PJ Charcoal Fried Hokkien Mee @ Bandar Menjalara, Kepong.

I loves the scrumptious taste of charcoal fried hokkien mee, those with crispy pork lards is an added plus points!

But even as I love fried hokkien mee, I seldom eat it when I am eating around the Klang Valley. Part of the reason is the same as in my previous posting (read it here!). For some reason I cannot stand the noodle with "kan shui" taste...which put me off to eating hokkien mee altogether...

But one lazy weekday night, after some grocery shopping at Tesco Kepong Village Mall, we've decided to look around the area for a bite. It's getting on late and all and since we've yet to try all of the food stalls / restaurants scattered around bandar menjalara here, one of the place caught our attention.

The place itself is like an alley between 2 shop lots, albeit a very clean looking one. Day time this place is actually one of those hawker style restaurants with a lot of varieties and stalls offering different type of foods. By night fall (5.00pm onwards), it will be transformed to the alley beside the shop to one yummeh charcoal fried noodles heaven!

What caught my attention during that time is the big cloth banner - CHARCOAL FRIED HOKKIEN MEE!
It's kinda late and not much food choices around and that what made us to stop by and give it a try, without expecting much...hahahaha...

Furthermore when the first time we went there, this place is like so new, they've been operating from somewhere else thus the PJ Charcoal Fried Hokkien Mee name and recently made to move out from the previous place. I remembered it being all quiet and not much patrons (or maybe it's kinda late on a weekday).

The hokkien mee seriously full of wok hei and you can actually taste the difference between a normal gas stove fried hokkien mee with the charcoal stove fried one...The taste alone makes me swoon and I am hooked and will be back every now and then just for a taste of the scrumptious charcoal fried hokkien mee..!!

*standard fried hokkien mee*

*hokkien mee with extra servings of pork lards*

Extra servings can be ordered off the menu for gluttons who loves to have additional pork lards with the fried noodles.

*yuet kong hor - stir fried hor fun with raw egg on top*

They also serve varieties of stir fried noodles dishes, which I must say is not faring badly too....

*deep fried chicken wings marinated with prawn paste*

*fried radish cake*

*fried oh-chien -oyster omelette*

Since the early days we've been seeing more and more patrons eating here nowadays, a good indication - meaning food is good! =P

*olden day's menu*

Olden day's menu, but now they have got a new version with more food choices menu. No worries, price still the same ^^.

How to find this place? This is right opposite of Tesco Kepong Village Mall shop lots, to be more precise; I found one picture from their advertisement:

*a bit blurry but still can see right?*

Go and try it for yourself if you are one of those fried hokkien mee lover. Surprisingly the "kan shui" taste is not strong in their noodles used.

Happie eating! ^^

Empangan Air Kuning, Taman Botani Negara, Shah Alam

This is a backdated post from my visits to Empangan Air Kuning at Taman Botani Negara (formerly known as Taman Pertanian Malaysia), Bukit cherakah, Shah Alam.

I was just starting out as a lure caster when I first visited this peaceful and serene place. This place is well known amongst fly fisher as well as lure caster. Moreover this place is all about nature, even fishing here its CNR (Catch and Release).

For fish varieties here: talapia, jelawat, rohu, toman, kelah, lampam, baung, keli, patin, pacu, peacock bass and etc.

I've been there a few times for lure casting and I am still entranced by the serenity of the place time after time when I am visiting here. Let me share some of the pictures of this very beautiful and calming place:

*heaven amidst the bustling city*

*surrounded by cooling mother nature*

*truly a hidden gem*

And some of the shots took when we rented the boat to go further inside:

*monkey is rowing the boat  O.o*

*row row row your boat~~*

Hahahah...its fun even if there's time when we did not hook up anything....Just spending time relaxing and doing some stupid things!

Unfortunately for me, I've only managed to hook up a pacu for the couple of times I've been there. But nonetheless I will still be coming back, I am aiming for the toman......   =P (Big dream of mine!)

*moi~!*

*closer look*

*lookie my abu spoon*

Most probably will go there again soon...I miss my lures in action!....T.T

*part of my babies*

Update again when I go back there yah! ^^

**Short update:
Operating hours during the fasting month will be from 7.30am - 5.00pm. Night fishing will not be open during this time as well until after Hari Raya holidays. Empangan Air Kuning as well as Taman Botani Negara will be closed for 5days starting from 29 august 2011 (Monday) until 2nd September 2011 (Friday) for Hari Raya Celebration. It will be operating as usual from 3rd September 2011 (Saturday).


Details as here:
Operation Hours: 7.30am - 7.00pm (Closed on every Monday).
Charges: RM15 Weekdays / RM18 Weekends
Boat Rental: Available for rental - Inquire within
Contact Persons:En. Nik @ 012-324 6959 / En. Malek @ 012-262 7387