TAKE ME ANYWHERE.

Phewwwww. Finally exam was over! Since my roommates are all going back their hometown after hectic weeks, I decided to join my cutie pies back to their hometown : Kulim. It's a town located on the southeast of Kedah, or more specifically, it's my second home :)  I didn't get to come here very often because I was probably busy doing my own stuffs or I'm just too lazy to get out of my bed during most of the weekends. You know right, university life is tiring... oh my thug life. Honestly, it's my second visit, like after two freaking years? HAHA Time flies! Felt like it was a month before. 

So this time, Steph brought me to Anak Kulim for lunch before I head to Eric Chou's fan meeting event in Simpang Empat with another friend. Unlike those hipster cafes, Anak Kulim is much more special, in terms of their menu and decorations. It is running by a family of three bro and sis, serving 家传菜 (food cooked according to family recipes). In their menu, you can probably find nasi lemak, lotus leaf rice, spaghetti, coffee or even cakes, very very Malaysian style. I'm sure there's something you like!

Green tea latte.

I'm always a big fan of green tea / matcha. If you asked me how was it, I'd say I prefer Tour Les Jours's, which is my all time favorite. This is not yucky, but lacks of smoothness and sweetness? idk... Anyways, I've enjoyed my ice chocolate very much although it's a rainy day (didn't get to take pic of it but it's just an ordinary ice chocolate).

 Lotus leaf rice. 

So far I've never seen lotus leaf rice in any menu of cafes around KL, Penang or SP area, but it's here! The odour was really nice and it tasted good too! It would be perfect if they add some chicken slice or char siew on the top :) 

Green curry rice.

Since I'm not a big fan of curry or spice, I've no idea why I ordered this. (probably because of the illusion of the picture on the menu lol.) Guess what?! This was surprisingly tasty and savory! No wonder it comes with a whole block of white rice lahhh. The aroma of spice was a little strong but I love the potato and chicken slice, they were cooked it in a ngam ngam way! Not too hard to chew and not too blend. Just perfect. The portion was scary, I can't even finish half of it...poor me. I don't waste food but both of us were really full, we just can't. :(

Bread dip with kaya.

When we're preparing to leave, Steph's friend, (one of the waiter) serve this to us. Both of us looked at him with a shocking face and he said this is for us. What? Free food?! *happiest moment in my life* Maybe it's a gift for Steph because they didn't meet for quite a long time. How sweet he is! (as sweet as the kaya hahahaha)

I would definitely come back again for their famous Black Forest chicken! Wait for me! 

Anak Kulim Eatery & Gallery

66A, Jalan Raya, Kulim, Kedah.

 04-490 6148

 Mon : Rest day

Tues - Sat : 12pm - 8pm

Sun : 12pm - 6pm

Before landed on Perth, I actually did some 'homework' on eateries. After went through Google searching for cheap eats around Perth CBD, guess what?! Most of the bloggers / travelers recommended Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese restaurants & cafe! It's weird but interesting at the same time finding out that there's actually abundant of Asian eateries in Aussie. ( All I know before this was, there's only a China Street - at Northbridge, which sells Asian food. lol. I must be living decades ago ) 
Walking down the streets, probably along Murray St and Barrack St, you'll see people eating banh mi ( Vietnamese sandwich, like Subway ) while holding a cup of Taiwanese bubble tea. (珍珠奶茶) What a perfect combination! Instead of cold drinks like bubble tea in a freezing cold day, I ate a lot of rice and drank bowls of soup. It's winter everybody, winter! Fyi, I had Asian meals throughout 80% of my trip. wtf. 

1.

NAO Japanese Ramen

This is a place where you can get authentic big portion delicious ramen. 
It stays forever on top of the list cause everybody seems like getting crazy about it. ( It was ranked 3.5/5.0 on Zomato, 4.4/5.0 on Facebook ) We gave it a try on the second day of our trip after Freshmade ( another Japanese cafe eat in Perth CBD ) disappointed us the day before. Since then, we had this almost everyday for lunch in CBD area. Hahas! #loyaltygamegoingstrong

Shoyu Ramen / $11.00

JUST LOVIN IT! This bowl contains ramen soaked in a Shoyu ( soy sauce ) flavor soup with roast pork ( chashu ), bamboo shoots, both fresh and dried seaweed, bean sprouts, spring onions and decorated with sesames, which added extra aroma into this bowl. I've substitute the normal egg noodles ( yellowish ) with spinach infused noodles ( green ), with addition of $0.50 only! If you wish to upgrade the size ( portion ), it's $13.00 for each bowl, which can satisfy 2 adults.  

As for me, ramen is a good choice during winter, especially below 10 degree celcius. What I love NAO is, their broth was superb, not too salty or heavy. Everything were well-controlled. Coming to the noodles, they were extremely springy. When it comes together with the generous amount of bean sprouts, they gave a pretty nice texture! It's so nice until I finished the last drop of soup. lol. ( I eat better than your pet )

Miso Ramen / $11.00

  

It's a must to have this bowl of goodness before flying back to Malaysia! It was real good, omg I can't even look at this right now, cause it makes me super hungry! More or less, it was similar to Shoyu Ramen, the only difference was the broth. In case you didn't know, miso is Japanese soy bean paste. Compared with Shoyu which I had it earlier, I love this bowl more haha! Most probably because of the perfectly cooked miso soup. Other than that, it was the last chance for me to have this ramen cz I guess I can't get this in anywhere else other than NAO. ( except I fly to Japan, lol ) 

Gyoza / $4.50

We ordered fried pork dumplings (comes in 4 pieces) as snack / starter while waiting for our ramen. Frankly speaking, they were just ordinary gyoza, nothing special hahaha. ( What did you expect? It's just gyoza heh. Chill la. ) I even forgot the paste given was sweet or salty. *laugh*

Teriyaki Chicken / $11.50

Since my parents craved for rice ( they're typical Asian, so as me. ), we had this one plate dish at NAO. The chicken gives a pretty smooth texture and the specially made teriyaki sauce was so perfect! It's NAO's secret recipe and I couldn't really tell how it taste... Anyways, 反正 it's nice!

 Fyi, there's indoor and outdoor sitting, well, don't worry about the outdoor seat, it's so warm as long as you can feel the sun. ( in winter ) The only reminder is, please be there earlier to avoid crazy queue! ( It would be perfect to be there by 11.30am. )

 NAO Japanese Ramen

Address: 117 Murray St, Perth WA 6000, Australia

 Phone: +61 8 9325 2090

 http://www.naojapaneserestaurant.com.au/en/

 2.

 Taka's Kitchen

First of all, Taka is really famous whenever people mention about cheap eats in Perth. There are 3 branches of it located at Barrack St, Shafto Lane and Frementle respectively, the one I went was at Barrack St ( since it's within walking distance from my hotel at Hay St. ) 

 By the way, this was the cheapest meal we ever had in Perth, nonetheless it was super fast! ( their speed of preparing our food was seriously no joke. )

 Salmon Don / $8.20

This was my Dad's favourite! The salmon was sliced perfect thickness, the texture was nice too! I could have two bowls of this!


Assorted Sushi / $8.20

This one comes in 12 pieces. We ordered this just to make sure we're full for dinner or as a starter heheh. It was not very special but not too bad, I like it anyways, cause it was fresh in terms of all the ingredients! not only the salmons or fish slices ( idk their names haha )

 Chicken Karaage / $8.50 ( free miso soup )

Since Taka was well-known for their chicken karaage, we just gave it a try although I'm in fever. lol. It's Japanese style fried chicken, served together with a bunch of lettuce and a piece of lemon hahaha. But one thing to mention is, the skin of chicken was pretty crispy ( as you know, the 'criuk' 'criuk' sound? ) and then the meat was perfectttt! Not dry at all! It was juicyyyyy in every bite! I was damn envy looking at my parents finishing almost the whole plate while drinking the free miso soup :'( 

Honestly, Malaysian fried chicken still the 'Number 1 Fried Chicken' in my list! The second would be Korean, and Japanese after that. I didn't know how I felt in love with fried chicken but one question in my head, is there even people who hate fried chicken exists? Seriously? But the one I love most was my grandma's 南乳炸鸡 <3 ( Chinese style fried chicken with fermented tofu ) 

Taka Barrack Street

150 - 152 Barrack St., Perth WA 6000
Tel: 08 9221 4771

Taka Shafto Lane

 Shop 5 & 6 Shafto Lane, 347 - 417 Murray St., Perth WA 6000
Tel: 08 9324 1234

Taka Frementle

 Shop 2 Old Shanghai, 6 Henderson St., Fremantle WA 6160
Tel: 08 9335 7676

3.

Took Bae Kee II

 We didn't really plan to dine here until we passed by the shop! It was so crowded, you even have to wait for seats during peak hours. But it's okay! Good food deserves the wait. Right? :)

Extra Side Dish / $3 ( 4 plates )

Korean side dish was one of the reason I love Korean food. This restaurant is running by the real Koreans, not foreigners as you always see here in M'sia. Need not to mention, everything taste extra authentic. If you're a K-drama fan, there's always a scene a mother / grandma will scold their children for not eating red beans. ( right corner dish in the picture ) I personally felt it was a too salty, but it's nice to eat together with rice, just like how you eat your fried egg and rice by adding some soy sauce!

Wok-fried Sweet Potato Noodles with mixed Seasonal Vegetables / $4.00

Spicy Pork Stock / $9.00

 This was the best during winter!!!

 Sizzling Non-spicy Diced Soy Pork BBQ / $8.00

Sizzling Sweet & Spicy Pork Riblet BBQ / $9.00

#fingerlickinggood

I would rate this as the best Korean dish in Perth!! I had a decent time enjoying these riblets! I can't really describe how good it taste, but those who likes to eat 'bones', you should try this out at least once in your lifetime! lol. I can eat 3 bowls of steamed rice because of the chili sauce. No joke man, my dad even tried to make this when we're back home. Probably because he missed this too much although we ate this almost everyday in Perth. *laugh*

Took Bae Kee II

127 Barrack Street, Perth CBD, Perth, WA

 (08) 9225 4260

Opens daily  11:30 AM to 8:30 PM

Hope you enjoy reading this!

Will be sharing more on my trip to Perth in upcoming posts. 

Stay tuned!

"Oh, there's a new cafe in town!"  "Let's go!"

Fyi, as a student studying in a kinda rural area, I seldom have meals out in the town (cz I didn't own a car). 

BUT things are different now with the new hangout spot! I went there twice in a week time, holy shit. 

Since it's a beautiful Sunday morning, why don't we have a breakfast date? (with my bunch of friends, of course.) So we got up early and I was really excited for my 'non-jaya' breakfast, lol. (you got me, Aimsters?)

Hi all! This is my very first post here so I'm gonna write a little nonsense hehehe.
Fyi, this isn't my first attempt in blogging. I started since 2010 when I was 14 that time, Form two. Sounds pretty young huh. Reading back to my older posts makes me laughed so hard at myself. I wrote completely shits! Looking at those templates and designs, hah! Fancy background, useless widgetssss, even a playlist of my favorite songs! It seems like I've spent too much of time on those things. Honestly, I learned all those HTML stuffs on my own. Back to that time, there's only few free templates available for free download(there's plenty of them now). I'm a (very) picky person, there's none of  them I'm satisfied with, therefore I decide to 'built' it on my own. Since then, I took care of it (my blog) for 2 years and it was abandoned after prolly due to my heavy academic schedules. :( 

Well, I'll make this as my diary, but not that kind of daily diary which record the date, whether, feelings and stuffs. lol. I wanted to keep my memories here, forever. I've lost all the data (photos, videos, important notes, especially conversations!) in my phone when it was forced to be formatted. I felt so empty when I got back my phone cause everything is lost. The day after(today), I recreate a new space for myself. Weee! I will write on reviews of food, places I went on vacation, special events etc etc. I hope there's beautiful stunning photos to share too! Stay tuned! Also, million thanks for reading all these shits patiently!

Cheers!