,
thankQ for returning....

we were so tired yesterday after the four hour drive

ok, dadster drove but still......

This is the cafe and we love it here....er, we
love the whole place!

OUR room is after the gate!


Tiffy:  you think they will miss A flower???

CoCo:  dare you!!!

our room....looove the marble floor

Tiffy: CoCo ensured i didn't mark the floor!!!
she's No fun!!!



Tiffy:  the fashionista wanted to pose on dehooman's bed.
mumster allowed her to pose but Nothing else, ha ha!

we're Not permitted to share the hoomans' bed;
Not at home, not in Penang, not anywhere, get?

Tiffy:  niiiice floor;  anyone Not looking ???

outside our room.....and  i can't wait to explore...

Tiffy:  i saw lots of crawlies and they were
calling out to me:  "eat me, eat meeeeeee..."
i'm not fibbing CoCo!

Tiffy: the cheches wanted to clean our room
But saw me instead, ha!

 i saw leeeetle fish in that smaller bronze bowl ...
snack CoCo, snack!!!


do join us tomorrow to explore Penang
we explore, the hoomans EAT,
yes, they EAT, EAT and eeeeeat!!!

just in case, you missed yesterday's post:



hugs and chikisses,
cocobr3
and meeeeee, Tiffy

Twixie -Gone but Always in our hearts
ps: we want Twix to know that we miss her
and she will be with us on our holiday




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