I was waiting in front of a stall for my roti naan to be done when I was suddenly greeted by a small kitten right in front of me.

It kept purring which got the attention of one of the fellas from the stall.

He took the kitty away and returned. He immediately got behind the stall and started massaging the dough.

“Roti apa kamu mau?” he asked.

He never washed his hands.

It was more than 2 weeks ago that some of us decided to drop Amcorp Mall to pay a visit to Joey’s stall. He was selling some items from his shop which is based in Kelantan. Before we went there, we had lunch at Haeun Khon Restaurant. It was a Korean / Japanese / Chinese restaurant and it seems to be famous for it’s kimchi sets.

I wasn’t mentally ready to torture my mouth more over i was dead hungry, especially after queuing up like a cow for close 2 hours to ride a hot air balloon. That i will talk about in my up coming post.

This was Angeline’s, which was too vege-ish for my liking. When i am hungry, i definitely need meat and not make myself greener. Nevertheless it tasted quite ok.

The 2 above, Evie and Vivien, decided to have the pot of kimchi. I can’t even finish the small portion of kimchi that was served to me, imagine finishing a pot of it. It smelled spicy. Yeah you read it write, it smelled spicy, LOL.

Everyone doing their rituals before actually diving into their food and that’s to photograph what’s gonna be in their stomachs for lunch, lol.

We had a surprise visit from a Thai villager and he goes by the name Joey, hahaha. Having a stall that emphasizes on Thai goods, Joey had to get into the zone by dressing up in their traditional costume.

His believe was that he who has the headgear on, shall be photographed with everyone.

Joey then picked a victim to be part of his ritual, Aaron was the nearest. Aaron’s face says it all, ROFLMAO.

… and there you have it, our new King of Port Klang. All rise …

The rest laughed at the new King O.O!

Hahaha.

My meal was one of the last few to be served, so i hijacked Angeline’s bowl.

My lamb finally came. It was a bit dry for my liking but then again i was dead hungry, so anything goes ! Nom nom nom.

Daniel came late as he had class till 1pm. He also went for the pot of chillpowder kimchi set like Evie and Vivien.

Burp!

A scene after a war erupted, lol.

You guys should try this place. It’s at the 3rd floor of Amcorp Mall.

Haeun Khon Restaurant,

Lot 342 & 345, 3rd Floor,
Amcorp Mall, 46050
Petaling Jaya.

I suddenly had the inspiration to blog about Cambodia again after Chiaw Yin passed a very random statement over on Facebook.

“Mr Shiya is very good”.

I was cracking my head on who is this fella and why is she telling me this. Then it clicked me ! Mr Shiya aka Siya was our tourguide in Siem Reap and i used to call him as Ya. I knew Chiaw Yin was in Siem Reap not long ago but i never knew she also got him as her guide.

The best part was, she said he still remembers me ! ^.^

But to be frank, he is one hell of a guide, to be honest. Though we occasionally teach him the wrong things in Hokkien, hahahaa. I really hope the guide i am getting in Indonesia would be as good and enthusiastic as Siya

Back to my writing, I am still in 3rd day of Siem Reap of the 4 days we were there. The picture above shows a note from one of the kid saying she isn’t well to do and she supports the family by selling books. The thing about the kids, they really look pitiful but if you don’t play their game then you will just end up being cursed. As for the books, after closer inspection you would noticed that it’s photocopied. Just the cover is coloured. So yeah bargain hard.

We were back in Angkor Wat after having breakfast in Jasmine Lodge. By this time around in the day you would see plenty of tourists flocking by the bus loads to the main entrance. Security is tight as usual. So it’s advisable to keep your daily pass properly at all time.

Sometimes i wondered how the people of the that time used the stairs ? Were they all using their four limbs like Emily and Ai Ling ? Btw, this is the library. For some reason, this is the only part of Angkor Wat that i can remember well. LOL my memory damn bad T.T

The women in this trip are really hardy women, hahaha. No joke. I was worried at the beginning on how would they handle such situation where dust, heat and walking are common in this trip. Cha Bo power, rofl. For their hardiness, the upcoming trip to Bali should be a little challenging. Let’s see how the sister no. 1,2 and 3 handle

We were in Angkor Wat until late evening before heading back to wash up.

For dinner, we were brought to Amazon Angkor Restaurant. Here the dinner served is buffet style and there’s a huge variety of food but the main attraction is the performance. Different styles of dance by the locals are performed during the whole course of the dinner. It’s kinda touristy and commercialized so it may not appeal to those who only wants hardcore local standards.

As for me i loved it. I mean after walking like cow for hours, i just wanted to sit and enjoy my food with some ambiance and this place was perfect.

After dinner we went for walk walk at their night market. Everyone started to unleash their bargaining skills, buying what they could afford. Price wise it’s really cheap, especially when you buy in a big quantity. So if you are in group, gather a few to buy.

But if the price doesn’t appeal to you, you can try the stalls out of the night market. Since they are slight out of the main area, they would be able to lower down even more. But if that also not good enough for you, then just go to the old market place. You can get shirts are 2ringgit there, lol. The down side is the place starts to close down at 9.30pm unlike this Night Market. Further more the atmosphere here is much better.

Before heading back to call it a day, we headed to the local so called pub. I had their Angkor beer but Aaron decided to do one better

Baliksssss to hibernate !

The next day would be our final day in Cambodia !

Stay tuned !

I am finally BACK ! I am BACK blogging. Curse facebook and twitter for taking up my blogging time, LOL. Anyway i am back here to finish off my Cambodia entries with the second last entry which is basically the 2nd last day in Siem Reap. For some reason i think it was a bad idea shooting this particular shot in sepia cause it emphasizes how dirty the hands were.

If you didn’t already know, the egg looking thing in the plate my friend is the unborn ducky -_-!

It’s known as Balut in the Philippines.

We didn’t actually plan to do this but so happened a lady cycled passed us and asked in Cambodian if we would like try. Our guide, Siya then stopped her and said he would have one. Thus giving us the opportunity to see how she prepares. From cracking the egg, to digging out the duck and serving with certain leaves and ginger.

Sister number 1 was terrified seeing the duck on her plate. HAHAhaha.

Siya showed us how to eat it and then he explained why people in Cambodia resorted to eating fried insects, unborn ducks, etc. It all started off with a certain regime taking over the whole country and the people were left to starve for food. Thus most of them resorted to insects to fill up their hungry tummies. Of course time flew by but the habit or crave for insects never left, thus you see many roadside vendors selling fried insects and also unborn ducks.

This is why i love traveling, you always gain something from a trip especially when you are backpacking. Experiencing what the normal people have to go through would definitely open our eyes bigger and thanking for what we have.

Imagine me telling a Cambodian my side of the story of hunger. When i am hungry, i don’t go hunting for insects but i end up at Murni having Nasi Goreng Maryland Special and Watermelon Special, LOL.

Nom nom nom the duckling T.T

Lee May also tried …. with her eyes closed. Might as well don’t see what you are eating. Good thinking by our resident pharmacist

So as Lee May tried … Sister Number 1 and Sister Number 2 were …

…. freaking OUT ! HAHAHAHA

Imagine halfway through, Siya pointed out that certain part of the egg was like the pillow for the duck @.@!

I didn’t try.

So to recap, i never tried the insects in Phnom Penh and i never tried the duck in Siem Reap >.<!

Initially i was suppose to take a photo of mine but due to unforseen circumstances, i only realized i forgot to photograph it right after i was done eating. Too bad i don’t have a clear shot of the jelly and this is the only picture i have before my sister asked me to buzz off.

The jelly of the coconut is actually the coconut water itself and this is done by removing the outer husk and left in the oven to roast. During the cooling period, the coconuts are placed in a cooling room and this is when the jelly is formed.

It’s best to be eaten there and then cause if you were to leave it in the car and finally return home after a few hours, it would turn sour. There’s no preservatives, all natural.

Angeline brought it home and some of it did turn sour when she and her family ate it the next day. Mine on the other hand was perfect as i ate it on the same day.

It’s RM 3.70 per coconut and it’s pandan coconut, just like the one at Abu Siti Lane but this is along Dato Keramat.

Earlier that day, Angeline and I met up with Richard and Emily over at mainland to have fresh water prawns for lunch at Sungai Acheh. I made a call to the owner prior to our arrival so that he can reserve 1.5kg for us. Initially Hugo was suppose to come but he had to ‘tutup kedai’. Apa lar lu

It has been like 3 years plus since i have came here and nothing has changed except for the price of the prawns. The last time i was there, it was about 63 ringgit per kilo and now it’s about 59 ringgit.

Since Emily, Richard and Angeline have no idea on what to order, i took charge. I asked for 750 grams of curry prawns and 750 grams of steamed prawns. We were then asked if we would like steamed rice or steamed bread to go with the prawns. We ordered 2 of each.

Some of you might ask, what’s so special about these prawns. It’s bigger than the normal ones you see in the market and the big ones can be slightly smaller than a lobster.

Curry Prawns

Steamed prawns

Sister number 2. Sister number 1 was too lazy to rise from the bed.

Richard promoting the steamed prawns

Angeline showing the head of the prawn -_-!

If any of you do go there, don’t forget to order their steamed bread. Really damn nice ! It’s so soft.

The place was really packed when our prawns arrived. If we were there earlier, Mr Lim, the owner would have gladly brought us back to the kitchen to show where he stores the prawns. A few years back when was here with my family, he showed my siblings how 2 of the giant prawns fought when he put them together in one tub. Moments after that, they were all covered in curry on my plate, lol.

After that Richard asked if there’s anything else nearby to eat and so i brought them for laksa and ice kacang.

DOF out  -_-!

We ended up at the wrong stall. There were 2 laksa stalls side by side like Penang Road ice kacang and after 3 years i totally forgot which one was the better one. The laksa here is a bit different because it has crackers in it. The stalls are situated at the Nibong Tebal town.

P/S: Have to build on this momentum to blog -_-! The pictures are ready but i always end up doing other things than blog, lol