Putrajaya Floria 2012

         


Today is Friday. Friday means that a long lunch time. Owh Yeay! So, I have decided to grab along some friends from the laboratory to have a nice tour to the Putrajaya Floria 2012 at the Waterfront, Precint 2, Putrajaya. It is a showcase of outdoor and indoor garden and flower starting from 30 June -8 July 2012. The participant for this event coming from not only the best Malaysian landscape and horticulture industry but also international.

          The theme for this year was Bougainvillea - Enduring Beauty which showcase the biggest collection of Bougainvillea in full bloom with outdoor and indoor theme garden displays. But sadly I may said that the Bougainvillea was not really a hit. I found that the color was not bright enough compare to other flowers there. I hope next year the theme flower should be vibrant.

The cute friends :D

Indoor exhibition.

Some of flowers at the exhibition

Sea life with flowers

I bought these cactus :)

Terbaik - Jo Cendol Pulut!

After roaming around Thailand, my mates and I were taken to a restaurant near the Bukit Kayu Hitam highway to have a refreshment drinks and some food before we hit back to the hotel in Alor Star. I personally recommend this place as a pit stop because the food was so great. Things you should try are the Cucur Udang and the restaurant's specialty, the Cendol Pulut. Simple food but it taste marvelous! The Asam laksa there was delicious too! If I am not mistaken, the restaurant was not for from the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). FOLKS, YOU SHOULD GO HERE TOO!

Cucur Udang

Cendol Pulut

Welcome To Thailand!

Saje je nak cerita...Well, this is my first time step my foot on Thailand's soil. Wohoo! Exited even though not that far from Malaysia. Just across the border. Anyway thanks to Datuk for bringing us to Dannok although it was really a short trip. Seriously I'm not satisfied because there are so much interesting things there. memang best. They said the night life there were awesome (only for men I guess). But it is okay, no need to be there at night because I think it is quite scary. For only 3 hours of roaming around Dannok, this is what I found interesting and mainly about foood! I wanted to go there again next time!

Welcome to Thailand...Sempat ambil gambar budak kiut!

Fruits look great!

Corn... first time seeing the purple color. 

Coconut drinks and flavored glutinous rice.

Kak Izan and Ain

Usus? Seriously?

Pulut ayam goreng siap dengan logo Halal :D

Pekan Rabu and Ikan Pekasam

Last week I was in Alor Star, Kedah. Of course it a working trip. But I managed to go to Pekan Rabu literally know as Wednesday Market at the heart of Alor Star. It is an old market and has been standing there for 37 years. Older than I am! My main goal is to buy Ikan Pekasam...Yummy! My favorite although it has some ewww fermentation smell. Ikan pekasam is fish fermented with lots of salt, rice and tamarind for few weeks (normally for 2 weeks).

Kak Izan berposing =)

Fermented fish known as "Ikan Pekasam"

Recipe - Ikan Pekasam Goreng

Ingredients: 

  2 Ikan Pekasam
  1 Onion
  3 Dried Chillies

Methods:

1. Cut onion and dried chilies.
2. Heat the oil and fried the 'Ikan pekasam' until cooked / crispy.
3. Sere a little bit the onion and chilies with a spoonful of oil form frying the fish.
4. Sprinkle the fried onion and chilies over the fried fish. Done =)