Road trip familiars - Cuti-cuti Malaysia

Hi Penang Pointers! 

 
Whenever I am on a road trip, II guess these are the common sights I see! 
I wanted to share it with you guys because I think that you would have similar experiences too!
So here it is! Random pictures of road trips when I cuti-cuti Malaysia! 
These are from Penang Island, Taiping, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Genting Highlands and more..! 

open roads!

A familiar sight of rocky terrain, somewhere along the driveway to Ipoh

Morning has broken and we have yet to reach our destination!

Don't I love the racing lights and streak of cloud on the sky lines after the rain?

An open road, I guess that's the life...you travel, you cant see the end and the destination, but you are sure you would get there. It's just a matter of time

Ah yes! I am sure travelers will recognize or find familiar this photo in an instant! It's one of the rest stops and this area has a particular calming effect on me. I just stand there and soak up the atmosphere of flowing water and greenery. Then I feel refresh to go again!

I particularly love this picture! it looks like a rainbow vs some alien or evil form. Well Good always prevails over evil. Cloud formation surely brings up the imaginative side of me!

Over time, I grew to be fond of this saying:

"All who wander are not lost, and all who are lost are not wanderers"

what say you?

Penang Laksa (another alternative type)

Hey guys!

So welcome, this is another series of "the secrets of Penang Island, Malaysia" haha!
Well, at least it is "my secret"! SSshhhhhh..!!
Today I will be exposing, errr..revealing...no no...introducing you to another favorite haunt of mine...

So i'm very sure everyone is so familiar with "Penang Laksa" or rather the famous "Penang Assam Laksa" that usually is found in Ayer Itam, gurney Drive, Balik Pulau and Tanjung Bungah right? 

Well, i found one, it's not the normal Chinese Assam Laksa, but its a modified Indian Laksa that has managed to hang on to my taste bud! 

If you are around Pulau Tikus area, look out for the CIMB Bank along Burma road and you will notice a colorful umbrella, with smoking hot soup!

Meet my buddy Raj, he has the most crispy poh pia and delicious laksa!

Yeah, im talking about this stall. Just a simple motorbike and umbrella!

In addition to Laksa, he also sells nonya kuih too! I personally love the kuih talam and the kaya kuih! (Forgot the actual name for it already. haha)

Raj is always ready with all the sauces and backup to handle the customers

The pot of Laksa soup, always heated up with charcoal fire

The Laksa soup is always hot, as there is always a burning hot charcoal under the pot to keep it warm and *just right* for serving! Soup comes with proper leaves and "asam" boay to keep its taste. The fish meat are all fine blended and mixed into the soup.

First stock of the day

The seller always prepares allot of stock to sell to his customers. Most of them are all regulars.

Poh Piah, best with Laksa soup as gravy or plain chilly sauce

Prawn Crackers, puffy, crunchy and delicious

My personal favorite, I usually add this in my soup (the seller will cut this up into smaller pieces for me), and I will ask him to add some chilly sauce, and chilly padi (smaller type of chilly that has a real punch of spiciness) into the soup! 

Tau Hu, Deep Fried soya curd

All these deep fried food is so delicious when mix with the laksa soup, when you deep or soak it inside, and then it you eat it! mmmm....!!!

His mobile stall is located in front of Goh Dental and CIMB Bank

For those who are not familiar, God Dental (Klinik Pergigian Goh) used to be the old Poly cafe Coffee shop! (I remembered the curry mee there, used to be so so good!) Now i'm not sure where the stall went

So this is how it looks like, without vege

Well i usually eat my laksa without vege because it gives me a "sour" taste, especially with the cucumber in it. So no thanks for me, just plain onions (bawang) will do! Also, I prefer lots of "Har kor" (prawn paste) in my Laksa! It makes the soup taste lovely! Ahh...the true Penangnite taste (spicy, salty and sour + sweet)

This is me, enjoying my top 10 favorite meal!

Okay gonna end my photos, cause im hungryyyy !!!

Sometimes, when I have no time for a 20 minutes lunch break, This is my 10 minutes, and very satisfying too!

The Laksa is selling at RM 2.50 a bowl (if not mistaken)
The Prawn Crackers, Soya Curd (Tau kuah) and Poh Piah (rolled vege) [all these are DEEP FRIED] are selling at RM 0.80 per-piece. 

Well, this Laksa is really good for me, but it may not be the same for you. But if you love it too, then we share something in common! If you have any other good recommendations, please do let me know so I can experience it too :) 
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