Foodgasm at Penang Island | Malaysia

Hi Readers,

Before i forgot my story :p, i am trying to write it very fast (when i am in good mood :p).

In January 2013, i accompany my mom to do a medical check up in Penang Island.

That is the main purpose of my 'trip' :p, and at the end i was trying to find a food, walking around there.

The hospital picked up me by its shuttle, just make sure you made an appointment with the hospital first (i used email to contact them). And i got back to airport by the hospital shuttle's (if you don't go to see a doctor, they will charge you 5 RM).

I went to Penang Adventist Hospital (you can check in this link), you can check in their websites about the doctors. And this place is enough near with the Gurney Plaza, you can walk just only for 15 minutes :).

I lived in guest house near this hospital. And for several times i went to Gurney to find foods :-D.

This is some picture around Gurney Plaza

In front of Gurney Plaza I

In front of Gurney Plaza II

In front of Gurney Plaza I (They had a line bar for checking the water height)

And here my foods picture :

Lo Mie? but it is enough delicious for me, even the taste is weird for me :p

hospital food's just so so

Rujak from India? weird taste with fried stuffs

noodle with the strange name (because i forgot the name hehe)

wan tan mie slurppp

something like salad?

fried rice :p

snackkkk this is very delicious you should go to this place

with pork's stuff

fried oyster

bakpao with the meat love it!

this is the best :p pork pork :)

like suki?

fried noodle

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

Semarang City (Again) for Culinary ?

Hi Readers,

Yeay suddenly i must go to Semarang again just in couple of months..

With the kindness of my colleague, they bring us to try a lot of amazing and delicious food :p.

Actually i am trying to try "tahu petis", but i can't find the time :(. But it is okay :p i already got a lot of foods here hahaha.. And >.< do a lot of gym after that day ._. .. hahaha..

First i flight from Jakarta to Semarang, it took almost 1 hour and the sky was very clear.

Prepared to flight in Soekarno Hatta Airport - Jakarta

After arrived, we tried "Nasi Ayam" (Chicken Rice), it is delicious i am never tried this food, with an half egg, and the stuffs (i don't know the name) with the banana leaves. Hmmm the taste sweet, the portion is small  but the taste (y).

Nasi Ayam (Chicken Rice)

Lunch time i tried the food called "Mie Titee", the noodle is same but the meat (pork) come from legs part. The taste is sweet and like the meat so much :-D..

Mie Titee

Because we still had the time, we tried "Dawet Durian". Yeah if you don't like Durian the taste will disaster. But not for me, hahaha i like the durian so much :-D. Just fyi some places like the airport / hotel / taxi will prohibit the Durian because of the bad (good for me) smell.

Dawet Durian

When we went to "Dawet Durian", my colleague ordered us a Lakker / Lekker. I am not sure for the words :p.. They sold some taste, actually look like the creeps but more traditional when they made it.

Lakker / Lekker

Lakker / Lekker

Night already came :p, it meant dinner time! haha.. we went to Gama Restaurant then ordered ginseng leaves, lemburi (kinna of the sea creatures :p), cempiring (a crab that we can eat also with the shell), a real crab (this is very delicious seriously and i like it so much, you must try this menu), tempe, and fish. I recommend you to go this place, because of the crab :p haha..

At Gama Restaurant

We made the time to take another dessert :p, haha.. It is called "Es Puter Congklik" the taste? hehe.. like so much the ice creams with durian+coconut lol..

Es Puter Congklik

The next day we went to Kudus, so we tried "Pindang Kerbau" (Kerbau = Buffalo). Why the meat is buffalo? i heard from local people. It was a history that a lot of Kudus people came from Bali. And Bali people because of their religion (Hindu) doesn't permit them to eat the cow (like muslim doesn't eat the pork). So even majority they already muslim but they maintain this rules as their culture :). It is delicious also because i never ate Buffalo meat haha.. You can add another food also here :) like the photo...

You can add all of this to you food :)

Pindang Kerbau

After did this and that :p, for our closing in Kudus and Semarang. We went to Garang Asem and because the weather also hot. The food is very hot, spicy and acid, made this food very awesome for me haha.. Actually this food contains of an half chicken, small green tomatoes, green chilies, etc and covered by banana leaves. Just try this food seriuously ;)

Closed

Garang Asem

This was the the first time for me (yeah we always get the first time right), i must walked for almost 2 km to airport because of the traffics. And i succeed to check in 5 minutes before i flight. I walked very fast to catch the flight -_-', luckily the airport is small and the counter to boarding area is so closed. Please i don't want it happen anymore haha.. For sure if i am in Jakarta, i can't get my flight haha..

The sunset from the sky

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

My Summary About My Trip in China Mainland and Around

Hi All,

I just got back from my trip yeay, my third trip this year :-D. And suddenly i want to write about my opinion about China Mainland as a teaser :p.

There were very interesting journey, a lot of things different in culture, lifestyle, food, transportation, language, etc. Even i am a chinese, it is also hard for me to travel there :p. But here am i, survive and now time for me to write my story huehue.

I will write as fast as i can (i will write in some parts), of course i need time to edit some photo right?

From overall my trip, i will give advises, tips, tricks, and reviews (perhaps it will help you or just for your information :)). And here some points in my head :

PS :

All my comparation is with my country (Indonesia) and in Jakarta.

1. Food

• You should learn how to use chopsticks , yeah you can ask for spoon too :). But never found for fork and knife :p
• Never ask too much about the food/menu and touch the food before you pay. They will scold you for sure if you do that
• A lot of food shops and cheap around us, you just need an extra effort to find it :p. Because it always in small roads or behind the big streets. Just follow the local people with the food plastics or ask them where they buy their food. Or find the way with a lot of people walk, there are must be a lot of food :p
• Find the food shops with the picture, you can choose directly. It is easier :). Or look at some people who eat there, and choose like them. Why? Because the menu always in chinese words :p.
• The taste is different, strange, too salty, and not like the picture :p. So lower your expectation for the first. 
• For muslim absolutely you must do an extra effort to find the food or ask people (of course prepare in chinese language), because even you choose chicken the food will contains pork :p. It means you must find muslim food and i can find in some place around me there.
• Drinks usually free just for hot tea/water just look people around you :)
• No chili / sauce :p, if they have. Absolutely the taste will different. (this is serious hehe)

2. Travel

• Make sure all our destination in adress or maps (detail), with the english and chinese words too. When you get lost you need ask people right, and everyone i asked in my trip couldn't read english words :(, you must give them in chinese words. 
• Try to find the transportation for your destination in advance, and ask again in your hotel's receptionist for sure. Even they can't speak english well, but you can show the destination you want, and ask them how to go there with your notes.
• Ask again in your ways to some people to confirm the place is correct (of course with chinese words). It will waste your time if you get the wrong way. Don't feel shy or shame, they will not recognize you too :p if you ask something ridiculous or stupid questions. Last time i got wrong MTR (Metro Line) maps with the picture there and got lost hahaha. Another idea just ask their help to write the place you want to go in chinese words :-D
• Buy the ticket from the counter place, don't believe from people with uniforms etc. Because we don't know the truth just make sure you go to counter place and find the ticket price in the boards (of course in chinese words, but sometimes in english words). If in chinese words just follow your hearts to choose hahaha :p
• Keep your wallet in front of you, not on your back pants / bag. My friend told me that if the wallet in your backs, it means ours, but vice versa it is yours :p.
• Don't talk too much with strange people, they ask for money or offer you some products. Even they are look good / bad, you can get insting when the bad things will happen to you right.
• Bring calculator for them to write, or try to understand their language at first. So you know how much exactly you should pay for the food or another stuff. Not everything notes in paper, they usually say it. And absolutely you will blank haha.
• Sometimes in someplace, there is a people will help you, and bring your stuffs in metro line or bus transportation (if that is too heavy / big for you and look like you need a help).
• Taxi in some place such as Hongkong and Macau will charge you for your stuffs inside or in the baggage.

3. Culture

• They like to spit, with the sounds such as "Hoakk...Cuh..".. >.< uncommon voice and strange for me every where -_-'.
• They speak very loud and talk like scream/fight hehe. You must be surprise at the first.
• They are not good in service, no smile, and do everything very fast. And to the point when they talk with the high tone.
• They will give their chair in public transportation for child/senior people. Yeah they have some good points in here :-D
• Prepare for the toilet, hehe dirty (because of the spit) and bad smelly. But it much better rather than woman toilet :p. They are too lazy to splash the water after poop or pee -_-'
• Don't surprise the people (man) can change the clothes not in the fitting room. They can half naked (just for the top) in every where. It seems uncommon to try the clothes with double clothes we wear.
• Bargain more than half price for your stuffs, and don't believe with the price. They will say to you or the good words to you (such as : this is special price, only for you. Maybe it will cheaper in another shops :p). Even they scold you and kick you out from their shops :p, but at least you try to bargain haha (perhaps they can call you back for that price :p)
• For me the people is hard worker, competitive, persistent, and seems they work overtime (do they salary low?). China mainland is very big country, a lot of people from small town/city will come to big place right? so it will crowd every where with chinese people :p

Just leave a comment, i will glad to answer :)
Some picture already in my instagram just find out in @dannywongso

-danny williams | @dannywongso-