Travel Log: A Piggie’s Life in KL (Day 3)

Day 2 (Booozes & Foods)

Destination: Kuala Lumpur & Ipoh, Malaysia

Duration: 3 Days 2 Nights (Jul 07~Jul 09, 2016)

Day 3: Pigging out till the End

Day 3 started with breakfast in Oasia and did the checkout before walking to KL tower. Why KL Tower? Well, because we had no idea where to go and KL tower looked to be just beside us!!! However, this was deceiving as one actually had to walk uphill for around 15 minutes to reach the destination. It was quite a hot day and we were sweating like crazy before finally reaching the ticket counter.

Breakfast

Last pose in the room before checking out!

KL Tower here we come!

Going Uphill!!!

So Close and Yet so FAR!!!

Entrance fee to the tower is not cheap (RM32/adult, RM21/child for MyKad holder) so we only get the access to observation deck. The view from the deck was hmm… ordinary as I guess we simply did not have the element of excitement as this is KL. =P

Finally we are here!

A View from the Top

Oasia Suites Kuala Lumpur

KLCC

How does KL Tower fair among others?

Monorail Station

After the deck, we walked downhill and saw this upside down house attraction but did not go in. Little one had been dying to try the monorail so we took the monorail to Bukit Bintang area for Pavilion. Apparently there is a Tokyo Street at Pavilion and it is kind of highly recommended so we went there to have a look.

Upside Down House

Even the car is upside down

Why is this happening?

At Pavillion

Tokyo Street

We ended up with FOOD again when in Tokyo Street – this time the Santouka Ramen since we were craving for ramen and they had this RM1 per piece for salmon sashimi promotion. Not to mention kid got to eat for free too! We ordered the Signature Santouka Tonkotsu Ramen with pig cheek and salmon sashimi and got the BBQ pork rice as free kid’s meal. The broth was nice and the cheek tender but for some reason I still missed Ichiran Ramen in Penang (link). However, little one really loved the broth and was drinking it nonstop which left us with the pork rice instead. =P

Santouka Ramen

After lunch we simple did some window shopping in Pavilion before getting back to Oasia to drive back to Penang. However, what is a KL trip without Pan Mee? We made a detour to this famous Kin Kin Pan Mee to try out their famous chili pan mee. The menu was either dry or soup pan mee and the chef was actually foreigner. *facepalm* We ordered dry pan mee and added on tons of chili before digging in. One word of caution – the chili was really REALLY spicy!!! *exploding* For some reason I still preferred the chili pen mee at Jalan Ipoh which offered a bit of sourly zest.

Raya Deco in Pavillion

Restauran Kin Kin

Chili Pan Mee!!!

We continued on to highway with an overstuffed belly and decided to make another detour to Ipoh for Tuck Kee Wat Tan Hor. The restaurant was really full when we arrived eventhough it was already 9pm+. The Wat Tan Hor was sold out and ended up ordering moonlight hor fun. The waiting time was around an hour and I ended up going off to get souvenir from other shops. The food was not even there after my shopping spree. Thankfully we were not hungry – cannot imagine one had to wait for an hour if they were starving to begin with. =P

So many people in Ipoh!!!

Does this people ever sleep?!

The Famous Tuck Kee

Menu

Waiting time = 1 hour!

Moonlight Hor Fun

We were kind of disappointed with the moonlight hor fun though as we still preferred the Wat Tan Hor. It was already 10pm++ by the time we continued to Penang and there was a long jam in the opposite direction. Thank goodness there was no traffic at our direction! The takeaway from the trip? 2 Ikea furniture with missing screw (until now they still haven’t send me the missing pieces even after complaining) and 3-5kg of weight gain among us! NO MORE NEXT TIME!!! *cry*

Traffic Jam at the Opposite side

Ikea Furniture with missing screw!!!

Definitely it's LYING!!!

Travel Log: A Piggie’s Life in KL (Day 2)

Day 1 (Onwards to Bukit Bintang)

Destination: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Duration: 3 Days 2 Nights (Jul 07~Jul 09, 2016)

Day 2: KLCC, Ikea & Foodssss

Breakfast in Oasia Suites KL was okay but nothing to shout about – they had quite a spread of local & western cuisine. After breakfast, we walked to KLCC thinking to go up to the observation deck but unfortunately it was closed for the holiday!

Breakfast Spread - I do like the fruits!

Since we had no idea what to do, we strolled to the KLCC park to take some pictures before going indoor again due to the scorching weather. There is an Auntie Anne’s nearby and we were hoping to get the cheese nugget but it was sold out. *pout* That was when we stumbled upon Cold Storage – time to stock up the booze! TWICE since we forgot the vodka in the 1^st purchase. *hopeless* After our alcohol spree, we also managed to get the Cheese Nugget from Auntie Anne’s - Great timing I guess? I love the bite size cheese nugget as the pretzel is will with thick chunk of cheese. Definitely to die for especially when it’s eaten hot.

KLCC

It's so HOT outside!

Giant Ketupat

Auntie Anne's Cheese Nugget

We walked back to Oasia again to put our alcohols into fridge before driving out to Ikea Cheras. I heard this Ikea is actually bigger than the one in Damansara. We walked until couldn’t feel our legs and finally had our late lunch at Ikea Canteen – one of the must-do for Penangite in KL. LOL!!! Guess this will change once Ikea is opened in Batu Kawan in 2018. =P

We are here!!!

A House in Ikea

We had the beef meatball, salmon & chicken chop as there was this promotion on free RM50 meal when you spent above RM500 on furniture. The meatball was still as nice as we remembered but the chicken chop was mediocre. The salmon was the healthy food among these as it was kind of tasteless with minimum seasoning – but definitely a must-have for the health conscious! =P

Ikea Food with unlimited refill drinks!

After our long stay at Ikea, we drove to Midvalley for some window shopping. The truth was we had no idea where else to go and we ended up with more FOODsss again! *facepalm* Since we were still full with Ikea food earlier, we bought Carl’s Jr Burger to go as supper. On our way back to car park, we stumbled upon this giant curry puff stall (HOMI) and bought one as well.

While we were driving back to Oasia, Waze brought us near Merdeka Square so we stopped there for some pictures before continuing on. This is actually my 1^st ever visit to Merdeka Square in my whole life as Malaysian! =P

Stop at the roadside to get a picture...

Last one before departing

Off we went to the pool again after reaching Oasia and this time we did remember to take pictures of the KL tower with changing light. We also stayed until the pool area is closed at 10pm before continued pigging ourselves out on the burger and curry puff. 

Night "Swim" again.. More than sitting in the water.. LOL!!!

Light Show from KL Tower

The Carl’s Jr burger patty for some reason was not as thick as I remember but it was still juicy after we microwaved it. The curry puff was still crispy and oh so delicious even after hours in air condition room.

Carl's Jr Mushroom Burger

Giant Curry Puff

What is supper without some alcohol? We washed our food down with a bottle of Bellini with wine glasses provided in the room. We also mixed vodka with cocktail mixer which happened to be on sales in Cold Storage this morning. What a day! *burp*

Bellini please!

Some Cocktail perhaps?

Travel Log: A Piggie’s Life in KL (Day 1)

Destination: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Duration: 3 Days 2 Nights (Jul 07~Jul 09, 2016)

Day 1: Onwards to Bukit Bintang!

It was a long holiday for Hari Raya and we had no idea where to go. We ended up with a short KL trip with no particular destination in mind which ended up pigging out non-stop the entire trip. *facepalm* We departed Penang at around 12noon (no one was willing to climb out of bed early since it was PUBLIC HOLIDAY!!!) and stopped at the highway rest stop for some fruits and fatty deep fried stuffs.

Snack anyone?

After 3.5 hours drive and some panic with our “GPS Signal not found” ipad, we finally arrived in Oasia Suites Kuala Lumpur (Link) which is located next to KL Tower. It was a newly opened hotel and we got the Deluxe room with 50% discount. There was some issue with the door handle of our room and had to ask the reception for help. Apparently there was a special method to open the handle which I’d never learned during the stay. LOL!!!

We were pleasantly surprised by our room once we opened the door. There were dining area, kitchen, fridge, washing machine, living room before we even reached our bedroom. Wow! What a good deal! The design and bright and pleasant and we felt immediately at home. The KL tower was right outside of our window but we could only see the lower part of it since it is too high!

Kitchen & Washing Machine

Dining & Living Room

Bedroom

Shower Room

Toilet! LOL!!!

The Bright Side of driving to KL - you can bring the whole family!

KL Tower beside our room

After settling down and did some last minute googling on food nearby, we took to rooftop to scout the swimming pool area. The pool looked nice with KL tower right in our sight. It was too hot to swim at this hour though so we continued to walk to Bukit Bintang for late lunch/early dinner as we were starving. It was around a 20 minutes walk and we got there without any incidence (eg, Lost our way ;p) thanks so Google Map.

Swimming Pool!

A View of KL Tower

The Gym - opens 24 hours but we never utilize this! LOL!!!

Oasia Suites

Our 1^st destination was Lot 10 Hutong (十號胡同), apparently it was highly recommended for overpriced local street food by the famous HK foodie Cai Lan (蔡瀾). Since we had no idea what to eat, we simple referred to the “Top 10 Must-Eat Heritage Food” Poster there. We ended up with Pork Ball Noodle, Hokkien Mee and wanton noodle with barbequed pork (Char siew).

Top 10 Must Eat!!!

Press Coverages

The pork ball noodle was kind of similar to koay teow soup in Penang but with pork ball instead. They did provided some chili sauce which spiced up the slightly sourly soup. The pork ball was really bouncy though.

Pork Ball Noodle

The Hokkien Noodle had the longest queue among all the stalls and owner/helper was really arrogant. It was a mixture of thick noodle with vegetables, prawns and pork with tons of dark soy sauce and OIL… basically it was drenched in oil… it was not as spectacular as its reputation though. It tasted just like the ‘dai lok mee’ we get in Tong Hooi coffee shop at Dato Keramat Road Penang. =P

Hokkien Mee

The wanton noodle’s texture was very different – a bit hard and not as springy as I liked but the star of the meal was definitely the barbequed pork! Oh Mine! It was soooooo good until I bought an extra plate from the stall. *innocent look*

Wanton Noodle with BBQ Pork

This is DA BOOM!!!

Heavenly!

There was this barbequed pork pastry stall right beside our table and the pastries kept calling my name - I just had to buy one crispy bun to try out. Oh my ^#@(^#@(^(^@(&^(!!!! It was really scrumptious with the salty juicy meat and the crispy pastry skin! We ended up getting a whole box for supper tonight. *facepalm*

BBQ Pork Pastry

Yum Yum

After stuffing ourselves silly with all the foodssss, we walked aimlessly into Lot 10, Fahrenheit 81, Starhill gallery before stopping in front of Pavillion. Frankly speaking we had no idea what to do and majority of the shops in those shopping malls are available in Penang anyway. The only shops that were not available Penang were expensive high-end boutiques which we were too poor to step in. LOL!

Ended up In front of Pavillion...

All the High-End Shops!

Fountain at Pavillion

We’d decided to walk back to our hotel instead and got ourselves some shawarma on the way back. We utilized the swimming pool with Jacuzzi at rooftop which offered great view of KL tower glistening with different light every 30 minutes. 

Walking towards KL Tower Direction

Getting some Random Shawarma

Swimming Pool at Night! Forget to take picture of KL tower! *facepalm*

We stayed at the pool until 10pm – the timing pool is closed before eating our supper – gyros & crispy BBQ pork pastry. The shawarma were not really nice though – still prefer the one at Penang Gurney Paragon. This was when we realized we were desperately in need for alcohol!!! This definitely constituted as our to-do list tomorrow!!!

KL TOwer from our Room

Supper!

Look at all that!!!

This is not so nice though.. =P

Day 2 (Boozes & Foods)