Sungai Sedim Tree Top Walk

Far off in Kedah, close to one of the Titiwangsa mountain range, lies a pristine forest, newly conquered by humans with a structure of steel snaking through the tall canopies.
With some rain-washed brochure displays along the elevated walkway dampens the mood, the ecstasy of being high up and close to the trees have made up for the other shortcomings.



26 metres above ground.---->

It was quite a lengthy walk, probably about 30 minutes. Of course there were lots of photography sessions and made the journey longer. No other wildlife were to be seen, except for some colorful spiders and butterflies.




Sedim river... clear cool waters.
The supporting structures... ---->

Although the weather was overcast, and drizzled, the magnificent view was a wonderful experience.
Entrance fee is RM10.

Lunas Duck Rice

This place would have been blogged about countless of times by more famous blogs like PenangFoods. But then, just along my way to Sungai Sedim for a nature tour, still stopped by for a quick bite. Located in Lunas, Kedah, many pilgrimages have been made to this little town which offer the only tourist attraction of it's famous roasted duck.













The sauce and saltiness of the duck compliments well. The picture shows half a duck, serving for 3 mouths. Beautifully glazed and roasted, the meat is not too tough to chew on.
We ordered a plateful of blanched bean sprouts too... Nicely garnished with spring onions and fried garlic bits. Crunchy and the saltiness of the sauce just nice, although the ones in Ipoh (Bean Sprouts Chicken) are juicier. Personally, I think the bean sprouts in Ipoh has been drizzled too much with artificial flavorings and 5-spice-powder.

I had mine with just plain porridge garnished with fried garlic bits, and the yummy pic just says it all... [chomps]...

Bugger Hotel

Caught this amusing sign in central Penang...
I could not understand how they could have made this huge mistake, coz it's not a mis-translation from chinese. Unless they are trying to tell you that their beds are infested with bugs

Ghee Seng Tomyam

This post has been long overdue. As usual, my food trail has brought me to browse the internet and this link Ghee Seng Restaurant. Therefore, my friends went there for a try. And the verdict:
The highlight of the restaurant is supposed to be the tomyam, so we ordered a mixed seafood version. Personally, I don't fancy much of tomyam, so I'll have to quote my friend' comments: "Hmmm.... doesn't taste like traditional tomyam. Too curry-like and not sour enough. Me no like. What a dissapointment.". And for myself, "Oh!!! curry! Me like!!... heheh"


And there was Thai style stir fried chicken with basil and black pepper sauce. Average taste... maybe about 5/10.





The signature dish of Thai meat rolls (lor bak) 9/10.







Kerabu (Thai salad) mango... quite tasty. 8/10.









Plain stir fried 'tau miu' 5/10






And lastly, sweet and sour crabs. Seeing 2 crabs in the pic, and the style of cooking is abit off-taste from traditional way for our liking. Not really sweet and probably have too much fermented soy beans. 5/10
On the whole, it wasn't too bad an experience, saved by the meat rolls and the kerabu. Price is reasonable, and most importantly, it's the company that makes the food tasty!
Till the next culinary adventure, Bon Appetit.

A long on EURCHF

Entered a long position on EURCHF... hoping Swiss central bank will intervene in the market. Attached the hourly chart below:
The monthly chart shows that presently, it's reaching almost the same levels of previous lows within 10 years of historical data. **crosses fingers**

Starched Pork Strips!!!???

My another culinary adventure has brought me to savor a long forgotten dish called 'Bak Kee' (Hokkien). Located at inner city Georgetown, it's a kopitiam easily drove passed although brightly lit.
Named as Fountain Cafe (Wikimap), it's selling a specialty Hokkien dish, made out of strips of pork, very generously coated in starch. Ordered a bowl of it, it's served in clear soup with lots of cabbages and lettuce.

On a personal note, I don't really fancy this dish that much. It's mostly starchy, and with some hints of pork in the middle. The soup is sweet and tasty from juices of other meats boiled in that cauldron.















Another side dish, is a Penang favourite, fried oyster omelette from the same place. Although poorly photographed because of poor lighting (it was al fresco, in the late evening), it's clearly seen that the oyster is served on top of the fried egg. It struck me as funny, because an omelette is supposed to have it's oysters folded and fried in the beaten eggs and starch.
In this case, we had to eat them separately, which is a little odd to me. For the taste, I would put it as mediocre.

I felt dizzy...

I felt dizzy with the thought of being trapped in an invisible sphere. Feeling my way around, looking for a way out, but yet in futile attempt. Carefully prodding, fearing the burst of the bubble that might cascadingly burst other beautifully shaped bubbles. The constant noise buzzing around my ears was distracting me from feeling my way through this sea of foaming bubbles.

I felt dizzy with the coldness of crystal in my hands. Little droplets of condensations moisted my hands giving a sense of momentary relieve from the sweltering humid heat. The smoothness of the pear shaped glass was quickly felt, and fingers carressed it to clear the droplets of condensation, seeming to hug the crystal like bees protecting their hive.

I felt dizzy with the heat burning through my throat. The warmth flowing through, gave a much different sensation than the heat of the weather. It had the opposite effect of relieving uncomfortable body by numbing the senses. The mouth was awashed in tannin, the touch was dulled, the sight was blurred, the smell was sweet, and the mind slowly less noised.

I felt dizzy with pop of the bottle, corked on too tight or rather, or I had lost my strength. The sloshing of the liquid provided some music to the ears, drowning the consistant noises driving my head senseless. As the drops continued to fill the glass, the clear crystal was vibrating in resonance to the pour, amplifying the drips that drowned the noises.

I felt dizzy looking at the computer screen, trying to follow Facebook instructions while sipping on the crystal. Numbered from 1 to 9, I followed through 1. And then 2, and 5 and 3 and 7....Hold on! A mouthful went through my throat again, and repeated the steps. Some noises came again, and yet again, drowned by the sounds of gulps in my throat. The pounding of the esophagus on the walls of my chest provided was like the hammering of piles, deafening the noises buzzing my head.

I felt dizzy standing up and felt the world shifted sideways. A step forward seemed like a step backwards, a step up seemed like a step to the left. There were no more noises in my head. It was magical. I knew I had to lie down, and when my senses were not totally numbed, oral hygiene came to mind, and washed the emptied glass.

I felt dizzy as I laid on bed, murmuring forgotten phrases. The warmth of the blanket provided much needed comfort from the cold air blasting out from the air cond.

I felt dizzy when woke up with a slight headache. I felt dizzy thinking about what happened.

I no longer felt dizzy realizing that it was a reckless act. Feeling dizzy, can be remedied by other methods. Temporary cures would not have been needed had there been prevention measures.