Lontong Paling Best di Semabok

Sabtu di Melaka merupakan Sabtu yang paling ditunggu dan sarapan pagi hari ini memang telah dinanti-nanti sejak di KL lagi..Sarapan pagi hari ini ialah Lontong paling sedap di Melaka..Haa...jangan terkejut dengan kenyataan saya ini, tapi kesedapan lontong ini memang tidak dapat disangkalkan. Selain daripada kuahnya yang memang cukup rasa, tambahan telur goreng dan ayam goreng dalam lontong tersebut membuatkan lontong itu lebih enak lagi. Dengan harga RM3.50 (without the ayam), anda akan dapat lontong paling enak dengan harga yang memang berpatutan. Ini bukanlah iklan menjual atau mempromosikan lontong  tersebut tetapi saya sekadar berkongsi pandangan tastebud saya sahaja..Sekali anda rasa memang nak lagi...

Kedai Makan Hajjah Zainap Semabok dibuka dari jam 7 pagi hingga 5 petang. Selain  menjual lontong, terdapat juga roti canai, mee goreng, nasi lemak dan pada waktu tengahari dan bermacam lauk yang dihidangkan, tetapi saya akan datang ke sini untuk sarapan pagi sahaja. Bukannya tak sudi nak merasa makanan lain tetapi memandangkan dah balik kampung, marahlah mak di rumah kalau tak rasa masakannya pulak kan...hehe..Mama dan Abah selalu dating breakfast di sini pagi-pagi kalau saya menelefon dari KL semasa bekerja

Makan lontong semabok memang dah dimasukkan dalam perancangan pagi saya dan hubby kalau balik kampung pada hujung minggu. Disarankan makan di kedai panas-panas baru ada ummmpphh..:) Kalau sekadar bungkus dan makan di rumah, saya rasa mungkin akan turun 35% rasa sedapnya..Abahlah yang mula memperkenalkan saya makan di sini bersama keluarga, sejak itu memang saya tunggu-tunggu untuk makan lagi...Tetapi sejak saya mendirikan rumahtangga dan memperkenalkan dengan suami saya, berjangkit pulak....Tak sah kalau tak singgah makan kalau balik kampung, sekarang adalah kewajipan suami saya untuk mengajak saya makan di sana...

                                                            Makan lontong 2 pinggan ni..

Pagi itu, Hubby saya makan 2 pinggan lontong, saya pula sepinggan sahaja dengan sekeping roti canai. Roti canainya pun boleh tahan juga, lembut rotinya...berbaloi menunggu makan lontong sedap semabok setiap kali ke Melaka..Pada saya the lontong totally make my day..It's a fix stopping point for me definitely..Welcome to Malacca :)

Lunch at Denai Alam Recreational and Riding Club (DARC)

Today, (19 February 2011) was a hot and shiny day..Saturday is one of my favourite days~washing clothes, my 'thinking what to cook day', doing house chores and spending my time with friends, family, dearest hubby and Aisya..  :)

I was preparing the ingredients for my trifel today when my dearest best friend who was suppose to come down called up and wanted to eat Nasi Padang (a few weeks ago I told her about the Nasi Padang I ate with Aisya and hubby in Denai Alam Recreational & Riding Club (DARC)). So, today Nasi Padang it is :) !!

                                                                    Arriving at DARC

DARC is a Horse Riding Club situated near our house in Denai Alam, Shah Alam. On Saturday and Sunday, they serve Nasi Padang buffet and we can pay any amount we want as charity. As we arrive at DARC today, there was a family day under the Progam PDK Petaling (PDK=Pemulihan  Dalam Komuniti or Community-Based Rehibilitation (BBR), a programme under The Ministry of Wallfare which support the disabled people..So, DARC is doing a good cause for charity.

PDK Petaling Family Day at the club entertained by the DARC band

The ovarall food was considered okey for me, Some of the dishes offered today was masak lemak ayam, fried salty squid, ayam goreng rempah, rendang, mixed fried vege, masak lemak pucuk paku, masak lemak telur a few more dishes which I didn't remeber (coz I didn't took them) and the nasi padang sambal (if you have ate nasi padang before, usually they will serve the green and red sambal). The drinks were orange and sirap. However, if you wish to drink other drinks than the one served, it will be charged separately. We were entertained by the band performing for the PDK group, so it was easy to make sure Aisya finishes her porridge I brought along as she was entertained by the music and crowd.

After making ourself full, we had a walk at the horse stable not far from the restaurant. Aisya took her time observing the horses and we had a great time seeing how they cleaned up the horses and preparing them before being taken out of the stables.Aisya had a soft spot for "Saleha" which was very tame. It's a great place to go once and awhile and at least we are contributing something to the community.

                                                                     DARC horse stable

                                                Aisya and Kak Yaya getting to know 'Saleha"

                                                               Good Girl, Saleha!!!

                                                        The horse being prepared before training

                                          Such a hot day, Aisya wants to hold the umbrella too...

                                         The horse was sleeping, I tought it was in a coma..hehe

                                         Just being waken up by his trainer..I woke her too..haha

            Having lunch with a good cause, definately will come again ( just 5 mins from our house..:)

MY DAY TRIP TO KLCC AQUARIA KUALA LUMPUR

My darling hubby promised to bring us to Aquaria since last year and he kept his promise. Instead of bringing us last year, he did the right decision by bring us this year as Aisya is now a little older (10 months) and is in the period time of exploring her surroundings. She is now more curious and more aware of new things. In the early morning of 13 February 2011, we woke up early as usual for our prayers. Aisya woke up early too as if sensing she's on to a great outing that day...

Thankfully my dear hubby did his homework before the trip, It opens as 11.00 am and we arrived around 10.50am and there were a few people queuing outside the main entrance. Most of them were tourists and I realize we were the only local people at that time. Within a few minutes more people were arriving and the queue was getting longer and longer..It was Sunday and I was not surprise with the big crowd. A few minutes after 11.00am, the gate opens up and as we enter the main entrance and were greeted by all the staff there. I was surprised with the warm greetings given, the warm hospitality answers my first assumption how KLCC Aquaria got their Best Malaysian Award for Best Indoor Fun 2008 and Best Attraction 2009. The admission fee for Adult was RM35 while for children was RM25. However for Aisya (below 3 years old) was free of charge.

The first fish I saw was the Red-Bellied Piranha swimming in groups and they were bigger that what I expected. Aisya was more excited than I was and I let her lean facing the glass tank. She kept tapping the glass wall hoping to touch the fishes, if only she knew how much the piranha wanted to 'touch' her too.

Opposite the tank was the DNA touch pool with Bamboo Shark, starfish and the Horseshoe Crab. It was breakfast time for the fish and the crabs, so with the clear explanation given by the staff and watching them feed the Bamboo shark was a good start off for us. I took the opportunity touching the Horseshoe Crab and Aisya took her opportunity dipping her feet in the pool with her socks on!! Thankfully I brought extra socks for her and I was relieved it was a 'touch pool' and there were no carnivorous fish interested with her tiny feet (the Bamboo Shark was to small and harmless).

       In front of the Red-Bellied Piranha tank

Aisya taking a close look at the Bamboo Shark

I was surprise to see other animals like Otters and Water Rats there as I thought there were only fishes to see. They were running around their enclosure excitedly and totally got Aisya's attention. As we were heading our way down to the second floor, we were stopped by the guard there and were politely ask to use the lift instead, as he saw us pushing the stroller and it was heavy to bring down using the stairs. Thank you Mr.Guard :) As we reach the bottom floor, we were mesmerized by the giant size tube tank full of fishes. Such a great view to take pictures.

                                         Aisya loves to see the yellow butterflies

                                         The giant size tube tank full of fishes

                                         Aisya says " Hello Mr. Turtle!!"

                                          You look sleepy...

                                         The Fantail Ray swimming above the tunnel

                                          A close ancounter with the shark

The 90m acrylic tunnel was a great way in making the visit much more interesting. There was a huge Blothed Fantail Ray, Giant Groupers, turtles and also sharks greeting us when we went into the tunnel. It was as if we were walking into the deep ocean and the fishes were swimming around us. It was such a great experience for all of us. As we entered the end of the tunnel, we were just in time for the live feeding demonstration at 12 noon at the Aquatheatre. They were 2 in-house divers and as we were celebrating Chinese New Year, one of the divers were dressed as 'Tsai Shen' or known as the 'God of Wealth'. They fed the Blothed Fantail Ray, sharks, turtle and all the other fishes we saw earlier in the tunnel. We were one of the earliest people arriving there and we manage to sit just in front. Everybody was sitting on the floor in front of the Aquatheatre and it made the activity more relaxing. It was the highlight of the day...we also got the opportunity to take pictures with the divers too..

                                                Aisya and Daddy in the tunnel

         Aisya and Daddy having a close look at the Ray and the turtle

       The 'Tsai Shen' diver during the feeding demonstration

       The diver couldn't be seen as he was surounded by the hungry fishes..

     The diver waving good bye to Aisya

The visit to Aquaria was worth it..I'll definitely come again one day when Aisya is a bit older and stayed a little longer.. Thank you hubby for that great trip..

THANK YOU DINO

Dino was not wanted by his first owner, he was given to the pet shop i was working for (1 month part-time job before persuing my master) telling me that they couldn't take care of him as Dino's partner died a few days before..I assumed maybe they recently bought Dino and his mate and didn't know how to take care of guinea pigs. Those round black eyes were peeking at me with fright from the small box he was stuffed in. I knew he went through a terrible experience. I was so excited and agreed to accept him but later that day I was called by my superior with a warning not to accept any pets brought to the shop..I don't mind at all as it was 2-3 days before I was going off...Those memories are still fresh in mind.

Dino has been with me since 2002, all my close friend knew him and he's like part of the family.I got him 1 day after my birthday (1 May 2002), he was the best birthday gift ever.He bit me the first day I got him and that was the last time he bit me too..He was quite big at that time and I estimate he was 1 year old. He doesn't mind me bathing him once a week and giving me that noisy sound if he's to cold..He loves his bath, you just knew it if he purrrs during drying up time..He will give me different looks and sounds if he needs his bath (If I was too busy and forgot to bath him more than a week), when he's hungry, when he's happy (during eating time and if I took him out of his cage) and if he's angry. The best part about Dino is he's a very-very good listener and a good friend during bad and happy times. I love to put him on my lap and just stroke him on the back (he loves that very much), and he'll just stay on my lap and look at me until he falls asleep. The look he give me just shows how much he loves me..I assume all pet owners have this great bond with their pet..and pets just know we love them and they just gives it back to us honestly.

After finishing my MSc I had a new job and was asked to tranfer to Johor.. I was going alone leaving behind my fiancee, best friend and everything in KL and I decided to bring Dino and Omen (Dino's kid, eyes was so red that gave her that  name) along with me.  At that time he was already 6 years with me. I was alone that time and he was always there to hear my everyday story, he'll just gave me that usual understanding look when he is on my lap until either one of us falls asleep.. :)

4 March 2008, Dino passed away.I lost a friend, a great dear friend for 6 years. I knew he was getting old and his body was not as strong as before but he just didn't change...I knew that those black round eyes will look at me straight to my soul telling me its ok and lives just need to go on...He knew it was his time to go and I'll find another shoulder to cry on.Thank you Dino for those great long journey and thank you for being a part of my life.

         

 Dino having a day out at Tasik University Malaya



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