[Phood] X.O. Fish Head Noodles @ Goon Wah Restaurant

These are the specialties of Goon Wah - Fish Head Noodles, Batu Pahat braised pork with bun, Stir Fried Pig Intestine, Stout Braised Lamb Cutlet/Chicken Wing, Claypot Loh Shue Fun, Shanghai style Fried Pancake, Kong Nam Noodle, Baba Hokkien Mee, Ais Kacang.

God knows how the dishes looks like because that day me and my parents and my grandpa only tried the fish head noodles, loh shue fun, and pork intestines. Yummy yummy. I always liked hot, milky soup with thick vermicelli fish head noodles. This was almost perfect, just that not milky enough (for me). Always the problem eating fish head noodles is the soup is never enough because I tend to wallop a lot of the soup. Luckily soup is refillable here :) Big chunks of tomatoes, fish cutlets, preserved vege. Absolutely wonderful.

I guess a lot of people doesn't eat this dish, but it's one of my fave. It's a bit chewy, the sauce complement it very well, it's well cleaned as you don't taste the 'pork' taste, and eating it with coriander it's absolutely fantastic. How can people not love coriander? It's like the best herb on earth.

Claypot Loh Shue Fun - It comes in a sizzling black small pot. And it's really hot. Topped with a handful of dried shrimps and thick sauce, yummy. But not my type though. I prefer it with egg. :)

I saw a lot of people ordering the kow yuk bao (Braised pork with bun), looks yummy. Actually, everything on the menu looks yummy.

Goon Wah is opened from Mondays - Fridays (closed on weekends), morning until late afternoon if i'm not mistaken. Avoid going on public holidays as it will be jam packed.

There's also one restaurant few doors away that also serves fish head noodles, rice/noodles dishes and stir fried Abacus. It's always crowded but I somehow didn't really like the food there. Maybe I don't know how to appreciate abacus.

Restaurant Goon Wah

G13, Jalan 3/115C
Block KP2, Taman Kuchai Jaya
Off Jalan Kuchai Lama

58200 Kuala Lumpur

Tel No: 03 - 7982 0048

At Old Klang Road (the wet market on your left), turn left at the traffic light. You will see FGA church on your right. Go straight, passing Sri Sentosa secondary school on your left, keep right and you will see a junction with Shell and Esso on your right. Turn right at the junction. Go straight, Goon Wah is located at the row of shophouses on your right.

wo hen HAU, wo bu oKAY

What a disappointing day. A day that a lot of us 'eat gingko' (sik bak guo).

Went for PSS grand final just now. Guang Liang, John, Des, Henley and Orange were the guest artistes. Gosh, John lost so much weight. The duet between John and Des was darn good!

Yeah, yeah Hau lost. Why??? HAU can that happen??? Finally, after two years of guy champion, this year finally a girl champion. PSS1 I like Des but John won. PSS2 I like Orange but Henley won. This year I like Hau but Kay won. Sweat sweat sweat! I guess, it's not talent that counts, but popularity. I have expected Kay to won, because she's better at pulling crowds, but I thought miracle will happen. After all Hau was leading in sms votes in the first half of the show. I'm not saying that Kay is not good, it's just that I really love Hau's voice. Really can make you cry listening to him sing. Kay did very well in the duet with Guang Liang and also her self-picked song 'Que Yang'. oKAY lor. Fine lor. Think positive, maybe it's a good sign. Who knows, EMI will sign both of them. Or perhaps other recording labels will promote Hau. Better still!

Besides that, HAU come Teng they all get to see Pei Jie and I didn't. They also saw ****** but I didn't. oKAY lor, I admit, no fate.

On the other day, Danny didn't won AIM Best Chinese Album. *cries* Ok fine, I expected Daniel or Karen Kong actually. Danny was involved in Daniel's and Kwok Fai's album too, so if any of the 3 get also good enough. But, Andrew won instead!! It's just so out of my expectation!!! And Suki won best newcomer! Wahlao, very big 'da gik' for me. HAU come??? HAU can??? (Sorry, currently too obsessed with Hau ;) Hau, even though you didn't win, but you'll always be our superstar! We really love your voice!!!

~Why are all the good looking guys gay?

Yi Qi Dao Gao

如果我继续祷告，
Ru guo wo ji xu dao gao

会不会听到需要，
Hui bu hui ting dao xu yao

需要你给我一次机会
Xu yao ni gei wo yi ci ji hui

让世界变得更好，
Rang shi jie bian de geng hao

不要不要华丽城堡，
Bu yao bu yao hua li cheng bao

不要不要长生不老，
Bu yao bu yao chang sheng bu lao

下一代有个安定地带，
Xia yi dai you ge an ding di dai

我们一起祷告
Wo men yi qi dao gao

[Translation]:
If I continue praying,
will my needs be heard,
need you to give me a chance,
to make the world a better place,
I don't want luxurious castles,
I don't want immortality,
as long as the next generation is safe and peaceful,
together we pray.

One Week Trip

21 - 25 April 2008 - Singapore

A trip which I walked a lot a lot. Walked from bus station to the house, walked from the house to the MRT, walked around Hall 1 - 7 of Expo, walk around shopping...

3 kopi only left two going to S'pore, me and Ivy took First Coach over. RM115 both ways. Can be taken at Jalan Bangsar (behind 7-11 training center) and also Bdr Utama. They have very new movies and songs for you to listen (can buy the headphone at the office or bring your own) making your bus trip not that boring. (I watched The Longest Yard - very nice, and I Not Stupid - cry like hell).It rained once we enter S'pore :(

The first day just went out for dinner. My friend Fiona who is working over there took us for dinner at her workplace - Marriott Sg. We had buffet - yummy oysters and salmon, live drunken prawns, wide spread of ice creams with whole load of topping choice. Yummy.

Wine 'buffet'!

The next day we went out the whole day. Went to Orchard Road, ate at Lucky Prata, my first time seeing Maggi Prata.

Maggi Prata. Huge!!!

Coin prata!

Live prawns. Cooked in front of you!

We walked almost all the shopping malls there then made our way to Vivo City. Of course I could not miss the chance trying the Kim Gary over there. Same menu but taste varies a bit. Ivy say M'sia one nicer. And CHEAPER. (Currency rate 2.33) Nike is almost everywhere in Sg, hand so itchy but Msia still cheaper. (The mind keep saying 2.33, 2.33 haha!)

Bugis Junction

Then, we departed to Bugis, walked around then had dinner there - steamboat. The whole stretch of shophouses all are steamboat shops. Not cheap but they serve pork beef and lamb slices.


The next day Fiona had to work so left me and Ivy alone. We went to FHA lor. Website says 'BUSINESS ATTIRE' so we wear macam office lady go. Ma der leg pain like hell. Before that had breakfast with uncle and aunt. There's this 'boot zai gou' at uncle's place which was freakingly delicious! Yummy! Reach Expo most ppl wearing t shirt and jeans. Zha dou. Met up with Eric, Anthony, Ying Yee and David there. Walk awhile then left. Leg cannot tahan dy.




At night we went to Suntec, I was so looking forward to see the Fountain of Wealth but blardy hell closed for servicing until May! Argh!!! Wasted. So we walk around and search left and right for Raffles Hotel. It's the home of the Singapore Sling cocktail so went and try. They even sell small bottles for you to bring home as souvenirs. (2.33, 2.33) Walk to Marina Square but 9.30 all the shops already closing. Wahlao, so early.

The next day again we went FHA with CASUAL ATTIRE. Ahhh, much comfortable now. Watched the Dream Team Challenge cuz Taylor's participated. Guess who's the judge for food? Chef In Black - Emmanuel Stroobant! Woah, he's damn yeng weh! Tough comp between Taylor's and Temasek. Don't know who win though. The FHA was too big, you can't possibly walk everything unless you come all four days. So many things to see, and eat. Haha. We also catch the National Barista Competition making coffees. Damn yeng weh all of them. Well, at least now we know how FHA is. Keep for future references :)

Chef In Black. (Sorry, was blocked by a blue window screen)

After that, we were "summoned" by my uncle to have dinner with his family. Haha. We went to Toa Payoh Lor. 8 for this crab noodles at Mellben Seafood Restaurant. It's a milky soupy dish, similar to fish head noodles. Ivy said the soup tasted like the mushroom soup. Haha, it does. And it's nice! :)

Sweet and spicy crabby

That's all for the 4 days. The next day we took the morning bus home. Wasted one day. Sigh.

Reach home only, change then went for Soler's promo. Wahaha, kena marah kau kau.

Then, worse, I went Penang the next day. Haha! Crazy. Up north down south. It was a wonderful trip. Ate a lot a lot. So full! So fat! But so yummy!

26 - 27 April 2008 - Penang

Left at 7.30am then went into Ipoh for my fave kuey teow soup at Nam Heong. Yummy yummy! Then continue journey up north. ML wanted to find the temple where MY FM DJs shoot the CNY music videos. We nearly gave up but we decided to stop and ask and this uncle was nice enough to direct us there. He said:"I bring you all there lah, will you be scared?" Haha! What a way to ask us. The journey wasn't short, and he didn't want to accept our money! There's still nice ppl in this world! Very nice temple!

Yummy Ipoh kuey teow

Dou Mu Gong

Opposite the temple there's this hawker area with a lot of nice and cheap food!!! Pisang goreng, curry mee, wantan mee (RM1.50 only!!), popiah (90 cents!), porridge, laksa etc. Yummy! Go eat there if you guys visit the temple. It's at Butterworth, and the hawker place is called Kompleks Makan Jalan Bunga Raya.


Then we went to the hotel and rest. Left to Autocity at 6pm. Nothing much to talk about the event. But Daniel's performance was good :) But I freaking don't like his hair. So long!! Feel like taking scissors and cut for him :p Ok, I think I'll get bashed. Went over to Pg island for 'dinner'.. Ate too much si ham, went back hotel stomach ache. Straight away sleep like a pig. So tired. It was 3am already that time.

Next day wake up 11am, get ready check out then go Tambun eat seafood. Oh, heavenly delicious. Everything was super fresh, especially love the so-called 'prawns in bamboo' haha! Wanna try cooking it. Similar to Gulai Udang gua. I guess nothing can beat the feeling of meeting good old pals after so long. It was great meeting up with CY, Layleng, Ostro and others!


Then we left for KL lu. Halfway ML say why not go check out the Hot Spring at Sungkai. Woo hoo! It rained so we nearly let go but it stopped so last min we drove in. No regrets. The waters were freako hot! 50 C leh! The boiled eggs, yum yum!!! Don't know is it 'sum lei zok yung', macam extra nice one. Hahaha!

We just stay for awhile then we left. Had dinner at Jalan Ipoh (another yummy meal) and head back home. Thanks ML for the wonderful trip. Thanks aunty, Julie and Miyoko for the sakai trip. Haha. Thanks IH for the meals 'provided'. Thnanks everyone for making this trip so memorable! Mwaks.

Thank You

It's been almost 3 years since I started blogging.
Just checked my profile, June 2005, time really flies.
3 years... most of my diaries, personal feelings, laughter anger sadness and tears all in this posts.
This is my 369th post. Haha, nice number, 369.
Equivalent to a year. A year worth of posts. A year worth of mixed feelings.

15682 visitors in 1 year. More than 50 people visit my blog everyday. Well, even though I don't get thousands a day like those famous bloggers, but more than 50 is already unexpected enough. Thank you all so much for stepping in here so often. I will try to bring more interesting things for you all to read. But I can't guarantee I'll post less of Danny's stuff. Hahahaha!

Thank you all. Thank you thank you all so so much. :) Perhaps you all can pen down for me, who you guys are and I'll thank you personally ;)