Ikan Patin - Gulai Tempoyak Ikan Patin Gerai Kak Mek, Temerloh

 Sugar overload...had coca-cola and Coconut Jelly. I refused to sleep till we arrived at Temerloh...while Papa and Mamarazzi hunting for Ikan Patin, I dozed off.

Woke up found myself here. A small stall by the roadside. The stall that we went to last time was not open.

I asked camera from Mamarazzi. I wanna snap photo....clear ah the photos? well....Mamarazzi "edited" them la.

This man "terror lah". He can catch the fish by using his hand only. No need to use net!

  3.5kg...for 4 Patin Fish....nat bad.

 He also helped Mamarazzi to clean the fish.

 Chop! Chop! Chop! and the wifey wrap them up and collect money.

  Not bad la...Doesn't even cost RM50.

As it was getting late, Mamarazzi suggested we have dinner at Temerloh. It was school holiday. The highway is expected to be pretty jam up. Better "makan"(eat) first.

Googled and saw many recommend "Gerai Makan Pak Usop" at Temerloh Esplanade. Got lost a few times coz the GPS got "dizzy". Halfway, navigating it would suddenly say "Route re-calculation". 

Gave up....just "hentam" and drive blindly la. Spotted the stall.. Too bad it was closed...*sobs*

 

 Lucky for us, the stall next to it was open and it was also another recommended eating place. Gerai Kak Mek

 Wow...they have TWO big pot of Gulai Tempoyak Ikan Patin. For those of you who doesn't know, tempoyak is fermented durians. It's used to cook gulai which is a type of "soupy" food. It's spicy and and have curry-like sauce.

Papa asked the price before ordering coz we read somewhere that some stall sells this type of fish at an exorbitant price.

this piece was RM10. Not bad la coz it was such a big piece. initially Papa wanted to have both the head and tail but luckly Mamarazzi said one piece is enough. Too much can't finish.

True enough...one piece was just nice for us. 

Fuiyoh...I can tell you that it was "raining" in the stall as we ate or rather as Papa and Mamarazzi ate. The gulai was very spicy. But Papa slurped up the gulai to the last drop. It was THAT good

  Some additional dishes 

 For me...I opted to be safe. I had Keoy Teow Ladna. Not spicy at all though it looks yellow.

Mamarazzi said last time when she was in Standard 6, a Malay friend invited her to her Hari Raya open house. The mother cooked up a storm, rendang daging, curry chicken etc. Most of the dishes have red color..meanning contains Cili.

Mamarazzi can't take much of Cili la....she spotted one dish which is yellow in color. Hmmm...that one must be a "safe" dish. Yellow couldn't be spicy, right.

Oh boy! how wrong she was. It was Gulai Tempoyak. Mak Datuk Oi!! It was so spicy that she can't feel her tongue anymore. It was cooked with "cili padi" (Bird's eye chili). That is the super spicy cili as compared to the normal red ones.

  Papa had to "cool down" with this.

  But this did not deterred him for "Tapau-ing" some more of the Gulai Tempoyak Ikan Patin home. Asked for extra "soup" so that Mamarazzi can "add-in" the Ikan patin that we bought earlier.

Fuih....that was one experience that I won't forget so soon

Oh ya...where is this stall...it's located at C-1, Lurah Semantan, Temerloh. Googled the phone number is  : 09-296 5602

If you are using the same sotplug GPS that Mamarazzi is using, try pointing it to Petronas at Lurah Semantan. It's easier. The row of stall is just opposite of the petrol station.

To Infinity and Umbai!

After exploring the room, of course ler time to go To Infinity and ...swimming!

 Yup...Casa Del Rio Melaka have a swimming pool called the Infinity Pool.

 

Why Infinity Pool?Well....errr....no need to explain gua. Only kids pool have boundary. The adult side seems to stretch to infinity.

 Great view of the river.

 Can see Menara Taming Sari and the big big ship from the pool.

 Great pool side service too. Complimentary drinks.

Evening time.....time to hunt for fish...oppss...food.

Growing very "tall" liao.....gonna need more than 3 seats if I were to sleep comfortably...

Last round we went to Umbai too but at another part. This round we went to  Perkampungan Ikan Bakar Terapung , Umbai, Melaka

Sleeeppy...why so fast arrived  geh....I haven;t have enough of my beauty sleep yet leh.

Stir fried kangkung RM6. A bit salty but just nice if eat with rice.

Fried Sotong(Squid). Based on seasonal price. This plate costed us RM12.06. Yummy.

Papa had Kerang(Clam?)...Alamak..portion so big though asked for small portion.  Big, sweet and fresh. RM8

Mamarazzi actually wanted Kepah(mussel?) but ter-ordered Lala( smaller type of Mussel). This one was RM12.

She did not enjoy it much coz some of the Lala still have a bit of sand in it. Guess, this proves the Lala are fresh coz if the Lala have been in the water long time, the sands would have been washed out already.

I also want a Kerang la.

Eh....why nothing inside ?

See...empty...naughty Papa...ate the kerang already and gave me empty shell. But I really enjoyed playing with the shell la.

Mamarazzi wanted Ikan Bakar(Grilled Frish).  This was the tiniest fish...but still very big hor? Ikan Jenak based on seasonal price. This one was 800gm , cost us RM28. Fresh.

Wah...the sauce for the fish was super-duper spicy. Yumm Yumm according to her.

My "relatives" must have smelled the nice fragrant of the seafood. They came to "tumpang makan".

Over ordered again....

While waiting for Papa and Mamarazzi finish makan, I played with the shells. My new "lego" .

Here is the address if you wish to have a try of the seafood :

Perkampungan Ikan Bakar Terapung, Umbai Baru, Melaka

Tel: 017-2305691 | Fax: 62610181

The stall that we went to was Umbai Grill Fish, No 1, Ikan Bakar Terapung Umbai, 77300 Merlimau Melaka Tel : 017-2843077

Morning Walk At Jonker Street and The Flea Market

After breakfast, we went to jonker Street for a walk. Uiks....they have Flea market during the weekend wor.

  The cars caught my eyes but Mamarazzi said see only,  cannot touch coz it's fragile.

  Mamarazzi said long time never saw this "tikam" thingy.

 A lot of Tembaga (Brass) thingy here. Papa say got brass kettle and asked the man got brass wok/kuali or not. Uncle Arthur looking for brass wok. The man said don't have. Even the brass Kettle cost RM300! Of course....it was hand made and no other material was added when they make it. Unlike the Brass nowadays which mostly "polluted" by other tin/ore.

Being the new generation, I was very puzzled by this "device". How come their "CD" so BIG? Where is their computer? Just put the small "CD" into the computer lah...

Before going off from Jonker Street, we stopped by this stall and bought some Nyonya Kuih from this man.

Didn't get much of anything from Jonker street . Just two pairs of chopsticks with our surname. The third paor got it from the night market. RM4 a pair. Can buy 3 items for RM10.

Then Mamarazzi went to Bibik House and "borong" four containers of Pineapple tarts. Her favourite. Hmmm...if not mistaken price had increased to RM14 for 20 pieces.

But it's worth it for Mamarazzi as she said the taste not too sweet and they are generous with the fillings.

 

Moreover, She love the textures of the filing which is not too mashed up. Yummm.....by now two containers of the tarts have gone into Mamarazzi's tummy lor

Yummy Roti Bakar at Chow Yang Pasar Malam

 Last Thursday we went to Pasar Malam at Chow Yang. Saw Rage Against Aedes had a road show there. Just need to answer a simple question and get a prize.

Of course ler, Mamarazzi will kiasu and join in. Got a big bottle of Ridsect. Good. Can spray all those mozzie. Really ah...the mozzie getting more and more notorious. Not scared of some spray.  Will continue to fly around even though after kena sprayed.

Usually Mamarazzi would buy me some food from the Pasar malam. Lately it was Jagung(sweet corn) but Papa pulak likes Roti Bakar.

 Me...I love Sugar Cane water.

Mamarazzi said this stall selling in front of Restaurant Two Fatty Seafood really nice wor. Give a lot of chicken floss in the "roti" and a large slice of "yuk Kon"(Dried meat) plus and egg. All just for RM3.20. Not bad lah considering the Chicken floss and the meat is very expensive.

So what food do you like to buy from Pasar Malam?

Dragon Lair and Tg Sepat , I Braved.

Becoming "handsome botak" again. This is the first time shave till "botak" at shop. Previous was Papa shaved me once.

After becoming "handsome botak" of course have to go out and "show off" mah. Hence after sending Ah Kong and Ah Mah to airport, we "detoured" to Tanjung Sepat.

Papa and Mamarazzi did not tell me earlier coz I would make noise no ends coz impatience to go.

 

Can't sleep in the car as I was too excited. But then as we go on, I can't help it. Mr Sandman came. 

I woke up when the car stopped.

This round we stopped at Gerai Buah Buahan Segar (GBBH) Si Ayoong, Lot 184-185, Batu 2 1/2, Jln Sg Pelek, 43950 Sepang, Selangor as Sepang Healthy Fruit and Florist was not open that day.

Asked the owner and he said we can go in an "look see look see".

After a sort walk in the farm, we went into the shop to get some fruits.

Bought some  Ciku.

Mamarazzi saw some pomelo. Surprisingly it was cheap. It was around RM5 to Rm6 a pomelo.

Mamarazzi asked the man is it sweet pomelo or sweet sour ones. The man told her it's Sweet sour ones. Wow...what a bonus as sweet sour Pomelo cost more than RM10 a fruit in Ipoh.

Grabbed three. Two for friend and one for us. Feedback from friend was that it was indeed sweet and sour Pomelo.

Saw this packet of seed being sold there too. Asked the Boss and he said it's something like Sunflower seed.  Said to be good for diabetes and hypertension. Didn't buy.

The shop also offer all sorts of drinks, pudding and etc.

As we did not bring any drinks in the car, we bought some from here. Kaw Kaw bought a Dragon Fruit Pudding. 

As we were paying, I noticed a paper with a lot of black thingy there.

A closer look...it's flies. They got stuck on the sticky paper. 

 

A good way to get rid of the flies. 

 

At least the Boss is doing something about the flies, unlike some others shop. 

 Hehehe...next stop......Pantai...NOT.

 

Went to Lovers Bridge but saw a Notice that said the public is not allow on the bridge as the bridge have some structural defect. 

However, there were many people there on the bridge.

 Hmmm...the "beach" was badly polluted. Sands black with oil and waste.  The last time we came, it was not as bad as this.

 

 Saw lovely sunset.

Pop by the shop at the corner. Bought some stuffs.

Kaw Kaw bought three bottles of this ...Fuiyoh..Passionate Juice. What a name! HHBC sure will laugh like mad when see this.

 

 Haiz...trust Mamarazzi to find a Pasar Malam even in this area!. Just a small Pasar Malam. I bought some Vaday for Papa and myself but I end up "monopoly" all.

Next stop......MAKANNNNNN